Winners and losers noted in last Saturday’s Democrat primary
Editorial column congratulates the primary winners and laments the losers. A Ford dealer from Whitewright earns an international trip for sales achievement but declines to go. Posts office hours shrink while pay debates resume in Congress. Rain continues to hamper farmers and Tressa Van Cureton receives a 1964 citizenship medal from the Friday Literary Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dorsett
Dorsett-Roman
Tressa van Cureton
Dumpy
Whitewright High School
Friday Literary Club
Doris Tillett
Ballpoint Pens and Politicians Meet on Promises
Ballpoint pen makers remind readers that candidates, like pens, are liberal with promises of perfection. The text notes that neither a perfect ballpoint pen nor a perfect politician has been seen yet.
Cub Scout Den 1 Meets for Projects and Field Picnic
Cub Scout Den 1 gathered Monday at Mrs. Gene McCullough's home for a regular meeting with projects completed. Friday’s picnic at Mrs. Bill Giles home in Pilot Grove included exploration of hills and caves attended by Gary Christian John Woodson Jerry Giles Allen Harper Randy Rice Donald Golden and Steve Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub
Gene McCullough
Bill Giles
Pilot Grove
Gary Christian
John Woodson
Jerry Giles
Allen Harper
Randy Rice
Donald Golden
Steve Robinson
Major Provisions of Civil Rights Bill Debated in Senate
The bill outlines uniform voter registration standards and literacy-test rules, barred discrimination in lodging and public facilities, and powers for the Attorney General to enforce desegregation. It authorizes school desegregation actions, grants to aid implementation, and extends the commission’s life to 1968. It creates an equal employment commission, sets phased coverage, and establishes a community relations service in the Commerce Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Senate
Attorney General
Commissioner of Education
Commerce Department
Ed Doolittle Absent Disrupts Country Store Session
Uncle Dan writes from Tom Bean about a Saturday night country store gathering lacking Ed Doolittle's health and dictionary. He describes health quirks, old time eating, and a debate over a Turkey and Iran highway clip claiming the project is pragmatic and successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Doolittle
Bug Hokum
Bug
Clem Webster
Congressman Scott
Turkey
Irran
Brown Wins 59th District Judge Race By Narrow Margin
David H. Brown defeated W. C. Dowdy for the 59th district judge seat by 92 votes, 11 008 to 10 916, with Brown carrying Grayson County and Dowdy leading in Collin. County attorney Dean Martin won reelection, Sheriff Woody Blanton defeated Homer Gaddy, and Don Heston won District 49-F representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
David H. Brown
W. C. Dowdy
Brown
Grayson- Collin
Dowdy
Collin County
Grayson County
van Alstyne
Dean Martin
Joe Joiner
Woody Blanton
Homer Gaddy
Denison
Don Heston
Grayson
Cooke
Charles McClaran
George D. Bennett
D. O. Feagan
Tom Bean
Bennett
Feagan
Otto Cunningham
Charles Hughes
Jack Kennedy
Kennedy
R. C. Vaughan
Vernon Beckham
George Schumacher
Wayne Bruce
Burns Everheart
Connstable
Whitewright
Ray Roberts
Some Cereal Packages To Have New Look
College Station reports changes coming from major cereal makers to redesign tall ready to eat cereal packages for better storage. Extension specialist Mrs Gwendolyne Clyatt notes height caused shelving issues and storage problems. Forty one percent of a one billion pound annual cereal volume comes in packages over ten inches tall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendolyne Clyatt
Noted Talk of Careers for Two Women
A light exchange about future work sees two women discussing marriage readiness and career paths. One favors becoming an airline hostess to meet affluent men, while the other seeks a less wearing method, prompting the witty twist about observing men while they are strapped down.
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Whitewright voters set for school tax and bonds
Whitewright Independent School District holds a Saturday election at Firemen's Hall with two propositions. One is a $1.50 maintenance tax and the other a $275,000 bond issue to buy a 20 acre tract west of the American Legion Park for a new high school and athletic plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Independent
American Legion
the Sun
Whitewright School Board Elects New Officers for 1964-65
The Whitewright School Board reorganized for the 1964-65 year with Dick Walker as president Bill Holloway as vice president and Wallace Wilson as secretary. Opening of school set for August with enrollment on August 28 and classes starting August 31. Judy Coley named homemaking teacher replacing Lanell Neal. One elementary vacancy remains Supt Montgomery said. First grade to be split next year with Audra Bennett and Martha Jo Emerson as teachers.
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Whitewright
Dick Walker
Bill Holloway
Wallace Wilson
Walker
Judy Coley
DeKalb
East Texas State College
Lanell Neal
Supt
S. T. Montgomery
the Sun
Audra Bennett
Martha Jo Emerson
Emerson
Final PTA Meeting Of Year May 12
The Whitewright PTA holds its final meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the school library. Miss Lanelle Neal's homemaking students present a style show and sophomores perform a program. Officers will be elected to start their duties in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
Lanelle Neal
PTA
Teacher Appreciation Day Held at Tom Bean
Teacher Appreciation Day was observed at Tom Bean schools on May 4. Each teacher received a flower from a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2772 Sherman. This marks the third year the project has been carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bean
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sherman
Cutie Tries Bribe For Help With Flat Tire
A female driver stands with a flat tire in the road as a male motorist stops to offer aid. She pauses then asks if five dollars would suffice, hinting at a bribe rather than assistance.
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Voltaire
Post Office Department
P. O
Congress
House of Representatives
Ernest Smith
Cub Scout News
Civil Rights Commission
United States
Equal Employment Commission
United States Agency
Census Bureau
The
United States Court of Appeals
Federal District Court
Dan
Dear Mister
Zeke Grubb
Washington
Uncle Dan
Connally
Don Yarborough
Ralph Yarborough
Gordon McLendon
New School Board
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