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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1950
Page
5
Local news lists numerous visitors and guests from Sherman Bells Dallas Commerce Bonham and Bakersfield visiting relatives and friends in Whitewright and nearby towns. Travels include Dr F M Williams in Pittsburg funeral, hospital stays in Sherman and McKinney, and multiple weekend stays with host families.
Local social notes compile visits and travels among residents of Sherman Paris Denison and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Helen Sullivan Mrs Eddie Story Mrs Glenn Doss Mrs W H Stedham Mrs Grace Roberts Miss Prilla Hinton and many others with weekend stays hospital returns and a Baptist class supper ending with a humorous club anecdote about a misperceived wandering husband.
The Taylor family hosted a surprise early birthday dinner for Mrs. D. M. Taylor with guests arriving on Wednesday. Attendees included Mrs. Florence Cato Mrs. J. O. Burns Mrs. George Wilcoxson Mrs. J. B. Manager and daughter Ronda Kay Farmersville Mrs. Florence Kilgree Mrs. W. A. Smart Mrs. Bernice Davis Mrs. J. D. Lane Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Doggett Bill Doggett Mr. and Mrs. Guy Taylor Mrs. E. H. McMillin Bobby McMillin Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor Patricia and Michael Taylor and Mrs. Herbert Taylor.
Rotary Club guest Mrs. John L. Biggerstaff visiting nurse for Whitewright and four area schools spoke on her work in local schools last year and plans for a fall tuberculosis patch test for all children followed by chest X rays for positive cases. Charles E. Ayres will lead this week’s program hoping to present a 30 minute talk if a speaker isn’t found.
Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Maxwell hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for their mother Mrs. Dora Maxwell marking her 72nd anniversary. Attendees included Mrs. Dora Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Mitchell and daughter Wandanell of Tom Bean, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Maxwell and children Sonny and Barbara Jane of Blue Ridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Maxwell and son Ronnie.
The New York Times noted a proposal to tax Senate expense accounts and President Truman’s $50,000 income, but Congress rejected the plan by a standing vote with no official score. The piece frames it as a reflection on selfishness ahead of upcoming elections.
Washington reports eight companies agreed not to claim their antihistamine products cure or prevent colds. They may say medicines relieve or stop cold symptoms. Five others agreed last June.
A humorous quip about a daughter’s improving golf game. A parent jokes that she is going around in fewer and fewer strokes each week, while a friend asks about her overall golf progress. The exchange uses light, lighthearted sports banter.
Texas non farm employment rose for the second straight month in August by 30,000, reaching 2,405,900. TEC credited expanding trade and defense jobs as the main drivers of the summer increase.
A witty remark claims a woman who reveals her real age cannot be trusted to tell the truth about anything. The quip cautions against believing a person who confesses their age.
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