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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1975
Page
3
Whitewright city notes valve installations to limit water outages and urges patience during repairs. Readers urged to pay delinquent taxes as city hires a law firm to pursue collections, warn ing of liens and potential sale of property to cover debts.
Noel Hansard 74 died Saturday Oct 18 1975 in a Whitewright nursing home. Services were held Monday at 10:30 am at Barnhart Funeral Chapel with Rev Lawrence Smith officiating. Burial was in Vittitoe cemetery. Survived by two sons Billy Joe and Douglas Hansard of Dallas a daughter Dorothy Anderson of Rowlett two brothers Clyde and George W Hansard Jr both of Sherman one sister Irene Templeton of Bells and several grandchildren. Pallbearers were George Henry Hansard Homer Sanderson Jack Hansard Pat Templeton Wayne Dickerson Roy Ayers.
Fifty five years ago readers saw first and eleventh grade honor roll lists, Masonic Grand Lodge gathering in Waco, a schoolyard accident, a 64th birthday surprise, a Friday Club dinner, a Savoy near Durant marriage, and local births and marriages from 1920. Forty years back December 12 1935 highlights include the Whitewright Tigers county class B title, births, and marriages around Tom Bean and nearby areas, plus a black widow spider bite incident.
The Kentucky Town Baptist Church plans its annual homecoming and 138th anniversary on Sunday October 26 with a schedule of Sunday school worship service luncheon and singing. A history book by Joe Chumbley features 14 pages of pictures and lists thousands of names with maps and cemetery records. Limited to 600 copies at 5 dollars each with proceeds to the church.
Charlie A Slim Massey 76 died Monday in a Savoy nursing home services held 4 p m Wednesday at Earnheart Funeral home chapel burial in Oak Hill cemetery He was born May 6 1899 in Ely married Alban Tomlin Dec 22 1923 in Fort Worth a retired farmer he lived in Ely most of his life and was a Methodist Survivors include his widow one brother Walter Lawton one sister Mrs W H Russell Whitewright Also two Whitewright High School entertainers presented at the noonday Rotary Club luncheon Betty Kay Geers and Julie Johnson last year winners in the UIL Poetry reading and prose contests Geers read One Hoss Shay and The Creation Johnson performed Open Window
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