Whitewright Year Ends With Elections And Business Growth
In Whitewright 1961 main items were a special city election to change the form of government and a boom in residential development plus occupancy of vacant main street storefronts by new businesses. Crime and disasters were not major stories. Jimmy Clark starred as a top Lone Star Conference ball carrier with 6.6 yards per carry and 165 rushing yards for Stephen F. Austin. Local cafe owner Mrs. Ned Ayres noted holiday closings have become common as merchants align schedules.
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Whitewright
Jimmy Clark
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
Nacogdoches
Clark
Ned Ayres
Belated New Year's greeting and town notes
A belated greeting list to Grayson County officials is noted by The Sun. The column laments late night speeders in Whitewright and argues against costly special elections for resignations or deaths, urging gubernatorial interim appointments to save money.
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Grayson County
Woody Blanton
George Schumacher
Dean Martin
Lester Newman
Caryl McAllister
S. V. Earnest
R. C. Vaughan
J. C. Buchanan
J. N. Dickson
Gertrude McBee
Wayne Bruce
the Sun
Evangelist Graham Calls City Crime a National Scandal
Chicago report notes Billy Graham telling 750 church leaders his plan for a 19 day Chicago crusade in May. He claims crime in large cities has doubled in a decade and says a corrupted public conscience and low morality threaten freedom.
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Chicago
Billy Graham
Congo
Graham
United States
Arkansas Adopts Official State Flag After 75 Years
Arkansas stood as a state for more than seven decades without an official insignia until a formal flag was adopted. The historic move formalizes symbols representing the state’s identity and heritage.
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Arkansas
Kennedy orders two new Army divisions activated
President Kennedy announced the activation of two permanent Army divisions totaling 31,712 men and said two National Guard units called up during the Berlin crisis would be released later this year. The Texas 49th Armored Division could return home by June 30.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Berlin
Texas
49Th Armored Divison
White House
Washington
National Guard
32D Division
Wisconsin
Fort Lewis
Wash
49Th
Fort Polk
Death of Brady Ernest Rushing at 52
Brady Ernest Rushing died unexpectedly in Fort Worth while visiting. Born May 18, 1909 near Trenton, he worked at the Long Beach Navy Shipyard. Survived by father Frank Rushing and stepmother, one son Daymond, three daughters, six brothers, five sisters, six grandchildren, and three stepsisters. Funeral held in Trenton, burial in Burns Cemetery.
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Brady Ernest Rushing
Clyde Robinson
Whitewright
Fort Worth
Long Beach
Calif
Trenton
Burns Cemetery
Mr. Rushing
Frank Rushing
Navy
Bonham
Daymond
Bill Appling
Corpus Christi
Douglas Gibbs
Jeanne Clark
Las Vegas
Nev
Fred Rushing
Floyd and
Boyd Rushing
Grand Prairie
Jack Rushing
Arlington
Harvey Rushing
Dallas
A. C. Rushing
Levelland
Woodrow Bowen
Joe Bailey Jones
Irving
Willard White
Graveside services for George Malone Carter
Graveside services were held at City Cemetery for George Malone Carter 38 of Fort Worth who died in a hospital there December 28. Rev C C Dooley conducted the service. Survivors include his wife and sister Ann C Owen of Fort Worth. He was a nephew of Mrs E Thomas of Tom Bean and Dr Wilbur Carter of Sherman.
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C. C. Dooley
City
George Malone Carter
Fort Worth
Ann C. Owen
William D Robbins Dies of Heart Attack On FarmNear Whitewright
William D Robbins 61 died of a heart attack at a farm near Whitewright Tuesday. Born March 2, 1900 in Bonham he was married to Maggie Freeman on June 25 1917. Survivors include five sons James Sylvester Leon Dennis, a sister Elinora Smith and 15 grandchildren.
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William D. Robbins
Whitewright
Robbins
Bonham
William
Amelia Robbins
The
Baptist Church
Maggie Freeman
W. C. Robbins
Albuquerque
N. M
James Robbins
Sylvester
Leon
Dennis Robbins
Los
FTC Bans Fake TV Ads in Nationwide Ruling
The FTC unanimously ruled that Colgate Palmolive Co and its ad agency Ted Bates deceitfully used faked sandpaper demonstrations for Palmolive Rapid Shine. The commission ordered end to the commercials and prohibited fake mock ups or demonstrations of Colgate Palmolive products.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission
Colgate-Palmolive Co
New York City
Ted Bates & Co, Inc
Colgate
Manhattan
Colgate and Bates
FTC
Forests Supply Over Five Thousand Products
A report notes that more than 5,000 products originate from American forests, highlighting the diverse uses of timber and related resources across industries. The finding underscores the value of sustainable forestry practices and the scope of forest-based manufacturing.
Daniel Submits 4-Point Program for Legislature
Gov Price Daniel outlines a four item plan during a 30 day Texas special session. Key goals include bringing banks under the Escheat Enforcement Act and enacting small loan controls to curb loan shark activity. The package also covers road financing, juvenile parole funding, tourism promotion, monuments repair, and prison funding. House Speaker Turman orders swift committee action. Senate recessed without bills.
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Austin
Price Daniel
San Jacinto Monument
James A. Turman
House
Daniel
Kennedy to Push Broad New Farm Program
President Kennedy plans to back a sweeping long-range farm bill in early 1962 to tighten marketing and production controls and cut farm surpluses. The Agriculture Department will present the omnibus proposal after a farm message outlining key ideas, signaling a shift from the 1961 catch-all bill.
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Palm Beach
Kennedy
Agriculture Department
Congress
Whitewright Rainfall Declines From 1960 Levels
Rainfall in Whitewright for 1961 was 32.48 inches, down from 36.60 inches in 1960. Records show past years with 1959 at 37.77, 1958 at 30.96, 1957 at 58.44, and 1956 at 21.73 inches, amid notes on crop programs and rural policy shifts.
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Whitewright
Ernest Smith
Scrapaemaba
First Sunday Singing Convention at Hebron Baptist Church
The First Sunday Singing Convention will be held at Hebron Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock. All singers are invited to attend with Dixie Gordon in charge. The note also quotes William Feather on bottlenecks and remarks on DC rocks dating back about 1.5 billion years and a Biblical talent valued at about $6,000.
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Hebron Baptist Church
Dixie Gordon
Dear Editor Quandary on New Year and science schemes
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean laments 1962 worries about science proposals altering farm life. He cites television in barns, hormone plans to mute hens and roosters, and jokes about a nation debt halo while feeding pigs and fearing lonely barns and soggy progress.
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Agriculture Department
Whitewright PTA to Hold Jan 9 Meeting in School Library
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association announces its regular monthly meeting in the school library next Tuesday January 9 at 7 30 p m The program features a musical number by Mrs David Johnson and Mrs Philip Earnheart a panel on the liberal arts moderated by Dick Walker The meeting is open to the public and members alike.
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Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
David Johnson
Philip Earnheart
Dick Walker
Association
1962 Will Bring Upturn Not Boom In U S Trade
Business leaders and the Kennedy administration expect improvements in 1962. Hodges cites GDP rise from 501 to about 565-570 billion in early 1962, a 13 percent gain in 18 months. 86 percent of the purchasing agents survey anticipate better conditions, with no boom in sight and steel negotiations looming as a key risk.
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Kennedy
Luther H. Hodges
Commerce
Washington
Hodges
National Association of Purchasing Agents
JFK May Ask For Tax Rate Controls
The Kennedy administration weighs asking Congress for limited authority to adjust income tax rates to curb recession or inflation. Aimed at a temporary cut from 20 to 15 percent, the plan would preserve Congress prerogatives while giving the president a stabilizing tool with congressional veto power. Economists favor tax reductions as immediate stimulus but debate risks of deficits and inflation control.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
White House
Federal Reserve
First Babies of 1962 Born to Whitewright Families
The article notes two Whitewright births on New Year’s Day 1962. At 12:01 a.m. a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Grid, with Mr. Griffin employed at Carl’s Sausage Plant. At 1:23 a.m. a daughter born to Rev. and Mrs. John Streun, pastor of the First Methodist Church, at Madonna Hospital in Denison. Billie Fay Dillon, later Mrs. R L McSpedden of Dallas, is cited as Grayson County’s last baby of the year.
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The
Here
Cecil Grid
Griffin
Carl’s Sausage Company
John Streun
Madonna Hospital
Denison
Streun
Grayson County
Whitewright
Billie Fay Dillon
R. L. McSpedden
Dallas
Claud Dillon
Lillie Dillon
Government Booklet On Nuclear Attack To Be Distributed
Washington plans a 48 page guide titled Fallout Protection What to Know and Do About Nuclear Attack editors include President Kennedy. About 25 million copies will be distributed free via post offices and civil defense units at a cost of about 825000 dollars. The booklet presents grim but necessary facts to inform the public and offers steps to reduce damage and preserve national life.
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Washington
Kennedy
Pentagon
Texas sales tax a year in, estimates still murky
Texas is winding up its first year of the new sales tax while officials admit little is known of its revenue. Through November the tax brought in about the 22.7 million projected, with September and advance payments split. Officials warn it is too early to project year totals or budget impacts for the special session.
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Wilson
Texas
Yarborough
Johnson
Senate
Austin
Robert S. Calvert
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