Whitewright News Personal Notes and Local Visits
A compilation of social visits and relocations around Whitewright including Mr. and Mrs. Royce Lay visiting Bells, numerous movements among residents of Whitewright area, new arrivals at Whitewright Nursing Home, funeral attendance, family births, and community church group activities. Notables include Sergeant James E. Norris reassigned to McConnell AFB after Titan II missile training and the Fidelis Class potluck at First Baptist Church.
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First Baptist Church
C. J. Meador
Europe
N. L. Skaggs
James E. Norris
Whitewright
McConnell Afb
Kansas
U. S. Air Force
Sheppard Afb
Norris
Whitewright High School
John A. Norris
Emma O. Burnett
Bells
Women’s Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church of
Dale Gore
Keith Morgan
Ira Fleming
Gene Hughes
Royce Lay
Carl Holland
C. B. Lawson
Tom Brown
Joe Miller
Paul Stephens
Ruth Morgan
Unwed Mothers Seek Abroad Births for Easier Adoptions
More expectant unmarried mothers plan to travel abroad to secretly give birth and place their babies for adoption. In the home country the supply of babies for adoption, mainly illegitimate, now exceeds demand for the first time in ten years.
Friday Literary Club Hosts Folk Music Program
The Friday Literary Club met at Mrs. R. R. Summers home last Friday. Mrs. Summers led a program on American Folk Music and Speech presented by Mrs. Roy Blanton and Mrs. George Hight. Refreshments were served.
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R. R. Summers
Home Demonstration Club Opens Year In Whitewright
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met with new president Mrs. J C McMillin for the first 1963 meeting. Eleven members answered roll call with goals for the year. New officers were recognized, committees appointed, and refreshments served. next meeting is January 30 with Mrs Ralph Wallace.
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Home Demonstration Club
Whitewright
J. C. McMillin
America
McMillin
Treasury
Council
Ralph Wallace
Little Lines on Sentiment and Wit in Verse
A compact poem reflects on dream meanings, sentiment, and truth. It notes mystics ignore figures, rumor lacks humor, and fortune unsettles the wise. It ends with a practical nudge to use a Want Ad for help.
Wilson Mathes Miss Barbara Jean Wilson Bride at Parsons
Miss Barbara Jean Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs William C Wilson of Whitewright wed Grace Ray Mathes son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Mathes of Parsons Kansas in the First Methodist Church Parsons Kansas. Rev Lloyd Peters officiated the double ring ceremony. Matron of honor was Mrs Randel L Baker of Parsons and best man was Mr Baker. The couple resides at 350 Perl lay Parsons Kansas.
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Barbara Jean Wilson
William C. Wilson
Whitewright
Grace Ray Mathes
Ralph Mathes
Parsons
Kansas
First Methodist Church
Lloyd Peters
Randel L. Baker
Baker
Mathes
Whitewright High School
Altmont
Kansas Junior College
Camp Walters
Mineral Wells
Texas
Peflay
Southern pine lumber strongest for home building says expert
College Station Texas A M forester Bill Smith notes Texas annual production of 500 million board feet of Southern yellow pine. U S Department of Agriculture tests show Southern pine surpasses nine other woods in bending strength nail holding stiffness and hardness. Properly built homes with grade marked Southern pine provide superior structural strength.
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College Station
Bill Smith
Texas A&m College
Texas
Forest Products Laboratory
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Smith
The SPICE of LIFE and a calf in a knothole tale
A humorous column teases aging and vanity with a Josh Billings quip about postponement. In a farm yard, two city salesmen notice a calf stuck tail first in a barn door knot and trade a riddle about the creature's progress.
Witty Exchange Sparks Speculation on Lost Sweetheart
A brief flirtation in a social scene prompts remarks about a woman’s sorrow and the possibility of a recent marriage. The dialogue hints at romance and misfortune without naming individuals.
Bargain Counter Dispute Ends With Sudden Change
A tall dignified man battles a crowded bargain line for a special pair of hose for his wife. He yields none, then declares he will act like a lady. A bystander quips about police and city pole removal after a car crash.
Coping With Problems Easier Than Handling Them Fully
The saying notes that recognizing and managing a problem is simpler than implementing full solutions. It contrasts initial coping efforts with the deeper work of resolution and long term change.
Never Been Caught Answered Arrest Question
A job applicant answered no to a question about arrests but wrote Never been caught as the reason. The misinterpretation highlights a humorous misunderstanding in the application process and the risk of casual phrasing on official forms.
Milk from a Peanut Joke on Farm Visit
Jed Parson jokes about a lab producing milk from a peanut during his chemist son's farm visit. The boy boasts the breakthrough and the elder quips that they must use a mighty low stool, reflecting rural humor.
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Jed Parson
Old Jed
Milk bottle punctures tire in odd encounter
A Los Angeles conversation reveals a tire puncture from a milk bottle. One driver asks how it happened and the other replies an elderly man had it in his pocket, implying the bottle was carried rather than dropped.
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Josh Billings
Los Angeles
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W. L. Tedley
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Jimmie Anderson
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Whitewright Nursing Home
D. E. McCoy
Joe Rich
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D. E McCoy
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Drewie Caylor
Guy Stepp
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Lester Caylor
Bill Perkins
C. R. Porter
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Guy Hamilton
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Vernon Melugin
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J. A. Melugin
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Charlie Dossey
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L. R. Dossey
Lloyd Compton
Earl Compton
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Clyde Tidwell
Jack Ayres
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A. L. McCurdy
Lloyd Alexander
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Mr. Alexander
Cotton Ginners Association
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Oscar Billner
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W. J. Billner
Mrs. Thomas Cobb and Son
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H. D. Cobb
Ralph Hughes
Garland
Mrs. Leon Wolford
J. A. Harper
Joe Bodine
Mesquite
James Bodine
Terry Miller
Manton Fain
Maxfield Clinic
Oak Lawn
James Compton
Jim Williams
Vernon Compton
Leonard
Dee Badgett
van Buren
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Miss May Badgett
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