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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1957
Page
4
A digest of weekend and holiday visits across Denton Era and surrounding towns. Families hosted relatives from Dallas Sherman Denison Bonham Paris McKinney Deer hunting trips noted. Dr P A Spain birthday open house mentioned.
Miss Jere Johnson Campbell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Campbell, married Saturday evening in Fort Worth. Mrs Emory Christian and Miss Mary Phillips attended. the bride is a great niece of Mrs Christian.
Mrs. Joe T. May and children of Dallas spent Thanksgiving with the Gilletts and May family. Airman First Class Johnnie Bob Mullins returned home to visit relatives. Mrs. Truman Henson of Dallas visited the Henson family and traveled home with her recuperating husband. Forrest and Guy Doggett visits linked Grand Prairie and Duncanville. Mrs. George Bennett remains hospitalized after a car accident near Choctaw Creek. Holiday guests gathered at John Kaiser’s home from Dallas Huntington Ark Pilot Grove Sherman Clarks ville Richardson Van Alstyne Bonham Whitewright and Tren ton.
Thomas Wolfe labeled presidents Garfield Arthur Harrison and Hayes the Four Lost Men for being largely forgotten figures in history. This viewpoint highlights how their presidencies faded from public memory.
Reagan Brown notes Texas has about 500000 residents over 65, nearly one seventh of the population, higher percentages in rural areas. Older adults want independence near friends, access to shopping and church, safety features in homes, heat and light, and a meaningful daily routine, while avoiding isolation. They favor open spaces, safety, simple steps, and proximity to family without living with them.
The text notes that famed English archers of the mid ages used yew wood to craft their longbows and that this wood remains regarded as the best for bow making.
Citation by publication informs all interested in the estate of J J Swindle deceased, Grayson County Texas, administratrix Ella Mae Swindle to file final account and seek discharge. Hearing set the first Monday after ten days from posting, December 16 1957 at Sherman courthouse. Judge and clerk are named and notice published December 5 1967 in Whitewright Sun.
L H Ridout Jr of the A&M board announced that Texas A&M will renew compulsory military training for freshmen and sophomores. He cited the school’s World War II officer output and the program as a character builder.
The USDA reports last fiscal year spent 107 million dollars on school lunches in the Southwest, with over 37 million in Texas. John J. Slaughter notes more than three quarters funded by local expenditures, the rest by federal funds. Over 1,670,000 students affected.
Slaughter stated that the school lunch program now totals three times its size from a decade ago in annual expenditures.
The Defense Department reported in its first year Medicare for military dependents paid over 300 000 doctor bills and 200 000 hospital bills totaling 43 million dollars. About 40 percent of patients were maternity cases.
A Mill and Factory survey of industrial firms shows 56 percent expect 1958 sales to match 1957, 31 percent foresee improvement, 11 percent expect a decline, and 2 percent have no idea. The survey reflects a varied outlook across firms of different sizes and sectors in New York.
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