Spring brings frost and a busy week in Whitewright
The vernal equinox marked spring but frost lingered. Open house for Top of the Hill Addition is planned for Easter Sunday April 9 hosted by K and D Construction. New homes rise on South Carter Street as Ronce Morgan builds two, bringing six since last summer. Mrs O V Barker redecorates her beauty shop with panelwood. The 71 name senatorial ballot highlights election law gaps. suggestions include raising filing fees and prohibiting office-holders from seeking overlapping terms. The oil depletion tax credit prompts talk of irrigation and broader tax relief concerns for taxpayers on the South Plains.
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K & D Construction Company
Butch Kaiser
Grady Durett
Whitewright
Ronce Morgan
South Carter Street
Uncle Sam
South Plains
Texas
Doctor Advises Wives to Flirt With Husbands
Munich psychologist Elisabeth Gounod says husbands lose interest when wives chatter about themselves and show their flaws in routines and dress. She urges wives to be lively and flirt, listen, dress and dance to keep romance alive and avoid becoming mere furniture.
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Munich
Elisabeth Gounod
Kennedy Signs Fast to Launch Emergency Grain Program
President Kennedy signed emergency feed grain legislation two hours after Senate approval to fast track the plan. Agriculture Secretary Freeman set higher support prices for corn soybeans barley sorghums oats rye flaxseed and cottonseed, rewarding compliant farmers and penalizing nonparticipants.
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Washington
Kennedy
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Senate
Freeman
Congress
Deaths and funeral rites for Kentuckytown farmer John Melton
Funeral services for John Will Melton 53 Kentuckytown farmer were held at 2 30 p m Wednesday conducted by Rev L D Beall Sherman and Rev Houston Garner Whitewright Burial Oak Hill Cemetery He died of a heart attack after being found in his car at a local service station Born November 20 1907 in Clay County Tennessee he married Aline Melton March 8 1937 Survivors include his wife five sons Russell Johnny Bobby Larry and James all of Kentuckytown seven daughters Leonard Thompson Sherman and Mary Helen Linda Donna Kathy and Jean Melton of Kentuckytown four brothers Garfield Jim and Glen Melton Livingston Tenn and Curt Melton Crossville Ill two sisters Myrtle Hutchinson Carmi Ill and Mertie Gore Livingston Tenn.
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John Will Melton
Kentuckytown
L. D. Beall
Sherman
Houston Garner
Whitewright
Oak Hill Cemetery
Melton
Clay County
Tenn
Livingston, Tenn
Curt Melton
Crossville, Ill
Myrtle Hutchinson
Carmi, Ill
Mertie Gore
Farmers Plan To Cut Corn Acreage This Year
The Agriculture Department reports farmers intend to plant 82.4 million acres of corn in 1961 down from 82.9 million last year but above the 1950s average. Soybeans are set for a record 26.4 million acres with production nearing 600 million bushels. Total cropland in use is projected at 264 million acres.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas Senate Approves 2-Year Spending Bill
The Texas Senate passed a 2.5 billion dollar two year appropriation with only one dissent. The bill moves the state toward balancing its general fund but requires tax measures to cover deficits and future spending. House action lags as conference talks loom and revenue plans await.
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Austin
Senate
Senate House
House
Estate tax plan ups states part
The Advisory Commission on Intergovernment Relations proposed a federal estate tax overhaul to boost states' revenue. It would allocate about 800 million dollars to states from roughly 2 billion collected annually, effectively doubling their current share.
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Washington
Advisory Commission On Intergovernment Relations
Teachers Elected By School Board
The Whitewright Board of Education re elected all teachers and most staff, except bus driver W T Farrow who will retire. Re elected were numerous teachers in white and Negro schools along with lunchroom cooks and custodians. Easter holiday closes March 31 with classes resuming April 10. The district reports attendance ahead of last year and expects no teacher losses. bac calaureate is May 28 and commencement May 29.
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Whitewright Board of Education
W. T. Farrow
Lillian Neathery
al Eva Blanton
O. W. Barker
Joe Crouch
Robert Sivley
Leta Harper
Sammye Caldwell
Buell Range
Dorothy Lackey
Martha Joe Emerson
Pebble May
Mardell Pumphrey
Sallye Hamilton
Sarah Kilgree
Audra Bennett
S. T. Montgomery Jr
B. R. Vestal
David Johnson
Harold Thornhill
W. H. Stedham
Noda Hughes
Ray Lumpkins
Arnold Henson
Robert DeBerry
Caleb
Montgomery
the Sun
Pigs Die Prompt Moscow Farm Officials Sentenced
Tass reports two state farm officials near Moscow were sentenced to one year in prison for letting 2 182 pigs die last winter due to lack of winter housing and feed. The piece adds a note on a dog’s gestation period, 58 to 65 days.
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Moscow
Tass
Letter to editor weighs in on road safety and national debt
A reader from Tom Bean jokes about car safety belts, collapsible bumpers, and pedestrian protection while critiquing Washington lobby efforts. He laments debt levels, notes the Bureau of Engraving printing changes, and praises new administration funding for schools amid tight budgets.
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Washington
Congress
Congressmen
Bureau of Engraving
Senator Byrd
United States
Lokey Edwards Named President of Rotary Club
Lokey Edwards elected president of the Rotary Club to take office July 1 succeeding Lloyd Alexander. New officers include George Hight as vice president Russell Summers as secretary and Roy Blanton as treasurer. Directors named Ralph Judd and Philip Earnheart with the retiring president to serve as director. Edwards oversaw Friday program featuring an atomic research film with visitors Rotarians Tip Daniel and Fritz Triplett noted.
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Lokey Edwards
Rotary Club
Edwards
Community Public Service Company
Lloyd Alexander
George Hight
Russell Summers
Roy Blanton
Ralph Judd
Philip Earnheart
Lakey Edwards
Tip Daniel
Fritz Triplett
Sherman
Carl Edwards
Drivers Face Higher Auto Insurance Rates in Texas
Judge Thomas C. Ferguson said rates could rise 13 to 14 percent later this year, not before June when 1960 merit rating records begin. The State Board of Insurance plans to drop marginal traffic violations from ratings and base discounts on accidents costing $50 or more, reducing safe-driver credits from 20 to 15 percent.
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Austin
Thomas C. Ferguson
State Board of Insurance
Texas
Ferguson
House Committee On Insurance
Senate
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Kennedy Budget Proposes Increases Across Several Agencies
President Kennedy asks Congress to raise the Agriculture Department by 442 million and the Interior by 41 million along with an 11 million bump for US Information Agency and a reshuffled State Department budget as part of 1962 fiscal amendments. The plan aims to support research, African and Latin American programs, and expanded diplomatic activity while signaling a move toward a balanced budget with targeted deficit defense spending. The report also cites the record Antarctica temperature of minus 125.3 degrees at Vostok in 1958.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Agriculture Department
Interior Department
U. S. Information Agency
State Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Rural Electrification Administration
Farmers Home Administration
Commodity Credit Corporation
USIA
Africa
Latin America
U. S
United Nations
Antarctica
Vostok
Western Week Opens With Western Style Pageantry
The Whitewright Schools begin Western Week Monday with students arriving in western outfits. A large finale on Friday features a Variety Show with admission 50 cents for adults and 35 cents for students. Rules include candidate elimination, King Queen crowns for both grade and high schools, and permits for certain students.
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Whitewright
Houston Darwin
Congress Passes Jobless Aid Bill in House Vote
The bill to extend unemployment compensation won final House approval 361 to 31 amid protests from Rep. Bruce Alger of Dallas and other conservatives. Three Texas Democrats joined Alger in voting no. Jim Wright was absent. The measure adds a 4 percent tax on the first 3000 dollars of wages for two years to fund benefits.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Bruce Alger
Dallas
Senate
White House
Alger
Omar Burleson
Anson
Walter Rogers
Pampa
Olin Teague
College Station
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Texas
One Day At A Time And A Funny Anecdote
Two verses emphasize living only today with yesterday and tomorrow left to God and memory. A physiology class joke then contrasts adaptation with a cousin’s gain, delivering a light moral about change and humor.
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God the Almighty
Robert J. Burdette
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Pokey
Dan
Tom Bean
Dear Mister
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin County
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Kevin
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