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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
4
Rates listed for Grayson and Fannin Counties include 1 year at 1.50 and six months at 1.00. Outside those counties prices are 2.00 per year and 1.25 for six months.
The St. Louis Star-Times has ceased publication with its assets sold to the Post-Dispatch. Rising labor and material costs outpaced revenues, mirroring a nationwide decline in daily papers from 2,044 to 1,771 since two decades ago. An upcoming Senate probe into newsprint costs and supply looms.
A brief note compares the fate of Survival Today to the fate of the St. Louis Star-Times, signaling a potential takeover or decline. The line hints at editorial concerns about media consolidation and industry pressures affecting local newspapers.
Bethel Woman's Missionary Union met Wednesday at 2 pm for a Royal Service program. Mrs. Bob Cawthon led the program with opening song by Mrs. Jewell Jarvis and prayer by Mrs. Susie Denton. Thirteen members attended.
Twenty six family members attended a Sunday golden wedding observance for Mr and Mrs W J Martin with about 75 drop by guests during open house from 2 to 6 pm. The receiving line included the couple and their children and out of town guests came from Dallas Dennison Sherman and other cities.
Miss Goldie Duncan daughter of Mr and Mrs W M Duncan Bells and Everett Clyde Watson son of Mr and Mrs E C Watson Whitewright were married Sunday afternoon at 1 30 in a ceremony attended by close relatives and friends in the Grayson County Texas area.
The ceremony at the Church of Christ featured B L White as minister with Cc G Watson assisting. The couple, after a reception at the Duncan home, will reside in Waco after a brief wedding trip. the groom's background includes Whitewright High School North Texas Business College service in World War II and current employment with Texas Power and Light Co.
Rotary meeting chair man Charles Ayres moved his planned program to accommodate Southwestern Bell’s request. Jerome McKinney introduced Don Hanson who demonstrated dial phones and noted the lack of a central bureau of information with a dial system. 33 Rotarians attended with visitors George Cooper Melvin Sisk Sam Wolf B DeLang and E H Danner. O V Barker will chair the next program.
New Delhi sets a yearly elephant export limit of 75 after the food and agriculture ministry seeks to protect domestic supply. The news notes brief buyer urgency for those seeking to acquire elephants. In sports, Bob Feller leads the Cleveland Indians with a strong record against most clubs except the Yankees, who have defeated him 30 times while he has beaten them 26 times.
The Hickman Class of the Presbyterian Sunday School held a family night in the church auditorium last Thursday. Mrs. Caraway led as president with Rev. Lee H. Smith giving the invocation. Couples matched by cards, then prepared food and set tables before a program featuring Iola Phillips Dorothy Nelson and others.
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met in regular session June 14 at Miss Lola Scott's home. President Mrs. R A Vestal presided. Plans were set for a Civil Defense first aid course starting June 24 at 8 to 10 p.m. in the High School gym with Red Cross instructor Kenneth Ransom. The course is free to all. R L Matthews of Sherman demonstrated sewing machine attachments. Fifteen attended, including visitors Mrs. Matthews and Mrs. J A Worsham. Next meeting June 28 at Mrs. W R Milam’s. Sunshine friends to be revealed.
The sole of the human foot contains eighteen muscles arranged across four layers. This muscular arrangement supports movement and balance, with multiple named muscles contributing to arch stability and toe function.
Hasty Chevrolet Co runs a June 18 to 30 Powerglide demonstration inviting the public to test drives. The event marks Chevrolet reaching its 500000th Powerglide and promotes the automatic transmission with a 105 horsepower engine and Economiser rear axle.
Earlier texts claim Romans applied cabbage poultices to wounds while noting that tea loses about three quarts of weight in production.
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