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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1952
Page
5
Local residents report visits and trips across Texas including Frank Armstrong in Plano and Mrs. C. A. Russell in Wichita Falls. Several relatives travel to Dallas and Fort Worth for hospital, shopping, and social events.
Local residents from Denison Dallas Sherman Bonham and Whitewright visited or hosted family members this week. Tax Officer Robert Dean announced property assessments by Taylor Autrey and W N Gilliam in Whitewright and Bells. A Scout skit by Giles Musser was shown to the Sherman Kiwanis Club, and oil drilling near town sparked chatter about royalties as oil saturated sand was reportedly encountered.
Mr and Mrs W B Holsonbake and daughters Janet and Dianna of Hughes Springs were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs O L Sears. Mrs Raymond Walt has returned to Dallas to be at the bedside of her granddaughter Brenda Kay Lansford who is seriously ill at St Pauls Hospital. Mrs Walt spent Sunday here with her family.
Rotary Club program chairman Roy Blanton introduced Mrs. Houston Darwin and Mrs. O. L. Jones as vocalist and pianist. Darwin presented three songs to enthusiastic Rotarians. Visitors included Art Peterson of Sherman Jess Daniels of Commerce and Houston Darwin of Whitewright.
The Friday Literary Club met at Mrs. M. W. Davis to hear an educa tion in other lands program. Mrs. Griffin Dollarhide Jr. presided over a business meeting. The group schedules an annual luncheon at Mrs. Summers home and names entertainment chairmen for the event. The next meeting at Mrs. Summers' home is set for Feb 29 for a Texas Day program.
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. W. R. Milam's home with eleven members and two visitors Miss Sallie Moore and Mrs. Billie Jean Stevenson. Mrs. R. A. Vestal called the meeting to order and roll call cited a handbag feature. A restyling hand demonstration followed.
Mrs. R. A. Vestal and Mrs. Joe Miller presented bags. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be on Feb. 28 in the home of Mrs. Earl Lyons.
The Jucusoe Club met after school at the Presbyterian Church for a valentine party with nine members and visitor Louisa Lackey. Gayla Sears served refreshments. They made valentines for sick Cliff Emerson, with Anna Lou Phillips winning best card. A newspaper-dress game followed. Anna Lou Phillips and Louisa Lackey won, Gayla Sears and Jimmy Smith placed second. judges were Mrs. Lee Smith Mrs. Jack Lackey and Mrs. Henry.
Nena Roberson of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service advises buying needles by size rather than sets. Keep number 7 for general use and sizes 9 or 10 for dress materials, with size 7 or 8 for heavy fabrics. Types include sharps between and crewel long-eye, with long-eye easier to thread but more fragile.
A collection of traditional sayings including A half loaf is better than no bread A miss is as good as a mile A stitch in time saves nine Absence makes the heart grow fonder and other maxims about caution kindness and prudence from common usage across cultures.
A dog’s absence leaves deep silence and coldness in home and hand. The speaker notes the emptiness in the heart and mind, beyond mere change, as the loyal companion departs.
Hold the lid almost closed and blow breath into the can through the crack before sealing. This replaces oxygen with carbon dioxide, slowing film formation on iodized paint for storage.
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