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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1960

Page

4

Down Memory Lane 385 Years Ago Highlights

Ben Savage and Mrs. Bertha Stepp wed in Whitewright and Kentuckytown. SMU Dallas faculty member R. B. Holland. Gosnell home destroyed by fire. School opens with F W Smith as superintendent and staff listed. Miss Mary Oliver dies at 52. Local weddings include Buck Adams and Nina Cato. Alice Harper and Neal Horn. Homecoming at Marvin Methodist draws 200. Births in area. autos and injuries noted. Reflector high school staff listed.

Ben Savage Whitewright Bertha Stepp Kentuckytown R. B. Holland W. F. Holland SMU Dallas J. H. Gosnell F. W. Smith F. G. Tacquard J. B. Head Christine Stuckey Dorothy Porter Lucille Johnson Susie Noe Ruth Montgomery Clara Craig Lillian Elder Roberta Sloan Sallye Hamilton Pina Murphy Gertrude Schooling Kate Fulton Mary Oliver J. R. Oliver Bennie Ball Luther Skaggs Eva Jane Skaggs Lena Mae Waldrop Helen Waldrop Devil’s den Okla Buck Adams Nina Cato Ewell Scott Commerce Pilot Grove Marvin Methodist Church Vernor Baker Robert Biggerstaff Claud Buchanan Doretha Darwin Loretta Alexander Mary Alice Harrison Jack Lackey

Local Cotton Picking Youths Harvest 1040 Pounds One Day

R V and Ocie Holcomb aged 18 and 20 gathered 1040 pounds of cotton in a single day last week. J P Chumbley aged 75 died last Thursday in Sherman. A son was born to Mr and Mrs R P Booher of Ely last week. W R Vineyard leased the Southern Ice Co plant here. Mrs Floyd Bassett hosted last Thursday honoring Mrs Morris Wright the bride. Dr and Mrs J F Spindle will hold open house on Sept 27.

R. V Ocie Holcomb J. P. Chumbley Sherman R. P. Booher Ely W. R. Vineyard Southern Ice Co Floyd Bassett Morris Wright J. F. Spindle Cele

Poetic thoughts on weather, perception, and restraint

Margie Boswell reflects on perception shaped by bias and tone. She compares weather to insight, noting that judgments drift like clouds and urging restraint before blaming names. The fragment ends with a nod to Sun Want Ads delivering results.

Pecan scab most serious in East Texas and near Gulf Coast

Pecan scab disease is most serious on susceptible varieties in East Texas and areas near the Gulf of Mexico. The fungus causes olive brown spots on lower leaf surfaces and black raised dots on nuts. Rainy years worsen damage as spores spread by wind or rain and invade leaves or nuts. nuts may drop early.

Water Heaters and Insurance Ads in Local Column

Jetstream glass lined water heaters suit natural or butane gas. Moderately priced through Johnson Jewelry and Appliance. Stephens and Bryant offer liability and property damage auto insurance. Your ad in this column reaches thousands. place your sale item here.

Jetstream Johnson Jewelry & Appliance Stephens & Bryant

Pecan Scab Disease Threats and Control Ways

The text explains pecan scab life cycle from over wintering in twigs leaves and shucks to spring infection of shoots leaves and nuts. It notes prevention through resistant varieties top grafting and preventive sprays in high rainfall areas and suggests asking county agents for MP-313 for full control guidance. It also includes a Philadelphia ad agency executive remark on newspapers.

Cattle Boom Keeps Eastward Migrant Busy for Money

A man who came West from the East to enter cattle work for the money was nicknamed a boot black puncher by seasoned cow hands. The note suggests warming a surface with an iron to remove adhesive tape from paper or cardboard without damage.

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Brating Alice Harper Neal Horn Bob Sears Betty Margaret By Margie B. Boswell Everglades Sun Oxfords T. W. Ayres & Son Stetson McCall’s The Gomez and Kirk May West Front W. J. Hargett Manton Fain Cedar Street Paul Stephens L. F. Jacks Hoover Whitewright Lumber Co Bois D’arc J. H. Manning Achille Oklahoma Dick Walker O. G. Bow E. D. Carver Randolph Texas Morgan Fence CO Dawson Propane Gas Co Hannah’s H. H. Taylor Guy Hamilton Edwards Chevrolet Co U. S Johnson Jewelry & Appliances Western Beauty Cms Church Annex S. T. Taylor Venda Hamilton Edgar Bow Howe Southmayd J. A Alexander Grayson Bank Sherman, Texas Bells, Texas Quality Homes Linda Theatre Walt Disney Polyanna Technicolor Jane Wyman Howard Egan Karl Malden Adolphe Menjou Nancy Olson Agnes Morehead Mirror Ruth Stuart Whitman Peggy Wood Tom Tryon Viveca Linfors Jeff Morrow Elana Eden Robert Taylor Denise Darcel Hope Emerson John McIntire Philadelphia Gene Radio Johnson Appliance Whitewright, Texas Travis Holcomb Tom Bean First National Bank Federal Depot Tnountance Cay Farley Pascal Farley
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