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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1956
Page
5
Mrs. Sue McCollum joins Childress Pharmacy staff while Dallas visitors frequent towns. Albert Pierce, 67, dies and is buried. S/Sgt John Vandagriff and family return from Germany as he reenlists for Camp Hood in March. Community groups meet, and many residents visit relatives in Denton Sherman Bell?
Mrs. Floyd Bassett spent Monday and Tuesday in Austin. Judy Petty of Denton visits Mr. and Mrs. Russell Summers. Miss Dorothy Hamilton of Dallas and Mrs. Guy Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wheatley of Silsbee and their children spent weekend here. Mrs. Fred Cook Jr. entertained the Thursday Night Bridge Club with Mrs. Ron Faison high. Miss Mary Anderson of Denton visited Sears Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Truett of Denison visited Adah Gillespie and Olive Myrick. Gomer Graves of Sherman visited Joe Mangrum’s family. Ouida Nell Harris of Dallas visited Floyd and Mildred Harris. Sonny Gosnell and daughter Judy weekend with Jerry Wilson in Fort Worth. Mrs. R. E. Hickman and Mrs. Ira Kirkpatrick of Sherman visited Guy Dillon in Durant Oklahoma. C. R. Jones of McKinney announce birth of daughter on Jan 23 at Mitchell Clinic McKinney. weekend with relatives here. Mrs. H. L. Crittenden attended funeral of cousin Nancy Seay in Denison. Seay previously of Denison died in New York. Jesse Blanks and Miss Alice Blanks spent Sunday in Denison. Blanks accompanied them home.
Mrs M B Morgan of Vernon and others visited Mr and Mrs M R Smith for the weekend. Families from Wichita Falls Dallas Denison Greenville Leonard Sherman and Whitewright joined in. Mr and Mrs John Ball announce a daughter born January 25 and Mr and Mrs J O Huseman a son born January 28 at St George Berreda.
Mr and Mrs N B Nicholson of Garland visited Mrs W T Nicholson this Saturday. Frank Alexander of Dallas announces the birth of a son January 25. Clovis Childress visits Pomona California with Rev C C Childress ordering The Sun there. Visitors to W R Tabor include James Bradley Bells Douglas Neal and family Sherman Odell Neal Commerce and Dallas residents. Jack Badgett a 1951 Whitewright graduate earned a BS in petroleum geology from Texas Tech Lubbock on January 25 with a B average and leadership honors. He will work for Pure Oil at Abilene before Army duty.
The Music Club met Saturday at Mrs. Guy Hamilton home with Pokey Kelly presiding in Gayla Sears absence. Members performing included Nancy Dollarhide Maxylin Jones Patty Badgett Doris Tillett and Gracie Gates. New members Paula and Brenda Geers welcomed. Badgett won the loving cup for memorizing The Acrobats with correct fingering.
The H D Club met at Mrs. Ralph Wallace's home last Thursday with 17 members and one guest, Miss Zelma Moore, county agent. Mrs. R D Maddux presided as president. prayer, pledge and roll call were conducted, with one member sharing an interesting fact.
The thought for the day on polite ness pays compound interest was given by Mrs. Fred Cook. Miss Moore outlined the club work program for the year. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be with Mrs. C. N. Massey on Feb. 9. Reporter.
Bethel Woman's Missionary Union met Monday afternoon at the church with eleven members three children and one visitor Mrs Amy Franklin present. The meeting opened with a song What a Friend and prayers by Mrs J P Williams and Mrs J B Layman. Mrs Christene Sanderson and Mrs Ruby Cawthon led the first two chapters of The Tribes Go Up by Frank Belvin. Surprise refreshments were served. Reporter
A reflective piece on collective effort as essential to creation. It notes that plasterers, carriers of stone, and all workers contribute to making structures and serving a greater plan. No one builds alone. cooperation yields progress and lasting works.
An elderly woman puzzled by her parakeet heard the bird shout fried eggs in Greek. A visiting pastor identified the calls as Greek orders. The son bought the bird from a diner's proprietor. Ostrich feathers are harvested every 10 months with male wing and tail plumes yielding the best feathers.
A collection of light court anecdotes includes a Lenox motorist claiming to be on three cylinders in a 1908 Model T, a Philadelphia driver blaming hiccups on his partner, and a Passaic man admitting no license for 15 years. Other cases feature a woman driver who never parks, a Texan whose car was stolen after a pursuit, and a drunk driving plea with intoxicated witnesses.
An Anklam quip on swallowing pride avoids indigestion. Tolliver warns never strike a downed man. A reader cites a claim that the average woman uses 750 words. A joke about stock and turnover suggests limited stock. Socks and stockings joke that runs are near their end.
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