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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1965
Page
1
The Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department hosts its annual watermelon party downtown at 6 30 PM with eat all you want pay what you like to raise money for firefighting equipment. Open house Sunday 1 4 PM as new motel units open on Penn Apartments site.
The Illinois governor signed a law permitting public school teachers to spank unruly pupils citing teacher harassment concerns. He said the bill was urged by teachers and parents to defend discipline and cited past experiences where teachers faced lawsuits for enforcing order.
A Los Angeles doctor says a couple of good belts perk you up mentally and sharpen perception while a few more can leave you passed out. He warns that a few drinks do not make people smarter, though they may notice more around them even as responses slow.
President Johnson named Arthur J. Goldberg to be ambassador to the United Nations succeeding the late Adlai E. Stevenson. Goldberg was Kennedy’s first Supreme Court appointee and earlier served as secretary of labor and a labor lawyer.
Sunday School starts at 9 45 a m with Worship at 11 a m and 7 p m. Christ Ambassadors meet Saturday at 7 p m. Wednesday prayer meeting is at 7 p m. Regular worship service occurs at 9 a m each Sunday.
Sunday events include S. S. at a nursing home at 9 00, Bible study at 9 55, worship at 11 00, Youth Choir at 5 15, Training at 6 00, New Members Class and worship at 7 00. Tuesday offers Rex Ray Circle at 9 00 and Joy Russell Circle at 2 00, Sunbeams at 3 30, Deacons meeting at 7 30. Wednesday features Mid week Prayer Service at 7 00 and Church Choir rehearsal at 7 45.
Central Christian Church extends an open invitation to all visitors each Sunday, encouraging community attendance and participation.
The Church of Christ outlines its weekly schedule with Bible study at 10 a.m. worship and communion at 11 a.m. another worship at 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible study for all ages at 7:30.
Sunday service times include 10 00 a m Sunday School International Lesson Christians Grow Through Study and 11 00 a m Morning Worship with I Corinthians 15 58. Afternoon activities feature 4 30 p m Junior MYF 6 00 p m High School MYF and 7 00 p m Bible Study on Mark 7. Monday 7 30 p m Official Board meeting. August 2 Monday White Wright Cluster meets Bells Methodist Church 7 30 p m.
First Presbyterian announces Sunday School at 10 00 a m and Worship Service at 11 00 a m.
The Kentuckytown Baptist Church lists Sunday activities including Sunday School at 10 a m Worship Service at 11 a m Training Union at 7 p m and an evening Worship Service at 7 45 p m.
Bethel Baptist Church lists Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Worship at 11:00 a.m. Training Union at 7:00 p.m. and a second Worship Service at 8:00 p.m. The notice presents a concise, period style church timetable.
Louis Zahn of Chicago asserts men already buy one fifth of US cosmetics and expects a 50 percent rise within five years. He estimates male spending on toilet water perfumes skin lotions bath oils and related products at over 70 million dollars annually.
The doctor notes the patient may recognize what to do quickly but requires more time to act on the guidance. The remark highlights a gap between awareness and timely execution in medical decisions.
The House passed a bill granting more than a 10 percent military pay increase, a $1 billion rise that dwarfs the administration's recommendation. Supporters praised the measure, but administration backers were absent. The Senate is expected to trim the raise toward a 4.7 percent average.
Aubrey Landis Gates 57 formerly of Whitewright died Monday in Los Angeles California Funeral services 3 00 p m today at Barnhart funeral chapel conducted by Rev Dale Gore Interment Oak Hill Cemetery He born Oct 24 1907 in Winfield Louisiana son of Mr and Mrs W M Gates Survivors include his parents a son James A Gates of Tampa Florida a daughter Mary Grace Gates of Dallas three sisters Mrs Roy Blanton of Whitewright Mrs Velma Penny of Lindale and Oklahoma City and two grandchildren
Mrs T C Collins of Whitesboro died Sunday and was buried there Tuesday. She was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Andrew Alverson and married Mr Collins at Whitewright on December 17, 1905. A Baptist, she is survived by her husband three sons Paul Collins C A Collins Whitesboro G L Collins Dallas a daughter Mrs W A Brookshear Dallas two sisters Mrs D E McCoy Sr Whitewright and Mrs E E Carter Sherman four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Rep Bob Wilson contrasts Youth Corps pay with veterans’ compensation saying a Polaris submarine petty officer earns less than unemployment, while Youth Corps volunteers work and collect higher wages. The Dallas Morning News notes some Youth Corps tasks resemble make work.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean reports a Saturday night discussion at a country store where locals mock Ed Doolittle and his take on the philosophy of nations. They discuss democracy costs, Rhode Island doorkeepers, socialism, and political sarcasm with regional slang and humor.
The Labor Department reports June factory payrolls at 18,068,000, an all time high. Average weekly pay reaches 108.21 dollars with a 41.3 hour workweek and 3.6 hours of overtime, reflecting booming demand for goods and services in steel auto and machining sectors.
The Texoma Baylor Club will hold its summer meeting for ex students and friends Friday July 23 at 7 30 in the Oak Room of the Grayson County State Bank building in Sherman. Speaker will be Catfish Smith freshman coach and scout for Baylor University. He will show the 1964 Highlights film. Coffee and doughnuts will be served.
In Lansing a doctor told driver improvement officers that alcoholics are involved in many accidents not for drunken driving but to kill themselves or others. He cited that many one car crashes are deaths by own actions of alcohol or drug addicts.
In a North of town home theft two items were taken along with $16 from J L Cardwell’s trousers as he slept. W H Marley’s residence also reported theft including a watch and a pair of trousers. Abner H St John of Pilot Grove died midweek. Whitewright cadet promotions include Lloyd Badgett Roddy Henderson Wallace Phillips. Robert Pershing Wadlow buried in Alton.
Fort Wayne inventor Ernest E. Bauermeister says he patented a vertical aluminum casket that saves cemetery space by burying a man standing up. The cylindrical casket uses one fifth the space of a conventional casket and lowers into the grave via a curved tapered top ending in a ring.
A description notes Hell's Half Acre as a series of rough elevations located about 21 miles southeast of Marathon Texas offering rugged terrain and scenic vistas.
Robert A. Caylor died at his home Tuesday morning. E. B. Reed's Greater Shows will be here all next week with a baseball park opening game Friday afternoon and a game each afternoon. R S Morehead sold the Post Office Confectionery to Pat Zarafonetis of Pittsburg.
1930 item notes M V Williams letting a six room brick veneer home contract on his farm south of town. Also reports a fatal beating of Jim Gatewood at his Whitewright residence with two suspects out on bond. Harry and Charlie Roberts of Bonham buy T A Taylor groceries and hardware stock. Three carloads of onions to be shipped from Whitewright soon.
The 1940 July 25 issue lists T. H. Cunningham as post commander among newly elected officers of the American Legion Post.
New York becomes the first state to require safety belts in rear seats for all new cars starting with 1967 models. Gov. Nelson Rockefeller signed the bill, with violations fined up to 50 dollars and 15 days in jail. Front seat belts were already required two years earlier.
The Agency for International Development declines to guarantee American investments against revolution or war in a list of nations including El Salvador Ghana Ethiopia Guatemala Honduras Haiti India Iran Nigeria Malaysia Pakistan Paraguay Peru Portugal Spain Philippines Uruguay and Yugoslavia.
Mr and Mrs Leon Bennett announce an open house Sunday from 1 to 4 p m to display their new four unit Bennett Motel west of the Penn apartments at Maple and Bond streets The Bennetts recently bought the Penn apartments property from Mrs Emmet Penn
Whitewright beat Tom Bean 18 to 10 with 9 hits and 3 errors. Cureton struck out 8 for Whitewright as Watkins led Whitewright with a triple and multiple other hitters contributed. The schedule lists Whitewright with further games including a weekend win against Van Alstyne and a 15 to 0 loss to Tom Bean, plus upcoming fixtures.
Dallas area retailer Charles Feldman predicts women will account for half the customers at package stores within five years. He notes a “revolution” in the liquor market and urges stores to better serve female shoppers. Feldman runs 10 Rio Grande Valley outlets and spoke at a Texas Package Store Association meeting.
The Napoleonic code penalizes wives for adultery but not husbands. A modern Frenchwoman sponsors legislation to criminalize adultery for both spouses with equal fines from 50 to 1000 dollars and equal jail terms of three months to two years for the offending partner.
A brief note seeks a sun to speed up results with quick action. The advertisement emphasizes rapid output and efficiency, suggesting a service or product claim of prompt completion for tasks.
A House Senate conference committee tentatively agreed on a historic welfare package extending Social Security health benefits for those over 65. The measure would fund Medicare like coverage, raise cash benefits 7 percent retroactive to January 1, and expand aid to the elderly disabled and orphans while enlarging payroll taxes. It aims to broaden Social Security coverage and raise monthly retiree payments from 127 to 135.90, with extra rules for widows and earnings limits.
Thirty women petition Whitehall village trustees to form a women fire department. Leader Betty M. Huntington cites daytime shortages of men available to fight fires, saying the women are available while the men work.
NBC News reports the Navy will refurbish six mothballed ships for Vietnam waters. Two ships from inactive status in Long Beach, three in San Francisco, and one in Philadelphia are to be prepared, including the hospital ship Repose. Some reservists may be called to crew the vessels as readiness increases.
Cape Canaveral was named by Spanish explorers for cane like reeds growing there. Stratford on Avon is a market town known as Shakespeare's birthplace and noted for its ale.
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