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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1963
Page
1
The Sun issues an abbreviated edition for Thanksgiving and notes Kennedy’s funeral impact. Whitewright businesses close in mourning, post office and banks altered hours, schools closed, and citizens watched ceremonies on TV. Lyndon Johnson’s succession discussed along with McCormick and Hayden as next in line if needed.
A solemn nationwide tribute laments the president's death and honors his family and global impact. The speech condemns hate and violence while expressing grief for those affected by the loss and the war he sought to prevent.
The Clock-o-Matic coin bowling machine uses a quarter to start a timed pin setting cycle. Los Angeles is testing this new lane equipment to automate play and pace of games.
A Fort Worth to Dallas itinerary shows President Kennedy greeting crowds at Hotel Texas and Love Field, then a fatal shot near Stemmons Expressway. Mrs Kennedy, Gov Connally, and aides witness the chaos before Parkland Hospital care ends with his death. Arlington burial follows.
R. E. Bob Fielder a Van Alstyne building material dealer was elected president of the Grayson County Development Council at a Sherman meeting. Joe Jurlina TP&L Sherman was named vice president and Maynard Weitzel Sherman C of C manager secretary. Fielder succeeds Clint Hennig Whitewright at the Dec 19 installation in Denison with R A Parker Whitesboro chairing the nominating panel.
Dr. Sanford S. Golden describes a dental chair at an American Society of Mechanical Engineers meeting that lets a patient lie back at 50 degrees with equipment hidden. A sitter could endure 12 hours, and the dentist can work beside the patient, potentially extending the dentist’s life by 17 percent.
A rural letter writer laments postwar federal hiring spikes across the Post Office Agriculture and Treasury departments and questions the zip system. He recalls figures, cites past presidents, and contrasts views of Clem Webster and Ed Doolittle amid store talk on politics and prices.
W. T. Ross and family moved to Denison Monday. Cecil Smith and Lillie Scott wed on November 25. Epworth League program featured Theresa Everheart Maxie Echols Martha Joe Sears and Ben Sturdivant. New York Bargain Store offered dolls and beds at modest prices. Lallace May found work at Blossom. Friday Literary Club hosted by Mrs. Atterberry Gillett Johnson LaRoe. Emmet Earl West and Bonnie Mae Holt married on Tuesday. Raymond Brown heads to Desert for next year’s crop. Robert L. Doss chosen for Who’s Who at Texas A and M College. M B Morgan and Irene Smith married November 19. Lee Day Kennedy and Olie Scott wed on Saturday. Mary Hestand dies at Slaton after 26 years in Whitewright. Billy Wilder fractures his right arm after a fall.
The Kentuckytown Club met with Miss Viva Phillips on November 23 and elected officers for the coming term. Mrs. Carl Holland was chosen president, Mrs. Albert Pennell vice president, Mrs. Pascal Connelly secretary-treasurer, and Miss Viva Phillips reporter.
The Sun reports 44,419 bales of cotton have been ginned in Grayson county this season, reflecting strong activity in local agriculture and fiber markets.
Gov. John Connally canvassed the November 9 votes from his Parkland Hospital bed with secretary Crawford Martin and Sybil Dickinson present. He signed with his left hand while his right arm was in a cast. The Dallas results showed one of four amendments adopted, extending welfare benefits to aged citizens.
About 11 million residents in Tokyo rely on 2,767 public bathhouses as homes lack bathtubs. An adult bath cost 5 cents, a child 3 cents, and the adult price has recently increased to 7 cents.
Collie B. Brown, a 48 year old Black resident of Whitewright, is charged in Sherman with a serious case with malice after a Sunday night shooting at a South Whitewright cafe. Henry Lee Patillo, 42, was struck in the shoulder by a .22 caliber round and died at Geers Clinic. Deputies arrested Brown at the cafe about 30 minutes later. bond set at 1500 dollars in Judge A. L. McGuire’s court.
Dr. Paul O. Ritcher of Oregon State University sues Charles Pfizer & Co. and Northwest Drug Co. for $1 million alleging Sabin oral vaccine caused his polio. He says he took the vaccine in Corvallis, Oregon, on June 7, 1962.
The city wide service at 7:30 PM on Wednesday November 27 will be held at the First Baptist Church. Sponsored by First Baptist First Methodist and First Presbyterian churches, with Rev. C C Dooley delivering the sermon and Rev. Dale Gore and Rev. Howard Adams assisting. A mixed church choir will sing "God of Our Fathers" directed by Renee Morgan. Nursery will be provided.
Funeral services for John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th U S president, were at St Matthews Cathedral in Washington. He was shot in Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald and buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He was born in 1917 in Brookline Massachusetts. survived by Jacqueline, John Jr and Caroline, and his siblings.
Funeral services were held at Barnheart chapel for Albert Thomas Mangrum 87 of Whitewright who died Monday in a Sherman hospital after an extended illness. He was born March 14 1876 in Missouri and married Stella Edens in 1924. Survived by a Sherman brother and several nieces and nephews. Burial took place at Oak Hill Cemetery.
The article notes Lincoln killer John Wilkes Booth was hunted and shot in a Virginia barn after 12 days, Garfield shooter Charles Guiteau was tried and hanged in Washington, and McKinley assailant Leon Czolgosz was convicted and electrocuted in Auburn. Kennedy's killer Lee Harvey Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby in Dallas.
Women seek youth and beauty and electronics industries offer a muscle activator that firms subcutaneous tissue reduces fine lines tightens and smooths the skin.
The Whitewright High School Tigers and Pep Squad banquet takes place December 17 at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. Sponsored by the Pigskin Club, Ernie's caters the meal. Tickets cost $1.50 and go on sale Friday at Community Public Service Company and Walker Pharmacy, with a 9 a.m. December 16 ticket deadline.
Welfare payments in Texas will not rise soon after voters approved a higher overall spending limit. Officials say schedules depend on legislative action and federal matching rules, with current appropriations below the new ceiling and no immediate plan for large increases.
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