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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1967
Page
1
A ranch owner in Colorado challenged nondiscrimination rules by placing a local ad that read Applicant must be proficient in profanity to avoid inferiority complex and share a bunkhouse with three cowboys who seldom bathe. Jones, questioned by his boss, denies overreaching as the ad stirs debate on equal opportunity.
A bus scene features a female passenger delaying as she dresses while a driver calls back. Fishermen in the back joke about their catches, with one man Bill admitting a small haul and joking with companions about returning it.
A collection of quips traces notions of the week and liberty across centuries. In the 1700s a joke asks which day is strongest and answers Sunday for being a non weekday. In the 1800s the cry is liberty, and in the 1900s the phrase Give me liberty. A driver’s license form asks if ever arrested and another applicant replies Never been caught.
A hunter returns to the lodge seeking another guide after saying he has already shot the one provided. The lodge owner notes the guide was one of their best. At a charm school commencement, the director warns graduates to let escorts be courteous, but not to delay if the escort is already ordering.
A tired mother at the door replies around 10 am that the head of the house is not home as he is in kindergarten, leaving the caller puzzled by the odd circumstance of the residence.
A police officer berates a sunbather about her skimpy bikini at a resort. She retorts that the bikini belongs to her mother, turning the moment into a playful twist. The exchange highlights coastal humor and fashion briefly in the resort scene.
Brigitte de Saint Preux 22 and Tchekov Minosa 23 plan a worldwide honeymoon and at least a dozen more marriages as they travel. They film weddings in many lands for lecture tours in Europe and anticipate an unusual wedding in Nevada later this year, undecided between Las Vegas and Reno.
Mr and Mrs Ed Kent Jr celebrate 50 years of marriage on July 23 1917 vows were exchanged in Durant Oklahoma They reside in the Tren ton Whitewright area and he remains an active farmer The couple have seven children 20 grandchildren four great grandchildren and are members of the First Methodist Church of Whitewright Open house will be at 403 W Grand Whitewright Sunday from 2 to 5 pm with hosts the couple’s sons and daughters.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH led by Rev. Dale Gore lists sessions from Sunday morning worship to evening training and Bible study plus weekly Circle and associational events. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH under Rev. George Topper shows Sunday School worship and evening choir details. CHURCH led by Rev. George Topper offers a Sunday service at Whitewright. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH with Rev. C. C. Dooley conducts a 11:00 Worship service.
Sunday School at 9 45 AM and worship service at 7 15 PM mark weekly church routine. Wednesday prayer meeting begins at 7 30 PM continuing the pattern of services led by Pastor Mrs Janice Hall.
Minister W. E. Mynatt leads Bible study at 10 a.m. Worship and communion at 1 p.m. Evening worship at 7 p.m. Bible study for all ages at 7:30 p.m.
Rev. Bob Saylor leads Kentucky town church with 10:00 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 7:00 Training Union 7:45 Worship. Bethel Baptist with Rev. Charles Pierce offers 10:00 Sunday School 6:30 Training Union 7:30 Worship.
State police report 1,651 people killed in Texas automobile crashes this year, up 5 percent from 1,549 a year ago. There were 1,339 fatal accidents, a 4 percent rise from the 1,285 in the comparable period of 1966.
Whitewright No 2 defeated Bells 15 no Whitewright No 1 27 Bell s 9 and Whitewright No 2 edged Whitewright No 1 9 8 in other scores. Youth League sees Whitewright 16 Tom Bean 3. schedule lists July games including Whitewright at Howe Van Alstyne at Whitewright No 1 and Whitewright No 2 at Tom Bean with several byes.
AAA figure shows fixed costs like insurance and depreciation up to 982 dollars from 807 in 1965, with variable costs also higher for 10 000 miles yearly. A 13 6 cent per mile burden for a low priced car. For highway vacations, daily necessity budget up to 36 dollars from 31, with 13 for meals, 12 for lodging, 8 for gas, 3 for tips.
About 23 million recipients now receive monthly social security checks totaling 1.653 billion dollars. The figure reflects ongoing support for retirees and disabled workers amid the program’s broader funding outlook.
Uncle Dan forwards figures from Stanton Evans claiming welfare drives crime, noting rising crime despite population growth. He cites unemployment in Johnstown in 1962, welfare spending milestones, and LA riot data, arguing crime rose with welfare expansion. He plans to post these stats but withholds them, addressing Mister Editor.
Washington reports the Johnson administration plans a three point case to push Congress for a tax rise up to ten percent. The move cites Viet Nam war costs a growing budget gap and higher interest rates as the justification. Economic signs, however, weaken with June industrial output down and unemployment rising to four percent.
Contracts were awarded last Wednesday for drilling a water well and for the distribution system of the Southwest Fannin Water Supply in Bonham. Myers and Son of Dallas won the well contract at 28124 dollars, while a Fort Worth firm secured the distribution line bid at 439776.50 dollars. The source will be just north of Trenton on Farm Road 151, with drilling starting soon, and work on the distribution system awaiting the well’s completion and approval. The project, financed by FHA loan and grant approved months ago, covers an 87 mile area in southwest Fannin County from storage tanks near Savoy through Trenton and Leonard, south to Bonham’s edge, then back to Savoy. The Farmers Home Administration approved a 310000 dollar loan and 211000 dollar grant for the expansive system serving area families.
B. B. Kimbell dies suddenly on Saturday morning. A son is born to Mr. and Mrs. George Gattis. Lena Mae and Sallie Joe Jowdy host the As You Like It Club. Mildred Cantrell wins a prize at North Texas Normal College for prettiest girl in a downtown parade. W. G. Booker relocates to a new store at Orangeville. Natural gas expected to reach Whitewright in a few days. Wayne Robinson and Ruth Nelson wed on July 7. Ray Manning becomes Rotary Club president. Katherine Taylor, 73, dies at daughter Mrs. R. W. Pointer’s home. Randell Simpson and Lillie Donihoe marry Sunday.
A Junior Literary Club has been organized here with officers Ruth Joplin president Dorothy Ryan vice president Norma Jo Mangrum secretary treasurer and Nora Bryant reporter. Miss Gladene Gates and Mr Roy Blanton were married on June 20.
Harold Key of Ida has been elected principal of the High School here. The appointment is announced for the upcoming school year and marks a leadership change in the Ida district education.
A Denison special train arrives at 6 p m to attend the American Legion Picnic. O G Alexander builds a brick veneer home south of town with G L Baugher supervising. Lloyd and Woodrow Belew die in a truck crash Wednesday. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Alvin Thornton west of town July 7. Elder W N Carter former Whitewright Church of Christ minister dies in Dallas. Mr and Mrs J W Burden Orangeville celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with a July 9 dinner.
Pigskin Club president Joe Cureton has called a meeting for Tuesday July 25 at 7 30 p m in the Community Public Service Co downtown office. The forum will introduce Clyde McMurry the new football coach and outline plans for the coming season including the September barbecue. McMurry arrives from Killeen where he was an assistant coach and has coached at Alice. A Decatur native and Texas Christian University graduate he is married with one child.
Washington reports that advances in technology and expanding demand are cutting into U.S. natural gas reserves. Domestic output neared 17 trillion cubic feet in 1965, with only a slim margin above the 1956-65 add rate of 19.5 Tcf. Gas share of energy rose from 14.4% in 196x to 35.5% by 1966, driven by new markets and fuel-switching. future gains expected with research into gas fuel cells and LNG use in ships and vehicles.
An article notes heavy red tape for soldiers seeking overseas marriages. Procedures include theater operations forms, multiple birth certificates in both languages, MO approvals, DA form 3132, parental consent if under 21, and affidavits. If the bride was previously married or has children, additional records are required. The process includes an intelligence check into the bride’s background, taking about a month, totaling around six weeks.
Photographers capture roughly 144 billion black and white photos annually in the United States, reflecting massive demand for still imagery across sectors and media.
Whitewright efforts to fog for mosquitoes and disease carry ing germs. Lions Club seeks public donations of about 150 dollars to cover a third fogging after two prior ones funded by Lions Club and City of Whitewright. Call Clint Little at 364-2471 or donate via Lions Club members.
Washington sources say Congress will raise Social Security benefits before year end. Drafting the omnibus bill is slow with House and Senate committees debating benefit levels, tax base changes, and related welfare provisions amid unresolved retroactive dates and offset considerations.
The Texas Restaurant Association reports Texas eating and drinking places posted 1.2 billion dollars in gross sales in 1966, a 34 percent rise from 1965, based on comptroller figures.
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