Meeting Cancelled by Chamber of Commerce and PTA Host
The Chamber of Commerce meeting is canceled due to the secretary’s absence. PTA plans a program on English in our schools next Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the school library with Lillian Neathery in charge. Open house for R & D Construction’s Top of the Hill Addition set Sunday 1 5 p m, with Grady Durett and Wilson Kaiser promoting attendance from Denison and Sherman.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Renee Morgan
Lillian Neathery
Parent-Teacher Association
Tea Etiquette Sparks Humorous Divorce Debate
A courtroom style exchange turns on tea drinking manners as a wife cites divorce for her husband, while the lawyer quips about refined etiquette. The woman counters with a witty jab about the teabag dangling from his finger.
Candid Comment on Civilization by The Citadel
A noted quotation argues that civilization shows itself by the helplessness felt during power outages. The remark reflects on modern dependency and resilience in daily life and public services.
Church Activities Include Services and Meetings
The schedule lists Sunday worship at 10 55 a m with Sunday School at 10 a m The Missionary Society meets next Monday at 2 30 p m with Mrs J W Wilson Mrs J T Holloway is to lead Trinity Presbytery meets next Tuesday at 9 30 a m at Henderson A brief session meeting follows services next Sunday Gratitude is expressed to all who contributed to Easter services last Sunday
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The
Missionary Society
J. W. Wilson
J. T. Holloway
Trinity Presbytery
Henderson
Revival and prayer schedule at Bethel church activities
The week outlines multiple revival services prayer meetings and choir practices at Bethel church from Thursday to Wednesday. Highlights include revival services Thursday at 9 30 am and 7 30 pm and a high attendance Sunday with morning combined Sunday School and worship at 9 55 am.
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Lottie Moon
Joy Russell
Rex Ray
Bethel Church
Martha Byran
Church of Christ Bible Study and Worship Schedule
Bible study at 10:00 a m worship and communion at 11:00 a m evening worship at 7 30 p m with Bible study for all ages at 7 30 p m
Sunday Services Schedule with Worship Sessions
The church announces Sunday School at 10:00 a m followed by Worship at 11:00 a m Training Union at 7:00 p m and a second Worship at 8:00 p m for the evening.
Kentuckytown Baptist Church Service Schedule
Worship service at 11:00 a.m. Training Union at 6:45 p.m. Evening service at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday services include officers teachers meeting at 7:00 p.m. and prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Apple Pie Joke Ends With Driving Confusion
After a heavy dinner the hostess offered more apple pie. The guest declined saying he is driving. She asked how pie would affect driving. He blamed his slowness on his stomach, joking about Seda
Farmer's Muskie Tale Sparks Arm Size Contests
A fisherman boasting about a large muskie stretched his arms five feet to show its size. A listener corrected him with four feet, prompting the tale that he had a sore arm last week. A Texan and a New Yorker joke about Niagara Falls ends with a plumber quip.
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Niagara Falls
the New Yorker
Texas
First Methodist Church Schedule
Worship at 10 55 a m Methodist Youth Fellowship at 6 00 p m on the fourth Sunday of each month at 5 30 p m The Women's Society of Christian Service meets on the first and third Mondays at 3 00 p m The Wesleyan Service Guild meets every other Monday at 7 30 p m
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First Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
Assembly of God Church Weekly Schedule
Sunday School at 9 45 a m and Worship at 7 pm. Christ Ambassadors meet Saturdays and attend Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 pm.
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Assembly OF God Church
Christ Ambassadors
Cross Roads Presbyterian Church Sermon Time
Cross Roads Presbyterian Church schedules preaching at 11 00 a m with service details listed for Sunday worship and related activities at the Cross Roads church.
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Cross Roads
Presbyterian Church
Central Christian Church Monthly Sermon by Rev Ken Kennon Jr
The Central Christian Church announces a preaching service on the first Sunday of each month at 9 a m led by Rev Ken Kennon Jr. The notice highlights regular worship and monthly schedule for parishioners.
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Central Christian Church
Ken Kennon Jr
Light voter turnout in Whitewright city and senatorial elections
Whitewright voters showed low turnout with 133 ballots in the city election where incumbents Charlie Ayres and Jack Meador faced no opposition, and 179 votes in the U S Senate race. Jim Wright led the statewide ballot with 65 votes in Grayson County and 1,042 in Fannin County, while Bill Blakley and John Tower trailed in both.
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Whitewright
Charlie Ayres
Jack Meador
Ayres
Meador
J. B. Thornhill
Charlie McLean
Harvey Rich
Joe Meador
Clarence Bond
Tower
Blakley
Wilson
Grayson County
Wright
Maverick
Will Wilson
Gonzales
Grayson
Tom Barton
Sherman
Martha Treadway
Barton
Treadway
Blakley and Tower
Conservatives sweep Texas Senate race in special election
Texas voters pushed John Tower and William A. Blakley into a June runoff after Tower led with 324 465 votes and Blakley had 188 809 to hold joint majorities above 50 percent. Jim Wright Will Wilson Maverick Gonzales and others trailed as the conservative slate dominated the count.
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Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Blakley
Ike
Tower
Kennedy
Senate
John Tower
William A. Blakley
Mr. Tower
Wichita Falls
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sen
Dallas
U. S
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Sen. Blakley
Republican Party
Richard Nixon
Rep
Wright
Will Wilson
Gonzales
Maverick
Wilson
Price Daniel
April not a top month says Uncle Dan of Tom Bean
In a humorous letter Uncle Dan from Tom Bean rails at April as a troublesome month. He jokes about spring cleaning taxes and graduation speeches, notes prices rising and a nation run by bureaucrats. He even jokes about giving April to Khrushchev.
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Ed Doolittle
Everbody
Clem Webster
Clem
Zeke Grubb
Zeke
Thomas Jefferson
Old Tom
Jefferson
Bug Hookum
Ole Tom
Bug
Washington
Confederation
Khrushchev
Simplified Alphabet To Be Ready in Full
London report notes George Bernard Shaw and a commissioner’s aim for a simplified English alphabet. A broker a psychiatrist a retired lettering designer and the wife of a Canadian naval attache in Moscow share victory in a field of 476 contenders. They split 1400 dollars and join with I J Pitman an MP and alphabetics expert to form a new fall Shaw collaboration. Public trustee Sir Reginald Baulk inall confirms the plan but gives few specifics on use in Androcles and The Lion.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Moscow
I. J. Pitman
Reginald Baulkinall
Shaw
Androcles and the Lion
Salvation Army Aids 60 in Whitewright in 1960
Whitewright Service Unit of The Salvation Army assisted over 60 men women and children in 1960. Residents and transients received groceries medicine meals and camp opportunities. Volunteer committee led by Charles Ayres Roy Blanton and John Biggerstaff managed welfare and camp arrangements with Cam Hoblitzelle programs.
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Whitewright Service
Salvation Army
Dan Eddy
Service Unit
Dallas
Whitewright
Eddy
Whitewright Volunteer Committee
Whitewright Unit
Charles Ayres
Roy Blanton
John Biggerstaff
Tom Sears
Biggerstaff
Cam Hoblitzelle
Whitewright United Fund
Deaths Robert Blanchard Allison 67
Robert Blanchard Allison, 67, a former resident of Whitewright, died March 26 at Olney. Born June 19, 1893, in Ely, he married Violet Allison in Farmersville on July 18, 1914. He moved to Orth, Young County, in 1922 and became a rural mail carrier, serving Orth and Olney until his death. He was a Methodist and a Mason. Surviving are his wife, two sons Rev. D. Rhea Allison of San Antonio and Joe Bob Allison of Olney, two daughters Mrs. Woodrow Taack and Mrs. Travis Thrasher of Olney, and eight grandchildren.
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Robert Blanchard Allison
Whitewright
Olney
Ely
Violet Allison
Farmersville
Orth
Young County
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Rev
Longtime White Rock resident Judge Carr dies at home
Judge Carr a White Rock farmer and Alabama native died Saturday morning at his Sherman home. Funeral services were held at Bethel Church in White Rock at 2 30 p m Monday conducted by Rev H R Robinson. Burial followed at Bethel Cemetery. Survivors include wife two daughters Mrs Irene Guess and Mrs Lu v eter Guess of Sherman two sons Wilbur Carr of Alto and John T Hall of Sherman 15 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
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White Rock
Whitewright
Judge Carr
Sherman
Alabama
Bethel Church
H. R. Robinson
Bethel Cemetery
Irene Guess
Luveter Guess
Wilbur Carr
Alto
John T. Hall
Population tops 3 billion in 1961 says U N report
A United Nations survey forecasts the world population will pass 3 billion this year with growth of 45 to 55 million annually and longer average lifespans. The report notes rising spending, shorter work weeks, two week vacations by law in many countries, varied Latin American income, and increased consumer goods in Europe and the Soviet Union.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.N
Africa
Far East
Latin America
Europe
United States
Three retiring presidents skip inaugurations
John Adams, his son John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Johnson refused to attend the inaugurations of their successors, signaling ceremonial estrangement in a turbulent political era.
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John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Johnson
Open House Sunday At New Addition In Whitewright
R and D Construction Company invites the public to an open house Sunday afternoon for the Top of the Hill addition at the southwest edge of Whitewright. Coffee will be served from 1 to 5, visitors can enter a door prize, with the 10 acre site west of Highway 69 and south of the Cotton Belt right of way. Developers Grady Durett of Sherman and Wilson Kaiser of Whitewright host the event.
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R & D Construction Company
Whitewright
Cotton Belt
Highway 69
W. C. Cook
Cook
Lee Wilson
Jack Farley
Grady Durett
Sherman
Wilson Kaiser
Social Security Funds Surplus Reported for 1960
Clyde W. James reports that the old age and survivors trust fund income exceeded outgo by 184 million in 1960 with disbursements near 11.4 billion and assets of 20.324 billion. Disability insurance fund also surpassed outgo by 464 million with assets 2.289 billion.
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Clyde W. James
Sherman Social Security Office
James
Ourgo
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
Curgo
Disability Insurance Trust Fund
Savings bond sales in March exceed redemptions
The Treasury reported savings bond sales topped redemptions in March for the third straight month though by a smaller margin than February. New Series E and H bonds totaled 435 million, 23 million more than redeemed. The March margin was 41 million in February and 15 million in January.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Cumberland man runs for constable while jailed for moonshine
Arthur D. Hogg, 51, of Cumberland, Kentucky, seeks the May 23 primary constable seat. He pled guilty in magistrate court to selling moonshine and received 60 days in jail and a $40 fine. The article notes the 1790 U S population center was 23 miles west of Baltimore and now lies in Clay County Illinois near Centralia.
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Harlan, Ky
Arthur D. Hogg
Cumberland
Hogg
U. S
Baltimore
Clay County
Ill
Centralia
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Voltaire
Sherman and
Denison
Rayburn- Johnson
Citadel
First Presbyterian Church
First Baptist Church
Church OF Christ
Bethel Baptist Church
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
Fannin County
Bill Blakley
Will , Wilson
Maury Maverick Jr
Henry Gonzales
Dan
Tom Bean
Dear Mister
Whitewright, Texas
APO
R. B. Allison
New Addition
Joe
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