American Legion Auxiliary Organized with Officers Named
Friday a new American Legion Auxiliary was organized naming Mrs. R. C. Brown president Mrs. W. T. Carroll vice president Miss Eva Horton secretary and Mrs. W. E. LaRoe treasurer Canaan school closed with Hayden Hamilton and Miss Sallye Hamilton as teachers Epworth League program included Minnie Willis Willie Ross Corinne Lilley Maud Mangrum Jewel Caperton and Gladys Bailey Tuesday Clay Horton purchased the C B Bryant Jr residence on West Maple Street An automobile driven by Clyde Gibson with Ed Stine Van Claiborn and Bill White overturned between Denison and Red River causing a total wreck with minor injuries to the occupants
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
R. C. Brown
W. T. Carroll
Eva Horton
W. E. LaRoe
Canaan
Hayden Hamilton
Sallye Hamilton
Minnie Willis
Willie Ross
Corinne Lilley
Maud Mangrum
Jewel Caperton
Gladys Bailey
Epworth
Clay Horton
C. B. Bryant Jr
West Maple Street
Clyde Gibson
Ed Stine
van Claborn
Bill White
Denison
Red River
Webster Young Tie The Knot In Whitewright Tren ton
Mr Jack Webster of Whitewright and Miss Viola Mae Young of Trenton were married Saturday evening. A stag dinner in honor of the groom was held Saturday evening with Roby Childress Gomer Graves Ray Manning Garner George John Phillip Barbee Lonnie Myrick Guy Victory Emory Christian among attendees. Also listed are Tom Everheart Kermit Hollingsworth Miss Gee Hollingsworth Miss Frances Jared Miss Irene Rector and Mrs Euna Lee Hampton who attended the district Epworth League meeting at Ector Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Webster
Whitewright
Viola Mae Young
Trenton
Luther Gordon
Roby Childress
Gomer Graves
Ray Manning
Garner George
John Philip Barbee
Lonnie Myrick
Guy Victory
Emory Christian
Tom Everheart
Kermit Hollingsworth
Gee Hollingsworth
Frances Jared
Irene Rector
Euna Lee Hampton
Epworth League
Ector
Beatrice Maynard Valedictorian and Velma Bennett Salutatorian Named
Beatrice Maynard is valedictorian and Velma Bennett is salutatorian of the senior class. Mrs. John Neighbors, 44, died at her home near Trenton Monday. J. R. Oliver attended the demonstration at the Denton Agricultural Experiment Station Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Maynard
Velma Bennett
John Neighbors
Trenton
J. R. Oliver
Denton Agricultural Experiment Station
Mrs Ed Nicely Dies at Home Southwest of Town
Mrs Ed Nicely aged 48 died at her home southwest of town on Tuesday. Mrs Lester Haile and Mrs Grace Roberts attended a Home Demonstration Club meeting at Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Nicely
Town
Lester Haile
Grace Roberts
Trenton
Veterans Affairs Q and A on benefits and eligibility
A veterans administration Q and A covers premium payments under disability compensation, widow and child eligibility for death pension, no deadline for disability claims with retroactive payments if filed within a year, and family caregiving for a disabled veteran in the Korean War era with family members eligible to provide care if capable.
Weekend Visitor List From Local Families
Local society column notes numerous weekend visits and travels by Dallas Warren Robinson and Sherman residents. Names include Thurman Bostick Jimmie Jacobs Leland May Jim Sears Lillian Myers Floyd Stanley and many others visiting relatives in Plano Coolidge Fayetteville Walters Jacksboro Walters area and Fort Worth. Rev Newton Cole preached at First Baptist while en route to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Cole
Orlando Air Force Base
First Baptist Church
England
Local Families Mentioned in Community Notice
The excerpt lists families including Celina residents Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Scott and their sons, Sherman locals, Travis Maxwell of Blue Ridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Langford with children from route one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celina
G. W. Scott
Sherman
Travis Maxwell
Blue Ridge
Jack Langford
Route One
Pierson Serves Aboard USS Pluck In Green Light Exercise
Carl A Pierson quartermaster first class USN son of Willie M Pierson of Whitewright serves aboard the ocean minesweeper USS Pluck taking part in Phase III of Exercise Green Light off California from May 8 to June 8. The operation features Navy and Marine forces with Royal Canadian Navy support for an amphibious landing by the First Marine Division near Camp Pendleton. The roofs of shelter cabins in the northwest are often topped with a Santa Claus chimney used as an entrance when snowed in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl A. Pierson
USN
Willie M. Pierson
Whitewright
California
Navy
Marine Corps
Royal Canadian Navy
First Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Santa Claus
Minstrel show canceled after parental protest in Chicago
About 400 in attendance watched 60 young students perform the Budlong Minstrels before Principal Wesley G Thorson halted the program amid parental concerns over racial implications in Stephen Foster melodies. He noted changes to lyrics but cited the music as American classics.
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Chicago
Wesley G. Thorson
Stephen Foster
Principal Thorson
Foster
Divorce Citation Notice From Grayson County Texas
Citation directs Henry Lawton Kirkwood to appear by filing an answer to Myrtle Kirkwood's petition for divorce for cruel treatment in Grayson County Court. Issued May 3 1961. Case No 67419. Notices published May 4 11 18 25 1961 in The Whitewright Sun.
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State OF Texas
Henry Lawton Kirkwood
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Myrtle E. Kirkwood
S. V. Earnest
Gladys Hamilton
Whitewright Sun
H. T. Edwards
Shirley Edwards
NAACP Opposes Blackface Minstrel Shows
A NAACP spokesman criticized perpetuating racial stereotypes and blackface minstrel presentations in all forms, calling for an end to such depictions and urging sensitivity in entertainment.
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NAACP
Egg composition and history note Calais loss
A short description states sealed protein and vitamins inside eggs with essential amino acids. It also notes England lost Calais to France in 1558.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Calais
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gene
Radio
Johnson's
Home Service Calls
Mrs. Thurman Bostick
Dallas
Hunter Simpson
F. C. Williams
Plano
Jimmie Jacobs
George K. Lee
Warren Robinson, Ga
Mrs
Carson Burchfield
E. H. Teeters
C. N. Massey
Carl May
Leland May
Coolidge, Arizona
Jim Sears
Lubbock
Lillian Myers
Houston
R. L. Sears
Paul Cook
Fred Cook
Floyd Stanley
Fayetteville, Ark
J. D. Smith
Bogota
Ned Ayres
Walter Adkins
Walters, Okla
Mary Magers
Homer
Oklahoma City
Ella Johnson
Florence White
George Brown
Jacksboro
Charles Wortham
Jewel Head
William H. Cantrell
Don Collins
Greenville Park
C. K. Smith
Roy Blanton
Jack Smith
Smokey Cates
O. G. Bow
Otto Russell
M. G. Moreland
Silverton
Bonnie Bailey
Leonard
Clifford Jarvis
Jewel Denton
Jewel Jarvis
R. D. Maddux
Sammie Maxwell
J. H. Hopper
Clarence Burden
W. E. Marlow
Calvin Tolar
Fort Worth
W. H. Burden
Taylor
Maxwell D. Taylor
USA
John F. Kennedy
U. S
General Taylor
U. S. Military Academy
Army
U. S. Army
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
the Sun
Chevrolet
Whitewright, Texas
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