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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1961
Page
6
Mangum Oklahoma visitors, Garland and Denison residents meeting friends, Dallas Orchid Society attendance, Plano and Ivanhoe stays, Mineral Wells and Dallas weekend trips, Houston and Fort Worth visits, Wilburton Oklahoma journey, New Iberia and New Orleans connections, and Fort Worth area weekend hosts.
Weekend guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Head included Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hogue of Tupelo, Okla., Orval Head of Ft. Sill, Okla., and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hicks and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gibson of Sherman.
The Recovery Corporation sues for title and possession of 0.43 acres in Sherman Texas. The citation lists numerous deceased owners and unknown heirs and directs defendants to answer by July 10 1961 before the 15th District Court in Grayson County.
A Frankfort State Journal feature uses Dr Henry Lieper's analogy to imagine the Earth as a village of 1000 with 60 Americans earning half the income and 940 sharing the rest. It subdivides by faith ethnicity and political alignment noting 330 Christians 80 Communists 370 under Communist rule and life expectancy gaps between Americans and others.
Quote by George Eliot about vast uncharted internal landscapes affecting understanding of gusts and storms. The remark frames a reflection on unseen factors guiding natural phenomena.
In 1874 a natural barrier on the Red River was removed, lowering Cypress Bayou water by seven feet and making the river unnavigable for side-wheelers. This ended Jefferson Texas status as the main river port and entry point.
A statue of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar stands in Richmond Texas. Lamar was Secretary of War and cavalry commander at the Battle of San Jacinto and served as President and Vice-President of the Republic of Texas. He helped secure a public endowment for Texas schools.
A weathered double log cabin near Hollands Lake, east of Weatherford, Texas, preserves a bullet scar in its east room where George Mc Cleskey was killed by Indians in 1873. The site, once a settlers reunion spot, now serves as a monument to Parker County pioneers.
Two expeditions aimed to free Nacogdoches in East Texas as part of a broader struggle for control of the town. The text references repeated military actions and campaigns that shaped the town’s contested history.
The passage recalls Magee Gutierrez and Dr. James Long as ill-fated explorers and notes Adolphus Sterne a historic alcalde in Nacogdoches under Spanish rule. It mentions Sam Houston once lived in Sterne House, linking past storms to the city’s legacy.
In Smiley Gonzales County central South Texas a powerful artesian well pours hot water into homes. Residents store the hot water in tanks to let it cool for drinking and advise turning on the hot water faucet to achieve a cold shower.
The Texas State Capitol in Austin stands taller than any other state capitol and dominates the skyline with a domed granite design. Visitors are drawn to door hinges and inlaid flooring made specifically for the building and to lingering at this Central Texas landmark. The piece notes Austin as a recreational hub and hints at a long visit. It ends with a curious aside on elephants breathing through trunks and a joke about camera effects on beauty.
A roundup shows quirky lawsuits from Minnesota to Sweden. A man hired a detective to spy on his wife and sued the detective for breaking up the marriage after a report targeted the wrong woman. Other cases include delays at a race track, forged funeral ads, pay for kisses, and injuries from tavern missteps.
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