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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1963
Page
1
WHS Tigers host the Farmersville Farmers Friday after both teams lost last Friday. Farmersville fell 34 to 22 to Farimdel while WHS dropped 24 to 7 to Wylie. Frisco visits on Oct 11 following a win over Van Alstyne.
September bills reflect old rates while city commission delays the hike. The measure now takes effect, nearly doubling charges for the same amount of water. The poster also notes influenza shots offered by Dr Geers Clinic and urges continued education beyond high school to improve life prospects.
In Lightmoor England farmer Leslie Leadbetter claims the world’s biggest cabbage at 5 feet 2 inches across and 42 pounds. He entered the national gardening contest and won first prize for size, noting beer as his secret when asked why cabbages thrive.
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association will hold its first meeting of the new school year on Tuesday October 8 at 730 pm in the High School library. Subsequent meetings will be the first Tuesday of each month. S T Montgomery Jr will lead the meeting for parents of first graders and newcomers. A social hour follows with refreshments by the hospitality committee. Officers to be installed include Mrs. W J Billner president and Mrs. Ed Kent III first vice president. All meetings are open to the public.
President Kennedy signed a 1.2 billion dollar pay raise for about two million service members, boosting average pay by 14 percent and extending raises to all regular personnel except recent draftees. The measure includes a 55 dollar monthly combat bonus for about 2,000 under fire in Vietnam and raises effective from the day Congress passed it.
Samuel Thurston Montgomery 86 died of a heart attack Tuesday after hospital admission in Sherman. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Montgomery born 1876 near Whitewright. survived by wife Hattie Olive Ryan, 1 son, 2 daughters, 9 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren.
A letter from Uncle Dan criticizes 1964 political mail costs and the handling by post offices. He cites the 3 billion government secret documents, costing 12 million to replace spy proof cabinets, and questions secrecy and waste in Navy shipyard cost analyses.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John White warned farmers of lethal risk from cattle grazing on fields treated with arsenic based defoliants. He cited an incident in Throckmorton County where 20 of 54 cattle died after grazing in a field sprayed earlier, urging caution and full information before chemical use.
Scientists at Helsinki University announce a toothpaste that removes radioactive strontium via saliva and is said to eliminate most fallout absorbed under normal conditions. A topical skin cream will follow.
Ilford England Mrs Florence Munden, age 83, left 42000 dollars to an animal hospital and 2800 dollars to a daughter who cared for her thirty years. Kentucky Blue Grass grows best in limestone soil.
Grayson County will share 176000 for highway safety and betterment in 1964. The Texas Highway Commission approved the expenditure for widening bridges on culverts on Highway 69 from Bells to Denison. Cabaniss of Paris and Cagle of Sherman supervise the project as part of the states 1964 program.
Newsweek magazine reports in an upcoming issue that Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater appears to have at least 500 of the 655 Republican convention votes needed for the presidential nomination. The tally excludes 82 leaning-state votes, 198 delegates from three states, and 92 New York ballots. Boer refers to South African Dutch-descended colonists.
The Whitewright Manufacturing Company announces a profit sharing plan for its employees. President Robert R. Michlin and vice president Bessie Johnson of Parkland of Dallas, parent company, disclosed the move in Whitewright. Local CPS manager Lakey Edwards hosted visitors for coffee as production expansion potential was discussed.
Whitewright records show nine month rainfall in 1963 at 18.42 inches, about half of 36.31 inches in 1962 for the same period. Data cited from Ernest Smith of the City Water Department list monthly figures for 1962 and 1963 including January through September.
The descendants of John H. Anderson gathered at American Legion Park for a reunion on Sunday. They voted to hold the event each year on the Sunday before Labor Day and shared food, memories, and photos with attendees from Trenton Dallas Burkburnett Lubbock Paris Farmers Branch Leonard Fort Worth and other cities.
Chicago traffic deaths for August reached 4,270, the highest monthly toll on record, up 6 percent from August 1962. Through August 31, 1963 fatalities totaled 27,200, a 5 percent rise from 1962, with travel volume up and a death rate of 5.2 per 100 million miles.
The term Black Death described the 14th century plague sweeping Europe that killed around 25 million people, reshaping populations and society.
As of late yesterday the Whitewright Community United Fund had raised 1900 toward a 2800 goal. Co chairman Tom Sears said the full amount will be reported next week, with 100 from former resident Kay Kimbell of Fort Worth. If effort falters the drive may continue into next week.
Grayson and rural residents face differing rules on poll tax exemptions. Exemptions are free for Denison and Sherman residents until Nov 9, but if the poll tax is abolished at the election, exemption holders avoid the tax while poll tax payers would face a 25 cent registration fee. Grayson Assessor-Collector George Schumacher cautioned refunds are not possible and said officials will inform voters of the change.
Governor Connally receives the first certificates issued under the Texas 65 Plan for his mother and his wife's parents. The plan, launched during October Texas 65 Month, provides health insurance to Texans 65 and older with enrollment open October 1 31. Fifty insurers back the program, with legislation passing unanimously.
Local garden shop advertises chrysanthemums available most of the year as potted plants. Customers encouraged to buy and decorate with these versatile blooms.
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