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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1967
Page
1
The wife vents her plea for fewer outings saying she endures mosquito bites sunburns and long hunts yet her husband insists on taking her places. She laments why he cannot be like other husbands who refuse such trips.
A young husband chronicles his rise from foreman to manager with bragging notes home from a new job. Weeks later he is fired and sends money for bus fare while his wife coldly retorts use feathers and fly home.
A playful bit shows a pupil answering a trick exam question with “1492, none.” A bridal exchange jokes about husbands. A teen quip questions teenage trends. A young girl asks about her father’s death and learns he only took up golf two years ago.
A father tells his son Bill he does many stupid things in a day. Bill replies that the trick is simply getting up early. The joke hinges on a misdirection about productivity and laziness.
The newlyweds exchange a light wedding day joke about love through thick and thin. The bride asks if the husband will still love her as she grows old and fat, and he replies with a witty deflection about better or for worse.
During a bridge session a matron quipped that Prudence Clark has aged thirty nine two years longer than she has. The remark reflects a playful jab about age among players in the afternoon game.
A 14 year old finds his father’s old report card and Dad agrees to share the same measure of fairness by passing on what his father gave him. The moment frames a family lesson on consequences and accountability across generations.
A Briton staying at the New Yorker Hotel befriends a room clerk who poses a family riddle. The clerk reveals the baby was himself, a punchline the Briton later retells to an English friend, who likewise fails to answer.
The Defense Department announced a March draft of 11 900 men for the Army, 1 000 more than February but far below 1966 Vietnam buildup levels. The draft target this month sits about 4 000 under the 15 000 callups planned. After a peak near 50 000 last October the draft was cut back to free camp space for training. The Air Force Navy and Marines continue with voluntary enlistments.
Col Homer Garrison Jr of the Texas Department of Public Safety says two thirds of the inspection period has passed and only about one third of vehicles have been inspected. With an April 15 deadline, inspectors warn that the remaining weeks require more than double weekly inspections to prevent long lines. Whitewright hosts two stations: Edwards Chevrolet Co. and Bob Meisenbach Ford.
At a Jan 6 meeting hosted by Mrs. C J Meador the Friday Literary Club welcomed Joe Thomas Meador as guest speaker and proxy tour conductor. Meador, orchid grower and trustee of the American Orchid Society, shared color slides from Tokyo Hong Kong Singapore Bangkok and Sydney as members reviewed civic plans for 1967 and the Public Library project.
The Texas 60th Legislature began with a quick Senate clash over rules about disclosing vote records in executive sessions on gubernatorial appointments. William N. Patman was chosen president pro tem, and Ben Barnes won a second term as speaker after 149 representatives were sworn in. Gov. Connally criticized William Manchester's book and said he would publish his own account of the Kennedy visit to Texas in 1963.
New York retailers say the 1966 Christmas rush was disappointing with sales up 3 percent from last year but below pre season projections. Many credit last minute buying and six final shopping days for lifting results after a slow start.
James N. Lackey of Whitewright dies at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services are set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Barnheart Funeral Chapel with Rev. George Topper. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors: mother, son John O. Lackey, daughter Eileen Lackey, brother Jack Lackey, one grandchild. Pallbearers named.
Funeral services for Mrs. O. M. Brown 83 died Friday in a Sherman hospital were conducted at 2 30 p m Sunday at the Earnheart funeral chapel. Rev Dale Gore and Rev J T Gregory officiated. Burial was in Wittitee Cemetery Ken tuckytown. She was born November 11 1883 in Clay County North Carolina. She married O. M. Brown on November 24 1904. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons Wesley Brown of Tom Bean and Raymond Brown of Lincoln Missouri two daughters Miss Lottie Brown of Whitewright Miss Nelle Brown of Anahuac and Miss Joan Brown of Alice two brothers Claud Robbins Sherman and W. A. Robbins Fort Worth two sisters Mrs Bertha Gant Sherman and Mrs Maude Smith Dallas eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Wednesday at Oak Hill Cemetery for Robert H. King 78 of Snyder who died Sunday night. A World War I veteran and rancher, he was a native of Ida and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Survived by his wife three sisters Mrs Emory Christian Mrs Loubel Phillips of Whitewright and Mrs E R Johnson of Fort Worth and several nieces and nephews.
Georgia Tech psychology professor Dr. M. Jackson Marr fed LSD to mice rabbits and other animals for two years to study its effects. He warns LSD can be extremely dangerous when not used under professional supervision and notes reactions vary with personality.
Insurance statistics show the average American life expectancy at 70.2 years last year, up from 68.2 in 1950 and five years higher than 1940. Experts expect the level to hold steady until medical advances lower death rates from heart disease, infant mortality, cancer, and stroke.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean recalls a Saturday country store chat about what people eat. Ed Doolittle notes his wife bought a frozen banana pie with strange ingredients polysorbate 60 diglycerides and carboxymethyl. The talk touches prices and manners as locals joke about diets and food trends.
The 1963-64 school year saw over 15.5 million public school pupils bused, 39 percent of enrollment, with total transportation costs above 612 million dollars. Illinois led with 1,119,000 pupils, New York second at 1,115,000, while Alaska and Hawaii ranked last.
New York fashion notes show daytime hemlines trimmed to comply with rules, while evening looks move the focus to upper coverage. Designers experiment with pleated suits and a range of skirts divided into party wear culottes and even boxer shorts.
The season is a disaster for TV entertainment with no new big names or outstanding new series. It relies on old movies led by Doris Day and Jerry Lewis, occupying 13 percent of prime time before they are exhausted by 1970, while spectaculars dominate.
Best-paid factory workers in the United States toil in Flint Michigan averaging 165.00 dollars a week. The lowest weekly average, around 70 dollars, goes to workers in Fall River Massachusetts.
Items from the era record new business openings and personal events in Grayson County. Bow-Wright Drug Store to open. Fain Poultry Co. starts north of Lively dry goods. J B Birth buys Max Pope residence. several weddings and births noted. fires damaged Kimbell elevator building. bank mergers and bankruptcies filed. deaths include Mrs Lattie Lee Jared and Max Pope. local employment moves and other community notices.
Billye Faye Dillon was born to Mr. and Mrs. Claud Dillon at 5 50 a m. The newborn adds joy to the family in the early morning hours.
Mrs. Andy Sanderson hosted a birthday for son Billie Ross with attendees Betty Bryant William King Bettye Nell Yeager Jimmie Jack McSpadden Terry Miller Betty Key Wanda Dell Sanderson Harold Anderson Kenneth Jones Peggy Sue Coffey Alma Joe Sanderson and Lucille Starr. Mrs L LaRoe and Mrs Lee Wilborn hosted a shower for Mrs Jack Lackey. Edward McDowell celebrated a birthday on January 5 with Lillie Sanderson Elaine Manning Jerry Lee Norris Bobby Norris Beverly Ann Bassett Elizabeth Pennell Patty Nancy Holland Frank Layman Jr and Lyndal Pierson attended.
Congressman Ray Roberts announced a $1268 Title I federal grant to Whitewright Independent School District. The funds, via HEW Office of Education in Washington, support partial payment of current expenditures for district students. Roberts said the approval will benefit children in the Whitewright area.
The Women's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. Roby Childress home with Mrs. James Bryant welcoming. Mrs. Clint Hennig led the program on The Christian and Culture beginning with a Dag Hammarskjold prayer. Ten members were present and refreshments followed. The next meeting is January 23 at Mrs. A. M. Bryant’s home with guest speaker Mrs. Wray Wible.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met at the Presbyterian Manse with Mrs. C. C. Dooley as hostess and Mrs. J. T. Holloway presiding in Mrs. Sears absence. The Year Book of Prayer was presented, the treasurer reported, and Rev. Dooley led a devotional on the Holy Spirit. Ten members and three guests attended. next meeting scheduled for February 13 at Mrs. Holloway's home.
State Rep. Glenn Johnson of Temple announced plans to introduce a bill in the current legislative session to charge a flat $20 license fee for all passenger cars in Texas. The measure would also cover small trucks to three quarters of a ton and end special farm truck half-price provisions, aiming to simplify records and cut state and county bookkeeping.
SAN FRANCISCO Calif The half dollar is back in circulation as Eva Adams director of the U S Mint says 200 million more will be minted this year. She notes hoarding after the Kennedy coin debut and that the design cannot change for 23 years while penny nickel dime and quarter hoarding has eased.
The Harlem Stars perform a slapstick basketball game at Whitewright High School Friday night at 8. The touring group, featuring Loudmouth Billing and Brickhead Johnson, drew a 4 000 crowd in Austin during a 53–52 win over the UT Longhorn Exes.
Rev. George Topper leads Sunday worship at 11:00 after a 10:00 Sunday School. MYF at 6:00 followed by worship at Marvin at 7:00. Wednesday features choir rehearsal at 7:00.
A church bulletin lists services with 10:00 morning worship 11:00 Sunday School and 7:00 evening worship as the day’s schedule.
Rev Dale Gore Pastor schedule lists 9 00 Sunday school at nursing home 955 Bible study 11 00 worship 430 Junior Choir 515 Youth Choir 515 Primary Choir 600 training 700 worship Tuesday 300 Sunbeams 400 GAs 700 prayer service 745 Choir rehearsal
Pastor Mrs Janice Hall leads a Sunday School at 9 45 and worship at 11 00 and 7 15 in the evening. Wednesday prayer meeting is at 7 30 p m.
Minister W. E. Mynatt leads services at 11 a.m. for worship and communion and 7 p.m. worship. Bible study for all ages at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. news notes.
Rev. Bob Saylor leads Kentuckytown Baptist Church with a Training Union at 7 00 and a worship service at 7 45, inviting parishioners and visitors to attend.
Bethel Baptist Church led by Rev. Charles Pierce offers Sunday School at 10:00, Training Union at 6:30, and Worship service at 7:30.
Reverend James Hughens, pastor, leads Sunday School at 10:00 with Pilots Grove community in attendance.
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