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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1936
Page
5
Local residents and visitors from Dallas, Sherman, Leonard, Durant and beyond were noted in a long list of social calls, visits, and engagements. The week featured Easter travel plans, school and church events, and a curious four legged chick exhibited by Lee Hampton, with community gatherings and upcoming PTA program announcements shaping town life.
Ned Ayres lost control of his car when a sack of seed corn shifted while he drove homeward from a concrete slab north of town Monday. His car was wrecked but he was uninjured. Guests of Mrs Bettie Currin include Eddie Binion and family from Pilot Grove and Dallas, with Currin turning 86 on April 1. The Paris Presbytery meets April 14 in Denison with local church representatives and missionary society members attending from Denison and nearby.
Clay Horton announces Screeno night is discontinued due to contract expiration and waning local interest. Tonight the feature is Red Salute with Barbara Stanwyck. Friday and Saturday show Powder Smoke Range with Hoot Gibson Harry Carey and Bob Steele. Saturday preview and next Tuesday offer She Married Her Boss with Claudette Colbert. Midweek features include Next Time We Love with Margaret Sullivan. Short subjects and comedies accompany all features.
The Whitewright Rotary Club held an old fashioned fish fry at Orangeville Rocklake Friday at 7 PM with two cooks frying in hot lard. Sidney Watson and Johnnie Bean claimed they could eat no more as members enjoyed cornbread and ample fare. Dr. Ross May expressed a wish for monthly fish fries while wives and sweethearts joined the gathering. one member was absent out of town.
Mrs T J Rector hosted the Y M S G Tuesday with six members and two visitors Mrs Paul Robbins of Greenville and Miss Ruth Robbins of Leonard. A fake amateur radio program amused all and Mrs Claud Dillon won the prize. Several games were played and Easter themed refreshments were served. Easter eggs were favors. The club will meet with Mrs Ted Spinx next week.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church will meet with Mrs. Oran Sears on Monday at 2 30 p m The devotional topic is The Power of the Divine with the text I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me
Mrs. Lester Haile leads a special prayer day for the fields and missionaries listed for the day by Mrs. T. E. Barbee. Mrs. J. F. Fender presents the spiritual life group work. Music by Mrs. Oran Sears. Program leader Mrs. B. Wrenn Webb speaks on The American Indian. Roll call responses invited. Subject: What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits?
Hugh John Watson died at his home Saturday and was buried Sunday at Randolph. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Ollie Watson of Bonham and grandson of John Watson near Whitewright. Survived by one sister Miss Earleen Watson. The family moved to Bonham several months ago from the Hill farm north of Whitewright, formerly living at Randolph.
Dr. Elmer Ball of the University of Arizona at the AAAS convention describe oversized cockroaches and dragon flies from about two million years ago. He notes warming speculation about insect versus man conflicts is far behind modern fossil evidence and growth in paleontology.
Dr Ball describes the age of beneficial insects and recalls in Arizona a parade of 4,000,000 grasshoppers moving toward the sun, devouring vegetation at two feet per minute. He notes 130 grasshopper species in Arizona, only eighteen harmful and forty highly beneficial, with many feeding on ragweed.
A brief note notes that constructing traditional thatched roofs demands patience and skilled workmanship. It highlights careful material selection, careful layering, and steady hands as essential to durable, weatherproof thatch.
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