Whitewright Fourth Holiday Noted By Local Businesses
July Fourth will be a holiday for most Whitewright shops and shoppers. The Sun will join in and advertisers are asked to submit ads a day early. Louis Franklin won top honors in Crockett at the 26th Fiddlers Festival in the under 50 division. he is 39. Homer's street patchwork idea aims to deter hot rodders. An unsigned note invites readers to visit the Moon couple’s flower garden in East Whitewright north of Mrs Kaiser's home.
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Whitewright
the Sun
Louis Franklin
Crockett
The
Houston Chronicle
Roscoe Gillett
Franklin
Mrs. Moon
East Whitewright
Mrs. Kaiser
Democrat Connally Renames Cox a Renegade Critique
A letter frames Connally as criticizing Cox as a renegade while debating religious references in public schools and constitutional limits on church establishment. The writer contrasts party switches and faith with historical remarks on prayer and quotes from newspapers about Kennedy era politics.
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Connally
Cox
Second Chance For Farm Bill in House
Washington reports a Kennedy Administration effort to push a one year extension of current farm programs for wheat, corn and other grains. House and Senate leaders Ellender and Cooley would guide a conference to craft a compromise bill and win core Republican and Southern Democratic support for another House vote.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Senate
Ellender
Senate Agriculture Committee
Cooley
N.C
House Agriculture Committee
Twelve Rules On How To Make A Child A Crook
Chesterfield England archdeacon urges parents to spoil children with indulgence laughter and excuses. The list includes avoiding spiritual training denying wrong and shielding the child from responsibility while encouraging dependence and defiance.
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Chesterfield
England
Church of England
Talbot Dilworth-Harrison
President praised for stock sale amid market crash
The remark lauds Hyannis and Boston figures, notes a Kennedy link to virtue, and credits the President with selling all his stocks when taking office to avoid losses seen in the recent market downturn.
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Ship of State
Local corn earns high praise from Jesse Bow
This week’s roasting ears from Jesse Bow are praised as the best tasted in a long time. The writer invites rival growers to a taste test at the dinner table to compare corn quality.
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Jesse Bow
Jesse
Hezekiah Adams Sparks Church Steeple Feud
Uncle Dan recalls Zeke Grubb's preacher reporting a rival church plans a higher steeple. Hezekiah declares a new church is needed, causing a campaign with chicken noodle suppers and a white-face heifer fund raiser, while the Measuring Committee eyes the rival steeple.
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Zeke Grubb
Country Store
Hezekiah Adams
Hezekiah
Katie Hightower
Katie
Hisself
Van Alstyne Edges Whitewright In Grayson Fannin League
In Saturday play Van Alstyne beat Whitewright 5 to 2 as Van Alstyne had 8 hits and 3 errors while Whitewright had 4 hits and no errors. Edwin Caraway led Whitewright with two hits and Bill Montgomery added a double.
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van Alstyne
Whitewright
Van
Gary Ryon
Roy Miller
Ryon
Miller
Edwin Caraway
Bill Montgomery
Tom Bean
Caraway Loser
Leslie Montgomery
Caraway
Chucky Watkins
David Spence
Marvin Blevins
Mickey Griffith
Grayson-Fannin
Farmersville
Curtis Tillett
Ricky Holt
Tillett
Holt
Dickie Leonardi
Bethel
Organ Music Triggers Musicogenic Epilepsy in Some
A report notes that certain individuals suffer convulsions when exposed to organ music or jazz. Medical observers identify a condition called musicogenic epilepsy, prompting interest in safer listening guidance and further study.
Eight Enterprises: From sloop to nuclear carrier in Navy
The United States Navy has carried eight ships named Enterprise. The first, a 70 ton sloop, marked the origin, while the current vessel is a nuclear powered aircraft carrier reflecting the long lineage and evolving ship technology.
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Enterprise
U. S. Navy
Grayson Historical Group Reviews Butterfield Marker Plan
The Grayson County Historical Committee previewed a brass marker for the Butterfield Overland Stage office site in Sherman. Charles A. Spears of Sherman presented the marker, with Dr. Doak Blassingame of Denison presiding at the Grayson College Alumni Association museum gathering in Whitewright.
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Sherman
Grayson County Historical Committee
Charles A. Spears
Doak Blassingame
Denison
Grayson College Alumni Association
Whitewright
Gladys Ray
Old Settlers
Cecil Taliaferro
Grayson County
Supreme Court rules school prayer unconstitutional
The Supreme Court declared that requiring a public school teacher to lead students in prayer violates the Constitution. Justice Black stated government should not compose official prayers for any group, and that official backing creates coercive pressure on minorities. The decision was delivered on the court’s final term day.
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Whitewright
G. W. Austin
Congress
New York State Board of Regents
Supreme Court
Washington
Hugo L. Black
Black
Swimming Party Set For Monday At School Campus
Children desiring to go swimming should meet Robert Lively at 8 30 Monday morning at the school campus. A school bus will take them to Sherman municipal pool or Bonham State Park in a recreation program funded from prior year recreation set asides, announced by Earl Blanton president of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Robert Lively
Sherman Municipal Pool
Bonham State Park
Earl Blanton
Chamber of Commerce
Blanton
Deaths Graveside services for Clarence A Griffin
Graveside services for Clarence A Bert Griffin 79 of Pauls Valley Oklahoma are to be held at 2 p m today at Oak Hill Cemetery He was born at Whitewright September 17 1882 to John S and Catherine Sears Griffin a retired electrician Surviving are two brothers G E Griffin of Denton and Hayden Griffin of Brownfield and a sister Mrs W B Hinton of Lockhart
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Clarence A
Bert) Griffin
Pauls Valley
Okla
Oak Hill
Mr. Griffin
Whitewright
John S
Catherine Sears Griffin
G. E. Griffin
Denton
Hayden Griffin
Brownfield
W. B. Hinton
Lockhart
Texas Public Schools Set to Spend Over a Billion
Texas public schools spent 938 million dollars in 1961 62 with higher education costs over 136 million not included. The foundation program is expected to rise by about 24 million next year while teachers retirement contributions total nearly 42 million, lifting overall spending for the first time past one billion dollars.
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Austin
Texas
L. P. Sturgeon
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas School Board Journal
Basic Public School “Foundation
J. Warren Hitt
AMA: Novocain youth shots useless claims warned
The AMA notes that Novocain rejuvenation injections are of no proven value. European studies and Britain’s tests support the stance that injections and oral use are equally ineffective. Doctors are urged to avoid endorsing such treatments until statistically significant data emerge.
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Washington
Fountain of Youth
American Medical Assn
Nikita Khrushchev
Anna Aslan
Europe
Anna’s Council On Drugs
Britain
The
AMA
July 4 Drivers Cautioned by Texas DPS Director
Col Homer Garrison Jr director of the Department of Public Safety urged caution during the July 4 holiday. He warned past statistics show eight people die in highway accidents between 12:01 a m and 11:59 p m on the Fourth.
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Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
Department of Public Safety
Garrison
Wheat Acreage Quotas Set At 55 Million For 1963
Secretary Freeman announced a 55 million acre national wheat acreage allotment for 1963 and a minimum national average price support of 1.82 dollars per bushel with marketing quotas for the 1963 crop for the tenth year. He cited legal requirement to announce now if Congress does not enact new wheat legislation. The 1963 Texas allotment is 4,020,096 acres, up from 3,611,370 this year, while the July 1 surplus is estimated at 1.345 billion bushels, sufficient to meet demand for over a year.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Congress
Texas
$2,500 Offer Triggers Rice Allotment Inquiry
Houston a state agriculture official said a $2,500 offer to a rice clerk prompted a federal state probe of Texas rice acreage allotments. The inquiry focused in Brazoria and Matagorda counties and has extended to 21 counties, aided by the FBI, begun June 7.
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Houston
Texas
Lewis David
College Station
Brazoria
Matagorda
David
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
FBI
First Sunday Singing Convention at Antioch Baptist Church
The First Sunday Singing Convention will be held at Antioch Baptist Church Pink Hill three miles west of Bells Sunday at 2 PM. It is the church’s first convention in several years with Mr. Humphries in charge.
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Antioch Baptist Church
Pink Hill
Bells
Humphries
London couple marks 80 years in wedlock
James Burgess 102 and Ann 98 celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary in Bermondsey claiming Britain’s longest married status. They hosted a party at home they’ve occupied for 75 years with eight married children aged 79 to 59, and Florence 63 who still cares for them.
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London
James Burgess
Ann
Britain
Bermondsey
London Docks
Florence
Burgess
Bachelor 101 says stay single to reach 101
David B. Huffman of Burlington New Jersey celebrates his 101st birthday and credits bachelorhood for longevity. Born in Clinton township he worked as a farmer and a watchmaker before living in a Masonic home.
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David B. Huffman
Huffman
Clinton Township
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Walter Angell
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Hyannis
Boston
Dan
By Morris Wilson
Grayson Historical Group
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