25 Nov 1965
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1965
Page
1
A humorous vignette contrasts a current bad photo with a perfect earlier likeness. A client presses his attorney to answer the phone. the lawyer explains he reserved the line for his own convenience, not others, in a wry exchange.
A woman complains to her neighbor that her husband cannot keep buttons on his clothes. The exchange suggests the issue may be shoddy sewing rather than sheer carelessness, with a hint of humor about his inability to sew.
In a town famed for free long term parking residents debate potential rules to curb abuse while preserving access. Officials cite curbside disorder and safety concerns as drivers push limits. Community groups urge balanced solutions.
A stressed manager loses a fender in a parkway accident on the way home after a sick secretary and busy day. His wife offers a drink, and a kindergarten pupil believes he will have a baby brother until a teacher asks what happened, revealing the child’s misunderstanding.
Lulu fears tooth extraction and chois of pain while a French professor’s legends of naughtiness backfire with a witty exam reply. The student calls, hoping for mercy, but the professor answers firm and jocularly that help can’t come over the phone.
Sam, praised for stable work, frets about losing it if Ahhevah quits. His employer asks what he worries about and Sam replies he has nothing concrete in sight if he ceases the habit, highlighting anxious indecision.
Lucile recalls declining marriage to Jack and notes his continued drinking. Myrtle jokes that he celebrated the decision a bit too long.
Marian and Margaret share a tense moment as they discuss aging and love. The pair exchange lines hinting at fate and emotional anticipation in a quiet, intimate conversation. The dialogue centers on imagined future affection and the fear of uncertain devotion.
A terse dialogue unfolds as a suitor declares deep love for the daughter, and the father responds with a terse warning that the suitor would suffer if he ever caused her sorrow.
The Social Security Administration issues a 24 page rule book to govern selection of fiscal intermediaries for the Medicare program set to start July 1 for those 65 and older. Intermediaries must ensure safeguards against unnecessary utilization or risk contract termination. Blue Cross leads hospital nominations while others back Aetna, Travelers, Intercounty Hospital Plan, and Kaiser Plan in several states.
The Friday Literary Club met Nov 19 at Mrs. Russell Summers home with Mrs. Summers hosting. President Mrs. James Bryant presided. opening prayer by Mrs. J. C. McMillin. Reports from department chairmen, minutes approved, trades day set for Sunday afternoon and Monday.
Encourage children near school age with home projects. Start grapefruit seeds in shallow bowls filled with rich soil. They will enjoy watching the sprouts grow into pretty greenery.
A sharp reply ends a marriage proposal as a woman declares she would not wed even if his pockets were gold. He counters with a light rejoinder, affirming the absence of a proposal.
House Speaker Ben Barnes said higher state taxes appear inevitable and urged candidates in 1966 not to pledge specific levies. He called for a 1967 tax bill to raise at least 50 million dollars annually to fund increased state spending, especially education, noting a sales tax boom could reduce the need.
Funeral services for Claude W. Thompson known as Grit were held at Earnheart funeral chapel with Rev. Houston Garner officiating. He died Sunday night of pneumonia at the Bonham Veterans Center hospital. Thompson born May 26 1897 in Kentuckytown, World War I veteran, retired painter and paperhanger, survived by wife Ruth Ozman two sons Jackie Lee Thompson and T G Thompson two brothers Clarence and Clyde and 12 grandchildren.
The First Baptist W.M.U. completes plans for the Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions from Nov 28 to Dec 5. A youth play on Nov 28 features Her Lengthened Shadow about Lottie Moon. The Lottie Moon offering continues through January.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean recounts a Thanksgiving column where Ed Doolittle jokes about Abe Lincoln, Lady Bird, and a prosperous era. The piece notes a store lecture on Pilgrims at Plymouth and contrasts communism with the Pilgrim colony under Bradford, ending with a jab at Russia and China and Marx.
December marks the start of City Beautification weeks as residents join Mrs. Clint Hennig in planting crepe myrtle and shrubs. The program aims for a clean, well landscaped town with a paint-up and clean-up phase to follow and includes a Christmas lighting contest by the Friday Literary Club.
The WHL Tigers defeated the Bells Panthers 16-8 to finish second in District 11-B with a 3-1 conference record. Bells finished fourth with one win and three losses. Next year the Tigers return to Class A after two years in Class B.
Gina Judd won five first place trophies in advanced solo advanced fancy strut advanced basic strut flag twirling and sweetheart at the Twirling Association national open in Denison Saturday. She also earned a third in military march and high point girl for ages 0 to 10. About 300 girls from Oklahoma Louisiana and Texas competed. Accompanied by Mrs Chas E Ayres and Mrs Ralph R Judd and family.
Mrs Tom Brown hosted the Whitewright Home Demonstration Club meeting at her home Thursday afternoon. Mrs R D Maddux led the pledge prayer and singing. Members pledged thanks for which I am most thankful and plans were made to send Christmas gifts to the Veterans Hospital at Bonham.
The Sherman Social Security District Office offers a small leaflet explaining Your Social Security Tax Deduction. Employers can request any number for January payrolls from 315 West Mulberry or by calling 893-4301. Bonham requests go to Joe Christenberry who visits Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30 to noon at Fannin County Electric Coop Building.
A news column from 1920 records J F Young aged 59 dying at his Kentuckytown home. Will Jones’s home burned near town. Smith Hotel sold to Edward Smith of Howland. Rufus A Jones of Denison, formerly Whitewright, died. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Chesley Rutledge. Frank Benton bought the J R Murphy residence.
Satirical quote compares asking a woman's age to buying a used car with a backdated speedometer. The line suggests deception about true age and warns of hidden details.
35 years after 1930, Eunice Turner died at her home southwest of town. The brief notice records her death and location, noting the rural setting and timeframe since the event.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Addison Vestal of Pittsburgh Pa Addison is grandson of Mr and Mrs Rolla C Vestal of Whitewright Mrs Wade Smith Sunday D M Rich buys Parker place in northeast town A daughter born Nov 20 to Mr and Mrs Mackie Greer of Pampa formerly Whitewright The Sun printed 500 pepper sauce bottle labels for Mrs H A James.
Nov 27 deadline set for seniors and interested relatives to submit intent letters or applications for low rent housing units in Whitewright. Roy Blanton says unit numbers depend on local interest and radius applicants. responses from elderly residents and former residents planning retirement in Whitewright encouraged at City Hall.
Congressman Ray Roberts of McKinney spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon last Friday. He said Whitewright will get a new post office and that the project is with the Post Office Department land acquisition unit and expected to be built in the next fiscal year starting July.
New York medical experts note long standing awareness that alcohol and barbiturates can synergistically depress the central nervous system. High achieving individuals may combine them, risking death, as illustrated by Dorothy Kilgallen. The examiner found only small amounts in her system.
The Patent Office stands as one of the few government agencies tracing back to colonial times, reflecting long ongoing efforts to grant and protect inventions.
Traders arrive from distant places for the first Monthly swap day in Whitewright. The gathering features antiquated wares traded and bought with many curious exchanges. Paul Ryan notes Canton participants and specifies the next swap day for December 26 and 27.
Secretary of State Crawford Martin's office estimates that 27 proposed constitutional amendments from the 59th Legislature will cost taxpayers about 800000 before ballots are printed. The bill exceeds the 46 amendments advertised over the previous decade, which ran 731856.67 from 1956 to 1964.
Bethel Baptist Church hosted two circles for a Monday night gathering with a 13 member salad supper led by Mrs Jewel Jarvis who gave thanks. Mrs Pansy Miller reviewed Which Way in Brazil by Lester C Bell and Mrs Ruby Cawthon offered devotional remarks.
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