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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1970
Page
2
Public notice from the Whitewright Sun describes second class mailing status at Whitewright Texas with the 1879 act reference and weekly publication schedule. It lists correspondence addressed to Box 218 Whitewright Texas 75491.
The narrator credits Virgil Mullins with a clever plan to lift the removable hardtop of a 1955 T Bird using belts pulleys and ropes costing about 4.50. After a mishap Virgil’s finger injury delays the project but the inventor’s method works and the writer now drives a topless T Bird. C H Thornhill quips that very little work gets done, calculating absurdly short work years in a humorous piece.
First grade students won the float in the Western Week Parade held last Thursday with a Frontier Days theme. Room chairmen June Purdom and Paula Barnes thank Carl's Sausage for sending Bill Wetzel to drive the float and all mothers who helped. Ceramic horse prize won by Terry Jones.
Lawrence Owen 52, an employee at Sheppard Air Base Wichita Falls, died at a veteran's hospital in Waco. Services were held Monday at Southside Baptist Church with graveside rites Tuesday at Arnedge Ridge Cemetery south of Bonham. Born in Whitewright, he was the son of Mr and Mrs P L Owen. He married Dorothy White of Bonham and is survived by his wife, his parents of Sherman, two brothers Clyde and Troy Owen and one sister Pauline Owen of Dallas.
Mr and Mrs Grady Mc Corstin with Mrs Doris Thrasher and Danny and Floyd Backus of Bonham attended Trades Day at Canton Sunday.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for flowers cards and prayers while hospitalized. The notes mention visits from family and friends in Sherman including McCorstin Spencer Cowart Kirk Neathery and Walker. Delmar Spencer Jr. is at Camp Pendleton training with the Marines and a May 4 birth is noted for Eddie Anderson's son.
Citation by publication issued April 28 1970 in Fifteenth Court Grayson County Texas. Albert Adams sues Martha Adams et al for title and possession of the north one third of lots 6 7 8 in block 2 Milelets Second Addition Denison Grayson County. Defendants address unknown. If served not within 90 days unserved. Clerk E R Brodhead.
Monday serves spam and cheese creamed potatoes green beans mixed fruit cookies and milk. Tuesday offers chicken fried steaks English peas whole kernel corn hot rolls butcher syrup and milk. Wednesday features tunafish sandwiches French fries catsup green salad jello milk and orange juice. Thursday includes palogna scalloped potatoes lettuce and tomato salad French dressing apple cobbler and milk. Friday presents hot dogs chili sauce corn chips dill pickles carrot sticks ice cream bars and milk.
Services for Earl B. Dockery 84 will be at 3 30 p m Thursday at First Methodist Church in Bonham. He died Tuesday morning in a Bonham hospital. Survivors include his wife, six daughters, one son, two brothers, five sisters, 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Burial at Burns Cemetery under Barnhart Funeral Home directions.
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