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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1955
Page
2
Local residents report visits across Texas and nearby states. Families traveled to Stillwater College Station Dallas Sherman Ardmore Vernon Wichita Falls and Virginia. A birth is announced for James Edgar Jr. born July 13 in New Orleans to Sgt Lee and Mrs James Taylor.
New methods on canning were passed out to the group. Demonstrations covered care and storage of warm bedding and how to wash electric blankets. A bed making demo and wash day hints followed. After adjournment gifts honored Mrs. Miller for her remodeled home. Refreshments served. attendees named from several towns.
College Station report shows spot application of diesel and naphtha type oils killed 99 percent of Johnson grass in cotton stands in one season. Four oil treatments over the field beat hand hoe methods by large margins, with cost about 14.10 dollars per acre including oil and labor.
The dialogue shows a daughter considering a Father’s Day idea while a son proposes giving their father the car as a gift. The exchange captures family humor and practical gift thinking.
The edible portion of the world’s annual fish harvest totals roughly 22 billion pounds, translating to about nine pounds per person per year. This figure highlights broad, ongoing reliance on seafood for dietary protein across populations.
Citation to Estella Brown Akers to answer a divorce petition filed by Robert Akers in Grayson County District Court. Notice requires appearance by 10:00 A.M. on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, with the 1955 dates shown. Publication details list The Whitewright Sun as the publication venue.
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club met July 14 at 2:00 PM in Mrs. H. O. Miller’s residence. President Miller presided as Mrs. Floyd Harris read minutes. Laura Jo Williams and Donna Wetzel were chosen as candidates for the farm bureau queen contest.
Court summons issued in a real estate action filed June 30 1955 in the 15th District Court Sherman Texas. Plaintiffs Charles M Woods and Ada Woods seek title and possession to three tracts totaling about 164.70 acres in Grayson County from defendants led by John P Thurston and others including J P Purcell J T Davis and Dugan heirs. Defendants must appear by Aug 15 1955 to answer.
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