Western Week schedule and spring events at Whitewright schools
Western Week is highlighted with a barbecue Tuesday and a variety show Friday at Whitewright schools. The Senior Class offers a Sunday noon diner at the high school cafeteria with baked ham and homemade pie priced at 1.00 for adults and .75 for children. A minstrel show by the Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department is set for April 19. The piece notes spring arrives as rainfall remains scarce, with only about an inch in the first year months.
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Whitewright
Cannon-Whiterock Highway Planned
State Highway Commission plans Farm-to-Market Highway No. 2729 through Cannon Tom Bean and Whiterock. Preliminary sketches will be on file next week in Sherman. Residents may request a public hearing by April 11. hearing will be scheduled with notice if requested.
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The
State Highway Commission
Cannon
Tom Bean
Whiterock
Sherman
Sun
L. D. Cabaniss
Government to add low rent housing in listed towns
Contracts have been let for additional government low rent housing units in Trenton Savoy Leonard Bells and Tom Bean. Here in Whitewright nothing has been done to procure additional units. Mrs R R Wortham of Lubbock a Sun subscriber for only a year sends in her renewal subscription with the comment we have enjoyed the Whitewright paper very much it’s like a letter from home. We have been away from there 19 years but we haven’t forgotten our friends and relatives back there.
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Trenton
Savoy
Leonard
Bells
Tom Bean
Whitewright
R. R. Wortham
Lubbock
Sun
Doctor James C. Jernigan to Lead Texas College of Arts and Industries
Dr James C Jernigan former Whitewright school teacher will be inaugurated as president of Texas College of Arts and Industries Kingsville Texas on March 25 He is a Van Alstyne native who led Whitewright High School 1936 39 then Pilot Point schools and served as World War I combat officer with rank of captain in the European theater for 20 months
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James C. Jernigan
Whitewright
Texas College of Arts and Industries
Kingsville
Texas
Dr. Jernigan
van Alstyne
Whitewright High School
Pilot Point
Ford to Reintroduce 15-Inch Wheels on 1964 Cars
Ford announces 15 inch wheels will return on some 1964 models. A low profile tire will keep overall vehicle height the same as with 14 inch wheels. Chief engineer Hans Matthias cites test results showing 30 percent greater wear, 20 percent better skid resistance, and 10 percent higher speeds.
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Detroit
Ford
Hans Matthias
Widows Inheritance Tax On Stocks Held Jointly Opinion
Attorney General Wag goner Carr ruled that a wife must pay inheritance tax on half the value of stocks bought by the couple after a husband’s death. The tax applies even if the husband used the wife’s funds with her consent and the stocks were to remain her separate property.
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Austin
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Robert Calvert
Dinner Dancer Kiwi Feeds as Worms Surface
A kiwi bird in New Zealand taps its feet to stir earthworms to the surface then feeds. The animal uses ground vibrations to locate prey during a simple dinner routine.
Deaths M O Leggett 85 Funeral in Dallas
Funeral services were held at Earnheart chapel for M O Leggett 85 who died Saturday in Whitewright Nursing Home after a long illness. He lived in Dallas and was a retired building contractor. Graveside rites followed in Laurel Land Cemetery Dallas with Rev Dale Gore and John Quick officiating. He is survived by his wife six children and many grandchildren.
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Earnheart Funeral Chapel
M. O. Leggett
Whitewright Nursing Home
Dallas
Laurel Land Cemetery
Dale Gore
Whitewright
John Quick
Mr. Leggett
Greenfield
Ind
Harry
Ray Leggett
Old Women to Rule U.S. Report Claims
Washington reports a private Population Reference Bureau projection that U.S. governance could shift toward a ruling group of elderly women as life expectancy rises and inheritance patterns favor female wealth. The 1960 census era notes 179.3 million people, 70 percent urban, with rural decline concentrated in the South and a growing nonwhite share reaching 11.2 percent.
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Washington
Population Reference Bureau, Inc
Bureau
U.S
Savoy Votes on Water Bonds for City Growth
Savoy plans an April 2 election to issue 60000 for water and sewer work tied to the Texas Power and Light Valley Steam Plant. Funds cover a 100000 gallon elevated tank a 50000 gallon ground storage tank and a new well with 50 gallons per minute capacity plus a 500 gpm booster pump. The vote coincides with the regular city election.
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Savoy
Texas Power & Light Co. Valley Steam Generating Plant
Uncle Dan Backs Idle Corn Music Ban in Tom Bean
Uncle Dan writes from Tom Bean praising self reliance and opposing government aid to farmers growing corn to music. He cites Ed Doolittle and George E. Smith, jokes about Billy Sol Estes, and argues music fertilizer would worsen farm problems while noting corn surplus and potential popcorn uses. He urges government to abandon such aid.
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Ed Doolittle
Illinois
George E. Smith
Zeke Grubb
Clem Webster
Billy Sol Estes
Billy Sol
Alger Hiss
Uncle Dan
Grayson County seeks state designation for Farm Road 1281
Grayson County officials with colleagues from Fannin Hunt and Delta met in Paris to push turning Farm Road 1281 into State Highway 124. They argue traffic is heavy and narrow. state control could enable paved shoulders, while local funds cannot. The plan would extend 124 from Cooper to Commerce, connecting with current Farm Road 1281.
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Grayson County
Paris
State Highway Department
Sherman
Commerce
Tom Bean
Whitewright
Les Tribble
Cliff Hestand
Tom McKee
Fannin
Hunt
Delta
L. D. Cabaness
Tribble
1963 Crop Forecasts Exceed 1962 Figures
The Agriculture Department said farmers plan to plant 308 million acres of all crops for 1963, about 2 percent more than 1962. Major crops cover 263 million acres, also 2 percent higher. Last year had the smallest planted acreage since 1929, yet total production tied a record high from 1960 as yields rose due to technological advances.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
New Public Library Built on Miami Beach Night Club Strip
A $420000 public library has been constructed in the heart of the Miami Beach nightclub district. The project situates a civic building amid entertainment venues, signaling a cultural upgrade for the area.
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Miami Beach
Farm Group Backs U S Aid Policy Shift at Union Meet
National Farmers Union delegates broadened policy to favor more federal aid for agriculture as proposed in the Brannan plan. The revision, aimed at pressuring Kennedy administration on farm income proposals, was approved in the presence of former Agriculture Secretary Brannan. The union held its 63rd annual convention at the Henry Hudson Hotel and Carnegie Hall.
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New York
National Farmers Union
Farm Organization
Brannan
Kennedy
Charles F. Brannan
Truman
Farmers Union
Denver
Henry Hudson Hotel
Carnegie Hall
Freeman Blamed For Price Drop On Livestock
Charles B. Schuman of the American Farm Bureau testified to the House Agriculture Feed Grain Committee blaming Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman for falling livestock prices. He said hog prices are down and top cattle prices have dropped over seven dollars per hundred since last fall and urged Congress to delay feed grain legislation until after 1963 program signup and the wheat referendum results.
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American Farm Bureau
House Agriculture Feed Grain Committee
Orville Freeman
Charles B. Schuman
AFBF
Shuman
Congress
First U. S. convent founded at Port Tobacco in 1790
The Carmelites established the first United States convent at Port Tobacco, serving as their headquarters in 1790.
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United States
Port Tobacco
The
Carmelites
Youth League Meeting Monday
A meeting at 7 30 p m Monday at the Malt Shop will plan next summer activities for the Boys League and the Youth League. Officers and directors will be elected and all interested persons invited. Fathers of eligible boys urged to attend. Both leagues had successful baseball seasons last summer providing recreation and clean spectator sport.
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Boys League
Youth League
Call Collect If Screwworm Found
Mission, Texas urges livestock producers to report screwworm infestations by collecting about 10 worms from the wound and calling Justice 5-1646 collect. Provide name address date farm location wound location and contact details for instructions.
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Justice
House Power Demands Major Cut in Foreign Aid
Rep. Otto Passman of Louisiana urged halving Kennedy's foreign aid request, proposing a $2.4 billion reduction to show restraint. He spoke before the president's budget message and a critical Clay committee report, dismissing its findings as meaningless without deeper cuts.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Otto E. Passman
Louisiana
House
Passman
Lucius D. Clay
Whitewright School Board Reelects Most Faculty. Bull Range Resigns
The Whitewright Independent School District board reelected nearly all teachers in the system last week. Bull Range, science teacher, resigned and Howard Hodge was appointed to teach at Troup. Elementary and high school staff listed include multiple teachers, principals, and support personnel. additional personnel will be elected at the next meeting.
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Board of Education
Whitewright Independent School District
Bull Range
Howard Hodge
Troup
Leta Harper
Lillian Neathery
Sammye Caldwell
O. V. Barker
Joe Crouch
Robert Sivley
Lanell Neal
J. L. Huckaby
Supt
S. T. Montgomery
April Plentifuls Highlight High On The Hog
April lists plentiful foods including pork beef milk potatoes peanuts and all peanut products canned fruits and olives. Beef appears on the list for the first time in years with prices lower than last winter and promotions by grocers encourage frequent use of abundant items for economy and choice.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural Marketing Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Social Security Tips From Sherman Official
Social security district manager Gus Jones urges early planning for retirement and filing two to three months before retirement to ensure timely payments. He warns against delaying visits and advises checks at ages 62 65 and 72, with the Sherman office at 315 West Mulberry.
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Gus Jones
Social Security
Sherman
Social Security Office
Jones
Mr. Jones
West Mulberry
Missile policy favors western ICBM sites away from cities
The Defense Department implies in wartime strategy that most ICBM bases sit west of the Mississippi to avoid eastern population centers and potential hits on Washington, D. C. The unstated aim is to place missiles where first enemy salvos are less likely to target large urban areas.
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Russia
Washington, D. C
Defense Department
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