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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1958
Page
3
Congregation of the Church of Christ draws plans for a new church as the old building is torn down. Local social notes mention B Y P U, birthdays, weddings, and community events across Whitewright region.
Ralph Wallace reports digging 300 bushels from 7/12 acre west of town. Claud Phillips dug on Wednesday and found a sweet potato weighing just under 20 pounds. Grover B. Smith and Johnnie Johnson are mentioned in connection with the harvest.
A large crew began work on the Whitewright-Tom Bean road on Monday. Tuesday morning two masked men robbed Billy Carter of 5000 dollars in currency near Whitewright as he traveled to conduct a real estate transaction. Carter is described as an aged wealthy farmer from the Canaan community.
The article clarifies differences between stocks and bonds. Stock ownership makes you a partial owner with a claim on property and profits. Bondholders lend money, receive interest, and are paid before stockholders in bankruptcy.
The text explains preferred stock holders often receive fixed dividends and may surrender voting rights. It contrasts risk and reward between common and preferred stock in successful corporations and ends with an unrelated tip about using aluminum foil to clean chrome and pans.
A collection of pithy lines about liquor hiding, wives’ clothes, money woes, time to do right, helping others, and a Boston breach of promise defense claiming Sunday engagement voids the contract.
Weary readers note a string of weekend visits and cordial calls among families in Bowie Denison Sherman Tom Bean Dallas Bells Leonard and nearby towns. The report lists numerous households hosting relatives and friends from Durant Forgan Garland and Melvill areas with several hosted events and a 29th wedding anniversary celebration.
Mrs J W Hopper of Tom Bean and Mr and Mrs Sammie Maxwell and their children visited Mr and Mrs Clarence Burden and sons in Tren ton and Mr and Mrs Tom Blanton at the Chapman Rest Home there Sunday evening.
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