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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1955
Page
5
Local notes record visits and travels by residents of Wolfe City and surrounding towns. Families and friends visited relatives in Colbert Oklahoma, Monroe Louisiana, Austin and McAlester, Oklahoma, with trips to Detroit Michigan and Dallas Texas.
Mr and Mrs Fred Cook visit Mr and Mrs Oscar Pierce and other relatives at Monroe Louisiana. Mr and Mrs Gomer May of Sherman visit relatives here Wednesday. Mrs Roy Talley and Mrs Olan White attend the funeral of L D Jaco at Sherman today.
Rotary Club program chairman Richard Riggins led last Friday's meeting and screened a film about a small city's transition to safety consciousness and its drop in the high accident rate.
Parkland Sportswear staff hosted a Tuesday noon birthday party for Mrs Lorene Bond. She cut a beautiful cake and opened gifts as twenty five attendees enjoyed the celebration. Notables included Joe Cook and Mrs Ruby Cawthon. Mrs Joe Cook photographed the group.
Family and friends gathered in Whitewright and Bonham to celebrate J. B. Layman's birthday. Attending were his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Layman, daughter and family Jerry Neal and Sherman, brother R. L. Layman, and H. O. Miller family plus Mrs. Layman, David, Roddy, and Monte. Mrs. Neal baked a double-deck cake presented with candles as the group sang.
The Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church met Monday afternoon with Mrs. Fred Cook. Mrs. T E Sears led the day and heard Mrs. Homer Sears report on her trip to Greely Colorado to a training school gathering of more than 300 women from ten states. Mrs. Howard Holland led the devotional and spoke on The Christian Approach to Communism. Refreshments were served to 17 members and four guests.
The Wesleyan Service Guild of the Methodist Church held its first fall meeting as a combined business and social session at the church on Monday September 12 at 7 00 p m Mrs Sarah Kilgree president presiding Three new members were reported The group chose for its next study The American Indian Books will be issued soon The next meeting will be at the church on Monday September 19 with Mrs T L Hodder in charge and meetings will continue biweekly Ten members attended and refreshments followed the business session.
A simple no bake candy method mixes molasses and peanut butter then adds dry milk. The dough is rolled into a rope, cut into one inch pieces, and wrapped in waxed paper if desired.
Miss Lillie Carpenter daughter of Mrs C W Carpenter Whitewright and Mr Larry Offutt son of Mr and Mrs F W Offutt Denison wed in Durant Oklahoma on September 12. Attending were Mrs W J Schiller and Patsy Taylor of Sherman. The bride a 1954 Whitewright High School graduate and the groom a 1952 Denison High School grad and ex East Texas State College student. he leaves for a two month Georgia course. Mrs Offutt will stay with her sister in Sherman and they will live in Denison upon his return.
The Little Rock H D Club met at 10 30 a m last Thursday at the club house for an all day session. Miss Zelma Moore gave a demonstration on bedspreads and how to choose one to suit a person’s personality. A Sept 15 meeting at 2 o clock in the courthouse assembly room Sherman was announced with Mr Beanblossom of the Extension Service College Station as speaker. A delicious noon meal was served to members.
The Hamlin Herald quotes a view that happiness is a rebound from labor not pleasure in luxuries. It claims joy comes with sweat weariness and self sacrifice, not palaces, but fields factories and littered desks. The Bible line from I Kings 11 38 is cited as a guiding assurance.
An University of Michigan study of 500 business executives at University Hospital found 41 percent were sick but unaware, with 25 percent needing immediate treatment. Stomach disorders affected 45 percent, cardiovascular issues 24 percent, four had cancer, one tuberculosis, three diabetes, 12 gallstones, and 16 peptic ulcers. The report notes new disease appeared yearly in 13 to 20 percent of subjects.
The author argues the federal income tax system shifted burden away from the rich, noting the 20 percent base rate plus high surtaxes could reach 91 percent, yet 84 percent of revenue comes from the base rate while only 16 percent comes from surtaxes, implying a shortage of rich taxpayers.
A brief verse reflects on time and growth with lines about seeds flowers and a flowing well. The contemplative piece notes that time never rests and explores depth in nature.
The Journal of the National Education Association presents five rules about speech temper thoughts and actions for both children and adults. It urges self control truthfulness kindness thrift and respect to prevent children from outpacing parents in these habits.
The article urges people to see a physician at six month intervals for general physicals, likening regular health checks to routine car maintenance at set mileage. It argues that waiting for pain is foolish and stresses the body’s greater importance over machines.
Sheet lightning appears as a diffuse sheet of light rather than distinct forked bolts. It results from reflections and diffusion within clouds and the sky, spreading illumination across a wide area.
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