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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1963
Page
5
Local residents from Dallas, Sherman, Garland, and surrounding towns visited relatives and friends across the area. The report names numerous households hosting guests, church events, a Blue Bird Club picnic, TV Channel 12 appearance, and a cadet award ceremony at Arlington State College.
Mrs Lynn McKinney of Sherman visits her parents Mr and Mrs Jim Grider. George McCurdy and sons of Dallas visit his mother Mrs A L McCurdy. Pat Russell and children of Arlington spend Sunday with Mr and Mrs W H Russell. Multiple families from Dallas, Gainesville, Tom Bean, Denison, Fort Worth, Plano and Winnsboro visit Mrs Ola Justice, Horace Lewis, and Mr Ben Simpson at Elm Grove Cemetery decoration day.
Sunday guests at Mr. and Mrs. Bert L. Sanderson included Cass and Mrs. McCuistion and Mrs. Jack Ward from Fort Worth, C. L. McCuistion of Dallas, Andy Sander son and son, Dereen Peeler and sons, Mark and Clark Sander son of Bonham, Rev. and Mrs. Houston Garner and daughters, Mrs. George Key, Homer Sanderson, Elmer Sanderson, Boyd Sanderson, and Clifton Sanderson.
Mrs. Guy Hamilton visits son Guy Hamilton Jr. in Grosse Pointe Shores Michigan. Dallas visitors Mr and Mrs Aston G Smith call on Mrs John McAlester and Mr and Mrs Homer Gentry. A A Hudgins returns from Broken Arrow Oklahoma visiting son Donald Paul Hudgins. Mrs John Vestal visits McKinney relatives and attends Melissa Cemetery services. County Home Demonstration Club tea brings together local ladies at Sherman Court House. Greenville guests Evelyn and Celia Mae Riley Neva McClary and R W Riddle with Jeanette Jones of Dallas visit O L Jones. Dallas residents Tommy Burchfield and Albert Reeves Howe join Sherman visitors Dan Brock Harold London. Carrollton guests Jack Ayres and daughter join Denison visitors James Ayres and daughter and Mark Ayres and daughter to visit Ned Ayres.
Bryan Weber attends funeral for his cousin Tom Stewart in Irving on Saturday. Stewart was the son of Mr and Mrs L Stewart of Dallas, former Whitewright residents.
Mr and Mrs Charles Sanders and children and Burl Sanders and family of Mesquite join Mr and Mrs Jim Hicks for a Sunday visit. Lyndel Purtle and children of Texarkana and Donnie Williams and children from Ector also attend.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society gathered Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs J W Wilson with vice president Mrs Floyd Bassett presiding. Mrs T E Sears led the program in place of ill Mrs C C Dooley, joined by Mrs J W Wilson Lydia Henry Mrs Fred Cook Sr Miss Ruth Cox and Mrs R E Hickman. Nine members and one visitor Mrs Leila Bell shared refreshments. Next meeting set for June 10 at Mrs Lydia Henry’s home.
Last Thursday Janis called the meeting to order. Mary Ann read and approved the minutes. The group met at Mrs Hennig s house and kay took up the clues. They walked to town for a coke and refreshments.
County agent Stanley Oakley set May 15 to 18 as approximate spray dates for pecan trees to combat nut casebearers. He cited casebearers as a major threat that reduced Grayson County pecan production and incomes, noting a decline from 218,202 pounds to 39,930 pounds over ten years.
Ten years ago farmers harvested 176,128 pounds native pecans and 42,074 pounds improved pecans. The 1959 native pecan crop was estimated at 19,042 pounds, vs 218,888 pounds a decade earlier. Timing and coverage with spray material are key for casebearer control. effective insecticides include DDT thiodan malathion toxaphene seven gathion parathion and nicotine sulfate. Spraying aims to kill the casebearer before it enters the nut. once inside, insecticides are ineffective.
Air Force psychologists study astronaut reaction to isolation as the first moon mission looms. The lone space traveler will endure four days of inactivity in a soundproof lightproof chamber to gauge mental response.
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