Found money recovered and subscribers urged to switch
A local ad reports Jim Williams recovered a $25 found on a store sidewalk after identifying the owner. The piece notes sun subscribers often mail copies out of town and outlines post rate increases after January 7. It also promotes tickets to the Pigskin Club banquet honoring WHS Tigers and Pep Squad and mentions a new Post-Tronic posting machine at First National Bank replacing old equipment in Grayson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diogenes
Mallie Williams
Route 1
Jim Williams
Joe Johnson
Mr. Williams
Sun
Pigskin Club
WHS Tigers
Community Public Service Co
Walker Pharmacy
First National Bank
Grayson County
Sherman Bank
Unseasonal Bloom Surprises Whitewright in December
Residents report peach and plum trees blooming in Whitewright in December, a first in the town's history, signaling unusual weather patterns and bewildered local leaders and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Community notes on news tips and postal subsidies
Readers are urged to submit news items to The Sun. The piece criticizes non profit mail subsidies and discusses U S postal policy changes benefiting rural electric co operatives. It notes new French stamp flavors and reports Adlai Stevenson’s Today show denial of a White House blockade story.
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U. S
Postal Service
Adlai Stevenson
Saturday Evening Post
White House
Hugh Downs
Mr. Stevenson
Stevenson
Kennedy
President Kennedy backs Adlai Stevenson at United Nations
President Kennedy said he has the fullest confidence in U N Ambassador Adlai Stevenson and valued his advice highly. He defended Stevenson over reports of a soft Cuban crisis approach and said Stevenson’s continued UN work will be of inestimable value.
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Kennedy
U. N
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
United Nations
White House
Russia
Cuba
Adlai
Saturday Evening Post
Security Council
ICC Rejects Changes on Parcel Post Rates Limits
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected the Post Office Department request to raise parcel post and catalog mailing rates and size and weight limits. The dismissal was without prejudice leaving room for a new rate increase request without changing size and weight limits. Rail carriers opposed the expansion as a threat to their package business. the largest proposed rise would affect eight postal zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post Office Department
Post Office
Railway Express Agency
Scientists Find Way To Prolong Fish Life
Miami researchers led by Drs. Manley L. Ross and Marinus Dijkman report a method to extend guppy lifespans by reducing early food intake and delaying growth. The study aims to explore aging, not create aging giants, as part of broader biological research.
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Miami
Fla
University of Miami
Manley L. Ross
Marinus Dijkman
Uncle Dan Questions Women Magazine Content and Gossip
A reader titled Uncle Dan from Tom Bean criticizes a women’s magazine article from a New York college professor claiming gossip helps women live longer and that women talk slower. He plans to send pages to his congressman and jokes about discussing the issue with his wife.
McNamara Orders National Guard Reserve Shakeup
Defense Secretary McNamara announced a shakeup cutting eight low priority reserve divisions to boost combat readiness. Texas loses 3 918 personnel but keeps the 36th and 49th Guard divisions and the 90th Reserve. four Guard divisions shift to headquarters status and several reserve divisions are inactivated. Sherman’s Battery A of the 90th is reassigned. Denison and Bonham units remain unaffected.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Texas
36Th Infantry
49Th Armored
National Guard
90Th
Texas National Guard
Nebraska-Iowa
Missouri-Kansas
South Carolina-Florida
New England
Army
Cyrus R. Vance
McNamara
Congress
Sherman
12Th Field Artillery
Denison
Bonham National Guard
Grandmother Welcomes Triplets In Halifax England
Rose Coulter a 40 year old grandmother of eight children and two grandchildren gave birth Tuesday to boy triplets in Halifax England The three infants Christopher Paul and Peter weighed from 3 pounds 0 ounces to 3 pounds 2 ounces each Their father a warehouseman earns about 14 pounds weekly and Mrs Coulter expressed delight at the surprise arrival and the happy outcome.
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Halifax
England
Rose Coulter
Christopher
Paul
Peter
Whitewright teams set for Trenton tournament weekend
Whitewright High School boys face Princeton at 1 p m and the girls at 2 15 p m on Friday in the Trenton tournament with Saturday matchups to follow. Monday night the WHL teams meet Bells, with the girls at 7 p m and the boys after. Coach Joe Crouch says the season winds down after the holidays.
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Whitewright High School
Trenton
Princeton
WHS
Bells
Joe Crouch
Tigers
Bells Panthers
Tigerettes
Bells Pantherettes
Old-Fashioned Winter Predicted by Squirrels
Lancaster report notes local lore linking a squirrel tail pose to winter severity. Historically residents prepared with extra dry wood and heavy supplies if tails were carried far over the back in the travel direction.
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Lancaster
U S Traffic Deaths Reach Record 110 Daily
Chicago The nation’s traffic toll in the first ten months reached a record 33,430 deaths, averaging 110 per day. The National Safety Council cites a 9 percent rise from 30,720 in the same period last year, surpassing the 1957 high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Parent-Teacher Meet Postponed due to Christmas Program
The regular monthly meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association is postponed from next Tuesday to Thursday, Dec. 20. The program by the first four grades of the Elementary School will be open to the public.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Death of J D McCollom 50 in Westminster Truck Find
J D McCollom aged 50 of Rt 1 Whitewright was found dead in his pickup in Westminster Monday evening. Funeral Friday at 2 p m Barnhart Funeral Chapel with Frank Welman officiating. Burial Pilot Grove cemetery. Survived by wife Hazel Stanley McCollom son Charles daughter Mrs Elston Shelley five grandchildren and parents A J and the late Mrs McCollom all of Rt 1 Whitewright.
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J.D. McCollom
Rt. 1
Whitewright
Westminster
Barnheart
Frank Welman
Princeton Church of Christ
Pilot Grove
McCollom
Sylvester
Hazel Stanley
Leonard
A. J. McCollom
Charles
Elston Shelley
Mrs. Mary Lee Andrews Mays Dies in New York City
Mrs. Mary Lee Andrews Mays died in New York City after a long illness. Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m Friday at Sparkman Funeral Home in Dallas. Survivors include her husband Robert E Mays a daughter Patricia and a brother Jim Henry Andrews of San Bernardino California.
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Robert E. Mays
Mary Lee Andrews
New York City
Sparkman Funeral Home
Ross Ave
Dallas
Mays
Whitewright
Lucian Andrews
San Bernardino
Calif
Mr. Andrews
Venezuela
New York
Funeral for Mrs. Willie German in Muskogee
Mrs. Willie German wife of the late Dee German died Sunday in a Muskogee hospital. Funeral services were held at Grace Episcopal Church and burial followed in a Muskogee cemetery. Survivors include a sister Mrs H L Cliburn of Shreveport and a daughter Mrs Walter Pettit of Miami plus a son Dan German of Porter Oklahoma and two grandchildren.
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Willie German
Dee German
Muskogee, Okla
Grace Episcopal Church
Muskogee
German
Whitewright
J. L. German
McGregor
Texas
W. C. O'Bryan
Main Cold Virus Found Reported Breakthrough
London report states the main cause of the common cold has been identified by a Salisbury research unit as rhino viruses. Dr. M L Bynoe of Harvard Hospital in England notes work toward a vaccine but cautions difficulty ahead.
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London
British Medical Monthly
M. L. Bynoe
Harvard Hospital
England
Salisbury
Akron thief ring seen stealing boat and piano
Akron protection chief Paul Brothers told Junior Chamber of Commerce members that a local store lost an 18 foot boat with equipment and the store is trying to locate a concert grand piano as part of broad shoplifting activity.
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Akron
Ohio
Paul Brothers
Brothers
Former President Truman Sells Auto Club Memberships
Harry S. Truman worked as a membership salesman for the Auto Club of Kansas City in the early 1920s and set a record by signing up 1,550 members during a 1922 drive.
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Harry S. Truman
Auto Club of
Kansas City
Postmaster Advises On Christmas Mail Handling
Postmaster John Biggerstaff predicts about 100 000 pieces of mail through the local office during the holidays. A 1962 Christmas stamp is in demand and limited in some places while supplies remain modest locally. He urges first class mail with any Christmas stamp or 4 cent stamp, proper packing, clear addresses, and early mailing to ensure delivery.
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John Biggerstaff
Biggerstaff
Air Mail
Air Parcel Post
Celebrezze Supports Personal Choice On Smoking Guidance
Washington talk by Health Secretary Celebrezze argues government should not urge cessation even if science confirms health risks. He backs expert review, public presentation, and individual choice, comparing smoking to other risks and noting prohibition’s failures. A 10 member panel will study health impacts and contributing factors before issuing recommendations.
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Washington
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Celebrezze
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
Food and Drug Administration
Ostriches Not Like Chickens Says Book of Knowledge
A reader notes the belief ostriches hide by burying their heads is unfounded. The Book of Knowledge describes ostriches as wary and taking off at top speed when danger appears.
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Laudi Adlai Stevnson
ICC
Khrushchev
United States
Panola Watchman
Dan
Tom Bean
Wimmen
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Grandma
the Sun
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin County
APO
J. D. McCollom
Mrs. Dee German
U.S
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