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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1966
Page
1
A satirical column argues the government uses tax money to aid India by gifting tobacco while noting high medical costs and debt. It critiques consumer pricing in retail, recalling Harve Lively the Whitewright merchant who layered prices before a big sale.
Sheep growers urge consumers to eat more lamb during April. The writer admits they cannot bring themselves to eat lamb despite supporting producers.
A gun manufacturer publishes safety rules for use of pistols rifles and shotguns noting one rule Do not handle your gun after drinking alcoholic beverages. The idea could apply to automobile makers adding warnings on steering wheels.
A reader notes Beckworth’s effort to have his speech printed in the Congressional Record. Three copies arrived by mail Tuesday, with prior deliveries, seen as silly and costly as the document was mailed under congressional franking privileges, meaning it was free to send.
Johnson signs bill extending enrollment to May 31 for 65 plus individuals. Plan costs 3 dollars monthly per enrollee with government matching funds. Coverage starts July 1 with no further extensions. Those not enrolled may visit Sherman Social Security at 315 West Mulberry, open Thursdays until 9 PM.
To prevent zipper slippage, insert the zipper upside down in any garment you sew except skirts. If you skip that method, add a hook and eye at the top to relieve strain. Both options effectively keep zippers from sliding open.
The Parent-Teacher Association schedules two fundraisers at the new High School. On April 21 the Richardson Gymnastic Team coached by Abe Spangler performs with gymnastic equipment and seeks volunteers. Admission is 50 cents. A second event, a Variety Show, will be held April 29 at 8 p.m. Tickets are 1.00 for adults and 50 cents for students.
Longview Daily News discusses H R 8282 to expand unemployment benefits under federal control. A letter-writer mocks work incentives, noting the appeal of $75 to $80 weekly benefits over pay from 8 to 5, and questions tax treatment versus take-home pay. The piece suggests such a bill could erode work motivation.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met Monday at 2 30 p m with Mrs Floyd Bassett as hostess and Mrs Edna Wilson as leader. Fifteen members and visitors attended as Mrs Wilson presented overseas work and the Year Book of Prayer. The program included poems on fear and Easter, a discussion of the God Is Dead movement, and a devotional from John 8 42 46.
FauceTs leaking 150-degree hot water at 30 drops per minute wastes 54 gallons monthly, 60 drops 113 gallons, 120 drops 237 gallons, and a half inch stream 1,014 gallons. Heating this wasted water uses about 13, 28, 58 and 248 kWh monthly. Michigan State U.
Roscoe Wallace 81 died last Saturday in Rockport Texas. His body was cremated. Born 1884 in Whitewright he was the son of Joe and an unnamed mother. He never married. Surviving two brothers Ralph Wallace Whitewright and Earl Wallace Exeter Calif a nephew Joe Morris Wallace Pecos and a niece Mrs Don Haliburton Sherman.
Rev. Dale Gore leads weekly services at First Baptist Church with Sunday School sessions at 9:00 and 9:55, morning worship at 11:00, junior choir at 5:15, Christian life development at 6:00, and evening worship at 7:00. Week activities include meetings at Parkside Denison, circles, WSCS, Wesleyan Service Guild, and MYF with a Fourth Quarterly Conference on April 21 and a covered dish dinner.
Rev. C C Dooley led 11:00 worship at First Presbyterian Church where the congregation praised an Easter service marked by strong attendance. John Pettijohn presented infant Denise Jane for baptism. Julie Johnson and Jimmie Bassett sang solos under Mrs. David Johnson. Martha Jo Emerson organized a special Easter feature for children.
Assembly of God Pastor Mrs. Janice Hall leads Sunday School at 9 45 and Worship at 7 15 followed by a 7 30 prayer meeting on Wednesday in the church reminder.
The Church of Christ announces Bible study at 10 a.m. Worship and communion at 11 a.m. Evening worship at 7 p m. Bible study for all ages at 7 30 p m. Minister W E Mynatt leads the services.
Kentuckytown Baptist Church lists Sunday School at 10 a m Worship Service at 11 a m Training Union at 7 p m and an evening Worship Service at 7 45 p m indicating regular weekly activities and service times.
Bethel Baptist Church lists a training union at 6 30 and a worship service at 7 30, outlining a compact evening program. The entry provides times and venue but no additional context or events.
A Kansas City scientist suggests a possible link between high fried food intake and stomach cancer. Dr John Higginson says the finding is only suggestive and not conclusive, urging further study before drawing firm conclusions.
A brief Sun ad promotes quick results from readers who submit notices seeking services or information. The call emphasizes speed and reliability in delivering responses or solutions through the publication.
Uncle Dan recalls a Washington columnist named John Cramer who spied a new agency in the Pentagon woods. He reports IPS of RPB of OD of AI and DSC stands for Input Perparations Section of Report Preparations Branch of Operations Division of Army Information and Data Systems Command while a country-store crowd debates the meaning and timing of such a four month behind schedule project.
Zone 3 Baptist Youth Rally met at Bethel Church Monday night led by Greg Sanderson with opening prayer by Alfred Scooters McCurdy. Bethel won the banner as Charles Pierce introduced Johnny Alford of Irving. The Bethel program featured Brenda Williams Regina Bartley and Tanya Jarvis in singing and Larry Franklin on violin.
The Mary Dale Circle of Bethel Baptist Church met Monday afternoon with Inez Pierce leading the program My Family Witnessing to Each Other. Members M W Williams Laura Jo Alexander Louis Franklin and Vera Wetzel took parts while Viola McKinney read the prayer calendar and led the opening prayer.
Denison Texas 38 sites on Lake Texoma designated as user fee collection points by Col. George A Reich district engineer U S Army Engineers. Admission fee permits required from Memorial Day May 30 to Labor Day Sept 5 to be purchased at project offices and rangers. Sites include dam Grandpappy Point Preston Fishing Camp Little Mineral Dock Lee's Highport Mill Creek Paradise Cove Flowing Wells Big Mineral Walnut Creek Cedar Mills Juniper Point Cedar Bayou Rock Creek Camp Burns Run.
In Marseille a court ruled corporal punishment permissible in crowded or dangerous school situations. The National Center of Scientific Research notes higher support for spankings among intellectuals. French stats show 4 percent of parents spank under ten and 12 percent for ages ten to fifteen.
April 15 1921 notes Hampton named to police duties formerly done by city marshal Uncle Henry Brown and Aunt Caroline Marshall wed Sunday. A K Webb 59 died Friday. Westminster Guild officers elected at Tuesday meeting. 1931 item recalls Joe Thomas May fracturing arm and Hoover Dam contract for construction worth 45,890,999.
The election race for Miss Texas is underway with four contestants Miss Lucile Myrick Miss Marjorie Holland Miss Blanche Montgomery and Miss Dorothy Key. A Friday storm prompted talk of storm cellars, and Burn Everheart announced his candidacy for constable.
F M Echols purchased the J A Pritchett home east of the High School. Ed Martin reported a loss of 180 small chickens in a broader house fire Monday morning. The B Sharp Music Club program featured Laura Cantrell, Dorothy Gordon, Dorothy Hamilton, Martha Jo Sears, Virginia Smith, Mary Lee Andrews, Margaret Barbee, Charley Bell Truett and Clara Mae Truett.
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association will hold its regular monthly meeting next Tuesday April 19 at 7 30 p m in the High School building. Mrs Joe Cureton will present the program. The public is invited.
Wayne State University researchers report on a four year program testing cancer vaccines in twenty patients with terminal disease. Two patients were tumor free, eight showed slowed or halted cancer, two in advanced stages likely had prolonged lives, and eight showed no improvement. Results hinge on antibody production against cancer.
The term whiskey stems from uisge or usque meaning water of life. Early records show aqua vitae in 1494 Scotland. Distillers moved west to Kentucky after the Whiskey Rebellion. A notable early still stood near Georgetown in Bourbon County, giving the product its name.
Household hints suggest soaking jewelry in one part ammonia to five parts warm water and brushing with an old toothbrush. It also advises dusting a frosted cake with powdered sugar on waxed paper, using damp cotton to lift glass slivers, changing cotton to avoid cuts, and applying a small amount of lighter fluid with a cloth to remove chewing gum from fabric.
Washington officials state the purple ink used for the USDA mark on carcasses and fresh meats is safe to eat. The ink comes from a harmless vegetable dye tested and labeled safe for human consumption.
The earliest Easter can fall on March 22 and the latest on April 25. This latest date last occurred in 1943 and will not recur during this century.
The Whitewright Riding Club sponsors a Junior Rodeo for high school students Friday and Saturday April 15 and 16 at the C P Dawson Memorial Arena. Rodeo stock from Cody Jones of Sulphur Springs. Events include bareback bronc bull calf roping barrel racing wild cow milking and calf scramble for kids 12 and under. Special act Tommy Shaw and Queenie the Wonder Horse. Parade Friday 5 30 p m at American Legion Park. Trophy to the parade’s participating club. Admission 1.00 for adults 50 cents for children.
A wife accuses her husband of deception as he holds canceled checks and contends the bank saves and forwards them. The exchange reveals tension over financial transparency and trust within the household, highlighting suspicions about how banking records are handled.
A customer apologizes for lacking enough money to tip after a dinner. The waiter responds by offering to add the tip to the bill, ensuring the meal is paid in full. The exchange highlights etiquette around tipping and courtesy in service.
The piece parodies a classroom scene with a Sunday school teacher quoting Jonah and a child offering a practical moral. It shifts to a joke about advertising and sales, framing crookedness versus hard work and a salesman challenging a manager to prove ad orders.
A humorous quip notes a man so astonished by his wife bearing quadruplets that he rushes to buy a fifth child, turning a family surprise into a comic reaction.
A man tells his lawyer he will leave everything to his wife only if she remarries within a year. He jokes this will ensure someone will be sorry he died, reflecting a morose humor about inheritance and loyalty.
A lawyer questioned a reticent witness to specify the degree of incapacity of his client. The witness hedged and replied that the client was both intoxicated and under the influence of liquor.
Senator J Glenn Beall of Maryland passes along a cartoonish anecdote about a Hollywood son visiting home each summer for five years with his wife and five daughters. A matron quips to an IRS agent that she wishes the Government were half as fussy about spending as she is.
A bum asks for 20 cents for coffee. The man responds that coffee is a dime but the bum counters with a date as the reason. The exchange ends on a humorous note implying the extra charge is for the social engagement.
Cosmetics and allied articles total more than 2.5 billion dollars annually in retail sales, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
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