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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
4
Whitewright weekly paper lists Sam J. H. Waggoner and T Glenn Doss as editors and owners. It notes publication weekly on Thursdays and postage details for Grayson and Fannin counties and outside counties with year and half year rates. No subscription accepted for less than six months.
Earl Drummond, ranger at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Lawton, Oklahoma, oversees the world’s largest longhorn herd. He began the preservation effort in 1917 after seeing longhorns vanish from Texas and the Southwest. Support came from friends Will Barnes and John Hatten, with Senate backing by John B. Kendrick leading to an appropriation. The Forest Service later scoured Texas grasslands to reestablish and protect the breed.
About 20 cows three bulls three steers and four calves remain in the territory once crowded with hundreds of thousands of longhorns. The cattle form the nucleus of the herd Drummond, now near 70, manages at the refuge near here.
London columnist Chapman Pincher argues giraffes stretched necks to drink at water rather than reach high leaves. He says longer legs arose for speed to escape predators, with the neck extending as forelegs lengthened. He contrasts okapi feeding in dense forests and notes floor varnish to protect painted floors.
Congressional drafters report tentative agreement on sweeping social security reform. Payroll taxes would rise from 1 percent to 14.2 percent by 1950 and to 2 percent by 1952, with 24 percent in 1960 and 3 percent in 1965. Coverage would expand to 12 million more workers, possibly including self employed and household workers, while disability benefits would begin for total and permanent disability.
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce in Longview notes many Texas counties lost population since 1940 while only larger urban counties gained. It cites crop yields below national average, soil erosion, poor farm-to-market roads, and lagging rural health and housing. It also mentions the Pentagon’s private branch telephone system as the world’s largest.
Subscribers certify a limited partnership PAT & MIKE TOY HOUSE LTD for toy trade with Frank W. Ozment Jr and Pat Aldridge as partners. capital $5000. term 1949 to 1952. Also a 1949 divorce petition against Mae R Higgins in Grayson County District Court No. 57242, Judgment by Judge Earnest. hearing set by August 8 1949.
Emily B. Mudd of the Philadelphia Marriage Council outlines seven basics for a successful marriage in National Parent-Teacher magazines. They cover income and employment, home upkeep, cooking, budgeting, health, sexual matters, and child care planning. A note on Teakwood explains it sinks when felled and must dry for about three years before use.
Funeral services for Lee C. Hampton 85 were held at the First Methodist Church with Rev. A D Jameson and Rev T H McSpedden officiating. Burial at Pilot Grove Cemetery directed by Glen Earnheart. Hampton born in Collin County October 8 1864 resided in Whitewright and was a retired teacher and farmer. Survivors include wife four daughters one son a sister and several grandchildren.
Mrs Stella Hughes Golden died suddenly at her Whitewright home. Funeral services were conducted at Trenton Methodist Church by Rev J A Henderson and Rev E B Jackson. Burial followed at Burns Cemetery near Trenton. She was born in Trenton February 5 1887 and married Luther Golden September 25 1905 in McKinney. Survivors include her husband five brothers and a sister.
Funeral services for Charles W. Chesser 85 who died at his Whitewright home after a long illness were held at First Baptist Church. The burial took place at Willow Wild Cemetery Bonham with pallbearers named J T McBroom Lee Penny B D McBroom Joe Rich Roscoe Fagen and Oscar Burkhalter. He was born January 22 1864 in Nashville Tennessee to his parents.
Mrs. Nettie Jane Bowen 78 died at her Orangeville home after an 18 month illness. Funeral 3 p.m. Friday at Orangeville Baptist Church with Rev. R. L. Cates and Rev. G. W. Renfro officiating. Burial Burns Cemetery east of Trenton. Born Oct 29 1870 in Cash Hunt County daughter of John and Mrs Gillespie. Survived by son Paul Bowen and step son Alton C. Bowen of Orangeville. stepdaughters Lula Brother Abernathy and Mrs Walter Myrick Sherman. sister Mrs G W Skinner Greenville. brothers P L Gillespie Whitewright and Sam Gillespie Sulphur Springs. one grandchild and one great grandchild.
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