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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1954
Page
3
Local brief collecting numerous weekend visits by residents and relatives from Dallas Sherman Sherman Fort Worth and others. It notes travel to McKinney Wylie Celina and Leonard plus a Navy discharge and a Sun renewal from Guam. Also mentions Social Security rules for self employment and Schedule C reporting.
Denton news reports Dr. George D. Hendricks of North Texas State College has cataloged more than 700 western ranch country expressions. He argues these idioms like horn in and pass the buck originated in the West and remain pervasive in modern speech.
Citation commands Rosa Lee Smith to answer Cleveland Smith Jr. in the 15th District Court, Grayson County, Sherman. Case No. 60961 filed November 25, 1953. date to answer is March 29, 1954. Action cited is divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. issued February 13, 1954 and published in The Whitewright Sun on Feb 15, 25 and Mar 4, 11, 1954.
A fragmentary collection of Western slang and sayings with explanations from Dr. Hendricks. It defines terms for people and relations, and links phrases to cowboy life and songs about roundup and the old corral.
The 1954 Guide for Controlling Insects on Ornamental Plants in Texas offers home owners control methods and insecticide doses for more than 50 pests. Compiled by Neal M. Randolph and F M Fuller Jr the bulletin explains poisoning types, mailing specimens, storing and handling insecticides and includes a dilution chart with examples such as two teaspoons of 50 percent wettable DDT per gallon of water. Copies are available from county agents or the Agricultural Information Office College Station Texas.
A reminiscence recalls a father who performed a tight rope act in a circus until a fall forced retirement. The speaker notes the rope was tight as was the act and the father’s spirit.
College Station guidance from Ber nice Claytor shows TV use shapes Texas homes. Place sets facing indirect light at right angles to vision and avoid dark rooms. Use indirect wall or furniture lighting and small wattage lamps. Ideal viewing distance is nine to fifteen feet with brief breaks to rest eyes.
A youngster on his first day at school voices dislike and vows to stay until sixteen. The teacher replies with a wry comparison noting she must stay until sixty five, highlighting adult reluctance and shared endurance.
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