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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1959
Page
1
The Edwards Chevrolet Company sees concrete flooring near completion at its new 70 by 150 foot building at the traffic circle edge of town. Carl Edwards bought the site after failing to purchase the prior building and will house sales and service at Bond and Maple.
Buel E Range science teacher at Whitewright High School is one of nearly a hundred junior and senior high teachers from seven states and Puerto Rico chosen to attend the Fourth Annual Summer Institute at Texas A&M College. Grants cover $75 weekly plus dependents' stipends, travel, and tuition as teachers study chemistry biology meteorology astronomy mathematics physics geology and earth history during one or both terms from June 8 to August 28.
The Agriculture Department set 1959 crop cotton purchase price at 34.10 cents a pound for middling one inch under allotments and 28.40 cents for loans when overplanting by 40 percent. Premiums and discounts determine final lot prices. best grades exceed 34.10 cents up to 41.90, loans top at 36.20, while low grades fall to 14.20 purchase or 8.50 loan cents.
The Church of Christ of Whitewright announces gospel sermons from May 3 to May 10 with 7 30 p m services each evening. James D Medford from Dallas will preach and Charles Kuhn of Savoy will lead song services. Gerald Cleveland is the local minister. Cameras have been lowered to 20400 feet for underwater photography.
Whitewright audiences will enjoy a National Music Week observance at 3 p m Sunday May 3 at the First Baptist Church. Organ piano and vocal selections will be performed by named community musicians plus a male quartet and the Tom Bean Girls Glee Club. Admission is free.
A bill won final legislative approval to let a candidate run for President or Vice President while also appearing on a state wide ballot. It would allow Lyndon B. Johnson to seek reelection and be listed on the national ticket if nominated.
A Mississippi town is depicted as quiet and devoid of news or services. A visitor learns locals have no daily paper, uncertain commerce, and scant community memory. The punchline notes the town’s abundance of parking on the square.
A letter from Uncle Dan of Tom Bean asks whether to sell his unproductive Jersey cow while prices are high or hold on hoping for higher values tied to world events. He weighs cow loyalty, fencing costs, neighborly damages, and personal risk, seeking the editor’s practical wisdom.
In Florence, Giovanni Calamai, a village barber, dreamed of a weekly numbers lottery and bought twelve tickets at 8 cents each. One ticket won $107,000, transforming his fortune and prompting disbelief.
Whitewright schools announce an annual pre-school day for children entering school for the first time on Friday May 8. Parents may ride buses or bring children to school by 8 30 to 9 00 a m. Lunch is served at noon. Dr Miller county health officer and nurse Mrs John Biggerstaff will conduct physical exams. Copies of birth certificates required.
The Texas Safety Association warns power mowers edgers and clippers are dangerous especially for the inexperienced. J O Musick lists 12 safety steps covering supervision fuel handling starting stance clearing debris grounding maintenance and danger awareness to reduce injuries.
Decoration day services will be held Sunday afternoon May 3 at Vittitoe Cemetery in Kentuckytown at 2 30 p m. Time for Pilot Grove Cemetery is not given but expected to be the same hour.
Texas House votes 110 to 27 for a constitutional amendment call to raise lawmakers pay to 4800 a year and 12 a day for sessions. Senate and statewide vote stand between the change. current pay remains 25 a day plus mileage.
At a Monday meeting Grayson-Fannin Little League formed for Whitewright Bells Savoy Trenton and Randolph. Walter Bunch elected president Dockery treasurer Mrs Barnes secretary. Directors include Sanderson Hayes Renaud Corley Barnes with a full exhibition schedule May 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 and May 30 before a June 2 start at Trenton.
In Austin lawmakers push through a conference on a 2.4 billion spending bill amid tight time before adjournment May 12. The Senate Finance panel schedules hearings on revenue measures. Dorsey Hardeman to split the House tax bill into sections and post a schedule. Senator R A Weinert notes unlikely completion. quip about aging and youth ends the report.
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