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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1965
Page
1
A lengthy note cites heavy spring and summer rains causing revenue losses for the City Water Department due to reduced lawn watering and higher mowing costs. The writer also reports persistent wrong-number issues with phone service across three days, affecting residents and offices including Walker Pharmacy and Edwards Chevrolet.
A Texas newspaper cites a method using Martin boxes to reduce mosquitoes. Illinois towns, inspired by the success story, install hundreds of boxes as a natural control. Whitewright would struggle due to a Martins shortage.
Vernon Beckham of Denison, State Representative for Grayson County, spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon Friday. Afterward he visited and discussed this year’s legislation and political topics. club members call Beckham the district’s best legislator in many years.
The Sun shifts from 13 em 6 columns to 11 em 7 columns while the Dallas News reduces from 11 em 8 columns to 14 em 6 columns. This alters column counts per page with Sun gaining columns and Dallas News losing them, reflecting advertising influence on page numbers in Dallas and Wright.
Sun readers duped by Regimen pill ads saw models claim dramatic losses on TV. Models testified they starved to shed pounds. The advertising agency and drug company were convicted and fined, with the firm president jailed for 18 months for the fraud on the public.
Whitewright defeated Bells 14 to 12 last Thursday with 9 hits and 4 errors while Bells had 9 hits and 1 error. Cecil Montgomery Kim Watkins and Layman led Whitewright. Bells featured Charles Garner Tommy Waldrop and David Tarpley with multiple extra base hits.
A former resident notes Whitewright’s population shifts as long-time families fade from the town. The steady change mirrors how many pioneer descendants have left, leaving a town where few original settlers remain and many newcomers arrive.
Doro Kilgallen writes that New York retail record outlets cheer excise tax elimination with refunds exceeding 1 million dollars and a cut of at least 100 thousand for one dealer. She also jokes about tax on country club dues and mentions Texas sales tax on mineral oil.
Short shifts are favored styles described as suitable for bikinis crepe and sharkskin fabrics. The note highlights fabric choices and the appeal of shorter silhouettes in contemporary fashion.
Mrs Laura Emaline Gibson 81 of Leonard died Friday in a Bonham hospital 18 hours after a heart attack. Funeral services were held at Leonard and burial was in Grove Hill Cemetery. She was born December 25 1884 Gainesville and married W E Gibson in 1900. Surviving are four daughters two sons two step sons 37 grandchildren 64 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
The church lists Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Junior MYF at 4:30 p.m. High School MYF at 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship at 7:00 p.m. The first quarterly conference is set for July 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday services include 9 00 S S at Nursing Home 9 55 Bible study 11 00 worship 6 00 training 7 00 worship Monday Workers Conference at East Denison Tuesday 2 00 Rex Ray Circle Joy Russell Circle 3 30 Sunbeams Wednesday 7 00 Mid week Prayer Service 7 45 Church Choir rehearsal
The record notes a Sunday schedule with Sunday School at 10:00 A.M. and Worship service at 11:00 A.M. at First Presbyterian Church.
Sunday School begins at 9 45 a m with worship at 11 a m and again at 9 a m Sundays. Evening worship follows at 7 p m with a Saturday special at 7 p m and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p m.
Central Christian Church invites visitors to attend each Sunday service.
Bible study at 10 a.m. followed by worship and communion at 11 a.m. Evening worship at 7 p.m. Bible study for all ages at 7 30.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean relays readers letters and mixed views on Great Society era federal aid, poverty programs, and boosters. Ed Doolittle and Zeke Grubb critique government handouts while Bug Hookum favours caution and whispers. Clem Webster argues veterans should lead, recalling 1932 hardships and a socked leather heel anecdote. The piece ends with wary humor about tax money and elections.
Bethel Baptist Church schedules worship at 11 00 a m and 8 00 p m with Training Union at 7 00 p m in the evening session.
Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. and worship follows at 11 a.m. An evening program includes Training Union at 7 p.m. and a second worship service at 7:45 p.m.
Community Public Service announces a new vacation policy granting a full month of paid leave each year to employees with 30 or more years of service. Currently workers receive three weeks, with incremental increases starting after six months and 12 months of service, benefiting veterans like Paul Cook who began in 1929 with the Texas-Louisiana Power Co. in Whitewright.
Texas oversees about 21 000 miles of railroad lines with yearly upkeep requiring nearly 2 million cross ties according to the Texas Forest Service.
Postmaster John Biggerstaff says the post office will be closed all day Monday for Independence Day. Mail will be dispatched as usual on holidays and Sundays. most businesses are expected to observe the holiday.
Mrs. G C Hardcastle hosted the Whitewright Home Demonstration Club gathering last Thursday afternoon. President Mrs. Tom Brown led the session with the secretary's report, while Mrs. J C McMillin shared council news from Sherman and demonstrated salads. Eighteen members attended with two guests from Lakewood California.
The Texas Forest Service uses radio equipped crawler tractors to pull firebreak plows for fire suppression.
A Texas Department of Public Safety compiled list warns about risks for Texans celebrating Independence Day. Do not drink while driving boating or swimming avoid showing off drive part time and stay alert. Do not let picnic food spoil or stay unprotected in the sun. Do not misuse fireworks boat without life preserver and avoid panicking. Do not become a statistic by risky behavior.
Cordell Kansas experienced a tornado on May 20 in 1916 1917 and 1918 marking three successive years of severe weather with similar path and impact across the town.
Whitewright residents plan a first class baseball park built by local men as a centerpiece for community sport. A Brice Garland farm test oil well northwest of town is pushed downward. Miss Emma Lacy, long time resident, dies in Fort Worth July 1. Mrs. J A Pritchett Sr dies in Napa and will be buried here Friday. Mrs. Grant of Butler cuts and divides a fruit cake baked for Bryan election 24 years ago. A son born to Mr and Mrs Paul Owen.
Forty years ago on July 2 1925 five young White Wright men were accepted for admission to the Citizens Military Training Camp at Ft Sill for August Bryan Jared Claud Gilbert Leon Hampton Willis Bailey and Millard Mangrum. Mrs Joe M Robbins died at the family home Sunday. Billie Herbert two year old son of Rhom Carr died in a
The 19th annual American Legion picnic will open here on Wednesday. Roy Blanton has bought the Charley Ross 87 acre farm. Mr Guy B Ely and Miss Alice Harper were married on June 20. Newton L Manning, principal of Whitewright High School, has been elected to the faculty of Highland Park Junior High School.
Two vacancies on the Whitewright school faculty were filled Tuesday by the school board. Judy Crawford was elected to teach home economics at the high school, after teaching at Queen City last year. Clint Lit of Windom was elected to join the elementary school faculty. The board also contracted with Frontier Steel Company of Athens to erect a vocational agriculture building and shop.
A vice president confesses to another the difficulty of keeping secrets. He recalls losing the last secretary due to numerous coffee breaks that kept her awake at night.
A businessman seeks a $100000 bank loan and proclaims optimism when asked for a statement. Two beatniks sit on a bridge. one jokes an alligator bit his foot and the other asks which one. The wounded says alligators look alike to him.
A cowboy asks a traveler if he wants a saddle with or without a horn and the man replies without, noting little traffic on the prairies. The exchange captures rustic humor on western plains.
A tired businessman returns home to find his children frenzied. He scolds them and sends them to bed. The next morning a note pinned to his door reads Be good to your children and they will be good to you. Yours truly God.
A father responds to his son’s question about Washington by noting the banks close on his birthday, implying a humorous view of honesty and public business. The exchange uses a playful political quip to reflect on traditions and birthdays.
A young man examines an exclusive night club menu and asks his girlfriend what she will have, using the endearing phrase my plump little doll. The moment captures a quiet intimate exchange in a glamorous social setting.
A clipped vignette shows shifting social safety nets replacing traditional protections. A lawyer questions a client as an accident case unfolds, hinting at personal and financial stakes. The passage contrasts past notions of providence with modern measures like unemployment insurance and health benefits.
An elderly woman mailed two handsome sweaters to her son in law as a birthday gift. On a later visit she noticed him wearing one and angrily asked why he did not like the other, revealing a tense family moment.
The Texas Forest Service led the South in using aircraft to detect and monitor forest fires, pioneering aerial surveillance as an early warning method for wildfire control.
Mrs. Bess Muirhead told The Sun that she sold four and a fraction acres to Monsanto Chemical Company after months of title corrections. The land at the end of South Bend street outside the city may host a fertilizer plant or distribution center, while another nearby tract is said to be sold to Community Public Service Company for a division office building.
Halsell College ex students Association elected Kenneth Woodward of Duncan Oklahoma president at the Savoy reunion. Woodward is grandson of founder Professor R R Halsell. A 38 attendee dinner included two remaining graduates Mrs Joe Jenkins and Mrs Rose Matthews. Reunion set for June 1966.
The American Legion will hold a barbecue dinner at its hall on Tuesday night July 6. Edgar Ayers, post commander, announced the event and said the election of officers is on the agenda.
China increases militia drills as potential conflict with the United States looms. In Yunan province near Vietnam, militia units are ordered into combat readiness with widespread practice firings. Foreign diplomats report a psychological campaign to prepare the population for possible war.
President Johnson asks Congress for a $700 million vote of confidence to show the nation is ready to walk the last mile against the spread of communism. The appeal signals determination to fund escalation and support allies worldwide in the Cold War stance.
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