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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
5
Cecil Page returns from Grand Prairie relatives. Numerous visits across Schulenburg, Marshall, Austin, Dallas, West Texas, Corpus Christi, San Angelo, Terrell, Bonham, Denton, Sherman and more as families gather for funerals, weekends, and holidays. Includes society meeting notice and a classified living room suite sale.
Mr and Mrs John J Madonne and daughter left for New York City to embark for Casablanca Morocco where Mr Madonne will serve as consul general for the State Department. The trip follows a visit to Mrs Madonnes parents Mr and Mrs J W McMurry.
Mrs Velma Starnes hosted a Saturday birthday party for her daughter June Marie marking her fifth anniversary. Guests played games and enjoyed ice cream and cake refreshments.
A coffee shower for Miss Patsy Parnell bride elect of Pat Murphy was held at Craig's dining room at 7 30 Saturday. Hosts were Mrs. Edgar Ayers Mrs. Elbert Bennett and Miss Doris Mc Kinney. Perry Kight sang I Love You Truly with Mrs. Paul Ryan as accompanist and Mrs. Cloy Horton read.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Lindsley of El Dorado Arkansas announce the engagement of their daughter Billie Ross Lindsley to Donald Andrew Newman son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Newman of Whitewright The wedding is planned for September 3 at the First Baptist Church in El Dorado Lindsley is a Baylor University graduate and home economist for Lone Star Gas in Sherman Newman is a Whitewright High School graduate Baylor student in Waco and Navy veteran.
Mrs Grady Nutt entertained for her daughter Lynda Jo on Tuesday after noon to celebrate her 6th birthday. Guests included Jimmy Brown Robert Kenneth Eugene Donihoe Janey Nell Franklin Bobby Dickie Nutt and Jessie Glen Shearer. Mrs Lawrence Burden assisted in entertaining the children.
The Rotary Club program led by C. B. Bryant III featured Rev. Ashley D. Jameson of the First Methodist Church sharing a talk titled A Balanced Life. He urged balance among work, recreation, and religious life to achieve wholeness. New member R. A. Gillett was welcomed, with visitors James M. Hollinshead of Sherman and John H. Madonne as guests.
After a year as president, the former leader thanked members for their cooperation and turned the gavel over to Joe Johnson, who becomes the club's new president.
Austin report urges motorists to heed warning signs on streets and highways, stressing the danger of ignoring signals while driving.
Texas Highway engineer D C Greer warns that drivers are often unaware of traffic markers and signs. He notes signs are easy to recognize by shapes such as round markers for railroad approaches, crossbucks for crossings, oblong signs for limits, diamond for danger, and eight sided signs for stop.
A candy merchant in Begusarai searched for a rupee and discovered a mass of cobras under his chair. Using poles and candles, villagers killed over 100 snakes and destroyed about 150 eggs in the nest, with some snakes newly hatched and others up to 30 inches long.
Water hardness arises from dissolved bicarbonates and sulphates of calcium and magnesium. The minerals raise water’s mineral content and affect scaling and soap performance.
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