Efforts and Events in a Small Town
The week saw a local virus illness leave the community down for days while school census efforts begin next week under Supt. Montgomery. Friday hosts two basketball doubleheaders with Whitewright versus Pecan Gap, girls then boys. Jesse Wallace asks mail address change as he retires to Denver after 17 years with Phelps Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Geers
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Whitewright
Pecan Gap
Jesse Wallace
Morenci
Arizona
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Newton Street
Denver
Colorado
Jesse
Ike Seeks Four Billion Dollar Surplus Through Tax Boosts
President Eisenhower outlines a 1961 budget aiming for a 4.184 billion dollar surplus driven by a stronger economy and new taxes. He proposes raising first class mail to five cents, air mail to eight, aviation gasoline tax to 44 cents, and jet fuel levy at 0.47 dollars, while delaying ticket tax reductions and local phone tax cuts. The plan hinges on a robust business boom and Congress approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Divorce Petition in Grayson County Texas Citation
Citation commands Mary Dunning Tischler to answer a divorce petition filed by Louis Tischler filed October 20 1959 in Grayson County Texas. Court is 15th District Sherman with hearing by February 8 1960. Clerk S V Earnest and deputy Gladys Hamilton issued December 22 1959. Published Whitewright Sun December 31 1959 and January 7 14 21 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Mary Dunning Tischler
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Louis Tischler
Eaid Court
S. V. Earnest
Gladys Hamilton
Whitewright Sun
Sherman Man Heads County Council
W. K. Phillips of Sherman a retired Navy admiral was elected chairman of the Grayson County Development Council at its annual reorganization meeting in Whitesboro. He succeeds John Biggerstaff of Whitewright who remains on the council as Precinct No. 2 representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Phillips
Sherman
Grayson County Development Council
Whitesboro
Phillips
John Biggerstaff
Whitewright
Carl Bryan
Maynard Weitzel
Kilgore
Denison
J. O. Sterling
van Alstyne
David Brown
Fred Conn
W. E. Wilcox
C of C
Denison and
Deaths Mrs Nellie C Taylor 61 long time Whitewright resident
Mrs Nellie Clark Taylor 61 longtime Whitewright resident died last Thursday in Baylor Hospital Dallas. Funeral at Baptist Church Friday 2 p m Rev Summerall. Burial City Cemetery. Born Jonesville Virginia March 26 1898 came to Texas 1900. Married Rufus Taylor June 16 1907. Survived by three daughters Ruby Davis Ruth Todd Walter Carr three sons Edgar John Rufus Ervin plus 14 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Clark Taylor
Whitewright
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
The
Baptist Church
Summerall
Earnheart
Taylor
Jonesville
Texas
Rufus Taylor
Ruby Davis
Ruth Todd
Leonard
Walter Carr
Edgar Taylor
McKinney
John Rufus Taylor
Big Spring
Ervin Taylor
Bells Mayor Dopson Dies Sud denly on Lake Texoma
J E Hap Dopson 53 longtime Bells mayor died of a heart attack Monday afternoon while working on a trailer beside Lake Texoma. Survived by wife Gen Eva Clark two sons Jerry of Bells and James S of Dallas and relatives. Funeral held at 2 30 pm Wednesday at Bells Baptist Church with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E
Hap) Dopson
Bells
Lake Texoma
Jerry
Leon Ledbetter
Bob Copeland
Denison
Mr. Dopson
Arkansas
Geneva Clark
Collin County
James S
Dallas
G. F. Dopson
Bonham
Belle Long
Louis
Orville
Ozell
Archie Dopson
Baptist Church
Rose Hill
Earnheart Funeral Home
Death of L. Raymond Smith 78 in Lake Charles
L. Raymond Smith 78 a Whitewright native died Monday in Lake Charles Louisiana while visiting his son Funeral and burial were held at Restland Memorial Park Dallas He was the son of the late Eli and wife moved to Dallas in 1907 an ex student of Grayson College Surviving wife a son L Raymond Smith Jr of Lake Charles two daughters Mrs Fred Kirks and Mrs Rolf Gilhoe two sisters Mrs Eugene Woods and Mrs Orville Wood Kerrville and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Raymond Smith
Whitewright
Lake Charles
Restland Memorial Park
Dallas
Smith
Eli Smith
Grayson College
L. Raymond Smith Jr
Inman, Luther W., 61, Dies. Rites Held in Dallas
Luther W. Inman of Dallas died Friday at 61. Funeral services were held in Dallas Monday with burial at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park in Sherman. Born October 26, 1898 in Williamsburg Kentucky, he moved to Texas in 1918, married Cecil Reeves in 1918, and was a World War I veteran and Baptist Church member. Survivors include two sons Raymond E. and George G. Inman, six grandchildren, three half brothers and a half sister.
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Luther W. Inman
Reagan Street
Dallas
Cedarlawn Memorial Park
Sherman
Mr. Inman
Williamsburg
Texas
Cecil Virginia Reeves
George W. Reeves
Whitewright
The
Baptist Church
Raymond E
George G. Inman
Stena Jo Quips About Lie Detectors and Marriage
In a playful exchange Stena Jo asks about lie detectors and Stena Flo quips that she married one. The light banter showcases the couple's humorous dynamic and shared rapport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stena Jo
Stena Flo
Epworth League program and honors lists noted
From The Sun entries list Epworth League participants Mamie Cox Teresa Everheart Mabel Rector and Margaret Everheart. It also lists eleventh grade and first grade honor roll students and notes a wedding Rev Robert Herdick and Lalla Childress. A later 1939 item records injuries and Austin College honor roll Whiteside students and a birth to Lonnie Myrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
Mamie Cox
Teresa Everheart
Mabel Rector
Margaret Everheart
Epworth League
Robert Cantrell
Winnie Belle Carter
Mildred Chambers
Eula Ferrell
Clyde Jones
Lucile LaRoe
Verma Mangrum
Maurine May
Frances Phillips
Mary Lou Ross
Evelyn Wilson
Marvin Wrenn
Robert Herdick
Ardmore
Okla
Lalla Childress
Bridgeport
C. C. Childress
Whitewright
Martin Seay
Dorothy Juan Gillett
Bernard Magar
Ila May
Edith Mae Sears
Lula Lee Vestal
Dorotha Wood
Woodie Hopper
Robert Doss
Elowell Murphy
Vondalee England
Ralph Kirkpatrick
Billie Jean Cox
Wilma Janway
Dun and Bradstreet reports Grayson County business gains
The Dun and Bradstreet reference book shows Grayson County with a 0.64 percent gain in business population in 1959. It lists 1,048 firms in Nov 1959, up from 1,399 a year earlier, with county and select town counts and percent increases. The report covers Denison Whitesboro and Whitewright and compares Collin and Fannin counties, noting firm histories and credit risk use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun and Bradstreet
Grayson County
Denison
Whitesboro
Whitewright
Collin County
Fannin County
Husband and Wife Quip Sparks Evening Plans
A light exchange sets the tone as a husband asks if she will stay home and a wife replies she has made up her face to go out. The brief banter captures a playful domestic moment from the era.
Birth, birthday, and deaths in local notices
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ward on Jan. 7. Billie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Christian, sustained facial cuts and bruises after falling from Otto Russell's barn loft. Mrs. B. L. Sanderson celebrated her 59th birthday Sunday with 41 relatives present. Mrs. H. D. Perdue died at her home Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Ward
Billie
Emory Christian
Otto Russell
B. L. Sanderson
H. D. Perdue
Obituaries and birthday notices from Pilot Grove area
Mrs. Louisa F Hedgpeth age 85 died peacefully in her sleep Thursday. Mrs J A Henderson age 62 died at her Pilot Grove home Saturday. Friends of Miss Sallie Moore surprised her Wednesday with gifts for her birthday. Mrs Clara Myrick hosted a birthday party for her son Lonnie Jr Saturday.
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Louisa F. Hedgpeth
J. A. Henderson
Pilot Grove
Sallie Moore
Clara Myrick
Lonnie Jr
Electronics To Keep Eye On Tax Chislers
President Eisenhower urged Congress to boost IRS funding by 29 million dollars to modernize enforcement. He proposed an electronic computer system to create a consolidated master file of taxpayer accounts and said it would pay for itself through higher future tax collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Eisenhower
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Thomason Couple Mistakenly Swap Electric Blanket Controls
San Diego residents Vince Thomason and his wife misread their electric blanket controls and discovered they were regulating each other by accident after realizing the blanket was upside down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Vince Thomason
Plastic bag blamed in infant death in Hudson
Authorities in Hudson, Massachusetts, investigate the death of 7 month old Michael P Kadlik. Mary Kadlik says a plastic storage bag slid into the crib and covered the infant's face during closet cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Mass
Michael P. Kadlik
Mary Kadlik
Uncle Dan Hits Hard At Government Research In Field Notes
A farmer writes to the editor mocking federal studies on sound, poultry byproducts, seedless watermelons and other university experiments. He jokes about hollering research for the Army, hydrolyzed feather meal, and bald eagle economics, urging readers to keep opinions and updates coming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
New York
Army
Household Defense Agency
Somepun
Agriculture Department of
University of Arkansas
Poultry Department
University of Tennessee
University of Georgia
County Employees Receive Pay Increases in Grayson County
Grayson County Commissioners Court approved a $10 across the board pay raise for county employees. Six deputy sheriffs received $20 raises and juvenile officer Robert Noe’s salary was increased by $50 to align with the chief sheriff's deputy. No elected official saw a raise. Judge J N Dickson said the raises were planned in September and funded by the county budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Commissioners Court
Robert Noe
Denison
Woody Blanton
J. N. Dickson
Fidelis Class and Church Schedule This Week
Church events outline weekly gatherings with Fidelis Class Thursday at 7:00 pm. Sunday services include Sunday School at 9:55 am Worship at 10:00 am Training Union at 6:00 pm Evening worship at 7:00 pm. Monday circles meet morning and afternoon. District Pastors Retreat at Lake La von Encampment January 25 to 27. Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 6:45 pm and Choir rehearsal at 7:30 pm.
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Fidelis
Lottie Moon
Rex Ray
Joy Russell
Lake Lavon
Training Union
Sunday Worship Schedule at Local Church
The source lists worship events including Sunday School at 10:00 a m Morning worship at 11:00 a m and a worship service at 7:00 p m with a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:00 p m for weekly religious activities.
Bethel Baptist Church Prayer Service Notice
Bethel Baptist Church announces a prayer service scheduled for Wednesday at 7 30 PM. The gathering invites members and community to join in prayer and reflection at the Bethel location.
Assembly of God Church Service Times
The church lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m worship at 11 00 a m and a second worship at 7 00 p m Christ Ambassadors meet Saturdays at 7 00 p m.
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Assembly OF God Church
Morning Worship and Church Societies Schedule
First Methodist Church announces morning worship at 10 55 a m Youth Fellowship at 6 00 p m on the fourth Sunday monthly at 5 30 p m Women’s Society of Christian Service meets on the first and third Mondays at 3 00 p m Weslayan Service Guild meets every other Monday at 7 30 p m
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
Church Bible Study and Worship Schedule
Church of Christ schedule lists Bible study at 10:00 p m worship and communion at 11:00 p m evening service at 7:00 p m and Bible study for all ages at 7:30 p m. The times reflect a full sequence of midweek and Sunday observances.
Central Christian Church Monthly Sermons by Chaplain Gorum
Central Christian Church announces preaching on the second Sunday of each month by Chaplain E. W. Gorum at 11 00 a m until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Gorum
First Presbyterian Church Worship Service at 11 a.m
The First Presbyterian Church holds a worship service at 11 o’clock in the morning.
Moonshine Operation Found In East Tennessee Chickenhouse
In New Port Tennessee four alcohol tax unit agents raided a chickenhouse near town and uncovered a large moonshine operation. Inside the hen house they found D A Cleven ger's property with two 800 gallon and two 500 gallon stills and about 2500 gallons of mash. The raid exposed a major illicit liquor setup in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Port
Tenn
Alcohol Tax Unit
Here
East Tennessee
D. A. Clevenger
Whitewright Chamber to Elect Officers Tonight
The Whitewright Chamber of Commerce holds its annual meeting at 7 00 tonight in Ayres Cafe dining room. Officers and three new directors will be elected for the coming year. Leon White, the president, urges participation. A nominating committee was appointed earlier. Coffee and doughnuts will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Ayres Cafe
Leon White
Whitewright
Inflation to Take A Nibble in 1960 Outlook
Washington economists foresee moderate inflation through 1960 with living costs rising about 1 to 4 percent. Government policy likely to tighten credit as interest rates edge higher before stabilizing, while wage settlements may propel price pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Social Security Officials Urge Early Proof Submissions
Campbell Sherman Social Security District Manager urges applicants to provide necessary proofs when applying for benefits. Early inquiry by phone can speed processing and reduce delays. The Sherman office at 300 East Houston Street operates 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays, call Twinbrook 2-5546 for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Campbell
Sherman Social Security Office
Social Security Office
Campbell
Social Security
East Houston Street
Sherman
Twinbrook
Brandy Rescues Doe From Icy Water Near Petoskey
In Petoskey Michigan two hunters George Parker and George Weaver rescued a half drowned doe after she broke through thin ice. They fed her brandy and she stood, then trotted off into the woods. The piece ends with a note about Tennessee being in an old grant to Sir Walter Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petoskey
Mich
George Parker
George Weaver
Tennessee
Walter Raleigh
North Carolina
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Voltaire
Ike
Ceraguas
Panama
Christopher Columbus
Sherman Man
Nellie Taylor
J. E. Dopson
Ray Smith
Susie Noe
W. E. Hardcastle
A. L. Scott
Dan Dickerman
Ray Truett
Austin College
Mary Pumphrey
Mardell Pumphrey
John Mcmurry Jr
Vernor Gordon
Lonnie Myrick
Dun-Bradstreet
Grayson Business
Dan
Tom Bean
First Baptist Church
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
Bethel Baptist Church
Christ Ambassadors
First Methodist Church
Church OF Christ
Central Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Brandy
Doe
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