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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1962
Page
5
A notice requests all interested women to meet at the ball park at 6 p m Friday May 18 for softball. The Sun Want Ads note a lost Hereford heifer found the same day after Tom Sears placed the ad.
A large group gathered at the Ely Community Center last Thursday for a surprise birthday party honoring Mrs. Lillie Beazley. The event featured a this-is-your life sketch praising her extensive church and community service with hostesses from Marvin Methodist Church and guests from Leonard Ector Trenton Whitewright Sherman Bells and Savoy and the Ely community.
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club met Friday at the clubhouse. President Mrs. R W McKinney led the meeting with prayers and a pledge, group singing, and a thought for the day by Mrs O G Bow.
The Whitewright club met at Mrs. Tom Brown’s home with Mrs. Joe Miller presiding. Miss Winnie Hamilton demonstrated Dairy Foods and Snacks. reports on a recent Federated Clubs meeting were given. Twelve members attended and plans were made for a June 14 tea for the Howe Club.
Mrs. Lennis Clark hosted a tea shower Monday evening for the bride Mrs. Bob Purdom. Goldie Rutledge greeted guests while Billy Marks presided over the register. A receiving line included Mrs. Ralph Bond and Mrs. Purdom. Ninety six guests were registered. A separate light anecdote involved a man asked about yard work and the term Whitewright 3 M crowd.
Perrin Air Force Base announces an Armed Forces Day open house on May 19 with a noon gates opening. Major B J Long says visitors will see a flying show plus many aircraft and static displays, followed by a base honor guard flag ceremony and welcoming address by Colonel Buck. The event crowns Armed Forces Day queens from Denison and Sherman, with Sherman queen Sylvia Sonnenberg.
The Pyrenean microstate of Andorra, per The Evening Standard, allocates 4.90 dollars for the current year to buy blank cartridges for ceremonial occasions.
A short anonymous poem recalls a grandfather warning that things were going to the dogs. The stanza repeats a refrain about worn cogs and old Ireland with rustic imagery and a final cryptic statement. The piece maintains a reflective tone with a single voice.
The U.S. Civil Service Commission announces an examination for a Food Service Worker at the Veterans Administration Center in Bonham Texas. Pay ranges from $1.20 to $1.32 per hour. Applicants must pass a written reading and writing test.
A two seat ed rocking chair with a detachable cradle was manufactured by Lam bert Hitchcock of Connecticut in early U S history.
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