Local residents share news and visits across Whitewright
We report on neighbors and relatives visiting Sherman to Dallas and back, travels to Arkansas Missouri and New York, hospital transfers, family gatherings, school events and a minor accident. Bobby Phillips heads to San Diego for naval boat training. L J Penny sustains a foot injury mowing at Oak Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Robert
Bobby) Phillips
Iola Phillips
San Diego
Calif
U. S. Naval Training Station
L. J. Penny
Oak Hill Cemetery
City of Whitewright
Geers
Sherman
Visitations and military notes from area families
A roundup of relatives visiting in Texas and Wisconsin includes Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Harden and Mr. Cecil Marley from Los Angeles with local hosts, and Mrs. Raymond Perdue and family visiting in Lubbock Amarillo Sherman and Latta. Griffin Dollarhide Sr. suffers a heart attack in Wisconsin. Army Private Albert L. Shores completes infantry training at Fort Sill after basic training at Fort Chaffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Harden
Cecil Marley
Los Angeles
Calif
Bill Muirhead
Raymond Perdue
Lubbock
Jack Perdue
Amarillo
Troy Adams
Daughters
Sherman
Clyde Sadler
Griffin Dollarhide Sr
Elkhorn Hospital
Lake Land
Wisconsin
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Mr. Dollarhide
Lake Geneva
Army
Albert L. Shores
Dora M. Shores
Route 1
Bells
Artillery and Missile Center
Fort Sill
Oklo
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Dallas Rotary hears Louis Throgmorton humorist speaker
Rotary Club of Dallas hosted guest speaker Louis Throgmorton last Friday introduced by program chairman Paul Stephens. Throgmorton, vice-president and public relations consultant for Republic National Life Insurance, is a widely known humorist and speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Throgmorton
Dallas
Rotary Club
Paul Stephens
Throgmorton
Republic National Life Insurance Company
Baptist W M S Met for Mission Study and Elections
The Baptist W M S met at the church for mission study on Mexico and a business session. Officers elected for the new year include J P Darwin as 1st vice president and Paul Stephens as 2nd vice president with multiple committee assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
C. J. Meador
Mexico
Ira Fleming
O. E. Head
J. P. Darwin
Paul Stephens
O. L. Jones
W. L. Hatfield
Carl May
Gene Hughes
Clyde Sadler
B. W. Newman
George Hight
Jack Biggerstaff
Carl Holland
Tom Brown
Joe Miller
Edgar Ayres
Royce Lay
Ed Pennell
Oran Sears
Joe Rich
Starner Mitchell wed in Handley double ring ceremony
Starner Marie Starner and Jerry Mitchell married in a double ring ceremony at John T White Calvary Baptist Church Handley with Rev Everett James officiating. The bride’s stepfather Orville Starner gave her away. Oma Chitwood Howe was matron of honor Nola Faye Smith Handley bridesmaid Donnie Mitchell best man Floyd Smith Handley groomsman Darrel Michael Starner bride's brother ring bearer. Candle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Marie Starner
Handley
Jerry Mitchell
Winfield
John T. White Calvary Baptist Church
Everett James
Orville Starner
Oma Chitwood
Howe
Nola Faye Smith
Donnie Mitchell
Floyd Smith
Darrel Michael Starner
Candle
Two Families Unite As Miss Linda Clowers Weds
Linda Clowers of Handley and Ann McClellan of Dallas married, daughter of Mrs. Orville Starner of Handley, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rice of Whitewright. The groom is Mr. G. W. Mitchell’s son from Winfield. After a brief wedding trip they will reside in Winfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ughters
Linda Clowers
Handley
Ann McClellan
Dallas
Orville Starner
C. E. Rice
Whitewright
Mitchell
G. W. Mitchell
Winfield
Kitchen innovations promise faster home cooking in 1959
U S News and World Report notes new electric and gas ranges with microwave ovens using high frequency energy, ceramic glass tops, and self cleaning surfaces. Innovations include a counter top gas range with hidden flames, portable burners, outdoor gas rotisseries, and a movable oven elevating from the counter for versatile family kitchens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. News & World Report
Washington's Teeth Were Store Bought in Portrait Tale
The Dental Times quotes Dr. B. H. Weinberger noting Washington wore elk teeth set in lead alloy for Peale’s portrait. It cites Weinberger guessing the teeth served only for the painting look. John Greenwood, a New York dentist, did most of the dental work and crafted a hippopotamus ivory denture for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Washington
Charles Willson Peale
Dental Times
B. H. Weinberger
America
Washington
John Greenwood
When You Eat Timing Affects Body Weight
Studies suggest breakfast and lunch are digested during the day when activity is highest. Nighttime meals and snacks are digested during sleep, a period when the body stores excess food as fat.
Natives of New Guinea Wear Minimal Clothing
The report notes New Guinea inhabitants near Australia wear little clothing and smear their bodies with pork fat to stay warm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Australia
Mother Wren Rides Tractor in a Bronson Tale
A mother wren built a nest between a tractor's battery and tool box in Bronson Kansas. The bird stayed by the nest during operation, incubated the eggs, then fed the young as the tractor ran its rounds. In a separate note, U.S. fishing licenses rose by nearly one million in fiscal year 1958 versus the year before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronson
Kan
Melvin Stewart
Stewart
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leon Ball
Earl Hill
Rickie of Sherman
Jess Blanks
Ed Martin
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Charles Kelieher
Corpus Christi
Bob Benish
Houston
George Key
McKinney
Louise Henson
Gary
J. E. Henson
Roy Belew and Son
Garland
Ken Bennett
Elbert Bennett
Nellie Taylor
Risser Hospital
Bonham
Baylor
Jack Pritchard
Son Lee
Joe Johnson
Robert Hemphill
C. D. Herrera
el Paso
Bill Herrera
Floyd Bassett
Lonnie Darwin
Percy Darwin
Arkansas
Missouri
George Ball
Community Hospital
Gordon Taylor
Denison
Marvin Smith
Rice Melugin
Hugh Hunter
Jimmie Jacobs
Plano
Jimmie Ray
Mr. Jacobs
Christian Schools, Inc
James Smith
Bob Cawthon
Bobbie Kay
Lillie Shirley
Anna Sunday
Harold Ball
Harry Lander
Fort Worth
R. L. Sears
Marvin Bryant
Madill
Okla
Anna Hardy
G. H. Jordan
Dee Smith
John Vestal
Murray Bryant
Russia
Terry Mac Miller
Nellie Leath
Iowa Park
Tina Belle Blanks
Waco
Frank Miller
Martha and
Sally
Midland
Mrs
C. P. Johnson
John Kaiser
Charles Estes
Austin
Johnnie Kaiser
Jess Edwards
J. P. Johnson
van Johnson
Clyde Witcher
Lewisville
BIG Tex
Monarch Party MIX
Starlac
Parker House
Keitius
Kimbell
Kimbell’s Pork & Beans
McGrath
R. H. Gaddy
Latta
S. C
W. T. Nicholson
Rusk
Louisiana
Starner
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mother Wren
Pecan Valley
Folger’s Instant Coffee
Birdseye Beef
Keith
Drifter
Oxydol
White Swan
Kraft Mustard
Crocery & Market
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