Whitewright tragedy and local history corrections
The letter condemns bystander inaction after Mrs. Margett Brown’s death beneath a train in Whitewright. It also critiques The Denison Herald anniversary errors about Whitewright mayors and medallion selections, noting historical inaccuracies and recalling family ancestry in Fannin County.
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Denison Herald
Herald
Whitewright
F. M. Echols
Russell Summers
Summers
Echols
Harold Doss
Jesse Wallace
Wasp Sting Fatal To Farm Worker In Roscoe
Faustino Garcia 50 of Roscoe died in a Sweetwater hospital after a wasp sting to the neck. The farm worker was on Wendell Cleckler’s barn when stung around 3:30 pm. an allergy to venom was noted by doctors. Sam Houston referenced as historical context appears unrelated.
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Fannin County
Bassett Place
Martha Barbee
Roscoe
Tex
Faustino Garcia
Sweetwater
Garcia
Wendell Cleckler
Here
Keith Cleckler
Philley Named Northeast Texas Division Sales Manager
J Herman Philley, longtime Community Public Service Company executive, is promoted to Northeast Texas Division sales manager effective August 1. He will base in Whitewright and oversee sales promotion and roadbuilding across the region, succeeding Leon S White who moves to Texas Panhandle properties.
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J. Herman Philley
Community Public Service
Detroit
Texas
Northeast Texas
Leon S. White
Whitewright
Texas Panhandle
Philley
Deport
Pilot Point
Henrietta Bailey
Thom McClure
Denton
Wade Philley
Methodist Church
American Legion
Lions Club
Salvation Army
Deaths Funeral Rites for Mrs Joe Bell Everheart and Miss Gladys Henninger
Funeral services for Mrs. Joe Bell Everheart 93 were held at Bells Methodist Church with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. She died Sunday in a Sherman hospital and is survived by a daughter and a brother. Graveside services were held for Miss Gladys Teresa Henninger of Austin at Oak Hill Cemetery after death in Corpus Christi. she was a former Austin public school consultant and Methodist member.
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Joe Bell Everheart
Bells Methodist Church
N. B. Chaevas
Moon
Rose Hill Cemetery
Bells
Earnheart
Elbert Jernigan
Wall Dawson Jr
Wesley Washburn
Jess Blakey
A. G. Mullinix
G. H. Simpson
Everheart
Sherman
Maple Springs
Texas
James Everheart
Deport
Zee Williams
Tom Edson
Wynnewood
Okla
James Williams
Gladys Teresa Henninger
Austin
Oak Hill
Howard Adams
First Methodist Church
Miss Henninger
Corpus Christi
Fred Henninger
Whitewright
Methodist Church
E. C. Sargent
Local shoppers mock Congress pay hikes at country store
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean relays a satirical tale from a Saturday country store meeting. Traders joke about a 7500 dollar annual pay rise for Congress and a smaller federal cut, while a long list of political quips and figures are shared in a light, peppy style.
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Ed Doolittle
Clem Webster
Brock
Tennessee
Congress
Clem
Zeke Grubb
Tommy Manville
DPS Offers Jobs In Highway Patrol
Austin DPS announces 50 patrolman openings for men aged 21 to 35. Examinations set for August 8 September 12 and October 10 with training at the Law Enforcement Academy in Austin. Vacancies cover highway patrol license weight motor vehicle inspection and driver license divisions. Applications available from any DPS station or patrolman.
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Austin
Department of Public Safety
Department
Law Enforcement Academy
DPS
Centenarian in Linesville drinks longevity lore
Mrs. Edmonia Collins, aged 100 in Linesville, credited her long life to flushing doctors medicines away since girlhood and burying pills in her flower bed, a habit she says kept her healthy.
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Philadelphia
Edmonia Collins
Linesville
Peanut Plant Needs Five Month Frost-Free Growing Season
A peanut plant requires a growing season of about five months without frost. The length of the season dictates where peanuts can be reliably cultivated and influences regional planting schedules.
Whitewright Boys Baseball season recap and results
Whitewright defeated Bells 9 to 8 with 10 hits and 4 errors. Pitchers Cureton 7 strikeouts, Smith 9 for Bells. Key Whitewright hitters Bunch Meador Ryan with two singles, Montgomery homer. Bells Copeland homer, Neal 2 doubles. Caraway one-hitter vs Howe. Howe wins 12 to 8 as Fergeron and Hanning win. Season records: Whitewright 5-7, Youth 9-3. batting averages include Montgomery .143, Shelly .333, House .553. Cureton 5-1, Caraway 4-2. Schedule notes: Pee Wee Monday Bells at Whitewright.
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Whitewright
Bells
Will Cureton
Charles Smith
Ray Bunch
Mickey Meador
Gary Ryan
Montgomery
Steve Copeland
Larry Neal
Smith
Monty Layman
Howe
Edwin Caraway
Ronnie Corzine
Johnny Geer
Jimmy Watson
Caraway
Corzine
Watson
Lonnie House
Bill Montgomery
Joe Curtis
Whitewrght
Larry Morris
Ricky Fergerson
Ricky Hanning
Robertson
Hanning
Trotell
Bailey
Erwin
Woodson
Ellison
Morris
Durham
Bennett
Franklin
Shelly
Spencer
Jones
Slaughter
Wilson
Ryan
Earnheart
Miller
Barnes
House
Bunch
McKinney
Watkins
Meador
Cureton
60 Bed Addition To Whitewright Nursing Home
Construction of a 60 bed addition to the Whitewright Nursing Home will begin this week. The project costs about 160000 and will raise capacity from 85 to 145 beds. North Texas Construction Co. of Sherman handles the build. Occupancy is expected by December 1 with 35 new staff positions.
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Whitewright Nursing Home
Paul E. Geers
State Health Department
Nursing Home Division
Whitewright
Geers
The
Sun
North Texas Construction Co
Sherman
Texas
House Approves Social Security Benefits Increase
The House voted 388 to 8 to raise Social Security benefits by 5 percent for old age disability and survivor programs, expanding coverage to 600000 more people and adding firemen police and self employed physicians. Benefits rise from 127 to 133 40 monthly and wage base increases bring future rises to 143 40. Widows may retire at 60 with partial benefits. about 500000 older than 72 receive higher assistance. The bill funds the boost by increasing payroll tax from 3 625 to 3 8 percent in 1965. The measure now heads to the Senate where Medicare issues loom.
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Washington
House
Texas
Pickle
Pool
Rogers
Foreman
Johnson
Senate
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CPS
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Tom Bean
Bug Hookum
Asia
de Gaulle
Bug
Aumonia
Zeke
Josh Clodhopper
Beatles
Ed Immediate
Josh
James R. England
Johnny O. Maxwell
Rt. 2
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
England
Fort Leonard Wood
Whitewright High School
Morris Wilson
Nursing Home
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