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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1957
Page
3
College Station report warns more than 1,000 Americans die annually in tractor accidents. Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council urges plan routes, use flags and lights, keep tractors in gear, limit riders, and train young drivers before field work.
A parade of visits and travels fills a local page as residents from Bells Olney Denison Paris Dallas and other towns are reported visiting family and friends in Fort Worth Sherman Waco Dallas Arlington Edna Greenville Leonard and Leonard with some returning from England and Nebraska.
Mr and Mrs D T Phillips of Trenton will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary at home on Sunday with their four daughters as hostesses Friends are invited to call from 3:00 to 5:00 p m The couple married July 15 1902 at the bride s parents home near Desert Mrs Phillips formerly Jennie Miller was born March 24 1883 in Bethel community Mr Phillips born December 9 1881 near Farmington MO They moved to Trenton 25 years ago from Celina Their children are Mrs R D Butler Mrs E J Hawkins Mrs P A Autry and Mrs Alton McDowell
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. C. N. Massey’s home with Mrs. Carl May presiding. Plans for a bake sale and Sherman fair were discussed, recipes were exchanged, and members shared handmade crafts. Ten members and three guests were served refreshments.
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club gathered at 10:00 a.m. Thursday to finish re decorating the club house with a new roof rose drapes and ripple green interior. A covered dish lunch followed. Mrs. Bob Cawthon led the afternoon meeting with three guests Miss Alice Blanks Debra and Gail Wortham and 15 members present. Betty Wortham rejoins active status and a joint meeting with Whitewright is planned for 10:30 a.m. at the club house. Visitors welcome.
Dick Walker Rotary Club program chairman spoke on Asiatic influenza and the new vaccine. He cautioned against expecting quick public availability, noting the vaccine's slow rollout due to initial military and defense industry allocations. He described the flu as typically lasting three to four days and not dangerous.
The National Council of Churches reports 103,224,954 Americans belonged to churches or synagogues in 1956, a 3 percent rise from 1955. Protestants total 60,148,980. Roman Catholics 34,563,851. Jews 5,500,000. Eastern Orthodox 2,598,055, with broader growth in Sunday schools and congregations.
The scent of a rose arises from microscopic oil globules that evaporate freely, releasing fragrant compounds into the air.
On July 4 1776 the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to adopt the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock signed first as President of the Congress, followed by Josiah Bartlett and Benjamin Franklin. The signers came from varied vocations including lawyers, farmers, doctors, and merchants with origins in Ireland England Scotland or Wales.
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