Here and There syndicated snippets from a 1964 issue
A collage of local notes on rainfall totals through May 1964 18.59 inches with monthly breakdowns. Reader letters praise editorials and baby oil as a stainless steel cleaner. Commentary contrasts Vietnam air power and old planes. Whisky tax relief tied to angina prescriptions. Pittsburg Gazette notes on Memorial Day holiday observances. Whitewright businesses observe varied days honoring service members.
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Herbert Taylor
Howe
Johnson
Pittsburg
Camp County
The
Gazette
Whitewright
George Bennett Wins Justice of Peace Race
In Whitewright George Bennett defeats D O Feagan for justice of the peace with 373 to 121 votes. County wide Bennett won a third of the total and Joe Pool leads Baker in the congressman at large race with 918 to 358.
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George Bennett
Whitewright
Justice Precinct No. 3
Justice Precinct
D. O. Feagan
Tom Bean
Justice of the Peace
Mr. Bennett
Feagan
Bennett
Joe Pool
Robert Baker
Pool
Baker
Death notices for Daniel Bryan Andrew at Whitewright
Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m today at Earnheart chapel for Daniel Bryan Andrew 88 of Route 1 Whitewright who died Wednesday at a Sherman hospital Ministers Frank Wellman and John Faulkner will officiate Burial will be in Pilot Grove Cemetery Pallbearers named Leslie J W Andrew Granville Ball Robert Ball Ray Henderson and Dave Henderson Mr Andrew born February 1 1876 in Albany Kentucky was a retired farmer He married Sarah Hattie Reynolds February 1 1899 in Whitewright Surviving are three sons three daughters a brother a sister ten grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren
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Earnheart Chapel
Daniel Bryan Andrew
Route 1
Whitewright
Sherman Hospital
Frank Wellman
Princeton Church of Christ
John Faulkner
Pilot Grove Cemetery
Leslie Andrew
J. W. Andrew
Granville Ball
Robert Ball
Ray Henderson
Dave Henderson
Andrew
Albany
Fetherias
Louisa Andrew
Sarah Hattie Reynolds
J. Ernest
J. Robert
W. D
Duke) Andrew
Sims Wortham
Durell Hunnicutt
Dallas
J. B
Funeral services for Mrs W T Nicholson 79
Mrs. W. T. Nicholson 79 died June 3 and funeral services were held Friday at Earnheart chapel. Rev. Adams and Rev. Dooley conducted with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Bonnie Quinton Nicholson and N B Nicholson, two daughters Reagan Tarrance and Mrs. Gaddy, seven grandchildren.
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Earnheart Chapel
W. T. Nicholson
Howard Adams
Methodist Church
C. C. Dooley
Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Tom Sears
J. P. Jared
Elbert Bennett
Gomer May
Joe Bodine
Lallace May
Trenton
John Billner
Nicholson
Central Christian Church
Bonnie and
Quinton Nicholson
Rusk
N. B. Nicholson
Garland
Reagan Tarrance
Monroe
Robert Gaddy
Latta
S. C
J. R. Westbrook
William May
Joe Smith
R. S. Abernathy
Edward Jones
Denison
John H. Savage
Beaumont
Thelma McGuire
Orvel Redman
Othel Redman
Ector
Buena Matthews
Madeline Mount
van Alstyne
J. D. Bowman
Lone Oak
Leon Davidson 65 Whitewright Native Dies in Bremerton
Leon Davidson of Bremerton Washington born in Whitewright Texas died of a heart attack at home after long illness. He was 65 and a 1916 Whitewright High School graduate. He is survived by his wife his mother a daughter two sisters and a grandchild. The Gordon couple attended the funeral in Bremerton.
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Leon Davidson
Whitewright
Bremerton
Wash
Leon
J. W. Davidson
Davidson
Dallas
Whitewright High School
W. L. Gordon
Simmons Powell
Robert H. Wortham rites held at Tom Bean
Funeral services were conducted Saturday for Robert H. Wortham 78 a retired farmer who died Thursday night in the Whitewright Nursing Home Burial followed at the local cemetery with church and community members in attendance.
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Tom Bean
Robert H. (Larkin) Wortham
Whitewright Nursing Home
Dear Mister Editor From Tom Bean on Neighborhood Gossip
A letter from Uncle Dan of Tom Bean comments on Neal Smith's kin hiring ban and U N dues while joking about local ads. He mocks gossip about a Dayton tombstone sale for a Murphy, a Louisville divorce ad, and a hostile neighbor story, ending with humor about Bug Hokum and a neighbor’s funeral.
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Neal Smith
Iowa
Congress
Washington
United Nations
Russia
Police Department
Dayton
Ohio
Murphy
Jones
Smith
Louisville
Bug Hokum
Bug
Two TB Cases Reported in Tom Bean Schools
Discovery of two tuberculosis cases in Tom Bean including a faculty member prompted a mass schoolwide test. Both patients were admitted to a Dallas sanatorium after routine checks flagged illness during a physical. A memorial service at Wittitee Cemetery noted local ministers and pallbearers for a deceased community member.
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Tom Bean
Dallas
Tim Kelly
Summer Recreation Program Starts June 15
Whitewright youths in grades 3 through 10 will attend a summer recreation program at the school gym starting Monday June 15. Randall Jones, the program director, says activities include swimming and picnics and participants should arrive at 8 30 Monday morning. Funded by the Whitewright Community Fund campaign.
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Whitewright
Randall Jones
Crowell buys Charley McLean Dray Line and local obituaries
Ode Crowell purchases the Charley McLean Dray Line. Monuments of Woodmen of the World members J T Roberts et al unveiled. A US Army veteran, Clarence McFatridge returns from Europe. Also notes alumni events, Legion trophies, local deaths, and a new job move by Alton May in Amarillo.
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the Sun
Ode Crowell
Charley McLean
Clarence McFatridge
U. S
Europe
J. T. Roberts
T. J. Liggett
G. L. Lindsey
Jim Nicely
Jones May
Woodmen of the World
Alma Ryan
Elizabeth May
Macie Montgomery
Roy Epting
Pauline Bradley
Claude Cox
George Garner
BYPU
Diamond Jubilee class Austin College finds first honor student
Orbin Blanton of Whitewright tops Diamond Jubilee class at Austin College. W. T. Hamilton named city marshal. Richard Harold McMurry, 24, died June 2. A Ford truck loaded with furniture burned east of town Monday. A 42 pound catfish was hauled from Red River Sunday by J. E. Rutledge and others.
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Richard Harold McMurry
W. E. Rice
Orbin Blanton
Whitewight
Austin College
W. T. Hamilton
Red River
J. E. Rutledge
Local Obituaries and Birth Announcements From June 1934 Sun
D A Ray 71 died Thursday morning in town. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Clifton Brewer June 3 east of town. Mrs Clay Horton hosted a birthday party for her daughter Janis Jayne Friday. Donald Hall and Guy Hamilton Jr joined Hollands Magazine. The Sewing Guild met Thursday with Miss Maggie Horton.
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the Sun
D. A. Ray
Clifton Brewer
Clay Horton
Janis Jayne
Donald Hall
Guy Hamilton Jr
Holland’s
Sewing Guild
Maggie Horton
Whitewright Independent School District bonds sold to Houston firm
Bids opened for the Whitewright Independent School District bonds totaling 255 000 dollars at 29 years. Eddleman Pollak Fosdick of Houston submitted the low interest bid at 3.93277 percent. Bonds are tax exempt. The district seeks bids on a 20 acre site owned by O V Barker and Renee Morgan for the new high school. Completion is uncertain and likely not ready for occupancy next school year.
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Whitewright Independent
Eddleman, Pollak & Fosdick
Houston
O.V. Barker
Renee Morgan
Highland Park
Whitewright
American Legion
Whitewright Triumphs In Wide Baseball Win Over Van Alstyne
Whitewright defeated Van Alstyne 11 to 4 with 9 hits and 4 errors as Larry Morris and Charles Jones split the mound duties. Ricky Slaughter led Whitewright with a single and a triple, Billy Shelly added two singles, while Van Alstyne's Bill Miller and Everett Reynolds each had a triple. In other games, Whitewright beat Tom Bean 12 to 1, and Van Alstyne crushed Whitewright 17 to 5. The Youth League saw Whitewright 15 to 0 over Tom Bean. Schedule notes list upcoming games and the Madeira wine industry collapse in 1852 due to white mildew.
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Whitewright
van Alstyne
Larry Morris
Charles Jones
Van
Everett Reynolds
James Langford
Morris
Jones
Reynolds
Langford
Ricky Slaughter
Billy Shelly
Bill Miller
Tom Bean
David Cain
Cain
David Wilson
Roger Neal
Will Cureton
Leslie Montgomery
Cureton
Montgomery
Ray Bunch
Lonnie House
Gary Ryan
Marshall Miller
Chucky Watkins
Nathan Arrington
Bill Montgomery
Edwin Caraway
Roy Miller
Caraway
Big Gun
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Voltaire
Ernest Smith
Vietnam
Internal Revenue Service
Daniel Bryan
Robert Wortham
Dan
Wittitee
Kentuckytown
Don Howland
Howard McSpedden
R. E. Corzene
C. H. Lackey
C. S. Teague
Alvie Casada
Don Feagan
Cecil Shaw
Carl Odle
Mr. Wortham
Murry
Tenn
Pearl Prosper
J.C. McMillin
Reedy Wortham
Lubbock
John Wortham
Oklahoma City
Ben Vincent
Idalou
J. D. Evans
Bennie Coker
Sherman
Gomer Graves
Verma Mangrum
Preston Everheart
Birdie Fogle
Brownfield
Warner L. Jones
Denis
Alton May
Amarillo
Morris Wilson
Bells
Madeira
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