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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1960
Page
3
Numerous Dallas McKinney Sherman and Garland residents spent weekends with relatives and friends across the area. Notable events include Theda Nell Low of Whitewright preparing to graduate from Texas Woman’s University with a history degree in Denton on June 5.
The value of plastic products manufactured in the United States reached three billion dollars in 1959, rising from two and a half billion dollars in 1958.
A study at Michael Rease Hospital found men and women equally ticklish across ages from newborns to the elderly. Babies are not ticklish at birth, with first clear responses at about 3 to 7 years. The test used light forehead stroking and was performed by Dr. Joseph G Kepecs Dr Milton Robin and Mrs Claire Munro for the American Psychoanalytic Association.
Entomologists report that poisoned peanut butter mixed with kepone and placed in soda straws can kill fire ants across the South and Southwest. In tests, treated areas saw ants ingest lethal doses within two weeks, offering a potential pesticide method with less harm to other life. Separately, data from 1957 show US freight cars carried an average of 976 tons per car per mile daily.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pierce Sunday. J. R. Andrews and J. C. Russell, ex Confederate soldiers, attend the annual reunion at Dallas. Mrs. T. B. Moore moved to Sherman. Epworth League program announces the engagement of Miss Mary Pumphrey and Mr. John Hart. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Holland received a Monday night shower. Lewis Kidd suffered a fractured collarbone after a scuffle Wednesday.
John Garner on May 15 and a daughter born May 17 to Mr and Mrs John Reynolds Pilot Grove news. Miss Willie Ross Whitewright and Mr Jack Diamond Lubbock wed last Thursday. Porter Maynard 49 died at home Saturday. Andrew Pierce accepted employment at San Angelo. Mrs C C McKenna honored with birthday dinner last Thursday.
Charles B. Neely, 73, died Sunday at his home south of town. Paul Vestal and Charlie White returned from a visit in Mexico. Grover Smith and Miss Billie Carral of Dallas were married Friday. The Busy Bee Sewing Club met with Mrs. Lindsey Coffey Tuesday.
Mrs Philip Norris Mrs Edgar Ayers and Miss Ruth Melugin hosted a shower for Mrs Leland May at the Norris home last Thursday afternoon. Mrs H T Atterberry entertained Friday evening with a kid party.
Subscription rates are listed for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 2.50, outside counties at 3.00, and foreign subscriptions at 5.00. The Sun states it is a news service inviting submissions while noting the editor’s right to select, reject outdated items, and avoid promotional content.
Isaac Cotman spent three months installing a moonshine whisky still in his attic and completed it. Firefighters who responded to a blaze located the still and Cotman was arrested.
The piece laments rising tax burden on Americans, noting a shift from $367 per person ten years ago to an estimated $631 this year. It argues that workers spend hours daily earning money for taxes at all levels and calls for governmental economy as a remedy.
Mobile lawyer Harry Seale wins postponements from General Sessions Judge William Bekurs for three cases due to the Friday the 13th superstition. In other news, historians note the first eyeglasses appeared about 700 years ago.
Public notice from Grayson County District Court directs Tennie Tardy and named heirs and representatives to answer by 10 A.M. on Monday, June 13, 1960, in a case brought by Jack Massingale Irvin Suckle James Brownlee and Will-Flow Oil against multiple defendants including Tennie Tardy Allen and Allen Tardy. The suit seeks title and possession of Lot 2 Block B Bond Third Addition Sherman Texas and relies on ten year adverse possession and other pleas.
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