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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
7
Local column lists numerous residents visiting relatives across Texas. Names include Mrs C C Cates, Miss Dorothy Hamilton, Dr John A Ray, Mrs Gladys Green, Mr Wayne Martin, Charley McKenna and J A Harper among others with visits spanning Dallas, Sherman, Plano, Denison, Forney and Bonham.
A column urges seniors to reject ageist limits and cites late life achievements by Booth Tarkington Santayana and Michelangelo to illustrate continued vitality past 65. It highlights examples of artists and thinkers who remained productive and engaged into advanced age.
The Sun announces candidates for political office in Grayson and Fannin Counties. Congressman 4th District Sam Rayburn seeks reelection. State Senator John H. Miller Ray Roberts. Sheriff Cecil R Walker G W Woody Blanton. County Clerk Knowless Loving. Commissioner Precinct 2 O F John Kent.
Julius Ramoschat a 44 year old in MERNBERG Germany says he is rugged and has walked over 600 miles from Hamburg in 33 days seeking employment. He stands 4 feet 5 inches and says he is too small for day labor but too big for a circus. He appeals to employers as he travels seeking chance to work.
The passage recalls Benjamin Franklin at 78 in France and writing an autobiography after 80, Paderewski at 79 dazzling audiences, John Wesley at 88 preaching, and Tennyson’s 83 publication. It argues age as a state of mind, urging continued interest in life and service beyond youth. It also notes a typical American family spending over $10 yearly on newspaper subscriptions and cites optics making the moon visible from about 25 miles.
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