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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1977

Page

2

Birthday celebrations and visiting guests span several towns

Mrs. Harold Thornhill was honored at a birthday dinner with family from Dallas Irving and Garland. Nearby relatives and visitors from Lewisville Bowie Grapevine Denison Norman Sherman and beyond gathered for birthday observances and weekend hospitality. Fiddling judge Lewis Franklin and attendees from Sherman Chickasaw and Houston joined a county college pageant scene.

Harold Thornhill Thornhill Childrer S.R. Thornhill Dallas N.K. Richerson Irving James Cowan Garland Mark Wilkinson Lewisville L.D. Caylor Wayne Phyllis) Gault Houston Tom Brown Bowie Tom Brown Jr Tom Whitewright WHS Alfred Loftice Kim Amy van Alstyne Edwin Badgett Rozenna Parkman Linda Sanderson Grapevine Travis Sanderson David Sanderson Mark Leonard Joe Canafax Howard Canafax Christine Sanderson Lula Scott R.G. Scott Robert Cole R.E. Massengale Sherman Lisa Sexton Denison R. Lee Hill Howe Clara Wallace Vera Chesser H.G. Chesser B.J. Cirkles

Deer Season Opens November 12 In Texas

Texas hunters face a disappointing deer season per Parks and Wildlife Dept survey. East Texas and South Texas brush country show average or better herds, while rest of state, including Edwards Plateau hills, is sub par due to drought and food shortages. Officials urge early hunting to catch nourished deer before conditions worsen. Deer season runs from November 12 to January 1.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Edwards Plateau San Angelo

Down Memory Lane items from The Sun of 1920 and 1935

E Y Skaggs 76 dies near Whitewright Sunday night. Aline Haile has tonsils removed in Sherman. Nancy Wilson 78 dies in Orangeville Sunday. School begins Nov 8 with Eva Horton as teacher. Mrs B Legg hosts Methodist Missionary Society theatre party. Louise LeRoe, TC U student, visits parents. Rev K R Kesbel named pastor at Whitewright Methodist Church. Smile Day planned by PTA on Nov 13. Bennie B Hall 45 dies of heart attack. Dave and Otis Henderson announce birth of Jackie and Janie. Mrs C H Stateville hosts Char lene’s fifth birthday. High school assembly program features multiple students. Senior honor roll listed.

Memory Lane E.Y. Skaggs Whitewright Aline Haile Sherman Nancy Wilson Orangeville Eva Horton Porter B. Legg TCU Fort Worth L. LeRoe K.R. Kesbel Dallas Whitewright Methodist Church McKinney Parent-Teachers Association Bennie B. Hall Dave Henderson Jackie Otis Wilder Janie C.H. Stateville Charlene Sarah Frances Byron Teague

Jester Birthday Party Held for Leon Coffman Services

Jeffrey Brandon Jester celebrated his first birthday on November 1 with a party attended by family. Leon Coffman of Leonard died in a Denison hospital on a Thursday, with services held November 5 at Earnheart Funeral Chapel. Coffman, 67, born June 10, 1910 in Whitewright, was a retired construction worker. Survived by widow Gertie, daughter Connie Coffman Terry, two brothers Bill and Wesley, and sister Mildred Greer.

J.D. Calloway Gilmer Whitewright Calloway Colorado Jim Carraway Jim Worsham David Clark Freddie Crouch Danny Carraway Scott Cody Savoy Jeffrey Brandon Jester Jerry Jester J.D. Marlow Kenneth Jester Leon Coffman Leonard Earnheart Funeral Coffman Denison William Holland The Leonard Presbyterian Church Mr. Coffman Frank and Margaret Gertie Connie Coffman Terry Bill Fort Worth Wesley Lubbock Mildred Greer

See Autumn's Beauty Through Eyes of Faith Service Schedule

Church notices list weekly worship times for Gloria Nowak Nursing Home service and multiple congregations. Pilots Grove Baptist Church and Assembly of God schedule Sunday schools, worships, training unions, prayer meetings, and youth activities with pastors named.

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