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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1961

Page

2

Weekend visits span Dallas to Sherman and beyond

A long string of weekend visits and family gatherings spans Dallas Sherman and nearby towns. Residents including Mr and Mrs Arba Orenduff Mrs Bryant King Dr James Lay Miss Mardell Pumphrey and many others spent the weekend with relatives or friends in Dallas Sherman Van Alstyne Commerce Bonham Okla Lisbon and Van Buren Ark. Several funerals and hospital moves are noted as well.

Mardell Pumphrey Dallas Mrs Tom Norris Magdalene Ward Miss May Badgett W. D. Badgett van Buren, Ark

Little Rock and Whitewright Home Demonstration Clubs Meet

The Little Rock and Whitewright Home Demonstration Clubs held a joint session at the Little Rock Club house Friday at 10 30. Mrs H O Miller presided and Mrs Bill Ireland led singing. Mrs Joe Miller and Mrs Carl May spoke on Good Grooming. A noon prayer and covered dish luncheon served to 21. Afternoon topics included A Wardrobe Problem I Have and A Game We Played at School. Mrs Miller announced the District meeting in Gainesville on April 11 with 9 30 registration and plans for attendance. next meeting set for April 14. Reporter

Little Rock Whitewright Little Rock Club H. O. Miller Bill Ireland Joe Miller Carl May Ralph McKinney Terrell Cowart Miller Gainesville

USDA Plentifuls Highlight Apr Thanksgiving Fare

Texas readers learn that turkeys cranberries cabbage dry beans canned peaches olives peanuts milk and dairy items are listed as plentiful by the USDA for April. Abundant supplies mean lower prices and strong Easter turkey prospects despite near record storage levels.

College Station U. S. Department of Agriculture Texas Agricultural Extension Service USDA

Child Finds Meaning in Parents Wedding Photo Album

A small boy views photographs of his parents wedding as the father recalls the ceremony and its significance. The child suddenly asks if the event was when he "got Mummy to come and work for us," framing the union as a family change.

Notice to Incorporate Without Change of Firm Name

Joe E Calvert and Edwin A Row announce their plan to incorporate Sherman Roofing and Sheet Metal Co as a partnership without changing the firm name. The notice lists P O Box 672 and Highway 75 North Sherman Texas with publication dates March 23 30 and April 6 13 1961 in The Whitewright Sun.

Texas Joe E. Calvert Edwin A. Row Sherman Roofing & Sheet Metal Co P. O. Box Highway North Sherman Whitewright Sun

Estate of James W Hollingsworth in Grayson County

Notice to creditors of the James W Hollingsworth estate in Grayson County Texas. Original Letters Testamentary were granted March 20 1961. Creditors must present claims within the legal period to R C Slagle Jr agent Box 318 Sherman Grayson County Texas. Executor: Kermit Hollingsworth.

James W. Hollingsworth Grayson County Texas County Court R.C Slagle, Jr Sherman Kermit Hollingsworth Whitewright Sun

Miss Fannie Garland Goes to Dallas News Office

Down Memory Lane notes Fannie Garland will work at The Dallas Morning News in Dallas. Also reported: six year old son of Mr and Mrs Will Jenkins was seriously injured at Rose Hill school when run over by a car. J E Webster and M R Smith attend I O O F Grand Lodge in Waco. Mr F A Benton and Miss Cordelia Yeager wed Sunday. Prof Kilgree hurt his arm playing basketball. City acquires J W McMurry brick building beside the fire station. Grayson County gins 40 405 bales of cotton last season. A F Butler, 61, dies at Trenton. Myra Nell Vestal, Roland Cox and Lloyd Stowers appear on Scrappers Club program.

Fannie Garland Dallas Dallas Morning News Pilot Grove News Will Jenkins Rose Hill J. E. Webster M. R. Smith I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge Waco F. A. Benton Cordelia Yeager Kilgree Ely and Enterprise News J. W. McMurry Grayson County A. F. Butler Trenton Farmer Myra Nell Vestal Roland Cox Lloyd Stowers Scrappers Club Reflector

Ladies Host Shower for Louise LaRoe Bride Elect

Mrs Emmet Penn and three others hosted a bridal shower at the Penn home on Wednesday in honor of Miss Louise LaRoe, bride elect of R B Mack of Frederick Oklahoma. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Lois Watkins of Groesbeck on March 18, and Mrs Watkins is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Ross of Whitewright.

the Sun Emmet Penn T. E. Barbee J. W. McMurry J. L. Boone Louise LaRoe R. B. Mack Frederick Okla Penn Lois Watkins Groesbeck Watkins W. T. Ross Whitewright

Injured man and death reported in local notes

30 YEARS AGO A Jersey bull injured Philip Adkins northwest of town while at work in his barn. John William Phoebus 87 died at...

the Sun Philip Adkins Jersey John William Phoebus

Confession of a Governor on Crumpling Cracker Soup

A midwestern governor recalls his grandfather’s rule against crumpling crackers in soup. At a White House lunch with President Roosevelt he saw the president crackle crackers into soup, panicking and cursing fifty years of restraint.

Roosevelt White House The United States America

Redbud Festival Princess Named at TSCW Denton

Miss Sara Belle Gillett of Whitewright chosen as a Redbud Festival Princess at Texas College for Women in Denton. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Ted Hodges on March 14. A N McCoy and Carl Rice traveled to Dallas for the North American Aviation School. W L Moore moved from Ector Route 1 to Whitewright.

Sara Belle Gillett Whitewright TSCW Denton Ted Hodges A. N. McCoy Carl Rice Dallas North American Aviation School W.L. Moore

Officials appoint deputy and honors noted

Mrs. M. F. Alexander on March 19. O. L. Pig Jones has been appointed chief deputy in the office of County Clerk Grady Thompson. Mrs. W. L. Hatfield honored her daughter Billie with a birthday dinner Friday. Present were Juana Ruth Andrew, Grace Connelly, Ernestine Tomlinson, Edna Earl Elk, Betty Lou Tomlinson and Azilee Smith.

M. F. Alexander O. L Pig) Jones Grady Thompson W. L. Hatfield Billie Juana Ruth Andrew Grace Connelly Ernestine Tomlinson Edna Earl Elk Betty Lou Tomlinson Azilee Smith

Sun Newspaper Info Page from Whitewright Texas

Published every Thursday at Whitewright post office with second class mail status. Subscription rates listed for Grayson and Fannin Counties, outside counties, and foreign. The Sun defines itself as a service institution inviting news from individuals and organizations, with editors reserving news judgment and rejection powers for old or promotional items.

Whitewright Texas Grayson Fannin Grayson and the Sun

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Arba Orenduff Mrs. Bryant King Elvis Melton Limbwood, Ark Carson Burchfield Dick McSpedden Mary Ellen Lillie Dillon James Lay of Mrs. Royce Leonard Blythe van Alstyne Lonnie Darwin Hollis Ashford Mineral Wells Bill Wilson Dan Hennig Texas Tech Lubbock Clint Hennig Winnie and Sallye Hamilton Roy Hamilton J. E. Dickinson Melissa John Vestal Bob Finnel Fort Worth Myrtle Menasco Nana Francis Sallye Winnie Hamilton Lillian Neathery John Pettijohn Floyd Bassett B. W. Newman Boyd Newman John Biggerstaff Greenville Harold Doss Ray Hansard Jack Hansard Eugene McIver Bonham Priscilla Blanton ETSC Commerce Roy Blanton M. C. Wheeler Lee Roy Bailey Horace Ashlock W. A. Martin George Gordon Pope C. W. Pope Sid Hudspeth Atoka Robert DeBerry Bobby DeBerry Clyde Brown Lisbon Hospital George Simpson Lester Simpson R. E. Simpson John Smith Gene Jarvis Howard Harrison Joe Burchfield Wilson N. Jones Hospital Tom Bean Preston Hefner McKinney Jack Hall Fay Bankston Garland Billy Smith Juanita and Carl Tyler H. B. Smith Joe Weadon Farmington, Mo Gene Smith Flat River L. J. Perkinson Oklahoma City Ira Mae Perkinson Duncan, Okla L. R. Dossey Jewell Dossey Gene Radio Johnson's Home Service Calls First Choice of Texas Voters William A Senator Blakley Joe Belden U. S Connally Blakley U.S. Senate T. Glenn Doss First National Federal Deposit Insurance Cop Quaker Oats Co Sherman, Texas
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