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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1959
Page
5
Mrs Ronald Vestal and others visit relatives in Dallas and Denton. Local guests from Paris Amrose and Sherman. Camp Fire Girls meet at high school and adjourn for March 25. Funeral at Wolfe City for Lacy. T E L class at First Baptist notes memorial library addition for W J Hargett.
Mrs Oran Sears attended a book review at the Farmersville Methodist Church this week. Numerous visiting couples include Hugh Hunter George Bennett Fletcher Williams and Jimmie Jacobs in Plano. Guests with Mrs W A Kirkpatrick and Mrs R E Hickman included G E Griffin from Denton and Lee Murry of Bakersfield. Weekend visitors were H D Cobb of Grand Prairie Louise Sikes and Jerry of Dallas and James Bradley of Bells. Gladys Ray hosted the Tuesday Night Bridge Club with high score by Mrs Wallace May and wins by Mrs Russell Summers and Miss May Badgett. Substitutes were Mrs Emmet Penn and Mrs C P Johnson. Next club meeting will be hosted by Mrs Elmo Wallace. Ronald Vestal and family visited their son Arvin M Vestal in Oklahoma City after Arvin, a jet mechanic at Luke AFB, taught a three day course at Tinker Field in Oklahoma City.
Walter Bunch, program chairman, introduced guest speaker Mrs. Hodge of Bonham at the Rotary Club meeting last Friday. Visiting Rotarians Chaney Corse and Tip Daniel from Sherman attended.
Miss Gwendolyn Kent wed Dennis R. McClement in a single ring ceremony at Capt. Skipworth home Fort Worth. Rev John Roberson officiated before immediate family. Bride wore blue sheath with pearls. Groom’s sister and niece assisted. couple to reside in Brandon Manitoba Canada.
A mother tells her daughter that marriage is a give and take proposition and if her partner does not give enough, she should take it, reflecting informal guidance on marital expectations.
The Blue Bird Club gathered at Mrs. C P Dawson's house. Judy Warrington was chosen president, Cindy McCasland vice president, Cindy Marlow secretary, and Nancy Newman song leader. All members attended and the group went to a drug store for refreshments.
Mrs Willard Young hosted the H D Club meeting with President J C McMillin in charge. Mrs Tom Brown demonstrated freezing foods while 13 members and 3 visitors joined in prayer pledge and a story period. A contribution was made to crippled children fund and refreshments were served. The next meeting will be at Mrs McMillin's home.
The Bethel W. M. S. invited Mrs. Chess Pope and Mrs. Pearl Gordon of Whitewright for a Monday evening meeting attended by nine ladies and four children. Bible study was led by Mrs. J. H. Gosnell. The group aimed to raise 30 dollars for the Annie Armstrong home mission offering, which was reached and exceeded, totaling 40 dollars. The next meeting, March 23 at 2 pm, will feature a community mission and stewardship program led by Mrs. Frankie Williams and Mrs. Laura Jo Alexander.
A state senator introduces a bill requiring all cigarettes sold in South Dakota to bear a skull and bones warning with text about cancer and death. The note suggests a follow up on license plates and a bird eating quote ends the item.
Reading from the fragment notes the piece recalls Edgar A. Guest poem lines about memories and friendship. It notes the first national presidential nominating convention in the United States was held in Baltimore in 1831.
A compact verse contemplating secrets and the testing of ideas. It contrasts hidden depths with wise attainment and notes how positive fortune follows a clear mind. The poem touches on being, living, and receiving in concise lines.
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