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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1960
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces weekly publication every Thursday. Subscription rates set at 2.50 in Grayson and Fannin counties and 5.00 for foreign subscriptions. The editor reserves the right to determine news value and to reject items considered promotional or too old.
The article urges participation in Public Schools Week from February 28 to March 4. It stresses that public education evolves with society and that schools build citizenship and virtue. Open houses invite communities to visit and learn firsthand about local schools.
In Newcastle a Presbyterian minister urged British royalty to marry people of color to combat discrimination. Rev. William Barbour wrote that Christians should consider marriages with Africans, Chinese, and Indians and suggested Prince Charles or Princess Anne marry Buganda royalty if they fall in love. He spoke of his own children’s potential marriages and said he would object only if partners failed normal standards.
Joseph Gonzales faced trial on an escape charge in Hartford Connecticut. He was found improperly sentenced and released from the escape count. He was convicted of stealing a car during the escape episode.
Agricultural law passed by Congress affects Texas cotton farmers in 1960. Producers not in Soil Bank or Great Plains programs must plant 75 percent of their allotment or release enough to meet 75 percent for reallocation. Releases are for one year only and do not affect future allotments. A farm must plant on average one year in three to preserve full acreage. Deadline dates vary by zone from February 19 to April 22, with counties advised to file releases and requests at the county ASC office.
Researchers report a mosquito borne virus behind black bone fever that swept northern Uganda last year. The illness disabled at least half a million people and caused fever headaches joint pains swollen glands and a rash.
A rustic joke features Zeke gifting a waffle iron to his wife who misreads it as a weapon while a GI seeks an extended honeymoon leave. Harry Truman dispenses Senate humor advising Clair Engle about nerves and adjustment, recalling a veteran senator's pithy reassurance.
A self styled New England tightwad falls for a trick to save money by taking the subway home after a mink jacket and diamond purchase. A man misleads his wife about a horse named Dolores White and its track Hollywood noting odds eight to four. The pastor chases a promised donation of twenty five thousand dollars after a recovery. A man laments aging with nine children.
A grocer touts Poppety-Pops as energy boosters while a young mother shops with her three children. The mother pleads for a product that will sap their energy instead of fueling it.
State Health Department reports 66 confirmed rabies cases from 36 Texas counties in January, higher than the five year median of 50. Dr. A B Rich cites abundant wildlife and low dog involvement, with 13 of cases in dogs and eight counties reporting livestock losses.
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