Whitewright United Fund names co chairs for October drive
Clint Hen nig and Thomas Sears were named co chairs of the Whitewright Community United Fund drive at the board meeting. The four day campaign in the first week of October aims to raise about 2500 dollars. Joe Crouch, president, will convene officers and directors Thursday at 8 pm at the downtown Community Public Service Co. office to discuss the drive and solicit requests. Fred Moore Truett, longtime Southwestern Drug Corp president since 1945, was named chairman of the Dallas based firm’s board. Bob Cantrell notes A E Stanford of Bonham cultivates a “Kennedy squash” in his yard, a plant said to grow wildly yet yield little. Louis Franklin of Whitewright wins the World’s Champion Fiddle Player title at Crockett’s fiddlers contest with Roy Blanton delivering a gold trophy.
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Whitewright Community United Fund
Clint Hennig
Thomas Sears
Joe Crouch
Community Public Service Co
Fred Moore Truett
Whitewright
Southwestern Drug Corporation
Tuesday
Southwestern Drug
Louis Franklin
Crockett
Louis
Roy Blanton
Franklin
Light Showers Cool Whitewright After Heat Wave
Whitewright saw only light showers this week while other towns received good rains. The cooler weather brought brief relief from 100 degree heat. A Friday electrical storm disrupted electric service in Whitewright for about 20 minutes. On Monday a lightning strike nearby knocked out David Smith’s television set.
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Whitewright
David Smith
Celina Editor Opposes Collin County Junior College Plan
B E O Brien editor of the Celina Record said he refused a publicity post for the college project and urged Celina residents to mark September 28 to vote against the proposed junior college boondoggle.
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B. E. O'Brien
Celina Record
Collin County
Celina
Congress Urges Stronger U S Action in Cuba
About 25 members from both parties spoke in the House for four hours urging tougher measures to remove Fidel Castro and his Communist regime from power. Proposals included harsher sanctions and arming Cuban exiles, with some lawmakers warning of war risks yet arguing inaction carries greater danger.
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Washington
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Don H. Clausen
Calif
James A. Haley
D-Fla
Isle of Pines
United States
Haley
Texas Highway Death Toll Reaches 1308 This Year
The Texas State Department of Public Safety reports 1308 deaths in 1080 accidents on Texas highways this year. Fatal crashes are up 7 percent and overall fatalities up 6 percent compared with the same period in 1962.
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Austin
State Department of Public Safety
Texas
Lake
Barker to Receive Yo-Ag Award at Dallas Meeting
O V Barker long time vocational agriculture teacher at Whitewright High School will be honored by the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas in Dallas on August 7 receiving the Twenty Year Tenure Award. He has served on the association's board and taught vo ag at Tulsa and Whitewright.
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Austin
O. V. Barker
Whitewright High School
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas
Dallas
Ralph S. Moser
Stephenville
Barker
Vocational Agriculture Teachers
Ector High School
West Texas State College
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Vo-Ag
Vo Ag
Tulsa
Whitewright
FFA
Future Farmers
Texas Association of Future Farmers of America
Lone Star Farmer
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Methodist Church
Enterprise Baptist Church Revival Behind Whitewright
Revival services run August 5 to 11 at Enterprise Baptist Church three miles east of Whitewright on the Ely road. Group prayers begin 7 40 p m and preaching follows at 8 p m with Rev. George Griffin of Calvary Baptist Church Bonham as evangelist.
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Enterprise Baptist Church
George Griffin
Calvary Baptist Church, Bonham
Whitewright
Ely Road
Preston Election Set For Aug 17
Sherman County Judge Les Tribble fixed August 17 for the Preston incorporation election for the proposed town of Grayson County. Attorney Robert Jones had urged August 12 but the judge chose the later date, with a name-a-mayor aldermen and marshal election slated for August 31 if Preston approves incorporation.
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Sherman
Les Tribble
Grayson County
Preston
Robert Jones
Tribble
Jones
Wisconsin Senate OKs $2 Tax Filing Fee
Wisconsin residents may face a $2 fee to file state income tax returns after the Senate approved the budget tax bill. Senator Norman Sussman criticized the proposal as the body passed the measure 24 to 8, sending it to the Assembly.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Norman Sussman
Milwaukee
And What Do Scions Learn In This Book
A Capitol Hill secretary who borrowed Sex and the Single Girl from the Library of Congress received a form notice demanding immediate return. The notice notes the book is urgently needed by a Member of Congress.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Library of Congress
Congressional
Congress
Uncle Dan Lampoons Congress Over Rolls and Yachts
A reader letter mocks Congress for hours spent counting votes and lists 66 foreign aid items, including a $3.1 million yacht for the Ethiopian emperor. The note notes a dispute between the FAA and GAO over coins from a Dulles fountain and suggests donating the money to Ethiopia instead.
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Lebanon
Snyder
Indonesia
Congress
Federal Aviation Agency
General Account Office
Dulles International
General Accounting Office
Supreme Court
Ethiopa
Whitewright and Bells Tie. Three-Game Playoff Sets Champion
Whitewright and Bells finished tied for first forcing a three game playoff. Whitewright won 10 0 in the first game as Will Cureton pitched a no hit effort with strong support. Whitewright totaled 10 hits off four Bells pitchers led by Cureton Slaughter Caraway and Little.
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Whitewright
Bells
Will Cureton
Charles Smith
Donald Mobling
Dennis Ramsey
Johnny Boatwright
Cureton
Ricky Slaughter
Edwin Caraway
Larry Little
Rogers Brooks
Steve Copeland
David Woodson
Lonnie House
Mickey Meador
First July bale in Fannin County at Co-Op Gin
Harvey Womack of the Dial Community delivered one of the earliest July cotton bales in Fannin County history to the Co-Op Gin. Records show no prior July bale since 1944, with last year’s first bales occurring in August at different gins.
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Honey Grove
Fannin County
Harvey Womack
Dial
Lloyd Mackey
Grayson County Considers $10 Raise for All County Workers
County Clerk Paul Lee proposes an across the board ten dollar monthly pay hike for Grayson County employees excluding elected officials. The draft budget totals 1,872,709 down from last year’s 2,192,724, aided by selling the county farm. Property valuation rises to 91 million with tax rate unchanged at 1.05 per hundred, while several funds shift allocations and expenditures rise modestly in offices such as sheriff and county clerk.
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Grayson County
Paul Lee
Lee
Kingfisher residents oppose new federal post office
In Kingfisher Oklahoma civic leaders circulate petitions asking the federal government not to build a new post office. The town with 3249 residents calls plans unnecessary and urges saving money or applying funds to national debt.
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Kingfisher
Okla
Enrollment Set For August 30th At Local Schools
Whitewright Public Schools will enroll students on Friday August 30 and classes will begin Tuesday September 3 with Labor Day observed. Bus service will run that day and attendance is expected. The faculty is complete for the two white schools and the Negro school, except for a foreign language teacher at the high school.
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Whitewright Public
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Montgomery
Vernon road crew death of Roby Wilson in fiery tire incident
Roby Lee Wilson 35 of Whitewright died Monday in Vernon when a road maintainer tire he helped to change exploded and a rim ring struck him. He was Goodyear Store Vernon manager since May, formerly district representative for 15 counties and earlier with the Denton store. Funeral services were held in Wichita Falls and Whitewright. Born August 2 1927 in Whitewright he married Jimmie Burks in 1950. He was a World War II veteran and survived by wife two sons a daughter both parents a brother a sister and a grandfather.
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Roby Lee Wilson
Whitewright
Vernon
Goodyear
Denton
Wichita Falls
Earnheart
City
Howard Adams
Wallace Mynatt
Church of Christ
Lee Wilson
East Texas State College
Jimmie Burks
Methodist Church
Joe Albert
J. Frank Wilson
Janice
Major J. Frank Wilson
Colorado Springs
Colo
Edward Dewitt
Redlands
Calif
W. C. Wilson
Fertilizer Boosts Wheat Yields in Renner Trials
Texas Foundation reports six Blackland demonstrations at Renner showing fertilizer raised wheat yields two to five times. Top yield with fertilizer was 35.5 bushels per acre by L. Don Spence of Van Alstyne, vs 17.8 without fertilizer. fertilized average 28.2 while unfertilized averaged 10.7. Cold weather reduced wheat and oats yields. grazing and grain recommendations list oats Mustang Fulwin Arkwin barley Cordova Rodgers Houston and wheat Kaw Nox Crockett.
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Texas Foundation
Renner
L. Don Spence
van Alstyne
Mustang
Fulwin
Arkwin
Cordova
Rodgers
Houston
Kaw
Nox and Crockett
Special coins offered by Mint
The U S Mint says a mail order proof set costs $2.10 for 91 cents in coins a penny nickel dime quarter and half dollar all hand struck and wrapped in a mirror like jacket. Dealers say 1962 sets bought for $2.10 now bring $2.75 to $3 each.
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Philadelphia
U. S. Mint
Mint
Higher Telephone Rates Proposed For Whitewright
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company seeks higher local rates in Whitewright due to unsatisfactory earnings. Proposed monthly charges include 9.50 for business lines, 5.50 for one party residence, and 4.25 for two party service, up from present 8.00, 4.50, and 4.00.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Whitewright
B. D. Evans
Evans
NEA backs Yarborough cold war GI bill in Senate push
The National Education Association endorses Senator Ralph Yarborough’s cold war GI bill to fund education and home and farm loans for veterans. Yarborough, proud of NEA support, also introduces a bill for education aid to children of permanently or totally disabled veterans.
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Washington
National Education Association
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Senate
Yarborough
Texoma Fishermen Caught for No Fishing Licenses
Tyler reports Region THREE wardens halted a weekend on Lake Texoma catching 31 fishermen for no fishing licenses. Texas law requires licenses for fresh water fishing except for certain under 17 or over 65 age groups, county residents using simple gear, or valid commercial license holders. License price is $2.15 with expiration August 31 each year.
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Tyler
Lake Texoma
Arizona Tops Nation in Beer Consumption per Capita
The United States Brewers Association reports Arizona led per capita beer consumption last year at 25.8 gallons, edging Wisconsin at 24.9. National per capita consumption averaged 15.1 gallons, with total American beer sales reaching 91,197,198 barrels, up 2.4 percent.
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New York
America
Arizona
Wisconsin
United States Brewers Association
Germany
England
Summer sale on unusual items in Watertown
In Watertown New York a store ran a summer sale featuring three snow blowers selling quickly after opening hours. The piece recalls a February 22 sale when eight lawnmowers moved fast as temperatures dropped to 11 below zero and snow drifts rose over ten feet.
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Watertown
N. Y
New York
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