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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1960
Page
4
1959 4-H enrollment trends show growth across all states and Puerto Rico. If continued, totals may near two and a half million, per the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work. Competition rises as award programs stay limited, with about one winner per 2,000 participants.
Down memory lane notes list multiple local deaths including Mrs. W. R. Cato death May 15 in Sherman hospital Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson 78 died at Rose Hill home andWilliam M. Cox 67 died in Sherman hospital. A windstorm near White Rock killed Mrs Henry Ball. Piano teacher Annette Harp to present Miss Lucille La Rue and Alta Mae Vestal in a graduating recital Friday at the grade school.
Misses Inez and Gladys Bay plan a miniature golf course on lots south of their home. Clarence Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Baker, was injured Wednesday when thrown from a wagon after the team ran away. Dr. R. May spoke on Development of Whitewright and Section at the Rotary Club luncheon Friday. Clergy and women attended the funeral of Mrs. A. H. Davis in Sherman on Wednesday.
COLLEGE STATION bagworms are active and control works best when worms are young. Remove and burn bags to destroy overwintering eggs. Use 10 percent toxaphene or 4 percent malathion dust, or lead arsenate, toxaphene, or malathion spray as directed.
Mrs Edna Ray Womack formerly of Whitewright died Sunday at Sud bury Mass J A Young 76 died at home southeast of town Tuesday Twin daughters born to Mr and Mrs Robert Holland on May 24 A son born to Mr and Mrs Ned Ayres north of town on May 26 Allen T Short opening a barber shop here Miss Pattie Pritchett and Mr J C Flagg were married Sunday
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Homer Garner route 3 on May 28. Lightning damaged the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Cook Monday morning tearing a hole in the roof. Mrs C E Oneal and Mrs Dave Beazley gave a shower for Mrs Grady Stepp, a recent bride, at the Beazley home Monday afternoon. Mrs Beulah Powell of Rose Hill died Wednesday night. Mrs R L Holland honored her twin daughters with a birthday party Friday. Present were Bobby Norris Penn Wootten Shirley Blanton Jerry Lee Norris Edward McDowell Doris Ann Wallace Theresa Ann Reeves and Joe Morris Wallace.
A youth asks a priest for the path to success. The priest drowns the boy to show that desire must be as strong as the need for air. After surviving, the boy learns that success requires fierce, persistent effort and a lifelong struggle driven by desire. The tale notes that behind every successful person lies a story of relentless striving.
Mrs. Carl Smith, 60, suffered a deep cut on her forehead when a buzzard crashed into and shattered the windshield of a car driven by her husband. The bird was decapitated and the husband remained in control of the vehicle.
In a negligence ruling, Spee failed to recover after being injured by a line drive in unscreened bleachers. The court held he assumed the risk by choosing cheaper seating and that the ball club owed no insurer-like protection for obvious hazards.
Livio Tamanini of Bolzano Italy was declared the world's baldest man after a three woman jury examined his gleaming skull with a magnifying glass in LA Battle France. Henri Breuil from Pithiviers Central France won national honors as France's finest bald man.
In College Station Edwin Cooper notes rabies cases in Texas mainly among foxes and skunks and warns that symptoms include paralysis and loss of fear of humans. He urges avoiding strangely acting animals and reporting bites to a doctor, and emphasizes vaccination for pets and prompt reporting of suspicious animals.
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