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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1951
Page
2
Local residents share weekend visits and travels to Dallas Wichita Falls San Antonio and other cities. Social groups meet with Mrs Maggie Badgett presiding and the W S C S of the First Methodist plan a 3 30 social and a study session.
Lem Titts worth of Bonham offers to trade new or used furniture for a piano. The note appears informal and unaccompanied by additional details or contact information.
Clinton C. White of Oklahoma spoke to the Rotary Club about a drilling block he is assembling for undisclosed parties. The block would total 6,000 to 7,000 acres in the triangle formed by Whitewright Tom Bean and Van Alstyne with a 7250 foot test and drilling to start before Oct 8 1951.
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met February 8 at 2 30 pm with Mrs Ed Martin as hostess. President Mrs R A Vestal led the meeting. roll call focused on yearly goals. Miss Viva Phillips demonstrated ribbon flower making and a $5 donation was made to the March of Dimes. Refreshments served to 16 members and four visitors Patty Badgett Adah Gillespie Olive Myrick and Mrs John Norris.
Bethel W M U of Bethel Baptist Church met Monday at 2 p.m. for a Royal Service program led by Mrs. Christine Sanderson with thirteen members present. Participants included Jewel Jarvis Louise Franklin and others. Plans were made to send a box to Buckner Orphans Home and a Bible study is slated for February 19.
Several issues of the Northern Standard, a Texas newspaper from Clarksville, were printed on wrapping paper indicating material reuse in the early days of the publication.
Farmers learn low cost strategies to fight anthracnose or pink boll rot in cotton. Emphasis on clean fall plowing crop rotation and seed treatment with organic mercury dust to kill fungi, reduce seed decay and damping off, and limit spread with minimal per acre cost. County agents and extension services can guide treatment availability.
The article explains how body temperature varies with different illnesses and injuries. It details diseases with fever trends such as typhoid typhus malaria and relapsing fever and notes that head injuries spinal injuries anxiety and certain diseases can elevate or alter temperature. It also covers the difficulty of locating fever sources and the need for diagnosis.
The article explains fever care centers on water balance. Drinking according to thirst increases urine output and helps remove toxins while sponge baths aid kidneys and circulation. It cautions against universal cures and notes some fevers need medical advice. Whitehouse in Smith County is noted as a painted historic house.
Rome's Daily American, the city’s sole English paper, runs wartime style ads where women seek American husbands and men seek financially independent partners. Ads promise conversation exchanges, letters, and even marriage with photos, from Italian women to American families and an American in Saudi Arabia seeking a suitable financially independent partner.
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