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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1961
Page
1
Whitewright notices Thanksgiving Day holiday for local businesses and a Swiss steak dinner Saturday by the Volunteer Fire Department to fund the new fire truck debt. The event runs 5 to 9 pm with tickets $1 adults and 50 cents children.
Inventor H. Bruce Williams of Houston presents a pedal linked horn trigger to alert drowsy motorists. The gadget rests under the left foot and honks when pressure eases, jolting the driver awake before sleep overtakes them.
Tax Foundation reports that 1961 state legislatures enacted about 60 major tax changes across 33 states, raising or creating taxes that add up to nearly $1 billion annually. Total state revenues excluding unemployment insurance rose to around $21 billion, tripling since 1948. West Virginia introduced a personal income tax and Texas approved a state sales and use tax.
Whitewright churches hold a union mid week Thanksgiving service on November 22 at 7 00 pm hosted by First Methodist Church Combined choirs directed by Renee Morgan will perform special music Rev Bill Johnson of First Baptist Church will deliver this year's sermon All are invited to attend this community event
Mr Gaines West of the Office of Civil Defense Mobilization spoke at the Whitewright PTA meeting detailing family survival plans. He outlined five key points including warning signals community action protection from fallout first aid and home preparedness and using Conelrad AM radio for official information. The program drew good attendance and the second grade won the room count.
The Whitewright Elementary School takes orders for oranges and grapefruit to be shipped from the Rio Grande Valley around Dec 18. Profits support eye glasses, school supplies, clothing for underprivileged children, teaching aids, books, and film rentals. Fruit available in 40 pound boxes or 8 pound bags. Students pass out order blanks.
The 55th annual campaign mobilizes funds to support local TB work in South Grayson. Seals sent by the South Grayson Tuberculosis Association direct 82 cents of each dollar to local programs, with the rest funding state and national education and research. The drive supports free patch tests for school children, free x rays for the indigent, and an expanded Tuberculosis Clinic offering tests and treatment aid.
The Chief Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Monday evening at Mrs. Wallace Wilson home. Mrs. Carl Edwards presented a program on Interpretation of Love reviewing St. Francis of Assisi. Nine members attended with a brief social hour and refreshments. A note on ladder safety mentions placing a rubber inner tube on extension ladder tips to prevent slipping.
A reader letter humorously laments government waste and proposes doubling Fort Knox audits, mockingly suggests using numeric identifiers for citizens, jokes about an Army serial number signature, and parodies East German barbed wire and Khrushchev. The tone blends satire with concerns on spending and privacy.
Austin reports rising political activity with candidates for governor and lieutenant governor emerging. Governor Daniel appoints new boards while facing funding gaps for the new Water Pollution Board. Welfare aid expands for 225,000 aged on old age rolls, and taxes on gas and sales begin to take effect amid protests and legal challenges. Indian food grain production hits a record after six months of 1961.
Speaker Sam Rayburn died at 6 20 this morning in a Bonham hospital at age 79 after a cancer illness that began last summer. He first won election to Congress in 1912 representing the Fourth District and served under eight presidents. Whitewright, where he once received four votes in his first race, became his strongest voting box in later years.
The Agriculture Department reports 1961 total U.S. farm crop production will be 3.3 percent below the 1960 record. Corn production rose slightly from October estimates to 3.549 billion bushels, 9 percent under 1960, aided by favorable weather and high yields, while sorghum fell 21 percent from last year.
In San Diego Dr. Thomas Cureton says golf spoils a walk and bowling isn't much better. He urges continuous rigorous exercise that causes perspiration and notes rhythmic walking as a key tranquilizer for long life.
Over 700000 taxpayers in the Dallas District receive annual refund checks. Many change addresses between filing and receipt, causing thousands of returns to bounce. If you haven't gotten your refund this year, notify the IRS with filing details and refund amount for possible replacement checks.
Whitewright residents rejected the aldermanic proposal by 224 to 131 with seven mutilated ballots making 362 total. Campaigns by Citizens For Progress included ads and leaflets, while some voters mis-marked ballots amid heated campaigning and a few near altercations occurred.
The Urban Renewal Agency auctioned 52 buildings and 33 homes to clear land for redevelopment. About 125 people attended. total sale proceeds were 15000. Most homes sold as substandard, four standard homes fetched high bids, including 2550 for a standard house bought by Forest Walker. agency had paid 7350 for that lot.
A McKinney Courier-Gazette verse recalls schoolmates now scattered in varied lives. The studious one drives a cab, a fool owns bank stock, a railroad, the orator is a dry goods clerk, the bashful one serves in Congress, the model boy is jailed for cow theft, while the tough one is a preacher.
Rep John Emerson Moss Democrat California told the Freedom of the Press Institute in Cleveland that the government hides more information than it releases. He warned officials leak security details for personal reasons while concealing other developments. The discussion was hosted by Western Reserve University and the Ohio Civil Liberties Union at WRU.
In Knoxville Tennessee a lemon tree blooms year round and youngsters' lemonade stands fade as lemons boost meals. The University of Tennessee advises storing lemons in a plastic bag in the fridge to stop odor absorption. If lemons dry out, heat briefly in the oven to revive juice.
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