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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1951
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun edited by Glenn Doss announces weekly publication every Thursday. Subscription rates list Grayson and Fannin Counties 1 year $1.50 six months $1.00 and outside two counties 1 year $2.00 six months $1.25.
Texas columnists report Senator Tom Connally breaking with foreign aid spending, drawing mixed reactions across the state. The Kingsville Record notes wind blowing toward Shivers, while critics warn of a possible political leap as Connally remains indecisive.
McKinney Examiner article urges parents to discuss marijuana heroin and barbiturates with their children. It emphasizes frank talks about dangers, addiction, theft, and loss of self respect to prevent drug use.
The average take-off speed of today’s jet bombers is about 50 percent higher than the take-off speed of heavy bombers in World War II, reflecting advances in propulsion and airframe design.
A new corporation Better Television Inc organizes to install and operate a city wide community television antenna system in Denison. Incorporators include Neil Shirley Charles Johnson and R L McCarroll. The plan uses a central tall tower with home links via special wires and a franchise request similar to Sherman Waco Tyler Mineral Wells and Graham. The company seeks use of the North Denison water standpipe for experiments and has an agreement with Texas Power & Light Co to use its polls for wiring.
Washington reports Eighth Army Intelligence says the average Communist in Korea is a peasant farmer five feet seven inches tall and 140 pounds with less than five years of schooling. He earns 30 cents monthly, has no leave, scant food, no amusements, post exchanges, canteens, or chaplains. Training emphasizes propaganda, and United Nations or U.S. as the enemy. every soldier is closely watched with a two-to-one squad oversight system.
On his first submarine voyage a Navy chaplain heard the crew swear in the engine room. The captain explained the cussing signals pumps keep running. when muttering to themselves ends and prayers begin, the danger ends. A Sun Want Ad sells the tale.
A collection of humorous exchanges from a homey setting. A child resists washing her face citing wrinkles after a grandmother’s insistence. A pharmacist comments on a swollen hand from a bee sting. A husband brags his fixes stay fixed as a nagging wife questions him. A cuckoo clock clockwork misbehaves with the bird shouting the time. A teacher asks Billy about age and his reply splits by gender.
A inebriated man collides with a telephone pole then a fireplug and another pole. He mutters he will stay until the crowd passes. The sequence ends with him on the ground, dazed and awaiting help.
A late arriving politician reached the platform to deliver a speech as a reporter grabbed his sleeve and asked about the tax situation. He snapped he has no time to think and must speak.
A society woman with recurring ailments accosts a busy physician. On her sixth visit she asks if she has a nervous condition. The doctor replies no and hands her a medical book chapter on nervous disorders, advising her to choose an ailment and work on it.
A dentist notes gold flakes on a drill tip from a tooth thought never filled. The patient jokes that the gold belt buckle caused the finding. Nearby, a robin learns to scratch for worms, while an Egyptian guide notes pyramid building took a century. A farmer jokes about the leaning tower of Pisa compared to his silo.
Denison visitor Joe Lee Pike will preach at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Assembly of God Church. Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. Rev. R. L. Hamm leads services, with evangelistic worship at 7 30 p.m. and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 p.m.
Linley E. Vowell serves as pastor with Sunday School at 10 a m and morning service at 11 a m The Youth Fellowship meets at 7 30 p m and the evening service begins at 8 00 p m reflecting a full day of church activities.
Sunday Bible Classes meet at 10 a.m. followed by the Lord's Supper. Mid week service is at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
James L. Cooper presides with W T Simmons and Mrs Edgar Ayres as church officers. Layman's Day on Sunday Oct 14 features Charles Skaggs as president directing men to teach sing and testify in services. Paul Robertson named music and youth director calls choir rehearsal Saturday 6 30 to 7 30.
The North Texas Larger Parish schedules Sunday School at 10 00 with Floyd Bassett superintendent and morning worship at 11 00 led by Student Staff Minister Walter Crofton. Choir rehearsal Wednesday at 7 00. Parish Council meets Thursday Oct 11 at Bonham church. Rev J Hoyt Boles will consult on budget and personnel. Delegates to Synod Oct 16 18 in Waco named. A land and sea proverb closes the note.
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