Whitewright Notes On Water, Banquet, and Underpass
The Sun reports a Wednesday meeting where state and local officials discussed water and sewer issues. Grayson County Health Unit jurisdiction was clarified as state level. Lorey Edwards notes ticket sales for the Pigskin Club banquet honoring WHS Tigers and Pep Squad. A new highway underpass project on Highway 82 at Bells will cost $150,000. Opinion criticizes Kennedy era fiscal policy and calls out tax cuts amid deficits, warning on national debt.
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State Health Department
Grayson County
Whitewright
Lorey Edwards
Pigskin Club
Community Public Service Co
Walker Pharmacy
WHS Tigers
Bells
State Highway Department
Katy Railroad
U. S
Berlin Soldiers, Civilians Reflect Four Years Since Khrushchev Ultimatum
Berlin marks four years since Khrushchev’s demand to withdraw Western forces from West Berlin. U S British French troops remain, with 12 500 combat ready troops guarding the city. Kennedy’s Cuban crisis response boosts morale as residents feel safer, while fear of a Red takeover lingers.
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Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Khrushchev
Missile bases hidden in Eastern Cuba claim surfaces
Francis McCarthy, UPI Latin American editor, says dispatches show round the clock excavations on the Almendares River banks near Havana. He argues Castro seeks conflict with the United States and questions Western Cuba wreckage photos and Soviet talks as not friendly, suggesting Castro may provoke war to save face.
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Fort Worth
Cuba
Francis McCarthy
United Press International
Dallas
Sigma Delta Chi
Professional Journalism Society
Western Hills Inn
McCarthy
Almendares River
Havana
U. S
Castro
Rudolph Anderson
U.S
Oriente
Anastas Mikoyan
Kennedy Administration Proposes Two-Stage Tax Plan
The Kennedy administration outlines a tentative two stage tax proposal to Congress. It would be enacted as a single bill in 1963 with an initial retroactive tax cut and a second phase in 1964 including further cuts and closing loopholes. Rep. Wilbur Mills leads initial talks.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Labor-Management
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
Mills
Arkansas
the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Senate
Credit Cards for Church Funds Stir Debate
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean reports a preacher in bad money straits turning to church credit cards and bubble gum machines to boost finances. The piece notes plans to stamp debts, cushions in pews, and a sermon aimed at adults, with a jab at college football recruiting.
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Zeke Grubb
Hezekiah Adams
Everbody
Hisself
Army to Expand Strength by 20,000 Men
The Defense Department announced a temporary expansion of the Army by 20,000 soldiers over six months, raising authorized strength to 980,000. The increase, funded by slightly higher draft calls, aims to supply trained replacements as 2 year draftees from the Berlin crisis are released, with training accelerated for readiness by late summer and fall 1963.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Berlin
UT Student From Bonham Found Hanged
A University of Texas sophomore James Earl Duff 19 of Bonham was found hanged in his Austin trailer home Wednesday night. Peace Justice Frank McBee ordered an autopsy and said the death had been undisclosed about three hours when discovered.
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Austin
University of Texas
James Earl Duff
Bonham
Frank McBee
Car Ownership Gaps Highlight U S England Switzerland
A report notes that one American in three owns a car, versus one in 12 in England and one in 13 in Switzerland, illustrating stark cross country differences in automobile ownership.
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England
Switzerland
Deadline Nears For Winter Wheat Diversion Program
December 14 is the last day to sign up for the 1963 Winter Wheat Diversion Program for winter wheat area farms. J L Ladd chairs the Grayson Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Participants may divert 20 to 50 percent of their allotment to an approved conservation use to receive voluntary payments and extra price support.
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J. L. Ladd
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Grayson Committee
Back Aches Remain Common Pain Source After Headaches
The article notes that alongside headaches, back pains are a frequent cause of discomfort. It discusses prevalence and suggests common factors contributing to back ache.
70 000 Fewer Helpers To Handle Yale Mail
The Post Office will process a record 10 billion pieces of Christmas mail with 70,000 fewer holiday helpers than last year. Postmaster General J Edward Day announced 150,000 extra workers will handle the surge while last year employed 220,000. Savings come from regular employees on overtime and public cooperation in the mail early campaign.
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Washington
J. Edward Day
Day
Election Law Study Panel Proposes Texas Reform Agenda
A 221 page preliminary report from the Election Law Study Committee led by Sen. Tom Creighton recommends reforms to reduce ballot confusion and party parity. Proposals include check ballots, non English ballots, runoff majority, exemptions for over 60, late nominations, write in limits, party assessments, and unified terms starting June 1.
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Austin
Texas
Election Law Study Committee
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
U. S
Executive Committee
Attorney General
Texas Legislative Council
Mary K. Wall
Deaths J Percy Darwin 68 Rural mail carrier WWI veteran
Funeral services were held for J Percy Darwin 68 at Earnheart chapel with Rev Dale Gore and Wallace Mynatt officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Darwin died after a long cancer illness. Survived by wife Mary Caylor two daughters two brothers two sisters and two grandchildren. He served 39 years as rural mail carrier and was a World War I veteran.
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Earnheart
J. Percy Darwin
Dale Gore
Wallace Mynatt
Church of Christ
Oak Hill Cemetery
Darwin
Whitewright
L. H. Darwin
Mary Caylor
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
James H. Gosnell
Jerry W. Wilson
Fort Worth
Lonnie Darwin
W. W. McFarland
Grand Prairie
W. L. Robbins
Austin
Mrs Paul S Cornelius 57 Funeral Friday at Earnheart Chapel
Mrs Paul S Cornelius 57 died last week in a Sherman hospital after weeks of illness. Funeral will be Friday in Earnheart Funeral Chapel with Rev John Streun of the Methodist Church officiating. Burial in West Hill Cemetery Sherman. She was born June 28 1904 in Lindale. She married Paul S Cornelius on December 20 1924 in Kingsville. They moved to Whitewright in 1961. Surviving are her husband two daughters three brothers two sisters and two grandchildren.
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Earnheart
Paul S. Cornelius
John Streun
Methodist Church
West Hill
Sherman
Cornelius
Navy
Lindale
Kingsville
Whitewright
Funeral rites for Mrs. Hattie Savage 89 in Denison
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in Denison for Mrs. Hattie Savage 89 a former Whitewright resident who died Saturday in a Denison hospital after a long illness Rev Bill Jackson conducted the service Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery She was born December 15 1872 in Greensboro Kentucky to Crockett and Mary Marshall She lived in Denison 43 years She married John H Savage who died in 1941 She belonged to the Presbyterian Church Survivors include two sons Edwin L
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Denison
Hattie Savage
Whitewright
Bill Jackson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Savage
Greensboro
Crockett Marshall
Cannan
John H. Savage
The
Presbyterian Church
Edwin L
Kennedy orders military cutbacks amid budget squeeze
Washington reports a planned $7.8 billion deficit this year prompts major restraints on programs not directly linked to combat readiness. The Kennedy administration weighs procurement stretchouts to push payments to the next fiscal year while denying strict ceilings on essential needs.
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Washington
Kennedy
Pentagon
New York Bans Radium-Dial Pocket Watch
New York City health officials ban sales of radium-dial pocket watches effective February 1 due to radiation risk. Watches carried near the body face pose greater exposure than wrist watches and a study cites 75 units of annual radiation. The department notes 150 times the permissible limit.
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New York
City Board of Health
New York City
George James
Health Department
Family ties span Denison Sherman and Dallas in tribute
Savage of Denison and L L Savage of Sherman, a brother, 7 Marshal of Dallas, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Mrs. Margaret Lorane Phillips Dies in Santa Barbara
Margaret Lorane Phillips died November 21 in Santa Barbara after several months illness. She married James B. Phillips on December 5, 1941, in Whitewright. They lived in Great Falls Montana since 1950. Survived by two daughters Sherryn Dianne and Joyce Kay Phillips both of Great Falls, parents Mr. and Mrs. Peder Evenson of Great Falls, brother Bob Evenson of Santa Barbara, and sister-in-law Mrs. Clyde Sadler of Whitewright.
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Margaret Lorane Phillips
Santa Barbara
Calif
James B. Phillips
Whitewright
Great Falls
Montana
Sherryn Dianne
Joyce Kay Phillips
Peder Evenson
Bob Evenson
Clyde Sadler
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