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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1960
Page
5
Community updates list visits and weekends across Sherman Bells Dallas and Denison. Weekend gatherings include Pike homecoming and church and club events. The third Sunday singing conven tion is planned at East McKinney Christian Church with public invited.
Ben Simpson has been employed by the Oak Hill Cemetery Foundation as caretaker of Oak Hill Cemetery, announced this week by Russell Summers, board member. Maintenance had been done by City of Whitewright employees. under the new arrangement the City will have no connection with cemetery work.
The Rotary Club met last Friday with no program for the second time in a month. After lunch, a Rotarian visitor from Sherman named C. O. Spence was introduced along with October student guest Billy Tillett, and the meeting adjourned a half hour early.
The Friday Literary Club held its first meeting of the 1960-61 season on Oct 7 at Mrs. H H Sears home with Mrs J W Wilson as co host. Twenty two members attended a re assembly tea with fall colors and magnolia decor. Mrs C J Meador spoke on What the Federation Means to Me and Miss Lena Mae Gowdy recounted the Texas Federation's 1897 founding in Waco by 21 clubs.
The Whitewright club, member of the Federation since 1928, expands its roster by creating a conservation committee chaired by Mrs. O. M. Whedbee and an international affairs committee chaired by Mrs. Wilson. Two new members, Mrs. S. T. Montgomery Jr. and Mrs. Kenneth Frisby, attended their first meeting as the next gathering is set for Oct. 21.
The Cheep Cheep Blue Bird group met Tuesday led by president Rhonda Beth Bonds. Mrs James T. Holloway attended as leader while Sara White read the minutes and Connie Barkley collected clues. Suzanne Bodine lit the candle and the president led the prayer.
The Tweety Blue Birds gathered in the First Methodist Church recreation hall Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Clint Hennig and Mrs. Joe Robinson as leaders. Jana Wilson gave the president's remarks and Janice Hennig read the minutes while Lora Beth Vestal collected dues. Mrs. Vestal and Kathy attended as guests and Vestal played piano as the group sang. Candle lighter Vicki Burleson and refreshment leader Sharon Hasting, aided by her sister Martha, supervised the day.
Fifty years ago workers in the tire industry earned about 40 cents an hour while a tire cost 35 dollars and lasted 2000 miles. Today wages near 3 dollars, tires cost about 22 dollars and last 30000 miles. One hour of work previously covered 23 miles of tire use. now it covers about 4050 miles.
Sir Richard Arkwright, English manufacturer who built the first cotton mills, is praised as the founder of the modern factory system. The text argues that scientific management, technological research, and profit incentives drive industrial growth, while cutting profits for research harms future progress.
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