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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1971
Page
2
The week sees a volatile weather pattern with forecasters unsure of next shifts and a March freeze feared to harm fruit trees. Locals discuss Betty’s cake donation, a disputed disaster fund, a diet jab from Greg Sanderson, and rumors about two town figures, plus a Walker's panel contrasting American and British humor on poison labels.
Monday offers Pinto beans with salt pork mixed greens beef pickles cornvcvad prunes milk. Tuesday serves Tunafish salad on lettuce whole kericor tater tots catsup fruit jellow milk. Wednesday features Chicken pot pie fresh green salad apple sauce vanilla wafers milk. Thursday serves Beef vegetables crackers cole slaw banana pudding milk. Friday includes Hamburger pattie on bun lettuce tomato pickle onion potato chips ice cream bar milk.
Mrs Jack Hayes and daughter of Garland visited her parents Mr and Mrs Nov Miller. Mr and Mrs Russell Rutherford formerly of California bought a home and moved to Whitewright. Mr and Mrs Ronnie Hendrix and Ronnie Eugene spent weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Otis Hendrix. Mr and Mrs Jones Ray Vestal of Richardson visited his mother Mrs G A Vestal Sunday. Mrs J A Jarvis called to Caddo Oklahoma Monday morning by her father's death. Mr and Mrs O L Jones spent the week end in Dallas with daughter Miss Jeanette Jones. Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Ralph Wallace included several regional relatives and Miss Lola Scott. Mrs Fiy Vestal visited daughter Mrs Leonard Robinson in Randolph Monday. Mr and Mrs John Cimaris attended a district World War I veterans meeting in Denison at the 10 C F Hall. All barracks in District 70 were represented to hear Judge R C Vaughan of Sherman speak. The next meeting will be held in Bonham in May.
Freddie sued the golf club for injuries after a lightning strike hit a weather shelter near the thirteenth tee. The court ruled no case, saying lightning is unpredictable and not the club’s fault, noting that safety cannot guarantee absolute protection.
The article traces how medicines for mental illness evolved from early plant use to modern pharmacology. It notes ancient wine and plant remedies, the rise of pharmacology in the 19th century, vaccines and antibiotics as major advances, and the 1950s gains with tranquilizers. It ends by stressing careful, medicated use under medical guidance as therapeutic.
Recent guests included Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bailey and Michelle of Dallas visiting Mrs. Lula Wilkinson, with other visitors from Bonham Oklahoma City and Dallas. Attendees joined funeral services for Charles Bullenger in Okemia Oklahoma, while relatives toured Ada and Irving. Several families hosted weekend gatherings in Dallas Sherman Denison and Plano regions.
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