Local business facades updated and community notices
Last week a brick front was added at Ayres Cafe building while Johnson's Jewelry & Appliance awaits painting. Lorey Edwards promotes a mouth to mouth respiration film at Linda Theatre with Rotary Club support. Weather turns cooler as Whitewright records rain from a recent front. Dan Hennig shines in the Texas All Star game. Chamber directors vote to drop a holiday observance program after mixed opinions. local merchants discuss five day weeks and long hours. George Hurst keeps long hours at Anna shop. constitutional pay raise debate prompts editorials against boosting legislator pay. Orangeville's century traditions pause after long run.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gillett Elected Vice President and Cashier at First National Bank
Roscoe A. Gillett longtime First National Bank of White Wright cashier elected vice president and cashier as Kenneth Frisby steps up to president. He has 48 years with the bank and plans to reach 50 years of service before retiring.
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First National Bank
Roscoe A. Gillett
First National Bank of Whitewright
Kenneth W. Frisby
Gillett
First National
Death of Marshall Goddard at Corpus Christi
Marshall Goddard aged 50 died suddenly of a heart attack in Corpus Christi on Wednesday. He was born in McKinney on September 11 1909 and was son of the late L M Goddard. Funeral services were held in Corpus Christi this afternoon and graveside rites will be Saturday at Pecan Grove Cemetery in McKinney with pallbearers listed. He is survived by his wife Jon and his sister Mrs Paul Ryon who with her husband attended the funeral in Corpus Christi.
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Marshall Goddard
Corpus Christi
Paul Ryan
Whitewright
L. M. Goddard
Pecan Grove Cemetery
McKinney
Wallace Wilson
Jack Ryan
S. T. Montgomery Jr
O. L. Nicely
Murl Ryan
Charles Ayres
Mr. Goddard
Jon
Paul Ryon
Mrs. Ben F. Blanton Rites Held In Denison For Local Sheriff’s Mother
Mrs. Ben F. Blanton 71 of Denison, mother of Sheriff G. W. Blanton, died Friday in Sherman hospital. Funeral services were Sunday at Denison and burial followed at Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Born in Morristown Tennessee, she moved to Whitewright as a child, later residing at 706 West Morgan. Survivors include her husband, two sons, two daughters, a brother, two sisters, a grandchild and a great grandchild.
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Ben F. Blanton
W. T. Hodges
Whitewright
G. W. Blanton
Sherman Hospital
Denison
Cedarlawn Memorial Park
Morristown
Tenn
Orangeville ballot box abolished in county consolidation
The Fannin County commissioners court ended the Orangeville voting box and merged it with Trenton this week. Orangeville once thrived with several stores an academy and many homes and was a busy center before Whitewright’s rise. Farm families have since faded from the area.
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Fannin County Commissioners Court
Orangeville
Trenton
Whitewright
Revival Meeting To Begin Sunday At Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church announces a summer revival from August 14 to August 21 led by evangelist Rev. R. C. Campbell Jr. of Calvary Baptist Church Dallas. Renee Morgan directs singing. services run 10 a.m. weekdays and 8 p.m. weekdays with Sunday hours unchanged. nursery will be available for all services.
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First Baptist Church
Bill Johnson
R. C. Campbell Jr
Calvary Baptist Church of Dallas
Renee Morgan
Record Crop Yield Forecast For 1960
The Agriculture Department projected the 1960 harvest to set a new U S record with higher food grain and oil seed outputs. Food grain up about 20 percent from last year and total feed tonnage down about 4 percent, oats up, and corn forecast at 4.1 billion bushels though below last year. The report notes a strong all crop index and July improvements despite weaker feed grain prospects. The Maryland Historical Society owns Francis Scott Key's original manuscript of The Star Spangled Banner.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U. S
Department
Crop Reporting Board
The
Maryland Historical Society
Francis Scott Key
Public Hearing On Whitewright ISD Budget Set
The Whitewright Independent School District Board will hold a public hearing Monday night August 15 in the high school superintendents office. The hearing is open to all and required by law. Also announced are a faculty meeting September 1 at 9 a.m. and that enrollment will occur Friday morning September 2 with classes starting Tuesday September 6.
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Board of Education
Whitewright Independent School
S. T. Montgomery Jr
TV Personalities of Candidates Observed
Washington report notes George Allen, a presidential adviser, comments on Nixon and Kennedy TV personas. Allen says Nixon appears vigorous, intense, self possessed, while Kennedy seems boyish and immensely appealing, especially to women, aside from those who dislike his Boston accent.
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Washington
George Allen
Allen
Nixon
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
John Kennedy
Boston
Government securities held past maturity by American investors
The Sun notes that Americans hold about $458.9 million in government securities that no longer pay interest. Among these are over six million World War I Liberty Loan bonds, plus over a million dollars maturing before 1917 and even $27,869.77 from a 1790 issue, all idle on the books.
Dear Editor A Farmers Letter on Elephants and Weather
A farmer in Tom Bean vents about pamphlets sent by agricultural agencies piling up in his mailbox. The writer jokes about elephants being scarce, then shifts to hot weather and scarecrows bathing suit plans, recalling a visit by an English observer who notes U.S. politicians' dignity.
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Ed Doolittle
Zeke Grubb
Congress
Whitewright 9 Van Alstyne 8 in extra scoring burst
Whitewright Little League tallied seven sixth inning runs to beat Van Alstyne 9 to 8. Scooter McCurdy Gary Ryan and Eddie Range pitched with Ray Bunch catching for Whitewright. Kent Whitehead pitched for Van Alstyne with Ricky O Neal catching. Eddie Range had three hits four at bats and Mickey Meador added a triple as Whitewright went 11 hits and committed six errors. The Whitewright Bloomer Girls won twice this week and face Perrin NCO Wives tonight.
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Whitewright
van Alstyne
Scooter McCurdy
Gary Ryan
Eddie Range
Ray Bunch
Kent Whitehead
Ricky O'Neal
McCurdy
Range
Whitehead
Whitewright Bloomer Girls
Savoy
Randolph
Bloomer Girls
Mrs Edna Wendell Honored On 90th Birthday
In Trenton a birthday party celebrated Mrs Edna Wendell turning 90 at the Chapman Rest Home. Born near Bethel on July 31 1870 she was the daughter of Joe and Mrs Warden. Her husband W C Wendell taught in several Texas towns. After his death she lived with son Loyal Lee and has been a rest home patient for three years. Her hobby is reading and visiting friends.
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Trenton
Chapman Rest
Edna Wendell
Wendell
Bethel
Joe Warden
W. C. Wendell
Whitewright
Bells
Happy
Texas
Loyal Lee
Major Crime Rate Heads for New High
The Texas Department of Public Safety reports a 10.3 percent rise in major crimes in the first six months of 1960 versus 1959. Burglaries jump 19.2 percent while murders fall 15.1 percent, with 96,681 total crimes and a projected annual rate of 2,096.4 per 100,000 population. Urban areas up 12.5 percent. rural areas decline slightly.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Texas Traffic Toll Under ’59 Mark, Governor Reports
Governor Price Daniel announced Texas traffic statistics for the first six months of 1960 show improvement over the same period in 1959. Deaths declined nine percent to 1,010, while injuries and property damage also fell, cutting overall economic loss to about 158.4 million dollars from 181.25 million.
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Texas
Austin
Price Daniel
Physicals Friday for Tigers Football Players
Coach Joe Crouch announces Friday night physical examinations for all boys who expect to play football at 7:30 at Dr. Paul Geers' Clinic. Football practice starts Monday with two daily sessions, and the Tigers move to Class A this year.
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Joe Crouch
Paul Geers
Drop in Cotton Crop Forecast
The department's first forecast of the year sets the cotton crop at 14,471,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, 87,000 bales below last year's 14,558,000 and above the 10 year average of 13,710,000. Texas is pegged at 4,375,000 bales on 6,500,000 acres averaging 321 pounds.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
State Revenue Fund Goes Deeper in Red
The state treasurer reports a general revenue fund deficit of 59.06 million dollars as of July 31, deeper by over 6 million from June 30. Outstanding warrants total 65.35 million dollars.
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Austin
General Revenue Fund
Treasury
Bow and arrow aid climber rescue on Big Thompson Canyon ledge
Estes Park Colorado park rangers used a light line shot by bow and arrow to reach a climber stranded about 250 feet up after losing equipment. The line enabled the climber to haul up ropes and he freed himself in about 15 minutes.
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Estes Park
Colo
Big Thompson Canyon
Terrell Quick
Will-A-Way Baby Request Brings Crabs Home
A Baltimore woman worried about her husband in a tavern pleaded to reach him via an unlisted number. The operator connected the call and the husband was summoned. She exclaimed, I am having a baby, and asked him to bring two hard crabs home.
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Baltimore
Lions Throwing Matches Jailed At Zoo Inferno
Harvey L. Prather, 21, was sentenced to five days in jail after tossing 60 lighted matches at lions in Columbian Park Zoo in Lafayette Indiana. Prosecutor George L. Hanna of the Lafayette Lions Club criticized the current law for not permitting entry to reclaim the matches.
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Lafayette
Ind
Harvey L. Prather
Columbian Park Zoo
George L. Hanna
Lafayette Lions Club
Prather
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Johnson’s Jewelry & Appliance
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Linda Theatre
Lokey
Rotary Club
Dan Hennig
Dallas
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Dan
George Hurst
Anna
George
Denison Herald
the Herald
Baptist Church
Tom Bean
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin County
United States
APO
By Morris Wilson
Sun
Celeste
Leonard
Wolfe City
Farmersville
Gaston
Whitesboro
Pilot Point
Honey Grove
Celina
Tigers
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