Whitewright Sun wins state newspaper award and ad prize
The Whitewright Sun earned the silver loving cup for best all around country newspaper in Texas, awarded by A. H. Belo & Co. It also received $75 in gold for top ad composition from a quarter-page ad.
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Whitewright Sun
Texas
A. H. Belo & Co
Dallas News
The
Dallas Journal
Dale McGaughey
W. J. Barbee
Hudson-Davis & Co
Pat Jenkins
Willie Lawrence
H. L. Webster
Sherman
Otto Russell
Ely and Enterprise News
Minnie Willis and Roby Childress Wed in June Wedding
Miss Minnie Willis and Mr. Roby Childress were married Saturday. The notice also reports a Ford rollover southeast of town with several injured occupants and lists harvest helpers Lilburn Ross, Lowell Blanton, and Olan Alexander heading to Kansas. A daughter born June 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Allen of Bartlesville Oklahoma is announced, with Mrs. Allen noted as daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Anderson east of town.
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the Sun
Minnie Willis
Roby Childress
Ford
Fender May
Jack Ryan
Dick Barbee
Lindsey Coffey
Lilburn Ross
Lowell Blanton
Olan Alexander
Kansas
Joe W. Allen
Bartlesville
Okla
Allen
W. C. Anderson
Local Obituaries and Social Notes From The Sun
Joseph A. May 86 died at his home Wednesday. John G. Smith 68 died at his home north of town Tuesday. Horace F. Thompson and Minnie Berry wed on Wednesday in Whitewright and McKinney. A son was born to Roy and Mrs Blanton on Friday. Marjorie Nell Blanton hosted birthday guests Patsy Young Helen Clathorn Clyde Russell Bobby Nell Cox Sarah Belle Gillett Aileen Pennington Jo Willa Stateville Ruth Vestal Doris Nicholson Christine Gladden Sue Barnes Norma Frances Donigan.
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Joseph A. May
Horace F. Thompson
Whitewright
Minnie Berry
McKinney
Roy Blant
John G. Smith
Marjorie Nell Blanton
Patsy Young
Helen Clathorn
Clyde Russell
Bobby Nell Cox
Sarah Belle Gillett
Lloyd Stowers to be ordained Presbyterian minister Sunday
Lloyd Stowers will be ordained as a Presbyterian minister at the church here on Sunday, continuing his service in the local faith community.
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Lloyd Stowers
Church Here
Dangerous City Washington D C dangers at night
A Mc Kinney Courier Gazette letter cites Look Magazine on Washington D C crime, urging fear of going out after dark and criticizing government for failing to curb violence including rape threats, arguing officials should act more decisively.
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Look Magazine
Washington, D. C
United States
Washington
Little Rock
Birmingham
McKinney Courier-Gazette
Bullock Files 3 Million Suit Over Communist Card Campaign
Boycott Bit Bullock sues a card campaign that urged buying Communist imports at Bullocks. Dr. Jerome Harold of Miami started the effort. Campaign supporters claim Communist goods threaten American industry and gold reserves, a claim Kennedy disputes with 1961 trade data showing exports to the Soviet Union outweighed by imports.
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Bullock
Bullocks
Jerome Harold
Miami
America
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Champagne Named District Plant Superintendent in Denison Area
Lawrence F. Champagne of Sweetwater will oversee the Denison district including Whitewright for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. He replaces M. R. Bridges who becomes personnel development supervisor in Dallas. Champagne has 13 years with the company and held posts in Houston Saint Louis and Lubbock before this appointment. He is a University of Houston alumnus and is married to Betty with two children. The district covers many towns in North Texas including Denison Bells-Savoy Pottsboro and Paris.
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Lawrence F. Champagne
Sweetwater
Denison
Whitewright
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Champagne
M. R. Bridges
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Southwestern Bell
Houston
St. Louis
Lubbock
University of Houston
Betty
Bells-Savoy
Pottsboro
Aubrey
Gainesville
Greenville
Rockwall
Royse City
Wolfe City
Allen
Celina
Farmersville
Frisco
McKinney
Princeton
Prosper
Atlanta Mt. Pleasant
Omaha
Pittsburg
Honey Grove
Ladonia
Paris
New 12x18 Inch Door Mat Senses Pet Step
A newly introduced 12 by 18 inch door mat plugs into an electrical outlet and chimes when a pet steps on it, enabling the owner to open the door for the animal.
Divorce notice in Grayson County Texas 1963
The state commands Maggie M. Roberts to appear by filing an answer to her husband Billy Dale Roberts in district court. The case No. 69199 seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Citation issued June 5 1963. appearance by July 22 1963 at 10 a.m. in Sherman courthouse. Published June 13 20 27 and July 4 1963 in Whitewright Sun.
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State OF Texas
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Maggie M. Roberts
Billy Dale Roberts
E. R. Brodhead
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Ronnie H. Mangrum
Congeeata Sue Mangrum
Boating safety lessons from Texas lake incidents
A Texas writer recounts near tragedies and mishaps from spring and summer boating. Stories include a party of four swamped after a high speed turn, a trailer accident that dumped a boat into water, a 14 foot cartop boat overloaded by 500 pounds of manpower, and a stand up fisherman tossed by wind. Emphasizes life jackets, cautious speed, avoid standing, and knowing hazards below the surface.
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Texas
Lake-o’-Pines
Buchanan
Cautionary Advice on Boat Safety Levels
The text warns against riding in boats that are overpowered or overloaded and emphasizes that both conditions are dangerous. It stresses avoiding such boats to ensure safety and prevent accidents.
Rising share of income spent on cars by city families
Bureau of Labor Statistics data show big city families now allocate 12 percent of income to family autos, up from 9 percent a decade ago. Health care takes 7 percent, up from 6 percent, across Atlanta Boston Chicago Detroit New York San Francisco and Washington DC.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Washington, D. C
Texas divorce suit in Grayson County
The State of Texas issues a divorce suit to Ronnie H Mangrum in Grayson County court. Congeaata Sue Mangrum sues for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Proceedings issued May 21 1963 with publication in The Whitewright Sun May 30 June 6 13 and 20 1963.
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Monta Badgett
A. M. Bryant
J. H. Reeves
Pauline Jones
G. C. Watson
Aileen Pennington
Wilson Kaiser
Robert L. Doss
A & M College
Whitewright, Texas
Dorothy Perkins
Federal Drug Administration
Walker Pharmacy
New District
L. F. Champagne
Dawson Propane Co
Hughes Appliance Sales and Service
Rotisserie
Blender
Dad
Lorey Edwards
Gladys Hamilton
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