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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1959
Page
2
The notice lists numerous residents visiting relatives or spending weekends and Easter with friends across Dallas Fort Worth Sherman Denison Paris Paris Garfield. Names include Birdwell Reeves Ayres Norris Pettit Wilson Pierson McMillan Lancaster Hynds Vandagriff Ryan King Earnheart Hannah Bassett Wrenn Sears Russell Hamilton Hamilton Holland Vineyard Ingram McKnight and others.
Mr and Mrs Dad Maddux spent two weeks visiting Capt and Mrs George L Rutherford in Dayton Ohio. Their trip also covered Arkansas Tennessee Kentucky Michigan and Canada during the same period.
In Waller Texas Dorothy Biddle describes God's Mercy Store a unique self service shop where customers pick goods without tags and set the price by offering money to the owner. For 22 years the store has operated on a simple premise that customers decide the profit margin and the owner grants change.
Panola Watchman notes a prominent salesman’s creed of doing the extra beyond expected. He says top people excel by being thoughtful and kind and meeting obligations, and the same applies to towns that push for continued progress with that extra effort.
Texas lawmakers grapple with funding a teacher pay raise amid a record budget. The 1960 61 spending bill would total 2.401 billion, with about 157 million in new general tax money needed. Proposals include a broad 9 point tax package and a gross receipts levy to cover rising education and state costs. Boat owners face added costs under the Water Safety Act with a two year certificate and per boat fees.
Rates listed for Grayson Fannin counties and outside regions follow the Sun newspaper policy. Foreign subscriptions priced at 82.00 with service terms outlined. The Sun emphasizes news value acceptance and reserves rights to edit reject items deemed promotional or old news.
Sheriff G W Blanton offers for sale at public auction the B T Erwin property a 300 acre tract in Grayson County Texas. Sale takes place May 5 1959 between 10:00 A M and 4:00 P M at the courthouse door. Purchaser to pay cash. Published in The Whitewright Sun April 2 9 16 23 1959.
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