Whitewright Fund Drives Past Goal As Cash Flows In
The United Fund drive is successful with most pledges in. Co Chairmen Tom Sears and Clint Hennig report Whitewright is over the top in cash receipts and pledges. full total to be published next week. Fire officials urge caution with dry grass as burns spark fires. many grass fire runs noted. City notes many dogs lack license and rabies inoculation tags and humorously suggests repeal of tag laws.
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United Fund
Tom Sears
Clint Hennig
Fund Campaign Committee
Whitewright
Oklahoma Texas clash airs after television rule lift
The Oklahoma Texas game will be televised despite Austin College versus Sewanee Saturday. The 120 mile sell-out rule was lifted, allowing broad viewing and sparing football fans from penalties for the Austin College Sewanee mismatch.
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Austin College
Sewanee
Sherman
Little Austin College
Local Cotton Harvest Surpasses 1962 Total Yet Again
Lloyd Alexander of Whitewright Gin and Bill White of Donigan Gin report the cotton crop nearly finished with 3162 bales ganned by noon yesterday, eclipsing 1962 totals. Most was harvested mechanically, a shift from older hand-picking, with modern gins removing trash to maintain bale quality.
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Lloyd Alexander
Whitewright Gin
Bill White
Donigan
Dodgers overwhelm Yankees in World Series sweep
The Dodgers won the first four games to clinch the World Series, ending the Yankees’ bid for a longer series. Debate arises over whether teams should extend play for gate receipts, given changes that guarantee players their series money from the initial four games.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Yankees
Dodgers
Yankees
Whitewright man loses 4000 by not filing for social security
Grover C. Hardcastle of Whitewright learns he missed about 4000 in benefits by not applying since 1953. He will receive back payments for one year and ongoing monthly checks. The slip came to light after a Baltimore operation identifying eligible nonclaimants.
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Grover C. Hardcastle
Whitewright
Gus Jones
Sherman Social Security Office
Hardcastle
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Social Security Accounting Office
Baltimore
Nat Houston
Fannin County Electrical Co-op
Bonham
W. Mulberry
Sherman
Letters Make Editors Happy in Bowie County News
A humorous reader asks for a free paper with an obituary, a niece’s marriage clipping, a calf sale notice, a chili supper fundraiser, and to cancel the subscription due to money concerns. The letter mocks common reader requests and editor life.
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Bowie County News
Hospital Costs Rise Dramatically Over a Decade
The average expense per patient per day in American hospitals stands at 36.83 dollars, more than double the level from ten years ago. In short term general hospitals, 237 staff are employed for every 100 patients.
Taxes In Every Purchase Yet Hidden To Shoppers
The article notes that everyone pays taxes each time they buy something, even if they do not realize it. It emphasizes taxes are embedded in prices and affect all consumers equally.
Column argues against poll tax repeal in Texas
The piece urges replacing the poll tax with a voter registration system requiring minimal literacy and education. It advocates a 30 day pre election registration window and opposes the repeal, stating the legislature did not adopt these provisions and that repeal would not be in the public interest.
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Texas
Dear Mister Editor From Tom Bean On Changing Times
Uncle Dan recalls a country store chat about politics and roads, noting Republicans claim worsening times and Democrats claim gains. He jokes about confusing signs on new Interstate highways and a judge named Zeke leaning to Republicans, while Burke Davis signs reveal odd driving rules. The writer admits no money worries and signs off.
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Zeke Grubb
Ed Doolittle
Abe Lincoln
Clem Webster
Zeke
Burke Davis
PTA
Bug Hookum
Savoy Community Forms Group To Seek Industries
Clarence Rino, rural mail carrier, elected president of the Savoy Industrial Foundation which aims to attract industry to the Savoy school district. Robert F. Hodges and Claude Strickland serve as vice president and secretary treasurer as fundraising plans begin with suppers and cake sales to finance the effort.
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Clarence Rino
Savoy Industrial Foundation
Savoy
Robert F. Hodges
Claude Strickland
Rino
Savoy Medical Clinic
Funeral services held for Allen Short 75
Allen T. Short 75 died at the VA Hospital in McKinny after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at Earnheart chapel with Rev. C. C. Dooley and Rev. Dale Gore officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. He operated Short's Curio Barber Shop and was a World War I veteran and member of several local groups. He is survived by his wife Ethel Gordon Short and a brother George Short.
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Allen T. Short
Earnheart
C. C. Dooley
Dale Gore
Oak Hill Cemetery
G.C. Stateville
Joe Bodine
Lakey Edwards
L. F. Jacks
Joe Miller
Elbert Bennett
Short
McKinny
Savoy
Green Short
Ethel Gordon
Whitewright
Durant
Oklo
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
the Baptist Church
Elks Lodge
Colbert Boat Club
George Short
Kennedy approves 250 million wheat sale to Soviet bloc
President Kennedy approves a sale of about 4 million tons of U S wheat worth 250 million dollars to the Soviet Union and East European satellites. The deal allows private U S traders to sell at world prices with payment in dollars or gold and terms on delivery or short term credit.
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Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
U. S
Russia
Repair Is TV Fan's Price For Freedom
Kansas City a woman locked a television repairman in her apartment and refused to release him until the picture suited her. He said she hit him with a hammer and he was treated for a bruised hip. Police advised a warrant for prosecution.
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Kansas City
Robert F. Hess
Hess
CPS Announces Rate Reduction for Northeast Texas Customers
About 12 000 electric customers of Community Public Service Company in Northeast Texas will pay less for their service starting with the October billing. The saving ranges from two to two percent overall due to a rate simplification and equalization program led by manager C C Hennig of Whitewright.
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Community Public Service Company
Northeast
Texas
C. C. Hennig
Whitewright
Community
Northeast Texas
Hennig
Military Bill Passes House To Send To President
Congress completed action on the second largest peacetime defense bill, approving 47.2 billion dollars by a 335 to 3 roll call. The Senate then cleared it by voice vote. Republican Bruce Alger of Dallas opposed the measure along with Tom Curtis of Missouri and Alvin E. O Kenski of Wisconsin. The bill falls $1.7 billion below Kennedy's request but preserves a 2.7 million strong force, as noted by Rep. George Mahon of Lubbock who steered the measure in the House.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Bruce Alger
Dallas
Tom Curtis
Alvin E. O’kenski
Wis
Alger
Kennedy
George Mahon
Lubbock
Mahon
Defense Appropriations
Cotton estimate raised to 14.847 million bales nationwide
The government increased the U S cotton crop forecast to 14,847,000 bales with Texas up 150,000 to 4,500,000. Last year’s national output was 14,867,000, and the September forecast stood at 14,310,000. The five year average is 13,125,000. Texas ginned 1,417,415 of 4,774,172 harvested nationally through Oct 1.
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Washington
Texas
Nation
Department of Agriculture
Bureaucratic Mixup Triggers Silly Paper Trail
Rep. Joe Kilgore cites a Washington clerical snafu where a form was misrouted to him and returned with a note reading that the document was not designed for his handling and asked him to erase his initials. The tale highlights tangled red tape in federal procedures.
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Washington
Joe M. Kilgore
D.-Tex
Rep. Kilgore
Tigers Will Play At Frisco Friday
The Whitewright High School Tigers visit Frisco Coons on Friday night. Coons tied with De Soto 6 6 last Friday after beating Van Alstyne two weeks earlier. Whitewright beat Farmersville 12 6, led by 16 first downs and 192 rushing yards.
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Whitewright High School
Tigers
Frisco Coons
Frisco
Coons
van Alstyne
de Soto
Farmersville
Farmers
Math Prof Seeks Parental Feedback on TV Math Classes
Durant reports the new sixty lesson televised math series is aired on KXII TV. Sponsored by Southeast State College the NSF and 47 area districts the program invites parental watching and participation. Dr. Leslie Dwight urges feedback from parents and notes lesson lecture notes are available for ten dollars yearly. Lessons air Mondays and Thursdays at 7 am with a 6 30 am rerun next day and a live Q A session at 7 am Wednesdays. Participants can start next week as lectures begin this week.
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Leslie Dwight
Southeastern Mathematics
NSF
Dwight
Southeastern Mathematics Department
Particpants
Texas Property Taxes Provide Most Revenue in State
Texas property taxes will raise about 880 million dollars this year, far ahead of the 2 percent sales tax. Only around 42 million goes to the state, while more than 800 million funds counties, school districts, cities and special districts. The Homestead Exemption Act shifted much of the tax onto businesses.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Research League
League
Commission On State
Commission On State and
Undereducated Latin Americans Linked to Poor Development
Four in ten Latin Americans over 15 are illiterate, a factor driving low living standards, slow progress, official corruption, and weak capacities for self-government across many Latin American nations.
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