Obituaries and notices mix in Whitewright update
A roundup of local events includes deaths of B B Kimbell and Elder W N Carter, multiple births to Mullens and Gattis families, a 40th wedding anniversary at Orangeville, floral convention attendance, a store move in Orangeville, a Sunday sugar and coffee sale, and social club activities by the As You Like It Club.
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B. B. Kimbell
Jim Mullens
George Gattis
Sallie Joe
Lena Mae Gowdy
W. G. Booker
Orangeville
Walter Hestand
Local Pairings and Obituary Notice In Town
Mr Wayne Robinson and Miss Ruth Nelson wed on July with Mrs Katherine Taylor 73 dying at her daughter Mrs R W Painter's home Wednesday. Mr Randell Simpson and Miss Lillie Arizona Donihoe to marry Sunday at the bride's parents home south of town.
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Wayne Robinson
Ruth Nelson
Katherine Taylor
R. W. Painter
Randell Simpson
Lillie Arizona Donihoe
W. S. Donihoo
Dallas Man Pascal Cox Injured in Auto Crash
Pascal Cox of Dallas sustained injuries in a Wednesday night automobile accident. Charles Routh of Trenton and Elizabeth Clark of Leonard wed last Thursday. Gladene Gates and Roy Blanton were married on June 26.
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Pascal Cox
Dallas
Charles Routh
Trenton
Elizabeth Clark
Leonard
Gladene Gates
Roy Blanton
Local notes and road tragedy from 1937
From The Sun dated July 15 1937 the column cites G Alexander starting a brick veneer home project three miles south on Highway 160 and W C Curt Brown raising a hen that has adopted kittens. It reports Lloyd Belew 34 of Sherman killed when his truck struck a bridge abutment east of Henryetta. his brother Woodrow is named in the fragment.
Fifth Anniversary of Social Security Disability Benefits
Sherman Social Security Office marks five years of disability insurance payments reaching over a million beneficiaries and 75 million dollars monthly. Changes since 1957 broadened eligibility from ages 50 to any age and added dependents. The office on 300 E Houston serves the region with weekly outreach in Bonham.
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Gus Jones
Sherman Social Security Office
Jones
E. Houston
Sherman
Nat Houston
Bonham
Java and Alphabet Origins of Language
Java is among the world’s most densely populated countries and the word alphabet derives from Greek roots alpha and beta.
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Java
Countries
World
Veterans Pension and Insurance Beneficiary Questions
A veteran cannot refuse a $15 monthly pension increase without losing eligibility for VA pension. Eligibility for a VA physical exam requires need related to benefits and honorable discharge. If a veteran dies with a prior spouse named as beneficiary, the VA pays the designated beneficiary unless changed.
Courage and resolve drive steady effort against fate
A reflective verse urges taking risks to gain success. It proclaims that fortune favors those who persevere after failure, doubling courage after each setback. The author signs as Stewart-Warnerite.
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Stewart-Warnerite
National Farm Safety Week Focuses On Family Safety At Work And Play
COLLEGE STATION The 19th National Farm Safety Week runs July 22 to 29 with emphasis on highway and farm machinery safety. The Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council cites motor vehicle accidents as nearly half of fatal farm incidents, with 5,100 traffic deaths from 1950-60 and 3,300 work-accident deaths.
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College Station
Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council
United States
Council
America
Council stresses preventing grief through safety measures
The council emphasizes that accident losses cause grief and loneliness and that much suffering can be prevented through proactive safety actions and policies.
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Council
Billions Given to U S Colleges Toppled by Yale and Harvard
U S colleges attracted over 1 billion dollars in gifts in 1961 62 led by Yale with more than 42 million and Harvard with 40 million according to the Council for Financial Aid to Education.
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New York
Yale
Harvard
Council For Financial Aid To Education
Divorce suit amid cruel treatment cited in Grayson County
Legal notice to Pauline Ware requires appearance by 10 AM on Monday after 42 days from issuance for Roy J. Ware's divorce petition filed July 12 1962 in District Court Grayson County. Case No. 68405 court in Sherman Texas. Publication in The Whitewright Sun July 19 26 August 2 9 1962.
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State OF Texas
Pauline Ware
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Roy J. Ware
Sherman Texas
Eunice S. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
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Lokey Edwards
U. S
the Sun
First Baptist Church of
Gerald Phillips
Darryl James
Bill Bates
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