Community Notes and Weather Outlook in Whitewright Reflect Local Life
PTA membership drive lags at Whitewright schools while clouds shed 1.75 inches of rain over the weekend. Farmersville game loss, upcoming Whitesboro clash, tax notices flood in as October billing looms. Local pets Lucky and Dirk recalled, from funeral customs to cemetery burials. MetraCal diet mishap stirs Viet Nam aid debate.
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Kenneth Frisby
Parent-Teacher Association
Whitewright
Clarence Bond
Call for Congress Back Fails to Impress Editorial
The piece mocks a 24 hour alert to return to Congress and urges a long vacation to let taxes catch up with spending. It notes Census Bureau data showing more TVs than bathtubs and quips about baths vs entertainment, implying public indifference to cleanliness.
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Congress
Census Bureau
United States
Congressmen to Use Addressless Mail Envelopes for Outreach
Congressmen will receive a postal privilege to mail nameless and stampless envelopes to residents. The Post Office Department will drop newsletters and speeches into every box, allowing a New York representative to reach all city residents with millions of unaddressed envelopes. The note also mentions June 21 as summer in the United States but winter elsewhere.
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Congress
Post Office Department
New York
Fall Is Best Time For Rat Control
Rat killing season is here as rats and mice concentrate around the farmstead in fall. Sanitation first, remove debris and food sources, then place anticoagulant poison baits in areas rats frequent. Maintain bait placement, check they remain, and organize county-wide control with agents and Fish and Wildlife Service for broader benefit.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Five Texas towns awarded loans for low cost housing units
Public Housing Administration announced loans to Bells Leonard Savoy Tom Bean and Trenton Texas for ten housing units each. Trenton plans ten units including six for elderly residents and four for low income families on land across from the schoolhouse in southwest Trenton.
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Washington
Texas
Public Housing Administration
Bells
Leonard
Savoy
Tom Bean
Trenton
Grady Riley Jr
Trenton Housing Authority
Dean Urges Cotton Farmers to Strike Pink Bollworm Now
Dr. R E Patterson Dean of Agriculture at Texas A and M warns Black land cotton growers to use stalk shredding and plowing debris under within five days after harvest to kill up to 99 percent of pink bollworm and boll weevil. The plan, led by A and M researchers, aims to cut insecticide use, improve soil and boost yields and incomes.
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R. E. Patterson
Texas A
Blacklands
Dean Patterson
Frmers
Sierra Leone called Athens of West Africa in golden age
At the height of the 19th century Sierra Leone earned the nickname Athens of West Africa for its thriving literary culture and educational institutions. The description reflects the era's emphasis on philosophy, science, and reform movements shaping the colony's urban centers.
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Sierra Leone
West Africa
Uncle Dan Reflects on Congress and Flag Fun
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean comments on a Washington column claiming Congress fixes flag over the Capitol. He notes claims of daily flag routines, extra poles, and certificates, and jokes about salaries and freedom to lampoon government. He compares American jokes with Soviet censorship and ends with light gossip about pastel hearses and better mousetraps.
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Washington
U. S
Congress
Capitol
Byrd
House Appropriations Committee
Warren
Russia
Khrushchev
Siberia
America
New York
Chicago
Everbody
Undertakers
Uncle Dan
Death of J A Pritchett Jr Child North of Town
J A Pritchett Jr three year old son of Mr and Mrs J A Pritchett died Tuesday. Local shoppers advertised values including brown domestic at 10 cents per yard gingham 12 cents outing 12 cents and cotton checks 9 cents. C L Moore and family moved to Winters this week on Monday. A Baptist Annex play cast performed Monday evening listing numerous participating ladies.
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J. A. Jr
J. A. Pritchett
J. F. Lilley
C. L. Moore
the Baptist Annex
Thurston Montgomery
Earl Myrick
Myrtle Badgett
J. C. Gillespie
J. R. Fleming
Luther Gordon
O. L. Hannah
G. L. Lindsey
O. L. Sears
J. L. Bow
J. R. Cates
B. G. Gowdy
E. B. Martin
H. L. Crittenden
Red River Fair honors Kentuckytown with top exhibit
Up to Wednesday night White Wright gins had processed 4097 bales of cotton. Kentuckytown won first place out of 15 exhibits at the Red River Valley Fair. Ed Partridge north of Ely farms 75 acres and expects 60 bales. Burial services for Mrs. Robert Fife who died at Ladonia were held at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Kentuckytown
Ed Partridge
Ely
Robert Fife
Ladonia
Oak Hill Cemetery
Deaths of Mrs Lillian Slusher and Mr Jackson noted
Mrs Lillian Slusher 63 formerly of Whitewright died Sept 21 in Rapid City South Dakota after a year with cancer. Requiem was Sept 25 at Blessed Sacrament Rapid City with graveside in Black Hills National Cemetery. She was a World War II Women’s Army Corps veteran. Also noted is Mr Jackson who died yesterday at Tom Bean Rest Home. born 1888 in Subligna Georgia, survived by wife two sons a daughter and several siblings.
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Lillian Slusher
Whitewright
Rapid City
S. D
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Black Hills National Cemetery
Sturgis
American Legion Post No
Slusher
H. T. Atterberry
Barnheart Funeral Home
Jack Andrew
Bob Andrew
Clarence Murphy
Arlie St. John
Dolph Hopper
Clint Hopper
Jackson
Tom Bean
Pilot Grove
Subligna
Winnie Jackson
Jennie Davis
Gunter
Texas
Pilot Grove Baptist Church
Roy
Carlof Gardina
Calif
Bill Jackson
Denison
Robert Jackson
Russell Springs
Wilma Faye Hicks
Chattanooga
Tenn
Funeral for Sidney Paul Jackson at Pilot Grove Church
Funeral services for Sidney Paul Jackson, 73, held at 2 30 p m Friday at Pilot Grove Baptist Church. Conducted by Rev Howard McSpedden of Denton and Rev Jim Griffin. Burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery. Directed by the
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Sidney Paul Jackson
Pilot Grove Baptist Church
Howard McSpedden
Denton
Jim Griffin
Pilot Grove Cemetery
Oliver wins grand at Red River Valley Fair
J R Oliver claimed 30 ribbons and four championships with Jersey cattle and Duroc hogs at the Red River Valley Fair held last week. Edith Mae Sears was honored with a bridal shower in Dallas attended by Mrs Clay Horton Mrs Paul Cook Mrs Murl Ryan and the Hickman Sunday School class Tuesday evening. John C Clymer, 61, died at his home north of town Tuesday.
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J. R. Oliver
Clay Horton
Paul Cook
Murl Ryan
Hickman
Edith Mae Sears
Truett Holloway
Dallas
Horton
John C. Clymer
Tuesdday
Doctor Endorses Wisconsin Safety Belt Law
Dr. Richard B. Windsor, of the Wisconsin Medical Society, calls the new car belt law a partial cure for a major cause of death. He notes the next hurdle is convincing the public to use them.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Medical Society
Richard B. Windsor
October abundant foods forecast by extension service
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes October will feature plentiful supplies of apples potatoes broiler fryers cheese rice turkeys beef cranberries and vegetable fats and oils. USDA forecasts above normal availability with lower prices as harvests peak and fall shipments rise. National Apple Week runs October 12 to 21 and apples this year are projected 15 percent higher than last year.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Fannin County underplanted 1961 cotton and peanuts
Dan Barnard of the ASC told Rotarians that Fannin County farmers underplanted their 1961 cotton allotment by about 15 000 acres and peanut allotment by about 1 500 acres. He warned underplanting could affect 1962 allocations.
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Soil Bank
Barnard
Fannin County
Kennedy vetoes postal longevity pay increases
President Kennedy vetoed a bill to raise longevity pay for postal workers saying it would cost about 60 million dollars annually and fail to meet its aims. He warned that without postal rate increases, the move would push the postal deficit beyond 800 million dollars.
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Kennedy
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Heavy radioactivity in Japanese rain tied to Soviet tests
The Japan Meteorological Agency reported rain in several regions on Saturday and Sunday contained radioactivity over ten times normal levels. The highest reading reached 500 counts per minute per liter in Tokyo, attributed to Soviet nuclear testing.
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Tokyo
Japan
Meteorological Agency
Forests feed U.S. product market with over five thousand items
More than 5,000 products originate from American forests reflecting a broad range of durable goods and consumer items. The article highlights the contribution of forestry to industry and employment across regions.
Cleaning Plant Sold By Mrs. Smith To Cornelius Duo
Mrs. C K Smith has sold the Whitewright Cleaners plant to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cornelius of Sherman. The new owners will operate the business with Mrs. Smith remaining employed for now and Jack Smith away on National Guard duty. Cornelius plans to move to Whitewright and add two cleaning machines to improve output.
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C. K. Smith
Whitewright Cleaners
Paul Cornelius
Sherman
Jack
49Th National Guard Division
Whitewright
Honey Grove Warriors Rout Kitten Football 38 6
Honey Grove defeated Whitewright 38 to 6 at Bryant Field as Fuller led with a 60 yard opening run and four long second half TDs. Scooter McCurdy scored for Whitewright, but Buchanan failed the extra point. Next, Honey Grove hosts Howe on Tuesday October 10 at 7 30 p m with admission 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. Kitten cheerleaders led by Sarah Gail Johnson selected for the squad include Becky Blanton Susan Holloway Connie Barkley and Margaret Wright.
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Honey Grove Warriors
Whitewright Kittens
Bryant Field
Honey Grove
Warriors
Fuller
Kittens
Scooter McCurdy
Buchanan
Crouch
Vestal
McCurdy
Howe
Sammy Montgomery
Jackie Meador
Kitten
Sarah Gail Johnson
Becky Blanton
Susan Holloway
Connie Barkley
Margaret Wright
Quarterly Earnings S S Report Now Due
Sherman Social Security Office manager Gus Jones reminds that earnings for the July to September quarter are due to the IRS by October 31, 1961. All employers must file, including household workers if over 50 dollars earned in the period. Form 942 is available at IRS offices and in Sherman Texas Post Office Building for convenience.
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Gus Jones
Sherman Social Security Office
Jones
Internal Revenue Service Office
Internal Revenue Office
Sherman
Texas
Pride Goeth Before Carrots
Edward Pople pleaded guilty to stealing four carrots from a neighbor’s garden. He confessed the theft was driven by shame over his own small carrot crop.
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Portsmouth
England
Edward Pople
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Voltaire
Whitewright High School Tigers
Whitesboro
Farmersville
Lucky
John J. Kaiser
Dirk
Boxer
South
Viet Nam
Dean of Agriculture
Dan
Dear Mister
Whitewright Gins
S. P. Jackson
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson and
Fannin Counties
APO
Tex
Fannin
S. S
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