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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1955

Page

5

Local residents share weekend visits and travels

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Muirhead spent Monday in Dallas. Many others, including Mrs. J. H. Perkins, Mrs. Homer Sears, and Miss Clydene Selman, traveled to Dallas Sherman and surrounding towns for visits. James W. Smith prepares for Air Force training at Lackland. Birth announced for Kristy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Walker.

Billy Muirhead Dallas Clydene Selman Mrs. L. C. Selman Dick Walker Kristy Community Hospital Sherman Billy Smith Hillsboro Jack Hall Pam John Smith

Weekend Visits and Travels Across Texas

A series of social notes lists Mrs. Russell Summers in Perryton visiting sister, J. P. Ownby ill in East Whitewright, George Key at McKinney veterans hospital, and Mrs. Margaret Perkins of Dallas with Frank England. It also mentions visits by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allison of Olney, the Gunter family in Fort Worth, Mrs. James A. Cowan expected to Guam, and multiple gatherings in Dallas Sherman Houston Oklahoma City Lubbock and other locales.

Margaret Perkins Dallas Mrs Frank England

Bridal Shower Honoring Mrs. James Dixon Reported

A Saturday evening bridal shower for the recent bride Mrs. James Dixon was hosted at the Penny home by Mrs. L. J. Penny and others. Attending were Mrs. Harold Doss Mrs. Gene Hughes Mrs. Jack Baldwin and guests like Miss Ann Marlow of Bells who registered the guests.

L. J. Penny Harold Doss Gene Hughes Jack Baldwin James Dixon Penny Hughes Lee Penny J. B. Dixon W. J. Billner Ardell Penny Jerry Thornhill Fred Cook Ann Marlow Bells

Rotary Club program features cattle trip color slides

Rotary Club meeting guest Jimmy Smith, who just returned from guiding a shipload of cattle to Germany, displayed color slides and described each scene. His father Rev. Lee H. Smith handled the projector as visitors Carl Edwards Nick Owen C O Spence A F Gillan attended. Gillan, back from a 20000 mile world tour, noted Rotary welcomes abroad.

W. E. Stanford Rotary Club Jimmy Smith Germany Rev Lee H. Smith Carl H. Edwards Chevrolet Nick Owen C. O. Spence Sherman A. F. Gillan Los Angeles Calif Gillan

Bridal Shower Honors Mrs Wortham at First Baptist Church

Mrs. Charles E. Wortham formerly Miss Ann Brown was honored at a bridal shower Tuesday evening in the First Baptist Church dining room. Hostesses included Mrs. Clyde Sadler and others, with Miss Laura Bess Rich registering guests.

Charles E. Wortham Ann Brown First Baptist Church Clyde Sadler C. K. Smith Gene Hughes Joe Rich Laura Bess Rich Annette Smith Dorris Ann Wallace J. E. Worsham Bells

Whitewright 4-H Club Meeting Highlights

The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met September 22 at Mrs Clyde Sadlers home with Mae Hall presiding. Ed Martin gave the council report and the program centered on bed linens. Jim Smith shared photos from his trip to Germany as a 4 H Club representative.

Whitewright Clyde Sadler Mae Hall Ed Martin Jimmy Smith Jimmy Germany

Interesting sights and customs meeting notes

Refreshments were served to 11 members and the following guests Mrs. Ed Pennell Mrs. J. E. Henson Mrs. Lydia Henry Miss Cora Mor row Mrs. Lee Smith and Jimmy Smith. The next meeting will be on Oct. 13 in the home of Mrs. Fred Cook.

Ed Pennell J. E. Henson Lydia Henry Cora Morrow Lee Smith Jimmy Smith Fred Cook

Destroy Cotton Stalks After Harvest to Fight Boll Weevils

Extension Entomologist F. M. Fuller urges Texas farmers to shred and plow under all cotton stalks immediately after harvest to starve boll weevils and force winter hibernation. Community or area wide destruction yields best results and soil benefits. Even delays near frost remain worthwhile.

College Station Texas F. M. Fuller Fuller

Hat copying deemed legal under limited conditions

Circuit Judge Myron L. Gordon ruled it is not illegal to copy a hat if there is no intent to deceive customers. The decision favored Slocum Hat Corp in a $200,000 suit brought by Everitt Hat Co. on grounds of copied styles. The National Geographic Society commented on energy in a hurricane versus atom bombs.

Milwaukee Myron L. Gordon Gordon Slocum Hat Corporation Everitt Hat Co Slocum Everitt The National Geographic Society

Then shall ye return and discern between righteousness and wicked

A biblical passage from Malachi 3 18 contrasts those who serve God with those who do not, urging readers to choose righteousness and distinguish between faithful and unfaithful.

Woman Seeks a Place in Harem as Parliament Debates Polygamy

London report: 33 year old spinner Ethel M Gray of Burton on Trent urges Parliament to legalize polygamy in Britain. She says there are not enough men and would not mind joining a harem even if not the favorite, preferring the second team to none.

London Sunday Chronicle Parliament Britain Ethel M. Gray Burton-on- Trend

Doctor Asks For Lifetime Army Service In 92nd Year

Dr. James Robert Bridges of Kadoga Missouri a World War I Army Medical Corps veteran has applied for a reserve commission at 92 offering to serve for the rest of his life or as long as the Army desires He has drafted draftees in his home county since World War II and is stationed at 5th Army Headquarters for consideration.

Chicago James Robert Bridges Kadoga Army Medical Corps 5Th Army Headquarters Bridges

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Jerry Brown D. M. Mooneyham East Whitewright J. H. Perkins Farmersville A. R. McMurry Homer Sears J. T. Holloway Eugene Sprinkles of Vernon Fred Garner J. Worsham L. C. Dozier Robert Moore Odessa Bill Brown Grover Brown Sarah Kilgree Pearl Compton Tayman Wilson Charlie Wilson Mrs. O. M. Brown Lottie Brown Miss Mayfair Brown Haskel Scott Jean and Leon Rufus Scott Tom Bean Lyndal Pierson Garland Jack Thrasher McKinney Mack Pierson Celeste W. M. Pierson Bill Martin Anton Terry Summy Houston W. J. Martin Wilford House the Sun Japan James W. Smith Route One Ector Air Force Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio A. L. Vandagriff William Wilson Commerce Tom Boring Mrs. Haskell Scott Josh May Savoy Mrs. Roy Smith Whitesboro Mollie Marley Jack Hansard Daisy Baker Daisy Whitworth W. T. Beazley of Mrs. W.R. Smith Raymond Brown Fort Worth J. A. Scott R. I. Scott Ross Alexander Ray Rayburn Elmer Sanderson Ernest Wisdom John Anderson Mattie James Richardson, Irving Carl May J. T. Follis Denison B. R. McDougie Elmo Wallace May Badgett Glen Earnheart J. D. Lane Pilot Grove Rogers, Ark Ruby Killian Tulsa Okla D. P. Killians Bartlesville Bob Clements Muskogee Mrs. Russell Summers Perryton J. P. Ownby George Key Veterans Hospital Robert Allison of Olney Virgil Smith Ray Gunter Kenneth James A. Cowan Guam Wendell Withrow Mrs. Obie Rutledge and Son Mrs. Chesley Rutledge Oklahoma City R. R. Waldo Pat O'Hara Cindy Ben Patterson Eugene Reeves John Reeves Joe Mangrum Mrs. Weldon Binion Lubbock Campbell Jar Decker Sack Ballard Pillsbury Scottissue Braswell's Jell-O Heinz Baby Food Spocis A. J Graham Wasson Alc Mellormnelily Crystal HAREM Whitewright Cleaners Men’s New Resistor Cole & Davis Co
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