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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1961

Page

5

We Heard About People Visiting Across Texas and Nearby States

A long list of weekend and Sunday visits is noted as Mrs. John Kaiser visits her son in Garland while many couples travel to Richardson Dallas Fort Worth and Sherman. Gene Hughes opens a TV and radio repair shop on East Spruce street. The Compton family relocates from Greenville to Whitewright for work with five children and Baptists.

Mrs John Kaiser Mac Garland Gene Hughes East Spruce Street Tilman Compton Greenville Whitewright Sherman Comptons

Audit Underway As Summers hires Hudgins for city books

Mayor R R Summers contracted public accountant Tom Hudgins of Sherman to audit the city's books. Hudgins will begin when prior commitments permit, likely near month end. The notice appears in The Sun alongside local visits, church circle notes, and civic events.

R. R. Summers Tom Hudgins Sherman Summers the Sun Hudgins

Home Demonstration Clubs Meeting in Sherman Assembly Room

The Home Demonstration Clubs held a Wednesday 10 a.m. gathering in the Sherman courthouse assembly room according to a Reporter note.

Court House Sherman

Veterans Q and A on grave plots and widower pension

An military questions and answers column explains gravesite reservations in national cemeteries are not made in advance and widower pension is not provided unless the survivor is fully dependent and unable to support himself.

National Cemetery

Burial flag and VA benefits questions answered

A veteran with no discharge certificate may still apply for VA benefits after active duty. The burial flag provided by the VA is given to the next of kin or a close associate of the deceased veteran.

Overparking at Paris Becomes Free Coffee Reward

Paris officials unveil a plan where visiting drivers who overpark receive a complimentary cup of coffee. Police Chief Dan Bills announced the program, with eight Paris cafes joining to offer the perk to ticketed visitors.

Dan Bills Paris

Supreme Court ruling questions oath wording and motto

The Muenster Enterprise denounces a Supreme Court decision banning government demands for belief in God in oaths, arguing it erodes oath sacredness and the national motto In God We Trust, and questioning Communist capacity for honor.

Supreme Court God Muenster Enterprise

Earliest Clocks and Polo Origins Noted

The entry states that mechanical clocks appeared in Europe in the 13th century and were used by religious houses to time services. It also notes that polo originated in India.

Europe Britannica

Little Rock HD Club Hosts Luncheon and Plan Exhibit

Mrs. Jim Grider hosted the Little Rock Home Demonstration Club luncheon with Mrs. H. O. Miller presiding over a business session. Ann Sonner of Sherman spoke, and Jack Biggerstaff was tasked to arrange the club exhibit for the Sherman Parade of Progress. Bill Ireland was named delegate to the Grayson Federation of Women's Clubs on Oct. 19 in Sherman. An Achievement Day program for...

Jim Grider Little Rock H. O. Miller J. H. Gosnell Ann Sonner Sherman Jack Biggerstaff

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