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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1961
Page
3
Mrs Ernest Owens of Garland visits Mrs Fred Garner. Arline Reeves visits her mother in El Paso. Fort Worth and Sherman visitors frequent. Dozens of relatives spend weekends with families in Sherman, Dallas, Durant, Trenton, Bonham, Royse City, Wichita Falls, Denton and other Texas towns.
Homer Garber owner of a Baxter Springs hotel set a night watch after rugs and pillows vanished from the lobby on consecutive nights. At 3 am a large dog entered the lobby seized a throw rug and fled, dropping it when Garber shouted. the thief escaped with the rug.
Two men held up Joe Dan McMillin at his southwest town residence last Thursday about 10 30 p m. Summer school closed Friday with attendees including Wilma Harper Lillian Neathery Grafton Montgomery Katherine Vaughn Robbie Cowan Martha Bow Lola Myrick Jack Spindle Alton May Mary Freeman Opal Graves Louise Sears Gomer May Louise Freeman Audrey Wilson Wayne Robinson John Holcomb Lester Short Corinne Lilley Tom Gallaher Bessie Joe Barbee Taylor Rich Bob Rich Elizabeth May Maurice Holland Hazel McLean Beatrice Maynard Marian Barbee. Clifford Jones 16 injured in an automobile accident Tuesday evening. Miss Lucille LaRoe hosted a bridge party for Ruth Gafford of Austin last Thursday. J T Vestal brought a 12 inch corncob to The Sun office Wednesday. Dorothy Sue Douglas celebrated a birthday with a party Wednesday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs J A Yeager and daughter Bettye Nell were injured in an automobile accident Monday afternoon while en route to Sherman Harve Magers 46 was killed at the Kimbell plant Monday morning by an electric shock R E Burnham and R A Vestal opened a garage behind the former Adams Motor Co Miss Lula Mae Caylor southwest of town and Don H Farmer of Dallas were married Friday
A new lighted football field will be dedicated during the football game Friday night between the Bells Panthers and the Whitewright Tigers. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Floyd Reynolds southwest of town on Sept 4. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Noble Bennett on Sept 14. Pfe Donald Paul Hudgins of Chanute Field Illinois and Miss Betty Jean Hansley of Arkansas City Kansas were married on Sept 8. C B Bryant and Lucile Starr are editors and Miss Thornton and Mrs Roddy advisors of the High School Reflector.
Seven years after moving from New York City to Largo Florida a reader rejects the idea of returning to the metropolis. The writer says the move proved right and regrets not leaving sooner, noting friends warned they would tire of the small town and long for flesh pots of the big city. The piece ends with a New York friend asking, How do you like living in a hick town.
A small town resident recalls a chance roadside encounter with Charlie Wetmore, the beloved chief of police, as their car was bumped gently from behind at a traffic light. The writer mocks city life and praises rural courtesy in this lighthearted recollection.
A southern editorial writer’s definition cited by Senator Karl Kundt presents capital punishment as government taxes used to fund capital for competing with taxpayers, with profits taxed to cover losses. The Sun notes the aphorism via Kundt.
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