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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1963
Page
1
Local fire crews report they will charge farm owners and tenants for fires in Fannin County while runs in Grayson County are county funded. The change aims to recoup costs after fires damaged equipment and strained resources.
A humorous exchange compares Jonah's supposed three days in a whale to a relative's alleged three years in an alligator's stomach. The dialog uses dialect to punch up a tall tale about endurance.
The exchange presents a couple debating a man’s long marriage and evenings at home. The woman calls it love, the man recalls a doctor’s diagnosis of paralysis, hinting at hidden burdens behind domestic bliss.
A tourist notes women boil clothes in hot springs and rinse in cold springs. A Mexican friend explains the humor: people grumble that Mother Nature provides no soap.
President Kennedy urged a bold plan to expand community mental health centers, prenatal and child health care, trained personnel, and research to reduce mental retardation. Four bills would fund centers and partly cover construction and staffing costs, with first-year costs around 31.35 million dollars and no overall price tag yet.
Charles Steinmetz a 38 year old Florida man who weighed 670 pounds two weeks earlier died after a rapid gain to 740 pounds. He said he could not stop craving food and described his hunger as similar to an alcoholic craving. Autopsy results were pending.
Gov. John Connally said Texas will accept a Department of the Army allotment creating two divisions under the ROAD concept. The plan avoids personnel loss, preserves current blocks like the 36th Infantry and 49th Armored, and boosts readiness while allowing continued recruitment.
Global grain data show rice remains the top daily staple worldwide, dominating diets across Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Export trends and agricultural output influence price and availability for billions of people.
In a lively yet humorous gathering, Ed Doolittle quarrels with Democrats over a 5 cent income tax stamp fee and February filing deadlines. Clem Webster counters by lampooning the stamp issue and critiquing politicians, with Uncle Dan noting the enduring truth that the party out of power often holds the best platform.
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association will hold a monthly meeting on Tuesday February 12 at 730 p.m. in the high school. The program titled Sidelights of Texas History will be presented by the 5th 6th and 7th grades. Public invited.
Radio Moscow reported the director Akakiyev and manager Temerinov of a Sverdlovsk restaurant were sentenced to death for skimming fat from pies. Fifty five accomplices received prison terms up to 15 years. Akakiyev allegedly stole over $400 monthly.
A brief note contrasts travel’s effect on people, with one view praising broadened minds while another cites it as a cause for longer conversations. The sentence also mentions the Minuteman ICBM traveling at speeds over 15 000 miles per hour.
The Texas Senate advanced a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee equal rights for women, boosting support to 26 to 5 with ten freshman senators. It would submit the measure to voters in the next general election on November 3. Opponents warned it could complicate many civil and criminal laws.
Chicago analysts say meat prices have fallen sharply since last fall and may drop more in coming weeks. They note producers pushed output to record highs, meat now headed to market, wholesale cutbacks seen with top-grade steel at 26.50 per hundred pounds and hog prices down from 20 to 16.60 per hundred pounds.
Benjamin Franklin Simpson 52 died Wednesday in a Tom Bean rest home after a long illness. Funeral services are set for 2:30 PM Friday at Barnheart Funeral Chapel with burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Gorda, a son Benny, a daughter Clifton Bass, four brothers, two sisters, and three grandchildren.
Harry E. Janke 67 dies after long illness in San Antonio. Graveside services 2 30 p m Sunday at Wittitee Cemetery Ken tuckytown conducted by Wallace Mynatt. Janke was a 32 degree Mason and Alzafar Shrine Temple member. He is brother in law of Bryan Weber Whitewright.
W D Badgett 78 died in Van Buren Arkansas hospital from injuries after being struck by a car on January 22 in front of his home. A retired railroad yardmaster and Van Buren resident since 1937, he leaves a wife Fannie a son W E Jr and four daughters. He held church and Masonic affiliations and burial was in Rose Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. W. R. Wilson, 75, died Saturday in a Slaton hospital. Funeral services were held Monday in Slaton and burial followed in Ralls Cemetery. She lived in Ralls at her marriage to W. R. Wilson 20 years ago. Survivors include her husband two sons three sisters two brothers seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bettie Bell Ford 77 were conducted at Pilot Grove Baptist Church with burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery. Born June 28 1885 in Tennessee she was the daughter of John Wesley Vandergriff and later lived in Dallas Sherman McKinney Odessa Van Alstyne Whitewright and nearby areas. Survivors include four sons Grady Henry Frank Baxter and others three daughters Velma Ham Myrtle Brown and Mary Bell a brother Arthur Van dergriff 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
A 13 month old girl, Donna Carroll Yates, died after swallowing three to six sodium salicitate pills used for rheumatism. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles E Yates of 726 W Kellis Rd Keene Texas. The article also notes Keene as a Seventh Day Adventist founded town and mentions Alberta province’s naming after Queen Victoria's daughter.
Four local businesses and Armour Agricultural Chemical Co sponsor free soil tests to boost per acre yields. Farmers pick up test bags at First National Bank, Farley & Donaghey Grain Co, O K Feed Mill, or J T Holloway. Samples sent to A and M College. results provided at no cost.
The Kennedy administration revised the tax cut plan to boost relief for married couples with modest incomes. Treasury Secretary Dillon outlined a larger $100 deduction increase for many couples, with annual savings of $14 to $18 in some cases, and projected tax cuts for over 99 percent of taxpayers. The plan would let two child households claim a $600 minimum deduction, shifting to lower taxes with income above $3,000, and would save about $140 annually for a $5,000 earner. Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg, Texas is noted as a granite hill rising 500 feet.
The article notes that the lowest surveyed level in Meramec Caverns near Stanton Missouri reaches 4200 feet below the surface.
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