Whitewright Community Notes Spanning Visits and Church Link
A roundup of regional social visits and church events. Residents from Sherman Bonham Dallas Denton and other towns traveled to see family friends or attend services. The Farmersville Whitewright youth exchange programs and a March 8 gathering are highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Methodist Church of
Whitewright
Farmersville Methodist Church
John Roberson
Farmersville
Ruth Elaine Williams
Martha Anderson
Bobby DeBerry
Cliff Emerson
Weekend visitors and travels across towns noted
The column lists numerous social visits and travel, including Elbert Price and family in Owen Chapel with Mrs. Dodie Lee, Dallas residents Gene McKnight visiting his mother, and families from Grand Prairie, Sherman, Vernon, and Denison sharing meals, birthday dinners, and bridge games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Price
Owen Chapel
Dodie Lee
Gene McKnight
Dallas
O. T. McKnight
House Panel Votes Raise For Payroll
Washington lawmakers approve a 14000 raise for each House member's payroll while adding a reform clause to bar payments from multiple congressmen. The plan faces delay amid controversy over relative hiring and may cost 6104000 annually before potential scrapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Administration
House
Man seeks quick TV and radio repair to talk with wife
Lexington report describes a man demanding rapid service for his broken radio and television sets to avoid being apart from his wife, claiming the emergency required fast repairs. The item ends with an odd line about a key for a schoolhouse door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Income Tax Fax on sickness and accident benefits for 1958
Texas Press Association outlines tax treatment of sickness and accident benefits. It explains when benefits are non taxable and when excess over 100 dollars per week becomes taxable, depending on who paid premiums, hospital days, and prior year deductions. It also covers medical reimbursements and how to report on lines five and six with an attached statement.
Hospital Return Advice and IRS Form 2440 Reference
The note suggests getting back to a hospital stay update and recommends using Form 2440 from the Internal Revenue Service for guidance. It emphasizes practical steps tied to health and tax matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Voters Favor Track and Liquor by the Drink Fight
A state representative says his district backs legalized horse racing and liquor by the drink over a sales or income tax. Rep Koliba of Columbus told reporters Wednesday the early poll shows voter preference for the track and liquor measures over tax proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Koliba
Columbus
Lawmaker weighs legalizing horse racing and liquor sales
Koliba cites Fayette and Colorado Counties poll and hints at introducing a horse racing bill if trends persist. He supports legalizing liquor by the drink at clubs and imposing heavy taxes, saying the practice is already done without tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Colorado
Koliba
Yosemite Falls Drops Over 2500 Feet in Three Cascades
The famed Yosemite Falls in Central California features a total drop exceeding 2500 feet across three cascading sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yosemite Falls
Central
California
Cascades
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R. T. Pennington
Sherman
Co. B. Bryant III of
Bonham
Hans Kalschaverg of
McGregor
John Pumphrey
William King of
Bryant King
Bobby Finnel
Georgia Clark
Denton
George Ball
Lela Hall
Donald Hall
Fred Cook Sr
Mrs
Fred Douhle
Honey Grove
Don Farmer
Grady Stepp
Barbara Stepp
Guy Stepp
Don Collins
Fred Garner
C. W. Jordan
Fort Worth
J. H. Hopper
Tom Bean
W. E. Marlow
Bob Grant
Guy Dillon
Durant
Okla
Joe B. Dillon
R. E. Hickman
Cecil Gordon White
Mexia
Walter Ball
St Andrews
Bethany
Jim Andrews
van Alstyne
Dan Andrews
Pottsboro
Edgar Ayers
Tom Ford
Steve
Joe Parnell
Weldon Fleming
Bells
John Blanks
Ouida Nell Harris
R. B. Hicks
A. E. Watson
Helen Glass
Odessa
W. J. Martin
Ona Bell Hampton
Lee Hampton
Joe Meador
Miami
Fla
Leslie Sperry
Paris
Glen Earnheart
Gainesville
Arvel Davenport
Garland
Cc. J. Davenport
R. D. Maddux
Hugh Hunter
Mrs. Dillard Hunter
Oklahoma City
Charles Hussey
Olney
Community Public Service Co
George Caldwell
Sammie Maxwell
Ann
Richard
Commerce
Joe Lytle
Vern Lytle
Clarence Lytle
Frank Thigpen
W. B. Hinton of
Lockhart
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Jess Muirhead
Billy Muirhead
Florence Neal
Corsicana
Travis Sanderson
Clifton Sanderson
Manton Fain
Mexico
Choice Chapman
Grand Prairie
Clyde Little
L. M. Tasker
Kay of
J. P. Harper
el Paso
Lillian Neathery
Winnie Hamilton
Sallye Hamilton
Lula Hollingsworth
Gay Hollingsworth
Denison
Raymond Reed
Euline Shaw
James Butler
Trenton
Joe Watkins
Mac Kaiser
Richardson
John Kaiser
O. E. Head
Sharon Hicks
Jack Hicks
Dick Gibson
Bonnie Gentry
Wichita Falls
M. B. Morgan
Vernon
Vernon Melugin
Greenville
Jim Russell
Benton
M. R. Smith
Russell Summers
Glenn Doss
Emory Christian
Doss
C. P. Johnson
Elmo Wallace
Gerber’s Baby Food
BIG Tex
Grayson
Mrs. Pickford
Oleo Margarine
Puffin
Gladiola
Betty Crocker
Keith
Idaho
McGee & Henderson
White Swan
Maryland
Maxwell House
Folger’s Coffee
Kuner
del Monte
The
Texas Press Association
Century’s Cancer
Century Life
Paul Stephens
SUN Lite Biscuits
Delsey Tissue
Mrs. Tucker
Campbell’s Tomato Soup
Korn-Kist Bacon
White Swan Instant Coffee
Crocery & Market
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