Discount Lumber Co Opens In Whitewright On Highway 69
New business Discount Lumber Co operates in Whitewright after taking over the Garner lumber building. Renee Morgan Chas Kaiser and E R Shelly expanded and modernized the operation, offering building materials plumbing supplies carpeting and floor coverings. Rainfall in the area Monday night measured three tenths of an inch with light rain elsewhere noted.
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Voltaire
Discount Lumber CO
Whitewright
Highway 69
Renee Morgan
Chas. J. Kaiser
E. R. Shelly
Garner Lumber
Grain harvests rise as fertilizer boosts yields
Farmers adapt to new fertilizer use doubling and tripling yields after a month of steady harvesting. Federal policy pays to retire land from production yet funds fertilizer on non retired land, while industry faces retirement age inconsistencies. Pope John XXIII died at 81, having become pope at about age 75.
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Yesteryear
Army
Navy
Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
Pope John
Crop Insurance Week Proclaimed by Governor Connally in Texas
Governor Connally proclaims next week Crop Insurance Week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. About 12,000 Texas farmers carry over $30 million FDIC protection on cotton, grain sorghum, and wheat costs, with Grayson County listing 247 insured farmers across 5,000 acres.
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Connally
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Grayson County
Shifting Texas Legislative Reform Sparks Reader Remarks
A Fort Worth reader criticizes the Texas Legislature over a recodified criminal procedure bill sent to the Governor, noting it was altered before approval and urging an investigation and punishment for the culprits. The letter also comments on newspaper subscription price trends cited in a trade paper and compares regional rates.
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Texas
Record Sequel Impact Seen From Minnesota Poll
Vaughn Meador plans a sequel to his spoof First Family record album after selling 4.5 million copies. A Minnesota poll shows 53 percent find comedy imitations of the President and family in poor taste, suggesting weaker sequel prospects.
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Vaughn Meador
Minnesota
Morton Wins Grayson College Ex-Students Scholarship
William Jack Morton, 1963 Irving High valedictorian, is the 17th recipient of the $250 Grayson College Ex-Students Association scholarship awarded at the Silver Anniversary reunion. He beat three other seniors and received the prize from J. D. Cobb of Tulsa, with a seven-plane flyover as a surprise.
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William Jack Morton
Irving High School
Grayson College
Morton
J. D. Cobb
Tulsa
Okla
Grover Statevilles
Whitewright
Braniff
Old College
Jackie Meador
Frank J. Little Jr
Dallas
Judy Gosnell
Gladys Ray
Association
Charles Badgett Truett
Cleveland
Case Institute
Cobb
Ferrell Welch
Nell Hannah
Pearl Truett Inzer
Inzer
Kate Andrews
Santa Barbara
Calif
New York
Adele Clark
Commerce
Curt Carmichael
J. D. Hammonds
Dublin
Raymond Hammonds
G. C. Stateville
Pauline May
Edna Graves Wilson
John Jenkins
J. E. Mangrum
Sherman
Joe Harper
Ennis
Viva Phillips
D. F. Cannon
John A. Ray
Pascal Connelly
Uncle Dan’s Airport Plan Prompts Local Debate
A letter from Tom Bean’s Uncle Dan describes plans for an airport for helicopters near Ed Doolittle’s farm amid Agriculture Act of 1962 loan discussions. Recent talks cite Defense and emergency landings potential, with local figures like Zeke Grubb Clem Webster and Bug Hookum weighing benefits and political leanings in a cautious, humorous tone.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Freeman
North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Ed Doolittle
Zeke Grubb
Agriculture
Defense Department
Clem Webster
Zeke
Clem
Bug Hookum
Bug
Abe Lincoln
New Frontier
Only Four Exes At Savoy College Reunion Sunday
SAVOY The annual Savoy College ex students reunion was held Sunday with only four ex students in attendance. Present were Mrs. Annie Woodward of Durant Oklahoma Mrs. Jennie Hodge of Bonham Mrs. Alfa Jenkins of Savoy and Mrs. Rose Matthews of Dallas. This 26th reunion marked the smallest turnout since the vow in 1958.
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SAVOY
Savoy College
Annie Woodward
Durant
Okla
Jennie Hodge
Bonham
Alfa Jenkins
Rose Matthews
Dallas
Elks Plan Final Lodge 2280 Institution in Sherman
Sherman Elks Lodge 2280 maps final plans for its institution meeting Friday at 7 30 p m at Sherman Country Club. Lodge to be instituted June 21 at the city hall with 50 new members and 50 transfers expected. Dallas and Denison lodges to initiate members and install officers. state lodge officials expected.
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Sherman
Sherman Elks Lodge
Sherman Country Club
Dallas
Denison
Local Names List from Whitewright Area Figures
A roster of individuals including Itta Aston Sears Whitewright Joe Hembree Honey Grove J P Darwin Whitewright Ophelia Pierce Harris White Neil Wise Wiley Douglas Arizona Arthur Badgett Whitewright Jim Hudspeth Durant Maggie Mercer Abney Lampasas Frankie Evans Ashlock Sherman Clara German Vernon Coweta Okla Stahl Whitten San Antonio W G Melugin San Antonio Victor Biggerstaff Dallas Wm Fleming Ft Worth E J C Curley Cannon Sherman Alma Sewell Sherman Dr J C Daniel Gilmer Dr S L Wadley Palmer Edgar E Rippey Temple City Calif Mahala Daniel Stacy Wichita Falls W D Badgett Van Buren Ark Jim Watson Van Alstyne.
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Itta Aston Sears
Whitewright
Joe Hembree
Honey Grove
J. P. Darwin
Ophelia Pierce Harris
Neil Wise Wiley
Douglas
Arizona
Arthur Badgett
Jim Hudspeth
Durant
Okla
Maggie Mercer Abney
Lampasas
Frankie Evans Ashlock
Sherman
Clara German Vernon
Coweta
Stahl Whitten
San Antonio
W. G. Melugin
Victor Biggerstaff
Dallas
Wm. Fleming
Ft. Worth
E. J.C. (Curley) Cannon
Alma Sewell
J. C. Daniel
Gilmer
S. L. Wadley
Palmer
Edgar E. Rippey
Temple City
Calif
Mahala Daniel Stacy
Wichita Falls
W. D. Badgett
van Buren
Ark
Jim Watson
van Alstyne
Baptist Revival Beginnings Set at Kentuckytown Church
Rev Eddie Wessels pastor announces revival starting Sunday June 16 at the Kentucky Town Baptist Church through June 23. Evangelist Rev Bob Manning and Wessels lead song services with daily prayer at 745 PM and evangelistic services at 8 PM each evening.
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Eddie Wessels
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
Bob Manning
Mr. Wessels
Governor Signs Driver Financial Ability Measure
Governor John Connally signed a measure doubling the minimum financial responsibility proof after a first accident. The law, taking effect August 23, requires $10,000 for injury or death to one person, $20,000 for multiple persons, and $5,000 for property damage, with motorists needing higher policy limits and potential premium increases cited by opponents.
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Austin
John Connally
Robert Fairchild
Center
Deaths Wheeler Russell 71 Funeral Held at Earnheart
Wheeler Russell 71 died Saturday after a heart attack at his sister’s home five miles south of Whitewright. Funeral services were held Monday at Earnheart chapel led by Rev. Howard McSpedden and Rev. LeRoy Martin with burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery. He was born March 17 1892 in Trenton a World War II veteran who served in Germany. Survivors include his sister Mrs O G Bow two brothers Bob Russell of Post and A F Russell of Van Alstyne and several nieces and nephews.
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Earnheart
Wheeler Russell
Howard McSpedden
Aubrey
LeRoy Martin
Trenton
Pilot Grove
Mr. Russell
McKinney Hospital
O. G. Bow
Whitewright
Henry
Aletha Russell
90Th
Germany
Bob Russell
Post
A. F. Russell
van Alstyne
Caution Urged On Cholesterol Diets
AHA president elect says caution is needed on cholesterol diets as evidence linking cholesterol to heart disease is presumptive. Medical advice should guide use of fat lowering regimens without harming nutrition. Smoking clearly harms lungs, potentially leading to emphysema and heart strain. Some recipes note Parmesan or Romano cheese as substitutes.
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American Heart Association
Dallas
John J. Sampson
San Francisco
Calif
AHA
Association
U. S. Public Health Service
Sampson
Whitewright High School Class of 1947 Reunion Set
Mrs. Joan Huseman Ball of Sherman announces the Whitewright High School Class of 1947 reunion to be held July 6. The event welcomes all who were ever members of the class and many have already sent in reservations. Contact Mrs. Ball at 2206 Log Drive for those not yet reached.
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Joan Huseman Ball
Log Drive
Sherman
Whitewright High School
Kennedy pledges halt to atmospheric nuclear tests
President Kennedy promised the United States will halt atmospheric tests if others do the same and announced new high level talks with the Soviet Union and Britain in Moscow toward a comprehensive test ban treaty. Reaction was mixed in Congress while British and Geneva delegates welcomed the move.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
Russia
Britain
Moscow
American University
Nikita Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Congress
Barry M. Goldwater
Arizona
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Macmillan
Wilson
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Geneva
Whitewright dominates Tom Bean in Grayson-Fannin Youth League
Whitewright crushed Tom Bean 13 to 1 with 5 hits and no errors. Lonnie House earned the win with 8 strikeouts while David Woodson led Whitewright hitters with 2 safeties and doubles from House and Montgomery. Schedule notes include upcoming games against Van Alstyne, Howe, and Bells.
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Whitewright
Tom Bean
Grayson-Fannin
Lonnie House
Montgomery
Kemp
David Woodson
House
Bill Montgomery
van Alstyne
Boys League
Will Cureton
Edwin Caraway
Cureton
Caraway
Mickey Griffin
Nathan Arrington
Griffin
Arrington
Philip Woodson
Larry Ryan
Dale Barnes
Mike Neal
VW’s Women Make Up One-Eighth Line Workers
A German VW plant employs 68 440 men and 9 560 women, making women one eighth of the production workforce. The note highlights gender composition as VW remains the third largest automaker globally with a sizable male labor pool.
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Volkswagen
Germany
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