Whitewright to Seek 24 Low Rent Homes for Old in City Plan
Willis Duff of Bonham, area housing manager, met with Whitewright officials to initiate a government funded low rent housing program for seniors. A Friday follow up is planned as the City Commission weighs 24 potential units, with a smaller number possible. Lorey Edwards claims year round air conditioning blocks mosquitoes at his home.
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Whitewright
Willis Duff
Bonham
City Commission
Lorey Edwards
Rainfall Helps Crops as Watering Declines
Rainfall at the start of the week came when crops pastures and gardens needed moisture. The report notes fewer households watering lawns due to high water rates reducing outdoor irrigation.
Winners Named in Interscholastic League Regions III B III A II AA
About 1 000 high school students competed at North Texas State University Denton last Friday and Saturday to select regional winners. Mickey Meador won first in Journalism for region III B and Anita Frisby took second. Mickey edits The Reflector Whitewright High School journalistic project and Anita was editor last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Texas State University
Denton
Mickey Meador
Anita Frisby
Mickey
Reflector
Whitewright
Anita
Notary Public Applications Due By May Twenty
People may apply at the County Clerk by May 20 to become a Notary Public. Applicants must be 21, county residents, and provide exact name and permanent address. Current notaries need not reapply as commissions are reissued. New or renewed commissions require a $4 clerk fee and a $1000 bond.
Lawmakers weigh cigarette tax hike and liquor tax plan
Austin legislators consider a two cent per pack cigarette tax increase and extending the two percent sales tax to all alcohol to raise about 100 million dollars for new spending including teacher pay raises and Medicare costs. Cigarettes and liquor contribute heavily to state revenue and are viewed as nonessential luxuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Oklahoma
Poke salet safety tips from old timers and experts
Bonham Daily Favorite's Bob Cantrell shares poke salet facts. Mrs. Tom Gregory of Ambrose warns the name can mislead, noting poke salet must be parboiled rinsed and seasoned like greens to avoid poisoning from improper preparation.
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Bob Cantrell
The
Bonham Daily Favorite
Tom Gregory
Ambrose
Life's pleasures: scratching where it itches and simple needs
Fragmentary lines describe satisfaction in scratching an itch and the relief of thirst when tired. The passage hints at human desires and basic comforts without a clear event or person.
Food budgets stretched by comparative shopping at Texas A&M
Texas A M Extension specialist Gwen Clyatt urges consumers to compare prices, read labels, and calculate cost per unit to achieve 5 to 10 percent annual savings. She notes eggs, beef, fruits, and vegetables remain affordable with steady supplies and advises buying extra cuts to freeze.
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College Station
Gwen Clyatt
Texas A&m University Extension Service
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Meets for May Plans
Mrs. Tom Brown presided as the Whitewright HD Club met at Miss Winnie Hamiltons home. Reports from the District 4 annual meeting were shared and safety demonstrations given. Members and guests attended, improvements discussed, and plans set to host Willow Springs HD Club May 2 and attend the Grayson County Federation meeting April 29 in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Brown
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club
Winnie Hamilton
J. C. McMillin
Texas Home Demonstration Association
McKinney
Brown
Fred Garner
G.C. Hardcastle
Carl May
W. L. Hatfield
Fred Cook
Willow Springs
Grayson County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sherman
Hardcastle
McMillin
Wallace Mynatt
Leslie Collins
Sallye Hamilton
No Strings Attached Says Corrigan on Aid Policy
Corrigan of Texas opines that Washington seizes money and threatens to cut dole, while foreign nations violate symbols and embassies yet gain foreign aid without strings. He urges consistency and scrutiny of aid conditions amid global backlash.
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Washington
Uncle Same
Corrigan
Texas
Times
Schlitz Found Hidden In Refrigerator Can Surprise Owner
A person discovers an unseen can of Schlitz in the refrigerator, prompting surprise and a potential welcome beverage find.
Deaths J B Warrington
Funeral services for J B Warrington 52 were held at the First Baptist Church for a long illness ending in Bonham hospital. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Bonnie Morris two sons Darrell Morris Jr and Judy Warrington two grandchildren one brother L C Warrington.
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J. B. Warrington
First Baptist Church
Bonham Hospital
Dale Gore
Whitewright
Bobby Stalcup
Bethel
Don Howland
Tom Bean
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mullican-Little Funeral Home
Mr. Warrington
John B. Warrington
Bonnie Morris
Sherman
Dawson Propane Co
Darrell Warrington
Garland
Morris Warrington
Judy Warrington
L. C. Warrington
Fort Worth
Funeral for 5 year old Jimmy Dale Jones in Bonham
Funeral services were held in Bonham for Jimmy Dale Jones five son of Mr and Mrs George C Jones killed when a garage fell on him in Sherman Rev Houston Garner of Whitewright officiated He was the nephew of Billy C Blackwell Ray Jones and Bennett Blackwell and grandson of Jessie Fuller of Sherman and Spencer Jones of Ralls
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Dale Jones
George C. Jones
Sherman
Bonham
Houston Garner
Whitewright
Jimmy
Billy C. Blackwell
Ray Jones
Bennett Blackwell
City
Jessie Fuller
Spencer Jones
Ralls
Funeral services for Miss Mabel Jenkins Denison
Funeral services were held for 71 year old Denison resident Miss Mabel Jenkins who died Tuesday after a long illness. Rev Henry Gaber conducted the service at Johnson Moore Funeral Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Survivors include her mother Mrs Sarah Jenkins Fort Worth brother Elvin W Jenkins Fort Worth sister Mrs Floyd Greer Sherman and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Johnson-Moore
Mabel Jenkins
Henry Gaber
First Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Miss Jenkins
Ardmore
Okla
James K. Jenkins
Whitewright
Cleburne
Texas Woman’s University
Jenkins Studio
The
Baptist Church
Business and Professional Woman's Club
Rebekan Lodge
Sarah Jenkins
Elvin W. Jenkins
Fort Worth
Floyd Greer
Sherman
Ralph B. Kaiser Jr. rites held for local native
Graveside services were held at Burns Cemetery at 10 a.m. Saturday for Ralph B. Kaiser Jr. 40 who died unexpectedly April 21 1965 in Tulsa. Kaiser a Trenton native also lived in Whitewright and Lubbock. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Kaiser of Lubbock his wife and two brothers Jimmy and Billy John Kaiser. Funeral services were held in Lubbock Friday morning.
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Trenton
Burns Cemetery
Ralph B. Kaiser Jr
Tulsa
Lubbock
Plentiful Foods List For May
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes May menus benefit from plentiful eggs honey and prunes. Egg prices should stay favorable due to continued high production with May offering many egg dishes. Honey is in abundant supply and a fine breakfast addition for pancakes waffles and French toast. California dried prune production rises to 179000 tons vs 1963 64.
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Texas Age Extension Service
U . S. Dept. of Agriculture
Consumer Marketing Service
California
Earliest Cast Iron Amulets Found in Cyprus Core
Archaeologists record the earliest cast iron amulets dating to the 6th century B C in Cyprus, suggesting early ironworking and ritual artifacts in the eastern Mediterranean.
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B.C
Cypris
Dear Mister Editor: Editorial Idea From Georgia Editor
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean recounts a Georgia weekly editor proposing to print only items about subscribing readers to boost circulation and advertising revenue. The letter mocks tax brackets and the drive for simplification of Form 1040, noting editor Ed Doolittle struggles with paperwork.
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Georgia
Ed Doolittle
Clem Webster
Clem
Josh Clodhopper
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Cook Assigned to Alvin as CPS Sales Representative
Joe Howard Cook son of Mr and Mrs Fred Cook Whitewright has been reassigned as a sales representative in the Southeast Division of Community Public Service Co. His headquarters will be in Alvin and he will serve Brazoria County including Alvin Angleton West Columbia and Sweeney. He began his CPS career in Whitewright Northeast Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Howard Cook
Fred Cook
Whitewright
Community Public Service Co
Perryton
Alvin
Brazoria County
Angleton
West Columbia
Sweeney
CPS
First Capitol of Texas Built in Houston in 1737
The Texas Forest Service reports that the first capitol of Texas was constructed in Houston in 1737 using lumber imported from Maine.
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Texas
Houston
Maine
The
Texas Forest Service
U S Viet Forces Now Total 32 000
American officials announced that by March 31 U S personnel in South Viet Nam stood at 29 000. With 3 000 Marines arriving at Da Nang the total reaches about 32 000 and the First Logistics Command moves from Ft Hood Texas to South Viet Nam.
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Saigon
U. S
South Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S
Ft. Hood
Texas
Milk Production Up in March Texas
The average Texas dairy cow yielded 575 pounds of milk in March, 45 pounds more than March 1964. Texas total milk output reached 269 million pounds, up 2 percent from a year earlier.
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Texas
Local Teachers Reelected and Community Notices Highlight Whitewright
Superintendent H L Durham and nine teachers including Vera Morrow Susie Noe Marian Simmons Gertrude Schooling Lalla Childress Clarice Thom as Kate Thomas Mae Hall were reelected. Music department leaders Annette Harp and Tommie Chenoweth named. Birthday party for Charlie Clyde McLean. Dr Edwin May to reopen optometry office. Missionary social planned by Methodist Society with several hosts. Census notes Whitewright population 1480 with 393 homes 406 families and 53 firms. population down 186. A son born to Ewel Scott on April 24. George L Odle 50 died near Tom Bean. Engagement announced for Willie Ross and William C Diamond.
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H. L. Durham
Vera Morrow
Susie Noe
Marian Simmons
Gertrude Schooling
Lalla Childress
Clarice Thomas
Kate Thomas
Mae Hall
Annette Harp
Tommie Chenoweth
Charlie Clyde McLean
Edwin May
Ranger
Murray Bryant
H. L. Webster
Jack Everheart
W. H. King
J. L. Boone
Belle Huddleston
Joe B. Hamilton
Methodist Missionary Society
Beazley
Leon Booker
Estelle Binion
Mary Lou Blanks
Alberta Blanton
Loletta Coffey
Lucille Craig
David Chumbley
Myles Chumbley
Loyce de Berry
Louise Echols
Minnie Ola England
Franklin Harris
Eugene Hall
Dorothy Hamilton
Hampton Humphrey
Beatrice Mathis
Helen Jones
Janice Melver
Frank Putnam
Laura Jean Reynolds
Alwilda Ryan
Mary Cornelia Roberts
Louise Sloan
John Thornton
Clara Mae Truett
Paul Vestal
James Williams
Elizabeth Waggoner
Marion Wetzel
Whitewright
Ewel Scott
George L. Odle
Tom Bean
Willie Ross
Four Decades Ago Local Notices April 30 1925
Ralph Sanders accepts work at Ranger Mrs E S Alexander dies at southeast town home Alvin Smith takes job in Lamesa F R MacFatridge and family move to Sherman Spurgeon Truett moves to McKinney to live with brother Luther Truett Lucian Andrews Roy Blanton Lester Short and Virgil Murphy attend Battle of Flowers in San Antonio Bob Sears buys Joe Dyer residence East Main Ira Fleming to open self service grocery about May 15.
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Ralph Sanders
Ranger
E. S. Alexander
Alvin Smith
Lamesa
F. R. MacFatridge
Sherman
Spurgeon Truett
McKinney
Luther Truett
Lucian Andrews
Roy Blanton
Lester Short
Virgil Murphy
San Antonio
Bob Sears
Joe Dyer
East Main Street
Ira Fleming
WHS Senior Class Members List Brevity
The record lists WHS senior class names including Lloyd E. Alexander Manuel F. Alexander Homer Annip Faye Alverson Louise Akridge Earl Blanton R. E. Barbee and Johnnie.
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WHS
Lloyd E. Alexander
Manuel F. Alexander
Homer Annip
Faye Alverson
Louise Akridge
Earl Blanton
R. E. Barbee
Johnnie
Whitewright and Sherman Couples Wed in May Weekend
25 Years Ago May 2 1940 reports the weddings of A N McCoy of Whitewright to Eloise Jackson of Sherman on Sunday night and Charles Wesley Burk to Etta Mae Burchfield on April 20. The Whitewright school board reelected teachers including Montgomery Bedford Hamilton Pumphrey Fletcher Sanders Sullivan Lackey Roddy Williams Kennemer, and W H Key as superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. McCoy
Whitewright
Eloise Jackson
Sherman
Charles Wesley Burk
Etta Mae Burchfield
Dick Montgomery
Herman Bedford
Sallye Hamilton
Mary Pumphrey
Carter Fletcher
Lucille Sanders
Mona Sullivan
Jack Lackey
Kathryn Roddy
Frances Williams
Vittitoe Cemetery Decoration Day Set for May 2
B M Dean of Tom Bean, president of the Vittitoe Cemetery Association, announces the annual Decoration Day program at Vittitoe Cemetery on Sunday May 2 at 2 30 p m He invites all with relatives buried there to attend.
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B. M
Tom Bean
Vittitoe
Sunday Worship and Activities at First Methodist Church
The First Methodist Church lists Sunday School at 10:00 with classes for all ages and worship at 11:00. Evening Bible study at 7:00 covers Ephesians. Activities include Junior and High School M.Y.F. meetings, WSCS Monday at 2:30, choir Wednesday at 7:30, and an Old Fashion Hymn Sing rescheduled to May 9 due to Bob Hayes and the Austin College Brass Band in Dallas.
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S. S
M.Y.F
Paul
WSCS
Bob Hayes
Dallas
Austin College
First Presbyterian Church Sunday Schedule
The First Presbyterian Church advertises Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Worship Service at 11:00 a m with the sermon topic The wonder of God's providence. The Ladies Aid meets at the church Monday at 2 30 p m.
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Ladies’ Aid
Church Activity Schedule Listing Week Plans
Daily church events listed at a nursing home and church including Bible study worship junior and youth choir rehearsals training and prayer service. Circles Rex Ray Joy Russell Mary Dale and Mrs Gosnell meet through the week with choir and midweek services.
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S. S
Nursing Home
Church
Workers’ Conference
Howe
Rex Ray
Joy Russell
Mary Dale
James H. Gosnell
Weekend Church Schedule Promotes Regular Services
The notice lists Sunday worship at 9:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. plus an evening service at 7 p.m. It also mentions Christ Ambassadors gathering Saturday at 7 p.m. and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m. A 9 a.m. worship repeats every Sunday.
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Christ Ambassadors
Sunday Visitors Invited to Attend Services
Sunday notices invite visitors to attend. The brief asks community members to join in worship and participate in upcoming events, highlighting open doors and welcoming remarks for all guests.
Church Service Schedule Readout
The Church of Christ lists 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.
Kentuckytown Baptist Church Sunday Schedule
Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Training Union at 7 p.m. Second Worship at 7:45 p.m.
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Kentuckytown Baptist Church
Little Rock Home Demonstration Club Meets Tioga Guest
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club met at Firemen's Hall to entertain the Tioga H D Club. Ten Little Rock members attended along with visitors from Tioga including Minnie Ball Cleo Balch F H Bellimuer E L Hestand Ora Baxter and Marguerite Young. Reporter notes Mrs Ronald Vestal led prayer and pledge and spoke on the state meet trip.
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Little Rock
Firemen’s Hall
Tioga
H. O. Miller
Ronald Vestal
Bill Ireland
Houston
Little Rock Club
Tioga Club
Minnie Ball
Cleo Balch
F. H. Bellimuer
E. L. Hestand
Ora Baxter
Marguerite Young
Jack Biggerstaff
Sherman
Sun Wanted They Get Fast Results
Classified notice seeks sun exposure for a quick return on outdoor work. Applicant offers hourly labor and reliability in return for immediate employment and favorable terms.
Seniors Mail Invitations For Graduation At WHS
WHS seniors 38 strong plan the baccalaureate at Methodist Church May 23 at 8 p m and the commencement at the school gym May 27 at 8 p m. They ordered gold three fold invitations from The Sun. The class is the largest in years and exactly half boys and half girls.
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WHS
The
Sun
New Cars to Carry Fume-Out Devices
Donald A. Jensen of the California Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board says within two to three years all new cars will have built in pollution controls. California’s 1966 model cars must include devices next year and will undergo nationwide testing to assess performance under various climates. A federal law may mandate a national standard, with a senate bill proposing exhaust limits of 0.15 percent of fuel.
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Donald A. Jensen
California Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board
America
Jensen
Senate
California
Minnesota
Miami
Denver
Forest science traces wood to plastics and fabrics
Through chemistry, wood from trees is used to make chemicals plastics and fabrics that would have been unimaginable when an axe first felled a Texas tree says the Texas Forest Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Forest Service
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Mark S. McKinney
Hermon Wade Philley Gregory Jay Sanderson
del Paine Sears
James Shaw
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William L. White
Barbara Andrew
Peggy Bennett
Susan Louan Blacker
Dorothy Nell Burchfield
Jeannie Carol Deeds
Anita Louise Frisby
Linda Compton Garner
Linda Wright Jester
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Sandra Lewis
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