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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1977
Page
4
Expert guidance covers accurate measuring for painting rooms shelving and openings. Use three measurements for cuts and compute square footage by width sum times ceiling height. Learn inches and millimeters with a dual scale tape and read door or window openings by adding case depth.
Nursing home activities this week include 52 in chapel on Sunday and cooking classes at Whitewright High School on Monday. Residents Elizabeth Krider William Abbott Ernest Ferris Glen Pyeatt Zelma Hopper and Ola Paynter attended. A spelling bee Tuesday morning drew several entrants. Bill Baker led Bible study Wednesday. Friday Literary Club at Mrs Emory Christian’s home celebrated its 50th anniversary with a skit on the club’s origins. New member Elaine Atkins was introduced. refreshments were served.
Texas officials say pecan supplies will be plentiful this year with 55 million pounds harvested, over double last year’s 20 million. In other local items, residents enjoyed Thanksgiving themes, visits, Bible study leadership, and the Lottie Moon Christmas offering goal of 250 dollars set for December Week of Prayer.
The column lists multiple weekend and weeklong visits among residents of Cleburne Honey Grove Sherman Denton Arlington and surrounding towns. Visits include Watkins families Robins Barnes Robbins Hypock Rutledge Neathery Smith Lewis Scott Blakey Bassett Bassett Little and others with church attendance and a 35th wedding anniversary dinner noted.
Whitewright Tigers schedule notes the Dec 8 9 10 tournament in Whitewright. The item then lists a long string of weekend visits by residents to various towns including Denton Arlington Sherman Dallas and Durant and mentions many local families by name. A final remark notes that more songs were written about Abraham Lincoln than any other secular figure.
The First Assembly of God Church hosts a homecoming with 9:45 a.m. Sunday school and 11:00 a.m. worship led by Rev. Johnny Harris, followed by a covered dish lunch. Denise Hall, a former pastor, will attend. Evening service starts at 7:00 p.m. Visitors welcome as volunteers continue work on a new building at Bond and Spruce Streets.
You can save money and energy with your electric dishwasher by turning the dial to off after washing and letting dishes dry naturally. For vacuuming, use a long extension cord from a central socket to avoid stopping and replugging. Portable radios and recorders save time with efficient battery use. Rechargeable Q-volt nickel cadmium batteries from General Electric stay ready when kept on charge and can be recharged up to 1000 times.
Ray Roberts notes the House passed a social security reform bill by 275 to 146. He praises removing mandatory coverage for government employees and supports raising outside income limits for retirees while expressing concerns about universal coverage and funding.
AUSTIN reports the Texas Department of Agriculture promotes Celsius for kitchen use. Official cooking temperatures for beef pork lamb veal and hams are listed in degrees Celsius. The advice notes Celsius changes how temperatures are read, not how meat is cooked, and suggests fiber rich Wheatena cereal with add ins for a nutritious breakfast boost.
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