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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1962
Page
1
Whitewright High School hosts homecoming activities including a 5 to 7 p.m. barbecue and a 7:30 p.m. Bryant Field football game against Van Alstyne. Community items note TV impact on youth and local chlorine water taste issues.
A suggestion to include television repair in high school curricula as 85 percent of homes own TVs. The idea argues practical value, replacing unhelpful activities, and notes the benefit of teaching youths to diagnose and fix set troubles during popular programs.
The piece argues the Khrushchev regime may still have a hidden plan in the Cuba crisis. It notes U S pledges not to invade Cuba and Soviet dismantling of missiles while warning that underground launch pads could be built later. It highlights Castro’s rejection of UN inspections and demand to keep the naval base.
Dallas civil defense head Col. B B Smith urges calm stockpiling of nonperishable foods for emergencies. He outlines a 14 day one person list including evaporated milk, juices, canned fruits and vegetables, meats and substitutes, crackers, cereals, and baby foods, stressing use without waste and practicalities like can openers. He notes 225000 survival pamphlets distributed.
Funeral services for Thomas Lewis Hopkins 85 will be held Friday at 2 p m at the Baptist Church led by Rev. Howard McSpedden Rev A C Broach and Rev Dale Gore. Burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery under Earnheart. Survived by two sons Earl L Hopkins Noah Hopkins two daughters six grandchildren four great grandchildren and several siblings. He died Wednesday night at the Whitewright Rest Home.
Washington reports the national school lunch program ordered 294000 cases of peas 443000 cases of red tart pitted cherries 300000 cases of canned beans and almost five million pounds of frozen ground beef. The food assists 14 million children in about 65400 schools nationwide. The world leprosy treatment rate remains under 20 percent.
The speaker argues Khrushchev will not guide Castro, doubts the Cuban crisis will end until Castro exits and a democratic government replaces his regime, and questions Khrushchev’s motive to withdraw Cuba without self interest.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean riffs on Secretary of Labor and unemployment terms. He cites neighbors discussing readjustment, notes five North Carolina suicides claim, mocks fashion chatter, and mentions hay fever tax relief and a donor to a church. Editorial voice close to rural life.
President Kennedy signed a bill closing a one hundred million dollar tax loophole and providing a retirement income exemption for elderly individuals. The reform raises the tax-free retirement income to 1 524 dollars for those over 65, applying only to the lower 20 percent tax rate with higher incomes still taxed.
The Pentagon orders all officials to report conversations with reporters to the press office within 24 hours. The move follows admitting prior controlled releases during the Cuban crisis and signals a broad clamp on future news, with fear of reprisals for sources and a new Pentagon news czar.
National honors for outstanding safe driver performance were conferred on Community Public Service Company at the National Safety Congress and Exposition in Chicago. Shrader Moore of Fort Worth accepted a plaque for third place in Public Utility Group 1, marking CPS eleventh award since 1947 in the annual contest sponsored by the National Safety Council.
Grayson County Democratic chairman Jack Kennedy urged all Democrats to vote on election day to boost county influence in 1964 party affairs. He linked turnout to an expected statewide convention weight and noted each county and precinct gains depend on votes for John Connally.
San Antonio reports Republican Jack Cox aired interviews with two blind pensioners who say they were pressured to vote for new party candidates or lose pensions in Starr County. The claims were featured in Cox's telecast across 12 stations disputing Governor Connally’s charge of election fraud in Texas.
The First Sunday Singing Convention will be held at Ambrose Baptist Church on Sunday at 2 p.m. Mr. Humphries will be in charge. All lovers of music are invited to attend.
Voters will see fourteen proposed constitutional amendments on the general election ballot alongside candidates for local and state offices. The amendments cover workmen's compensation for political subdivisions, expanded state funds for needy groups, hospital district creation, conservation storage facilities, emergency government succession, state employee roles in school boards, land resale to veterans, Gulf coast zoning, school district boundary changes tax continuity, and trials de novo on agency appeals.
Social Security information notes beneficiaries under 72 who work and earn over 1200 must estimate yearly earnings to determine benefit withholding. Benefits up to 1700 are reduced at 1 for 2, and above 1700 at 1 for 1. End-year reporting adjusts any over or under payments. Disabled workers' benefits are exempt from these rules and must report promptly when working or upon condition changes.
West Germany shows high traffic on the Kiel Canal a 61 mile shortcut between the North and Baltic seas. Frequent flags include Russia Finland Sweden Norway Britain the Netherlands and Poland.
Grayson County voters will use new voting booths in the November 6 general election. Booths cover all polling places with options for booth or table marking. Ballot lists 14 constitutional amendments across five candidate columns for Democratic Republican Constitution Independent and write ins.
The 1963 models receive longer warranties as major US automakers boost quality control. Four of five offer 24 months or 24,000 miles, while a fifth promises 5 years or 50,000 miles. Mufflers to exhaust pipes covered. spark plugs and wear items excluded.
Ten year old Luisito Hernandez said the money, later identified as real, looked like play money. He handed 13 fifty dollar notes to friends in Houston. The cash was part of three thousand dollars paid to his father Leonard after he lost an eye in an accident. The bills were found under a bed where Leonard had hidden them and efforts to recover the money were unsuccessful.
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