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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1953
Page
5
Miss Hattie Gunter rests at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sherman while many residents travel and visit relatives in Dallas Lubbock Slaton Bells Denton Van Alstyne and Bay City. Names include Gillett Blanks Horton Hill Gordon Pumphrey Pannell May and May families with multiple Sunday and weekday visits.
Mrs. John Petrash and children of Baytown spent Wednesday with Mrs. O V Barker. Several young people travel for visits including Miss Marcia Nell Lumpkins from Dallas staying with cousin Miss Betty Ray Lumpkins. Families visit in Bonham Tom Bean Sherman and other nearby towns with relatives and hospital trips noted. A birth announced in Sherman and multiple weekend visits to and from Dallas Pecos Rusk Austin Durant DeQuincy Sherman and Kilgore mark a busy county social calendar.
Mrs Maggie Rhody Mrs Charlie Tree and Mrs Elbert Hansard hosted a birthday party Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Elbert Hansard in Whitewright for Mrs E C Watson who celebrated her 60th birthday. Attendees included numerous Whitewright families and Berry Penny of Blue Ridge. Refreshments of punch and cookies were served.
The Bethel W M S met Monday for a program on ministerial relief led by Mrs Cecil Bartley. Devotional by Mrs M W Williams and participation by Mrs J P Williams, Mrs Clifton Sanderson, Mrs M F Alexander, Mrs Gross Alexander, Mrs Bob Cawthon, and Mrs J H Gosnell. A closing prayer was given by Miss Frances Hedgpeth, with an offering for old ministers and thirteen ladies present.
Economist Bill Caldwell of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas spoke at the Rotary Club Friday. Program chairman C. B. Bryant III presented him as the guest speaker. Caldwell outlined how the Federal Reserve controls the money supply.
Pierce Neal couple unite in marriage at Kentuckytown Baptist Church with Rev. Bruce Cushman officiating. The bride, daughter of Tim and Mrs Neal, wore white accessories and carried a white Bible. groom Billy Pierce, son of George and Mrs Pierce, is stationed at Perrin AFB. Reception at Janice Neal home precedes plans to reside in Sherman.
A verse on courage and resilience, contrasting bold deeds with how a person endures fate’s bumps. It suggests true worth is shown by how one faces sorrow and missed prizes rather than by spectacular blows or bravado. The notion that many rise by being just a shade better than others is noted.
The North Texas Larger Parish member church lists pastor Lee H. Smith and Sunday School at 10 A. M. Floyd Bassett superintendent. Morning worship at 11 A. M. Choir rehearsal Wednesdays at 7 P. M. Judason Wednesdays after school.
Sunday school will be held at 10 00 a m but no morning or evening service. The pastor is engaged in a revival meeting at Van Alsyne.
The Pilot Grove Church of Christ announces weekly services with Sunday worship at 10:55 a m and 8:00 p m on Sundays. Thursday night preaching by Winston Atkinson of Plano invites all to attend.
Vernon M. Newland serves as minister at Central Christian Church Mae Hall leads Sunday School at 10 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m and Evening Service at 6 30 p m per church notices
E L Hill pastor schedules Sunday worship and services. U C Broach and Tilden McFerrin give weekly programs including Bible study and evening services. A lawyer and old farmer share a brief, humorous exchange about sight and distance.
Census Bureau data show Texas population at 7,991,000 as of July 1 1951, up 280,000 since April 1 1950. Texas grew 3.6 percent versus 1.8 percent nationwide, with California the only state showing a larger numeric gain. Excluding military posting effects Texas civilian growth was 2.2 percent, over twice the national 1 percent rise.
In Wexford Ireland authorities condemn a thatched cottage in Black Cow Lane as uninhabitable where Michael Fenelon fathered 63 children. He married three times, dying in 1900 at age 99. over 250 descendants remain in Ireland and abroad including New York Chicago San Francisco Boston Australia and South Africa.
Dr Warren explains how worry affects digestion and can lead to stomach and intestinal ulcers in both thin and overweight individuals. He notes that anxiety can slow or stop stomach movements in some and increase acid in others, irritating the stomach lining. The piece ends with a note about the blue whale as the largest animal ever lived.
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