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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1961
Page
5
Mrs H G Vandagriff visits Mr and Mrs Doyle Files in Dallas Scooter McCurdy visits relatives in Dallas Several Tacoma Washington and Lavon and Richardson and Dallas visitors are mentioned Manton Fain hunts in Colorado Deer elk lease locations noted Little Miss Tanya Jarvis returns from Bonham hospital Others visit Fort Worth Denison Howe McKinney Bells Dallas and Dallas area towns are listed as visit locations and hosts
A rural Texas community page lists visitors from Oklahoma City Fort Worth Dallas and other towns. Army Sergeant Merl L. Cripe participates in a large Air maneuver in North and South Carolina ending Aug 20. Local church circle meetings and a 42nd wedding anniversary are recorded along with a recipe tip for scrambled eggs with cream cheese.
Mrs. W. J. Barbee hosted the Presbyterian Missionary Society Monday at 4 p m in regular session with Mrs. Homer Sears presiding The minutes were read by Miss Ruth Cox and approved Mrs Lydia Henry collected the offering and read a prayer by Mrs Amos Chang of the Chinese Church in Thailand The Philip pines topic featured by Mrs T E Sears included a list of missionaries and workers The meeting closed with prayers and a poem read by Miss Ruth Cox and Mrs Fred Cook Refreshments were served to ten members by the hostess Reporter.
The nation's tax bill has risen to dominate family expenses with taxes now the top item. In 1960 food costs were 75 billion while taxes totaled 112 billion, reversing 1939 when food outpaced taxes. Taxes exceed food by at least 50 percent and grow yearly. one in five dollars spent at groceries goes to taxes.
Texas farmers submitted 1149 soil samples to Extension Service labs in May and June. College Station lab received the most, followed by High Plains and Baylor County. Extension urges soil testing to guide fertilization and limestone needs for fall crops, noting the $2.00 test is a wise fertilizer investment.
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