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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1959

Page

2

Social notes fill a weekend of visits and travels

A flurry of visits and relatives marks a busy period in Whitewright and nearby towns. Lubbock, Irving, Sherman and Dallas residents are listed visiting kin or attending services, with trips to Durant, Durant Oklahoma, and a Painter family reunion drawing participants from multiple communities.

Painter Greenville Dallas Irving Garland Wolfe City Ravenna Whitewright Ardmore Oklo Garland D. Smith David Wayne Ernest Smith Connie Clyde Sadler

Little Rock Home Demonstration Club Meets

The Little Rock Home Demonstration and Whitewright clubs held a joint session at the Little Rock clubhouse on Wednesday September 9 at 2:00 PM. Mrs. Horace Miller opened the meeting and Mrs. Marian McMillin led singing and introduced Zelma Moore who spoke on Food Additives as a source of extra vitamins. Refreshments served to 21 members and guests.

Little Rock Whitewright Home Little Rock Club Horace Miller Marian McMillin Zelma Moore

Japanese plan snowman hunt in Himalayas

The Nihon Educational TV Company will send an expedition to the Himalayas in November to search for the abominable snowman. If found, it would be the first Japanese group to pursue the legendary creature in the Everest region. Previous attempts came from European and American teams.

Tokyo Nihon Educational TV Company Himalayas Everest

Fires Aaron the Gillett Grain Co Hay Barns and More

A 1924 Chronicle notes a morning fire destroying the Gillett Grain Co hay barn, J H Graves barn, W H Stedham blacksmith shop and a small Walter Myrick barn. Local items include marriages near Walker and Texarkana move, birthdays, and marriages of Leuschner Vestal Pember May and others.

Gillett Grain Co J. H. Graves W. H. Stedham Walter Myrick Jesse Wallace Lloyd Moore Furniture W. J. Barbee

Obituaries and School Enrollments Highlight Whitewright Update

Rev. W A Kirkpatrick 81 died at home Sunday night. C A Smith longtime owner of Smith Hotel died Saturday. Local schools opened with 213 in high school and 202 in grade school. About 20 Whitewright youths plan to attend college this year. Young Married Women Sewing Club met with Mrs Gene Hughes and elected officers.

W. A. Kirkpatrick C. A. Smith Smith Hotel Whitewright Gene Hughes Alton Meent Roy Blanton Bonnie

Whitewright Notes and Local Events Seemingly Gathered

Enrollment lists 453 students. Whitewright gins report 2 847 bales of cotton through Thursday. Births: a son to Mr and Mrs Walter Jenkins route 4 and a daughter to Mr and Mrs R B Hall route 3. Property sale: George Brown buys cottage west of Roberts garage from W C Fain estate. Socials and obituaries: Mrs Albert Reeves hosts bridal shower for Mrs Bew Henderson. Mrs Mattie James and Mrs Sam Taylor honor Mrs Otis Burchfield. Pascal Head, 73, longtime resident, dies in Abilene.

the Sun Whitewright Walter Jenkins Route 4 R. B. Hall Route 3 George Brown Roberts Garage W. C. Fain Albert Reeves Bew Henderson Mattie James Sam Taylor Otis Burchfield James Home Pascal Head Abilene

Veteran Q and A on GI Bill and insurance tips

A veteran Q and A covers Korean GI Bill brush-up limits for plumbers, beneficiary changes for GI insurance, retirement pay allotment for premiums, and waiver effective dates after six months of total disability. It notes you can name beneficiaries, arrange premiums by allotment, and the waiver takes effect after the first premium due date post disability with possible exceptions for delayed applications.

Classroom Quip Highlights School Humor

A playful exchange has Bobby answering his aunt with a blunt joke about school. The line, noted for its dry wit, captures a light moment about education.

Citation Notice in Denison Estate Case No 66293

Plaintiffs John H Clift Kyra Clift Robert M Clift Janie L Clift and Jessie J Clift seek judgment against Effie E Allison and others in a Denison Grayson County property suit. The action targets all of Block 16 Oak View Addition and requires respondees to appear by September 8 1959. Published in The Whitewright Sun on September 17 24 and October 1 8 1959.

State OF Texas P. E. Fairbanks P. E Fairbanks W. P. Rice W. B. Rice O. D. Baker Orville D. Baker C. N Seidlitz George B. Wightman Paul Lang Paul Land H. C. Young M. H. French Milton H. French J. M Ford J. J. Frey J. J. Fairbanks J. H.irbanks W. H. Phillips L. M Parker E. E. Parker S. F. Robinson B. M. Page M. V. B. Chase Henry B Peirce H. B. Pierce Grace W. Goodwin George E. Goodwin P. J. Derby B. J. Derby A. H. Coffin N. J. Derby W. M. Mick W. A. Dickenson A. L. Berry S. M. Miller Plains Clyde Banking Company York County Savings Bank, Corporatie Nations Oby Margaret Husband Gordon G Blackman Aiken South Carolina A. D. Green Ely Nevada A. D 15Th District Court Grayson County Court House Sherman Texas Walter C. Green Grayson State of Iron Ore Creek Biddeford Savings Bank Biddeford Maine C. W. Allison Effie E. Allison Effie L. Lord Effie E. Allison Lord Effie Lord J. N. Johnson S. H. Bishop J. A. Dowling J. L. Cox WM. G. Meginnis M. ST. John John H. Clift Kyra Clift Robert M. Clift Janie L. Clift Jessie J. Clift Marion A. Clift Oak View Denison

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