Whitewright News Roundup of Local Events and Talks
Regular Chamber of Commerce meeting set for 7:30 at the Community Public Service Co Division Office on Highway 69 North. Labor Day business hours vary. Ayres Cafe to observe the holiday. Local baseball features the Whitewright Bloomer Girls versus Savoy and Kraft Cheese of Bonham versus Ector Speed Queens next week.
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Chamber of Commerce
Community Public Service Company Division
Highway 69
Whitewright Bloomer
Savoy
Kraft Cheese Men
Bonham
Ector
Speed Queens
Whitewright
Fisherman Finds Odd Treasures in Catch Off Tokyo
Tokyo fisherman Yutaka Enoch opened a recent catch to discover a gold tooth cap seven coins a beer bottle cap a plastic bag a child's shoe one cuttlefish and ten small fish inside the stomach.
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Tokyo
Yutaka Enoch
Death of Teddy Don Kelsey Funeral Held in Westminster
Funeral services were conducted at Ken tuckytown Church of Christ for Teddy Don Kelsey five year old son of Mr and Mrs Ted Kelsey of Westminster. Burial followed at Sunnyside Cemetery Savoy. The child drowned Sunday near Carpenters Bluff on Red River after falling into a water hole while playing on the river bank. Born November 27 1954 in Whitewright he had lived in Westminster for two years. Survivors include his parents three brothers Thomas Joe Theodore John William three sisters Marie Vickey Gay Toya and grandmother Mrs Ida Stephens of Whitewright.
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Kentuckytown Church of Christ
Teddy Don Kelsey
Ted Kelsey
Westminster
Sunnyside
Savoy
Carpenter’s Bluff
Red River
Teddy Don
Whitewright
Thomas Joe
Theodore
John William
Marie
Vickey Gay
Toya
Ida Stephens
Denton barber John David Blanks dies at 85
John David Blanks 85 died suddenly of a heart attack at his Denton home last Friday. Funeral services were held Sunday in Denton with burial at Rose Lawn Cemetery. He was born near Whitewright January 22 1875 and lived in Denton 36 years where he ran a barber shop. He married Francis B Ellis in Dilley near Frisco and was a former Grayson College student and a deacon at First Baptist Church Denton. Survivors include his wife three sons a daughter two sisters two brothers seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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John David Blanks
Denton
Roselawn
Whitewright
Blanks
Francis B. Ellis
Dilley
Frisco
Grayson College
First Baptist Church of
Clifford L. Blanks
Jack E. Blanks
Fort Worth
John D. Blanks
el Paso
Mes
Jessie Powell
Midland
Alice Blanks
Willie Stapleton
Denison
Jess Blanks
Jim Blanks
Muskogee
Okla
Dr David Ray Womack 58 dies in Austin heart ailment
Services were held in Austin for Dr David Ray Womack 58 who died August 26 in an Austin hospital. He was born in Rockwall in 1902 son of Rufus M and Edna Ray Womack and a grandson of Dr David M Ray and W O Womack. He studied at Sherman High School and Tulane University earning three degrees. An eye ear nose and throat specialist he practiced in New Orleans for 20 years and was chief of staff of the KENT Department of Touro Infirmary. A WWII Navy veteran he served as chief medical officer of the USS Black Hawk. He moved to Austin in 1950 retired for health reasons. Survived by wife Amoret Gates sons Lt David R Womack Jr and R Marvin Womack three grandsons and aunt Miss Gladys Ray.
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Austin
David Ray Womack
Womack
Rockwall
Rufus M
Edna Ray Womack
David M. Ray
W. O. Womack
Whitewright
Sherman High School
Tulane University of New Orleans
New Orleans
Kent Department of Touro Infirmary
Amoret Gates
Franklin
David R. Womack Jr
U. S. Navy
Whidby Island
Washington
R. Marvin Womack
Dallas
Gladys Ray
Election Called On Merger of Two School Districts
Bonham and Ector voters will decide Sept 24 on consolidating the two districts after petitions from residents. County Judge Choice Moore called the election and set polling sites at Bonham Court House and Ector school. election judges John W. Smith and R L Kennedy named. Both districts must approve for consolidation to take effect.
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Bonham
Ector
Choice Moore
Moore
John W. Smith
R. L. Kennedy
Ayres Dry Goods Store Celebrates Local Economy Ties
A salute to T. W. Ayres & Son tracing the firm founded 1933 by T. W. Ayres and Charley Ayres. The Whitewright and Trenton stores stock Stetson hats, Van Heusen apparel, Wesboro shoes, and a large ready to wear department. The business emphasizes quality at low prices, with over 2,000 pair of shoes and a $900 monthly operating cost. Charley Ayres and Ralph Judd oversee staff as September to December peak season. The Whitewright Chamber and community commend the store as Whitewright’s only dry goods shop.
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T. W. Ayres
Trenton
Charley Ayres
Mr. Ayres
Whitewright
Ayres
van Heusen
Big Smith
Wesboro
City Club
Williams
Ralph Judd
Uncle Dan Warns of Record Highway Deaths and Election Worries
A reader from Tom Bean laments rising highway deaths due to high powered cars, mocks reckless drivers especially women, and suggests harsh penalties. He notes highway widening, comments on Providence, and hints at hiding mail until the election. UNCLE DAN signs off.
Tigers Scrimmage Durant Here Next Saturday Night
Whitewright High School Tigers will scrimmage Durant Oklahoma Saturday night at 7 30 at Bryant Field as final prep before the season opener September 9 when they host Celeste at 8 p m Coach Joe Crouch lauds improvement while noting offense must tighten with standout blocking by Jerry Cole land Jerry Jones and Don Pool Sam Montgomery and Tom Sears share quarterback duties and several players shine on defense Injuries bench James England James Clark and Dwayne Rush but expected back for first game Also defines calorie unit of heat.
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Whitewright High School
Tigers
Durant
Okla
Bryant Field
Celeste
Cooper
Joe Crouch
Tiger
Jerry Jones
Jerry Copeland
Don Pool
al Crouch
Crouch
Sammy Montgomery
Tom Sears
Billy Tillett
Thomas DeBerry
Gene Sparks
Morris Warrington
Tillett
DeBerry
Sears
James Sparks
Cliff Emerson
Jones
Robert Sivley
James England
James Clark
Dwayne Rush
Registration Set In Local Schools Friday Morning
The three Whitewright public schools will begin the new term Friday morning with enrollment of students. Busses will run at the regular time. Students will be dismissed at 11 a.m. The Labor Day holiday is observed on Monday and classes start Tuesday. A faculty meeting was held to prepare for the opening.
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Whitewright
Ector
Bonham
Fannin County
Tom Bean
Bells
Savoy
Trenton
Rainfall Patterns and Cotton Crop Impact in July 1959
July rainfall this year differed from 1959 with frequent showers boosting insect in cotton fields and heavy dead cotton from rains, reducing this year's yield. August brought the coolest period in 20 years at Dallas station with no 100 degree days, due to frequent rains and cloudiness.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Dallas
Move To Merge r Fannin County Schools Started
Randolph schools chief John M. Pirtle launches consolidation plans for Randolph Bailey Trenton Leonard and Ector with local support. If approved the merged district would serve about 900 students with 42 teachers and an assessed value near 3.99 million dollars offering a broader curriculum.
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Randolph
Fannin County
John M. Pirtle
Bailey
Trenton
Leonard
Ector
Pirtle
South Fannin County
Ada
Senate action extends aid for war orphans
The Senate passed a bill by Senator Ralph Yarborough to extend the war orphans educational assistance act to cover children of service members currently serving. The measure would provide educational aid for orphans of those killed in the Cold War, including the airman shot down near the Russian border.
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Washington
Ralph Yarborough
Senate
Texas
District Court Sets 31-Case Docket For Sept Week
The 15th District Court will resume after summer with a 31-case criminal docket for the week of Sept 6. It includes 25 defendants with charges such as 17 burglary 5 theft over 50 and three armed robbery cases.
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Dean Martin
Summer Peas Boost Soil as Nitrogen and Cash Value Rise
Herbert Taylor praises Chinese Red Peas grown on his Pilot Grove farm noting 8 ton green weight per acre with 90 pounds of nitrogen value about $14.40. He shows summer legumes on 100 acres, aiding erosion control and soil structure, and urges more farmers to cultivate summer peas despite impending crop changes.
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Herbert Taylor
Benton Wallace
Pilot Grove
Soil Conservation Service
Taylor
Police Chief Bitten by Half Snake in Grass
Royalton Illinois Police Chief Joe Finley nursed a finger bitten by half a snake found in the grass. The non poisonous reptile was apparently severed by a power lawnmower as he bent to pick up a broken mower blade.
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Royalton
Ill
Joe Finley
Finley
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Dear Mister
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Uncle Dan
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APO
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Fannin County Schools
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Collin Soil Conservation District
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