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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1959
Page
1
Whitewright reports rainfall of 1.5 to 2 inches aiding row crops and gardens while harvests were halted by rain. Denison liquor questions rise after a Supreme Court ruling allowing dry county towns to vote on alcohol. Local editorials lament fast paced newspaper editing and call for cancer research funding.
Leon White, president of the Whitewright Chamber of Commerce, announced committee members. Membership: John Biggerstaff chair, Burger R. Vestal, Clyde Little, Walter Bunch, Mrs. Paul Cook. Finance: Sears Anderson chair, Carl Edwards, Charles Ayres, Sonny Gosnell. Agriculture: Tom Sears chair, O. V. Barker, Charles Skaggs, Dick Walker. Highways: W. E. Badgett chair, Roy Blanton, J. P. Darwin, N. E. Skaggs. Health: Dr. Paul E. Geers chair, Martha Biggerstaff, R. N., Roby Childress, Glenn Doss, Russell Summers. Holiday: Joe Meador chair, Martha Nossaman, C. C. Hennig, Wilson Kaiser.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Jimmie Wilson 66 at Earnheart Funeral Chapel with ministers C J Graves and H P Williamson officiating. Burial followed in Pilot Grove Cemetery. She was born August 26 1892 in Burksville Kentucky and married to Mr. Wilson on November 3 1929. Survivors include her husband a step daughter sister five brothers and two grandchildren.
Texas policyholders will save more than six million dollars annually under revised fire and extended coverage rates approved by the State Board of Insurance. The changes take effect on policies issued on or after July 1 1959 and reduce dwelling insurance costs by about two million dollars while some classes may see increases due to loss experience.
The Texas Supreme Court cleared the way for precincts and towns in dry counties to hold local option elections on alcohol without the county voting wet. The ruling overruled a Dimmit County challenge to stop Asherton's local option vote and established equal footing for dry precincts in wet counties and wet precincts in dry counties.
President Eisenhower named a minimum price for a summit with Khrushchev tied to Berlin rights and Soviet willingness to accept Allied presence in Berlin. He warned no summit would occur without progress at the foreign ministers level and criticized the Geneva talks as inconclusive. John Paul Jones is noted as a U.S. naval hero.
Firestone Park California deputies arrest two teens after a clothing store robbery. One youth, a self proclaimed customer, tells officers I have a charge account here and hopes this won't hurt my credit rating.
A joke quotes a man asking about his wife’s view of his new teeth. He replies he never opens his mouth around the house, implying silence or avoidance of judgment at home. The line captures humor about self awareness and domestic life.
A letter laments flimsy matches that break easily and faulty heads. The writer notes they still use matches to light cigars and dislike lighter fluid flavor, arguing against switching to a lighter.
Whitewright defeated Savoy 8 to 7 as Tillett earned a three run triple in the fifth. Trenton and Randolph tied 5 to 5 after five innings with Holt and Woodruff handling pitching for Trenton and Pratt and Steele for Randolph. The league includes Whitewright Trenton Randolph Savoy and Bells with upcoming games set for June 6 at 6 30 p m.
Boswell Pa publisher Charles Long found large flat stones used for page layout bore a century old grave marker inscription on their underside. He did not know how the stones ended up in the print shop and planned to use the reverse side.
A reader mocks summit diplomacy with memories of past U.S.-Soviet deals from Tehran to Potsdam. He cites Berlin, Manchuria, and Japan as bargaining points, then pivots to local humor about Ed Doolittle and oleomargarine. The letter ends with reflections on aging and a hoped $40 monthly pension.
The Sherman Junior Baseball League begins Monday June 8 at 8:30 at Austin College field with Whitewright vs Sherman Knights of Pythias. Mayor Summers will throw the first ball. Whitewright’s final practice is Friday at 7:30 against Sherman American Legion.
A college political science student loudly objects to a required political economy course calling it useless. He asserts that nobody in politics evokes such a course today.
Tickets for the Whitewright Chamber of Commerce banquet on Thursday night June 11 at the American Legion hall are on sale this week through next Wednesday. Judge R C Vaughn of Sherman will be speaker after dinner. Attendees from Sherman Denison Bonham Leonard and Van Alstyne are invited.
The Post Office Department urged parents to help curb obscene mail by saving and reporting materials, noting 7 million to 10 million children could receive such items this year. It cited new laws enabling prosecutions where damage occurs and urged public support for tougher anti obscenity laws.
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare announced $1,437,307 will be available to students in 58 Texas colleges under the National Defense Education Act. The act, signed by President Eisenhower on May 20, will channel $2442 million to colleges in 49 states, D C, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Participating institutions must provide at least $1 for every $9 in federal funds, and loans are administered by the colleges. Students must apply directly to their institution.
Dahlonega Ga The 50 mile an hour death slide at Ranger school was designed to separate men from boys The slide claimed SFC Charles H Nathong whose false teeth were lost in mid yell as he completed the course officials said the test continues to push recruits to the limit
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