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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1955
Page
6
The Busy Bee Sewing Club gathered Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Robert Howard. Rev. Kermit Hollingsworth has gone to Brookshire to assist in a revival meeting. A social security statistic notes nine of ten jobs are covered with nearly 72 million under it.
L Y Lively of Whitewright and Miss Marguerite Morgan of Dallas wed in Dallas. John L Legate seeks district clerk seat. Oil drilling starts near Whitewright by Associated Railways Oil Co. Several local students attend summer school in CIA Denton. Mrs. Mattie Hash dies at 77. Fain McMillin and Ruby Epperson marry at Tom Bean. R R McDaniel and Coralee Echols wed at bride’s home. W E Wall of Quitman and Mildred Cantrell marry in Wichita Falls. Girls Club at grammar school elects officers. Jury duty in Fifteenth District Court. Seventh grade honor roll listed. Montie Teague and Lorena Pheobus wed. CIA students returned from Denton. 25 Years Ago: new Bois d Arc Creek bridge opens. Friday Literary Club winners announced. Rev Ben Sturdivant goes to Wheatland Okla. J P Cox runs for reelection as county attorney. Local births noted and several marriages listed. Various community events and notes from Whitewright and surrounding areas.
A local column warns that tractors can be as tricky as horses and mules when mishandled. The piece stresses carelessness causes spills, noting heat, monotony, and fatigue as factors. It cites Slim Hartman and praises his wife for preventing tractor trouble on their farm.
Public notice of citation by publication to unknown heirs of Anice Gibbons deceased in Grayson County Texas. Court action seeks a receiver for contingent future interests and lease authority for oil and minerals on two described land tracts 88 and 60 acres plus 50.4 acres. Publication dates May 26 June 2 9 16 1955.
Archibald Rutledge recalls caging a wild mockingbird as a boy in Carolina. On the bird’s second day in captivity its mother fed it and the chick died next morning. Arthur Wayne notes a mother may poison the young rather than see them suffer in captivity.
New York report notes that despite economic shifts gum remains at five cents per five sticks. Industry sources credit automation and efficient production for keeping prices stable while demand rises from 39 to 170 sticks per person annually.
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