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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1957
Page
6
A crowded roundup of regional social news lists travel to Lake Geneva El Paso and Dallas visits. It notes residents touring Sherman Denison Fort Worth and Arlington plus a legal citation in Grayson County and military promotions for Donald Moran.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met Monday at 9:30 with Mrs. H. H. Taylor presiding. Mrs. T. E. Sears led a prayerbook devotional. The program, given by Mrs. Charles Dawson, centered on the theme Christmas in July.
Miss Gayla Sears performed sacred music as Mrs. Martha Sears Emerson read an article from Presbyterian Life titled Would We See the Star. Mrs. Dawson led a closing prayer and refreshments were served. Next meeting on Aug 12 at Mrs. C. P. Dawson's home led by Miss Mardell Pumphrey. Reporter notes Texas averages about 3,500 forest fires annually.
An American Airlines plane was forced to make an unscheduled landing over Iowa after passenger Henry Moore of Tucson swallowed a toothpick in a martini. He was rushed to a hospital where the toothpick was removed.
A 1884 Texas statute elevates fence cutting to a felony offense. The notice mentions printing services in Whitewright.
The article traces bankruptcy from Latin roots to English medieval practices, noting penalties for debtors and the shift toward modern aims. It covers the 1898 act and its 1938 amendment, highlighting liquidation, reorganization, and the debtor’s fresh start as stated by the Supreme Court. It ends with the role of creditors in monitoring overextension.
In Copenhagen John Steinbeck said he acted as a ghost writer for Democrat Adlai Stevenson during last year’s campaign. He noted Stevenson was intelligent but too intellectual, and that he prepared speeches to clarify them for the masses.
Public notice in Grayson County Texas. Guardian Paul Furche seeks discharge after filing Final Account for Mary Furche. Hearing set for the first Monday after ten days from July 22 1957 at the Sherman courthouse. Publication dated July 11 1957 in The Whitewright Sun.
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