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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1960
Page
5
Mill er Jacobs of Leonard visited the Williams family Sunday. Several locals attended church events, hospital visits, and a Baptist Workers Conference in Van Alstyne. A new baby was born at Madonna Hospital, and Decoration Day was scheduled for Bethel Cemetery with a fellowship at the site.
Weekend visitors gathered at the homes of Mrs. T. J. Giles and C. A. Giles and at Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kaiser. Attendees included relatives from Memphis Sherman Fort Worth Beaumont Whitewright Denison Richardson Grand Prairie Trenton Dallas Savoy and nearby communities.
Mrs. Sarah Kilgree was re elected president at a Wesleyan Service Guild gathering. New officers include Mrs. Paul Ryan as vice president Mrs. Ronald Vestal as secretary Mrs. John Biggerstaff as treasurer and Miss Lillian Neathery as promotion secretary. Installation set for May 9 at 7 30 p m at the Methodist Church. Miss Mardell Pumphrey finished Luke lessons.
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports seven plentiful May items. Canned blackberries and freestone peaches along with cranberry products lead the list, with large stocks from East Texas canneries. Dairy, frozen scallops, vegetable fats, and onions also show abundant supplies, signaling upcoming sales.
A short poem reflects on seeking peace as a distant hill and learns true peace lies in the heart. The speaker fantasizes about reaching distant hills but concludes inner peace remains personal and ongoing.
A compact verse by Margie B. Boswell on work as the drivebelt of enterprise and ideals as resolute as steel, with a note on silence as a sphere free of imps.
Sunday services include Sunday School at 9 55 a m Worship at 10 55 a m Evening worship 7 30 p m. Choir practice 6 p m Training Union 6 30 p m. Monday circles meet 2 30 and 3 00 p m Youth meeting at Pilot Grove Baptist Church 7 30 p m. Wednesday prayer meeting 7 30 p m Monthly church conference 7 30 p m Adult choir rehearsal 8 p m.
Bethel Baptist Church announces Sunday School at 10:00 a m and morning worship at 11:00 a m. A prayer meeting is set for Friday at 8:00 p m.
Morning worship at 10 55 a m at the First Methodist Church Youth Fellowship at 6 00 p m On the fourth Sunday each month at 5 30 p m The Women's Society of Christian Service meets first and third Mondays at 3 00 p m The Wesleyan Service Guild meets every other Monday at 7 30 p m.
The First Presbyterian Church holds an 11 a.m. worship service with a Mother's Day theme. The Missionary Society meets Monday at 4:00 p.m. led by Mrs. Frances Stephens. location to be announced Sunday by C. C. Dooley.
Bible study at 10:00 a.m. Worship and communion at 11:00 a.m. Evening worship at 7:00 p.m. Bible study for all ages at 7:30 p.m.
Church weekly timetable lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m Worship at 11 00 a m and 7 00 p m Christ Ambassadors meet Saturday at 7 00 p m and Wednesday Prayer Meeting also at 7 00 p m.
The Kentuckytown Baptist Church lists Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Training Union at 6:00 p.m. and Worship Service at 7:00 p.m. including standard weekly religious programming.
Circuit Judge Frank R. Leonard added 20 dollars for beauty treatments to Mrs. Anne Coon's 600 dollars monthly alimony. He quipped he would not argue with women about going to a beauty parlor. The remark contrasted with a male perspective on appearance.
London reports British Drug Houses plans human trials for an oral birth control pill. A company spokesman called animal tests promising and said tests on people under medical supervision would take time, with results not expected before mid 1961.
Santa Barbara area deputies report burglars are told to quit breaking into a Goleta sporting goods store. The owner warned by rigging a double barreled shotgun that would blast a rear window if tampered with.
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