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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1960

Page

3

Local Marriage and Obituary Notes from Whitewright Area

Down Memory Lane column reports the marriage of Miss Ruby Crowell to Mr. John Kerr of Sherman. Bell Gatewood dies suddenly. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Kirkpatrick on Nov. 1. Student Reporter notes students in a play The Gypsy Trail. Bonham football trip for Sam Montgomery, Jack Lackey, and Dan Hollingsworth. Ruby Nell Haliburton weds Thomas Simmons on Nov. 10. Mrs. R. C. Norris hosts surprise birthday dinner. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brown on Nov. 15. Bethel Y P A program features Elizabeth Hedgpeth, Laura Jo Williams, Presley Williams, and Franklin Dixon. John A. Downey dies at 82. Mrs. Mary McGaughey marks 20 years with Southwestern Bell and receives service badge. Ely Home Demonstration Club meets with Mrs. Ernest Harrison.

Ruby Crowell Whitewright John Kerr Sherman Bell Gatewood Whitewright Negress Ira Kirkpatrick Lucile Myrick Haskell Thomson Julian Everheart Guy Stedham Raymond Hoyle Sam Montgomery Jack Lackey Dan Hollingsworth Bonham Ruby Nell Haliburton Thomas Simmons R. C. Norris Jim Brown Orangeville Elizabeth Hedgpeth Laura Jo Williams Presley Williams Frank John A. Downey Mary McGaughey Southwestern Bell Telephone Co Ely Ernest Harrison

Local notices and obituaries snippet

J W Henry 72 died at home Wednesday. Roger Holcomb to enroll in Dallas embalming school Sunday. Kelous Watson buys Gates shoe shop. Mary Elizabeth Pennell fractured leg in a home accident last week. Mr Leslie Andrew and Miss Mary Alice Harrison wed October 30. Mr and Mrs J W Taylor celebrate 63rd wedding anniversary.

J. W. Henry Roger Holcomb Dallas Kelous Watson Gates Mary Elizabeth Pennell Leslie Andrew Mary Alice Harrison

Citation notice in Grayson County Texas case 67152

The State of Texas issues citation to multiple defendants including Hattie M Sumner and others in a land title dispute in Grayson County. The plaintiff Nellie Farmer seeks title and possession of 55 acres described near Iron Ore Creek of the Joseph S Guest Survey, with detailed metes and bounds and references to historic deeds. The notice sets appearance deadlines and court location in Sherman Texas, issued November 15 1960.

State OF Texas Hattie M. Sumner Joseph B. Blackburn S. E. Elliott J. C. Johnson Anne Johnson C. B. Gardenhire N. L. Gardenhire E. C. Moody Alice Moody J. R. Filch M. E. Filch Resmus Johnson Karen D. Johnson C. R. D. Crittenton Isabel Crittenton A. D 15Th District Court Grayson County Court House Sherman Texas Nellie Farmer Iron Ore Joseph S. Guest Old Texas Traction Company Railroad Metes and Bounds R. L. Obenchair Varas Fannin Street Road Fannin Street Texas Traction Company Charlie H. Case Public Surveyor of

Notable Local Death and Engagement Announced

Arthur B. Ford aged 49 died at his home on route 2 Tuesday. Mrs Mollie Murley announced the November 12 marriage of her daughter Peggy Besse Murley to Billy Muirhead, detailing upcoming nuptials.

Sary Arthur B. Ford Mollie Murley Peggy Besse Murley Billy Muirhead

Ice at some points in Antarctica reaches 14000 feet thick

A fragment notes Antarctic ice thickness reaching 14000 feet in certain regions. The remark highlights extreme ice depth without broader context or supporting details about measurement or location.

Antarctica

Texas to gain 23rd Congress seat in new district plan

Final census shows Texas population at 9 579 677 up 24 2 percent making it the sixth most populous state. Lawmakers face district size disparities from 227 000 to 614 000 and may not redraw to equalize despite adding a new representative.

Austin Texas Congress Dallas County Dallas Washington Ozona el Paso

Plan Would Shift Aged and Mental Health Care Burden

The proposal would divide care duties between state and local governments and require a constitutional amendment. The Legislative Budget Board tentatively supports sharing costs for outpatient mental health care and elderly nursing home services with cities counties or districts. The idea aims to free bed space in state institutions by treating nearly recovered patients at local clinics.

Ris Houston Legislative Budget Board

Court awards widow sixty seven thousand four hundred thirty six

A Grand Prairie widow, Jewel Chesher, received 67 436 in damages from a 6th District Court jury after a Dec 6 1958 car train crash that killed her husband J T Chesher and four children in Trenton. The suit, against Katy Railroad, sought 150 000.

Plastics in Cars Boost Weight and Metal Replacement

The 1961 model cars are projected to use 22 pounds of plastics, two pounds more than 1960 models and double the 1954 amount. Industry figures say plastics will replace about 150 pounds of metal in the average new car, a trend noted in New York reports.

New York

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Lin Dixon Bethel B. Y. P. A J. W. Taylor S. V. Earnest Shirley Davis Whitewright Sun Sme Q. Iam Aman Social Security Social Security Office Internal Revenue Service The Gomez and Kirk May By Bob McKinley Aery State Capitol Vern Sanford Texas Press Association Lorey Edwards
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