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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1959
Page
1
The paper notes a Venus appearance near the new moon, dismissing Russian missile claims and crediting Marcie Bryant for the alert. It also corrects last week's school board list, adding Harry Lander as reelected football coach after prior omission.
Tickets for two Bells events printed by The Sun announce a March 14 chili supper sponsored by Bells Boy Scout Troop No. 41 to fund the Scout building. and a March 28 Bells Volunteer Fire Department barbecue to fund the fire department. Both will be in the Bells school cafeteria.
The piece notes public school corporal punishment in Dallas with 710 spankings last month and a push for inspec tion stickers amid deadlines. It reflects on legislative spending, taxpaying lobby needs, and reminisces about livery stables and itinerant drummers from Savoy, recalling a bygone era.
In Wolfsburger Nachrichten an ad offers a television set for sale after being damaged by a fist blow in Frankfurt Germany. The unusual listing notes the device is slightly damaged and priced cheaply.
Thomas Co B Bryant Jr., chairman of the First National Bank of Whitewright and president of the National Bank of Sweetwater, died at his Sweetwater home after months of illness. Funeral services were in Sweetwater and Whitewright, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Eva Stillwell Bryant, two sons, a daughter, three grandchildren, and a sister.
The Senate voted 90 to 1 to extend the peacetime draft for men aged 18 to 26 for four more years. Senator Russell said the move sends a message to the Kremlin. The measure goes to the House which backs four more years of extended pay for medical professionals in the armed forces.
Funeral services were held at 2 p m Friday in Barnheart Chapel for William Joseph Hargett 83 who died at home March 4 after a three week illness Rev Fred Waldrop officiated Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery Active pallbearers were Lloyd Alexander George Bennett Ben Chesser M W Williams Jessie Phares and Taylor Autrey Born June 10 1875 in Sinclair County Alabama he came to Texas at 19 and married Lucy Phares Feb 18 1912 Achille Okla They moved to the Whitewright area in 1940 He was a barber and farmer and a Baptist Church member Surviving are wife three sons two daughters one sister 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren
Walter B. Hestand, 84, formerly of Whitewright, died at his Slaton home Sunday after about a year of illness. Funeral services were held in Slaton and burial followed at Inglewood Cemetery. A Kentucky native, he moved to Whitewright at 14, ran a grocery, rebuilt after the 1911 fire, moved to Slaton in 1924 and pioneered the first wholesale grocery west of Abilene. He served two terms as president of the local grocers association.
The Agriculture Department on Monday said cattle on farms on January 1 will not trigger a big drop in cattle prices. Retail beef prices are not expected to fall notably in the next year or two, so no major changes at the butcher counter are likely.
DPS officers in Texas tan uniforms debut change after 25 years. Col. Homer Garrison Jr. states all three divisions will wear new outfits including slacks and a western style hat. About 750 personnel will appear in the updated attire.
H K Caldwell of the State Public Safety MVI division reports only 35 percent of vehicles in Grayson County have passed inspection. Of 35 400 vehicles in the district 12 500 have been inspected with five weeks left until the April 15 deadline.
Post Commander Earl Fields calls a special Ever heart Thornhill American Legion meeting for 7:30 tonight to rally members to repay post debt and celebrate with barbecue and refreshments.
Tardy taxpayers in the southwest were assessed almost 23 million dollars in penalties and additional taxes during fiscal 1958. Administrative Officer Herbert Clark of the Internal Revenue Service Sherman explained the sum was due to delinquent returns and verification methods. He noted the April 15 deadline for 1958 individual income tax returns is near.
A reader from Tom Bean labels Mars exploration as risky and unnecessary while noting global hunger and war. He jokes about space loan dynamics and praises a 94 year old grandpa at a country store who distrusts lying preachers and values religious living.
Chamber of Commerce president Leon White presided over a Monday meeting at Ayres Cafe to discuss town needs and actions. Planned topics include a membership drive, a banquet, collaboration with city officials, and road plans to the Negro cemetery. A March 19 guest speaker is planned and all businesses will be contacted.
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association held a Tuesday night meeting in the school gym. Activities included Tiny Tot Revue by first to third graders, a hoola hoop demo, a Barber Shop Quartet, and a film on crippled children for Easter Seal support. A nominating committee was formed for next year, and the Womanless Wedding was announced for March 20.
Monday offers hamburgers with lettuce tomato pickles onion pork n beans potato chips cookies and ice cream. Tuesday serves pork patties creamed potatoes cabbage green pepper salad rolls butter peach halves. Wednesday features pinto beans kraut Weiners sliced onions stewed apples cornbread cake with icing. Thursday serves meat loaf yellow hominy tossed salad rolls butter banana pudding. Friday offers tuna fish sandwiches cheese pineapple on lettuce shoe string potatoes and sugar cookies.
Rep. Bruce Alger of Dallas presented to Congress a $30.24 GI insurance check made out to James C. McCormick of Dallas. McCormick wrote he is an average American who wants government costs reduced and urged the tax cut by having his check returned to the Treasury.
President Eisenhower stated the United States would not engage in a ground war in Europe over Berlin and would likely rely on nuclear options if hostilities arose. He criticized calls to enlarge European ground forces and urged Congress to consider higher taxes instead.
The article explains 1958 deduction limits based on AGI and qualifying organizations. It uses a $5 000 1940 real estate gift valued at $10 000 in 1958 to illustrate that deduction equals fair market value, while gain is taxed if sold. It covers donations of property and other assets and excludes political or propaganda driven gifts.
Last night's windstorm knocked out the letters C and C from the Sinclair sign at a Fort Worth service station near Seminary and Freeway, leaving it reading Sin lair and prompting local humor about wind mischief.
A concise reflection notes how progress continually replaces old ideas with newer methods, arguing that resistance fades as innovation reshapes systems and norms. No specific events or people are named.
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