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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1961
Page
2
The E savings bond reaches its 20th anniversary in May 1961. First sold to Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 1, 1941, these bonds started at 18.75 for a 25 dollar bond and grew to higher denominations. They funded wartime needs, promoted payroll savings, and became a trusted path to education, homes, and retirement for American savers.
Eric Brantner, now two, survived hydrocephalus after preterm birth and surgery aided by March of Dimes funds. His parents Gail and Vanda, with brother Mark, live in Palouse, Washington, as the Whitman County chapter notes the program's aim to reduce infant birth defects nationwide. The story highlights early success of the National Foundation's expanded birth defects aid, part of its polio legacy.
The piece touts U S Savings Bonds with $75 billion already invested across education homes and retirement and notes a record $43 billion held by thirty Americans. E bonds may top $100 billion by midyear while H bonds pay semiannual interest.
New York report shows total consumer expenditures at 76 billion dollars in 1960, up from 73 billion in 1959, with projected rises to 78 billion next year and perhaps 105 billion by 1970. Higher prices contributed to the gain. monthly labor data varied but trend aligned with 1960 growth. Mexico's structure noted as 20 states plus territories and a federal district.
The city announced the new water pumping plant is now operating. Obituary notes R S Cowart age 59 died Wednesday at his sister’s home M J Long. J Will Smith opened a grocery store at Bethel. A daughter was born to Doug and Mrs Henry on Sunday. Pilot Grove News reports club officers and local literary program participants.
Funeral services were held at Central Christian Church for Mrs. S P Beckett 72 who died in Paris. Mr M E Greenway and Miss Helen Craig wed last Wednesday. A son was born to Mr and Mrs George Ragsdale Sunday. W H Bill Dixon bought a third gin stake. The three Whitewright gins ginned 6203 bales this season.
30 years ago item reports H B Barnett earning 768 dollars and 92 cents from five milk cows in the first year east of town. Charlie Kaiser buys the Dutton grocery building. Sam Montgomery Jr and James Lackey take sales jobs with Wear-Ever Aluminum Co. John Jenkins of Ida community sells 84 bales of cotton at just over 9 cents per pound.
Mrs. Raymond Cates and her husband have relocated to Paris. The Camp Fire Girls elected new officers at a Tuesday meeting.
In the 1960 Year Book foreword Ezra Benson touts a mechanized farm revolution with bore tractors automated milking and soluble plastic tapes with pest control. The piece notes farms may be run from Washington by pushbutton bureaucrats and questions farmers’ need for physical exercise as automation grows.
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