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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1960
Page
4
The jack o lantern is a famed Halloween symbol built from American pumpkins. The piece traces the term meaning man of the lantern and notes Halloween as harvest oriented with roots in Europe and America’s pumpkin adoption. It mentions pumpkins reaching large sizes and having distinct ridges.
The text notes the stem should secure the pumpkin to the vine. It states the pumpkin must be orange, as no other color qualifies for a traditional jack o lantern.
The Panola Watchman condemns the United Nations as a distortion of freedom, a propaganda stage for enemies, and a cover for spies. It urges moving the UN from U.S. soil or withdrawing from global participation. A bemused cowboy quote ends the excerpt.
The Perryton Herald argues that modern coffee quality suffers from brewing mistakes not weak grounds. It favors fresh ground coffee boiled in tin buckets with sugar, or clean percolated pots served hot, noting the coffee break is for company time. A note adds a man 150 pounds would weigh about 50 pounds when all water is dried.
Memphis man Bill Judkins returns from a convention and misses a kiss from his wife as a doorstep advertisement man notices lipstick on Judkins cheek. The stranger urges him to wipe it off before reentering, offering a Sun Want Ad pitch.
Citation issued to Margaret Anita Bryan directing her to appear by filing an answer to a divorce petition filed by Robert Hudson Bryan in Grayson County District Court. Case No. 67005 set for 10 a.m. on the first Monday after 42 days from November 28, 1960. Published in The Whitewright Sun with ownership statement by Glenn Doss showing weekly circulation of 1309 copies.
The notice lists Sunday activities including Sunday School at 9 55 a m Worship at 10 55 a m and youth choir practice at 5 30 p m Training Union at 6 00 p m and a second worship at 7 30 p m. Monday activities include several circles at 2 30 p m and a Brotherhood meeting at 7 00 p m. Tuesday Youth meeting at 7 30 p m. Wednesday Prayer meeting at 7 00 p m Adult Choir practice at 7 30 p m and Deacons meeting at 7 30 p m.
Church service schedule lists Bible study for all ages at 10:00 a.m. Worship and communion at 11:00 a.m. Evening worship at 6:00 p.m. Bible study for all ages at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Methodist Youth Fellowship at 6:00 p.m. Fourth Sunday 5:30 p.m. Women’s Society meets first and third Mondays at 3:00 p.m. Wesleyan Service Guild meets every other Monday at 7:30 p.m.
The Assembly of God lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m Worship at 11 00 a m and 7 00 p m Christ Ambassadors meet Saturdays at 7 00 p m and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 00 p m.
Worship service at 11:00 a.m. Training Union at 7:00 p.m. Evening service at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday services include Officers teachers meeting at 7:00 and a prayer meeting at 7:30.
The Bethel Baptist Church lists worship at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Sunday, W M S at 2:00 p.m. Hour of prayer is 7:45 p.m. Choir practice follows at 8:30 p.m. The text also notes Alaska covers 586 400 square miles.
A 23 year old Lake Worth man sat in the county jail after giving Sunset Baptist Church a $5 hot check claimed as a donation. Choir leader Philip A Slusser said the money was a donation but a Montague County warrant led to the arrest.
The provided line notes a motto about a pleasant peninsula and a playful instruction to look above, attributing it to Michigan. It presents a humorous take rather than an official slogan.
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