Whitewright Weather and Local Updates Highlight Community Life
Rain totals exceed two inches over the past week as scattered showers continue. Town notes plan a Chamber meeting on April 6 and an upcoming Katy train timetable change. Lloyd Alexander to receive a Texas cotton ginners award in Dallas on April 10. Maundy Thursday and Easter week are described with Maundy meanings. A labor right to work debate is discussed amid Texas politics. Italy’s tornado damage cited as a cautionary tale for Whitewright’s resilience.
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Whitewright
Lloyd Alexander
Whitewright Gin
Dallas
Texas
Texas Cotton Ginners Association
Jesus Christ
Christ
Western Week Climax Friday at Whitewright gyms
Western Week ends Friday with the Variety Show in the gym at 8 00 pm. Students have sold tickets and contributed pennies to the program as the crowning of kings and queens adds to the entertainment.
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Whitewright
Kings and Queens
House approves proposed constitutional amendment for women’s rights
In Texas, the House votes 136 to 6 to send a proposed amendment to voters. The measure, altered by amendments, would guarantee equality under law regardless of sex and includes protections on property, widows rights, and timing for enforcement. It moves to the Senate for action.
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Austin
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Ben Atwell
Dallas
Jim Cotten
Weatherford
J. Collier Adams
Lubbock
Adams
Franklin Spears
San Antonio
Kennedy Rides Will Try To Eliminate Identical Pricing
The Kennedy trustbusters plan to crack down on price fixing across more industries after exposing the Eisenhower era conspiracy. They aim to impose fines civil suits or prison, and seek to bolster competition for consumer benefit.
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Kennedy Rides
Washington
Kennedy Trustbusters
Eisenhower Trustbusters
Truman
Roosevelt
Justice Department
Federal Trade Commission
Capitol Hill
Uncle Dan Uses Easter Hats And Debt Talk
A humorous Uncle Dan letter notes Easter hat decisions, jokes about women and aging, cites census gaps, jokes about Paris hat food, jokes about V J Day dinner, mocks installment plans, comments on debt limits, and compares Democrats and Republicans with a horse economy.
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Georgia
Paris
Congress
Hoover
White House
Coolidge
Ft. Meyer
Cal
Uncle Dan
Revival Meeting Set At First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church announces a spring revival beginning Sunday April 2 and running to Sunday April 9 Evangelist Dr L Jack Gray of Fort Worth will lead the revival with Renee Morgan directing singing Services start 930 am Monday to Friday with 730 pm night services Sunday observance of regular hours Nursery available for all services.
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First Baptist Church
Bill Johnson
L. Jack Gray
Fort Worth
Renee Morgan
Kentuckytown to Hold Election April 4
Pascal Connelly election judge announces Kentuckytown voters will vote April 4 in the senatorial election at Kentuckytown. Clarifies consolidation does not affect Grayson County precincts this year. Mrs Connelly assists him in conducting the election.
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Pascal Connelly
Kentuckytown
the Sun
Grayson County
Connelly
Nickel content of U S five cent piece clarified
The five cent coin in the United States is composed of 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel, outlining the metal mix used in minting the denomination.
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United States
Foreign Students Enjoy Rotary Program At Durant
Students from Mexico Formosa Iran and other nations spoke at Carl Edwards Rotary Club in Durant about the Language Institute program sponsored by Oklahoma Presbyterian College and Southeastern State College. They praised the scholarship and cultural exchange highlighting education as a defense and opportunity.
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Carl Edwards
Rotary Club
Oklahoma Presbyterian College
Southeastern State College
Durant
Sergio Aguirre
Mexico
Presbyterian Church
Hsiao Shu-Yung
Hsiao
United States
Formosa
Abdul Hossain Zahedani
Iran
Jefferson
Wade Baskin
Durant Language Institute
W. K. Phillips
Sherman
L. T. Davis
Denison
G. C. Hodge
Joe E. Sanders
Bonham
J. D. Mosley
John Davis
Kenneth Frisby
Amherst dean calls for fewer well rounded students
Eugene Wilson, Amherst College admissions dean, argues that the school has too many well rounded students and prefers square, nonconformist individuals who resist being pushed. He likens a well rounded person to a ball that rolls in the first direction pushed.
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Eugene Wilson
Amherst
Caution Over Building Replacement Costs Puts Plans On Hold
A business considers a $4,000 building option but cites replacement costs of $15,000 to $20,000 making the project impractical. Officials say they hope to avoid facing the issue if possible.
Deaths Francis Taylor Anderson 1883 1961
Francis Taylor Anderson 78 died at his Whitewright home after a long illness. Funeral services today at 2:00 p m at Barnheart Funeral Chapel with Rev R L Cates Rev H V Caraway and Rev John Strean officiating. Burial in Burns Cemetery Trenton. Survivors include son Buster Anderson Dallas daughters Arnold Henson Whitewright and Dee Robbins Fort Worth and one grandchild.
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Barnheart Funeral Chapel
Francis Taylor Anderson
R. L. Cates
Bonham
H. V. Caraway
Trenton
John Strean
Whitewright
Billy Muirhead
Paul Bowen
Chilton Hymer
Ralph Brown
Dee Patterson
Woodrow Bowen
Burns Cemetery
Anderson
Arnold Henson
Tennessee
Gid
Mary Anderson
Etta Brown
Fannin County
Olney
Dallas
Dee Robbins
Fort Worth
Funeral services held for Howard Harrison in Sherman
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p m Sunday in Sherman for Howard Harrison 71 of 1102 Wells Sherman who died Friday evening in a Sherman hospital Retired from Hardwicke Etter Co born Sept 22 1889 in Canaan son of William and Mrs Harrison married Maude Smith July 4 1909 in Whitewright Survived by wife son William Howard Harrison daughter Mrs Ray Burris two brothers Homer Harrison Ernest Harrison three sisters Mrs Lee Jones Mrs N W Berry Mrs E E Garner three grandchildren and three great grandchildren Burial was in West Hill Cemetery Harrison lived in Whitewright for many years.
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Sherman
Howard Harrison
Wells
Maude Smith
Whitewright
Hardwicke-Etter Co
Key Memorial Methodist Church
William Howard Harrison
Ray Burris
Ector
Homer Harrison
Lubbock
Ernest Harrison
Clovis, N. M
Lee Jones
Slaton
N. W. Berry
Miami
E. E. Garner
Randolph
Glo Harrison
Buddie Rowd
Morris Wayne Burris
Fritch
Denison Youth Drowns While Herding Cattle Near Flooded Creek
William Larry Stockton aged 15 of Denison drowned Wednesday morning when his horse stepped into the flooded Iron Ore Creek southeast of Denison. He was son of Mr and Mrs W H Stockton and grandson of Mrs D M Mooneyham. Surviving family includes his mother Katherine Mooneyham and brother Granville Ray Stockton. He was a Denison Junior High student born July 5 1945 in Sherman. Funeral at 3 00 p m Friday at Johnson Moore Funeral Home Denison with burial in Whitewright City Cemetery.
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Denison
William Larry Stockton
W. H. Stockton
D. M. Mooneyham
Whitewright
Katherine Mooneyham
Granville Ray Stockton
W. M. Kretsinger
Kretsinger
Sherman
Johnson-Moore Funeral Home
Savoy Deacon Jim Hodge Dies at 83 in Texas
Jim H. Hodge 83 of Savoy, uncle of John Smith of Whitewright, died Tuesday at his daughter’s home in Denison. Funeral 2:00 p.m. today at Savoy Baptist Church, burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Maude, son Howard Hodge of Denison, daughters Mrs. Ford Kitching of Savoy and Mrs. V. C. Cates of Denison, eight grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Burial directed by Earnheart Funeral Home.
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Jim H. Hodge
Savoy
John Smith
Whitewright
V. C. Cates
Denison
Savoy Baptist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Earnheart Funeral Home
Mr. Hodge
Morristown
Tenn
George
Mary Hodge
Lucy Elizabeth Hazelwood
Texas
Maude Hurt
Howard Hodge
Ford Kitching
Funeral services held for Eva Barker in Dallas
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m March 24 in Dallas for Mrs Eva Barker 67 a resident of Dallas Burial was in Restland Memorial Park Mrs Barker was a member of the Baptist Church She was born in Collin County daughter of Mr and Mrs George Smith of Greenville Survivors are her husband two sons M T Barker of Dallas and
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Dallas
Eva Barker
Restland Memorial Park
Barker
The
Baptist Church
Collin County
George Smith
Greenville
M. T Barker
Whitewright Votes: City and Senatorial Elections April 4
Whitewright voters will cast ballots next Tuesday for a United States senator to replace Lyndon Johnson in the statewide race while city commissioners Jack Meador and Charles E Ayres run unopposed. The senatorial contest features 71 candidates with both elections at City Hall. A prior school board election is set for Saturday with two seats on the ballot for Dick Walker and Wallace Wilson, incumbents, and Earl Blanton seeking reelection as county trustee at large.
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Whitewright
United States
Lyndon Johnson
Jack Meador
Charles E. Ayres
Dick Walker
Wallace Wilson
Earl Blanton
Voters May Mark Ballots Two Ways
Attorney General Will Wilson said a ballot may be counted if the voter's clear intention is discernible even without a horizontal line through opposed candidates. The ruling applies to the April 4 U S Senate election and warns that vertical marks carry risk of misreading intentions.
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Austin
Will Wilson
Travis County
Tom Blackwell
U. S. Senate
Wilson
Texas
Baptists Pay 2.7 Million in Benefits
About 5 500 Baptist pastors church and denominational employees received nearly 2 750 000 in 1960 in retirement and insurance benefits from the Southern Baptist Annuity Board. Total beneficiaries since the start 34 5 million. Trust funds rose to 82 million. Also notes 1842 Dr Crawford Long earliest anaesthesia operation in Jefferson Georgia.
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Southern Baptist Annuity Board
R. Alton Reed
Southwide
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Protection Plan
Crawford Long
Jefferson, Ga
James Venable
Barker Family Obituary Noted in Houston Area
Billy Morris Barker of Houston is survived by a daughter Mrs. Anta Marie Maize of Dallas five sisters named from Whitewright Green ville Floyd Brawley Calif and two more. three brothers Y B Smith Greenville Grady Smith Fort Worth Morris Smith Amarillo.
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Billy Morris Barker
Houston
Anta Marie Maize
Dallas
John Smith
Whitewright
Burt McGlothlin
Clyde Steele
Greenville
Jack Burton
Floyd
Gary Wicker
Brawley
Calif
Y. B. Smith
Grady Smith
Fort Worth
Morris Smith
Amarillo
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