Debbie Lewis Visits Superstar Craig Morton
Debbie Lewis daughter of Mrs Edith Lewis of Whitewright was guest of her hero New York Giant Craig Morton at a Dallas Giant Cowboy game. Morton has kept in contact with the Lewis family since Debbie met him after one of her ear operations in 1972. She received over 100000 letters during her surgeries and many famous fans sent gifts.
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Debbie Lewis
Edith Lewis
Whitewright
New York
Craig Morton
Dallas
Debbie
Craig
Morton
Lewis
Diane
Helen Wood
National Enquirer
Elvis Presley
Frank Sinatra
Liberace
Juliet Prowse
Brenda Lee
Patti Page
Debbie Reynolds
Johnny Cash
Sinatra
States
England
Holland
Greece
Spain
Japan
Vietnam
Korea
India
Thailand
China
Canada
Mexico
Rudolph Erickson
Mexia
Holiday Fashions At Ladies Luncheon Club
The Hurricane Creek Ladies Association previewed holiday fashions at a November 10 luncheon in Anna with Vermillions of McKinney presenting day to evening outfits. Members modeled looks including Mrs Henry Benton and others from Van Alstyne Gunter area. December meeting features Jim Biggerstaff. reservations due by December 7.
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Ladies Association
Vermillions of McKinney
Patty Burta
Jane Benton
Margo Rice
Lurline Walker
Jean Cantrell
Hurricane Creek
Jim Biggerstaff
Biggerstaff Flowers of
Plano
Birthday Greetings for Ethel Green
Birthday wishes celebrate Ethel Green on November 23 as she marks another year. Family and friends extend warm thoughts for a joyful day and bright year ahead.
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Ethel Green
Closet depth standard set at 24 inches minimum
The guideline specifies a minimum inside finished depth for clothes closets of 24 inches. This standard ensures adequate storage space and structural compatibility with typical wardrobe items and hanger configurations.
Night Before District Football Poem by Robert Mathis
A playful district eve poem recounts a field house rally and a Tigers football team led by coach Roach. Fans drill team and rival band crowd the stadium as Scrapiron endures a dented helmet and the team wins decisively.
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District
Sessom
Tigers
Tiger
Roach
Tucson
Bow
Mac
Mrs McKinney Hosts WMU Stewardship Program
The Bethel WMU gathered at Mrs Viola McKinney's home for a Stewardship and Current Missions program with 12 women. Jessie Williams led opening prayer while Mayme Lewis read and discussed God's Steward and Luke 12. Edith Alexander and Mrs McKinney reported on the annual association meeting in Tom Bean. The next program will be the Week of Prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Wmu
Viola McKinney
Jessie Williams
Mayme Lewis
Williams
Iran
Alva Key
Billie Bartley
Edith Alexander
Bobbie Kay McCartney
Jewel Barnes
Johnnie England
McKinnmey
Association
Tom Bean
Vera Wetzel
Louise Franklin
William Denton Rites Held at Earnheart Chapel
Services were held November 15, 1976, at Earnheart Funeral Chapel for William Ezra Denton 82 who died November 13 1976 at the Whitewright Nursing Home Burial was in Bethel Cemetery Denton born October 15 1894 in Whitewright He married Lena Mae Nelms February 29 1929 at Kentuckytown A retired farmer he was a Bethel Baptist Church member Survivors include his wife and one sister Jewel Jarvis both of Whitewright
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Earnheart Funeral Chapel
William Ezra Denton
Whitewright Nursing Home
Bethel Ceme
Tery. Denton
Whitewright
Lena Mae Nelms
Kentuckytown
Bethel Baptist Church
Jewel Jarvis
Richardson Couple Visits Stuteville Family Home
Personal notes report Mr. and Mrs. James Stuteville of Richardson visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. G C Stuteville. Mrs. Ron Morgan and Jenifer of Greenville also visited in the Stuteville home Tuesday.
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S. James Stuteville
Richardson
G.C
PTO Fall Festival Termed Big Success
The Whitewright PTO reported net proceeds of 1414.90 from the recent fall festival. A vote on uses tied for first two places with plans to fund music program visual aids, shade trees for the elementary, and shade for the middle school film room plus PE equipment. Winners announced from festival drawings and appreciation extended to local merchants and First National Bank of Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Johnson
Dana Morgan
Ways and Means
PTO
Sug
Gested
Tiger
Ethel White
Weldon Jones
Bo Bo Bow
Randy Hames
Michael Todd Bodine
John Floyd
Robbie Kay McCartney
Carl Kelly
Texoma Regional Mental Health and
Sherman
Merchants of Whitewright
First National Bank of Whitewright
Community Club Sets Yule Party Date
The Whitewright Community Club met in Fireman's Hall with Edith Grider presiding. Velma Sadler hosted. Reports were given and a Christmas luncheon and gift exchange were planned for December 9 at Fireman's Hall. Mrs. Ethel Green to prepare and serve the meal. Winnie Hamilton won the door prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Community Club
Fireman's Hall
Edith Grider
Velma Sadler
Ethel Green
Winnie Hamilton
Library Lesson Theme of Literary Club
The Friday Literary Club met November 2 at Mrs. C E Rhodes home with Brenda Wilson presiding. Members displayed bazaar projects for November 20 and learned Dewey Decimal, library layout, and rules in a program led by Virginia McFatridge Kay Bryant and Darlene Shepherd. A short quiz followed. Refreshments for 19 were served by Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. S H White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.E. Rhodes
Brenda Wilson
Virginia McFatridge
Kay Bryant
Darlene Shepherd
Rhodes
S.H. White
Whitewright Nursing Home Community Notes and Visits
Forty residents attended Sunday chapel while the Grayson County Singers performed. Bill Baker led Bible Study, crafts for a December 11 bazaar progress. Welcome back Oliver Boone from Bonham hospital and Johnnie Kuyken dall Lucyle Sanders. Various visitors from Sherman Denison Garland and other Texas towns dropped by. Deepest sympathy extended to the Denton family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County Singers
Bill Baker
Whitewright Nursing Home Crafts Club
Oliver Boone
Bonham
Johnnie Kuykendall
Lucyle Sanders
Leon Burleson
Denison
Dess Whitson
Coy Freeman
Amarillo
Annie Stevens
Tommy Dockery
Dallas
Abe Church
Tennessee
Frank Dockery
J.E. Ownby
Sherman
James Ownby
Harless McAlester
el Paso
Ruth Cox
Verma Garron
Allie Tarpley
Robert Ball
Mary Caylor
Thoughtful Bible Verses and Quotes for Friday and Saturday
A compact devotional note cites Psalm 139 verses about God's omnipresence and Coleridge thoughts on family. It also includes Leviticus 19:32 about honoring elders and Ford’s quip on experience from men over 50, framing a weekend reflection on faith and wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Dinner Open House To Honor Skipworths
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Skipworth celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner in Whites Wright and an open house November 21 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. hosted by the Skipworth children at Billy Skipworth’s Tom Bean home. The couple, married November 20, 1926 in Sherman, have eight children and 17 grandchildren, attend Ida Baptist Church, and are longtime residents with ties to Cedar, Gunter, Farmington, and Pilot Grove.
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Whitewright
Hoyt Skipworth
Art Cokes
Billy Skipworth
Tom Bean
Skipworth
Sherman
Harold Schmitzer
Howard
Ester Blankenship
Hoyt
Grace Everie Vincent
Tom Vincent
Cedar
Ambrose Skipworth
Gunter
Ida
Farmington
Ida Baptist Church
James E
Garland
Pauline Fagan
Fort Worth
Mary Owens
McKinney
Charles
Pilot Grove
Peggy Butts
Leonard
Johnny
Denison
Betty Coker
Billy
Airman Charron Completes Basic Training at Lackland
SAN ANTONIO Airman Donna M. Charron daughter of Mr and Mrs Troy G Whitlock of Bells has been assigned to Chanute AFB Illinois after completing Air Force basic training During six weeks at Lackland AFB Texas she studied the Air Force mission organization and customs and received instruction in human relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Donna M. Charron
Troy G. Whitlock
Bells
Chanute Afb
Ill
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
CampFire Girls Meet Tuesday In Whitewright
The Whitewright Campfire Girls met Monday to discuss their entry in the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade set for December. Becca Hughes served refreshments. They completed painting on their Christmas projects. The next meeting will be held Tuesday. Charlotte Riddle-Reporter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Chamber of Commerce
Becca Hughes
Charlotte Riddle
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Vaun Johansen
Ron Millichamp
Charles Rice
Whitewright Ffa
R. Aaron Jones
Jerry Tabor
Sam Stanbaugh
Clarence Patterson
William Patterson
Michael Sims
Scott Whipple
Joey Riker
Dwight Owens
Gene Parkins
Tommy Mathis
Walter Horton
Rod Clark
Eddy Hughes
Arthur Ballard
Bobby Massey
Jerry Griffis
Steve Blanton
Ronald May
Lonnie McCartney
Alan Norris
Jeff Cooper
Tim Porter
Derrick Green
Mrs. McKinney
WMU
Seog
First National Bank
William Denton
Noba Odett Parkins
Martha Parkins
Noba Hughes
Linda
Noda Parkins
Mrs. Sewell Moffett
Trenton
Whitewright Nursing Home News
Mary Hicks
Dewey Wheeler
William Dooley
James Ferril
Ector
Ernest Ferrill
Bonnie Ivy
Duncanville
Mary Burleson
Gary Beverly
Allen
Alma Joe Brown
Minnie Smart
Ezra Denton
Sheol
Samuel T. Coleridge
Skipworths
MR. and
Mrs. Hoyt Skipworth
CampFire Girls
Mette
Vita
Federall
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Community Public Service Company
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