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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1971
Page
2
A note from the Whitewright Sun invites readers to stand up and salute during National Newspaper Week. The piece celebrates the reader community and highlights various ways to engage with the paper this week.
Customs agents at the border found contraband watches in a car and charged the driver with smuggling. The court ruled that border searches may rely on mere suspicion, allowing an intrusive search in some cases, but upheld limits in cases based on flimsy grounds. The article then shifts to a humorous national newspaper week reflection and editorials.
The Hurricane Creek Ladies Association held its executive board meeting luncheon and program on Tuesday October 12 led by President Fran Smith. Highlights include new membership total of seventy two, bridge schedules, a November 9 program on Holiday Foods, a December 8 Awards Dinner Dance, and a coffee hour proposal. About seventy one members and guests attended with Whitewright members listed.
The first Miss Whitewright Beauty Pageant meeting was held in the high school homemaking department. Glenda Conley, a former Miss Texas contestant, advised seven candidates on posture dress and time management. Entered contestants include Jan Biggerstaff Martha McFatridge Debbie Wortham Jan Bennett Karen Holt Cindy's Dress Shop Kris Walker Leslie Skaggs Pauline's Gift Shop Cecelia Compton Jeanette Geers.
Mrs. Geraldine Ayres of Leonard was a Sunday guest of Mrs. Rolla Vestal. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ray Jones and family of Garland visited her mother Mrs. Lee Fagan in the nursing home Sunday. He also visited his brother Mr C M Jones and other relatives. James and Mike Burchfield and their families of Irving spent the week end with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Burchfield.
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