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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1970
Page
2
Bok lists circulation staff Madge Cayce and Dolores Meek with assistant editor Cleo Williams. Nursing home news and personals items feature Mrs. A.R. McMurry as a named subject in society notes.
The editor notes retirement thoughts sparked by a flock of pigeons on the golf course and recalls defeating locals with a show of skill. He also describes finding a Brown Recluse spider near Whitewright, plans to display it with school science help, and mentions a successful Masonic barbecue with vivid, humorous reflections.
Six polio cases confirmed in Texas by early July with eight suspected awaiting lab results. Two deaths and widespread paralysis noted as L S Thompson Jr. warns parents to vaccinate children. Texas counties Hidalgo and Cameron report most cases. vaccine available from physicians and local clinics.
The report names Doug Wortham and other staff including librarians aides and lunchroom workers as school employees. A highway crash injured several children and a teacher en route to visit a friend. detectives Y Q Tillery and C C Wade investigated as the auto was demolished and funeral services followed at Mullican Little Chapel.
A near surface scratch on fine furniture can be repaired by softening the finish so it flows over the scratch. Use a steady hand and a fine brush to trace the scratch with the appropriate solvent for the finish.
The proposed national welfare plan would set a income floor while requiring the able bodied head of a family to work if possible. Benefits decline as income rises, with a $3920 annual cutoff for a four person family and $500 for the first two members plus $300 for each additional member. The piece notes a drop in families under $3000 since 1960 though a sharp rise in aid to dependent children, arguing the new plan would curb dependency. It also mentions Texas Manufacturers Association opposing higher state taxes and monitoring the 1971 tax bill potential rise to $700 million, with Ed C. Burris leading anti-spending efforts.
Dear Mrs. Meek shares memories of Fire chief Geor Gattis and a Sherman family connection. The letter mentions a former Trenton mayor, a vaudeville era opera house in Whitewright, stage roles, and schooling at Dirt Dauber University. It also invites readers to help trace Clayborn Rector families around 1920 in Fannin County.
A collection of wildlife and hunting oriented facts notes hunter role in conservation. It cites dove as top US game then discusses mortality rates, stamps funding wetlands, Pittman Robertson act funding, and hunter travel spending. It includes assorted animal trivia on porcupines lobsters whales and birds plus notes on National Parks and camping.
Public notice announces Proposed Constitutional Amendment Number Six on the ballot for the General Election November 5 1970. Section 51 Article XVI would set homestead limits for rural and urban properties and an amendment would allow an exemption from forced sale for homesteads. The measure is to be voted on by qualified electors on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1970.
Tax guidance notes Social Security thresholds for household employees and optional voluntary income tax withholding under the 1969 Reform Act. Texas Board approves $34.98 million in 1972 73 for state mental hospitals and schools for the retarded, including ward buildings and renovations at Terrell State Hospital.
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