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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1967
Page
2
The women's literary society invited a renowned author to speak on the Pilgrim fathers. A listener interrupted with a question about the Pilgrim mothers. The speaker acknowledged their enduring trials alongside the fathers.
A harried business exec seeks sleeping pills from his physician but learns he is allergic to sedatives. He asks about twilight sleep used in labor. The doctor replies that is for labor, prompting the executive to lament no option for management.
Winny says you cannot trust every rumor though Wendy suggests repeating it. The dialogue hints at skepticism and the exchange underscores the tension between belief and repetition.
When the wedding seemed doomed by a quarrel over furniture tastes the bride and groom-to-be checked their bank account and agreed to a single theme Early Attic and Old Cellar avoiding a costly dispute.
A reflective note observes history recurs with rising expense, suggesting lessons remain unheeded. The lines imply cyclical patterns heighten costs, inviting caution about repeating past actions.
A reunion dialogue shows a speaker claiming how he avoided relatives by borrowing from the rich and passing funds to the poor. An old classmate consoles regarding a late brother who died a bachelor, prompting a wry reply about unfinished education.
A sequence of light quips shows teens to lovers and a doctor in a playful scene. A father questions dependency on a borrowed car while a teen explains feet on accelerator and brake. A husky patient prompts guessing sports. A bride asks about past proposals, and a husband jokes about an ankle length coat to complement red slacks.
Sherman-7-Up Bottling Co. of Denison received a $500 fine and two years probation after pleading no contest to adulterated food charges. The company was found guilty of selling soft drinks containing string, mold, and other insoluble matter. Two individuals were also fined in the 7-Up case. Texans for Traffic Safety urges proper driver attitudes and notes driver education in schools remains underutilized among Texas teens.
The Parent Teacher Association held its second meeting of the school year in the High School Gym. Mrs. Betty Garner opened, with invocation by Mr. Don Crombie. Dr. Cruce Stark, president of Grayson Junior College, spoke on the college and showed campus slides. Harold McNabb presented a group of girls singing from Brigadoon, with piano by Mrs. Janis Johnson. Room count was won by Mrs. Earl Blanton's second grade. The next meeting, in December, will feature the annual Christmas program.
Five Texas cities Lubbock Kingsville Lockhart Victoria and Alice approved a 1 percent municipal sales tax within ten days, bringing total adopting cities to 22 with over a million residents. Statewide, 103 other cities have or plan to call elections before January 1. The tax applies to items covered by the state 2 percent sales tax with the state collecting and rebating minus 2 percent.
TV executives deride current entertainment as trash while turning to old feature films and launching in house production. CBS signs Doris Day and Jack Lemmon for film projects at high fees, with premieres in theaters then on TV. ABC and NBC also plan self produced movies, risking anti trust concerns.
Inhambane, a Mozambican village, reportedly outfits locals with coats from dead dogs as workers shoot canines on the street. The Mozambican Noticias newspaper notes the town is infested with dogs and dogs are used in garments.
The union service sponsored by First Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist churches will be held in the First Methodist sanctuary at 7:00 p m Sunday November 19. Dr Ralph Smith interim pastor of First Baptist will deliver the message. Music directed by David Howard with a combined choir from the three churches performing an anthem. All are invited.
A column by Uncle Dan recalls a country store gathering where Ed Doolittle’s language costs and a congressman’s plan for simple English to aid government image dominate discussion. Jokes about perfume ads and a playful critique of race relations statements accompany town humor about a law limiting fragrance varieties.
Funeral services were conducted at the Negro Baptist Church by Rev. H. W. Windfield for Will Dehoney who died after a three month illness in Whitewright Nursing Home. Born October 18, 1892 in Ravenna he was married to Mattie Phillips in 1923. Burial followed at Siloam Cemetery Ravenna. Survivors include his wife six daughters one son twenty eight grandchildren thirty two great grandchildren two great great grandchildren and five brothers.
John M. Thorne, president of the Dallas Area Tuberculosis Association, announced that $384.00 had been reported from Grayson County as part of the Christmas Seal campaign. He noted the campaign mailed about 300,000 appeals to a 10-county metropolitan area beginning Nov. 3 and aims to fund research, health education, and case funding with a next year budget around $225,000.
Spaceman returning from Mars could inadvertently carry Martian disease organisms to Earth that threaten human life. Dr. M Keith Nadel, biologist and virologist, warned life on Mars may resemble simple earth forms and thus thrive here, risking an epidemic like past measles outbreaks in isolated populations.
In San Francisco and Los Angeles hippies offer themselves as curiosity attractions for five dollars per hour. Those who are unwashed or wear exotic dirty clothes charge higher rates.
The Friday Literary Club sponsors a Christmas lighting contest awarding four prizes. One prize goes to a business house and three to residences. Non city residents may have their displays judged by calling a club member before the judging period, to be announced later.
Mrs Maybell Meador from Whitewright leads an annual exhibit of china painting oils and other works by her students from North Texas. The public is invited to view Sunday Nov 19 from 2 to 4 pm in the First National Bank lobby with artists on hand to discuss techniques and display still lifes portraits arrangements and landscapes.
Guidance advises washing fresh spinach Swiss chard and asparagus in warm water to remove dirt and reduce residue. The tip emphasizes gentle cleaning to protect delicate greens and maintain quality.
Financial summary as of Nov 14 1967 shows donations 655.10 and expenditures 273.62 leaving 381.48. The cemetery has been cleared of bushes and vegetation sprayed. more work is needed including raking burning and leveling. A work day is proposed for Saturday Nov 25 with alternatives this month. Appreciation is given to local newspapers for advertising and a historical marker may be pursued.
Whitewright, Van Alstyne, and Honey Grove share District 16 A after a 12 6 upset by Van Alstyne. Honey Grove wins playoff berth by coin toss and meets Frisco in round one. Bill Montgomery scores the Tiger TD amid muddy conditions and Ed Caraway leaves with injury.
The notice lists morning worship and Sunday School times at Marvin and First Methodist churches with community services and youth group events. Presbyterian Church rector Rev C C Dooley notes resumed worship next Sunday after Mrs Dooley’s illness.
Minister W. E. Mynatt leads a Bible study at 10 a.m. Sunday worship and communion at 1 p.m. Evening worship at 7 p.m. Bible study for all ages at 7:30 p.m.
Pastor Mrs Janice Hall leads a Sunday School at 9 45 with a worship service at 7 15 p m on Sunday and a prayer meeting at 7 30 p m on Wednesday in the church program listing.
Rev. Bob Saylor, pastor, leads a Training Union at 7 00 and a worship service at 7 45 at KentuckyTown Baptist Church in a concise Sunday timetable.
Rev. Charles Pierce is pastor. Training Union at 6 30 p m. Worship service at 7 30 p m.
Austin Texas growers face the smallest cotton crop in 21 years as USDA estimates put 1967 production at 28 million bales, down from 3,182,000 last year. Yield per acre falls to 363 pounds from 385, with acreage shrinking from 3.968 million to about 3.7 million under the surplus-reduction program.
About 13,500 of the UAR's 386,000 square miles are inhabitable as vast desert dominates the landscape. This confirms the region's sparse population distribution and emphasizes the challenge of settlement and development across the country's geography.
The three new city council members drew terms at the council meeting Tuesday. Chester Slaughter drew the long term seat ending in April 1969. Paul Ryan and Dr. Stephen Sullivan drew short terms ending in April 1968, with a mayoral election also due that year.
Community Public Service Company's division office relocates two families to Whitewright. Mr Duane Bryson and his wife with two children move from Petrolia. he is a sales representative. Mr Frank Stapp and his wife with three daughters move from Perryton on December 1. he joins the engineering department.
Washington reports the government issued tire safety standards to reduce highway deaths from tire failure. They require tread age indicators, wheel rims capable of holding a flat tire at 60 mph, labeled inflation pressure, load rating, and ply counts, plus tread wear indicators. Transportation Secretary Alan S Boyd said these rules, with earlier auto standards, aim to cut road injuries from design or equipment deficits.
A Holstein bull named International Black Velvet, bought in Canada for 93000, lives in luxury near Havana. Prime Minister Fidel Castro has visited, and the bull anchors an AI program at Rosafe Signet station once linked to the Canadian bull Rosefe Signet. Cuba used 1600 bulls last year to breed 1.2 million cows, cross breeding Holsteins with native cows to combine milk yield with hardiness.
Retailers in Austin Texas report record pre Christmas sales as the Bureau of Research notes shoppers started strong early in the season. Texans previously held back on durable goods purchases according to the bureau.
Shrimp swim well but glide backward like crayfishes when they jerk their broad tail fins beneath them, using a backward propulsion method observed in both species.
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