Whitewright rainfall and area norms noted
April rainfall in Whitewright totaled 5.80 inches, well below 1966. Four month rainfall reached 9.43 inches versus a 14.24 inch normal. County norms for Grayson and Fannin used to estimate local averages. Tom Bean wins Division I District 4 Community Improvement Program and earns a $100 prize and state contest eligibility. Federal workforce rose by 18,000 to 2,880,000 in March with 140,106 civilians added in Q1. Horace Greeley’s adage reimagined for federal payroll appeal.
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Whitewright
L. J. Penny
City Water Dept
Tex. Almanac
Grayson County
Sherman
Fannin
Honey Grove
Grayson-Fannin County
Tom Bean
Horace Greely
College Authority Tip Sparks Rioting Debate
A columnist urges expulsion of rioters to cancel draft exemptions, claiming it would curb campus unrest. The piece cites an Aggie's reaction to Texas A&M's policy that students pay for meals in the dining hall whether they eat there or not, with the reply that the school ought to be closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aggie
Texas A&m
Grayson County approves right of way bond election details
Next Tuesday voters in Grayson County will revisit a 1 750 000 right of way bond issue for property taxpayers. Last November the measure failed to secure a two thirds majority despite a majority of votes cast. In Whitewright polls open 8 a m to 7 p m at the Firemen's Hall for eligible property owners who have state and county tax payments and are registered voters.
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Grayson County
Whitewright
Tornado date correction for 1919 event
Charlie Ayres and Homer Gentry corrected the date of the 1919 tornado. The error listed April 19 but records show April 9, a mistake noted after 48 years. Virgil Mullins had prompted reconsideration, and Sun files confirmed the correct date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Ayres
Homer Gentry
Virgil Mullins
Expansion at Bond and Walnut area noted by Dallas man
A Dallas visitor asked about work at the Bond and Walnut corner, learning Carl’s sausage plant is expanding. He recalled Carl’s Tasty Sausage sold locally and remarked that sausage is less common in summer, noting winter pork sausage traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Bond and
Walnut Streets
Carl
Denison to Host Upper Elm-Red Awards Banquet
Denison will host the 18th annual Upper Elm-Red Soil and Water Conservation District Awards Banquet at Denison High School gym in South Denison. The event starts 8:00 p m daylight saving time on Thursday May 11. Whitewright High School student Debbie Dyer will be honored as the winner of the 7th annual Conservation Essay Contest, chosen from 105 entries across nine schools and awarded a $15 prize.
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Denison
Denison High School
South Denison
Whitewright High School
Debbie Dyer
Debbie
May Draft Call For State Set
AUSTIN Texas Selective Service Boards will draft 975 men in June state selective service director Morris S Schwartz said Tuesday The quota is the highest since January when 1 110 men were drafted The May quota is 885 Schwartz said another 4 000 men will be called for pre induction examinations in June He said 3 000 men are being given those exams this month Local draft boards will be notified of their June quotas by mail about May 10 he said.
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Austin
Texas
Selective Service Boards
Selective Service
Morris S. Schwartz
Schwartz
Friday Literary Club Gathers for Final Meeting
The Friday Literary Club held its final gathering at Mrs. Roby Childress home in observance of National Music Week. Resignations from Mrs. S. T. Montgomery Jr. and Mrs. Bob Meisenbach were accepted, with new members Mrs. E. E. McFatridge and Mrs. C. H. Rhodes welcomed. Edna Wilson led the program and C. J. Meador gave the invocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roby Childress
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Bob Meisenbach
E. E. McFatridge
C. H. Rhodes
Edna Wilson
C. J. Meador
Whitewright Cub Scouts hold meeting and award Merit badges
Cub Scouts Pack Five in Whitewright met April 25 at the Firemen's Hall. Don Burris of Sherman Scout office spoke on parents role in Cub Scouting. He praised local parental turnout. Merits badges and bars were awarded to 28 boys for work done in the past two months. Attendees included Cubmaster and Mrs Sonny B Smith and Philip and many den mothers with their sons. reporter notes several participating families by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Cub Scouts
Don Burris
Sherman Scout Office
Whitewright
Sonny B. Smith
Philip
Edith Jester
Billy
Dorothy Wilson
Scott
Ruth Newman
Rick
Bill Pettit
Terry
Bob Clark
Clem Henderson
Mark
R. Y. Robertson
David
Max
Bob Meisenbach
Rollin and
Perry
Betty Garner
Ross Layman
Janice
Allen
Billy Morse
Billy Don
Louis Franklin
Kenneth
Jessie Williams
John
Ted
Ann Faison
Monty
Elbert Bennett
Tony
Howard Erwin
Gary
J. B. House
Bobby
Peanut Perritt Benefit Play Day at Wylie
The Whitewright Riding Club hosted a Peanut Perritt Benefit Play Day at Wylie last Saturday with clubs from across North Texas. Proceeds supported the Perritt family as six year old Peanut battles a malignant brain tumor and faces medical expenses over three thousand dollars.
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Whitewright Riding Club
Peanut Perritt
Wylie
North Texas
Peanut
Bethel Mary Dale Circle discusses growth of churches in Guatemala
The Bethel Mary Dale Circle met Tuesday afternoon for a program on church growth in Guatemala led by Mrs. R. E. Pierce. Opening prayer by Mrs. Viola McKinney. Participants included Mrs. M. W. Williams, Mrs. McKinney, Mrs. Rae Bartley, and Estelle Williams. Closing prayer by Mrs. Bartley. Bible study titled Missions and Man's Need followed. Mrs. Pierce elected reporter and secretary, replacing Mrs. Louis Franklin who resigned.
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Bethel Mary Dale Circle
Guatemala
R. E. Pierce
Viola McKinney
M. W. Williams
McKinney
Rae Bartley
Estelle Williams
Bartley
Pierce
Louis Franklin
The Spice Of Life Two Fellows Met
Two men discuss if delaying a wedding is unlucky. Another patient regains consciousness after surgery and questions why the blinds are drawn. The doctor jokes that the blinds are closed to hide the operation’s failure due to a fire across the street.
Rubber solvent sold as cold cure joke
A man bought a bottle labeled as a cold remedy for twenty-five cents. After drinking the entire bottle his cold worsened. The druggist reveals the bottle contained rubber solution used to waterproof shoe soles, not medicine, prompting disbelief.
Judge’s quip on jury duty deafness makes light moment
A man seeking ex cusal from jury service due to deafness in one ear prompts the judge to quip We only hear one side of a case at a time. The remark highlights a courtroom moment about admissible hearing and fair trial procedures.
Third Grade Boy Warns Brother About School Rules
A third grade pupil counsels his younger brother as he prepares to enroll in kindergarten. He warns that in school when the teacher says no she means it, unlike at home. The exchange captures early school discipline and family humor.
Year round sausage availability improves flavor and supply
The article notes it is now possible to buy good sausage throughout the year, unlike in the past when only limited supply existed. It compares the taste to earlier months and asserts continuous quality similar in summer and winter.
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Carl's
Out of the Months of Babes
A column of light humor presents a string of playful quips. Two girls discuss the devil and Santa Claus, a birthday hostess jokes about a shy brother wearing his first necktie, and a court scene ends with a sly exchange between judge and defendant about marriage.
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Babes
Kingston Jamaica Largest English Speaking City South of Miami
Kingston Jamaica with a population of 123 500 ranks as the Western Hemisphere's largest English speaking city south of Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Miami
Adolescent Realizations in Senior Student Autobiography
A high school senior reflects on adulthood and new responsibilities after growing up. The passage notes a shift from teenage impetuosity to accepting duties that come with being an adult and the accompanying accountability.
Red tape, names and infrastructure in Washington reports
A North Carolina country editor laments federal bureaucratic muddle noting a Civil Service item canceling Amendment No 2 to Announcement No DE-27-19 1966 and a suspended clerk examination. The Veterans Administration lists most common names, and a White House spokesman cites Viet Cong infrastructure as a success while the editor seeks a plain definition.
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North Carolina
Post Office Department
Washington
U.S. Civil Service Commission
United States Civil Service Commission
Dirksen
Civil Service Commission
Veterans Administration
Smith
Johnson
Williams
Jones
Brown
Miller
Davis
Anderson
Wilson
Thompson
White House
Viet Nam
Ed Doolittle
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Meeting Report
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met Thursday afternoon at Miss Winnie Hamilton's home. President Mrs. Carl May led the session with prayers, the pledge, and roll call on home safety. Eight members and two guests attended. refreshments were served. Balloon tires note concludes the item.
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Whitewright
Winnie Hamilton
Carl May
W. L. Hatfield
Fred Cook
Tom Brown
Fred Garner
Sherman
Grover Hardcastle
Federated Women's Club
May
Edith Grider
Hatfield
Cook
Brown
W. E. Mynatt
Ernest Owens
Garland
Hardcastle
Jobs Available For Texas Youth
More than 14,500 Texas youths will gain summer work through Neighborhood Youth Corps programs. Nationwide, nearly 250,000 youths from disadvantaged backgrounds will be placed in NYC jobs. In Texas 144,521 positions are planned. The NYC program supports the 1967 Youth Opportunity Campaign, with about 175,000 national jobs for high school students, over 66,000 for dropouts.
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Texas
U.S. Department of Labor
William T. Bailey
Labor Department
Bureau of Work Programs
Dallas
Nyc
April 27 1922 high marks and school events
The roll of top grades lists students from rooms 1A through overflow with Van Vestal and Bonnie Janway among notable names. Pilot Grove graduates named Norma Mae Moats and others. WHS May Day Queen candidates include Margaret McMurry and Versa Taterell. Reelected teachers and a Saturday picture show plan are noted, plus a recital upcoming featuring Lucille LaRoe with many student performers.
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van Vestal
Juanita Murry
Evan Jane Skaggs
Velma Bennett
Mary Lee Andrews
Tom Everheart
Bonnie Janway
Martha Jo Sears
Homer Craig
Pilot Grove School
Norma Mae Moats
Maud Benson
Ellen Sloan
Lola Scott
Herbert Taylor
Clara Scott
Ira Judd
Morris F. Gillett
Harold Pace
Gene Hooper
Mary Dale King
Dale Watson
Doris Nicholson
Marjorie Nell Blanton
Luther Haggard
Sara Belle Gillett
Aileen Pennington
Jo Willa Stateville
Fred Star
Boyd Newman
Dorothy LaRoe
Margaret Lilley
Louise Gladden
Vivian Echols
Frances Hedgpeth
40 Years Ago 1927 Obituaries and Local Snaps
William A Williams former Whitewright resident died at his son Henry Williams home in Trenton. A Ford owned by W T Beazley burned last week. E L Stine was kicked in the face by a mule. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Hugh Hunter Friday. The W C Huffines filling station installed an automobile tire inflator.
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William A. Williams
Whitewright
Henry Williams
Trenton
W. T. Beazley
E. L. Stine
Hugh Hunter
W. C. Huffines
Whitewright Tops Grayson County Easter Seals Drive
Whitewright contributed 299.13 to the Easter Seals campaign, topping all Grayson County towns except Sherman and Denison. Total county gifts reached 7,588.81 with Sherman 4,482 and Denison 1,554.62. Other towns and gifts include Whitesboro 171.93 Bells 145.15 Tom Bean 168.25 Van Alstyne 164.98 Collinsville 91.21 Howe 42.63 Tioga 131.30 Sadler and Gordonville 14 Pottsboro 192.59 and Gunter 130.35. Funds support medical diagnosis speech and hearing therapy physical therapy and preschool education for handicapped children plus a loan equipment service. Contributions may still be sent to the Easter Seal Center Sherman Texas.
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Grayson County
Sherman
Denison
Whitewright
al Norrell
R. D. Maddux
Whitesboro
Bells
Tom Bean
van Alstyne
Collinsville
Howe
Tioga
Sadler
Gordonville
Pottsboro
Gunter
Texas
Church Services and Activities At Local Churches
First Baptist Church led by Rev Dale Gore schedules Sunday services at 9 55 Bible study at 9 55 worship at 11 00 and 7 00 with children's and training sessions and weekday meetings including Association WMU and executive breakfast The First Methodist Church with Rev George Topper lists Sunday assembly 10 00 Sunday School 10 15 communion at 11 00 and evening programs at 6 30 7 30 and choir activities through the week
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Dale Gore
S. S
Nurshing Home
R. Acs
First Methodist Church
George Topper
Whitewright
Sunday School and Worship Schedule at Whitewright Church
The church offers Sunday School at 10:00 and worship services at 7:30 p.m. at Whitewright.
Missionary Society to Meet at 2:30 Next Monday
Rev. C. C. Dooley notes worship at 11:00 and a Missionary Society meeting next Monday at 2:30 with Mrs. W. J. Barbee as hostess and Mrs. C. C. Dooley leading. After the program the pastor will discuss Indonesia and its surprising shift toward Christianity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Dooley
the Missionary Society
W. J. Barbee
Indonesia
Assembly of God Church Service Schedule
A church notice lists Pastor Mrs Janice Hall with Sunday School at 9 45 and worship at 7 15 pm. Prayer meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 30 pm.
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Assembly OF God Church
Janice Hall
7th Grade Honors Highlighted by School Staff Names
35 Years Ago April 28 1932 Othel Adams Lytle Bigger staff Pauline Coley Isabelle Craig Vivian Echols Louise Gladden Dorothy LaRoe Margaret Lilley and Paul Pierson were on the 7th grade honor roll in a local school noted by reporters.
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Othel Adams
Lytle Biggerstaff
Pauline Coley
Isabelle Craig
Vivian Echols
Louise Gladden
Dorothy LaRoe
Margaret Lilley
Paul Pierson
High School Resumes Classes After Brief Suspension
Thirty years ago on April 29 1937 classes resumed at the high school after a morning disturbance caused by a woman patron interrupted activities around 10 30 A M. Obituaries note the death of Tom L Denham at his home southeast of town and Joe F Alley age 73 at his residence. Clyde Medearis suffered injuries when a tractor overturned pinning him beneath. Miss Malachia Smith and Mr Winnifred Hamilton wed March 21.
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Tom L. Denham
Clyde Medearis
Joe F. Alley
Malachia Smith
Winnifred Hamilton
Church of Christ Schedule Minister W E Mynatt
The Church of Christ lists Bible study at 10 a.m. and worship with communion at 11 a.m. An evening service follows at 7 p.m. Bible study for all ages is set for 7 30.
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Church OF Christ
W. E. Mynatt
KentuckyTown Baptist Church Service Schedule
Rev. Bob Saylor serves as pastor at KentuckyTown Baptist Church. Training Union begins at 7 00 PM and the worship service follows at 7 45 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
Bob Saylor
Training Union
Bethel Baptist Church Sunday Service Schedule
Bethel Baptist Church led by Rev. Charles Pierce holds Training Union at 6 30 PM and Worship Service at 7 30 PM. A Sunday Want Ad promises results.
Trans-Continental to merge with United Telephone System
Agreement in principle announced by United Utilities Inc and Trans-Continental Telephone Electronics Inc outlines a merger. Exchange of nine tenths share United common stock for each Trans-Continental share, stockholder approval anticipated later this year. Trans-Continental equity dividend may rise from 10c to 18c per share before the merger date. Trans-Continental System, formed in 1960, now operates about 85 000 telephones after rapid expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans-Continental Telephone & Electronics, Inc
Dallas
Texas
United Telephone System
P. H. Henson
United Utilities, Inc
United System
Thomas L. Anderson
Trans- Continental
Whitewright Exchange
Northeast Texas Telephone Co
Trans-Continental
United Utilities Common
United’s
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Trans - Continental
Tom Bean Exchange
Engagement Announced for Mary Elizabeth Hol land and Ronald Higgins
Mr and Mrs Lesie T Holl and announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Elizabeth to Ronald Lee Higgins son of Mr and Mrs E Lee Higgins of Dallas The couple plan a August 12 ceremony at 7 00 pm in the Chapel of the First Baptist Church Denton Mary Elizabeth is a July B A candidate at North Texas State University and a Kappa Delta member Ronald Higgins also attends North Texas State University and is vice president of Pi Kappa Alpha The bride elect is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Holland of Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesie T. Holland
Denton
Mary Elizabeth
Ronald Lee Higgins
E. Lee Higgins
Dallas
North Texas State University
Kappa Delta Sorority
Tulane University
New Orleans
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
First Baptist Church
Carl Holland
Whitewright
Mortgage Costs Dip In March
Washington reports a modest decline in conventional home loan rates for March marking the third straight monthly easing as the Federal Home Loan Bank Board notes an average rate of 6.42 percent on new house loans down from 6.49 percent in February. FHA and VA insured loans stay at 6 percent, with HUD Secretary Weaver indicating a probable future drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Johnson
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Urban Development
Birth Rate Falls to Postwar Lows in 1966
The U.S. birth rate dropped to 18.5 per 1000 in 1966, the lowest since 1936 and the fewest births since 1950, marking the ninth straight year of decline with 3,629,000 births nationwide.
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U.S
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