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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1964
Page
3
Numerous visits and weekends spent across Plano Dallas Sherman Leonard Bonham and other towns. Notable gatherings include the Thursday Bridge Club at Mrs James Edwards with high score by Mrs Bill Pettit and bingo prize won by Mrs Charlie Ayres.
Jack Lay, a Whitewright native and president of Johnson Tobacco Co. in Stillwater, has been elected president of the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce. He is the son of Royce Lay of Whitewright and a Whitewright High School graduate.
Two Harvard School of Public Health scientists report traces of polonium in tobacco attach to smoke particles and reach the bronchial tubes. They caution this as a possible factor in lung cancer and continue work to prove polonium’s role, with tests proposed by removing polonium from cigarettes.
A dialogue snippet captures a buyer explaining he purchased a house on notes rather than a cash bargain. The exchange contrasts a perceived bargain with the actual financing approach used.
The article outlines Texas changes for voting under the federal poll tax abolition. Texans voting for state and local offices must still pay or be exempt, while those voting only for president, vice president, senator, and representative can obtain a free receipt. A 30 day window follows the amendment's certification to obtain stamped receipts, with future receipts required during October 1 to January 31. Separate poll lists, restricted ballots, and machine lockouts await tax collectors and election officials. Governor Connally warns that skipping poll tax payment halts a full vote in 1964.
Governor Connally expects no disruption in Texas congressional races as the Supreme Court pauses until February 17. Filing for primaries is February 3. A Houston court had ruled Texas district boundaries unconstitutional for unequal population and a stay pending appeal keeps 23 incumbents running statewide if districts aren’t equalized. Investigators probe Corpus Christi promoter Paul Sandblom over unregistered securities with possible more charges. The receiver says the estate once netted over 25 million dollars, now assets total about 27 thousand.
Western nations seek a share of the growing Chinese market as the U S maintains an embargo. Canada sold China 137 million in wheat last year while Britain shipped 24 million in goods and arranged Vickers jets with U S navigational gear, planes delivered with gear removed. Japan signed a 20 million plastics plant project in China.
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