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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1959
Page
1
Bill McDowell FFA state president is appointed by Gov. Price Daniel to Texas Commission for the 1960 White House Conference on Children and Youth. His term ends with the July state convention after a year traveling over 50 000 miles in his duties.
A man who loved jokes sent a telegram reading I am perfectly well. A week later he received a heavy package with charges to pay and a note stating This the weight your telegram lifted from my mind. The prank backfired as the recipient faced costly delivery fees.
Whitewright remains unbeaten atop the Fannin Grayson Little League with four wins and no losses after recent games. They defeated Trenton 10 5 with eight Whitewright hits and one error while Trenton had four hits and no errors. McCurdy led Whitewright with a perfect three for three, and Woodruff homered for Trenton with seven strikeouts.
Funeral services for Jacob Parker Thornhill 84 a retired farmer were held at 2 30 p m Wednesday at Barnheart Funeral Chapel. He died Tuesday morning after a short illness in his home Burial followed in City Cemetery Pallbearers were Calvin Stapleton Jimmy Lee Thornhill Ernest Stapleton Leon Thornhill Bobby England and Eugene Thornhill He was born December 25 1874 in Albany Kentucky son of the late Mr and Mrs Billy Thornhill He married June 30 1895 and came to Texas in 1900 He was a member of the Baptist Church Survivors include his wife six sons and five daughters and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren
Funeral services for Lee R. Wallace 82 retired Nobility farmer were conducted at 3 p m Sunday in Earnheart Funeral Chapel. He died Saturday in a Dallas rest home. Burial was in Cross Roads Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Edna Caraway daughter Mrs Volney Phillips of Celina son E M Wallace of Waxahachie and several siblings.
The 1960 wheat marketing quotas are proclaimed by Secretary Benson with a national 55 million acre allotment and Texas share of 4 092 251 acres. The July 23 referendum will determine producer approval or disapproval of quotas with at least two thirds needed in 39 commercial states. An intraviolet sensitive tube for smoke and fire detection is also mentioned.
W H Stedham longtime Whitewright resident turned 91 last Sunday. The Stedham family moved to Whitewright in 1911 and he has long served in Masonic circles community welfare and the Baptist Church. Out of town relatives joined the celebration from Oklahoma City Salina Fort Worth and McKinney for a luncheon and gifts from friends nationwide.
The Carl Hicks family held an open house for their new three-bedroom home in Ely on Sunday from 2 to 5 pm. Hostesses were Mrs. S. B. Blackerby, Mrs. C. E. ONeal, and Mrs. Glen Hicks, with numerous out of town visitors listed from Laredo Sherman Fort Worth Amarillo Clarksville and Whitewright.
The Commerce Department estimates the U S population has surpassed 177 million with a clock in the Commerce Department lobby showing 3 11 p m EDT yesterday and a rise of one person every 11 seconds. Oliver Evans invented a flour mill in 1784 that automated unloading and processing grain into flour without human labor.
In a humorous note Uncle Dan of Tom Bean roasts government spending six dollars per bushel for dirt, mocks Washington dirt, and recalls souvenir White House bricks. He ridicules Utah tax woes and census predictions while quipping about taxes, the wolf at the door, and Congress.
John D. Harris, 27, received a life sentence yesterday after a conviction for stealing a child's piggy bank. It marked his third conviction and 27th arrest, with the Habitual Criminal Act mandating the life term.
The Grayson College Ex-Students Association held its 21st annual reunion with 160 registrants, down from about 200 last year. Miss Mary Ann Tunnell won a $250 scholarship and performed a trumpet solo, planning to study music at the University of Texas next fall.
Oklahoma City reports reveal a long list of applicants for fish to stock ponds. Names include William Fish and Sam Bass along with many households from Dallas, Denison, Durant, Sulphur Springs, and surrounding towns.
Judge R. C. Vaughan of Sherman addressed the Chamber of Commerce banquet at the American Legion Hall last Thursday, outlining four keys: direction, cooperation, faith, and service. Leon White presided, Ernie Carroll catering served a buffet meal, and floral decorations came from the Flower Shop.
Sen. Mike Mansfield cautions against counting out Adlai E. Stevenson and Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960 Democratic presidential contest. He credits John F. Kennedy as the current frontrunner with Humphrey and Symington boosting activity. On the GOP side Sen. Hugh Scott predicts Nixon wins the nomination and Rockefeller could top the ticket at a future convention.
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