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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1950
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes T. Glenn Doss as Editor and Owner. Publication is weekly on Thursdays and the paper is entered at the Whitewright Texas post office as second class mail matter.
The piece traces bedlam from Bethlehem Hospital London founded in 1247 later a lunatic asylum with chains and baths of surprise. It notes the etymology from Bethlehem to Bethlem Bedlam and ends with a hypothetical constitutional scenario where if both President and Vice President die, the Secretary of State would succeed to the office.
A Sydney grocer keeps olives in a jar he says predicts weather. When a customer asked about rain the grocer refused sale and warned of a coming thunderstorm. The tale drew crowds and even a weather bureau official phoned.
Mrs J H Andress and daughter of Borger visit Mrs C A Wilson while J D Hughes remains hospitalized in Sherman. Numerous locals attend services, Easter activities, and social gatherings. trips include Dallas and Lawton Okla. Residents move to Arlington for work. Mr and Mrs Hight enjoy a Dallas trip. seniors plan an Easter service trip.
Rev and Mrs Weldon Drake and daughter from McKinney were Whitewright visitors Friday. E W Schollenberger and daughter from Fleetwood Pa visiting aunt Mrs Ethel Melugin. Mrs Johnnie Hynds and daughter of Van Alstyne visited her mother Mrs Marion Felker. First Baptist Couples Training Class enjoyed a steak fry Monday at J D Marlow home. fifteen attended. Mrs Lee Frakes left for Priest River Idaho to move to Whitewright. Frakes now owners of Palace Theatre. Clyde Wells and J W Hess visited Sun editor for dinner with newspapermen and bankers at Turner Hotel in Gainesville. Walter Keeling of Sherman visited editor. after retiring from farming in Lubbock County he still seeks diversion and laughs at idle years.
On April 2 Mr and Mrs B A Griffith hosted a dinner in Whitewright with an extended guest list from Utica Oklahoma Denison Fort Bliss and nearby towns. Attendees included Mr and Mrs David Griffith Mr and Mrs Billy Gladen Butch and Carl Gladen Mr and Mrs Chester Woodson Mr and Mrs Rayburn Gunter Kenneth Ray Gunter D A Griffith Billy Joe Ruby Edna Griffith Miss Erma Dean Howell John P Griffith Pvt Edward Dean James Compton Charley Lanely Junior Renfro and their spouses and children.
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