We Heard About Residents Visiting Across Towns
A compilation of social visits. Mrs. B B Hall hosts Mrs. Paul Cook in Denton. Era couple visits Warren in their home. Beulah Huseman weekends Dallas with Williams. Gladys Cook and son visit Cherry and Brooks in Dallas. W A Thurman from Graham visits Bill Thurman. Elmer Houston and Olton guests with Ayecock. Bobby Mathis family visit Mitchell in Forgan Oklahoma. Ewing Blanton and daughter Louise of Wasco California visit Hopper in Tom Bean and Blanton here. W L Robbins and Louise from Austin tour Eastern States. R A Scott and son of Fort Worth visit Ralph Wallace and Lola Scott. George Gordon Pope and daughters Dean and Jean visit Wichita Falls with C W Pope and Bill Bass. G A Haislip of Lubbock and Calvin Ivy of Fort Worth visit Carlton Johnson. Fold half a cup of heavy cream into half a cup of applesauce to serve over spice cake. Benjamin Franklin credited with invention of the rocking chair.
Beware of doorstep sales and installment contracts
The piece warns shoppers about aggressive sales pitches for encyclopedias or cookware, where signing leads to costly installment plans. If canceled, the seller may have sold the contract to a bank, leaving the buyer liable. It contrasts this with store returns and notes hard collection tactics and credit risk. The article ends with brief notes on frogs and the use of crumpled newspapers for polishing surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Jones
Joyce
First World Marriage Arrangement by Telecommunication Experts
The speaker system was arranged by two telephone communications experts who also set up the overseas call. This may be the first marriage of this type in the world.
Khrushchev Urges Horsemeat to Ease USSR Shortages
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev calls for horsemeat production to address food shortages while promising future economic leadership. He touts a higher standard of living by 1970 as a confidence game against Western prosperity.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Ussr
Khrushchev
Russia
U. S
Soviet Union
West
USA
Local Notices and Social Updates From Around Town
Mrs. James Yowell, 33, died at home southeast of town last Thursday night. Eunice Cook elected Latin and Spanish teacher in Lancaster schools. American Legion Band to perform Friday on Grand Avenue. J D Reynolds buys grist mill north of J W McMurry’s grocery. Tanda Camp Fire Girls members spent Wednesday at Loy Park: Bessie Jo Russell, Henrietta Jackson, Mary Lee Hughes, Jacquelyn Nossaman. Elizabeth Waggoner guardian. Laura Jean Wilson and Billye Faye Dillon hosted Annette Harper’s handkerchief shower as she moves to California. George C. McCoy died Sunday at Leon Spindle. Norvell Thomson and Homer Craig left Saturday for California. Virgil Murphy and Ora Clabhorn married this morning. Millard Allen of Bixby Oklahoma and Opal Musser of Porter community wed Saturday. James Lindsey, Emma Claire Vestal, Robert Long Bow, Frances Halliburton, Mervin Gould, J P Halliburton, Burgher Reed Vestal on P Y P U program at home near Blue Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Yowell
Eunice Cook
Lancaster
American Legion Band
Grand Avenue
J.D. Reynolds
J. W. McMurry
Tanda
Loy Park
Bessie Jo Russell
Henrietta Jackson
Mary Lee Hughes
Jacquelyn Nossaman
Elizabeth Waggoner
Leon Spindle
Norvell Thomson
Homer Craig
California
Virgil Murphy
Ora Clabhorn
Millard Allen
Bixby
Okla
Opal Musser
Porter
James Lindsey
Emma Claire Vestal
Robert Long Bow
Frances Haliburton
Mervin Gould
J. P. Haliburton
Burgher Reed Vestal
Obituary and local notices from The Sun
James A. Ragsdale 83 died Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Pumphrey and children moved to Washington. Paul Robbins of Leonard and Miss Janice McIver wed last Thursday. Nora Bryant fractured a leg after falling last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
James A. Ragsdale
P. O. Pumphrey
Washington
Paul Robbins
Leonard
Janice McIver
Nora Bryant
Mt Washington Records Wind Gust At 231 MPH In 1934
The strongest surface wind ever recorded on earth hit Mt. Washington New Hampshire at 231 miles per hour on April 12 1934. A second sentence notes an unrelated cooking tip to use as little water as possible.
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Mt. Washington
New Hampshire
Estate of Sara Nora Reddick Deceased Creditors Notice
In Grayson County Texas the County Court grants Letters Testamentary to Jewys Reddick Williams executrix of Sara Nora Reddick deceased. Creditors must present claims by law to 6706 Pemberton Drive Dallas Texas. Notice published in The Whitewright Sun July 13 20 27 and August 3 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Nora Reddick
Grayson County
Texas
Jewys Reddick Williams
Pemberton Drive
Dallas
Dallas County
Whitewright Sun
Sales tax debate narrows to two approaches in Texas
Texas lawmakers debate two tax plans as Governor Price Daniel pushes a Pennsylvania style sales tax on items over 50 cents with broad exemptions, while opponents warn of complexity and constant new product exclusions. Revenue forecasts from State Comptroller Calvert show a $64 million general fund deficit by Aug 31, with $6 million due to added school and welfare costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Price Daniel
Senate
Daniel
Will Wilson
Pennsylvania
Calvert
Men Hard To Understand In Football Tickets And Christmas
A Fayette County Union reader laments that men plan football tickets in June for October games and rush to Christmas shopping on December 24. The humorous quip highlights gendered planning and timing in civic life.
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R. M. Westerfield
Fayette County
Union
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Mrs
Paul Cook
B. B. Hall
Denton
Paul Hutcherson of
Era
M. M. Warren
Beulah Huseman
Grady Williams
Gladys Cook and Son
C. F. Cherry
H. F. Brooks
W. A. Thurman of
Graham
Bill Thurman
Elmer Houston
Olton
Joe Ayecock
Bobby Mathis
R. W. Mitchell
Forgan, Okla
Ewing Blanton
Louise
Wasco, Calif
J. H. Hopper
Tom Blanton
W. L. Robbins
Louise Robbins
L. H. Darwin
Percy Darwin
R. A. Scott and Son
Fort Worth
Robert Cole
Sherman
Ralph Wallace
Lola Scott
George Gordon Pope
Dean and
Jean
Bonham
C. W. Pope
Bill Bass
Wichita Falls
G. A. Haislip
Lubbock
Calvin Ivy
Carlton Johnson
Benjamin Franklin
Rocking Chair
Jim Neighbors
Germany
Dale Bennett
Konigstein
Harold O. Bennett
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Laura Jean Wilson
Billye Faye Dillon
Annette Harper
George C. McCoy
Blue Ridge
Citizens For
Citizens For Fair Taxation
CST
Chamber of Commerce
Robert S. Calvert
Kodacolor
Piot
Black & Woc
Honror
Courstane
The
First National Bank
Whitewright, Texas
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