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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1961
Page
4
A 1960 look back shows nearly 500 water accidents in Michigan with 258 fatalities. June through August accounted for 146 drownings as warnings about water hazards repeated, noting physical failure as the main cause for deaths among swimmers and waders.
The Church of Christ announces Bible study on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and worship with communion at 11:00 a.m. Evening worship is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible study for all ages is at 7:30 p.m. A gospel meeting runs daily at 8:00 p.m. through July 16 with Lloyd Frederick of Fort Worth as the preacher.
Sunday services listed for multiple churches with Sunday School at 9 10 10 9 45 a m and worship at 10 55 or 11 00 a m Training Union evening services and midweek meetings are noted A program on Latin American work by Nelle Brown of Linton will be shown July 9 at Training Union hours with details on South Texas Latino communities The Missionary Society Lottie Moon and Rex Ray Circles meet with planned programs and timetables for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday activities including youth meetings and choir practice
Central Christian Church offers Sunday training union at 7 00 p m worship at 8 00 p m First Methodist Church schedules Methodist Youth Fellowship at 6 00 p m and 4th Sunday at 5 30 p m The Women’s Society of Christian Service meets on 1st and 3rd Monday at 3 00 p m and The Wesleyan Service Guild meets every other Monday at 7 30 p m
U.S. Weather Bureau data show tornadoes occur in every month and peak in May with 1951 events, June with 1713, and April with 1534. Most storms hit Tornado Alley states, and 82 percent start between noon and midnight, with 4–6 p.m. the most dangerous hours.
The text notes exhaustion or lack of swimming proficiency as key causes of swimming and non swimming deaths, with operator negligence and overloading behind fatal boating accidents. It cites drinking during recreation near water as producing drastic results, listing two drunk operators and 28 obviously drinking, plus non operators harmed or killed who had been drinking.
A humorous montage features a quarrel over sunset watching a couple married after barely two weeks an Englishman on a hunting trip a near miss with a host's wife and a quip about a shot at his wife. Also jokes on psychopathy neurosis bootleg whisky and a court scene with an all purpose doctor.
A man attending a distant relative’s wedding found the church packed with attendees. He stood at the rear beside a prim little figure as the ceremony began.
An elderly spinster marries a younger man and, after returning from a honeymoon, shares that on the third day Bill won first prize in an Irish Sweepstakes. A listener remarks in disbelief, “Three days too late.”
A young bride tells a friend about her modern electric kitchen admitting it is not automatic and requires turning on a switch.
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