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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1961
Page
2
Local residents traveled to and from Dallas and Sherman for weekend visits. Families from Dallas, McKinney, Quitman, Garland, Fort Worth, Sherman, and others spent time with relatives in Wiener? This edition notes births in Wichita Falls and gatherings at several homes, including the Browns in DeKalb and Jacksboro.
Gus Jones, Sherman Social Security District Manager, urges people over 65 to apply now. A coupon helps eligible workers initiate the process, and the office will forward records to Baltimore for official benefit computation before contacting the applicant.
More than 600 Texans for Tourists gathered in Austin to discuss national advertising for Texas attractions and formed the Texas Tourist Council as a non profit. An organizational meeting was tentatively set for January 10 or during the Legislature's next session.
The Commerce Department reports U S total personal income jumped to a record yearly rate of 425 billion dollars in October with a 3.9 billion rise from September. Business activity also picked up, producing the best economic picture in months despite the ongoing high unemployment rate.
The State of Texas issues citation to James Henry Hull to answer a petition filed October 25, 1961 in No. 67846. The court requires a written response by January 15, 1962 before Judge 15th District Court in Sherman. The suit, by Ruby Cecil Hull, seeks divorce on abandonment and separation grounds.
The Commerce Department projects the average U S household will hold 1.68 persons by the year 2000. This compares with 2.64 persons per household in 1900, indicating a substantial decline as living standards rise.
Government population experts define household to include families, singles, and unrelated roommates. Projected rise in living standards suggests more adults will afford their own dwellings, offsetting declines in average household size as population grows by over three million annually.
The new Church of England Coventry Cathedral stands rising near the preserved ruins of a 15th century church destroyed in a World War II bombing raid. It is planned to be consecrated in May 1962.
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