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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1951
Page
7
Local notes list visitors and weekend guests including Larry Cooper Barry Blanton Wes Judd Perry Kite and many others. The entries cover relatives friends and travels to Sherman Denison Dallas New Orleans Celina and Arlington with church group activities and a local bingo high score winner.
J D McMillin of Wyandotte Michigan arrived Friday for a visit with his daughter Mrs. R E Pierce and other relatives in Lubbock Texas and Great Bend Kansas during a trip to see kin.
Visits across Texas are noted with Mr and Mrs Elmer Berry in Kansas City staying with E E Benson and hosting Elmer Berry, J W Thompson visits in Denison, Elbert Thompson with Pilot Point relatives, and church circles meeting for mission study. Fender May of Fort Worth travels via Whitewright to see his sister in Bonham. Victor L Burchfield, fire control technician third class, U S Navy, has rejoined the U S S Edmonds at San Diego after reactivating the ship, now aboard the vessel.
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club met at the club house with nine members present. Mrs. George Ball, president, presided. Mrs. Bob Cawthon demonstrated spot cleaning and Mrs. Floyd Harris reported on the district 4 meeting in Dallas. A game party is planned for Tuesday night at the club house and project dresses are to be ready for inspection by the next meeting on April 26.
Mrs. J. G. Blanks received many gifts at a surprise birthday gathering at her home on Wednesday April 11. The event featured a card game and visiting with honoree family and friends while refreshments were served. a quoted Robert Louis Stevenson line closed the gathering.
A critical retort on federal finance argues that Congress and the President talk economy but indulge in pork and spending. The piece warns of rising debt, new taxes, urban bias in pricing, and a two million strong federal payroll that sustains party power rather than true economy. It laments partisan gridlock and urges decisive action to curb spending.
A city man buys a farm and proposes moving the line fence to avoid quarrel. The rival insists the fence stays. He chooses peace saying he’d rather have harmony than two feet of earth. The tale urges generous concessions to foster goodwill. Wordsworth passage on small acts of kindness.
A reporter recalls Reverend Lester guiding the Young Peoples' Choir after basketball practice on Hillsboro Road. Buzz Ellis pastures cows nearby and jokes that cows moo on key, revealing his tone deafness and practical approach. The piece portrays Buzz as a tolerant, inclusive neighbor beyond politics or preferences.
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