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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1961

Page

7

Local deaths marriages and incidents in town

Mrs D R Lewis 67 died at home Wednesday. Miss Mildred Cantrell hosted a six o clock dinner last Saturday. Jack Webster took a job at Gatesville. Roy M Cowart and Earl Marguerite Williams issued a marriage license. Olive Neff bought millinery in Dallas for Hudson Davis and Co. Mrs H L Gordon and Mrs Gomer May hosted a reception for bride O L Jones. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Jim P Montgomery last week. Savoy looting: three men tied the nightwatchman and left him in a cotton field west of town. Miss Billie Jean Cox fractured shoulder. Miss Mary Edna Cox fractured arm in crash near town. Paul Simmons enlisted in the Army Air Corps. Sara Belle Gillett of Wray has been named a school beauty at Texas State College for Women. Tommie Carruth of Denton and Thomas E Sears of Wright were married. Billie Dixon of Pilot Grove and M C Cook of Burke community married recently.

D. R. Lewis Mildred Cantrell Jack Webster Gatesville Roy M. Cowart Earl Marguerite Williams Olive Neff Dallas Hudson, Davis & Co H. L. Gordon Gomer May O. L. Jones Jim P. Montgomery Savoy B. Bryant Jr Billie Jean Cox Mary Edna Cox Paul Simmons Army Air Corps Sara Belle Gillett Whitewright Texas State College For Women Denton Tommie Carruth Thomas E. Sears Billie Dixon Pilot Grove M. C. Cook Burke

Local Deaths Reported in Sherman and Area

Joe L. Dyer 63 of Sherman formerly Whitewright died Wednesday. Mrs Beecher Cato died last Thursday. Mrs W R Riddle died at her home south of town Wednesday. Mabel Katherine Reeves 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Reeves southwest of town died Friday.

Joe L. Dyer Sherman Whitewright Beecher Cato Pilot Grove W. R. Riddle Mabel Katherine Joe Reeves

Births for Key and C Family Highlight Local Notes

A son was born to Mr and Mrs H W Key on February 7. A second birth is noted for Mr and Mrs C with the same family entry style in local birth notices.

H. W. Key

How Insurance Works When a Bank Fails

Sheldon Iowa report on the Sheldon National Bank embezzlement and FDIC intervention showing rapid depositor repayment. It notes FDIC guarantees up to 10 000 dollars per deposit and typical full repayment beyond that limit. It also includes a 1959 U S oil production figure of 7 043 million barrels daily with a five percent rise.

Sheldon Iowa Sheldon National Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC U. S

Lead in gasoline damages two cycle outboard motors

Lead fouling from automotive fuels harms two stroke outboards by causing spark plug deposits and pre ignition. Projects by Kiekhaefer find deposits ignite before spark, reducing power and risking engine damage. Detergent motor oils worsen deposits. modern automobile oils are not suited to outboards and can cause oil mileage issues.

Kiekhaefer Corporation Mercury

Skilled Worker Shortage Seen in Next Decade

Washington reports deputy undersecretary Millard Cass warns skilled trades will face a 2 300 000 rise in workers by 1970 with building trades mechanics and machinists in highest demand. He urges expanded apprenticeships and early career planning in junior high to prepare for these shortages.

Washington Millard Cass Cass Labor Department Virginia

Motel Owner Quips On Growth Call In Chicago

A Chicago motel owner, Robert L. Stuart, comments on President Kennedy s call for an age of growth saying too many Americans are growing tall and it makes finding beds difficult for motel and hotel men. The remark appears in the Sun.

Chicago Kennedy United States Robert L. Stuart

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