Whitewright notices and local briefs at a glance
Community items include a Public Schools Week note and a changed front page event date, a Chamber of Commerce breakfast kickoff at Ayres Cafe, Leap Year baby mentions, an ASC release deadline for cotton allotments, mosquito-control hopes, a Weldon Owen column on baldness, Secretary Benson on farm controls, service comparisons by newspaper carriers, and Fort Worth debates an auto ad valorem tax impact on homeowners.
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Fort Worth
Deaths Watson 84 Whitewright Funeral Services Held
Mrs. W. C. Watson died Monday after a heart attack and funeral services were held at 2 p m Wednesday in Barnheart Chapel. Rev. R L Cates and Rev. Bill Johnson officiated with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include son Cecil Watson, three sisters, four grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.
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Barnheart Chapel
W. C. Watson
Whitewright
R. L. Cates
Cumby
Bill Johnson
Oak Hill Cemetery
W. A. Bower
Billy Muirhead
Riley Tabor
Ron Faison
Caleb Thornhill
Watson
Alabama
Edna Hunter
San Bernardino
Calif
George Hunter
Orangeville
Methodist Church
Cecil Watson
Ada Thomas
Bethany
Okla
Vera Bledsoe
C B Bryant Named Assistant Cashier At Dallas Bank
The First Citizens Bank of Dallas promotes C B Bryant III a Whitewright native to assistant cashier. He joined the bank last August in bookkeeping loan and discount supervision after leading Whitewrights First National Bank for about 12 years and serving as vice president at Bonham National Bank.
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First Citizens Bank of Dallas
C. B. Bryant III
Whitewright
Bryant
Dallas Bank
Southern Methodist University
University of Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking
First National Bank of
First National Bank of Bonham
Amanda Whitworth 85 Funeral Held in Earnheart Chapel
Funeral services were held at 3 30 p m Wednesday in Earnheart Chapel for Mrs Amanda Whitworth 85 who died Monday night in a Trenton rest home after an 18 month illness She was the widow of T B Whitworth Rev John Roberson and Rev A A Loftin conducted the services Burial was in West Shady Grove Cemetery south of Whitewright Pallbearers were J M Jarvis Billy Muirhead R L Hamm Bill Pettit R A Gillett and J P Ownby Survivors include three sons Frank and Lewis Whitworth of Whitewright Clyde Whitworth of San Antonio a daughter Mrs Freeman Page of Lubbock nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren
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Earnheart Chapel
Amanda Whitworth
Trenton
T. B. Whitworth
John Roberson
A. A. Loftin
West Shady Grove Cemetery
Whitewright
J. M. Jarvis
Billy Muirhead
R. L. Hamm
Bill Pettit
R. A. Gillett
J. P. Ownby
Mrs. Whitworth
Fairmont
B. F. Lewis
Mr. Whitworth
Texas
Methodist Church
Frank
Lewis Whitworth
Clyde Whitworth
San Antonio
Freeman Page
Lubbock
Rayburn brother of House Speaker Tom Rayburn funeral set
Funeral will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Wise Funeral Home for Tom Rayburn 72 younger brother of House Speaker Sam Rayburn He died Tuesday night in Baylor Hospital Dallas burial at Willow Wild Cemetery Born October 20 1887 in Tennessee He was a farmer and rancher Survived by widow Loyce DeBerry two brothers Sam Bonham Dick Ector two sisters Mrs S E Bartley Bonham and Mrs W A Thomas Dallas and many nieces and nephews
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Sam
Bonham
Ector
S. E. Bartley
W. A. Thomas
Dallas
State Cigaret Taxes Surpass February 1959
Texas tax figures show February cigaret collections at 6,509,066 up from 3,677,469 a year earlier. Liquor taxes fell by about 200,000 despite a 28 cent rise per gallon while wine tax revenue rose to 33 cents per gallon. Marconi’s early belief in wireless over water is noted.
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Austin
Jesse James
Senators Dig In For Rights Battle
The Senate enters a prolonged civil rights debate with 24 hour sessions and late night roll calls. Leader Lyndon Johnson aims to stand as a presidential candidate while Southerners argue against the amendments and hold firm on their positions.
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Washington
Fort Crowder
Stella
Ft. Crowder
Senate
Sam Ervin
N. C
Congress
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Deep South
PTA Open House Postponed To Friday Afternoon
The PTA open house at the public schools is postponed from tonight to Friday afternoon due to cold weather. Visitors may tour rooms from 1 to 2 pm, followed by a 2 pm business session in the school library. Five brief talks cover mathematics English science social science and citizenship, ending with a film by O V Barker.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Wallace Wilson
Association
Sun
Jack Meador
Kenneth Frisby
Dick Walker
John Biggerstaff
B. W. Newman
O. V. Barker
Firm Seeks Bids For Savoy Power Plant
The Texas Power & Light Co seeks bids for three initial phases of a multimillion dollar power plant project north of Savoy on the Grayson Fannin County line. Bids due March 23 cover land clearing for over 2000 acres, grading for the site and entrance road, railroad spur work to connect with the Texas & Pacific Railroad.
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The
Texas Power & Light Co
Savoy
Grayson
Fannin County
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Senator Johnson Denounces Sneak Tactics in Civil Rights Debate
The passage describes Johnson blasting charges of sneaky tactics in civil rights procedure as hogwash. The debate’s high stakes loom over a possible presidency as weary faces in the Senate well endure the tense scene.
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Johnson
Penny cards in public service and a builder’s wry tale
Dear Mister Editor recalls penny postal cards two cents and three cents with Jefferson Franklin and Miss Liberty designs. The writer riffs on Congress, thrift, and postal policy while sharing Ed Doolittle’s tale about his daughter’s house delayed by over-helpful advice.
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Congress
President Grant
Thomas Jefferson
Ole Tom
Ben Franklin
Ben
Miss Liberty
Ed Doolittle
King Solomon
Ice Storm Closes Schools Two Days
Whitewright and nearby Grayson and Fannin County schools were closed for two days due to ice coated highways preventing bus routes. Public Schools Week open house was postponed to Friday afternoon as ice on highways kept driving hazardous while power and phone lines remained intact. February ended as the coldest in years with March bringing a late ice storm.
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Whitewright
Grayson
Fannin
Daniel Pledges Teacher Pay Rise If Not This Year
Gov Daniel told Texas teachers he will seek a larger pay raise next year if immediate action fails. He cited Hale Aikin school reforms and noted a $32 million first year cost with growing annual costs. He said a special session is unlikely before summer and affirmed plans for possible emergency action in the regular session.
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Austin
Daniel
Texas
Mary Alexander
Palestine
Texas State Teachers Association
Tax Withholding On Dividends May Start in 1961
Washington plan to withhold a flat percentage from all dividend checks could begin next year. Treasury drafts a simple deduction, likely 18 percent, to boost revenue while facing administrative hurdles and some opposition.
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Washington, D. C
Sam
Congress
Treasury
Eisenhower
Capitol
Senate
Byrd
Virginia
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Tax Man Sam Sets Exemptions Worth Big Returns
The article urges taxpayers to claim all eligible exemptions on tax returns and warns that the IRS audits disallow many dependents. Exemptions are described as worth $120 each or more, with a precautionary note to drivers about unexpected behavior from children.
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Internal Revenue
Chamber of Commerce Membership Drive to Begin Friday
The Whitewright Chamber of Commerce will start its annual membership drive with a 7:15 am kickoff breakfast at Ayres Cafe. President Kenneth Finsby said the event, postponed from last week due to bad weather, invites all interested residents to attend for the future of the chamber.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ayres Cafe
Whitewright
Kenneth Finsby
Cotton Farmers To Overplant Acres
The Agriculture Department reports 15 736 of 758 986 eligible farms had chosen by Feb 15 to overplant 1960 cotton allotments under a new marketing expansion. Overplanting allows up to 40 percent excess at 60 percent parity with 23 18 cents per pound supports. in allotments farmers receive 75 percent parity at 28 97 cents. March 15 is the choice deadline. Acreage under overplanting rose by 303 587 acres from the prior period.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ku Klux Klan Plans 10 Million Member Drive
Atlanta report says a new Klan group forms Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Inc and aims to recruit 10 million members in 30 states. Imperial Wizard H J Jones of Jonesboro Ga says current membership is about 42,000 and organizers will visit New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Delaware among others.
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Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
H. J. Jones
Jonesboro
Imperial Wizard
Jones
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc
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Leon Dixon
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Weldon Owen
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Benson
Bruce Alger
Secretary of Agriculture
C. B. Bryant
Tom Rayburn
Guglielmo Marconi
PTA
Savoy Power Plant
Dan
Tom Bean
Whitewright, Texas
United States
APO
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Klan
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