13 Apr 1961
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1961
Page
1
A steady Sunday turnout in the Top of the Hill Addition drew visitors from Sherman Denison and nearby towns. Over 500 registered for a door prize won by Paul Stephens a barbecue grill. Two new unsold houses were shown and more are planned, with three more slated to be built soon.
The speaker argues against seeking more tax revenue and calls on the Texas Legislature to restrict expenditures to reduce the need for new levies. He warns of an ongoing tax and spend cycle and urges action immediately.
The Sun notes Blakley refused a Tower debate and contrasts Nixon Kennedy TV debates. It argues some politicians lack TV presence and uses past editorial reprints with credit to the original paper. The Sun clarifies its own views in this column.
Audrey Wendt asked a postal clerk for unusual stamps and received Patrick Henry quotes reading Give me liberty or give me death. The incident occurred as she prepared wedding invitations in Cleveland.
Washington reports on the monthly unemployment survey conducted by 550 Census Bureau workers who interview about 35,000 homes in 88 cities to project national jobless figures. The process uses Univac computers to convert responses into national estimates, with 5,000 homes excluded monthly and a rotating panel system to track employment status.
President Kennedy plans to ask Congress to raise taxes on dividends received by about 3.5 million stockholders and to withhold taxes on dividends and interest. The message may propose investment incentives and address foreign income taxation amid debates over deferral rules and the oil depletion allowance.
Bobby describes his father's head injury from a falling picture and his mother's response to laugh it off. Bobby recalls crying and admits he did laugh despite the mishap. The scene captures a family moment of coping with danger and humor.
President Kennedy at his ninth news conference said it will take time for the United States to catch up to the Soviet Union in space exploration and putting a man into orbit. He praised the USSR's feats but stressed no weakening of the West in the fight against communism and warned against U.S. intervention in Cuba.
Hartford Connecticut Tom Sears of the Sears Insurance Agency at Whitewright received a diploma for completing the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company home study course on marine insurance. The 15 part program covered ocean and inland marine insurance forms including protection for personal property motor boats and home and business equipment.
Oscar Lyons Jr. of Sherman Route 2 has joined Grayson County as deputy sheriff. After 23 years in the U S Army most in military police he becomes an inside deputy in identification records and as court bailiff. Lyons 41 was born near Whitewright and raised in Sherman. He is married to Maybelle Price and they have two children.
A fire early Tuesday morning caused heavy damage to merchandise at Williams Variety Store. Officials say the blaze started behind a partition likely from defective wiring. water and smoke damaged most stock. Building and stock were insured.
A cooking note advises piercing potatoes when they are tender to release steam. Without venting the steam the interior becomes soggy and the texture suffers.
Roughly 36 percent of the Indian population in the United States resides in Oklahoma, according to the data referenced. The statistic highlights Oklahoma as a major center for Indian American communities within the nation.
Uncle Dan recalls a 50th of a second daily drift at the U S Bureau of Standards and jokes about funding to fix clocks. He notes Washington politicos and comedians propose bells for timekeeping while neighbors debate the cost and purpose of the Capitol dome. Ed Doolittle and Clem Webster share local color about sunup to sundown life.
The Texas State Board of Insurance will remove premium penalties after August 1 for running a red light and several other offenses under the safe driving plan. Speeding remains penalized. DWI and several severe felonies stay rated, while some accidents and minor traffic offenses are exempt. A rate-increase hearing is set for June 22.
A collage of odd facts and quotes spans taxes and holidays to sports feats and jokes. Notables include a Providence centerfielder Paul Hines’s unassisted triple play in 1878, large London bookshop boasting 30 miles of shelves, and Nora Jo O Brien crossing 3500 miles by horse Ebony from Hollis New York.
The nine of diamonds, nicknamed the Curse of Scotland, arose when the Duke of Cumberland ordered no mercy to Scottish captives after the 1746 Culloden battle. Separate notes mention California movie earnings, RCMP assets, Mason-Dixon history, Grant’s bleak second inauguration, and a frigid inaugural ball.
Tiberias in Israel on the Sea of Galilee attracts visitors as a historic winter resort famed for its hot springs reputed to have curative powers dating back to Roman times.
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association met in the high school library and elected officers by acclamation. Officers include Wallace Mynatt as president and S T Montgomery Jr as vice president with other posts filled.
Republican John G. Tower led the field with 326 394 votes in the last Tuesday special Senate election the Texas Election Bureau reported in its final tabulation. William A. Blakley was runner up with 191 104 votes. A runoff is likely for the Johnson seat.
In South Central Oklahoma the town of Hoover will be renamed Fort Arbuckle after Rep. Car Williams pressed a resolution. The move aims to avoid Republican-sounding names and public reaction, with Bill Burkett joking about Herbert Hoover changing his own name.
An attractive blonde woman was arrested Friday on charges of embezzling about $80,000 from the bank where she previously worked to fund her crippled husband's compulsive gambling habit.
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