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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1956
Page
5
A parade of neighbors and relatives visit from Dallas, Amarillo, Sherman, and Edna. Families and individuals travel to see kin in Oklahoma, California, and New Mexico, with several serving tours and training at Pendleton.
Adolph Gray of Commerce visited Whitewright on Tuesday. Several families spent weekends with relatives in Arkansas and Texas. A burn incident occurred from spilled jelly. Gospel meetings begin July 2 at Pilot Grove Church of Christ. Local leaders appointed for tuberculosis efforts. three Bells students enroll in East Texas State education program. The Sun notes reader submissions and clarifies a recent error about Junie Hood returning from Oregon.
A luncheon was hosted at the home of Rev and Mrs Lee H Smith. Attendees included Mrs W A Kirkpatrick and Mrs Guy Dillon of Durant Oklahoma among others such as Mrs Robert Grant of Bonham and several named ladies and young people.
The Bethel Woman’s Missionary Society met at the church at 2 p m Monday with eleven members present. Mrs Louis Franklin led a closing prayer after the song The Kingdom Is Coming. Mrs Ralph McKinney gave a Galatians 610 devotional. Mrs Clifton Sanderson presented the community mission report and quarterly reports were completed. Mrs J B Layman read a poem Dear God. The meeting ended with a prayer by Mrs McKinney.
The 4 H Club girls met at the Presbyterian Church on Tuesday at 2 p m. Anna Franklin was elected assistant social chairman. Ruth Williams led the meeting and demonstrated hemming. Martha Anderson and Ruth Williams served refreshments to a long list of members and guests. The next meeting is set for 2 p m July 3 at the same church.
Des Moines Iowa state officials sympathized with custodian Charles Wagner who complained that 369 capitol windows were left open during a rainstorm but could not agree to his remedy to nail all windows shut.
The Twentieth Century Fund survey shows 85 percent of people over 65 earn less than 38.50 weekly, with over a third under 20 dollars weekly and 36 percent without income. 2.7 million workers over 65 remain employed, and Social Security offers only a bare existence. The piece urges creating jobs for the elderly while preserving retirement as a choice.
The report describes acetylene gas as colorless with an ether like odor. An estimate suggests up to 24 000 000 cats inhabit U S homes alleys and backyards under a full moon.
A young outfielder in a West Texas New Mexico league debuts with four errors in two innings. The nervous rookie watches the veteran manager imitate his mistakes, then quips that no one can play right field with the ball fouled up like theirs.
In Nazare Portugal fisherman Maximo Ricardo aged 55 died of a heart attack after seeing his nets rise with the best catch of his life. The village buried him amid grief and tribute to the beloved fisherman.
A brief poetry note by Margie B. Boswell with playful imagery about hornets honey bees and maple sweetness. The verse weaves quirky lines on mood nature and craft while hinting at rustic seasonal tones.
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