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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1950
Page
4
The snippet notes publication details for The Whitewright Sun edited by T Glenn Doss with weekly Thursday issues and subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties and outside counties. It ends with a humorous exchange about a motorist and a dealer debating a car’s performance on a hill.
The Sun announces candidates subject to the Democratic primary on July 22, 1950 for County Attorney Wilson F Walters and for County Commissioner Precinct 2 F Wright and Edger P Jackson with Jackson seeking re election. For the Whitewright City election on April 4, 1950 mayoral candidates are R R Summers Findley Haile and Claude Phillips.
Executives at a Northwestern University and Office Management Association seminar rate brunets at 53 percent as preferred for executive roles while blondes score 15 percent and redheads 4 percent. Grayettes receive 3 percent and others 25 percent in the color type study.
Edwin Badgett releases a statement to voters saying he has no agreement with any candidate for mayor or city manager and will vote to hire or fire a manager as needed. He warns against rumors, urges voters to choose two trusted friends from five candidates, and reminds readers to keep informed and vote.
Mrs. Belew and Miss Hull ill with influenza while F C Williams returns from Weslaco trip. Numerous visits and weekend stays involve Sherman Paris, Raymondville, Fort Worth, Dallas, Silsbee, Whitewright, and local families as patients and guests. Community events include a Monday Night Bridge Club gathering and a PTA Eastern Star basketball fundraiser with about fifty dollars raised each. An American Legion youth talent play, Aunt Lilly, is set for April 13–14 with local cast. Lem Tittsworth advertises electric appliances and used goods.
A series of social visits includes Mrs J B Arledge and family from Durant Oklahoma stopping by Mrs Bow. Mrs Fred Henninger returns from Austin and Corpus Christi with her daughter Teresa Henninger and family. Easter breakfast tickets on sale at Marvin Methodist Church after a sunrise service. Attendees for Floyd Harris guests include Frank Harris Ruby Cook Craven Hogue Ouida Nell Harris Myrtle Fulton. Fire damages a Russell Summers farm house but local volunteers save structure. Dr F M Williams elected president of the Fourth District Dental Society. Williams' wife elected first vice president of the Women's Auxiliary. Whitewright people attend Wes Simpson’s funeral in Sherman. Simpson managed Lone Star Gas in Sherman and was father of Paul Simpson of Bonham.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Chesser and children and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Watkins Jr. and children visited relatives in Farmersville Sunday. The Tuesday Night Bridge Club met at Miss Gladys Ray’s home with high score by Mrs. Allen T. Short and bingo winners Mrs. Geo. M. Hight and Mrs. David Ray Womack. Mrs. Lee Frakes of Palouse Idaho and Mrs. Womack were guests.
Carl Ulysses Pierson a quartermaster second class in the USN from Whitewright is on active duty aboard the general communication ship USS Taconic which recently took part in Portex the first joint Army Navy and Air Force training exercise conducted under the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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