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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1955
Page
5
A\Array of local visits and weekend stays. John Reeves in Dallas. McGinnis and Darwins host families. Williams and Wilson families from Denton Tulsa and Rex attended gatherings. WMU circles met. J A Thomas subscribed at Kilgore. A&M student Kenneth Jones home for weekend. Anniversary noted at George Ball home. T E L class social and visits to Wallace family.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hodges of Hale Center visited Mrs. Myrtle Menasco. Sgt. Billy Hatfield, newly transferred to Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, visits his mother Mrs. W. L. Hatfield. Community Public Service Co employees attended a Sherman division meeting at the Grayson Hotel. Miss Gertrude Schooling, former Whitewright teacher, is spending today with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Summers.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Morris of Ector route 1 announce the engagement of their daughter Margie to Morris Richard Minchey, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Minchey of Trenton. Date of the wedding is not yet set.
Rotary program chair Clarence Tillett introduced guest speaker Miss Maurine Currin medical welfare consultant for the State Department of Public Welfare Austin. Currin spoke on the aid to dependent children phase of the public welfare program with J E Osborn Grayson County supervisor and Mrs. Lillian Maxwell Whitewright area representative present.
The Women's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs Roscoe Gillett's home. Mrs Philip Walker of Sherman gave a book review combining two works, Within Two Worlds by David and another title.
Mrs. Russell Summers led a society meeting where Mrs. Walker gave a review of the American Indian. Afterward Mrs. Griffin Dollarhide Jr. presented the speaker with a gift from the society. Mrs. Floyd Everheart served coffee to about 40 members and guests.
The Wesleyan Service Guild met at the Methodist Church with Mrs. Sarah Kilgroe presiding and singing. Mrs. Paul Ryan reviewed the Within Two Worlds study and gave a sand-table depiction of Indian life as thirteen members received moccasins bearing a Dakota prayer.
A traditional bean dish gains zest by adding a teaspoon or two of aromatic bitters per quart along with molasses and salt pork or ham. The blend enhances flavor while maintaining classic notes.
Miss Annette Smith and James Edward Vineyard of Bells wed at 12 05 PM Sunday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Newton Cole officiating. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs C E Wortham and bridesmaid Doris Ann Wallace. best man Gerald Vineyard and groomsman Harold Vineyard. Couple to reside in Whitewright after a short wedding trip. bride a Whitewright senior, groom a Bells High School graduate employed in Sherman.
Bethel Woman's Missionary Society met Monday afternoon at the church for a Bible study led by chairman Mrs M W Williams. The group discussed "A Missionary Tour of Genesis and Part of Exodus." Fourteen members and five children attended. An invitation is extended to all Bethel women to join future meetings.
The Hamilton News-Herald notes that before progressive education and psychology, parents handled delinquency with school-based discipline and believed it worked without relying on experts. The piece contrasts past methods with modern approaches and reflects on child behavior management.
CHICAGO experts warn that many chemicals used in manufactured foods are not definitely known to be safe. F J Schlink of Consumers Research Inc cited that over 100 additives are used and about 40 percent lack definite safety proof. FDA declined comment amid parallel earlier testimony.
Selina Booker questioned why a man was carrying a pistol in a tavern. She was told he had one and she confessed to carrying a pistol in her purse. Both jailed on disturbing the peace by packing a pistol charge.
An editorial cautions against medicinal ads that promise little while claiming what they can do and notes that newspaper inserts for hair restorers and similar products often say they are never sold by mail. It asks if mail fraud prosecutions apply and urges consulting a physician for proper diagnosis and treatment.
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