Weekend Visits From Many Towns Mentioned In Whitewright News
A column lists numerous visits and travels of residents, including Rev. Bob Cates Cumby and Fender May Jacksonville visitors, Dallas and Ennis stays, and relatives visiting in Kentucky and San Antonio. It notes Becky Lewis graduation and Jer ry McCoy’s class exercises with families from Pilot Grove Denison Bells Farmington Mo Tyler and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. McCoy Jr
Aztec
N. M
D. E. McCoy Sr
Jerry McCoy
San Antonio
Whitewright
The SPICE of LIFE Puppy Plan and Family Strategy
A boy sits on the curb watching a friend lead a puppy on a rope. The friend jokes that instead of asking his mother for a dog he should ask for a baby brother, implying a manipulative strategy. The scene ends with a quip about how people hear what they want to hear and often miss gentle guidance.
Preacher Sermon Sparked by Wet Clay Adam Tale
A Richmond preacher tells his congregation a parable about Adam made of wet clay and drying by a fireplace. The crowd questions the tale and the preacher rebukes new lines of inquiry. A second vignette describes a man found wandering at night who says he would have gone home to his wife hours earlier if he had an explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Adam
Howe and Sumner Conversation on Charity and God
Julia Ward Howe urged Charles Sumner to take up a case of aid for a needy person. Sumner declined, claiming too busy to focus on individuals. Howe retorted that even God has not reached that stage. Then a hitchhiking man encounters a derailed eerie ride near a cemetery, warning another would be rider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Ward Howe
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts
Julia
Charles
Bread Kneader Sustains Fire During Southern Georgia Bake
An elderly woman in Southern Georgia tends a large bread batch when she notices the wood fire dwindling. She quickly removes her hands from the dough to replenish the fire and continues her baking task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Honeymoon Question Sparks Grim Woodpile Exchange
A woman chops wood while her teenage daughter asks how long a honeymoon lasts. The reply grimly notes the wait until there is dough on the axe handle, revealing a bleak, wry mood. A final exchange features a joke about explanations between two men.
Ring Sighting at School Goes Unnoticed
A senior girl wore an engagement ring to school the night before but classmates did not notice it. In the afternoon she stood and remarked on the heat then removed the ring.
Southern Belle Earns Dramatic Diploma
A pretty girl from the deep South seeks to cure her accent at a school of speech. An austere professor vows personal attention and, after weeks of instruction, proclaims, Ah'm proud of you, my heah-an' heah is youah diplomah, signaling success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep South
School of Speech
Hen Turns Waste Into Eggs, Charms Nine Year Olds
A teacher asks pupils for wondrous machines. One girl Maudie says a hen is the finest machine because it turns all our scraps into fresh eggs, prompting surprise and a smile at the lesson in science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maudie
Practical nurse question elicits blunt punchline
A girl who failed nursing admission was asked what a practical nurse is. After a moment she quipped that a practical nurse is one who marries a rich patient, a sharp humor moment reflecting failed hopes and the era's witty slang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Nightingale
Steno Lou’s Boyfriend Mix Ups Turned Comic
Cartoonish dialogue shows Steno Lou asking about a new boyfriend and Sue replying with contrasting images. Lou quips that her partner is “the very devil” while Sue calls hers “a perfect angel,” highlighting lighthearted workplace banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steno Lou
Steno Sue
County Extension Staff Gets Facts To The People
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service via Grayson County agents spreads latest farming and home economics info. Emphasizing soil and water as core, the program links research to practical farm plans financed by federal state and county funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Nick Owen
Grayson County
Soil Conservation Service
State Land Grant College
Transformation of boron hydrides into rocket fuel
After thirteen years of research and development boron hydrides have evolved from a chemical curiosity into the leading new exotic rocket fuels.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob Cates
Cumby
Fender May
Jacksonville
W. T. Bradshaw
Bailey
Orval Head
Abilene
Joe Rich
Mrs
Leon Wolford
Dallas
J. D. Fleming
Ector
Ira Fleming
J. D. Stephenson
Dorchester
Jack Ayres of
A. L. McCurdy
Jimmie Haliburton
Laton
Joe Bodine
J. R. Lane
Ennis
J. C. Reagan
D. D. Brooks
Nora Hughes of
Sherman
Gene Hughes
T. D. Caylor
Don Farmer
Guy Dillon
Durant, Okla
W. A. Kirkpatrick
George Bennett
Hugh Hunter
Kentucky
Mrs. W. A. Thurman
Mrs. C. R. Mansfield
Devine
J. A. Harper Sr
Mrs. H.C. Carpenter
Mrs. C. H. Carpenter
Earl Blanton
Becky
Patricia Lewis
Whitewright High School
Arthur Lewis
Pilot Grove
Howard Hodge
Denison
Preston Hefner
McKinney
C. D. Galyon
Bells
H. B. Smith
Farmington, Mo
Billy Smith
Tyler
John E. Smith
Henry Davd
Farley
Pascal Farley
Bob
Bill
Prudential
Ronald M. Faison
Urance Company OF America
the Prudential
Hall Bros
Montgomery
Ala
Whitewright, Texas
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