Watermelon fundraiser and temperate rainfall breeze through Whitewright
The Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department hosts its annual Watermelon Party on Saturday at 6:30 PM west of Meador's store to raise funds for a new fire truck with a pay-what-you-like approach. A cool front brings 0.3 inches of rain, easing the heat and impacting cotton farmers seeking dry weather for a normal crop. Texas taxpayers could save money if a Republican wins in November, prompting calls for Senator Lyndon Johnson to resign to trigger a seat election. critics warn it would cost half a million dollars in public funds. Grayson County's tax valuations rose by 38,330 over last year, sparking questions about new construction not appearing on tax rolls.
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Meador’s
Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Grayson County
Ex Whitewrighter Turns Publisher in Greenville
Hayden M. Hamilton, a retired Greenville arithmetic teacher, published a booklet titled Pert and Pithy Sayings. The 25 year collection began as classroom aids for eighth graders and covers 21 topics drawn from newspapers magazines and hearsay. Hamilton taught from 1945 to 1959 and previously worked in San Antonio Academy and a rural Texas school. He lives in Greenville with ties to Whitewright and Hunt County.
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Greenville Herald-Banner
Hayden M. Hamilton
Greenville
Hamilton
Hunt County
Weiland
Whitewright
San Antonio
Texas
Oklahoma City
Gus
Wellington
Sherman SS Office Gets New Manager
Clyde W. James was named district manager for the Sherman Social Security Office replacing Charles J. Campbell who was transferred to Amarillo. A Lubbock resident and WWII veteran, James comes from the Baltimore central office and is a Lt. Col. in the Army Reserve. He and his wife Margaret Lindsey are graduates of Lubbock High School and Texas Technological College. He belongs to Yellowhouse Lodge, A F A M, and was formerly with the Lubbock Lions Club.
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Social Security Office
Sherman
Clyde W. James
Charles J. Campbell
Amarillo
James
Lubbock
Social Security Central Office
Baltimore
Maryland
Margaret Lindsey
Lubbock High School
Texas Technological College
U. S
Yellowhouse Lodge
Army private signs for tank by mistake in cookhouse delivery
A U S Army private reportedly signed for an army tank thinking it was beans and molasses. The story notes readers who know the sting of fine print on leases and insurance won’t judge him too harshly. A Hartland Ontario observer quote humorously credits longevity to not resisting temptation.
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Hartland
Canada
Country Store Talk Skips From Junk to Foreign Aid
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean recalls a lively Saturday night at the country store where Ed Doolittle leads a discussion on junk in garages, sugar prices, marriages and divorces, and a stance on foreign aid. Zeke Grubb cites a Chicago supermarket survey on beer and detergent, while Bug Hookum notes chewing tobacco and global sugar trends. The exchange ends with a vote on foreign aid and a defense of keeping Uncle Sam independent.
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Ed Doolittle
Zeke Grubb
Chicago
Zeke
Cuba
Clem Webster
Wommen
Clem
Uncle Sam
Everbody
Compact Cars Grow Big Models Shrink
Detroit reports a shift in the auto industry as compact cars grow larger and top big cars shrink. Executives emphasize the race now centers on bigger small cars with more power and features under the banner of economy.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
Cadillac
Suit Challenges Double Candidacy
A Dallas student filed federal court suit arguing Lyndon B. Johnson cannot appear twice on the general election ballot. He seeks to block Johnson’s certification for both U S Senate and president or vice president, naming state officials and party officers as defendants.
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Abilene
Democratic Executive Committee
R. Max Brooks
Austin
Jake Jacobsen
Johnson
Steakley
U. S. Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Dallas
William F. Billings
U. S
Texas fishers warned on license requirement rules
The Game and Fish Commission in Austin warns Texas fishermen they must have licenses to fish in state waters. Exemptions apply to those under 17 or over 65 and those fishing on their own land. Trotline throwline or pole and line without a reel in home county also avoids a license. Placards about licensing are posted near water. Current licenses expire August 31.
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Austin
Game and Fish Commission
Texas
Woman testifies over estate share in high court
Mrs Helen Griffiths sues for a share of her late husband’s estate and testifies that he laughed through their wedding ceremony and promised to take her as his “awful wedded wife” in London high court.
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London
Helen’ Griffiths
Government buys eggs to steady prices program
The Agriculture Department purchased 1 121 250 pounds of dried whole eggs for 1 279 000 dollars as part of a program to firm up egg prices.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Grayson-Fannin Little League all stars split three games
The Grayson-Fannin Little League fielded Nationals and Americans with players from Whitewright Bells Savoy Ector Trenton Randolph. National pitcher Duane French and American batter Joe Hennig led three games as both sides posted wins and losses. Whitewright Bloomer Girls also won three in a row.
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Grayson - Fannin Little League
Whitewright
Bells
Savoy
Ector
Trenton
Randolph
Nationals
National All-Stars
Duane French
Kenneth Moore
James Anderson
Curtis Tillett
Scooter McCurdy
French
Anderson
Tillett
McCurdy
Joe Hennig
Ray Steele
Eddie Range
Buddy Dobson
Jerry Spradlin
Kenny Winkler
Mike Williams
Duane Franch
Joe Guerra
Guerra
Gary Felmer
Stanley Woodruff
James Clathorn
Tommie Darling
Richard Hill
Range
Hennig
Meador
Whitewright Bloomer Girls
Savoy, Ector
Perrin
Deaths Arthur Bradley 91 in Sherman after five week illness
Arthur Ginnings Bradley died at his home after a five week illness. Funeral services were held at Barnheart Chapel with Rev. Bill Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. He was born January 8, 1869 in Scottville Kentucky and married Joan Atkins in 1897. He moved to Texas in 1904 and was a retired farmer and Baptist Church member. Survivors include his wife six sons two daughters two sisters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Arthur Ginnings Bradley
Barnheart Funeral
Bill Johnson
First Baptist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
B. W. Newman
Tom Lilley
J. P. Darwin
Charlie C. McLean
Orval Woodson
Roby Childress
Mr. Bradley
Scottville
C. J
Doronda Bradley
Joan Atkins
Glasgow
Texas
The
Baptist Church
Earl
Porter
Okla
Euell
Portales
N. M
Tom
Dallas
Jack
Whitewright
Haden
Kay
Elwood
Ind
Tippie Pierce
Sherman
Pauline Dick
Albuquerque
Bernice Bohannon
J. O. Manning
San Antonio
Cora Wood
Kentucky
Rattlesnake Bite Fatal To Child In Big Spring
Carol Clark, 16, of Big Spring, died six hours after a rattlesnake struck her twice on the foot near Moss Creek while she returned to a car after fishing Saturday night. The bite occurred five miles east of the city.
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Big Spring
Carol Clark
Moss Creek
Here
Nixon and Lodge To Head Ticket
Chicago convention lands Richard M. Nixon the Republican nomination with broad support and 660 votes needed for victory. Henry Cabot Lodge is the preferred running mate amid last minute contest over the vice presidency.
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Voltaire
Whitewrighter
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth Frisby
Chamber of Commerce
Sherman SS
Pop
Sonny
Dan
Tom Bean
Dear Mister
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin County
United States
APO
By Morris Wilson
van Alstyne
Bloomer Girls
A. G. Bradley
Nixon
Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Louisiana
Senator Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Henry Cabot Lolge
Massachusetts
United Nations
Thruston B. Morton
Walter H. Judd
Minnesota
Robert B. Anderson
Treasury
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Paul Fannin
Goldwater
Fannin
Bruce Alger
Rockefeller
Nevada
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Hatfield
Kennedy
White House
Morton
John F. Kennedy
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