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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
4
Whitewright Sun lists weekly publication schedule and post office filing status in Whitewright Texas. It sets subscription prices for Grayson and Fannin Counties and outside counties with minimum terms and mail classifications.
William R. Elder of the Soil Conservation Service in Temple reports a practical control for root rot in cotton and other plants. Chemical sprays fail. restoring organic matter and using soil enriching cover crops like Hubam clover Austrian winter peas and hairy vetch strengthens soil to resist the disease.
A reflective appeal urging fathers to spend time with their sons before it is too late. It questions neglected camping trips and the duty to train boys in character, self reliance, and citizenship over business concerns. The piece laments lost time and emphasizes family bonds and moral guidance.
The piece urges fathers to spend time with sons through baseball games, fishing, and evenings, building trust so sons share problems from minor injuries to serious heartaches. It stresses that parenting is a direct personal duty, not outsourced to church or school, to prepare boys for community life.
A column recalls Eastland County oil booms of 1918 to 1920 and current signs of a possible new rush as land leases reach 40 000 acres. The piece also mentions early horseless carriage sideshows and a San Antonio tale of a misrouted horse sign reflecting frontier showmanship.
The article explains that pans rather than ovens influence browning in baked goods. Enamelware yields the deepest brown, glass bakes fastest with radiant heat in electric ovens, and both absorb heat well though enamelware browns unevenly. Aluminum and tin brown less rapidly but more evenly. Old Ironsides refers to the Constitution 44 gun frigate.
A collection of wills highlights human nature from generosity to pettiness. Virgil Seaberry notes wills reveal character, with cases including a man burning wealth before death and a woman exacting a marital rebuke through a bequest.
Mrs. Mary Jane Hunter died at 6 p.m. Saturday at her daughter's home in Bells after a year of illness. Born October 31, 1858 in Putman County Tennessee, she married S. C. Hunter in 1877. She moved to Grayson County in 1918 and was 45 years a Church of Christ member. Surviving: six children including Mrs. E. O. Young, Hugh Hunter, Birch Hunter, Walter Hunter, Dillard Hunter, and Mrs. C. W. Barnett. three sisters. 18 grandchildren. 12 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 3 p.m. at Whitewright Church of Christ. burial in Blanton Cemetery. Burial director Glen Earnheart. Pallbearers: grandsons Grady, Houston, Willard Young, Bob Hunter, Clifford Hill, Erwin Barnett.
P. M. Wrenn aged 74 retired farmer died in a Sherman hospital. Funeral Saturday at Savoy Church of Christ with burial in Sunnyside Cemetery. Survived by wife four sons Raymond Savoy William Trenton Thomas Paul. two daughters Beulah Huseman Whitewright and Margaret Sadler Dallas. eighteen grandchildren one great grandchild.
Churches CHURCH OF CHRIST lists Bible Classes at 10 a m and Communion at 11 a m. ENTERPRISE BAPTIST CHURCH led by Joe Denton offers Sunday School 10 a m Sermon 11 a m and 7 45 p m. CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH with J R Wright Jr presents 10 a m Sunday school 11 a m sermon first and third Sundays. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Weldon R Drake and W T Simmons announce morning worship 11 a m Training Union 7 p m Training Class 7 p m Evening worship 8 p m and Wednesday prayer 8 p m with choir.
First Presbyterian Church lists James I. Logan Jr. as pastor. Young People meet at 5 p.m. Choir practice at 7 30 p.m. Guest minister C. A. Suggs of Ardmore Oklahoma will lead morning worship. Mr. and Mrs Suggs will visit in Whitewright Saturday and Sunday.
Pastor R L Gilpin is absent so no church services will be held this Sunday at the First Methodist Church. Congregation urged to worship with neighboring churches. Church school will meet at 10 o clock with classes for all ages.
Austin reports Dr. George W. Cox, State Health Officer, calls athlete's foot a widespread skin ailment. He explains the fungus thrives in moist warm areas like the feet and notes its high prevalence in summer and winter.
Dr Cox notes common sources in bath houses and locker rooms and estimates about half of adults suffer the infection at some time. He advises drying between the toes after washing, applying a mild alcoholic solution, dusting talcum powder in socks and shoes, using absorbent socks, and replacing ill fitting shoes that cause rubbing.
According to the Bureau of Mines the United States produced 13 percent more minerals and mineral products in 1947 than 1946 and 5 percent above the wartime peak of 1944 with a 40 percent higher value. Secretary Krug cautioned that mineral discovery pace may lag output as production climbs rapidly. A low calorie diet often reduces weight more effectively than exercise with a typical one pound loss requiring about 35 miles of walking.
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