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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1952
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes T. Glenn Doss as Editor and Owner. The paper is published every Thursday and enters Whitewright Texas post office as second class mail matter. The price listed is $2.00 and $2.50.
Whitesboro residents urge County Commissioners Court to open an automobile tax office for 30 days in town to avoid driving to Sherman for auto tags. They argue the distance from Whitewright to Sherman equals Whitesboro to Sherman and seek relief for local vehicle owners.
A letter urges parity for Whitewright with Whitesboro in tax office access. It argues most auto tags can be mailed, warns against added local offices, and calls for reduced government spending at county, state, and national levels.
The United States declares a no compromise policy on a Korean truce and says no new POW plans will be sent to the Reds. State Department blames Chinese Communists and North Korea for blocking peace, noting Peiping's rejection mirrors Vishinsky’s terms. The piece ends with a stray historical line on Diogenes of Sinope.
Multiple congregations list Bible classes and worship times. Church of Christ at Tilden. Assembly of God with Elvis L Hill. Central Christian with Vernon Newland. First Methodist led by Harold S Taylor and Lee H Smith feature Sunday School mornings, worship services, midweek events, and a Christmas Eve program for the public.
Funeral services were held for M. S. Summers 79 in Trenton Baptist Church after a 15 day illness with burial at Burns Cemetery in Clinton County Kentucky. Survivors include his widow two sons Choice and James Summers and several grandchildren and sisters. Also mourned in Waco was Floyd Leeman Colley 57 husband of Alvis Colley formerly of Whitewright with service for his death. survivors include wife son stepson siblings and grandchildren.
Naperville police drained about 90 million gallons from an abandoned quarry searching the floor for two missing children. Edward Rosenstiel, 3, and Jean Peterson, 6, disappeared December 7, with no bodies recovered.
The Supreme Court declines to intervene in the case of Stanley Dale Sydow jailed for three years for refusing induction. Attorney Fyke Farmer argues the issue is whether the president can send troops to a foreign war by executive order without congressional declaration, rendering the war illegal.
James L. Cooper is pastor Paul A. Robertson music director Mrs L E Alexander financial secretary Charles Skaggs Sunday School superintendent Ralph Brown T A director Mrs Roy Blanton W M A president Marshall Hasty Brotherhood president Services include Sunday School 9 55 am Morning Worship 10 55 am Training Union 6 00 pm Evening service 7 00 pm Choir rehearsal 7 00 pm Wednesday 7 00 pm
The Rev. Rudolph Russell will preach at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. He is at home on leave after years of missionary work in Thailand. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m.
Sunday worship at 9 45 led by Reverend Otis Swisher with morning sermon. Sunday School at 10 45 offers classes for all ages. Training Union at 6 15 followed by Evening service at 7 15. Described as member of the North Texas Larger Parish. Includes church leaders U C Broach M F Alexander James H Gosnell Mrs Clifton Sanderson and Louis Franklin.
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