Whitewright Chamber meeting and local election notes
Regular Whitewright Chamber of Commerce gathering set for Thursday at Ayres Cafe 7 30 p m invites all. Walter Bunch calls a Friday Little League meeting at Ayres Cafe 7 30 p m for parents and interested adults. Senior class collect old newspapers next Monday from high school seniors. School board election Saturday mayoral race Tuesday both uncontested. Dusty wind stirs downtown as West Texas sand arrives. License plate deadline Friday April 1. Grayson County Democratic primary filings total about 17000 with anticipated refunds.
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Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Ayres Cafe
Walter Bunch
60 Census Starts Friday 60 Census Starts Friday 60
The 1960 Census of Population and Housing begins Friday April 1 with 160 000 census takers visiting every dwelling in the United States The process will cover 50 states and involves about 28 million miles of travel Advance Report Forms speed the census and a 25 percent sample will receive a Census Household Questionnaire Identified census takers will wear official credentials and carry a brown portfolio with supplies All personal data are strictly confidential by federal law
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United States
Harry R. Scheid
Census Bureau
Department of Commerce
Greenville
April plentiful foods list guides meal planning
Texas A&M researchers note April will feature abundant cranberry products and other high protein items such as eggs milk dairy products peanuts and peanut butter. The USDA list also cites canned blackberries canned freestone peaches raisins fresh dates carrots rice almonds and lard as plentiful in the Southwest.
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College Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Buy or Sell It With a Sun Want Ad
A Sun Want Ad offers a quick way to reach buyers and sellers for a range of items. Place your classified today to connect with local readers and move goods faster.
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Sun
Dawson Propane Gas Company A Local Economy Salute
The Dawson Propane Gas Company, established in 1946, expanded from 1947 onward and now operates six full time and three part time workers with four route trucks and one transport truck. Mr. Dawson, a Bells native from Marshall, Texas, serves rural areas and farming needs with propane burner attachments for flame cultivation, at about 50c per acre. The business is licensed by the Railroad Commission’s Liquid Petroleum Division, has had no permanent injuries in 13 years, and remains a family enterprise at Highway 69 North with daughter Carole born in 1949.
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Dawson
Dawson Propane Gas Company
Liquid Petroleum Division of
Railroad Commission
Dawsons
Highway 69
Carole
Cranberry Growers to Get Indemnity Payments
The White House says about 10 million dollars will be paid to cranberry growers hurt by last fall’s cancer scare. Indemnity will be about eight dollars per barrel of clean berries, with no payout for contaminated fruit. Agriculture Department to release full details later.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Agriculture Department
James C. Hagerty
Helped by Ram Injures Mrs Miller Learn Diabetes
In Alva Oklahoma Mrs Dave Miller 84 was brought to a hospital after a ram butted her. She stated the visit proved fruitful as doctors diagnosed a diabetic condition and she learned more about her health.
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Alva
Okla
Dave Miller
Ballard and DeBerry Begin Practice Teaching
Two Whitewright students at East Texas State College Commerce join 160 peers in practice teaching across 30 area cities after leaving campus March 28. Wesley Ballard teaches vocational agriculture in Sulphur Springs. Robert DeBerry teaches mathematics in Bonham. The nine week intern period fulfills teaching certificate requirements.
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Whitewright
East Texas State College
Commerce
Wesley Ballard
Virgil Ballard
Sulphur Springs
Robert DeBerry
R. H. DeBerry
Bonham
Forgetful shopping list hits New York households
Nesbit Associates study shows the items most often forgotten by housewives during supermarket trips. Coffee bread milk butter oleo peanut butter and orange juice top the list in order of shortage and forgetfulness.
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New York
Nesbit Associates, Packaging and Industrial Designers
Uncle Dan Sees Taxes and Laws in a Riff on Nations
In a letter titled by Uncle Dan of Tom Bean he riffs on taxes inflation and politicians. He mocks Congress for endless tax talk and fears overregulation while recalling past lean years and noting widespread law without true respect. He cites the Tongan Islands as a tax free example and jokes about a Baltimore dentist incident.
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Tongan Islands
Pacific
Baltimore
Congress
Chamber Commerce Roster Lists 1960 Members
Clyde Little delivers The Sun 1960 chamber roster showing 40 business memberships including Whitewright firms and services plus 70 individual memberships. Listed businesses include Whitewright Motor Co. and Stateville Service Station. numerous names appear among individuals with many locals and community figures.
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Clyde Little
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
The
Sun
Community Public Service Co
Whitewright Lumber Co
Lone Star Gas Co
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Brown’s Variety Store
Pettit Grocery & Market
T. W. Ayres & Son Dry Goods
C. R. Johnson
Barker Beauty Center
W. K. Alexander
Whitewright Sun
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Pascal Farley Feed & Seed
Edwards Chevrolet Co
Caraway Bros
Humble Station
J. B. Dixon
Meador’s Truck & Tractor Co
Whitewright Motor Co
Donigan Gin Co
Boy Scouts
James C. Bryant
Linwood
John Roberson
Sammie Caldwell
Mabel Kelly
John A. Ray
Distillery Offers Donkey and Elephant Shaped Bourbon
A distilling company announced it will sell bourbon in political themed bottles for the election year. Customers can buy bottles shaped like donkeys or elephants, offering a partisan twist for buyers.
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New York
Gas Co Asks Raise In Whitewright
Lone Star Gas Company asked the Whitewright City Commission for a 5.4 cent per thousand cubic feet rate increase for local natural gas distribution. Paul Simpson, district manager, argued the Rail road Commission approved a similar gate price rise, while City Commissioner Jack Meador urged a detailed financial statement before deciding on any hike.
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Lone Star Gas Company
Whitewright City
Paul Simpson
Bonham
City Commission
Railroad Commission
Jack Meador
the Sun
Meador
Simpson
Whitewright
Whitewright Schools Begin Easter Break April 14
Whitewright schools will observe an Easter holiday starting at the end of Thursday April 14 and continuing through Tuesday April 20. Superintendent S. T. Montgomery Jr. announced a five day rest period for students and teachers.
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Whitewright
Supt
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Food prices slip at wholesale by New York index
New York reports Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food index fell to 5.92 from 5.97 after five weekly gains. The index shows the total wholesale cost of one pound each of 31 commonly used foods, 3.9 percent below the 1959 week.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Weekly School Lunch Menu Highlights
Monday offers Barbecued Beef on Buns with Baked Beans Cabbage and Apple Slaw and Oatmeal Cookies. Tuesday serves Baked Ham with Creamed Potatoes Green Beans Hot Rolls Butter Lemon Pudding and Whipped Cream. Wednesday features Hot Dogs Chili Potato Chips Carrot Stocks Mixed Fruit Salad and Sugar Cookies. Thursday presents Steak Sandwich Shoe String Potatoes Grapefruit Sections Ice Cream. Friday includes Fish Sticks Catsup Black Eyed Peas Green Salad and Cherry Cup Cakes.
Uneducated Youth Forecast Harder Job Market
Washington report cites Ewan Clague of the Bureau of Labor Statistics warning that by 1970 at least 45 percent of American jobs will require substantial training in white collar fields while unskilled industrial laborers will drop to about 5 percent of the workforce as automation grows.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
America
Savoy Ham Supper Aids Clinic Fund in Savoy
Savoy Memorial Clinic building fund receives support from a Saturday dinner at the Savoy Lunchroom. Proceeds from a 5 to 9 pm ham supper go toward the $22,000 clinic, with $3,500 still needed and a “money tree” fundraising effort showing 903 leaves at $1 each toward $1,500.
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SAVOY
Savoy Memorial Clinic Building Fund
Claude C. Strickland
Strickland
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Amarillo
West Texas
Neck of the Woods
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Highway Patrol
Grayson County
Dawson Propane Gas Co
Cranberry
Ballard and
DeBerry
Dan
Tom Bean
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin County
APO
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