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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1964
Page
1
A Whitewright fire department fundraiser annual watermelon party promotes the event to raise money for a new fire truck. The piece notes an eat all you want pay what you like format and highlights dry conditions increasing fire risk from discarded cigarettes.
Leon White will move his family to Perryton on August 4 to take a division manager post with Community Public Service Company's Panhandle Division. He started with the company as an office boy in Fort Worth in 1929 and later served at Whitewright as sales engineer in 1947. He sold his home to Clarence Tillett and said the promotion outweighed leaving Whitewright.
Mrs. Woodrow Brown Jr. of Tom Bean died when the car she rode in with her husband was struck by a northbound MT freight train at the Spruce street crossing near the depot at 7 55 p m Sunday. Her husband injured was taken to Sherman hospital. Funeral services were held at Earnheart funeral chapel with ministers A H Horn and Janice Hall. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born Sept 18 1948 in Sherman to Fred Hess and his wife now of Whitewright. She married Mr Brown June 18 1964 at Whitewright. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Surviving are her husband, her parents, four brothers and four sisters and a grandmother.
Funeral services for Charles Vernon Bailey 74 retired telephone worker were held at Barnhart chapel. He died Sunday in Sherman hospital and is buried Cottage Hill Cemetery Celina. Survived by wife two sons two brothers two sisters and two grandchildren.
Jesse Wallace aged 69 of Whitewright died July 11 in Denver Colorado. Funeral services were held July 15 in Denver with burial in a Denver cemetery. He was born in Whitewright and moved to Morenci Arizona in 1942 to work for a copper company. His family home is listed as 3510 Morrison Road Denver Colorado.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean laments massive government paperwork costing billions and occupying storage like surplus wheat. He cites Congressman Olsen’s figures and Montgomery Ward data, noting 500000 idle federal workers and the debt limit debate rising to 320 billion, with annual temporary increases.
The Enterprise Baptist Church four miles northeast of Whitewright on Farm Road 898 announces a revival from July 24 through August 2 with evening services at 8 and morning sessions July 27 31. Evangelist Harry Ball of Fannin County and pastor Delmar Rogers will lead song services. nursery will be provided nightly.
A prominent mining company figure who retired at 65 and moved to Denver suffered a paralytic stroke from which he never recovered. In Whitewright he was involved in multiple businesses from his teens and later served as City Secretary for many years before relocating to Arizona. Surviving are his wife, a son and a daughter.
Malcolm W. Proffer of Paris is transferred to Sherman as supervisor of the Grayson County Farmers Home Administration office. He replaces William E. Boyd and has two years as Lamar County assistant supervisor. Proffer was reared in Ladonia area, Fannin County, and attended East Texas State College. He assumed the new post last Monday.
Physicians estimate five million Americans have heart disease without knowing it. One specialist says two million in this group may have had heart attacks without realizing it due to lack of pain. He urges annual electrocardiogram tests for those over 35 to detect danger early.
Claud Dillon starts at Armstrong's dry goods. Robert Denton and Grace Vestal wed Sunday. Jim Reeves joins Houston district attorney staff. R C Brown buys Louis Randle tailor shop. Frank Spindle returns from two years Navy. BYPU program listed participants. John C Russell dies south of town. Daughter born to Curtis Moats on July 7. J R Fleming buys W O Brents residence. Manning Clark Meador sell new buggy to J T Wrenn Ely community.
Forty years ago the Sun records that Mr and Mrs R D Hall southeast of town welcomed triplet sons born on Monday. The notice notes the couple Chris Hall family and community reaction as part of a local life brief.
D M Mooneyham aged 64 died Sunday at his home. Jimmie Lewis Carpenter of Trenton and Miss Mabel King of Whitewright wed July 7. Attending citizen military training at Fort Worth are Vestal Biggerstaff James Hash Marvin Holcomb Albert Jenkins Grady Langford Thomas Sears and Albert Reeves. Morris Gillett to preach and Hugh Tim Atterberry as soloist at the Children’s Church next Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack M. Warren observed their 58th anniversary quietly at home. Their daughter Mrs. V. C. Parten of Gainesville joined relatives for an advance observance. They married July 22 1906 in McMinnville Tennessee and moved to Whitewright in 1913.
Whitewright routed Tom Bean 22 to 0 scoring 12 hits with one error while Edwin Caraway struck out 8 for the winners. Tom Bean’s bats were quiet with 2 hits and 9 errors led by losing pitcher Nathan Arrington. Caraway and teammates had standout at bats led by Marshall Miller Will Cureton and Edwin Caraway.
Pee-Wees face Sherman Optimist Thursday July 23 at B arena. Bells hosts Pee-Wees Monday July 27 at 8 p.m. Van Alstyne visits here Thursday July 30 at 7 30 p.m.
A study in Illinois finds drivers aged 35 to 75 have the lowest accident involvement. In contrast, drivers aged 20 to 24 show a disproportionately higher accident rate than other groups.
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