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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1965
Page
2
Governor Connally designated May as Senior Citizen's Month as Texas faces a growing over forty population and retirement. A state-wide aging program proceeds with local efforts assisted by the governor's committee. Health guidance urges regular checkups to avoid pitfalls and maintain well being.
Young men aged 21 to 35 may apply to join the Texas Department of Public Safety patrol forces with exams July 14 in Tyler and July 15 in Dallas. Training begins September 1 1965 for Highway Patrol Driver License License and Weight or Motor Vehicle Inspection Services. Apply by July 7. require high school diploma good health moral character and height 68 to 76 inches with proportional weight. Information from DPS Austin or regional offices.
A health feature advises on distinguishing aches to ignore from pains needing treatment. It states aging does not force decline and emphasizes reasonable steps to stay healthy and adapt to change through regular fitness.
The High School Reflector lists honor roll names by grade from first through twelfth, with valedictorians and salutatorians noted. Perfect attendance is highlighted for several students across grades, including first and third grade recipients.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 44 proposes amending Sections 2 and 25 of Article III to increase the State Senate from 31 to 39 members, keep House at 150, and require population based apportionment. The measure would delete the one Senator per county limit and set effective upon adoption. It calls for a September 7, 1965 election with For and Against ballots specified.
A 1964 Treasury Department report lists 839,225 taxpayers as delinquent and owing 1,173,911,000 dollars in various federal taxes.
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a four day agricultural tour June 13 to 17 observing operations in the BIG and BET programs. Seventy participants from farmers to bankers will tour 30 sites focusing on practical farming and research applications with stops including Tyler and Texas A&M University.
A new process compresses cotton knits to resist shrinkage in standard laundering notes Lynn Parks of Texas A&M. Good Housekeeping Institute tests show pac nit and perma knit shrinks about 1 percent vs 10 percent for conventional knits after 20 machine washes.
The tour will terminate in Tyler at 3 30 p m on Thursday. Box con cluded.
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