Whitewright notes on people and progress
Bruce May of Madill Oklahoma visits Whitewright and plans to attend the Grayson College reunion. The column discusses Main street improvements, the transition from threshing to combines, Memorial Day observances, goofy state affairs, and Texas politics analysis with critique of campaign advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce May
Madill
Okla
Reynolds May
Grayson College
May
Whitewright
Three Local Boys to Attend L A Camp
Three Whitewright youths R J Harvey Rickey Mathis and Keith Jones will attend The Salvation Army Camp Hoblitzelle near Dallas for a week from June 4 to June 11. The camp hosts about 175 youths per session across thirteen weekly camps each season.
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Whitewright
Salvation Army Service Unit Committee
Salvation Army
Camp Hoblitzelle
Dallas
R. J. Harvey
Rickey Mathis
Keith Jones
Waxahachie
Midlothian
Hoblitzelle
Tractors as Castro Ransom Sparks Nationwide Debate
A heated debate over whether to exchange 1,200 Cuban hostages for tractors drew strong letters and editorials nationwide. Support mixed with sharp opposition as Kennedy backs a private drive led by Eleanor Roosevelt Walter Reuther and Milton Eisenhower. Latin American reaction condemns Castro’s offer.
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Fidel Castro
Congress
Vox Pop
Chicago Tribune
Kennedy
Washington Post
Castro
Eleanor Roosevelt
Walter Reuther
Milton Eisenhower
Latin America
Debt end seen for Democrats
Washington report says the Democratic National Committee has reduced its deficit from 3 796 000 to 1 926 785 dollars and if all goes well it will be out of debt by year end.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Texans vote analysis hints at limited national impact
The piece critiques Blakley for poor TV performance and notes Tower and the Republicans aimed for low turnout with door knocking and calls. It suggests the result will not greatly affect Texans as they still work and pay taxes to a wasteful federal government.
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Blakley
Tower
Special Session Ordered for July 10
Governor Price Daniel ordered the Legislature to reconvene July 10 to address the tax and spending problem. He opposes a general sales tax and wants a two year general appropriation bill, public school improvements with a teacher pay raise, and economy measures. He may add loan shark legislation later if needed. He will appoint a 40 to 50 member citizen group to aid financial decisions.
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Austin
Price Daniel
Senate
Daniel
GOP Seeks Ike To Attack JFK Spending Policy
Republicans plan a strong stand at a Washington rally with General Eisenhower urged to attack President Kennedy’s New Frontiers program. Ike, seen as ready to criticize domestic policy and spending, will avoid foreign policy digs while Kennedy negotiates with Khrushchev in Vienna. Pure radium resembles common table salt.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Vienna
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Vacation Bible School Teachers Named
The annual Church of Christ vacation Bible school will run June 5 to 9 from 3 30 to 11 30 a m. Wallace Mynatt, minister, announced the teaching staff including Nursery Mrs Bob Mathis Mrs Fredrie Hulsey Beginners Mrs Wallace Mynatt Mrs Ruth Rutherford and Mrs Joe Robinson Primary Mrs LaVerne Kilgree and Mrs Leta Harper Juniors Miss Sallye Hamilton and Mrs Christie Johnson Teenagers Mrs Hugh Hunter Mrs Drewie Caylor and Mrs Gladys Cook Refreshments will be provided by Mrs R D Maddux and Miss Winnie Hamilton.
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Church of Christ
Wallace Mynatt
Bob Mathis
Fredrie Hulsey
Ruth Rutherford
Joe Robinson
LaVerne Kilgree
Leta Harper
Sallye Hamilton
Christie Johnson
Hugh Hunter
Drewie Caylor
Gladys Cook
R. D. Maddux
Winnie Hamilton
U S Cigars Cream Beer Sent to Paris For Kennedy s Use
Paris officials note that a supply of American beer cigars and coffee cream has arrived at the French Foreign Ministry for President Kennedy and his wife. The Quai D Orsay chef plans American style breakfasts with orange juice poached eggs on toast and coffee with American cream.
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Paris
Kennedy
United States
Quai D’orsay
North Texas Methodists Back NCC Support With Limits
North Texas Methodists voted unanimously to reaffirm support of the National Council of Churches while asking the NCC to refrain from speaking with final authority on controversial social issues. About 500 delegates from 380 churches in the North Texas Methodist Annual Conference approved the measure without debate. A separate note mentions a plastic bag on a door handle to collect litter and keep roads clean.
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North Texas Methodists
National Council of Churches
NCC
North Texas Methodist Annual Conference
Abundance Talk and Inflation Spur Uncle Dan Riff
A letter from Uncle Dan of Tom Bean mocks government talk on food abundance and inflation. He cites John Duncan and the term abundance, riffs on rising prices like cabbage at eight cents a pound, recalls haircut costs and a long education report, ending with “More Dough.”
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Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Bible Times
Kennedy
Conference of Education
Uncle Dan
Old Savoy College Reunion Likely Ends This Year
The Halsell College alumni reunion may be the last as age illness and death thin the ranks. The June 11 gathering is led by Annie Halsell Woodward of Durant Oklahoma, founder’s daughter and reunion president. Several former students have died or are incapacitated, leaving only a small turnout planned.
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Old Halsell College
Annie Halsell Woodward
Durant
Okla
Lily Durrett King
Bessie Thompson Doss
Jim Taylor
Funeral for Mrs. Frank Phillips Held in Whitewright
Mrs. Mary Allen Phillips 76 died Wednesday after a long illness at her Whitewright home. Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Barnhart Chapel with Rev. John Streun officiating. Burial will follow in City Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Lee Wilson, brother G C Allen, sister Mrs D M Mooneyham, six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
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Barnheart
Frank Phillips
John Streun
First Methodist Church
City Cemetery
Whitewright
Methodist Church
Lee Wilson
G. C. Allen
Electra
D. M. Mooneyham
Funeral services for W C Anderson held in Sherman
Funeral services were held at 2 p m Saturday in Sherman for W C Anderson 90 of 1119 E Epstein Sherman retired Whitewright farmer who died Thursday after a long illness Burial was in West Hill Cemetery Pallbearers were Anderson grandsons He moved from Whitewright to Sherman in 1947 born Corinth Mississippi March 3 1870 married Annie Williams January 7 1904 Survivors include a daughter Lois Allen four sons Melvin Thomas Elmer and Guy all of Sherman eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren
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Sherman
W. C. Anderson
E. Epstein
Whitewright
R. L. Cates
Bonham
Donald Johnson
West Hill Cemetery
Harold Anderson
Johnny Anderson
Morris Anderson
Guy Anderson Jr
Paul Brammer
James Alexander
Anderson
Navy
Corinth
William Anderson
Annie Williams
Fannin County
Mississippi
Methodist Church
Lois Allen
Melvin C. Anderson
Thomas Earl Anderson
Elmer Anderson
Guy Anderson
Mulberry Tops State Rural Community Contest Standings
The northeast Fannin County town of Mulberry, population 132, won second place in Texas A&M announced state Rural Community contest. Tennessee Colony in Anderson County won first, and Freedburg-Cooper of Wichita County took third after judging on May 24.
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Fannin County
Mulberry
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Bryan
Tennessee Colony
Anderson County
Texas A&m. Freedburg-Cooper
Wichita County
Governor signs school aid bill SB80 consolidations
Gov Daniel signs SB80 authorizing incentive payments to districts that consolidate. The measure guarantees the state will continue to provide the same level of aid to participating districts for ten years after consolidation, per Sen Tom Creighton of Mineral Wells.
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Austin
Price Daniel Tuesday
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Whitewright Shows Small Turnout For Senatorial Vote
In Whitewright last Saturday 166 voters cast ballots in the senatorial race, about one third of the November turnout. Grayson County tallied 5,833 votes, with Blakley leading Tower 3,848 to 1,984 countywide. In Whitewright Blakley drew 121 votes to Towers 45. April 4 counts were Blakley 55 and Tower 31 in Whitewright.
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Whitewright
Grayson County
Blakley
Tower
Fannin County
Tower’s Victory Margin Boosted in Texas Senate Race
Texas Election Bureau reports Republican John Tower leading William Blakley by 10,260 votes after correcting an Ector County vote transposition. Final tallies show Tower with 448,097 to 437,837, about 50.58 percent, from all 254 counties with 249 complete.
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Texas
Blakley
Dallas
John Tower
William Blakley
Senate
Texas Election Bureau
Ector County
Odessa
Tower
Robert Johnson
Election Bureau
Johnson
Kennedy plan eyes priority mail for fast letters
The Kennedy Administration weighing lumping all fast letter mail into a new priority class. Priority letters would use the fastest transport but may cost seven to eight cents, potentially replacing air mail and first class categories. Frederick Belen disclosed the idea at a Lansing convention.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Frederick C. Belen
Letter Carriers Association
Lansing
Mich
Crackdown on Tardy Taxpayers Targets Employers
The Internal Revenue Service plans a crackdown on thousands of employers who fail to remit withholding taxes. At end of 1960, 268,396 employers owed the government 236.9 million, about $900 each on average, nearly a quarter of total taxes due including 740.3 million in corporate and individual income taxes. Officials cite negligence, inability to pay, or deliberate use of funds as causes.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Uncle Sam
Jack Dempsey Held Heavyweight Crown for Seven Years
Jack Dempsey held the heavyweight boxing title for seven years, marking a long and dominant reign in the division.
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Jack Dempsey
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