Death of Mrs Willa Biggerstaff Kelly 76
Mrs Willa Biggerstaff Kelly 76 native of Whitewright died at 5 45 am Wednesday in Fort Worth where she had resided 33 years Funeral services 2 00 pm today at Polytechnic Church of Christ Fort Worth with interment Rose Hill Cemetery Read born August 24 1890 daughter of Jim H Biggerstaff grew up on Whitewright farm Taught at old District School Here Surviving son Robert H Calpan Dallas daughter Mrs Frank M Cardwell Fort Worth three sisters Maude Wilson Ruth and Edith Biggerstaff Dallas five grandchildren one great grandchild
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Willa Biggerstaff Kelly
Whitewright
Fort Worth
Polytechnic Church of Christ
Rose Hill
Jim H. Biggerstaff
Old District
Robert H. Calpan
Dallas
Frank M. Cardwell
Maude Wilson
Houston
Ruth
Edith Biggerstaff
Emerson of Cheyenne Dies in Houston After Illness
Clifton A Emerson of Cheyenne Wyoming died Sunday in a Houston hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held at McKinney Tuesday and burial was in Pecan Grove Cemetery. He was born December 10 1909 in McKinney. Surviving are his wife Mildred Emerson two sons Lt Clifton Emerson Jr Jim Emerson a step daughter Mrs Robert Hyatt and a sister Mrs Ella Rhea Newsome.
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Clifton A. Emerson
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Houston
McKinney
Pecan Grove
Emerson
Whitewright
Clifton
Jean Rhea Emerson
Chemical
Episcopal Church
Masonic and Elk
Mildred Emerson
Cheyene
Clifton Emerson Jr
U. S. Army
Korea
Jim Emerson
Robert Hyatt
Austin
Ella Rhea Newsome
Fort Worth
Copyright Bill Given OK by House Judiciary Committee
The House Judiciary Committee approved a long debated general revision of U.S. copyright laws after ten years of work. The 120 page bill would cover juke box recordings and community antenna television systems and would extend the copyright term to life of the author plus 50 years. Rep. Robert W. Kastenmeier led the sessions and hopes for passage this year, with Senate action unlikely and enactment aimed for next year.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Robert W. Kastenmeier
D-Wis
House
Senate
Dallas AFL-CIO backs six Republicans for Texas Legislature
The Dallas AFL-CIO Council endorsed six Dallas County Republicans for the November election. O. H. Harris was backed for the Texas Senate and Hank Gilliam, Earl Tweed, Julian Tallicher, John K. Paden and Carl Brumley for the Texas House. Democratic contenders Ratcliff Moore and Clark also received endorsements.
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Dallas
Afl-Cio Council
Dallas County
Texas
Labor Council
O. H. Harris
Texas Senate
Hank Gilliam
Earl Tweed
Julian Tallicher
John K. Paden
Carl Brumley
State House
Joe Ratcliff
Griffith Moore
Jim Clark
Mary Dale Circle meets at Bethel Baptist Church
The Mary Dale Circle gathered at Bethel Baptist Church at 1 30 PM on Monday for a Circle program. Program chairman Mrs Inez Pierce led the event on Baptists in Appalachia with prayers by Mrs Bob Cawthon and participation by several members. The group closed with a missionary birthdays calendar reading and a closing prayer led by Mrs Rae Bartley.
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Mary Dale
Bethel Baptist Church
Inez Pierce
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Founded in 1767
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, the United States oldest yard, was established in 1767, 31 years before the U S Navy Department was created.
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Norfolk Naval Shipyard
United States
U.S. Navy Department
P. T. A. Meeting Date Changed
The Whitewright P T A will meet Monday Oct 10 at 7 30 p m in the High School gym. The program Meet Your Teachers will be followed by refreshments. Public invitation. Meeting moved from Tuesday due to a football game conflict.
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Whitewright Parent- Teacher Association
Churches Schedule at First Baptist Church
Rev. Dale Gore presides with Sunday services at 9:55 Bible study, 11:00 worship, 6:00 Training, 7:00 worship. Nursing Home Sunday School at 9:00. Wednesday Hour of Power 7:00, Choir 7:45. Thursday Oct 13 Fidelis Class social 7:30. Rev. C C Dooley pastor reports 10:00 Sunday School 11:00 worship. Monday Missionary Society meets with Mrs Robert Sears as hostess. Program by the Pastor following the usual order of service.
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First Baptist Church
Dale Gore
S. S
Nursing Home
C. C. Dooley
the Missionary Society
Robert Sears
Schedule Highlights for Rev George Topper Church
Rev George Topper pastor. Laymen's Day service at 11 00. MYF at 6 00. Evening worship at Marvin at 7 00. Wesleyan Guild at 7 15. Tuesday 9 00 Bible study. Choir rehearsal at 7 30.
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George Topper
Marvin
Wesleyan Guild
Church Schedule Details for Mrs Janice Hall
A church bulletin lists services and programs for Mrs Janice Hall. Sunday School at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m and 7 15 p m midweek prayer meeting at 7 30 p m on Wednesday. The notice provides a concise timetable for worship and study.
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Janice Hall
Minister W E Mynatt Bible Study and Worship Schedule
The schedule lists W E Mynatt as minister with Bible study at 10 a m and worship with communion at 10 a m. Evening worship is at 7 p m followed by Bible study for all ages at 7 30.
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W. E. Mynatt
Rev Bob Saylor Served as Pastor and Evening Services
Rev Bob Saylor serves as pastor with a 7 00 training union session followed by a 7 45 worship service detailing the church schedule.
Bethel Baptist Church Sunday Schedule and Pastors
Bethel Baptist Church lists Rev. Charles Pierce as pastor with Sunday School at 10:00, Training Union at 6:30, and Worship at 7:30. Rev. James Hughens is noted as pastor with Sunday School at 10:00, Morning Worship at 11:00, and Evening Worship at 7:00.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Charles Pierce
Training Union
James Hughens
Day Of Prayer Throughout Nation Designated Oct 19
President Johnson issued a proclamation designating October 19 as a national day of prayer. The nation is already praying for an end to the Vietnam War. The proclamation, issued under Congress, quotes Lincoln's second inaugural address and notes the United States is again in a struggle testing the national will.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Camp Fire Girls Elect Whitewright Officers
The Camp Fire Girls of Whitewright met at Mrs. Jane Skaggs home on Saturday from 10 to 11 o clock. Eight girls attended as Regina Bartley was elected president Lana Lumpkins vice president Leslie Skaggs secretary Kathy Jarvis treasurer and Carolyn Tillett scribe.
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Whitewright
Jane Skaggs
Regina Bartley
Lana Lumpkins
Leslie Skaggs
Kathy Jarvis
Carolyn Tillett
Scribe
A&M Newspaper Names Whitewright Native Editor
The Battalion at Texas A&M now lists the university as publisher. Jim Lindsey from Whitewright is editor in chief and Lane Stephenson assistant editor. both hold information and publications roles. Tom De Frank of Arlington becomes student editor after university resolution centralizes student publications. Lindsey previously led Whitewright Reflector and Texas Tech and San Angelo papers.
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Texas A & M
the Battalion
Jim Lindsey
Lane Stephenson
Lindsey
Whitewright
A&m
Stephenson
Tom de Frank
Arlington
Whitewright High School
Texas Tech
Lubbock
San Angelo
Longer School Terms and Hours Urged in Texas Plan
Texas State Board of Education approved a 16 point plan to expand public schools to 13 grades, seven hour days and ten month years, including pilots for five year olds, and 50 000 pupil tests. The measure calls for state financed summer programs and new district adequacy criteria with a two year cost of about 4 million dollars.
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Austin
State Board of Education
Texas
Texas Public School
Texas School Law
Keeping Records Helps Taxpayers Through Audits
The IRS calls in thousands of taxpayers for audits each year and many disputes arise from poor records. Keeping good records is essential though not easy, as it improves tax returns and can save taxes. Proper records also solve other problems beyond filing.
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Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue
How to remove a decal from furniture
To remove a decal from furniture soak an ink blotter in water. Press to the furniture surface over the decal. Allow to dry thoroughly. Peel off both blotter and decal.
Uncle Dan’s Cartooned Take on Wimmen and the Divorce Biz
The Uncle Dan column recalls a country store discussion on marriage legality and alimony amid jokes about women’s voting and wages. It cites cases of divorce, a Nevada justice of the peace marriages, and a New York congressman alimony bill, ending with a church picnic memory of a wife winning a rolling pin throw and the husband the 100 yard dash.
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Ed Doolittle
Zeke Grubb
Clem Webster
Justice of the Peace
Nevada
Wimmen
Bug Hookum
New York
Congress
Bethel W. M. U Meeting at Bethel Baptist Church
Ten members and three visitors attended the Bethel Baptist Church W M U meeting and salad supper Monday night. The night and day circles joined, Louise Franklin gave thanks, and the program included singing Christ For the Whole Wide World and a duet Have You Counted the Cost by Patsy and Jessie Williams. Ruby Cawthon spoke on the new year in W M A and officers were recognized. Johnnie England received a gift from the retiring president as Vera Wetzel led the closing prayer.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Louise Franklin
Christ
Inez Pierce
Patsy
Jessie Williams
Ruby Cawthon
Johnnie England
Vera Wetzel
GI Forces Due Out In Europe
A study on allied defense strategy by the United States Germany and Britain aims to reassess troop levels in Europe. Johnson and West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard announced the plan to start within three weeks and finish by year’s end.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Europe
United States
Germany
Britain
Ludwig Erhard
IRS reports 128.8 billion in tax collections this year
The Internal Revenue Service reported collections totaling 128.8 billion dollars for the current fiscal year, marking a 12.5 percent rise from the prior period.
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Internal Revenue Service
Hamster Booze Test Suggests Brain Sugar Link to Alcoholism
Two Texas researchers report a tentative theory that certain individuals possess a brain sugar metabolism defect that drives alcohol craving. In hamster tests, higher drinkers showed more brain glucose unused after receiving glucose labeled with carbon-14, supporting a possible biochemical basis for alcoholism in humans.
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Washington
Texas
National Academy of Sciences
Roger J. Williams
Mary Kay Roach
University of Texas At Austin
Williams
Self-Service PO Opens In Dallas
Dallas opens the second self-service postal unit in Texas and the first in the Dallas area. It marks the first self-service unit in a Texas shopping center, with the other existing unit in the State Capitol building.
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Dallas
Texas
State Capitol
Housing Units Bids Due Dec 1 for Whitewright elderly housing
The Whitewright Housing Authority plans 16 new low rent units for elderly persons on lots purchased from Mrs. Clyde Sadler, Mrs. F C Williams, and Mr and Mrs Alton Bowen. Bids expected around December 1 1966. previous unit built nine years ago. Authority finances include in lieu of taxes and utility payments to the City of Whitewright and Bonham based utilities. Board members listed with Willis P. Duff as executive director.
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Whitewright Housing Authority
Clyde Sadler
F. C. Williams
Alton Bowen
Lawrent Housing Authority
City of
Whitewright
Board of Commissioners
The
Roy Blanton
Geo. Brown
Geo. M. Hight
B. W. Newman
O. W. Barker
Willis P. Duff
Bonham
The Spice Of Life Date Night Ends Early
A young man eyes steep menu prices and counts his money before telling his date to enjoy dinner and leave promptly at 6 50. The moment captures social pressure and the cost of dining out.
Witness Says Defendant Wasnt At Home In Conversation
A lawyer questions a witness about a call to the defendant. The judge rules the conversation admissible after lengthy argument. The witness then says the defendant was not at home when asked what he said.
Nickel-Price Sermon Sparks Fractious Church Visit
A reader recalls a nickel era church trip marred by discomfort and bluntly poor worship, with a child questioning expectations and a mother defending thrift and patience in a pointed domestic moment.
Missing Girl Inquiry Asks Street Watch for Sight
A boy asks a policeman if a woman who left without him passed by on the street. The exchange implies a potential missing person alert and police attention. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Backwoodsman Requests Talcum at Store
A rustic customer visits a town store and asks for talcum. When the clerk asks if he wants Mennen's or scented, the man clarifies he wants it to take with him, revealing a humorous misinterpretation of products.
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Mennen’s
Wimmen’s
Fisherman’s boasting about twelve pound lake trout
A fisherman boasts of catching a twelve pound lake trout then quips that witnesses would have inflated the weight to twenty pounds. The exchange uses humor to underscore the tale’s exaggeration.
Sign and science grow doubts in every mind
A quip contrasts belief in science with curiosity sparked by a simple sign. It notes that stating large numbers like millions of stars prompts belief, while a basic label such as fresh paint triggers scrutiny and investigation. The piece hints at human susceptibility to perception and authority.
Bearded Relatives Surprise Melissa in Family Album
Ten year old Melissa discovers photographs of bearded elder relatives in the family album. She believed only teenagers and college students wore beards.
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Melissa
Texas Good Roads Chief Sees Highway Network Crucial
Ray M. Keck Jr. president of the Texas Good Roads Association says Texans depend more than any people on a modern highway system. He notes that over 1,800 Texas communities have no other transportation option.
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Austin
Ray M. Keck Jr
Texas Good Roads Association
Texans
Texas
Island of Martinique Has Higher French Population Density
The island of Martinique contains three times as many French residents per square mile as metropolitan France, indicating a notably denser French population on the island compared with the mainland.
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Martinique
France
Two commuters recall vs their wives sunrise quips
Two men swap stories about their wives at sunrise. One says his wife is poetic and rises to greet the day with Lo, the morn. The other quips his wife wakes early and barking order to mow the lawn.
Sardines on buttered toast with cheese toast
A simple snack idea. Butter toast, layer sardines, grate cheese over top, then broil until cheese melts and lightly browns. Quick, savory bite with rich ocean flavor.
Minimum Wage Boost Attacked As Inflationary
NY business spokesmen predict unemployment rise and higher prices across farms food hotel rooms and general merchandise due to the federal minimum wage increase. Farm groups say many farm jobs will disappear or require costly mechanization raising food costs. retailers warn inflationary food costs from the wage hike and law complexity.
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New York
Johnson
Chicago
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Shuman
National Association of Retail Grocers
4 County ERCA Unit Approved For Operation
The U S Office of Education approves the Educational Resources Cooperative Association to operate a supplementary education center serving Cooke, Collin, Grayson and Fannin counties. Grayson County Public Schools sponsor, Austin College operates. Budget 405060 with 380060 federal grant. Dr Garmon Smith director. About 100000 for materials, 200000 for administration and salaries, 80000 for maintenance. Program aims to raise instructional and cultural levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Office of Education
Educational Resources Cooperative Assoiation
Cooke
Collin
Grayson
Fannin Counties
ERCA
Sherman
Grayson County Public Schools
Austin College
United States
Garmon Smith
Applications For Draft Test Must Be Mailed Soon
Lt Gen Hershey says college students seeking the November 18 and 19 Selective Service qualification test must mail applications by October 21. Send to Educational Testing Service Princeton NJ in a pre addressed envelope from any draft board. Tests determine eligibility for student deferments with about 768000 taking last May and June.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Educational Testing Service
Princeton
N.J
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Mary Dale Circle
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Bob Saylor
Pilot Grove Baptist
Marvin Methodist Church
Whitewright Native
Dan
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