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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1959
Page
1
Our congratulations go to Red Pope and Leon Keeton on the opening of North Texas' newest livestock auction plant north of Bonham. The note highlights Pope's Whitewright roots and mentions his twin daughters in school musicals.
The Whitewright Junior League team will face Durant, Oklahoma at the Austin College field on Saturday at 7 30 after coach Harry Lander found Trenton park unsuitable. Durant holds 15 wins and 2 losses this season.
Mrs. W J Martin 78 died Monday after a weeklong illness in Sherman hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Earnheart Chapel with Rev John Roberson and Rev Gerald Cleveland officiating. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born December 26, 1880 in Ely near Whitewright and married W J Martin in 1901. She survived by two daughters Imogene Jarvis and C E Glass, four sons, two brothers, two sisters, 13 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Funeral services for John C. Moles seventy a World War I veteran who died Friday night at the Veterans Hospital Bonham were held Sunday at 3 p m in Barnhart Chapel Burial followed at Burns Cemetery in Trenton The rites were led by Rev Jack Carson assisted by Rev Edwin Goram He survived by a sister Mrs Nannie Pitcock of Trenton and several nieces and nephews.
Hill Lawrence, Texoma game warden for nine years, is transferred to Lamar County effective Tuesday. A successor is not named. Lawrence is expected to become head warden in Lamar after Jan. 1, succeeding Reb Burks. He has been active in Pottsboro volunteer fire, school board, Masonic Lodge, and Lake Texoma activities.
The Whitewright Little Leaguers lost 13 to 11 to Randolph last Thursday, then won 21 to 5 on Saturday. They defeated Bells 11 to 7 on Tuesday. Whitewright leads with 8–8, Savoy 7–3, Trenton 5–4–1, Randolph 3–7–1, Bells 2–8. McCurdy led Whitewright with four hits and two homers in the Saturday win.
Earl Fields calls a special Ever heart Thornhill Post meeting at 7 30 tonight to elect officers and conduct business. Gen Russell Hastings, Civil War veteran, notes Bermuda lily sales value was found in the British colony retirement.
A Texas A&M study shows farmers lack knowledge of Old Age and Survivors Insurance benefits, relying on publications while Social Security reps prove most informative. The 1956 Wharton Cherokee County survey found few over 65 expect benefits. tenants and part owners showed higher approval than full owners. A hurricane fact notes two billion tons of ocean water lifted daily.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean writes critiquing a Baltimore drug store's narrow stock and imagining a mixed retail model. He jabs at sameness in business, imagines groceries ready to wear hardware and used cars, and muses on advertising and price manipulation in a humorous hometown letter.
Bethel Baptist Church invites the community to a revival meeting July 22 to August 2 led by Rev. Claude Johnston with Rev. Bill Smith directing singing. Services run 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily at the church three miles south of Whitewright on Highway 160.
An acknowledgment lists numerous subscribers and donors including Mrs. Guy Allen Mrs. Mary McGaughey Mr. T. J. Giles and many others. The note also includes a brief historical scientific fact: William Harvey in 1628 explained the circulatory system.
New York steel industry rejected a union bid for a three member fact finding board to study strike issues. Industry negotiator R Conrad Cooper said no third party would handle wage and benefit disputes while federal mediators seek a resolution.
The Community Facilities Administration approved an 85000 loan to Blue Ridge in Collin County for a sanitary sewage collection system a sewage treatment plant and water district improvements. Blue Ridge currently lacks a sanitary sewer system and septic tanks raise health concerns. Eligibility depends on securing private financing at reasonable terms.
The Labor Department reports 67,342,000 Americans employed in June, up 1,326,000 for the month. Unemployment rose to 3,982,000 as schooling ends, with 2 million young job seekers entering the market. Seasonal factors keep unemployment at 4.9 percent of the civilian labor force.
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