Harvest carnival and car open house headline town fair
The Whitewright PTA hosts a harvest carnival in the Meador building with co chairs in charge and food stand ready at 6 30. An open house at Edwards Chevrolet offers refreshments and gifts all day. The Tigers travel to Royse City to face the Bulldogs hoping to end their three year skid.
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Whitewright Parent- Teacher Association
Meador
Main Street
Joe Robinson
Gladys Cook
C. C. McLean
C. K. Smith
Tigers
Royse City
Royse City Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Wolfe City
Farmersville
School Lunch Menu for Monday Through Friday
The week offers varied meals including Sliced Spam with creamed potatoes and green beans on Monday, Hamburgers with sides on Tuesday, Barbecued Weiners and vegetables on Wednesday, Pinto Beans with Ham Hocks and greens on Thursday, and Chicken Salad Sandwiches with fruit and snacks on Friday.
Average adult breathes over 30 pounds of air daily
A general health note states that an average adult inhales more than 30 pounds of air each day. The datum highlights the large volume of air processed during routine respiration.
Sun Honor Roll Subscriptions Acknowledgments List
The Sun honors subscription payments acknowledged for numerous individuals including W. L. Gordon Mrs Avon Dale Ricks Hugh Hunter Mrs J B King Ray Hyepock Mrs W T Nicholson Mrs L G Jordan B W Newman Mrs R L Sears Carl Hicks and many more. The list names dozens of subscribers and spouses across a broad community network. Each entry preserves the full name and title where given, reflecting a wide local patronage.
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W. L. Gordon
Avon Dale Ricks
Julian Montgomery
Ivy Taylor
Ernest Smith
B. L. Sanderson
Iva Mae van Cleave
Robbie Brown
George Key
Johnnie Harper
E. T. Doss
D. L. Halley
Bill Wolfe
Bill Griffin
W. B. Holcomb
R. E. Walt Lester Haile E. R. Bow
W. L. Hatfield
Dixie Bassett Floyd Bassett
Frank R. Gunter
Bill Johnson
French doctor warns TB remains France’s deadliest disease
Paris reports Prof. Etienne Bernard of the Academy of Medicine stating tuberculosis is unsolved in France. He notes about 12,000 deaths annually from the infectious disease, underscoring its continued danger.
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Paris
France
Etienne Bernard
Academy of Medicine
Oldest Enlisted Man Retired From Service
Washington The Air Force awarded the Legion of Merit and retirement in the rank of lieutenant colonel to Master Sgt. Horst W. Tittel, the oldest enlisted man in U S military service. Tittel, 75, reenlisted in 1954 at age 70 and has served in various ranks and branches for more than 51 years.
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Washington
Air Force
Legion of Merit
Horst W. Tittel
U.S
Tittel
Revival Oct 4 11 At Kentuckytown Baptist Church
Kentuckytown Baptist Church announces a revival from Sunday Oct 4 through Oct 11 with services at 745 p m Evangelist Bill Brooks former pastor of Fairview Baptist Church Sherman Texas and a Aus tin College and Southwestern Theological Seminary graduate directs the meetings Rev Houston Garner church pastor assists Brooks in the revival.
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Kentuckytown
1963 Finish Seen For Two Highways In Grayson County
A state highway official from Paris said 1963 could be the completion year for U S Highways 75 and 82 through Grayson County. L D Cabiness spoke at Sherman to a 40 person county meeting on routes through Denison, McKinney, Melissa and Anna. Highway 82 would run east west from Bells to Whitesboro with a northern realignment near Bells and Sherman.
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Sherman
U. S
Grayson County
L. D. Cabiness
Paris
State Highway Department
Grayson County Highway Committee
Sherman and
Denison
Grayson County Commissioners Court
County Road Committee
McKinney
Melissa
Anna
Collin County
van Alstyne
Bells
Whitesboro
Man Bets On Flywheel Ride Ends Tragic Yet Humorous
A Louisiana man wagered ten dollars he could ride the sawmill flywheel. After his death, his widow settled the bet next week and recalled that Jake was a swell husband but knew little about flywheels.
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Louisiana
Jake
Clem Webster
Jimmy Hoffa
America
Clem
United Fund Drive Aims 3300 Start Tuesday at Ayres Cafe
A kickoff breakfast at 7 15 a m Tuesday at Ayres Cafe will launch the Whitewright Community United Fund campaign with a goal of 3300 matching last year s total. The fund covers Whitewright and nearby areas including Pilot Grove Ely Bethel Kentuckytown Orangeville within five to six miles and consolidates multiple drives into one unified effort.
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Ayres Cafe
Whitewright Community United Fund
Leon White
Fund Drive
Whitewright
Pilot Grove
Ely
Bethel
Kentuckytown
Orangeville
United Fund
United Plan
Boy Scouts of America
Whitewright Boy Scouts
Whitewright Cub Scouts
Polio Fund
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
Crippled Children’s Fund
Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department
Heart Fund
Whitewright Youth Fund
Last Rebel Seeks Barbecue for 117th Birthday
Walter W. Williams, Civil War veteran and last surviving veteran, asked for barbecued ribs for his 117th birthday on November 14. Daughter Mrs. Willie Mae Bowles says he wants a big party and ribs and believes he will survive to celebrate.
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Houston
Walter W. Williams
Willie Mae Bowles
Handel’s Messiah Composed in Quick 24 Days
The composer Handel wrote the famed oratorio Messiah in 24 days after facing bankruptcy and urgent need for money.
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Handel
Dear Editor Memo: Uncle Dan's Letter on Modern Life
An Uncle Dan from Tom Bean writes to the editor with humorous reflections on 1960s gadgets, cars, and social changes. He recalls prewar simplicity, jokes about elastic and girdles, and predicts Ford model humor with a proposed "Jackass Super Eight" car concept. He closes with optimism about America and everyday life.
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Wimmer
Clem
United Fund appoints leaders and supporters urged
J H Gosnell United Fund president for Whitewright names Leon White as general chairman for the drive. Budget committee members are Clint Hennig Mrs Carl Edwards and Charlie Ayres. Louisa Lackey to chair tabulation for publicity. Community leaders praise central, efficient fundraising with local emergency aid and donor choice.
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J. H. Gosnell
United Fund
Whitewright
Leon White
Clint Hennig
Carl Edwards
Charlie Ayres
Louisa Lackey
Deaths Benton Wallace 66 Pilot Grove farmer
Funeral services were held at Earnheart Chapel for Benton Wallace 66 of the Pilot Grove community who died Friday at home. He was a farmer and Pilot Grove Baptist Church member. Burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery. Survivors include wife Esther, two sons Harold and Howard, a daughter Mrs. David Brooks, nine grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters.
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Earnheart
Benton Wallace
Pilot Grove
Pilot Grove Baptist Church
Howard McSpedden
James Harper
Bob Andrew
W. T. McKinney
Herbert Taylor
Wallace Caraway
Charlie Kaiser
Arval McReynolds
Smell theatrical enhancements debut with patent linked system
A new patent covers an odor distribution device for films. The unit uses a belt of 46 scent cells synchronized to film action, releasing each aroma for about seven seconds via an in-theater pump. Hans Laube of New York City asserts the system creates a lasting psychological effect.
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Washington
Hans Laube
New York City
U. S. Patent Office
Open House Friday At Edwards Chevrolet Showroom
The Edwards Chevrolet Company invites the public to an all day open house Friday October 2 at its new Bond and Maple streets location near the south traffic circle. Carl Edwards says attendees can tour the commodious building view new Chevrolet cars, enjoy coffee and cookies and receive gifts for all including children.
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Edwards Chevrolet Agency
Edwards Chevrolet Company
Chevrolet
Carl Edwards
Automobile Agency
Bond and
Maple Streets
Chevrolet Agency
Edwards
Pascal Farley
New Chevrolets To Be Shown Friday
The 1960 Chevrolets including the Corvair will be displayed Friday at Edwards Chevrolet Co. in town. The Corvair features a rear air cooled six cylinder engine and unitized welded body saving weight. Prices range from 1810 to 1920 for Corvair models with standard Chevrolets starting at 1975 up to 2639 for Nomad wagons.
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General Motors Corp
Edwards Chevrolet Co
Chevrolet
Tax Man Sam Sez and a Notable Bridge Fact
The Dallas IRS office handles 2 million people yearly with 700 000 refunds mailed. if you have not received a refund, notify the IRS at 2101 Pacific Avenue Dallas Texas with your current address and refund amount. Also noted is the world’s longest steel arch bridge, the 1675 foot Kill Van Kull span linking Mayonne New Jersey and Staten Island New York.
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Dallas
Internal Revenue Service
Pacific Avenue
Texas
Kill van Kull
Mayonne
Staten Island
N. Y
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