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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1967
Page
4
A landowner brings four guests to a farm owned by him. The tenant farmer has only two chairs, forcing guests to stand. The owner notes the lack of chairs, the farmer retorts he has plenty by taking a dip of snuff, quipping that there is too much company.
A doctor tells a wife that she needs rest and provides sleeping powder for her. The strange exchange implies the medicine is for the wife, not her husband. The joke hinges on the misdirection and the doctor’s blunt reveal.
In a spoken exchange the moocher asks if the neighbor will use a lawn mower next Saturday and the neighbor confirms mowing all day. The moocher follows with a jibe about not using golf clubs.
A tense exchange unfolds as a woman accuses a cab driver of rushing to reach her. He defends his prompt arrival, framing it as evidence he speeds. The dialogue highlights suspicion and concern over safety and haste.
The mayor of Whitewright Texas orders an election on Tuesday April 4 1967 to elect two city commissioners. The vote will be held at Firemen's Hall with Carl G. May named as election judge. The city marshal will post the notice 30 days before the election. Signed February 15 1967.
A Baltimore man H V Weyrich aged 73 received a heart pacemaker thanks to a Heart Fund supported program, enabling the electronic device to activate his heart since 1963. At a modern art show a sculpture won first prize for a form shaped with the artist tongue, prompting the question of the sculptress as the cow claiming the salt block as her contributor.
A World War II tale follows a marine who spends hours sifting paper scraps, undergoes a mental exam, is declared sane, returns to duty, and is discharged after the commander hands him the very piece of paper he sought, prompting his cheerful realization.
A girl thanks a man for a dance but he says he was not dancing with her, merely moving through the crowd to the refreshment stand. A 13-year-old teases about birthstones, and a father replies with a blunt joke about his own stone, the grind stone.
A husband notes the family budget strain in good times asking why they did not save during the low mood to endure this prosperity. He contemplates lessons on prudent spending and future security.
A church bulletin lists services at Presbyterian First Baptist and Methodist churches led by pastors Dooley Gore and Topper. It notes a session meeting for March 5 to discuss elder nominations and a United Presbyterian 50 Million Fund push, with announcements next Sunday. Additional weekly services, choirs, youth groups, and a Monday associational festival are detailed.
A local church listing shows pastors and weekly schedules. Church of Christ is led by W E Mynatt with Bible study at 10am and worship at 1pm and 7:00pm plus Bible study for all ages at 7:30. Baptist churches include Rev Bob Saylor at 7:00 Training Union and 7:45 worship. Rev Charles Pierce at 10:00 Sunday School, 6:30 Training Union, 7:30 worship. Pilot Grove Baptist with 10:00 Sunday School and other services.
Pyotr Podyachev head of the Soviet population census admin reports the USSR total at 834.4 million. He notes the territory now under the Soviet Union had about 8 million people a millennium ago according to Tass.
Demand for U S petroleum products last year climbed to a record 12 066 000 barrels daily up from 11 490 000 barrels daily in 1965.
Classified items list multiple offers and ads including for sale and rent deals. Piano sales from Glenn McCollum address East Maple. console spinet piano sale. real estate notices for Mrs Guy Hamilton house. various services and shops. notices invite readers to place ads. It reads as a dense catalog of community commerce with personal names and locations.
Texas Department of Public Safety adopts policy to hire highway patrolmen immediately. Col. Homer Garrison said applications may be filed at regional offices with acceptance after tests. New procedure places qualified recruits on payroll within 10 days.
COLLEGE STATION Three hundred and eight communities signed up for the Texas Community Improvement Program setting a new enrollment record over last year’s 283. Texas A&M Extension Service sociologist Reagan Brown said about 60,000 families live in these communities and $6,800 will be awarded to top communities by county district and state judging teams. Brown called TCIP one of the nation’s greatest statewide grassroots efforts noting improved churches roads water systems cleanup campaigns welcome signs community centers health programs rural urban relations and youth programs across Texas.
The social security law now provides monthly benefits to unmarried students under 22 on the record of an insured parent who is drawing disability or retirement payments or is deceased. Benefits depend on parent earnings and number of dependents. eligible students may include those whose benefits stopped at age 18. Contact the Sherman Social Security Office at 315 W. Mulberry or call 893-4301 for details and forms. hours are 8:30 to 4:45 weekdays and 7:45 Thursdays. A representative visits Bonham Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30 to noon at the County Office Building on East Sam Rayburn Drive.
Veterans and widows on pension rolls and parents receiving dependency and indemnity compensation as of October 1966 must submit annual questionnaires. Children with income over 1800 dollars must report details. notify the VA Regional Office with claim number and address change, not the Treasury Chicago, and inform the post office.
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