Weekend social notes span several towns and visitors
Mrs D N Nutt visits sister in Lynwood Ark. Martha Garner from Dallas visits relatives here. Dallas residents Homer McDowell family and C J Meador family join gatherings in various towns. Texan couples and families travel to Denton, Leonard, Sherman, Lubbock, Ardmore and Harlingen for small family events and a golden anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
D. N. Nutt
Lynwood, Ark
Martha Garner
Dallas
Charles Haker
Sherman
Joe Johnson
Mr. Haker
Mrs. Haker
Mary Everheart
Greenville
Lillie Gardner
Harlingen
Inlaw
J. P. Elmore
Plan Your Funeral Now Says Episcopal Rector From Provincetown
The Rev. Ernest D. Vanderburgh urges Christians to preplan funerals by contacting a clergyman first to avoid costly or un-Christian practices. He advocates a simple church burial and provides a letter to survivors detailing steps and expectations for a calm, faithful service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest D. Vanderburgh
Provincetown
Mass
Mr. Vanderburgh
Episcopalian Magazine
Vanderburgh
The American Way on Funeral Etiquette and Simplicity
A writer urges simple funeral rites using the Book of Common Prayer and no eulogy or flowers. He favours a plain casket, a pall with the flag, and donations to church or charity, arguing displays clash with true reverence and highlight social distinctions.
Notice of Real Estate Sale Under Court Order
In Grayson County Texas a real estate sale is ordered by the Fifteenth Judicial District Court in case 66506 Citizens National Bank of Denison v Douglas Martin. On December 4 1962 the first Tuesday sale window opens between 10 am and 4 pm at the Grayson County courthouse. The sheriff G W Blanton via deputy Lester Day will conduct the cash public auction of Lot 17 in Block 14 Oakwood Park Denison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Grayson
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Grayson County
Texas
Citizens National Bank of Denison
Denison
Douglas Martin
Oakwood Park
Court House
Sherman
G. W. Blanton
Lester Day
Whitewright Sun
Notice to Hattie Campbell Jenkins in Denison land suit
State court citation commands Hattie Campbell Jenkins and husband E H Jenkins to appear by answer to W L Steakley Jr. suit filed September 28 1962 for title and possession of Lots 17 18 19 in Block 62 Original Town Denison Grayson County Texas. Scheduled for November 19 1962 at 10 AM in Sherman court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Hattie Campbell Jenkins
FE. H. Jenkins
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
W. L. Steakley Jr
E. H. Jenkins
Denison
Eunice S. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Final wishes on grave markers and post funeral visitation
The speaker rejects costly headstones and any future visits to the grave. They insist the body is what matters and express desire for no future maintenance or remembrance rituals after the funeral. They expect others to pursue their own interests rather than mourn or tend the gravesite.
Household Hints for Cleaning and Care Tips
Soak rubber mats in a bleach water solution for grime removal. Use damp newspapers to catch vacuum bag contents to reduce dust when emptying. Iron fragile wool with moist heat and light pressure, use a steam iron and pressing cloth on the garment's wrong side. Add quarter cup vinegar to the final rinse to remove soap from socks. If chair legs mark the floor, glue leather from old shoe tops to the legs. Lost something Try a Want Ad.
Better Eggs Pegged but Fewer Are Eaten
Minneapolis report shows per capita egg consumption falling from 392 in 1951 to 326 in 1961 while total consumption trends downward despite rising birthrates. Nutrena Feed Division of Cargill Inc urges focus on nutrition and lower production costs for higher quality eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Nutrena Feed Division
Cargill Inc
Early experiments used gunpowder to power engines
Historical notes describe initial trials of internal combustion engines that employed gunpowder as the fuel source. The experiments aimed to explore alternative propulsion methods before refined fuels became standard.
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Homer McDowell
Ella Johnson
Charles Skaggs
Josephine Skaggs
Denton
Jack Meador
C. J. Meador
Dwayne Hayes
Harmon Hayes
J. P. Harper
Arline Reeves
J. C. Watson
West Plains, Mo
Vera Simmons of
Ethel Stedham
Wallace Wilson
Lubbock
Roy Whitt
Jim Watkins
T. L. Ingram
Leonard
Clark Morgan
Trenton
E. B. Burchfield
John Garner
Fred Garner
Harold Doss
Eugene McIver
Bonham
Paul Cornelius
G. W. Pope
Eddie McCartney
Garland
Bob Cawthon
Floyd Flowers and Sons
Ardmore
Okla
Norman Hayes
Howe
Grover
Nay
Gomer
Kirk
North Travis Sherman
May
Medical Arts Clinic
N. Highland
Whitewright
Wember Federal Depot Insurance Coy
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Fannin
Grayson and
Texas Press Association
the Sun
Fleetwood
SHELL
Modern Homes Construction CO
Harry Hines
Tex
Falcon
Whitewright Motor Sales
Whitewright, Texas
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