Rain Revives Whitewright Crops As Wheat Harvest Nears
Gentle rains over the past week revived lawns and boosted corn and cotton in the area while not harming nearby wheat ready for harvest. D. O. Feagan of Tom Bean, newly appointed justice of the peace, said he will hold court in Whitewright and Tom Bean as needed. Grayson County voters split on wheat control, 409 for and 902 against, amid national debate. Back copies of The Sun remain available for clipping weddings obituaries and club news at 10 cents each for copies older than two weeks.
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Whitewright
D. O. Feagan
Tom Bean
Mr. Feagan
Ed Martin
Freeman
Grayson County
the Sun
Estimating Social Security Benefits in Sherman District
Gus Jones, district manager, says estimating future Social Security benefits is straightforward. Residents can obtain earnings statements via form OAR-7004 and leaflet 855, then follow four steps to calculate benefits with help from a Baltimore accounting office.
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Sherman Social Security
Gus Jones
Sherman Social Security Office
Social Security Accounting Office
Baltimore
Social Security
Nation issues two-billionth $25 Series E Savings Bond
Adriano F. Didomenico, 39, of Camden, N. J., received the two-billionth $25 Series E savings bond from U S Treasurer Kathryn O Hope Granahan at a luncheon in Cherry Hill. He works as an expediter at RCA Camden plant and the event followed Treasury verification. Portugal is about the size of Indiana.
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Cherry Hill
N. J
Adriano F. Didomenico
Camden
U. S
Kathryn O’hay Granahan
Didomenico
Radio Corporation of America
Treasury Department
Wheat Results Cited By GOP
Congressional Republicans argued that farmer rejection of the Kennedy wheat program signals broad resistance to government controls. Senators Allott Tower Aiken Hickenlooper and others framed the vote as a rebuke of the administration and its agriculture push. Democrats offered cautious or varied views.
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Congressional
Kennedy
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Orville L. Freeman
Allott
Agriculture Department
John G. Tower
Texas
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
GOP
Mrs. John A. Hopper 80 Died. Funeral Friday in Tom Bean
Mrs. John A. Hopper age 80 died at Whitewright Nursing Home. Funeral services held 2:30 p m Friday at Tom Bean Baptist Church with Rev. Don Howland and Rev. Bob Stalcup. burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by seven daughters, a brother, 33 grandchildren and 51 great grandchildren.
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Tom Bean Baptist Church
John A. Hopper
Don Howland
Bob Stalcup
Oak Hill
Earnheart Funeral Home
Hopper
Whitewright Nursing Home
Tom Bean
George
Nancy Mullins
John H. Hopper
Whitemound
the Baptist Church
Clarence Burden
Trenton
E. T. Blanton
Wasco
Calif
W. E. Marlow
Fort Worth
L. P. Worley
Carlsbad
N. M
C. W. Mitchell
Jim Williams
J. O., Maxwell
Whitewright
A. E. Mullins
Lubbock
Martin Named Bar President in Sherman Meeting
County Attorney Dean Martin was elected president of the Grayson Bar Association at a Friday afternoon session in the 59th District Courtroom in Sherman. He succeeds Neilson Rogers as head of the county bar, with Joe Crawford of Denison named vice president and Joe Wolfe of Sherman secretary, Frank Roark Jr. of Sherman treasurer. The group adopted a new minimum fee schedule at the business meeting.
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Dean Martin
Grayson Bar Association
Sherman
Neilson Rogers
Joe Crawford
Denison
Joe Wolfe
Frank Roark Jr
Bar Association
New English Tay lor Knitter Makes Dresses Fast
A new machine in England named the Taylor Knitter knits a slinky cocktail dress in about two hours. Yarn is fed into one end and a completed dress exits the other, showing rapid automated garment production.
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England
Taylor
The Kennedy Budget Debate and Deficit Talks
A reader letter recounts Walter Heller's explanation of deficits and the Kennedy budget. It contrasts deficit of weakness in 1962 with deficit of strength in 1963, noting spending, taxes, and unemployment effects. Local shop talk adds reactions from Ed Doolittle and Zeke Grubb, plus Agriculture Department price ideas.
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Hiram
White House
Walter Heller
Harvard
Ed Doolittle
Zeke Grubb
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Zeke
Department of Agriculture
Clem Webster
Seasonal lawn care hints from College Station expert
A. C. Novosad outlines spring fertilization and soil testing, with 1-1-1 or 2-1-1 complete fertilizer. Apply two pounds of nitrogen per 1000 sq ft, then every 30 to 40 days in summer. Water deeply, mow appropriately, and use chemicals only if weeds persist. consult local agent for details.
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College Station
A. C. Novosad
Novosad
St. Augustine
Open House Planned For TP and L Valley Steam Plant
Texas Power and Light invites the public to an open house and dedication Friday May 31 at the Valley Steam Electric Station north of Savoy in North Texas. The ceremony follows 11 30 a m with a free barbecue luncheon. tours run 10 a m to 5 p m.
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Texas Power and Light Company
New Valley
North Texas
Savoy
T. P. and L
New Lake Valley
Brushy Creek
Red River
Riding Clubs Stage Playday Challenge At Whitewright Arena
The Van Alstyne Riding Club challenges the Whitewright club for playday contests next Sunday starting at 1 PM at the Whitewright arena on Highway 69. Ribbons will be awarded to six places, and a trophy goes to the club with the most points. Admission is free and the public is invited.
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van Alstyne
Whitewright
Whitewright Arena
Highway 69
New Candidate for Dispatcher in Pittsburgh Canine Corps
Pittsburgh report notes the canine corps may join national rankings after a police radio call for Number 9 cycle. An officer and police dog on a motorcycle responded with two loud barks, signaling confirmation. The Sun.
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Pittsburgh
Polio Vaccine Drive Shows Countywide Shortfall
A county polio vaccination effort reports 1250 people vaccinated here last Sunday with 3800 in Sherman and roughly 6000 in Denison. The Grayson County Medical Society offers a final Chance Sunday for those who missed the shot as Sabin types I 0 and III continue across county clinics.
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Whitewright
Sherman
Denison
Grayson County Medical Society
Paul Geers
Orenduff Announces Close-Out Sale This Week
Carol Orenduff announces in The Sun a close-out sale of her entire stock including jewelry apparel and gift ware plus store fixtures. The sale begins today and continues until sold out.
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Carol Orenduff
the Sun
Fleming Will Provides For Oak Hill Cemetery and Fort Worth Trusts
Fort Worth William Fleming who built a large oil fortune left most of his estate to the Fleming Foundation a Texas nonprofit The will named independent executors his daughter Mary D Fleming Walsh his wife Bessie Massey Fleming a grandchild Richard F Walsh and attorney Harry C Weeks The will provides a 1 million trust for five grandchildren and 150000 to create a permanent endowment for the Fleming Church Loan Trust 100000 to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 500 annually for 20 years to Whitewright to maintain Oak Hill Cemetery and other lifetime bequests to relatives and friends including 1000 monthly to his wife 6000 yearly to Mary Walsh and 150 monthly to Ira Fleming
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Fort Worth
William Fleming
Fleming Foundation
Texas
Mary D Fleming Walsh
Bessie Massey Fleming
Richard F. Walsh
Harry C. Weeks
Fleming
Fleming Church Loan Trust
Baptist Foundation of Texas
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary of
Whitewright
Tex
Oak Hill
Mary D. Fleming Walsh
Ira Fleming
Lightning kills Kilgore woman in backyard strike
Mrs. N W Brown about 47 was killed Sunday when lightning struck while she gathered clothes from a line in her back yard. A nearby woman under a tree was knocked down. The Sun reports the fatal incident in Kilgore.
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Kilgore
N. W. Brown
Final Programs At Whitewright High School Commencement
Final programs set for Whitewright High School with baccalaureate at First Methodist May 26 at 8 p m and commencement in the school gym May 27 at 8 p m Senior class list includes Pattye Badgett Roy Belew Lynda Buchanan Jimmy Burchfield Delores Denton Glenda Hicks James Holloway Jackie Jester Laura Meador Mary Melton Rex Miller Dennis Neal Danny Rogers Thomas Scott Gene Shaw Gene Sparks Doris Tillett Morris Warrington Johnny Williams The baccalaureate program includes processional invocation sermon and benediction. Ushers and program details listed. Elementary graduation Friday May 24 with full program on page six.
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Whitewright High School
First Methodist
Pattye Badgett
Roy Howard Belew Jr
Delinda
Nan Blacker
James Michael Booker
Lynda Kay Buchanan
Jimmy F. Burchfield Delores Denton
Bonnie Ely
Judith Ann Gosnell
Jerry Harvey
Glenda Hicks James Michael Holloway
Jackie Jester
Laura Lewis John Manning Meador
Mary Melton
Rex Miller
Sammy Montgomery Dennis Ray Neal
Danny Rogers Thomas Leon Scott Gene Shaw
Gene Sparks Doris Jean Tillett Morris Glenn Warrington
Johnny Mac Williams
Farm Fires Set Historic Loss Record in 1962
The U S Department of Agriculture estimates 1962 farm fire losses at 175 million dollars, seven percent above 1961 and a new high. Insurance data from 226 mutual companies across 27 states show 16.9 million dollars in fire and lightning losses in 1962 with dwellings and contents most affected.
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College Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
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