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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1961
Page
1
Bloomers and Savoy meet in a Thursday 8 pm game at Little League Park. The note mentions local dining, a watermelon charity event, and community anecdotes about figs and wartime advertising.
Funeral services for Thomas B. Blanton 83 were held at 3 p m Monday at the Barnheart chapel. He died Friday evening at a Savoy Rest Home and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by five sons two daughters two brothers one sister and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Blanton was a Whitewright resident and a retired farmer.
Funeral services were held at Pilot Grove Baptist Church for George Wesley Judd 64 conducted by Rev Don Howland and Rev Howard McSpedden Burial was in Pilot Grove Cemetery Pallbearers were Ben Simpson Robert L Jones Claude Lackey and Wallace Hamilton Mr Judd died Tuesday of a heart attack His home was in Tom Bean Born September 28 1896 in Cookeville Tennessee He came to Texas as a boy He married Zelma Stephens July 7 1927 He was a World War I veteran Surviving are his wife three sons Ralph Judd Douglas Judd Stephen Judd three daughters nine grandchildren and four brothers I O Judd Howard S Judd D C Judd Ralph Judd
Irving M Fulton 79 of Sherman died Friday at his home after a long illness. Funeral services were held Sunday in Sherman and burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery Bells. Born December 26 1881 in Lee County Mississippi he moved to Texas in 1883. Surviving are two sisters two nephews and two nieces. He was uncle of the late Jim Waggoner of Whitewright.
Former Denison resident Mrs. Alene Stevens Riggins 47 died in Carrollton last Sunday. Funeral services were held in Denison Tuesday with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Born July 30, 1913 in Denison she married Mr. Riggins September 17, 1946. The couple lived in Whitewright before moving to Carrollton where he served as Lone Star Gas Company manager. Survived by a brother Harold Stevens of Denison.
Jeremiah Green of Scunthorpe leaves a 300000 pound trust to build and maintain a luxury home for stray dogs as a memorial to his 14 year old cocker spaniel Rusty. Green says critics may call him a crank but dogs have been his greatest friends.
Topeka Kansas Alf Landon former 1936 Republican presidential nominee explains why he continues to drive a 1951 model car. He says he will trade it if annual repair costs reach seventy five dollars a year, a threshold he has not yet hit.
Texas game and fish commission announces Lake Texoma regulations covering Cooke and Grayson Counties. No closed season on largemouth and spotted bass with 10 per day, crappie 25 per day. year round catfish limit 25. Unlisted species unregulated. throw line hooks spaced 3ft apart, max 100 hooks per line. Spear and bow use allowed for rough fish only. possessing non rough fish while using these gear is unlawful. Rough fish defined as carp suckers buffalo gar shad and drum.
Three Grayson County residents George Burleson Patsy Ann Martinek and Sarah Maudine Shields have received invitations to a reunion of former patients from the Texas Rehabilitation Center at Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation. The event will take place near Gonzales on August 13 marking the fifth anniversary of the former patients association.
Americans drink about 400 million cups of coffee each day, averaging nearly 16 pounds per person per year.
President Kennedy in a national address urged Congress to fund a larger defense, call for an Army near one million, more Navy and Air Force personnel, and expanded draft calls. He warned against Western democracy complacency and pledged action to strengthen freedom’s security.
In a letter to the editor Uncle Dan of Tom Bean complains about Post Office finances and rate hikes. He swipes at parcel post limits and jokes about Congress and foreign aid while urging readers to mail problems for a country store meeting and keep parcels under 40 pounds.
Renee Morgan developer of the Summers Addition on South Carter street in Whitewright invites the public to an open house Sunday July 30 from 2 p m Three brick homes will be shown featuring 112 tile baths built in oven range central heat attached garages and large lots The newly paved street adds curb appeal O V Barker joins Morgan in announcing the Highland Park Addition further south on Carter street a 44 acre tract bought from Lester Haile with space for a home building boom in Whitewright.
The plan preserves many ships and planes slated for retirement to boost sea and air lift and anti-submarine capacity. B-47 deactivation is delayed. About 1.8 billion dollars is sought for non-nuclear weapons and equipment, plus 207 million for Civil Defense. Total defense budget reaches 47.5 billion, up six billion since January.
President Kennedy urged Congress to fund and staff a deterrent fighting force for Berlin and to mobilize reserves. Draft calls rose from 8 000 to 13 000 with September and later months expected to exceed 20 000. He sought 3 500 000 000 more for military and civil defense, while lawmakers debated taxes.
University of Illinois professor Dr. Andrew C Ivy says alcoholism is the nation s No 3 health problem and forecasts a wave of prohibition across the United States between 1965 and 1970 He spoke at a Washington Institute event and warned every doctor would be needed to treat alcoholics. A Kin Hubbard quip closes the item.
July results show Whitewright sweeping July 21 and 24 with strong pitching from Curtis Tillett and Terry Edwards, Dickie Leonardi and Tillett pacing the bats. Little League standings list Bells ahead, Whitewright second, with season notes on sportsmanship trophies and all star games slated for August 12 in Whitewright.
TheIRS districts in Austin and Dallas collect about 3 billion annually with most Texans paying willingly. Audits occur and hundreds face fraud indictments each year as more than 200 new tax men prep in Texas schools. voluntary compliance is urged by enforcement efforts.
A Northampton teacher reports a novel revision of a Biblical commandment saying Thou shall not admit adultery. The remark reflects a local ages old debate about religious ethics and marital conduct.
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