Tigers urged class change after demotion hurts crowd
In Whitewright Illinois district taunts IL system for classification and notes the Tigers thrived in 16-A despite drop to Class B. Fannindel folded football as practice numbers dwindled, complicating Oct. 8 non conference game plans and prompting call for squad size and records based classification. The Sun prints CPS football schedules for Whitewright Tom Bean Belis Westminster and Travis Holcomb cafe Tom Bean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Tigers
Tigers
Fannindel
Ladonia
the Sun
Community Public Service Co
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Belis
Westminster
CPS
Travis Holcomb
Rain Hardly Ends as Cool Fall Hints Arrive
A .82 inch rainfall Tuesday night at our house accompanied a cold front that signals the start of cooler fall weather. Recalling last year's September record, rain totals reached 12.99 inches.
Texas Senate Expansion Amendment Vote Promoted
An upcoming constitutional amendment election on September 7 seeks to raise the Texas Senate size from 31 to 39. Proponents argue it balances metropolitan and rural areas after the U S Supreme Court one person one vote ruling prompted redistricting.
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Texas Senate
U. S. Supreme Court
Senate
Viet Cong Train Youths for Terrorist Acts in Vietnam
One Viet Cong branch trains teenagers to throw grenades at buildings frequented by American servicemen. The National Liberation Front warns Vietnamese to avoid bars and venues with U S troops, targeting about 4000 bar hostesses who earn more than soldiers at the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Cong
Vietnam
National Liberation Front of
South Vietnam
Population climbs past 195 million in the United States
Official estimates show the U S population topping 195 million late last week. The milestone underscores ongoing growth and crowding concerns as more citizens live nationwide.
Milbank Woman Unhurt After Car Hits Meter and Building
Mrs Ed Nelson of Milbank was unhurt when her car struck a parking meter and crashed into a building after leaving the Grant County courthouse where she recently passed her driving exam.
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Milbank
Ed Nelson
Grant County
Coral snake among the smallest venomous snakes
The coral snake is noted as one of the tiniest venomous snakes. Its small size belies its potent venom and potential danger to humans.
October Draft Calls for 1 509 Men from Texas
Austin reports the October draft quota for Texas at 1 504 men with a higher than usual total as the Viet Nam crisis runs. State Selective Service director Col Morris S Schwartz says over 9 000 men statewide will undergo pre induction mental and physical exams next month. About 7 500 will be examined in October.
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Austin
Texas Draft Board
Johnson
State Selective Service
Col. Morris S. Schwartz
Texas
Church Sunday Services and Ladies Aid Meeting
The note lists church activities with a Sunday worship at 11 a.m. and Sunday School at 10 a.m. The Ladies Aid plans a meeting Monday at 2 30 p m at the church.
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Ladies Aid
Weekend Church Schedule With Circles and Choirs
Sunday activities include S S at nursing home at 9 00, Bible study at 9 55, worship at 11 00 and 7 00, Youth Choir at 5 15, Training at 6 00. Tuesday lists Rex Ray Circle at 9 00 and Joy Russell Circle at 2 00, Mary Dale Circle at 7 00. Wednesday offers Mid week Prayer Service at 7 00 and Choir rehearsal at 7 45.
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S. S
Nursing Home
Rex Ray
Joy Russell
Mary Dale
Sunday Worship Times and Prayer Meeting Schedule
Sunday School at 9 45 a m Worship at 11 a m Worship at 7 p m Christ nativity Saturday at 7 p m Wednesday prayer meeting 7 p m Worship service at 9 a m each Sunday
Central Christian Church Weekly Invitation
Sunday visitors are invited to attend services at Central Christian Church each week.
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Central Christian Church
Church Bible Study and Worship Schedule
Church of Christ lists Bible study for all ages at 10 a.m. Worship and communion follow at 11 a.m. An evening service is at 7 p.m with a Bible study for all ages at 7 30.
Kentuckytown Baptist Church Service Schedule
Training Union at 7 p.m. Worship Service follows at 7 45 p.m. at Kentuckytown Baptist Church.
Bethel Baptist Church Sunday Schedule
The Bethel Baptist Church lists Sunday School at 10:00 a m with worship at 11:00 a m and a Training Union at 7:00 p m followed by an 8:00 p m worship service.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Notary Public Rules Change Threatens Red Tape
New notary law tightens procedures for future applicants. Bonds remain $1,000 but must be posted within five days after application rather than ten. Aug. 31 take effect. SSN, moral turpitude, US citizenship questions added. change-of-address notices due within 10 days.
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United States
Secretary of State
Irish Diet Exceeds American Calorie Average
The average Irishman consumes about 3 510 calories daily versus 3 100 calories for the typical American. The figures highlight dietary differences between the two nations.
Death of Mrs J J Saenz in Dallas Bus Accident
Mrs J J Saenz 48 of Dallas formerly Monabelle Biggerstaff was killed Monday in Dallas when struck by a city transit bus at a busy downtown intersection. She was a 1934 Whitewright High School graduate and sister of Whitewright Postmaster John Biggerstaff. Funeral services were held in Dallas and burial was in Laurel Land Cemetery. Survivors include her husband and a daughter Betty Jo both of Dallas two sisters Mrs H D Morgan and Mrs James Skinner and brother J Don Biggerstaff of Dallas.
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J. J. Saenz
Dallas
Monabelle Bigger
Whitewright
Whitewright High School
Monnie Biggerstaff
John Biggerstaff
Laurel Land Cemetery
Betty Jo
H. D. Morgan
James Skinner
J. Don Biggerstaff
Bells grocer James Neagle dies at 60
James B. Neagle, 60, a Bells grocer, died Friday in Sherman hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday at Bells Baptist Church, with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. He was born August 3, 1905, in Pink Hill west of Bells, married Mildred Shelley in Hugo in 1935, and previously ran a Dallas grocery for 21 years. Survivors include his wife and three sisters in Dallas Bonham and Kilgore.
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James B. Neagle
Bells Grocer
Sherman
Bells Baptist Church
Rose Hill
Mullican-Little Funeral Home
Bells Masonic Lodge
Mr. Neagle
Pink Hill
Bells
Will Neagle
Mildred Shelley
Hugo
Okla
Dallas
Thomas Cox
O. L. Spears
Bonham
R.L. McCarty
Kilgore
New Texas Vehicle Inspection Stickers Announced
Colonel Homer Garrison Jr of the Texas Department of Public Safety announced the 1965 66 inspection period starting September 1 1965. The new stickers feature a Lone Star flag replica and curbside issuance begins then though not required until April 16 1966. The program enters its 16th year with a record low accident-caused defect rate in 1965.
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Austin
Texas
Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Lone Star State
Garrison
Victim of Thirty Holdups Faces Three Robber Killings
Charlie DiMaggio, owner of a small New York City grocery, has endured thirty robberies in twenty years. After a recent heist he shot and killed one bandit and seriously wounded another, bringing his deadly tally to three robbers killed and six wounded. DiMaggio keeps a loaded rifle in a washroom and uses a peep-hole to fire when a thief is distracted. Police have not charged him. DA says he has a self defense license and right to use the weapon.
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Charlie DiMaggio
New York City
DiMaggio
Sex offender treatment debated in Scandinavia castration option
The article notes voluntary castration as a treatment for recurrent sex offenders in Scandinavia. Denmark, with the most experience, reports about 2 percent reoffend after release, versus 40 percent among noncastrates. The procedure is described as a brief 15 minute surgery removing male hormone influence without mutilation.
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Scandinavia
Denmark
Dear Mister Editor: Uncle Dan on economic nerves
A reader writes from Tom Bean critiquing the national economy through a Atlantic Magazine piece by Truman Moore. He cites McAllen Texas tomato farmer profits compared with urban price spread, debating farmers as backbone and government farming policies, recalling the Stabilization Act and price stabilization.
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Ed Doolittle
The
Atlantic
Truman Moore
Moore
McAllen
Texas
Denver
Bug Hookum
Bug
Clem Webster
Great Society
Congress
Clem
John Nance Garner
Presbyterians To Honor Dooleys On 50th Anniversary
First Presbyterian Church invites members and families to a covered dish supper at 6 30 p m in the church parlors on Tuesday Sept 7 to observe the 50th wedding anniversary of Rev and Mrs C C Dooley. The Dooleys were married in Rotan Texas in 1915 and joined the local church in December 1956 from Crowley Texas They have two children six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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First Presbyterian Church
C. C. Dooley
Dooleys
Rotan
Texas
Presbyterian Church
Crowley
Women Drivers Taking Over Highways
A National Petroleum News note states there are over 40 million women drivers this year with rapid growth expected. It projects more than 54 million women drivers a decade from now, signaling lasting change in driving trends.
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National Petroleum News
Burros Thrive in Grand Canyon Where Prospector Stock Lingers
Wild burros in the Grand Canyon descend from animals that survived early prospectors. These descendants roam the canyon, adapting to rugged terrain and drawing interest from visitors and researchers alike.
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Grand Canyon
Circus to visit Whitewright with two Saturday shows
The Clark and Walters Circus comes to Whitewright on Saturday September 4 offering elephants ponies the Rawls family juggling troupe trapeze and wire walking Uncle Charlie Lewis greets children at admission and a Regal Python monkeyes and other animals will be shown Shows run 6 00 and 8 00 pm rain or shine Public may visit grounds Saturday morning to see the big top set up Sponsored by Everheart Thornhill Post American Legion in American Legion Park.
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Clark & Walters Circus
Whitewright
Rawls
Charlie Lewis
Everheart-Thornhill Post
American Legion
Texas road toll reaches 1695 in 1965
Austin The Texas Department of Public Safety reported 1695 traffic deaths on Texas roads this year, reflecting a 5 percent decline from the same period last year. Fatal accidents totaling 1400 are down 4 percent.
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Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Rat kills dog in local incident and other notes
A rat killed a small dog owned by T. B. Whitworth after the rat bit the dog. S. O. Chambers bought the Carter grocery store near Bells. Mrs. A. A. Morehead, mother of R. S. Morehead, died in Greenville. Mrs. C. W. Bryant fractured her left arm while playing with grandchildren at the Everheart home. Robert Foley wed in Dallas. John R. Holcomb and Irene Brown married June 1. Dee St. John and Ruby Avery wed on Monday. Mrs. O. L. Jones hosted a birthday for her son Ben Robert. G. W. Adams injured pushing a truck from a ditch in front of a new house by J. P. Darwin.
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T. B. Whitworth
S. O. Chambers
Near Bells
Carter
A. A. Morehead
R. S. Morehead
Greenville
C. W. Bryant
Floyd Everheart
Robert Foley
Dallas
John R. Holcomb
Irene Brown
Dee St. John
Ruby Avery
Local business, farm, and marriage notices from 1925
Cull Heeves buys Gordon Clothing cleaning and pressing shop. L. P. Sears buys Mrs. J. M. Everheart farm of 177 acres at $160 per acre in Canaan. Eugene Mcliver joins L. LaRoe & Company. Mike Oliver purchases 110 acre Robbins farm southeast of town. Clifford Jarvis and Audrey Wilson wed last Friday.
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Cull Heeves
Gordon Clothing Co
L. P. Sears
Potatoes Cooked by Heat Wave in South Dakota Field
A South Dakota field of potatoes was cooked by a weeklong heat wave. Miss Ollie McMillin, a native of the area, is linked to the event in the notice.
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South Dakota
Ollie McMillin
Local School Opens With 400 Students
The 1940 opening day lists 400 pupils and a staff including Supt H W Key and teachers Mrs Dick Montgomery Miss Margaret Lilley Mrs Herman Bedford Miss Sallye Hamilton and others. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Roy Blanton on Sept 4 and to Mrs Reynolds Haliburton on Sept 2. Mrs Lizzie Dodson, 74, died at her daughter's home.
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Dick Montgomery
Margaret Lilley
Herman Bedford
Sallye Hamilton
Carter Fletcher
L. E. Ricketts
H. W. Key
L. B. Morris
Jack Lackey
Kathryn Roddy
T. Montgomery Jr
Jewel Kennemer
Daniel Russ
T. H. Cunningham
Eva Williams
Roy Blanton
Reynolds Haliburton
Lizzie Dodson
Ed Kent
Whitewright Public School Enrollment Sets Sept 3
Enrollment for Whitewright public schools begins Friday with classes starting Tuesday Sept 7. Buses depart 8:00 am and return by 9:00 am for enrollment, finishing by 11:00 am and resuming route afterward. Faculty includes superintendent plus grades teachers and coaches.
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Whitewright
S. T. Montgomery
Audrey Bennett
al Eva Blanton
Martha Jo Emerson
Janis Johnson
Mardell Pumphrey
Betts Hodge
Pebble May
Loretta Chapman
Barbara Hudson
Dorothy Lackey
Clint Little
Randall Jones
National Child Safety Week Urges School Safety Practices
The piece promotes National Child Safety Week from September 8 to 15 urging nationwide cooperation. It stresses teaching children safety habits, parental example, and careful driving near schools to reduce injuries and deaths among youngsters.
Poisonings Reviewed by Federal Drug Admin on Reports
The Federal Drug Administration last year reviewed 57 000 reports of accidental or intentional poisonings and deaths linked to cosmetics drugs household substances and pesticides.
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Federal Drug Administration
Monsanto to Build Farm Center at Whitewright
Monsanto Agricultural Division plans a Whitewright farm chemicals center with ammonium nitrate phosphate and potash materials available in bulk or 50 pound bags. The facility will offer direct ammonia application and a complete crop production program guiding farmers for profitable fertilizer use. Bill Dyer named manager after completing Monsanto training in St Louis.
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Monsanto Company
St. Louis
Whitewright
The
Sun
R. R. Rumer
Monsanto
Rumer
Monsanto Agricultural Center
Minnesota
Mississippi
Bill Dyer
Dyer
Nuclear spread and the race for atomic power
The piece argues major powers failed to stop others from gaining nuclear capabilities. It suggests India and several nations could join the nuclear club, warns Pakistan and Israel might pursue weapons, and foresees a global arms race two decades after the first explosion.
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Soviet
Russia
China
U. S
France
India
Canada
Italy
Switzerland
Japan
West Germany
Sweden
Pakistan
Israel
Semantically Speaking Self-restraint and Self-fulfillment
A concise reflection contrasts self-restraint at meals with self-fulfillment through sharing tasks. The piece urges leaving the table early not as deprivation but as a disciplined choice, and notes belting in again by contributing effort.
Sun Wanted They Get Fast Results
Seeking sun exposure tale of quick outcomes and brisk benefits with a bold promise of rapid results and top efficiency. Features suggestible optimism and concise claims appealing to readers seeking fast solutions.
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Alex Dickie
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O. V. Barker
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Jack Noble
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