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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1947
Page
5
White feed sacks offered for sale. Birth announced for a son to Mr and Mrs Tom Sears on May 1. Local visits include Mr and Mrs J W McDonald of Lamesa and Mr and Mrs Charlie McKenny of Denison. Community updates cover doctors, church groups, travel, and social events. includes special sales at Lem Tittsworth’s and Mason lodge notice.
Advertiser claims Rheumatism and Arthritis may improve with NUE-OVO from Research Laboratories Inc. Readers are invited to request literature at 403 N. W. 9th Portland Oregon with a paid advertisement.
Mrs. Clifton Page, whose home burned, was honored at two miscellaneous showers thursday afternoon at Mrs. Clarence Bonds home. Co-hostesses were Mrs. D C Hassler and Mary Lou Thrasher. Games and refreshments followed for 28 guests. Many gifts were sent by those unable to attend.
Jane Dunn Swenson of Dallas and Morris Fogle Gillett son of Mr and Mrs R A Gillett Whitewright were married at 8 p m Friday May 2 at the bride’s parents home Rev Roz Felder officiated Attendants were Mrs Joe T May and Joe T May Reception followed with Mrs Robert Snipes at cake and Miss Christine Stewart on punch Bride’s book by Mrs Carlton Stone Groom attends SMA Dallas and works for Atlantic Refining Co He served four years in the Navy in the Atlantic.
A fragment notes Pacific theatres during the late war and lists a Dallas address at 5722 Me Comas for a at home event or postwar gathering. It mentions a Dallas location and implies a home setting associated with the war era.
The regular luncheon is not held Friday as the club attended the district conference in Greenville Monday and earns attendance credit. Earl Blanton led the program last week introducing Perry Eight of Bells who sang two numbers with Miss Janis Jayne Horton at the piano. A High School group directed by Mrs. Sarah Kilgree performed songs from the gay nineties era, including In the Evening By the Moonlight and The Flying Trapeze, drawing applause. Visitors Ray Turner of Bonham and J. C. Horton of Fort Worth attended.
Mrs Mary McGaughey retired after 32 years with Southwestern Bell. Acknowledged at a Craig s Cafe dinner by district traffic superintendent J M Crump and commercial superintendent John Washman, she received a pink carnation corsage and service certificate. Colleagues and friends attended. She plans to garden and enjoys flowers, leaving a long local service legacy.
Mortuary notices state S. J. Howard aged 84 died Saturday at his daughter's home in Ely. Funeral was held Sunday at 3 p m at Randolph Baptist Church with Rev. R L Cates and Rev. Marion Miller officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Cemetery. Howard described as a pioneer resident.
Pallbearers were Oscar Harris Clarence O Neal Willis Russell Charlie Massey Ross Booker and Clarence Woodson for the funeral of a county resident born October 17 1862 in Savor He is survived by five sons Henry Howard Wichita Falls Sam Sherman Virgil Denison Emmett Grand Prairie and Bill Dallas four daughters Fannie Gatt Sherman Mamie Hogg Bonham Ira Stafford Tecumseh Okla Massey Ely 19 grandchildren 18 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
The Second Sunday Singing Convention will be held at Bethel three miles south of Whitewright next Sunday at 2 p.m. Several good quartets will attend. L L Windell invites attendance and John Smith will oversee the event.
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH led by Rev. Clifford Taylor holds Sunday School at 10 a m and a sermon at 11 a m on the 2nd and 4th Sundays Rev E A Doty preaches with Sunday school at 10 a m and services at 11 a m and 7 p m Everybody welcome The Rev Bayless of First Presbyterian Church Denison will preach at Presbyterian Church Sunday evening at 7 30 o'clock
Pastor E P Wootten announces Training Union at 6:45 p m Worship at 7 30 p m Prayer hour Choir training Wednesday and Thursday You are cordially invited to attend these services Mrs Katie Nell Yeager has gone to Temple for an extended visit with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs H E Wellborn
In New Orleans, Dr. Hymen S. Mayerson of Tulane University told the New Orleans Academy of Science that humans cannot stand upright quietly for more than ten minutes. He noted that gravity pulls blood from the heart, causing fainting and dizziness in extended standing. The discussion centers on human limits of upright posture.
A historical medical discussion explains how upright posture challenges blood flow. It notes fainting risks during standing, varying tolerance among individuals, and a World Series ticket line example. Mayerson describes experiments with standing versus cycling, suggesting football players often faint, hinting that standing is a newer adaptation and less stabilized than exercise circulation.
Final World War I statistics from the War and Navy Departments reveal Texas contributed 785063 service members across all armed forces. Texans made up about five percent of the Army and nearly five percent of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, reflecting Texas’s sizable share of U.S. military personnel.
World War II figures show Texas with 550,652 in the Army, 195,485 in the Navy, 31,882 in the Marine Corps, and 7,044 in the Coast Guard. New York has the most in each branch. national totals list Army 10,854,579 and Navy 4,072,132. Texas casualty toll stands at 15,764 in the Army and 7,258 in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard combined.
The Sun invites readers to mail news items from rural routes for publication. Submit early in the week with your name for verification, not as a byline. Items are welcome from readers and will be considered for weekly publication.
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