Winter Weather Blues and Tax Deadlines In Whitewright
The town faces a rapid tax deadline with Next Tuesday the final day to pay city school and state taxes without penalty. A ten percent delinquency penalty starts February 1 and interest accrues at half a percent monthly. Winter storms brought ice on roads after a warm spell. Dr. Dean Robinson urges sewer plant expansion funded by revenue bonds rather than property taxes. Poll tax reminders and upcoming elections are noted along with postal rate hikes affecting newspapers.
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Dean Robinson
Grayson County Health Unit
Whitewright
Jack Meador
the Sun
Charlie Ayres
Inaugural Jazz of Kennedy and Texas VPs in History
The article lauds Kennedy's inaugural address as a masterpiece. It cites a proposed bill by Senator Grady Hazelwood to limit retroactive penalties by the State Insurance Board for prior traffic violations. It notes Texas pride in having two vice presidents within 28 years, John Nance Garner and Lyndon Johnson, with Eisenhower also hailed as a native son.
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State Insurance Board
Grady Hazelwood
Amarillo
Texas
John Nance Garner
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gov Daniel backs selective sales tax plan in Legislature
The plan, drawn by the State Finance Advisory Commission and endorsed by Governor Price Daniel, proposes higher taxes on cars cosmetics soft drinks liquor and home appliances plus levies on typewriters building materials auto parts central air units boats and restaurant meals over 1 dollar. It includes a penny tax on gasoline a 2 percent car sale tax a 3 percent restaurant tax and various 2 percent levies on consumer goods.
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Austin
Price Daniel
State Finance Advisory Commission
February plentiful foods in Texas include cabbage
Cabbage leads a list of seven foods expected to be plentiful in February in Texas. Dry onions rice canned ripe olives peanuts and peanut products and small white beans join cabbage in abundant supply. The promotion aims to ease burdensome stocks with lower prices and broader use through media drives by Ag Marketing Service and Extension Service.
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College Station
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural Marketing Service
Fair pension clash sparks debate on retirement rules
A speaker argues that military pensions allow early retirement with half or three quarters pay while Social Security requires age 65 and income limits, claiming both systems are funded by the same taxes and should be fairer. The plea concludes with "’Tain't fair, McGee."
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Armed Forces
McGee
Deaths Mrs Goldie Wood 69 Funeral in Earnheart Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Goldie Mae Wood 69 were held Saturday at Earnheart Funeral Chapel led by Rev John Streun of First Methodist Church. Burial followed in Friendship Cemetery. She died January 19 at 5 p m. Born July 7 1891 in Former County Arkansas she was the daughter of John B and Lucy Jane Goodman. She married Harvey O Wood November 1 1916 in Conway Arkansas. Surviving are two sons four daughters a brother and a sister and 11 grandchildren.
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Goldie Mae Wood
Earnheart
John Streun
First Methodist Church
Friendship Cemetery
Wood
Cecil Bartley
Weldon Bartley
Frank Whitworth
Tom Barnes
Bill Pettit
Eugene Bass
Former County
Arkansas
Arkansas, Mrs. Wood Was the Daughter of John B. and Lucy Jane Goodman
Harvey O. Wood
Conway
Virginia Point
John Archie Wood
Ovid Wood
Whitewright
Silvia Mae Wood
Ruby Golden
Bonham
Pauline Taylor
Bermuda
Louvina Clem
McKinney
L. A. Thomas
Memphis
Gladys Goins
North Hollywood
Calif
Bradley 62 dies after illness at Muskogee veterans hospital
Earl Lee Bradley of Whitewright aged 62 died after a two year illness in a Muskogee Oklahoma veterans hospital. Funeral and burial were held in Porter Oklahoma at 2 p m Wednesday. He was born in Kentucky and survived by Grace Moffett his wife a daughter Mrs C D Greenwood a son Lonnie Ray Bradley five grandchildren and siblings Euell Tommy Jack Tippie Pauline. He served in World War I and worked for railroads in Oklahoma until disability retirement in 1942. One fifth of Texas wells in 1959 were wildcat wells.
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Earl Lee Bradley
Jack Bradley
Whitewright
Muskogee
Okla
Veterans Hospital
Porter
Kentucky
Mr. Bradley
A. G
Joann Bradley
Oklahoma
Grace Moffett
The
Baptist Church
C. D. Greenwood
Tulsa
Lonnie Ray Bradley
Imperial
Calif
Euell Bradley
Portales, N. M
Tommy Bradley
Dallas
Whitewrights
Tippie Pierce
Sherman
Pauline Dick
Portales
N. M
Health Unit Urges Action On Whitewright Sewage Plant
Dr. Dean G. Robinson acting director of the Grayson County Health Unit writes Mayor Russell Summers demanding expansion of Whitewright sewage disposal. He notes sewage bypassing the plant into Bois D Arc Creek, cites state law, and sets May 15 1961 as deadline for plans with possible abatement proceedings if unmet.
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Dean G. Robinson
Grayson County Health Unit
Russell Summers
Whitewright
Paul Geers
Whitewright Sun
Dean Martin
Grayson County
Mayor Summers
Bois D’arc Creek
Bois D’arc
Americans Paid 5.2 Billion for Health Insurance in 1959
The Health Insurance Institute reports total Americans spent 5.2 billion dollars on health insurance during 1959. The finding highlights rising costs and broader coverage trends across the United States.
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Health Insurance Institute
Move Ahead in the Sixties Wits at Country Store Debate
A letter from Uncle Dan of Tom Bean riffs on the country’s “move ahead” of the sixties. Sellers joke about rising prices and itemized bills while editors, taxes, and youth mischief spark mock optimism. Ike returns to farming as a warlike duty fades into routine.
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America
Ed Doolittle
Clem Webster
Clem
Zeke Grubb
Zeke
Department of Agriculture
Bug Hookum
Josh Clodhopper
Josh
Ike
Uncle Sam
Auto Licenses On Sale Here Feb 1
Grayson County tax officer George Schumacher announced that automobile and truck license plates will be on sale in Whitewright starting February 1. The sale is handled by Mrs. Clyde Little in the school tax office at City Hall, covering passenger cars commercial trucks and farm trucks. Owners must bring old license receipts and titles when applying. Previously the City Secretary Harold Doss handled plate sales.
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George Schumacher
Grayson County
Whitewright
Clyde Little
Harold Doss
Dirksen Forecasts Tax Hikes or Deficit Under Kennedy
Senate Republican Leader Dirksen says Kennedy faces budget trouble and will meet resistance in funding his program. He warns new programs could run up billions, widening deficits and risking inflation. The Council of State Chambers of Commerce echoes fears that base Eisenhower spending could trigger economic boom and bust.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Kennedy
Dirksen
Congress
New York State
Kenneth B. Keating
Council of State Chambers of Commerce
GOP
Uncle Sam's Debts More Than Assets
A Dallas News column notes the U S total debt at 286 billion with assets at 276 billion as per House committee figures. It explains debt per person and per family, cites Eisenhower's budget surplus projection, and warns another world war could deepen deficits fueling concerns about a balanced budget and future economic stability.
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Nations
New Horizon
House Committee On Government Operations
United States
White House
Sam
Eisenhower
Marx
Engels
Dallas News
Rain-scarce regions cover large U.S. area per Twentieth Century Fund
A Twentieth Century Fund survey finds nearly 40 percent of the continental United States receives insufficient rainfall for general agriculture, signaling broad water and farming challenges across multiple regions.
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Continental United States
Twentieth Century Fund
Football Banquet Planned for Whitewright Tigers
The Whitewright High School Tigers hold their annual football banquet on February 14 at the American Legion Hall. Ernie's Catering of Greenville will serve the meal at 7 00 p m. Committee chair Thomas Sears and members including Clint Hennig Joe Cureton Bill Pettit Russell Summers Earl Blanton and Wilson Kaiser organized the event. Arlington State College coach Cheena Gilstrap will be the speaker. Tickets cost 150 each and must fund a player and date before the buyer.
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Whitewright High School
St. Valentine’s Day
American Legion Hall
Ernie’s Catering Service
Greenville
Thomas Sears
Clint Hennig
Joe Cureton
Bill Pettit
Russell Summers
Earl Blanton
Wilson Kaiser
Cheena Gilstrap
Arlington State College
Texas
Rayburn Delays Vote On Rules Showdown
Washington report says Speaker Sam Rayburn delays a vote on enlarging the Rules Committee by five days amid party and cabinet clash. Charles Halleck accuses Kennedy aides of entering the dispute as illness and bad weather hinder attendance.
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Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
Rules Committee
Rayburn
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Kennedy
Howard W. Smith
D.-Va
Fire destroys house across from Donigan Gin office
A house owned by H. P. Donigan, occupied by Mr and Mrs Eddie Orr, was destroyed by a 3 am Wednesday fire. Mrs Orr discovered the blaze and called the alarm. Ice on roofs south of the fire reportedly prevented embers from igniting nearby structures on Maple street.
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H. P. Donigan
Donigan
Eddie Orr
Restrictions on Unemployment Pay Sought
A Houston representative urged the Texas legislature to bar college students and pregnant women from unemployment compensation. Rep. Henry Grover said students work summer months then claim benefits and that some firms avoid hiring students during vacations. He also argued pregnancy should not trigger benefits after employer dismissal.
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Austin
Houston
Henry Grover
Grover
Road Bureau Urges Higher Tax on Heavy Truck Trailers
The Bureau of Public Roads reports four years of research recommending heavier truck trailers pay more toward federally aided highways. It suggests possible increases in federal excise taxes on heavy truck trailer combinations and trucks.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
Bureau
Cutting price for not cutting hair at Teaneck barber
Dominick Nicola a 40 year master barber in Teaneck New Jersey argues for pricing by the amount of work rather than a flat rate. His scale starts at 1.75 dollars for a full crop and drops to 1 dollar for balding or bald customers.
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Sun
Dallas
Teaneck
N. J
Dominick Nicola
Nicola
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Buddah
the Enlightened
India
Earl Bradley
Dan
Tom Bean
Dear Mister
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Fannin County
APO
Road Bureau
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