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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1959
Page
5
Dr Edwin O May of Tishomingo Oklahoma visited friends here yesterday. Numerous residents traveled to Dallas Fort Worth and Denison for visits and events. The first summer 4 H Club meeting is set for Friday June 19 at the First Baptist Church.
Local notices detail funeral in Bay City for Mrs. H C Willis and return of Claud Willis family. Describes visits by Fort Worth and Dallas residents, Joy Circle Bible lesson and business session, and various visitors to area homes. Mentions H C Carpenter promotion and Army posting in Germany with Dallas parents as former Whitewright residents.
Members of the Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Bury McMillin’s home for a business session. Eleven members and one visitor attended. They plan to meet June 25 at the road side park near Trenton with Whitewright 4-H Club girls as guests, then visit the Tom Bean Rest Home taking gifts.
An underwater escape technique from a closed car is explained. Stay calm as water fills the vehicle until internal pressure matches outside pressure, then open the door and surface. Holland’s roads prompt this driver safety method with air pockets forming in upright landings.
The Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization asks Congress for 2 million dollars to hire 1400 local staff, a down payment for 12 million more next year. Ohio Senator Stephen Young says past civil defense spending is wasteful and that the military, police, and firemen should lead, not civilian bureaucrats.
Rotary Club Wilson Kaiser led members to Linda theater last Friday for a movie. The Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, is the world’s largest inland body of water, covering about 170 000 square miles.
A reflective verse fragment notes the ease of solving parts of life yet acknowledges how small actions ripple. The speaker cites restraint with bees and speaks on understanding the open road’s code.
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