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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1961
Page
1
A Tur key News piece recalls a poem about humility and the line There is no indispensable man. It also critiques a Denver City Press merchant who believed avoiding advertising saved money, explaining that advertising boosts volume and lowers consumer prices, with broader lessons on retail profit.
Harold Hudson reports a leading food-store merchant telling small retailers that newspapers offer broad reach and value for money. He asserts a full newspaper reads reach more people than radio or TV and urges two months of consistent newspaper ads to prove its worth.
Governor Price Daniel proposed a six point tax plan to raise 359 million over two years, relying on selective sales taxes and new levies. The package includes a 2 percent selective sales tax, a severance tax on gas pipelines, a two-factor franchise tax, higher driver license fees, motor fuel revenue transfer to schools, and vending machine tax equalization. He warned at least 355 million may be needed to maintain services and aid the aged, with a contentious Abandoned Property Act to seize unclaimed bank deposits for about 10 million.
Dayton Ohio reports Oakwood School Board approves paddling for serious disciplinary problems ending decades of informal practice. Superintendent George Pfleger cites defiant students and previous talks as insufficient, stating such pupils need paddling.
A New Frontier source at the State Bar of Texas convention in Fort Worth says Dallas will likely wait for the fall term for federal judges. Veto threats by President Kennedy and a patronage clash between Vice President Johnson and Sen. Yarborough delay appointments.
A 2 percent spending bill totaling 364 million dollars won quick Senate Finance Committee approval in Austin. The measure relies on about 360 million dollars in new taxes to balance the budget for the next fiscal year, with the comptroller noting only 190 million would be available under current levies. The budget requires a four-fifths legislative vote to take effect. The item recalls the 1883 Allegheny Portage tunnel near Johnstown, Pa.
At a Monday night meeting the Whitewright volunteer fire department named a new leadership slate. Guy Stepp is chief, I E Slaughter assistant chief, Bill Pettit president, J B Thornhill secretary and treasurer, Homer Ryan drill master, Dorsey Brooks assistant drill master, Averill Mooneyham foreman, Ed Martin assistant foreman, and Sonny Smith Homer Ryon and Dorsey Brooks serve on the board of directors.
A Missouri Medicine note states drivers blink about 25 times a minute with each blink 0.2 seconds, implying about 33 miles driven with eyes closed on a 10 hour drive at 40 mph. It also notes baby skunks are usually born in April or May and six is the average litter.
Texas lawmakers return to Austin aiming to pass a two year appropriation bill around 2.6 billion dollars. They face a roughly 350 million dollar gap and consider sales tax options and other measures urged by committees and advocacy groups. Highway costs rise with more miles to maintain and tolls set to increase on the Dallas Fort Worth turnpike. Employment shows mixed signals with payroll gains yet higher unemployment as job seekers outpace openings.
A reader from Tom Bean decries U.S. paymaster role in foreign aid and Congo funding. He criticizes one sidedness of Russia, hints at domestic price pressures, and jokes about home life while vowing to contact his congressman about tax money for clubs.
Baseball results show Whitewright defeating Tom Bean in Little League on July 8 with 4 runs 4 hits and 3 errors while Tom Bean had 4 runs 5 hits and 4 errors. July 11 Whitewright won 7 10 with Howe 3 runs 2 hits. Pony League Whitewright tallied 15 runs 12 hits 3 errors. July 14 Whitewright at Van Alstyne July 15 Van Alstyne at Whitewright.
State Sen. Ray Roberts of McKinney a ready reserve Navy captain said he will notify his commanding officer that he is ready for active status. He served aboard the carrier Hornet when it sank in 1942 and calls the report routine.
House Speaker Rayburn signaled no action on the Administration's aged health care plan funded by higher Social Security taxes this session. He said the measure won't be considered this year but left open hearings possibility before Labor Day.
Milwaukee item notes Ronald Kunke losing his billfold in a potato field. After a week with shovel and hoe failed to locate it, a mechanical potato digger uncovered the wallet containing $98. The piece also mentions the Venetians of the 1400s credited with the double entry bookkeeping invention.
James R. Edwards, owner of Whitewright Motor Sales, announces open house on Friday and Saturday July 14 and 15. Door prizes and refreshments will be served as he invites guests to meet him his wife Peggy and children Jan and Jimmy. Edwards formerly worked for Southwestern Bell in Dallas and recently bought the Whitewright Ford dealership from W. E. Stanford. He plans to move his family to Whitewright soon.
The Pentagon studies mobilizing National Guard and Army Reserve units to rapidly boost manpower within six months to address the Berlin crisis. Roswell Gilpatric said White House recommendations due in a fort night or two. Eisenhower urged firmness in Berlin as the Senate debates defense funding and bomber appropriations.
Texas senator John Tower received three premier committee assignments as Republicans praised his record. Senate Minority Leader Dirksen lauded the move, shifting from labor to interior to make room for Tower on the labor panel while Tower also joined banking and currency and public welfare.
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