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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1967
Page
3
Unlisted numbers are sought as status symbols and privacy tools. Some use them to avoid nuisance calls or to shield personal matters, including disputes with exes or in laws. Even presidents use unlisted numbers via special arrangements, with Johnson reportedly reachable at 456-1414.
A brief exhortation on arranging duties in proper sequence. It emphasizes being careful, wise, prompt, and alert to maintain divine order with everything having a right place.
A sponge dipped in water or mild detergent removes most stains from hardboard paneling. Pencil marks come off with a non abrasive eraser. Wipe away excess oil or grease with a soft cloth and apply carbon tetrachloride, a common household cleaner.
The Dominican Republic relies on sugar as its main export with substantial shipments of coffee, tobacco, cocoa, bananas and bauxite also noted. In Texas, timber-based work supports about 161,850 jobs per the Texas Forestry Association, while Tree Farms are described as creating jobs. The text notes the first U.S. measure as regulating oaths of office under the Constitution.
A massive Sherman fire Sunday evening caused an estimated half a million dollars in losses. The Texas Hotel building at Travis and Pecan streets, housing five ground level businesses, was destroyed. Fire units from multiple towns aided Sherman, with 2.4 million gallons of water used and fears of explosions as gas and power lines were cut. The blaze, the worst since 1930, marks the third fire at that location and prompted a large cleanup starting Tuesday.
Charter No 7524 report shows bank assets totaling 2 087 628 81 and deposits totaling 1 106 647 84. Shirley Mullinix cashier and directors D D Whiting E C Whiting R B Dettro attest to the truth and accuracy of the condition statement.
In 1966 more than 545 million pounds of fibers were used for carpet and rug pile surfaces. Nylon made up about 45 percent, acrylics and medacrylics 26 percent, and wool 20 percent. Lesser amounts came from polypropylene, polyester, cotton and rayon fibers.
Patrick Henry delivered his famed liberty or death speech at St John s Church in Richmond Virginia and sparked a nation shaping moment in colonial resistance and rhetoric.
The speaker argues that wealth comes from labor and free enterprise, noting that six percent of people produce about forty percent of wealth and that socialism concentrates on dividing wealth while private enterprise multiplies it. He cites USSR farming as evidence that socialism yields less food and laments postwar aid and taxation as motives for supporting more socialism. He concludes that there are two reasons people push socialism: ignorance of facts or a desire for power through promised benefits.
Industry outlook improves as U.S. car sales rise 1 percent in mid April to 258,230 units from 256,677 a year earlier following a 4 percent gain earlier in April. The gain contrasts with a 21 percent drop in the first quarter of 1966, signaling easier credit and improving consumer confidence. Go to Church Sunday.
A $315,659 Public Health Service grant funds a Texas state wide immunization project announced by Dr. J E Peavy State Health Commissioner. Campaigns with local health departments and medical societies target measles polio diphtheria tetanus and whooping cough through April 30 1968 with a possible extension of $325 000 and a $35775 polio vaccine budget request. About 1 550 000 preschoolers exist in Texas 40 percent or 620 000 potentially susceptible to polio. No state immunization requirement for elementary entry exists though many schools require diphtheria and smallpox vaccines.
Nature researchers report green frogs have been seen to light up like fireflies several times a minute. The glow comes from light passing through the frogs' translucent bodies after they swallow fireflies.
Calvin H. Whiteley cashier signs a true and correct report of condition for the First National Bank of Whitewright. The document lists assets and deposits including demand and time deposits, common stock, and surplus with several figures and signatures from bank officials.
The typewriter dates to 1714 with Henry Mills patenting a device to reproduce letters exactly like print. George Washington University began in 1821 as The Columbian College in the District of Columbia.
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription prices for Grayson and Fannin counties at 2.50, outside counties at 3.00, and foreign subscriptions at 5.00, noting publication by T. Glenn Doss and Thursday release.
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