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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1962
Page
1
The WHS football banquet honoring the Tigers and Pep Squad will be held in the gym on December 13. Tickets cost 1.50 each and go on sale Friday at Community Public Service Co., Walker Pharmacy, and the High School. Sale ends December 7.
The Fourth Sunday singing convention will be held at Nobility Baptist Church at 2 p m Sunday with Walter Petty in charge. Singers are urged to attend and the public is invited.
The 1960 census reports 9.7 million foreign-born residents living in the United States, reflecting a sizable immigrant presence across the nation.
President Kennedy announced Khrushchev would withdraw IL28 bombers from Cuba within 30 days and ordered the naval blockade lifted at once. Defense officials said surveillance would continue to prevent reintroduction of offensive weapons while normal duties resume.
W T Corbitt 68 died last Wednesday at his Calera Oklahoma home after moving from Whitewright two years ago He was born December 27 1893 in Oklahoma He was a plumber and farmer Survivors include his widow two sons J D of Hugo and J W of Sherman three daughters Lillie Franks Fort Worth Velma Boyd Hurst and Viola Blankenship Sherman three brothers Don Silo Lonnie Cleburne and Jesse California and 15 grandchildren
The United States ends production of manned bombers with the last B-52 rolled from Boeing Wichita and the final B-58 delivered from General Dynamics Fort Worth. No orders remain. Air force officials say missiles replace bombers for national defense as North American Aviation pursues the B-70 recon mission.
Cynthiana Kentucky Tom Preston editor in chief of The Cynthiana Democrat had his wife see an allergist after neck and head inflammation. After 120 injections, doctors diagnosed the cause as an allergy to printer's ink and newsprint.
A letter-wit Uncle Dan from Tom Bean derides Washington talk of a national economy. He cites Pentagon stockpiles, costs of blue coats, and storage waste, questions foreign aid shifts to Brazil, and comments on space research while urging sensible spending.
President Kennedy signed a long delayed order barring racial discrimination in new housing built with direct government aid or federal loan guarantees. The action targets 25 percent of new housing financed by FHA VA and GI programs, with enforcement limited to federally assisted projects and programs. The move is described as a first step toward broader anti bias measures. In related notes the piece mentions a beer consumption record in West Germany and Mamie Eisenhower's birth weight.
The article traces harvest thanksgiving from ancient Mediterranean goddess rites to European folk customs and medieval Martinmas. It notes Corn Mother beliefs, kirn traditions in England, harvest queens in Austria, and the Pilgrims adopting Thanksgiving after their first prosperous year in the New World.
Georgia farmers protest costly telephone service in barns and chicken houses. They through the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation claim charges are business rates. they want to be billed only for extensions about $12 less per month.
W E Winter Denison banker was named chairman of the Grayson County junior college steering committee at its first Sherman meeting. Eight residents were named to the panel by the Grayson County Development Council as it plans to add members from every school district. Petitions for junior college election were circulated with about 1100 signatures returned. Winter aims to have committees meet December 13 with a full county school board briefing the next day for state education review. Members named include S J Brown Pottsboro Robert E Fielder Van Alstyne Howard Heston Sherman R A Parker Whitesboro Tom Sears Whitewright J O Steedman Gordonville L S Thompson Howe and Winter.
Former vice president John Nance Garner, a Texas patriot, nears his 94th birthday on November 22. Retired since 1940, he now resides in a white frame house in Uvalde, where his former home is a state museum, and he remains keenly interested in world affairs despite fading vision and hearing.
In New Ulm Minnesota area 15 farmers sponsor a newspaper ad warning hunters to stay away after two cows were killed this fall. The region’s chief product is wild rice in Aitkin Minnesota.
The annual Thanksgiving service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21. Rev. John Streun of the Methodist Church will deliver the message. Music directed by Mrs. David Johnson, organist, and Renee Morgan, choir director, will lead combined choirs. The event is a longstanding local tradition held the night before Thanksgiving.
Texas Extension Service highlights six December plentifuls to brighten holiday meals. Broiler-fryers turkey and cranberries remain in ample supply with attractive prices, while fresh oranges red tart cherries and Maine sardines round out menus. Sardines show a large year over year increase, offering quick sandwich or appetizer options.
The United States Weather Bureau announced plans for an expanded weather research program. Washington lab experts will simulate daily weather changes at 10 000 points worldwide to improve long range forecasts, led by Dr Joseph Smagorinsky.
Texas taxpayers filed 2,873,000 federal returns for 1960 reporting adjusted gross income of 13.6 billion dollars. Taxable income reached 7.17 billion with tax liability of 1.69 billion. Salaries and wages rose 0.8 percent to 10.658 billion. interest up 14.1 percent to 213 million. dividends up 8.3 percent to 321 million. National figures show 42 percent of 61 million filers earned over 5,000 dollars in 1960.
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