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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1963
Page
1
The influenza epidemic spreads through Whitewright with Dr Geers treating 60 patients in one day and warnings about past pneumonia deaths in 1918. The notice also covers new telephone directories, party line penalties, emergency numbers, beeps signaling recording, and kite fire hazards.
The note honors E. B. Kent who turned 95 on March 2. Born March 2, 1868 in Tuscombia Alabama, he married Sally Nichols in 1888. They lived in Lamar County Texas from 1892 and in Fannin County from 1894 until Mrs Kent's 1937 death. He moved to a farm north of Whitewright about ten years ago and has 80 descendants: 10 children 25 grandchildren 41 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
A correction notes Henry M. Carroll did not work for White Wright Rendering Co. He was employed at Johnson and Johnson plant in Sherman. Harold Doss, city secretary, misstated rendering plant and the error is apologized for.
President Kennedy seeks nearly 100 billion dollars in new spending. If all in one dollar bills the total would form a stack about 6300 miles high, illustrating the scale of his budget push.
The Texas House passed a record 3.088 billion dollar two year spending plan sending it to the Senate. The measure sailed 129 to 9 with brief accusations while Appropriations chair W S Heatly led a fight to keep the final amount. The bill proposes 269 million more than the current biennium and includes 437,124,222 from general revenue.
Funeral services planned in Coweta Oklahoma for Mrs. W S Vernon 90 who died March 12 in a Broken Arrow nursing home. She was born 1873 near Whitewright and taught art at Leonard after graduating from Grayson College. Survivors include two sons a brother three sisters and a grandson.
Nathan Young 81 Randolph farmer and stockman died Saturday in a Sherman hospital after a long illness. Funeral and burial were held at Randolph Monday. He was born December 23, 1881 in Fannin County, married Laura Myrtle Musser December 6, 1903, and was a Randolph Baptist Church member. Survivors include his wife, three daughters, three grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
Clarence Lee Dutch Prigmore of Whitewright died February 27 at Commerce. Funeral and burial services were held there. He was born October 3, 1888, and survived by his wife, daughter Mrs. Tom Cox of Garland, sons Carroll Prigmore of Garland and Wade Prigmore of Commerce, sister Mrs. Scott Wright of Leonard, brother Ray Prigmore of Grand Prairie, and seven grandchildren.
Texas Baptists again lead the 28 state Baptist groups supporting the Southern Baptist Convention with a cooperative program budget goal for 1963 of 10 976 807 dollars. The 28 states set total goals of 56 778 408 dollars for the year and earmarked 19 769 995 dollars for SBC purposes, just over one third of their state goals. The SBC budget goal for 1963 through the cooperative program is 19 792 500 dollars. For the last two years SBC receipts through the cooperative program have failed to reach the year's goal.
A readers letter from Clem Webster critiques the idea of reducing the US Senate to one member per a 12 states plan. The note jokes about cutting taxes and increasing benefits while removing graft, with mock political satire referencing the White House and Congress. Local readers weigh in on reform and a potential run for Congress.
Senator Ralph Yarborough urged the Texas Legislature to ratify a constitutional amendment banning poll taxes for federal elections. He noted Texas is one of five states still with the tax and Idaho recently ratified, needing three fourths approval to add the amendment to the Constitution.
Louisville report explains whisky strength by proof. Ten proof equals five per cent alcohol, ninety proof equals forty five per cent, and one hundred proof equals fifty per cent alcohol.
Full operation funds were paid to all SBC agencies while capital funds for expansion were only partly paid. Outstanding 1961 capital needs have been settled, but 1962 needs remain unpaid. Denomination officials describe the cooperative program as a unified budget plan used by state Baptist conventions and the SBC to support missions education and benevolences.
Dr A Braido of the U S Forest Service says a single backyard shelter placed away from structures could save lives if a high altitude nuclear blast triggers widespread fires. He notes heat can cause fires and storms. many Hamburg survivors in non basement shelters survived.
A Senate bill by Sen. Ralph Hall would redefine the 59th Judicial District to serve Grayson and Collin counties and create a second district court for Grayson. The plan would seat the Grayson court alongside the 15th district led by Judge R. C. Vaughan, while the 59th District Court would serve Collin County only under Judge W. C. Dowdy.
A widely cited statistic notes that about 90 percent of the world’s population uses the metric system for weights and measures. The claim emphasizes the system’s global adoption across industries and daily life.
Denison officials secure final approval increasing the county office building budget to 200 000 dollars. Judge Les Tribble notes sale of the old jail site in Sherman to help fund the project and lists approved plots for parking and expansion. Bids for construction are set to open March 19 at 9 a.m.
The House passed 387 to 3 a four year extension of the draft law. Amendments to shorten the period and lower the conscription age were rejected. The measure deemed essential to national defense also extends manpower ceiling suspensions and related programs to July 1, 1967.
The Junior Class presents Me and My Shadow by J Vincent Barrett with Roy Harrington and Arleen as leads. A mysterious East Indian girl is saved by Roy and declares him master, drawing in Dr Bruce Douglas Mrs King and a nosy neighbor as complications mount before the curtain.
London. Mr Justice Faulks held that John Hutchinson could not obtain a divorce on grounds his wife sought to continue as a wife despite Hutchinson preferring his television set over children. The judge said his preference did not prove cruelty or Desertion.
The Grayson County Red Cross chapter schedules a five week standard first aid course for adults at Wilson N. Jones Hospital. Classes run Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 o clock starting March 19. The only cost is 75 cents for the First Aid Textbook. Registration is available March 19 or 21.
Vice President Lyndon Johnson denounced partisan attacks on President Kennedy as efforts to erode public confidence and paralyze the nation. He urged unity in facing Cuba policy while noting constitutional limits and criticizing bipartisan rhetoric across business, labor, and regional groups.
Captain Marvin Blount of the Texas Department of Public Safety urges motorists to obtain 1963 inspection stickers now as about 69 percent of Grayson County vehicles have not yet been inspected. He warns that nearing the April 15 deadline will bring long lines and delays at inspection stations. Nearly half of inspected vehicles need adjustments or repairs, delaying owners and stations. The piece also notes Meramec Caverns stairway routes with stalactite formations in Stanton Mo.
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