Rainfall noted across Whitewright with high gusts
Whitewright records show 1.63 inches on Ernest Smith gauge and 1.85 inches on another in town with 1% inches in the south. Winds broke tree limbs and knocked out phones as locals welcomed rain after a 28 day drought. A July Fourth steak supper by the Volunteer Fire Department funds the American Legion Park.
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Whitewright
Ernest Smith
Paul Stephens
Firemen’s Hall
Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department
American Legion
Charlie Ayres Named Valedictorian of 1922 Trenton Class
The Trenton Tribune notes Charlie Ayres as valedictorian of the 1922 graduating class, confirming his long streak of smarts and revealing his age in a retrospective column.
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Trenton Tribune
Charlie Ayres
Trenton School
Charlie
Whitewright voters forecast Connally Turman Carr Pool win
An election preview on page two projects Texas results with John Connally for governor Jimmy Turman for lieutenant governor Waggoner Carr for attorney general and Joe Pool for congressman at large. Also notices unclaimed bank accounts at First National Bank of Whitewright with nine months to claim before escheat to Texas. Pilot Grove homecoming set Sunday June 3 includes old-fashioned dinner and cemetery fund drive. Dinner tickets $1.25 advance or pay at door. Proceeds support cemetery perpetual care.
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Whitewright
John Connally
Jimmy Turman
Waggoner Carr
Joe Pool
Texas
First National Bank of
Pilot Grove
OSU Riot Prompted National Guard Action
Daily Oklahoman reports 2500 OSU students rioted requiring National Guard intervention. Caller urges expulsion of participants to stop repeat demonstrations, noting this is the second such incident at Oklahoma State University with no acceptable justification.
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Oklahoman
Oklahoma State University
National Guard
OSU
Market Plunge Evokes 1929 Panic In Recent Weeks
The article notes investors with common stocks faced paper losses around 100 billion dollars over the past month. It compares the current market decline to the October 1929 crash that sparked the long slump through the 1930s before World War II offered relief.
Dog Rabies Vaccination Set for Whitewright
Mayor R. R. Summers arranges with a Bonham veterinarian to vaccinate dogs against rabies on Thursday June 7 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the school agriculture building. The ordinance requires all Whitewright dogs be vaccinated every 12 months for public and owner protection.
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R. R. Summers
Bonham
Whitewright
Easter Seal Drive in Grayson County Nets $3896
Grayson County Easter Seal drive raises 3896.22 for Crippled Children fund. Whitewright led contributions with 214.55, others from Van Alstyne Whitesboro Tom Bean Sadler Southmayd Gordonville Bells Gun ter Pottsboro Southgate Collinsville. Funds support deaf preschool program and equipment needs. Peggy Burns Dance Academy recital June 2 at Sherman Municipal Auditorium benefits the society. Admission is a donation.
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Grayson County
al Norrell
Sherman
Whitewright
Denison
van Alstyne
Whitesboro
Tom Bean
Sadler-Southmayd -Gordonville
Bells
Gunter
Pottsboro
Southgate Community
Collinsville
Crippled Children’s Organization
Municipal Auditorium
Peggy Burns Dance Academy
Grayson County Society For Crippled Children
Peggy Burns
Deaths R C Bob Norris 91 Funeral in Earnheart Chapel
R C Bob Norris 91 died in a Sherman hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p m today at Earnheart chapel conducted by Rev Dale Gore. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers are Boyd Sander Clifton Sanderson Homer Sanderson G C Stateville Rayburn Gunter and T B Autrey. He was born February 2 1871 in Albany Kentucky and moved to the Whitewright area after marrying Sarah Wilson on July 2 1887. He leaves four sons two daughters 17 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
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Earnheart Chapel
R. C
Bob) Norris
Sherman Hospital
Dale Gore
First Baptist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Boyd Sanderson
Clifton Sanderson
Homer Sanderson
G. C. Stateville
Rayburn Gunter
T. B. Autrey
Albany
Emma Gibson Reeves Dies in Ada Oklahoma
Mrs Emma Gibson Reeves died May 29 in Ada Oklahoma and is to be buried there today She was the daughter of the late Rat Gibson a prominent building contractor in Whitewright She grew up in Whitewright attended Grayson College and was a talented violinist who wrote the words for the Grayson College Alumni Song played at reunions She had visited Whitewright frequently through the years
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Emma Gibson Reeves
Ada
Okla
Reeves
Rat” Gibson
Whitewright
Grayson College
First Sunday Singing Convention at Enterprise Baptist Church
The First Sunday Singing Convention will be held at Enterprise Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Sunday. A full house of singers and listeners is expected. Frank Humphries will be in charge.
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Enterprise Baptist Church
Frank Humphries
Signaling Uncertainty The Etc Usage Explained
The term etc indicates additional unnamed items beyond those listed and signals incomplete or implied continuation. It implies more beyond the stated examples but should not substitute for complete detail.
Market Slump Provokes Forecaster Uncertainty
Market downturn sparks speculation as experts remain baffled about causes. The Investors Digest editor quips the market ran out of fools, noting many buyers paid top prices hoping others would bail them out with profits.
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Investors Digest
Parson Finds TV Sermons Stir Local Church Nerves
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean recounts a tale of Zeke Grubb's preacher visiting a country store. The preacher jokes about a survey of church members showing 90 percent riding, 40 percent pouting, and 8 percent keeping score, leading to ulcers from the workload and the stay of TV sermons.
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Zeke Grubb
Roufe Zinder
Rufe
Experts See Risk as Inevitable in Space Flight
Cape Canaveral experts argue Scott Carpenter's near tragedy underscores that astronauts may die in space missions. They say public warnings from space officials are proven and that further lunar and planetary ventures require deeper spaceflight learning before success is assured. John Glenn's success is noted as not eliminating danger.
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Cape Canaveral
Scott Carpenter
Space
Scott
John Glenn
Glenn
Most Farm Workers Now Covered By Social Security
The article explains when farm work must be reported for social security tax. Crew leaders may owe 3 percent tax and must record each worker meeting the $150 cash wage or 20 day test. Pamphlets are available from Sherman Social Security Office, OASI-25-g.
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Gus Jones
Sherman Social Security Office
Mr. Jones
Jones
U.S. Phones Hold Over Half World Total
An Ohio State University research bulletin notes global telephone use nears 142 million instruments with the United States owning 52 percent. It cites the Soviet Union at about 4.3 million and mentions U.S. forest area at 787 million acres.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University Research Foundation
United States
Grayson College Ex-Students Reunion Set for June 10
The 24th annual Grayson College Ex-Students Association reunion will be held on the school campus Sunday June 10. Miss Gladys Ray president says exes register between 9 30 and 10 a m and roll call will be at 10.
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Grayson College Ex-Students Association
Gladys Ray
Nossamans Buy Gift Shop in Sherman
Mrs. Jack Nossaman and her son Jim Nossaman have purchased the Sam Wolfe Gift House in Sherman. The store is at 217 North Travis Street next to May Pharmacy. The Nossamans will continue to live in Whitewright.
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Jack Nossaman
Jim Nossaman
Sam Wolfe
Sherman
North Travis Street
May Pharmacy
Nossamans
Whitewright
Senate Approves Strict Farm Bill After Debate
The Senate approved a controversial farm bill 42 to 38, backing new controls on planting and marketing of wheat and corn with future referenda. It omits milk dairy reforms and includes pilot programs to convert land to wildlife refuges and recreation areas, with a potential 10 million dollars yearly for such efforts.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Allen J. Ellender
D-Ala
Senate Agriculture Committee
Social Security Benefits Rise in Grayson County
Gus Jones of the Social Security Administration notes benefits are increasing as a community resource with Grayson County paying 403,044.00 monthly. The rise is about 19 percent from last year due to more beneficiaries, earlier eligibility at 62, and less credit needed. National old age benefits averaged 75.65 in December 1961, Texas averaged 68. A stray anecdote follows about a color blind man and a bus stop interaction in Atlanta.
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Gus Jones
Social Security Administration
Grayson County
Jones
Texas
Texas Hot Runoff Voters Saturday
Texas voters head to the polls on Saturday for a Democratic gubernatorial runoff between John Connally and Don Yarborough. The race centers on governance, Kennedy ties, and party tensions as runoff rules bar May 5 Republican primary voters from participation.
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Texas
Synod opposes pagan funeral practices in Texas and New Mexico
The Presbyterian U S Synod of Texas closes its annual meeting in Midland with a report urging simple, church based funerals. It condemns embalming and lavish caskets as neo pagan and recommends closed coffins or pall covered, timely interment, and church services.
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Midland
Presbyterian
U. S
Synod of Texas
Texas
New Mexico
Christian Relations Committee
Horses fall on mattress in western film stunts
Hollywood humane inspector Kenneth B. McGovern Jr. explains that trained horses learn to fall on concealed mattresses after starting at a walk and increasing speed, with riders more likely to end up in a cactus during western movie stunts.
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Boston
Kenneth B. McGovern Jr
Humane Society
Hollywood
McGovern
Coventry Cathedral wedding rule announced six months prep
In Coventry England couples planning to wed at the new cathedral must attend services regularly for at least six months. A separate note mentions Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while seated in a rocking chair.
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Coventry
England
Abraham Lincoln
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