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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1965
Page
1
The Texas Legislature debates whether to change tax policy and curb spending. Opinion urges maintaining no new taxes and resisting federal dictates on redistricting, arguing state business should remain autonomous.
Sherman native Don Robinson will head the 1965 Cancer Crusade in South Grayson County with a goal of 6500 dollars. The drive funds a year round program for cancer research education and patient service in the Whitewright area and Grayson County where cancer ranks as a leading cause of death across ages.
Readers gripe about advertisers stapling promo inserts into magazines. The nuisance prompts tearing out the inserts, muttering a curse, then continuing to flip pages without interest in the gimmicks or products.
The LBJ administration proposes reducing excise taxes on furs jewelry luggage and other luxuries to spur the economy while preserving the telephone tax. The change would benefit some shoppers but many will still pay the phone levy amid broader fiscal moves.
A TV news report on Sunday said the background noise was construction work at the White House. The remark questions whether any work should occur on a day of rest unless an emergency axiom applies.
A reader questions a survey stating 50 million Americans do not know the United States is involved with the Communists in Vietnam. The note suggests many do not watch TV listen to radio or read newspapers and may have not heard ofLBJ’s Great Society.
A new advertiser in The Sun is Hi-Way Grocery operated on Highway 69 North by Mrs. Bob Cawthon. The brief notice introduces the store and owner to readers.
The Sun highlights the first in a forthcoming sequence of advertisements by The Quaker Oats Company of Sherman. The notice signals future ads and promotional material associated with the Sherman plant and its products.
Dr. Robert H. Mitchell reports the Texas Heart Association and local units allocated over 346000 to medical research last year. He notes the annual report records measures in research education and community services funded by Heart Fund contributions. The association has directed over 100 million since 1950 to cardiovascular research nationwide.
Texas draft boards will test 5 730 service physicals in March with 1 150 needing 18 year olds. Colonel Morris Schwartz says exams target out of school registered men not in school who are not yet married and not 18. The March Texas quota is 155 men of a national 3 900 Army call, sent to 137 local boards.
Mrs Emory Christian hosted the Friday Literary Club for its annual Federation meeting on February 5. President Mrs James Bryant presided and introduced speaker Mrs L R Whatley president of Trinity District who discussed Actuate the Fruits of Study and Action vs Apathy with district and federation statistics. The event concluded with refreshments and plans for February 19 hosted by Mrs Jack Meador.
The largest selling liquor in America was bourbon with 75 million gallons sold, up 27 percent from the prior year. The article notes a rise in alcohol abuse, stating one in every 13 American drinkers is an alcoholic.
Local farmers urged to plant white hybrid corn to meet rising demand from Quaker who uses 500 000 to 750 000 bushels annually. Current regional production runs about 180 000 bushels, forcing most supply to be shipped in.
The University of Chicago offers a used atom smasher available for 100000 dollars. This sale highlights a rare scientific instrument moving from academic use to potential buyers in the market.
Twelve cars of a Missouri Kansas Texas freight train derailed Saturday morning in Celeste blocking highway 69 briefly. There were no injuries reported. Investigators believed a hot box on one car caused the derailment, though no definite word was given.
The First Baptist Church lists events from Sunday February 14 to Friday February 19. Activities include Sunday school at a nursing home Bible study worship services junior and youth choir rehearsals teen talk film Is It Love. Monday Youth Rally. Tuesday circles and Sunbeams. Wednesday midweek prayer and choir. Friday Valentine banquet.
Sunday School at 10:00 with morning worship at 11:00. Junior MYF at 4:30 and High School MYF at 6:00. Evening worship at 7:00. Monday 7:30 church activities and Sweetheart Banquet at the Annex featuring Billy Joe Rogers and Bob Hayes' Combo. WSCS meets Monday 2:30. Wednesday 7:30 choir practice.
The church lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m Worship at 11 a m and 7 p m Christ Ambassadors meet Saturday at 7 p m Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 2 p m Worship service at 9 a m each Sunday
Sunday School begins at 10 00 a m with Worship at 11 00 a m at the Presbyterian church offering morning services for parishioners and visitors.
Central Christian invites visitors each Sunday to attend services at the church.
Sunday's timetable lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Training Union at 6 p.m. Evening worship at 7 p.m. at Kentuckytown Baptist Church.
Bible study Sunday 10 a.m. Worship and communion 11 a.m. Worship 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible study for all ages 7:30 p.m.
Bethel Baptist Church announces Sunday services with Sunday school at 10 a.m. The notice emphasizes regular worship attendance and educational program for all ages.
Advertisers claim prompt hiring outcomes from a Sun Wanted service. The notice touts speed, efficiency, and convenient scheduling for job seekers and employers seeking urgent placements.
A reader jokes about a State Department tour of Africa by two folk singers traveling by Army helicopter with banjo guitars flute and horn. He references Dean Rusk dairy rules and a sunrise breakfast in Washington. The letter recalls older times and comments on rain in the Congo and changing norms.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met at Mrs. Emmet Penns home with president Mrs. H H Sears presiding. Ruth Cox read the minutes and Floyd Bassett reported the treasurer gain. The group discussed Lebanon and Beirut and heard Pauls letters summary. Refreshments were served to 11 members. next meeting March 8 at Mrs. Fred Cook Sr.s home with Ruth Cox as co-hostess.
The British movement lost 31 000 members last year while American Boy Scout enrollment rose 3.4 percent in November from 3 668 711 to 3 792 232. Americans like being Boy Scouts.
London editorial argues wealth confers slim status with dietary discipline and health farms. It notes executives face thrombosis and that protein rich foods replace carbs among the rich, while common bread and butter diet keeps the poor heavier.
Monthly Social Security payments to survivors of deceased workers began in January 1940 marking a new benefit in the program. The note recalls the early rollout of survivors benefits and the expansion of Social Security coverage.
45 Years Ago Feb 13 1920 notes include J R Jordan selling his residence to Ed LaRoe the Blue Bird Club meeting with Mrs R T Pennington and the Redpath Lyceum second program next Wednesday. County agent C C Morris plans a four day Farm to Farm Educational and Membership campaign visiting 22 farms starting Feb 18. City finances show receipts 14693 54 expenditures 15167 15 balance 319 03. H H Wilson candidate for county commissioner. Ford tourer ad seeks 725. White Wyandotte eggs 15 for 2.00. Four teachers and many students out sick with influenza.Mrs Thurmond Bishop Floy dada. Mr and Mrs J S Badgett Whitewright Baby grandparents. Calvin Curtis Robbins 81 died Tuesday. Mrs Frank Smith formerly of Whitewright died in Gainesville Saturday.
40 Years Ago February 12 1925 R P Childress buys a third interest in the Dyer and Jones drug store. A son was born to Mr and Mrs.
On February 13 1930 Rev L G Hagard Rev J T Purvis Miss Mae Hall and Mrs Guy Hamilton participated in a PTA program. A double funeral was held at Pilot Grove Methodist Church for W P Ownby and his sister Mrs Elizabeth Taylor who died within minutes of each other. Miss Adah Truett and Mr J C Gillespie wed on Sunday. Miss Billie Claborn died at her brother E D Claborns home near Randolph Monday.
Dorothy LaRoe portrayed a duchess at the Mardi Gras celebration at the Texas State College for Women in Denton on Saturday night. Friends and neighbors surprised W. E. Rice with a birthday party Thursday night. Members of the Music Club this week included Mrs. H. T. Atterberry Mrs. A. L. Jackson Mrs. Chas. Ayres and Mrs. Sarah Kilgree.
Texas farm and ranch land reached a record 94 dollars per acre in 1963, a ten percent rise since 1960, according to Boyd Andrews of Texas A&M Extension. Demand comes mainly from existing farmers expanding units, with industrial urban growth and highway projects boosting values. he anticipates little near term change.
A humorous courtroom exchange unfolds with the judge asking if the accused has risen. The accused quips about not knowing the time to get up. A visitor to a U S Mint asks why pennies bear In God We Trust, and a guide replies the motto helps people who use pennies as fuses.
A boss berates a new employee for being late. The employee replies that the office begins earlier than he arrives, noting the team is already in motion when he reaches work.
A young man, praised for his wisdom, stops a widow with a playful age guess. She asks for his estimate, and he replies he could either be ten years younger based on looks or ten years older based on intelligence, sparking a wry smile.
At a Washington banquet an elderly matron asks why the Senate has the Committee on Foreign Relations while the House has Foreign Affairs. The senator replies that the joke lies in senators having relations and being too old for affairs.
A passerby notes Jim Townsley at a crossroads store waiting for the spittoon. In court a young lawyer defends his first client charged with assault to murder and vows to prove lack of intent, an insanity plea, or an alibi to win.
An Orangeville youth, James Morgan Stambaugh 19, was admitted to Sherman Community Hospital for observation after a one car crash Saturday morning on Farm-to-Market Road 151 east of Whitewright. He said he lost control while avoiding a dog, the car overturned into a ditch and $500 damage was reported.
The average monthly Social Security payment to a widow with two children under 18 is 193 dollars, reflecting support for widows and dependents.
Whitewright Public Schools will comply with the 1954 Supreme Court ruling and the 1964 Civil Rights Act, stating no discrimination by race color or national origin. A trustee election is set for Saturday April 3 with filing due March 3 to the County Judge in Sherman. Incumbents S D Blackerby L H Durham and Louis Franklin plan to seek re election.
Funeral services were held Tuesday for James B. Connelly 88 in First Baptist Church Trenton. He died Monday Feb 8 1965 in Sherman hospital. Surviving sons Bobby Ray Gene. eight daughters. 17 grandchildren. 12 great grandchildren. Burial Burns Cemetery directed by Barnhart Funeral Home. Born Jan 26 1877 in Trenton. married Retta Littrell Aug 7 1898. Burial Burns Cemetery.
Texas building posts a postwar high in 1964 with $1.6 billion in permits, up 7 percent from 1963 and strong in rural areas. Industrial permits surge 92 percent, reaching a new peak, per the Texas Business Review.
Congressman Ray Roberts announced that the Farmers Home Administration approved a 148000 loan to the West Leonard Water Supply Corporation to fund a community water system. The 108 rural families in Fannin County form the group, led by president E. B. Leinert of Leonard Texas.
Columbia University physicists report producing a photon echo by directing light from a ruby laser under special conditions. The finding suggests a new way light can interact in controlled media and may influence future optics experiments.
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