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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1972
Page
8
The Purdom family in Van Alstyne cared for a baby raccoon found by the grandfather and bottle-fed it for six months. Released as a tame animal, the raccoon would return to the barn to feed from time to time, allowing the boys to pet it.
The Lions Club sponsored a weiner roast and cook out at the O. L. Nicely farm on May 15 to celebrate the league basketball season. More than 100 attendees included the boys coaches and their wives and parents. After the meal the boys held a softball contest.
John Curtis presided over the Fourth Veterans of World War I gathering on May 20 with 286 district members present. Attendees from Whitewright included Kathleen Hatfield, Frank and Mrs Smith, Tom and Mrs Brown, Grover Stateville, and Mrs John Curtis.
Former Whitewright resident G A House now lives in Bonnerdale Arkansas and pursues serious whittling. He designed and carved a cedar top fiddle with a maple back and hickory sides and walnut fingerboard. A retired farmer and butcher, he raised five sons and shares works with relatives while planning another fiddle to keep busy.
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