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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1961
Page
1
Friday night the High School Junior Class presents a three act comedy Hillbilly Courtship in the gym at 7:30 with ticket prices 50c for adults and 35c for children. Full house hoped for as students stage the production.
A historical record notes that more than 14 000 people died of cholera in England during 1866 amid widespread disease outbreaks and public health concerns.
The Central Christian Church plans monthly services starting Easter Sunday April 2 at 9 am with the first Sunday of each month following. Reverend Kenneth Kennon Jr of Fort Worth will serve as full time pastor, previously leading churches in Me lissa Throckmorton Chico and Granbury. He and his wife, natives of Springfield Missouri, have three young sons.
President Kennedy backed a plan to purchase three million doses of Dr. Albert Sabin's oral polio vaccine, set for release next fall. The government would stockpile mainly for U S epidemics and fund research. Sabin welcomed the move as production accelerates toward widespread public use by November with ample supplies by March.
The 12 lane AMF Bonham Lanes will open Tuesday March 21 with free bowling all day starting at 9 a.m. Located on Highway 78 on Bonham’s north edge the facility features automatic pin setters a snack bar spectator seating air conditioning and ample parking.
The Census Bureau reports about one in 11 Americans is 65 or older. The 1960 advance data show 16,559,580 people 65 plus out of 179,323,175 total, up 34.7 percent since 1950. California gained 481,199. New York 429,133. Florida 315,655, with Florida and Arizona each over 100 percent in 65 and older growth.
Washington reports the five Polaris submarines, costing over 100 million each, face a crew shortage as the Navy must raid noncommissioned officers from surface ships. With destroyers already at 41 percent crewing, and 42 months of training needed, prospect recruits cannot fill the ranks as assembly speeds up to 1963.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean shares a wind storm tale and a 1939 newspaper found on his porch. He compares past and present world troubles and humorously notes a preacher’s mixed up views and a Georgia speeding case over his mother in law. The letter ends with the judge separating truth from deceit.
A meeting for cotton producers is set for Friday night March 17 at 7 30 in the Oak Room of the Grayson County State Bank Sherman. Three Texas Agricultural Extension Service specialists will headline with talks on management in cotton production insect control and overall production practices from planting to harvest. Les Crook will chair the meeting.
Had Your Soil Tested The article urges farmers to test soil before spring seeding. Extension soil chemist W F Bennett says soil testing removes guesswork and determines exact fertilizer and lime needs, with samples taken any workable moisture and sent to lab now to avoid last minute rush.
The Parthenon in Athens Greece is described as a famed temple built to honor the goddess Athena. It stands as a landmark of ancient Greek architecture and religious devotion with strong ties to Athena and the city of Athens.
IRS clarifies there is no social security tax increase 3.0 to 3.1 percent. A December document 523 misled employers into thinking rates changed when only unemployment tax rose briefly. No new Circular E exists and no rate update was issued.
President Kennedy urged that debate over federal aid to parochial schools not inflame religious prejudice. He said religious leaders may express views without changing them due to the White House occupant. He called for careful congressional examination of Cardinal Spellman’s tax exemption proposal separate from the school aid bill.
Six rich agricultural valleys near San Francisco boast diverse climates that allow harvesting crops every month of the year. The varied conditions enable year round production across multiple regions and crops.
Staff Sergeant Edgar H. Humphries of Whitewright received the Bronze Star Medal at Fort Richardson Alaska for exemplary conduct in ground combat during World War II. The 40 year old veteran earned the award for actions in December 1944 with the 398th Infantry Regiment in the European Theater.
Funeral services were held in Sherman for Mrs. Violet M. Hodges Johnson who died Sunday in a Sherman hospital. Born December 1, 1886 in Savoy, she was married to Roy D. Johnson in 1906 and was a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, three sons Grady of Sherman Jolley of Caddo Mills and Duke of LaPort, four Hodges siblings, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
In Your Future England’s Handley Page plans a flying wing to carry 300 passengers London to New York for about 11 pounds within five years. Tomorrow’s supermarket may use moving sidewalks markers and coded purchases to speed checkout while police may employ electric shocks and Burglar grabs. Personal hearing aids dental cooling and built in home air conditioning are explored as future comforts and a cavity vaccine is suggested.
The Sunday Pictorial claims 20,000 British men have 40,000 wives in a bigamy expose. It describes a typical English bigamist as a cheerful neighbor’s ideal husband, highlighting widespread secrecy and social hypocrisy.
A 19 year old Tom Bean youth Perry Alton Jones was injured when a tractor overturned on him during stump pulling on Phillips farm in Kentuckytown. He suffered a serious cut to the right leg and other injuries and was trapped for about 20 minutes before an uncle freed him.
Mrs. Billy Barr of Bonham demonstrates covering shoes and bags in the High School Homemaking Department tonight at 7 30. Materials required are cotton cloth glue and a plain pair of shoes. Youths and adults interested in learning this fashion are invited to attend.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy told antitrust staff to pursue aggressive actions and stressed that consumers bear the costs of bid rigging and price fixing. Congress is urged to raise antitrust funding from 5,074,000 to 5,550,000 for the next fiscal year to expand the unit after a prior crackdown led to convictions of 28 firms and seven executives with nearly 2 million dollars in fines.
A lighthearted inventory of daily items and costs from alarm to breakfast, noting prices and taxes for items like orange juice toast coffee and an electric razor. It ends with a joke about income tax as the family considers their tax return.
A London advertisement claims the British army offers incentive for troops to study Chinese and seeks a Chinese girl teacher for the king's own Yorkshire light infantry. The notice calls for a beautiful instructor.
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