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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
5
Local notes list visits and travels of many residents. Miss Myra Nell Vestal visits Galveston while Miss Lula Lee Vestal heads to Houston for business studies. Many families from Sherman to Dallas and Sweetwater host and visit relatives, with civic notices and business openings included.
Mrs H B Taylor of Dallas and Miss Ruth Lowrey and Miss Naomi Lowrey of Kansas City were guests of Mrs W M Tapscott early in the week. The party includes Mr and Mrs W C Anderson and son Guy and Mrs Lois Allen. They will travel to Arkansas Tennessee and Mississippi later this week.
Churches G B Bradshaw pastor with 10 am Bible school led by W T Simmons and 11 am worship, 7:15 pm Baptist Training Union directed by Mack Pierson, 8:15 pm worship and sermon by the pastor. A welcoming invitation urges attendance from all not at other services. Also reports Monday bridge club hosted by Miss Maxine Roberts with guests Mrs Reeves and Miss Bryant, high score to Miss Elizabeth Waggoner, refreshments by the hostess.
A fragmented note discusses pruning to prevent sprawling in gardens and outlines boiling times for various vegetables. It also suggests dipping fish in milk before breading for better flavor and briefly mentions popular broadcasting stations.
Dr C D Strother of Sherman addressed the Rotary Club luncheon on recent medical discoveries and their human benefits. Presented by program chairman Dr Ross R May, he gave detailed notes on the discoveries. Visitors included Virgil Baker H L McLean Floyd Wallace from Sherman and Ralph Guisenhomer from Denison.
A Washington Post report highlights power consumption at a new all time peak and gasoline usage breaking records. Steel operations reach their highest since April 1930 while retail sales run strongest in five years and payrolls double the prior bottom.
A reader offers an old home remedy advising to remove ink from linen by soaking the fabric in milk for about two hours, then washing with soap while the milk remains. The note also suggests pinching off petunias to keep plants tidy.
A description notes that tuning a new German radio uses a dial similar to a dial telephone. The passage then mentions Cuba banning red paint like that on fire apparatus for other vehicles and advises greasing the measuring cup to prevent sticking when measuring syrup or molasses. It concludes with guidance to sweep rugs with the grain to avoid roughening and dust movement.
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