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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1958
Page
3
Numerous couples and families from Sherman Dallas Commerce Bells Trenton Dallas Paris Fort Worth Richardson Richardson Lubbock Austin and other places plan or are spending Christmas with relatives. Names include Bedford Inter Hughes Lay Gowdy Gardner Brown May Landolt Living ston Montgomery Gillett May Whitt Holland Dickerman and others.
A Easthampton pastor raised funds by sealing church entrance with 500 bricks and charging parishioners one dollar per brick removed. Other short items include a Tokyo snake threat tactic, a Minneapolis judge’s circuit proposal slogan Have gavel will travel, Parkston firefighters ball campaign line You come to our dance and we’ll go to your fire, a Missouri postmaster selling an unused safe for 66 dollars, a Stockholm candy firm touting lollipops as a beauty aid, a Jacksonville haberdasher touting genuine markdowns, and a Cambridge TV shop Do it yourself then call us.
A reflective piece urges doing deeds now to shape character and progress. It stresses seizing today to praise, plan, and improve, noting tomorrow never comes and the future is formed by present actions. The note closes with a historical aside on Cynics from Socrates' circle.
A Texas safety quiz tests knowledge on traffic dangers and driving rules. It cites 1957 Texas crash data, registration totals, and cost estimates, highlighting the role of public education and media in accident prevention.
Notice announces the annual shareholders meeting of First National Bank Whitewright Texas at 10:00 A M on January 13 1959 in the Directors Room to elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and address other business. R A Gillett cashier. Planters National Bank of Whitewright in liquidation similarly calls for its stockholders meeting January 13 1959 at 1:00 P M in the Directors Room for electing directors and other matters. J M McMillin director acting.
Citation issued in case No 65577 commands Wilma Lee Clark to answer plaintiff Clarence W Clark Jr by January 26 1959 in the 15th District Court Sherman Texas divorce petition filed November 11 1958. Court Clerk is Earnest with deputy Davis. Published December 6 1958 and January 1 8 9 in The Whitewright Sun.
A brief tale recounts Saint Nicholas, once bishop of Myra, secretly gifting the poor. His sack and a rooftop drop led money to fall into a daughter's stocking, starting the Christmas stocking tradition. The text also notes cork from Mediterranean oak bark, harmless daddy long legs, and the value of dreaming while awake.
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