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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1969
Page
1
A humorous exchange features a housewife asking a wandering man if he is content living on the road. The bum replies he longs for a car, revealing a small social vignette about mobility and aspiration.
A hospital bedside moment shows a worker choosing kind words for a patient while a daughter questions divine instruction. A clergyman nearby contemplates sermons as life offers small cracks of humor. A joke links colds to income and raises to smiles.
A young man storms into an electrician shop demanding immediate service for a doorbell. The manager explains a worker had not yet fixed it, while a back-room helper confirms attempts to ring the bell for over ten minutes with no response. Nearby, a student faces four F grades and one D in first semester reports. The coach suggests too much focus on English. A joke hints at aging with new wrinkles over old.
John asks Mary if she believes in free speech and she affirms. He then asks to use her telephone, revealing a casual exchange about access and courtesy. The brief dialogue centers on rights and polite request in daily life.
Reported remark describes a father answering his son’s question about the mother’s whereabouts. The statement implies the mother was present recently, inferred from the phone’s warm condition. No further context available.
The phrase hints at the enduring challenge of human connection beyond algorithmic matching. It juxtaposes automated pairing with the more nuanced task of actually capturing interest and forming bonds.
A saying advises against meeting trouble halfway urging to stand still and let it travel the distance, suggesting something may happen to it before it reaches you.
Two speakers joke about poets praising the moon as silver. One quips poets favor quarters and halves, prompting a playful pun about lunar light.
Nancy tells her mother she plans to wash the cat's mouth for saying a bad word. The mother retorts that a cat cannot talk. Nancy recalls the cat's reaction after she ran over its tail with a tricycle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica reports that over 1.5 million tons of food and vital supplies were flown to Berlin by Western powers during the blockade. Only about 4 percent of the western sector population defected to the east.
The Friday Literary Club met December 20 at Mrs. S. H. White’s home. Members toured rooms decorated with Christmas trees and period pieces, showcased porcelain pets, and voted to support a blind patient at Wichita Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Velace Wilson of Whitewright announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Gail Wilson to Bill Tom Bradley son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Bradley of Van Alstyne. The couple will wed at 8 p m January 25 at the First Baptist Church of Whitewright with Rev Dale Gore officiating. No formal invitations will be sent and all friends and relatives are invited. Miss Wilson is a Whitewright High School graduate and a senior at East Texas State University. Mr Wilson is a Van Alstyne High School graduate who attended Texas Tech and East Texas State University and works at Melt Producers Inc in McKinney.
The Gallup poll names Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson as the two most unpopular U.S. presidents in modern times. Critics argue U.S. policy in Korea and Vietnam risks endless entanglements and misreads Asian dynamics.
The article notes that the U S state of Maine derives its name from an old French province, reflecting historical ties to French exploration and settlement.
New York report on acute childhood leukemia shows higher incidence among children in wealthier Cuya hoga County suburbs. Study by Drs Diane Browning and Samuel Gross of Case Western Reserve University used 163 cases in 489 240 children 14 and under over a decade, finding poorer areas had lower rates, with whites higher than Negroes and suburban areas higher than city neighborhoods.
A long list of holiday visitors and family visits is reported. Names include Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Childress and many relatives from Dallas, Gainesville, Bonham, Sherman, Whitewright, and other towns. Also noted are trips to Gilmer, Pritchett, Red River New Mexico, Brownwood, and Dallas.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean writes about a New Year gathering at the country store. He jokes about time, holidays, and aging, praises old ladies, and comments on the Nixon Agnew administration and political talk. He ends with New Year wishes to the editor.
Fannin County officials were sworn in at a special Commissioners' Court meeting Tuesday. Sheriff Dudley Jackson Tax Assessor-Collector Henry Joe Fletcher County Attorney Pat Beene were sworn in for four-year terms alongside Wesley Farmer who recertified his oath after election. New sworn in were Commissioner Donald McLain and John Avery, plus constables Fred Clark and Alfred Blair. Re-elected Wade Morris and Matt Milford also took oaths.
Mr and Mrs H H Gray of Whitewright will celebrate their 44th wedding anniversary January 3. Maurice Neathery filled the pulpit at the Church of Christ Sunday morning and evening.
Funeral services for Betty Jean Page nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Aubrey FE Page were held at Barnheart Funeral Chapel Whitewright. She died from third degree burns suffered when a gas heater ignited her gown. Betty Jean was born December 6 1959 in Denison and attended Lamarr Elementary School. She survived by her parents and grandparents Buck Chesser of Whitewright.
Perry R. Evans 89 died Tuesday at his Leonard home. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church Leonard with Rev. Ed Russell officiating. Burial Fuller Cemetery Delba. Taylor Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include his wife Sarah, daughter J P Flanagan, nephew Ollie Fuller, two sisters, a brother, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Methodist Church for Chess Murphy 78 of Van Alstyne Leonard area who died 5:15 a.m. Saturday Dec 28 1968 at Leonard Rest Home. Rev. Gale Merrell and Rev. Ed Russell conducted burial in Van Alstyne Cemetery. Pallbearers R R McCord A C Simmons Buddy Marks Howard Trusty A L Brown Rob Roy Gattis. Survivors include two sons Bill and Ray Murphy a sister Nobela Carter a brother Less Murphy and grandson Donnie Murphy.
In Burbank California Lockheed's 256 passenger jet under construction will debut in the 1970s with a mock-up interior. The first class area features swivel chairs with locks and movie seating while overhead bins and retractable clothes closets provide ample storage for carry on luggage and full length garments.
William J. Billner, assistant registrar at the 4780th USAF Hospital, Perrin Field, is honored with the Award for Meritorious Civilian Service, the second highest Air Force civilian honor. The ceremony cites his World War II POW service and long tenure since 1948 with multiple incentives and performance awards.
Churches announce Rev. C. C. Dooley as pastor with Sunday School at 10 00 a m and Worship Service at 11 00 a m.
Bible study Sunday at 10 a m with worship and communion at 11 a m. Evening worship at 7 p m. Wednesday Bible study for all ages at 7 30 p m.
The schedule lists Rev. George Topper with 10:00 Sunday School and 11:00 Communion Worship and 6:00 Evening Worship. Monday includes 2:00 W S C S meeting and 5:00 District Conference. Tuesday features 7:30 Official Board.
Sunday services listed with 10:00 Sunday School and 6:00 Worship at Whitewright Church.
Mrs Janice Hall leads a church with Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m Evening Worship at 7 p m Prayer Meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 p m
Reverend Harry Stanley serves as chaplain for a weekly worship service at 9:00 a.m. every Sunday in the chapel.
Rev. Lionel Lindley leads Kentuckytown Baptist Church with Sunday School at 10:00 AM worship at 11:00 AM and 6:30 PM after a 5:30 PM Training Union session.
Rev. Herman Lancaster leads this church with Sunday School at 9 55, Worship at 7, Prayer at 7, and Choir practice at 7 45. Local congregants noted for routine weekly schedule.
Bethel Baptist Church led by Rev. Charles Pierce hosts Sunday School at ten, Training Union at six thirty, and Worship at seven thirty with a playful slogan about guessing a woman's age.
Each year American farmers purchase products containing about 5 million tons of steel and 320 million pounds of rubber enough to put tires on 6 million cars. Try a Sun Want Ad for results.
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