Meeting and community notes from Denison and area
The Denison bureau reports a Chamber of Commerce meeting at Firemen's Hall this Thursday at 8 pm urged by secretary Clyde Little. Local items include praise for neighbors Mrs. John McAlester and Jesse Bow for roasting ears, concerns over broiler prices and Katy mail contracts, and commentary on a proposed penny newspaper tax pitched by Charlie Ayres.
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Chamber of Commerce
Firemen’s Hall
Clyde Little
John McAlester
Jesse Bow
Skunk Colony Skews Dallas Editorial Tone on Tax Polls
The Dallas News reprints The Whitewright Sun on skunks in a city suburb and mocks public opinion polls. It notes skunk activity in upscale Dallas areas and contrasts tax poll results from Citizens for a Sales Tax and Citizens for Fair Taxation, implying bias in poll outcomes.
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Dallas News
Whitewright Sun
Big D
Dallas
Whitewright
Citiens
Citizens For Fair Taxation
Fort Worth Woman Severely Injured by Neighbor's Projectile
Fort Worth police report a local woman sustained a severe scalp injury when an object was thrown by a neighbor during a dispute. The incident prompted medical attention and an investigation to identify the weapon and motive.
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Fort Worth
Five Dollar Farm Trailer License Plates Now Available
In Austin Texas Farm Bureau director says $5 farm trailer license plates are in county tax offices. Law passed by the 57th Legislature limits speed to 30 mph and exempts trailers up to 10 000 pounds from brakes. DPS will enforce if tags not obtained. penalties include fines and need to register as a commercial trailer with a $55 license for a 10 000 pound unit.
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Austin
Bob A. Lilly
Texas Farm Bureau
Lilly
Department of Public Safety
DPS
TFB
They Get Letters From Son Killed in Crash
In Santa Monica California Mr and Mrs Joseph Posa receive weekly letters from their son Major Eugene Posa who was among the crew of an RB47 recon plane shot down over the Barents Sea July 1 1960 The Air Force declared him dead along with two other crewmen The brother Phillip reads the letters to his aging parents and recounts the ongoing routine unrelated cooking tip follows.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Joseph Posa
Los Angeles
Eugene
Maj
Eugene Posa
Barents Sea
Air Force
Posa
Phillip
Dangers of Power Lawn Mowers Warned By Neighbor
A reader recalls a Whitewright man mowing near his home with a power lawn mower while a small grandson followed. The writer warns mowing devices are extremely hazardous, capable of hurling rocks or steel pieces hundreds of feet, more dangerous than a tornado threat.
Proletariat Warning on France Revolt and American Serfdom
The piece recalls Bastille Day and the French Revolution with mass executions by guillotine and argues that American workers may soon rebel if they learn they support non producers. It frames taxation and royal privilege as the root of unrest and suggests a coming upheaval in the United States.
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France
America
Miss Jo Anne Gray Injured in Crash Near Sulphur Springs
Miss Jo Anne Gray daughter of Mr and Mrs T A Gray of Randolph is hospitalized in Mt Vernon with bone fractures and facial lacerations after a head on collision near Sulphur Springs Sunday. Miss Shirley Smith of Atlanta died, along with an eight week old baby Charles Joseph Krudwig Jr and his grandmother Mrs J C McCrary of Rhome. The Krudwigs own Charles and his parents were injured. Both Gray and Smith taught in Corpus Christi schools last year.
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Jo Anne Gray
T. A. Gray
Randolph
Mt. Vernon
Sulphur Springs
Shirley Smith
Atlanta
Gray
Charles Joseph Krudwig Jr
Fort Worth
J. C. McCrary
Rhome
Charles Krudwig
Miss Gray
Miss Smith
Corpus Christi
Grays
Whitewright
Dan Hollingsworth Named Oklahoma City Police Chief
Dan Hollingsworth, a former Whitewright native and long time Oklahoma City police veteran, was appointed chief of the Oklahoma City Police Department effective Saturday. He previously served in the force from 1930 to 1942, then returned after World War II and held roles with the Safety Council.
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Oklahoma City
Daily Oklahoman
Dan Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Oklahoma City Police Department
Oklahoma City Police Force
Oklahoma City Safety Council
Lula Hollingsworth
Denison
Jim Hollingsworth
Whitewright
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Famous Choir to Sing at First Baptist Church Monday
The seventy voice all male Brotherhood Choir of the First Baptist Church Sulphur Springs Texas directed by J T Adams will present gospel music Monday at First Baptist Church here. Pastor Bill Johnson invites the public and hopes many from Wichita and surrounding communities attend at 8 00 o clock.
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Seventy Voice
First Baptist Church
Sulphur Springs
Texas
J. T. Adams
Men of
Whitewright
IRS TV tips urge proper maid tax payments this season
The IRS expands outreach with off season TV spots advising taxpayers on avoiding errors and claiming deductions including the quarterly tax return due when paying a household employee over $50 in a calendar quarter.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Giant bean field spells New York reservation number
Sightseers in New York glimpse a 15 foot high bean display forming the digits 1342 to spell OL 4-2000. The number marks American Airlines reservations in New York and was planted by stockholder F. E. Hartney who says he is keeping up his investment.
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New York
American Airlines
F. E. Hartney
Federal rap in Buffalo theft case lands suspect in court
Robert Jones, 22, will face a federal judge in Buffalo on a charge of stealing a woman's wallet from the local Internal Revenue Service office. Police say the incident occurred at the IRS office in Buffalo.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Robert Jones
Internal Revenue Service
Uncle Dan Seeks News Comfort and Quirky Take on 1970s Life
In a rambling letter Uncle Dan from Tom Bean trims gloom with jokes about varnish mixtures and onions, notes jet planes by 1970s promise, and quips on church and state while urging readers to read fine print in ads and seek small town shopping trends. He references Congress adjournment and a wandering constitutional rights beat, ending with a hopeful sign for next week.
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Navy
U. S. Mint
Department of Agriculture
Eastern Airlines
Washington
Kalamazoo
Uncle Dan
Whitewright Baseball Bursts With Power Across Four Games
July results show Whitewright scoring 14 13 and 12 runs in four games against Van Alstyne Farmersville and Tom Bean. Key performances include Chucky Watkins 3 for 4 with a double, Gary Ryon 2 for 5 with a triple, Carl Bailey 3 for 4 with a triple, and Richard Hicks multiple hits. Pitchers Montgomery Ryon Bailey Edwards Tillett Tillett Bailey Ryan Bailey Bailey Bailey.
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Whitewright
van Alstyne
Bill Montgomery
Gary Ryon
Carl Bailey
David Woodson
Harold Carter
Ricky O’neal
Tommy Keeling
Ricky O'Neal
Montgomery
Ryon
Bailey
Carter
O'Neal
Chucky Watkins
Richard Hicks
Roy Miller
Farmersville
Steve Webb
Jodie Aston
Gerald Smith
Ryan
Gilland
Webb
Aston
Ray Bunch
Mickey Meador
Monte Nicholson
Terry Edwards
Curtis Tillett
Scooter McCurdy
Ken Whitehead
Gary Whitehead
Whitehead
Edwards
Tillett
Boyd Burroughs
McCurdy
Larry Ryan
Bobby Milton
Dell James
Ricky Holt
Ronnie Webb
Charles Whitaker
James
Holt
Eddie Range
Dickie Leonardi
Mortuary services held for Mrs Joe Burchfield 73
Death occurred Tuesday in a Tom Bean rest home and funeral services were conducted Wednesday at Earnheart Chapel. Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Burchfield, born January 29 1888 in Dunklin County Missouri, had lived in Whitewright since 1934 and was survived by seven sons, three daughters, one brother, two sisters, 24 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Earnheart Chapel
Joe Burchfield
Tom Bean
Oak Hill Cemetery
Fred Waldrop
Gainesville
LeRoy Martin
Trenton
Bill Johnson
the Baptist Church
Guy Stepp
Grady McCorstin
Paul Ryan
John Biggerstaff
Orville Partridge
Joe Rich
Victor
U. S. Navy
Norfolk, Va
James Mauldin
Longview
Vaughn Young
Lucy Henderson
Dallas
A. J. Veteto
Shelbyville
Tenn
Joe Melton
Glenwood
Ark
David Lambert
Hot Springs
Mrs Tina Findley 97 dies in Oklahoma
Mrs Tina Findley aged 97 died last week in Blanchard Oklahoma where she lived for over 50 years. Funeral and burial were in Durant Oklahoma. Survivors include two sons and three daughters plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren. husband A B Findley died in 1952.
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Tina Findley
Harvey Stevens
Whitewright
Blanchard
Okla
Durant
Chester Townsend
Roswell
N. M
Findley
Sun Want Ad Offers Buy or Sell Listings
A Sun Want Ad highlights options to buy or sell items quickly through classified listings. Readers are invited to place or respond to ads for merchandise, services, or personal notices.
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Sun
Kennedy Plans Defense Build-Up for West Berlin Stand
President Kennedy and top advisers approve a defense build-up to deter Soviet pressure on West Berlin. Plans consider Navy and Air Force expansion, possible National Guard call-up, and increased airborne bomber alert with NATO consultation to follow. The focus is on deterring war while preparing for broader mobilization.
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Washington
Kennedy
Russia
West Berlin
Soviet Union
Berlin
National Security Council
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Security Council
National Guard
Congress
New Dehydration Plant Near Sherman To Process Gas
Lone Star Gas Company starts installation of a dehydration plant three miles northwest of Sherman Grayson County to remove moisture from natural gas. It will dehydrate 22 million cubic feet per day from Standard Oil of Texas Sherman plant and ship the dehydrated gas to the Dallas Fort Worth area via Lone Star pipeline. Completion expected by August 1. W F Wells oversees construction. skid mounted regeneration and pump units were built at Lone Star's Dallas shops.
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Lone Star Gas Company
Sherman
Grayson County
A. B. Hemphill
Dallas
Standard Oil Company of Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Lone Star
Hem
Fourth Sunday Singing Convention at Cross Roads
The Fourth Sunday Singing Convention will meet at Cross Roads Desert Sunday at 2:00 PM. Singers are urged to attend due to important business to be addressed.
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Cross Roads
Desert
Tradition Upset Leads to Court Over Spanking
A 16 year old typist in England chose to be spanked to keep her job after a boss offered firing or punishment. She sued for common assault and the boss paid a $56 fine. The case ends with updated workplace manners and a caution about office behavior.
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England
Florida Times-Union
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Dear Mister
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Pony League
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Howe
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