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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
7
Local residents spent weekends with family and friends in Wichita Falls Commerce Sherman Denison McKinney and nearby areas. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs Lewis Cooper James Reeves Miss Percy Darwin Mrs D M Roddy and many others with social visits and club gatherings reported.
Lem Tittsworth in Bonham promotes Philco refrigerator and electric stoves that preserve food at home with monthly payments. Folding deck chairs priced at 1.95 and yard chairs at 3.95. Bedroom and living room suites available new and used from 49.50 to 129.50. Contact Lem Tittsworth, Bonham.
A narrator details a trek through the jungle with tigers elephants and apes plus encounters with notable figures. He recalls meeting Joe Parnell the ambassador to the United States and his wife twin sons Columbus and Napoleon Pannell. The entry also mentions social scenes at a Hong Kong university prospect and a grand palace visit with Don Cook and leopard decor. The piece closes with reflections on education and self education from Kennedy and Harrison.
A Texas high school graduation report notes about 48 000 white students, with roughly 30 percent heading to college while others pursue employment. It argues that many would benefit from working after high school and cites Forbes polls showing rising value of a university degree, yet emphasizes personal ability and effort as the key to advancement.
Board of Directors of the Planters National Bank of Whitewright Texas calls a shareholders meeting at 2:00 p m July 8 1950 in the Directors Room of First National Bank Whitewright to elect a liquidating agent amend by laws to cut directors from nine to five elect directors and consider other matters. TOM BARBEE Director acting for the Board.
A report to the American Urological Association describes a possible new venereal disease, with germs called pleuro pneumonia like organisms or PPLO. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania demonstrated a culture medium to grow the germs, aiming to learn their role in the disease.
Mrs Grant jokes that her husband is hard of hearing while Mrs Brant explains he avoids treatment because their junior son is learning to play the clarinet. The dialogue highlights a family moment with implied humor about tolerance and priorities.
The short pipes on a pipe organ produce the instrument’s highest notes. A balalaika is a traditional Russian stringed instrument with a triangular body and three strings.
Citation 58158 from Grayson County Texas directs Heirs of Charles Quillen and others to appear by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days, July 10, 1950, before Judge in Sherman. Plaintiff City of Collinsville claims title to Lots 17–24 in Block 3 of Waldos Addition, Collinsville.
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