We Heard About visits Across towns this week
Mrs. Jess Blanks visited Mrs. George Leath in Iowa Park. Judy Petty of Denton visited Mr. and Mrs. Russell Summers. Mrs. John Gladden of Oklahoma City visited Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Warren. Gayland Johnson of San Diego visited Lena Mae Gowdy. Floyd Bassett weekended in San Antonio with Charles Herrera. Sandra Braly concluded a visit with grandmother Mrs. T. E. Sears. Raymond England and children of Smithfield visited sister Mrs. Floyd Haliburton. Roy Blanton weekend in Austin visiting son Barrie Blanton at the University of Texas. Jimmie Ray Jacobs and children of Plano spent Saturday night with Hugh Hunter. Cynthia Smith visited relatives in Sherman. Edgar Ayers weekend in Austin with Tom Ford. Ray Hawkins Sr. and children of Odessa visited Claude Garner. J. P. Darwin spent Wednesday in Fort Worth with Jerry Wilson. Snow of Bells moved into Dr. Paul Geers' cottage on East Main. James Stuteville of Richardson visited Grover Stuteville. W. T. Nicholson returned from a visit to Garland. C. R. Brewer and family of Fresno concluded a visit with Bert Bennett. A. V. Peninger and daughter of Grapevine spent weekend with Jim Davis and family. Mrs. Jim Davis returned home after visiting Dallas, Carrollton and Grapevine.
Local social notes from Whitewright and area
Multiple brief items record visits and travels among residents of Whitewright and nearby towns. Notable mentions include visits to the VA hospital in McKinney, weekend trips to Tupelo Oklahoma and Fort Worth, marriages and moves, a family reunion at American Legion Park, and military assignments in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall
American Legion Park
Rotary Club Spotlight On Nuclear Fallout Safety Film
Les Trimble of Sherman presented a film on nuclear fallout and contamination protection at the Rotary Club meeting Friday. John Biggerstaff introduced him. guests included David Brown Sherman Jim Petty Denton and Joe Crouch Whitewright. Earl Blanton will lead the program next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Les Trimble
Sherman
John Biggerstaff
David Brown
Jim Petty
Denton
Joe Crouch
Whitewright
Earl Blanton
Beta Sigma Phi initiates Chi Xi Chapter pledge group
Eleven members of Chi Xi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi completed a six months pledge training period in a home setting during a Monday evening. The group will meet September 11 in Mrs. J. A. Harper Jr. home for their first regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Xi
Beta Sigma Phi
Wallace Wilson
Robert Sivley
J. A. Harper Jr
Fragmented Prose Verses on Labor and Society
A collection of satirical lines critiquing child labor laws and fame. References to parents, age norms, taxation, and ego appear in pithy, aphoristic statements. The piece mixes social commentary with witty quips and a closing quote from Co-Op Visitor.
Newspaper Spending Across the United States
Americans spend three million seven hundred ninety four thousand dollars daily on newspapers and about one billion six hundred four million two hundred twenty eight thousand dollars per year.
Navy and Coast Guard Veterans Reenlist in Former Rates
Navy and Coast Guard veterans may reenlist in the Naval Air Reserve without regard to time since last discharge. Reenlistment depends on billet availability at Naval Air Station Dallas. Reserve units based there report available billets for many aviation ratings and drill one weekend monthly. Some squadrons conduct annual training trips beyond the continental U S to San Juan Puerto Rico and Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy and
Coast Guard
Naval Air Station
Dallas
Texas
Naval and Coast Guard
Naval Air Reserve
Dallas-Fort Worth
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Port Lyautey
Morocco
Hawaii
Naval Reserve units offer drill and flight pay benefits
Personnel in Naval Air Reserve units earn drill pay according to rank and service length. Flight pay benefits many aviation rates, and drill pay plus training duty can improve household finances and savings. Reservists also gain retirement points for later income. Veterans should contact the Information and Recruiting Office at Naval Air Station Dallas, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Air Reserve
Naval Reserve
Naval Air Station
Dallas
Texas
Tree Farms Flourish Across Twelve Southern States
Thirty seven million acres of Tree Farms are flourishing in Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Oklahoma Tennessee Texas and Virginia. This represents more than two thirds of the nation’s total Tree Farm acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Tenness
Texas
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs
Jess Blanks
George Leath
Iowa Park
Judy Petty
Russell Summers
John Gladden
Oklahoma City
M. M. Warren
Gayland Johnson
San Diego, Calif
Lena Mae Gowdy
Mrs. Floyd Bassett
San Antonio
Charles Herrera
Sandra Braly
Pampa
T. E. Sears
Mrs. Raymond England
Smithfield
Floyd Haliburton
Roy Blanton
Austin
Barrie Blanton
University of Texas
Jimmie Ray Jacobs
Plano
Hugh Hunter
Cynthia Smith
Edgar Ayers
Tom Ford
Ray Hawkins Sr
Odessa
Claude Garner
J. P. Darwin
Fort Worth
Jerry Wilson
Mrs. Snow of
Bells
Paul Geers
East Main Street
James Stuteville
Richardson
Grover Stuteville
W. T. Nicholson
Mrs. N. B. Nicholson
Garland
C. R. Brewer
Fresno, Calif
Elbert Bennett
A. V. Peninger
Grapevine
Jim Davis
Carrollton
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Calif
Oak Farms
Kraft Miniature Marshmallows
Maxwell House Coffee
van Camp
Mrs. Tucker
Kimbell
W. C. Thornhill
Robert England
Billy Thornhill
McKinney
Jack Hicks
Dick Gibson
O. E. Head
Tupelo, Okla
Ira Hogue
E. C. Montgomery
Marion Smith
East Whitewright
H. A. Kennard
Riverside, Calif
P. L. Reid
Duncan, Okla
Charlie McKenna
Charles W. Copeland
U. S. Navy
Alameda
Clyde Brown
Route Two
Don Collins
Fred Garner
Ernest Owens
C. W. Jordan
J. H. Perkins
Farmersville
Mac Perkins
Jane McCarroll
Leonard
A. R. McMurry
Lee Bennett
Robert Old
Lottie Davis
Bonham
Jessie Blackwell
Wolfe City
George Bennett
Bob Dunlap
Tom Barbee
Roscoe Vestal
Rice Melugin
Bonham VA Hospital
Mr. Melugin
C. W. Barnett
Ardmore
Okla
C. D. Hunter
Allie Gray
E. H. (Shorty) Smith
James Montgomery
Desert
C. E. Graves
Melba Davenport
Claud Wallis
Melissa
Paul Cole
Cindy
Maude Belew
Edgar Sowells
Orangeville
Mr. Sowells
M. P. Dennis
Mr. Dennis
Gainesville
Perry Stubblefield
John Blankenship
Lucian McDowell
Morrison, Tenn
Lucian Rascoe
Royse City
Jimmie Crawford
Fate
Frank Rascoe
Roy Talley
Lucio Orozco
Beverly
Debbie
Army
Bobby J
Jerry L. Brown
Woodrow Brown
Tom Bean
14Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Germany
Bad Kissingen
L. J. Penny
City Park
Don Still
Little Rock
Ark
Royce Terry
Beeville
Jack Baldwin
H. W. Penny
Paul Smathers
Ernest Melton
R. Dee Penny
Still
Luella
Lee Penny
James Dixon
John Smith
U. S
Navy
Tree Farms
Chuck Roast
Wolf Brand
Mission
Sally Ann
Iowana
Gladiola
Maxwell House
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