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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1962
Page
5
Weaving a list of visits and errands, the page notes Miss Viva Phillips of Dallas and many couples from Tom Bean, Sherman, Dallas, and beyond spending weekends here. Local events include bridge club play, hospital visits, and family gatherings, with residents moving or visiting kin in multiple towns.
Kenneth Frisby suffered a heart attack near noon Wednesday and was taken to Community Hospital in Sherman. His wife said the attack was mild, and he will stay several days for tests. Relatives include Rev. and Mrs. Pryor of Blue Ridge and Mr. and Mrs. Braddy of Lane. Lionel McCurley of Pike also mentioned.
The Chief Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi gathered Monday night at Mrs. Robert Sivley’s home with nine members present. Mrs. Jack Meador led the program titled Let’s Talk on the Radio and Over Television.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society gathered Monday at 2 30 p m with Mrs Emmett Penn as hostess and Mrs T E Sears leading. Mrs H H Sears presided as president with reports from Miss Ruth Cox and an offering collected by Mrs Lydia Henry. Mrs Sears opened with prayer and program topics included Egypt prayer Year Book and devotional from Isaiah 40 31. Articles presented covered Gospel to a Satellite and Leave No Stone Uncast. Mizpah Benediction followed with refreshments for 14 attendees.
Waggoner Carr former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. He stresses the office’s role in law enforcement crime prevention and Texas economic health. He notes that in 1960 after two terms as Speaker a majority approved his public service and says his training qualifies him to do the job. He states his platform aims to strengthen the legal framework and enforce laws more vigorously.
A farm building near Leroy in McLennan County burned yesterday wiping out about 4 million worms used as fish bait valued at roughly 20 000 dollars. Owner C W Eaton raised African night crawlers and red wigglers selling at two cents each, but the blaze collapsed the structure and left no worms. John Rolfe, famed for marrying Pocahontas, is noted for introducing the colony’s first large scale tobacco crop in 1612.
A General Motors researcher states the automobile may contribute 20 percent to 10 percent of a known cancer causing chemical in city air. Benzpyrene, from burning coal oil and tobacco, is one of several carcinogenic chemicals found in emissions. The chemicals have caused cancer in mice and rats on repeated application.
A compact verse collection features aphoristic lines on ideas courage and consequence. The poet notes it is easier to crop ideas than drop them and that courage greets tests with zest while a clown may wear an unseen crown.
A string of jokes contrasts day and night with punny logic. It features a barber preferring many clients for more money, a nail hammering trick, and a playful comparison of candle burn times.
In La Mesa California a worried woman at city hall asks how to comply with a new anti litter ordinance she explains we are expecting puppies and she seeks guidance on proper disposal amidst the new rule.
The Triceratops, a horned dinosaur, was the largest-headed animal known. Its skull measured six feet long, highlighting its unusual anatomy and grazing lifestyle.
The 20th year of the program shows sales up 4 percent from 1960 and the highest in three years. Cash E and H sales reached 4.539 billion dollars with total investments at 5.832 billion, while gross redemptions totaled 4.484 billion, 10 percent below 1960 and the smallest in seven years.
The State of Texas issues citation for Clinton Doyle Jenks to appear and file an answer to Etta Price Jenks's First Amended petition in a divorce case. Court in Sherman, Texas, set for 10 AM on Monday after 42 days from issuance, with dates published in The Whitewright Sun in January and February 1962.
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