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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
5
The Whitewright SUT lists J H Waggoner and T Glenn Doss as editors and owners. It publishes Thursdays and has subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 1 year 1.50 and 6 months 1.00, outside counties 1 year 2.00 and 6 months 1.25, with a six month minimum.
The Sun announces sixteen page Christmas greeting ads from local and out of town businesses. The paper notes weekly publishing is continuous year round, with legal citations forcing publication, and hints future size may drop to four pages next week. The editor wishes readers a Merry Christmas.
A fragmented column discusses gun safety with a question about a recent hunters shooting tally. It critiques tax migration to a Pacific island and forecasts bright business prospects in 1950. It laments food shortages, urges vigilance to preserve freedoms, and mocks entitlement politics in a closing note.
A knife wielding thief stole $100 from Frank Marchetti, a blind vendor, a week ago. The incident spurred generous gifts from readers across the country, with Marchetti receiving hundreds in donations and renewed faith in people.
The text muses on limited value of polls for administration, timely mail, funding for groups, and Churchill’s advice on concise language. It urges understanding between urban and rural residents and notes vanity in self-praise.
Whitewright schools close for ten days with students leaving this afternoon. Classes resume on Monday, January 2.
Austin paper reports Mrs Claude de Van Watts, state president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, urges a liquorless Christmas for Texans. She asks observing Christ's birth with sacredness and redirecting liquor funds to charities, condemning liquor symbols at Christmas.
A 25 year old man in Denison city jail was charged with speeding driving with no license and passing in a no passing zone. He claimed a house fire in Telephone near Bonham destroyed all his possessions including Christmas gifts for his baby. He drove to Oklahoma with a drunken friend and returned when spotted by highway patrol leading to a crash into a brick wall. He faced possible jail time over fines and bond.
The census bureau reports 14,715,400 running bales of the 1949 crop ginned before December 1. That compares with 12,744,152 on the same date last year and 10,046,013 two years ago.
New York police say Alice O'Connor 38 mother of three fatally stabbed her husband Robert O'Connor 33 pressman with a kitchen knife he handed her after she threatened I would kill you if I only had a knife. The killing occurred during an argument.
Central Christian Church with James R. Wright Jr. as minister holds Sunday school at 10 a.m. Presbyterian Church also offers Sunday school at 10 a.m. No other services. Assembly of God Church led by Rev. E A Doty presents morning worship at 11 a.m. Evangelistic service scheduled for 7 30 p.m.
Therman Healy ministers Bible classes at 10 a.m. with preaching and communion at 11 a.m. Young People Training Groups to be announced. Evening service at 7 p.m. and midweek service at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Ashley D Jameson is minister with Weldon R Drake as pastor. Sunday school superintendent is W T Simmons. Training Union director is Mrs W R Drake. W M S president is Mrs B W Newman. Morning worship at 11 and youth programs tonight.Wednesday prayers at 7 and choir at 7 45.
Leland Tate about 24 died Tuesday night from injuries after a Sunday auto crash on the Whitewright Ida road west of Mill Creek bridge. Tate was taken to the VA Hospital in McKinney. another occupant escaped with minor injuries. This is the second fatal crash on the road since it opened. a Dallas man died nearby three weeks earlier in a rollover.
A local pitch promotes a year long subscription to the hometown newspaper as the perfect Christmas gift. It emphasizes lasting memory, noting the recipient will be reminded of the giver fifty two times a year.
The National Safety Council forecast a 3 day Christmas traffic death toll of 435. This is the largest preholiday estimate the council ever made. The figure covers only immediate traffic deaths between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Monday.
The federal government seeks 3000 in penalties from pilot Elmer P. Kilgore over alleged low flying near Dalhart in May. The case was filed in U S District Court at Amarillo upon request of Civil Aeronautics Administration officials.
A Jacksonville woman sought a large purse during a Christmas shopping tour. After visiting many stores she found the right one, only to be told by the clerk that it was a diaper bag.
A chilly night prompts a sleeping mishap and a pun about not sleeping together. The speaker recalls shivering and unable to sleep while a friend deflects with a lighthearted quip.
The Fidelis Class of the First Baptist Church held a banquet for members and associates Friday night at the church. The table featured silver leaves and holly. Mrs. J. P. Layman gave the opening prayer and devotional. Mrs. O. L. Jones sang White Christmas, with Mrs. George Hight at the piano.
The highlight of the evening was the exchanging of gifts around a decorated tree. A gift from the class was presented to Mrs. C. J. Meador, teacher. Thirty attended.
Las Vegas dog licenses to be redesigned as fire hydrant shapes for males and heart shapes for females. Dogcatcher Bill Burke aims to triple this year's sales from 1,300 by glamorizing the licenses and boosting appeal.
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