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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1960
Page
3
A long row of social notes lists weekend and visiting activities across Plainview Dallas Sherman Durant and other cities. Names include Obie Rutledge Jr Dess Reynolds Paul Oliver Mabel Kelly Wayne McLauchlin Mary Everheart and many others with relatives in Shawnee Ardmore Richardson Fort Worth and Texarkana. Period visits cover family gatherings church events and club meetings.
Mrs W A Phillips hosted the Whitewright club meeting at her home with Mrs J C McMillin presiding. The program included prayer, singing, a thought for the day, poll tax roll call, council meeting report, a park project donation note, and a citizenship demonstration.
Washington report notes rising lightning tolls in the United States with 180 deaths in 1957 and an estimated 600 deaths and 1500 injuries projected for the year. The piece traces historical beliefs and current protection efforts by NSC LPI and SPI, warning of high risk in April to October and near thunderstorms.
The article explains how to reduce lightning risk by avoiding exposed areas such as golf courses boats hills and beaches. It notes safest shelters are lightning protected homes steel buildings or cars with windows closed and advises caution around unprotected buildings and metal objects. It also links higher suburban structures and open windows to increased danger.
Tax Foundation reports that taxation swallowed one in four dollars of income for people earning under 15 000 a year and that 25 percent tax bite affected four of five American families. Federal income tax remained the major levy on incomes above 4 000, with state and local taxes growing share.
The burden relates to net national product with the total federal income burden ranging from 9.6 percent for families under $2,000 to 28.6 percent for those with incomes of $15,000 and over.
A local slang note identifies a bull as surly in Cowhana terminology used by residents. The term appears in casual discussions of cattle naming customs.
Rates list for Grayson and Fannin Counties at 2.50 per period. Outside Grayson and Fannin Counties charge 3.00. Foreign subscriptions cost 5.00, with soldiers excluded from the foreign rate.
Citation No 66740 orders Joseph Bernard Valaika to answer by 10 a m on Monday June 20 1960 in Grayson County Court Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Nancy Valaika seeks divorce on abandonment grounds. Issued May 3 1960. Published in The Whitewright May 12 19 26 and June 2.
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