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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1956
Page
5
Mrs McGaughey visited Honey Grove on Monday and Tuesday. O G Alexander hospitalized again in Sherman after a heart attack. Families from Dallas, Sherman, Denton and other towns visited relatives here over the weekend. Cotton chopping pays $5.00 for 10 hours as area labor continues.
A long list of weekend visits includes W. E. LaRoe at Bonham veterans hospital and numerous relatives and friends traveling between Pecos Dallas Fort Worth Fort Worth and Whitewright. The First Baptist Church Colored plans an August associational meet. Dr. C. P. Johnson returns from Sherman hospital and improves. Church events adjust to schedule changes. Barrie Blanton among UT graduation seniors in geology.
Local families from Whitewright and nearby towns visited relatives in Dallas and Sherman over the weekend. The report notes visits by Hamiltons, Hudgins, Hulls, and many Laymans, plus a 4-H swine program gift to Leon Whitney and a large family gathering at the Climer home in Dallas.
A leading heart surgeon predicts future heart lung transplants and the creation of a heart bank to preserve hearts for those in need. Dr. Dwight Harken notes canine trials exist though longevity was limited and foresees human applications.
A poetic fragment describes bravado failing before a tornado and the ocean throwing shells ashore. A pied piper figure leaves a tongue untied while harsh maxims act as guides through a marsh as fun flags flutter in swales nearby.
The Sun names L. D. Red Wilsford as a candidate for Sheriff subject to the Democratic Primary on July 28, 1956.
Anderson columnist Hue Phillips shares sprightly maxims and quips about life in South Carolina. A humorous note references a gas leak saving Miss Jones, and a Josh Billings quote frames daily grit and perseverance.
North Carolina Motor Vehicle Department judges in Raleigh reviewing a Chapel Hill listener entry during a traffic safety contest hosted by a Raleigh radio station. The letter urged removing speed limits and raising engine horsepower to 500 to eliminate inferior drivers in a survival of the fittest scenario.
A short verse highlights how a smile costs nothing and travels far. It notes smiles given to others return as larger benefits, affecting one’s mood and relationships. The author Carl Helm frames smiles as a personal, universal habit with practical value.
The Agriculture Department reports 3,335,000 acres damaged by dust storms in the Great Plains this season. A survey notes 19,400,000 acres could suffer wind erosion from moisture and soil loss, and 511,000 acres of growing wheat damaged.
A young boy tells a friend his new dream to become a conductor after his first train journey. He insists on conductor over engineer because the conductor collects all the comic books left by kids on the train.
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