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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Page
1
The Sun plans a Christmas issue with greeting ads from local businesses and notices due by Saturday, plus Monday pre-Christmas distribution. Reminds readers to submit news items, and includes recalls of a prior missed church column and a local injury.
The article clarifies medical costs for officials. Cabinet members, senators, congressmen and other VIPs pay 37 per day for care in military hospitals, including all meals and services. The President, as Commander-in-Chief, is charged 1.75 per day for medical and hospital care for himself or any family member.
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association will meet Thursday night at 7:00 in the gym for its annual Christmas program. The date was moved from Tuesday to Thursday due to the holidays. Schools dismiss Friday at 3 p.m. and resume January 2.
Gov. Connally released a two year spending plan noting 46 percent of every dollar funds public and higher education. The 1964-65 budget totals exceed 3.0 billion with public education at 1.097 billion and higher education at 336 million. Highway and road spending reach 871 million while welfare, health, law enforcement and other services occupy remaining allocations.
Texas officials warn the Christmas New Year period could bring 96 traffic deaths along with 40 personal crisis reports and other fatalities. Col. Homer Garrison Jr. urges drivers to drive legally and report dangerous behavior as 150 extra patrols join the effort. He cites speed and intoxication as key factors and stresses personal responsibility to reduce losses.
The couple walks arm in arm along the beach when he cheers the deep blue ocean and she responds with praise and excitement, celebrating the moment with heartfelt words.
A reader letters page cites a 1964 Congressional record of lavish spending on research projects from Madagascar social structure to albatross ecology and a monkey mother study. He mocks lawmakers for focusing on animals and insects while taxpayers pay the bill and notes an Iowa congressman’s loss amid stationery allowance boosts.
Postmaster John Biggerstaff notes 5e first class rate today matches the 1847 Postal rate for Christmas cards. He cites nickel stamps then and asserts mailing costs rose little since 1932, while card quality and forwarding options improve with the 5e stamp. The National Christmas Tree stamp is available locally and supports faster delivery and handwritten messages.
School lunch supervisors meeting in Atlantic City declare hamurger remains favored among American children while pizza gains ground. The item reflects ongoing tastes in school meals and nutrition trends.
Sherman district official Barry Minke awarded training certificates to den mothers Faye Flowers Lucille Wyatt Robbie Worsham and Kay Bryant. Committee members Randall Jones Doyce Worsham Floyd Flowers Rev. Howard Adams also recognized. Bobcat Badges went to John Adams James Adams Bob Bounds Rickey Compton Rickey House Edward Harris Bobby Spencer David Wyatt. Gary Christian earned a Wolf Badge. Richard Mynatt a Gold Arrow. E J Durham and Pat Bow Silver Arrows. Den 2 and 3 performed skits. Den 1 opened and closed the meeting with boys’ projects on display.
Denison Grayson County Junior College seeks 40 percent supplementary aid under a new U S building bill signed by President Johnson. The district hopes a 60-40 match will allow rapid construction funded by recently approved bonds. Contour mapping contract awarded. bank depositories named for funding windows. Every 50 minutes in 1962 an American died in an accident.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for G. E. Rassie Scott 82 who died in a Sherman hospital. Buried at Pilot Grove Cemetery. Born January 29 1881 in Burksville Kentucky he was a Pilot Grove resident and Baptist Church member. Survivors include his wife a son a daughter three brothers a sister four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at Trenton Baptist Church for Mrs. Clark Morgan who died Monday night in a Sherman hospital. Burial followed in Burns Cemetery. She was born in Porters east of Whitewright, married Clark Morgan in 1920, and left a husband, a son Billy Joe Morgan of Dallas, two brothers Lynn and Lewis Cooper, two sisters Cleve Anderson and W Dean Bowden, and two grandchildren.
Jim W. Mullins 76 of Sherman died at 12 45 p m Wednesday after an appendectomy in a Sherman hospital. He had been ill for a long time. Funeral services will be at Waldo funeral chapel Sherman at 3 30 p m Friday with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Whitewright. Born May 17 1888 in Byrdstown Tennessee he moved to Texas in 1909 and married Mattie Hicks in 1912. He farmed near Whitewright until 1943 then moved to Sherman. Surviving are his wife a son Bob Mullins of Blackwell Oklahoma two daughters Vera of Sherman Bonnie of Dallas three brothers Virgil Taylor Vernon and three sisters.
Joe Denton 51 died Wednesday in Fort Worth where funeral services are held. He was the son of Mrs. J. L. Denton of Whitewright and the late J. L. Denton. He grew up near Whitewright in Bethel. Surviving are his wife and three children, his mother, a sister Mrs Jewel Jarvis of Whitewright, and three brothers including W. E. Denton of Luella.
Funeral services for Dee B. McCurdy 70 of Ambrose were conducted at Barnheart chapel. Burial followed at Desert Cemetery south of Whitewright. A Sherman hospital death Monday ends a long Ambrose farming life. survivor list includes his widow three sons, four sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. John E. Moran 75 were conducted by Rev. Howland and Dr. Brandon at Tom Bean Monday. Burial followed in Memorial Park Sherman. She died in a two car crash near Tom Bean Saturday night along with Mrs. Josie Fay McFarland 20 of Trenton. Five others were injured. Moran born Oct 7 1888 in Rose Hill, daughter of Thomas and Mrs. Gant. She wed John Moran Nov 18 1908.
Mrs. Joe Crouch asks The Sun to announce a carolers group forming to sing Christmas songs over town Monday night Dec 23. Those who want to join call FO 2489 to arrange transport. The group meets Firemen's Hall at 7 00 p m for about an hour of singing then returns for refreshments.
Chaplain Newton V Cole and family write from England to friends here describing Christmas in the base chapel, their church involvement, travel for PTA and Little League events, an expected baby girl in spring, and Newt's air force duties. Also notes a KC 135 refueling capability and hotel construction statistics from 1960.
Surviving her are her husband and three relatives in Sherman. The record lists one son E R Moran of Sherman and one daughter Mrs O L Prichard Jr of Sherman. Also named are E H Gant of Tom Bean E N Gant of Sherman Raymond D Gant of San Diego California and three sisters Mrs Lillie Mae Wood of Wichita Falls Mrs Beula Prichard of Sherman and Mrs V R Mullins of Tom Bean.
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