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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1952
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes T. Glenn Doss as Editor and Owner. The paper is published every Thursday and entered at the Whitewright Texas post office as second class mail matter.
A chain of events shows Jerome McKinney of Southwestern Bell arranging a photo with Mayor and Sun editor for a rural telephone system kickoff. The editor reluctantly posed, signed a one dollar photo release, and the same image later ran as a three column by 13 inch ad, appearing in the paper for no stated purpose after the election.
A humorous exchange sets up a clash of generations as a father warns his talkative son to imitate his silence. The son retorts with a playful jab about the father's own secrets and quiet habits.
Estimates from the American Water Works Association and others place daily per person water use between 80 and 110 gallons for all needs. Industrial figures include 200,000 gallons per ton for viscose rayon, 400,000 for rayon yarn, 500,000 for woolen cloth per 1000 yards, 300 gallons per barrel of beer, 70 gallons per gallon of whisky, and 68,000 gallons per ton of steel.
A reflective opinion piece jokes about the contradictions of life and human behavior from infancy to old age. It notes society labels people harshly based on wealth religion politics and actions while acknowledging life remains puzzling yet enjoyable.
A summer camper chats with a crossroads store proprietor. The visitor remarks on an unusual number of odd people, and the proprietor bluntly adds that most of them head back to the city by the end of September.
A six year old, invited to lunch, asks why prayers are not said before meals. The host evasively replies they do not take time for that, prompting the boy to compare him to his pig for starting right in without prayer.
Church notices list service times for the Church of Christ and Central Christian Church. Tildon McFerrin and Vernon M. Newland are ministers with morning and evening worship times and midweek Wednesday services noted. Mae Hall is Sunday School superintendent.
Harold S. Taylor presides as pastor with Church School at 10:00 a.m. Morning worship at 11:00 and Evening worship at 7:00 p.m.
The Whitewright pastor director Rev Lee H Smith leads the North Texas Larger Parish church with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Floyd Bassett is superintendent for morning worship at 11 a.m. Choir practice is Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Judason meets after school on Wednesdays. A special film showing And Now Tomorrow is planned for Tuesday night November 18. A covered dish family dinner follows at 6 30 p.m. BV one invited.
Rev. H. P. Williamson of Denison and Rev. Lee H. Smith of Whitewright lead the church. Sunday School meets at 10 a.m. Mrs. Clif ford Phoebus is superintendent. Morning worship is at 9 a.m. every Sunday except the fourth Sunday with 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. services.
Morning worship begins at 9 45 with Rev Otis Swisher leading in preaching. Sunday School follows at 10 45 with classes for all ages.
Church notices list pastors and officers for multiple congregations. U C Broach James Gosnell and Elvis Hill lead roles with Sunday school at 9 45 to 11 00 am and worship times around 10 55 am or 11 00 am. A factual map notes California and Denmark are 5000 miles apart via the Arctic.
The State of Texas cites all interested in the Brenda Sue Melton minors estate in Grayson County Texas. Guardian Evelyn LaVerne Melton requests discharge after filing final account in county court. The hearing is set for the first Monday after ten days from posting, November 24, 1952, at Sherman Courthouse. All interested parties must appear with written answers to contest the account.
A spoof tale for National Newspaper Week describes a fledgling editor dodging two threatening invaders in a two story office. The prankish piece frames personal journalism and the chaotic West as a comical scene with a wary office boy guiding readers.
In Grayson County Texas the guardianship of minor Bess Ashley House ends with a Final Account and application for discharge filed by L S Omohundro guardian. The county court requires interested parties to appear and contest the account by November 7, 1952.
A line from the aphoristic reflection cautions against presuming a woman's heartbreak. It suggests some may endure without romantic tragedy, while others may carry quiet resilience beneath sorrowful expressions.
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