WHS Tigers Host Whitesboro In District 13 A Opener
WHS Tigers open District 13 A play Friday at Bryant Field against Whitesboro after a bye week. Whitesboro Bearcats beat Justin Northwest AA 7 to 6 and game time is set for 8 p m. Marshall Hasty remodels his storefront with a full glass front to showcase inventory. Emory Christian attends York Rite conclave in Louisville and earns Kentucky Colonel commission. A stray town dog, with pups, has drawn local notices as residents feed her at a highway interchange.
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WHS Tigers
Whitesboro
Bryant Field
Tigers
Whitesboro Bearcats
Justin Northwest AA
Marshall Hasty
Marshall
Emory Christian
Knights of the York Cross of Honor
Louisville
Christian
Claud Stallworth
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
King Larimore
Oklahoma City
Kentucky
Bert Collins
State of
Lunchroom Menu for Week at Local School
The menu lists daily offerings Monday through Friday including Roast Beef with gravy on Monday and Turkey on Thursday. Weekly options include macaroni and cheese, mixed greens, baked beans with franks, and various sides with butter and milk. Try a Want Ad.
Whitewright to vote on Aldermanic government form
Notice sets election at City Hall Whitewright Texas 8 am to 7 pm on November 14 1961 to decide whether to adopt the Aldermanic form of government replacing the current commission system. Officials listed to conduct the election include R C Vestal Carl May and clerks. If approved a subsequent Aldermen election will be ordered.
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Whitewright
Texas
State of
R. C. Vestal
Carl May
J. C. McMillin
A. T. Short
R. R. Summers
The
Sun
PTA Meeting Set in Whitewright Library
Regular monthly Whitewright PTA gathering scheduled for Oct 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the school library. Guest speaker Donald Rice, public school councilor, will discuss duties. Parents of first year students invited. Social hour follows. Dues are 50 cents per year.
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Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
Kenneth Frisby
PTA
Donald Rice
Frisby
Parent-Teacher Association
Mrs Joe Ross 82 Funeral Held in Bonham
Mrs. Joe Ross 82 died Sunday at a Bonham hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Barnheart Funeral Chapel with Rev. R L Cates and Rev. John Streun officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born December 22 1878 in Athens Alabama and married Joe Ross in 1902 in Trenton. Survivors include two sons three daughters seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Barnheart
Joe Ross
Bonham Hospital
R. L. Cates
Bonham
John Streun
Whitewright
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ross
Athens
Ala
Jack Warren
Trenton
Methodist Church
J. E
E. W. Ross
Ector
Lora Hicks
Sherman
Percy Johnson
San Angelo
Guy R. Jones
Garland
Mrs. Lottie Walker Dead at 58 in Norman Arkansas
Mrs. Lottie Walker 58 and a former Whitewright resident died in Norman Arkansas after years there. A Leonard native, she was a Baptist Church member. Funeral and burial were in Norman. Surviving are husband Homer A. Walker a Dallas daughter Fay Rincher six brothers and two sisters.
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Lottie Walker
Whitewright
Norman
Ark
Leonard
The
Baptist Church
Homer A. Walker
Fay Rincher
Dallas
O. E
Louis and
Grady Head
Tom Head
Bonham
Bonnie Head
R. F. Head
Why You Should Not Exercise Says Millicent Linden
Washington report on Millicent Linden promoting her book Why You Should Not Exercise. She favors five stretches including the embrayo stretch, claiming natural movement over formal workouts and linking motion to Newtonian principles.
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Washington
Millicent Linden
Kennedy
Leonardi da Vinci
Miss Linden
da Vinci
Isac Newton
Atomic Scientists
United Fund Drive Sets $2795 Goal in Whitewright Start
The Whitewright Community United Fund launches its annual drive Monday with a $2795 goal, down from last year. Campaign chairman is Renee Morgan. president is Kenneth Frisby. treasurer Roy Blanton. secretary Joe Meador. Budget changes cut Sherman Area Boy Scout Council by $100 and boosted local Camp Fire Girls by $50, Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department by $200, and Summer Youth Program by $75. Local Youth Fund and Heart Fund excluded from this year’s drive. Park activities moved into the Summer Youth Program.
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Whitewright Community United Fund
Renee Morgan
Kenneth Frisby
United Fund Organization
Roy Blanton
Joe Meador
C. P. Dawson
Jack Farley
Henry McFatridge
Dick Walker
Sherman Area Boy Scout Council
Camp Fire Girls
Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department
Whitewright
Heart Fund
Crippled Children’s Fund
Boy Scouts Area Council
Red Cross
Grayson Co
Fannin Co
Area Council
Annsigan TaDa
Sherman U. S. C
Fire Department
Salvation Army
Goodwill Industries
U S Troops Ordered to Europe Boost Berlin Crisis Force
The Defense Department ordered 10 000 more U S troops to Europe to reinforce Berlin crisis defenses. The contingent includes the 2 500 man Third Armored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Meade and eight Air National Guard jet squadrons, joining 40 000 troops already deployed since Sept. Movement begins immediately with Cherbourg landings and further arrivals en route to Germany.
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Washington
Defense Department
Europe
America
Berlin
Third Armored Cavalry Regiment
Fort Meade
Air National Guard
Cherburg
France
Germany
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
No Sales Tax Rule On Uncollectable Debts and Delivery Fees
The state comptroller ruled merchants need not collect or pay state sales tax on uncollectable debts if tax was prepaid. Tax does not apply to transportation or delivery charges when delivered after sale and charged separately. Packaging materials used to further sale are also tax free. Venice features about 150 canals and 400 bridges.
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Austin
Robert S. Calvert
Calvert
Uncle Dan on Freedom and Nuclear War Fears
In a rural voice, Uncle Dan recalls age and years of wars and recessions. He contrasts life under Communism with American freedoms and rich bond holdings, warning of nuclear conflict and praising resilience, while noting a distant science claim about a Milky Way hole.
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Wimmer
Wimmen
Treasury Department
Russia
Yale
Moscow
Randolph Bailey Highway Finished
Randolph Bailey Highway completed 6.5 miles of Farm Road 1281 from Randolph to Bailey under contractor Jno. F. Buckner and Sons of Cleburne. Cost 185,042 and finished in 91 working days on the old Cotton Belt Railroad right of way.
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Bonham
Jno. F. Buckner and Sons of
Cleburne
Randolph
Bailey
Joe C. Clark
Texas Highway Dept
Sherman
Commerce
R. W. McKinney Construction Co
Nacogdoches and Leonard
U. S. 69
Bells
Ambrose
Grayson County
Who's Going To Look After the Store
Casper quadruplets Frank Felix Ferdinand and Frances of Clinton New Jersey face military call up. The three brothers sought a deferment to keep one at home to run the family delicatessen while Frances manages the shop. They are due to leave Sunday with the 114th Surgical Hospital Group New Jersey National Guard.
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Clifton
N. J
Frank
Felix
Ferdinand
Sam
Casper
Frances
Emil Casper
Clinton
Army
Fank
114Th Surgical Hospital Group
New Jersey National Guard
Lutherans Are Largest Protestant Denomination
The Lutheran World Federation reports 72,588,559 Lutherans, the largest Protestant group, with global Christians exceeding 900 million. Gains are led by Europe and include increases in Austria, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Mexico.
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New York
Lutheran World Federation
Geneva
Reformer
National Lutheran Council
Europe
Austria
Brazil
Ethiopia
India
Indonesia
Japan
Mexico
Woman Awarded 375000 in Coffee Suit
Dorothy Fritz of New Kensington won 375000 in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court after a verdict found restaurant coffee contained cleaning fluid trisodium phosphate. Fritz claimed throat burns from coffee consumed in June 1957 at a restaurant run by Isaly Dairy Co.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Common Pleas
Dorothy Fritz
New Kensington
Election Ordered To Vote On Form Of Government Here
Mayor R R Summers ordered a November 14 election for Whitewright residents to decide if the city should switch from a commission to an aldermanic form of government. If approved, a second election would elect aldermen.
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Summers
City Commission
Whitewright
264 Bachelors Wait For 11 Girls To Come of Age
In Pratallo Italy bachelors plan to marry once neighboring girls reach marriage age. The town of 1170 hosts 417 married couples 264 bachelors and 72 single women. The oldest single girl is 13 the youngest bachelor 27. They await December weddings and speculate on when girls like Maria and Francesca will be eligible.
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Pratallo
Italy
Maria
Francesca
Use of Fireproof Materials Urged in Texas Homes
COLLEGE STATION Today the Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council urges farm families to use fireproof materials when building or remodeling. They warn that some modern materials burn fast and hollow walls with poor firestopping can create dangerous drafts. Recommendations include gypsum or cement wall finishes, fire resistant roofs, fire retarding paint, metal or brick under stoves, impregnated wood fire doors, and at least one 18 inch min window dimension per bedroom.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council
Council
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