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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1953
Page
5
Local residents from Dallas, Sherman, Bells, Irving, Rockwall, and other areas visit family and friends in Whitewright. Entries list travels, hospital visits, and weekend gatherings, noting several individuals by name and hometowns, plus a local Sun delivery update and a furniture bureau sale.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars placed small American flags on the graves of 45 ex service men across Oak Hill and City Cemeteries and Pi lots Grove Bethel Wittitee and Ever heart Cemeteries. Hale Center visitors come to aid Mrs J A Creecy’s hospital bedside after a hip fracture.
Rotary Club members heard A C Wimpee of Dallas, director of narcotic alcohol education for United Texas Days, lecture on the evils of beer whisky cigarettes and cigars as well as women's dress fashions. Wimpee explained he was demonstrating his high school lecture style and had spoken at a local school Friday morning. Rev Newton V Cole arranged the Whitewright visit and introduced the speaker at the club.
The Faithful Workers Sunday School Class visited Mrs. O. M. Brown at her home to honor her 70th birthday. The event, hosted by her daughter Miss Lottie Brown, followed by a delicious feast, while Mrs. Brown convalesces from a serious illness.
The Zone 3 Baptist teens met Monday at the First Baptist Church. Whitewright claimed the banner for the most teens present with about 125 attendees. Officers elected included Laura Bess Rich as president and Wanda Sue Alexander as vice president. sponsors were Rev. Jimmy Burton for Tom Bean and teachers Mrs. Joe Rich and Mrs. Gene Hughes for Whitewright.
Church schedule notices list services for multiple churches headed by ministers and staff. It details Bible study times Sunday School and worship, with pastors and session information across churches in the region, including First Baptist Newton and First Methodist.
The Pilot Grove Church of Christ will hold preaching services each Thursday night with Doyle Goodspeed of Dallas delivering the sermons. Everyone is invited to attend.
Pastor U C Broach leads Sunday School at 9 45 a m Training Union at 7 00 p m and Evening service at 8 00 p m with the regular weekly schedule.
Tom Bean Methodist and Presbyterian parish lists ministers Rev. H. P. Williamson of Denison and Rev. Lee H. Smith of Whitewright. Sunday School follows the morning service with Mrs. Clifford Pheobus as superintendent.
A poem by Edgar A Guest praises school bus drivers for protecting and guiding children daily through fair weather and peril. It emphasizes parental trust and the driver’s responsibility and dedication to safe homeward journeys. The latter line references a quote on devaluation tied to a woman's age.
Washington celebrates 27,377,732 visitors to the 555 foot monument since its 1888 opening. Cornelius W. Heine of the National Capital Parks Service notes kings and queens among the distinguished guests in the monument’s register.
A collection of sayings including make a virtue of necessity and many hands make light work. Other maxims address manners, truth spoken in jest, adversity, malice, and character. The list contrasts virtue, strength, and judgment with arrogance and greed.
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