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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1958
Page
5
A long list of visitors and family gatherings fills the weekend in area towns. Residents from Dallas Sherman Denison Fort Worth Ada and Denton share visits with relatives and friends. Local events include bridge club play and a student parliament appointment at Texas Woman's University.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Sears attended the Upper Elm Red Soil Conservation District awards banquet in Whitesboro where Mr Sears, John Fenley and William Fenley received the landlord tenant team award. Weekend visitors to Mrs C A Wilson included a long list of relatives and friends from multiple towns.
Rotary Club notes a program was cancelled too late to replace. Bill McDowell was introduced as student Rotarian for May by B R Vestal. Wade Bond of Nocona visited. The fish fry date was moved to Thursday night if weather allows. S T Montgomery Jr said no rain at Tom Sears pasture on Ely road yesterday and the pasture is in good condition.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met Monday at 3:00 p m with Mrs. R L Sears as host. Mrs Bob Sears led. Mrs Martha Jo Emerson presided in the president's absence. Read minutes, devotional by Mrs Hoyt Taylor, offering by Mrs Lydia Henry. Program included articles on We Serve by Mrs W J Barbee and Korea The Life of the Amputees by Mrs C C Dooley. Meeting closed with Mizpah Benediction and refreshments for 12 members.
Mrs. W. E. Stanford presented There Is a Time by Dorothy Thompson while Mrs. Emory Christian spoke on How to Add Years to Your Life at the Friday Literary Club gathering in Miss Gladys Ray’s home. Roll call noted Elderly People Active in World Affairs and reports from district and state conventions were given by officers.
The Stanford club will end the year with a weiner roast at Trenton Park this Friday at 5 p.m. After the reading of the collect the meeting was adjourned to meet again in October. Reporter
The Whitewright H D Club met May 7 at the Flower Shop with hostesses Mrs. Roy Talley and Mrs. Lillie Gardner. Mrs. W E Pennell presided in the president’s absence. Mrs. Fred Cook reported on the Commerce district meeting. Plans were made for a tea honoring Miss Zelma Moore at Sherman. A Mother’s Day poem was read during recreation. Refreshments were served to four visitors and nine members. The next meeting will be May 22 with Mrs. Willard Young.
A veteran Q and A column notes that the direct VA loan program, originally slated to end June 30 1958, has been extended to July 25 1960 to match the GI loan deadline. It also covers replacement of lost discharge papers and timely GI Bill schooling advice.
The veteran with a 50 percent disability and two dependents asks if compensation increases apply retroactively for a newborn. The response states the increase is effective only from VA receipt of the application.
A brief verse by Margie B. Boswell celebrates playful observation and a touch of humor. It contrasts bee hovering with sweet peas and a reminder that truth can temper stubborn faults.
The Golden Gate Bridge board weighs installing a closed TV system to monitor the span from the gates, allowing a patrolman to oversee the entire length without leaving his post. Since construction 21 years ago about 175 people have died by their own hand at the bridge.
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