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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1958
Page
4
A string of humorous vignettes from a variety of daily life moments. A Great Dane chases cars while a Scotsman notices coins, a maid asks about postponing a wedding, and a taxi driver negotiates under Squeeze Type. Also included are classroom notes, a new baby, tax questions for a church, a football coach, a cowboy-turned-athlete, and a Connecticut bank anecdote about magazine subscriptions.
A Commerce Department report shows Texas grew about one third of the nation's cotton in 1957, with 23 of the 50 top producing counties in Texas. Total U S cotton was 10,880,378 bales. Texas output was 3,585,252 bales, followed by California and Mississippi.
In the early hours a man fired and yelled after hearing a black dog baying, telling officers he was moved to shoot and holler. The incident began with a protest era voice and ended with authorities investigating the unusual scene. Names and exact location details are sparse in the readable text.
Mrs. W. A. Kirkpatrick will celebrate her 92nd birthday next Monday August 18 at home with her daughter Vers Birs and other family members. She was born on the family farm, attended local schools and Savoy College, and helped found the Whitewright Presbyterian Church. Her husband Willie Kirkpatrick became a Presbyterian minister, they married at eighteen, and they celebrated a golden wedding in 1934. She remains active in church and women’s groups, with children Laura Harp Durant Okla D Leon Harp and Ira L Kirkpatrick Sherman, five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Sunday Bible study at 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. evening worship. Tuesday Ladies Bible Class at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible study for all ages at 8:00 p.m.
Pastor Harlen Duncan announces Sunday activities with Sunday School at 7 45 a m worship at 11 00 a m Christ Ambassadors meeting at 6 30 p m and worship at 7 30 p m followed by Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 7 30 p m.
Sunday School at 10:00 a m. Morning worship at 11:00 a m. Training Union at 6:30 p m.
Training at 7:00 p m with evening service at 8:00 p m. Wednesday prayer at 8:00 p m.
Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. August notes five Sundays with pastor and Mrs Dooley absent on the 31st yet Sunday School will proceed. A called Presbytery meeting was held in Paris. Pray for the sick. C C Dooley.
The First Baptist Church outlines a weekend and weekday VBS program with events on Saturday evening and Sunday services. Activities include Sunday School at 9 55 a m and Worship at 11 05 a m with related circles and nightly sessions.
Joy Russell Circle at 3 00 p m prayer at 7 30 p m Sunbeams at 7 30 p m choir rehearsal 8 15 p m Vacation Bible School Preparation Day Aug 16 8 00 10 00 a m includes joint worship departments parade follows at 10 00 a m Supervisors listed Nursery Mrs George Caldwell Beginner Mrs Jack Hicks Primary Mrs Clyde Sadler Junior Mrs J D Marlow Intermediate Mrs J D Marlow Bobby Gentry to play Saxophone Solo at morning worship pastor to preach The Love of Christ Mrs C C McLean to sing Somebody Did a Golden Deed sermon A Happy Man and building commitment cards urged Special Sunday for family commitments signed Fred D Waldrop.
Morning worship at 10 55 a m followed by Methodist Youth Fellowship at 6 00 p m On the fourth Sunday monthly worship at 5 30 p m The Woman s Society of Christian Service meets first and third Mondays at 3 00 p m The Wesleyan Service Guild meets every other Monday at 7 30 p m Rehearsal at 7 30 in the church hall.
Washington report says Americans lose over 100 million dollars yearly to weight loss products that do not reduce fat. A House subcommittee cites experts blaming candy wafers reducing machines and drugs while urging restraint and better FTC enforcement against misleading ads.
A U S Department of Agriculture study shows farm land is harder to buy as only 31 of every 1000 farms were offered for sale in the year, down from 57 per 1000 a decade ago. About 40 percent of land bought went to farmers expanding holdings.
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