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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1967
Page
1
A collection of light humorous vignettes and quips. Jokes span military courtesy misunderstandings, elevator misperceptions, witty exchanges with the elderly, quips about teachers and quizzes, and quick one liners from celebrities. The tone mimics midcentury newspaper humor pages.
A reflective line traces a woman's decades as she first seeks a spouse and later questions the fate or location of her partner, capturing a full arc of search and uncertainty.
The incident at dinner shows Taft's calm reaction to a disrespectful remark from his youngest son. Mrs. Taft asks about punishment, and Taft replies that if the remark was aimed at him personally he would punish, but if addressed to the President of the United States it is a constitutional right.
If no drier, hang clothes to dry on the line and iron later. When dry, sprinkle with a fine spray from the garden hose to finish.
Oak Hill Cemetery Association chose a president Philip Earnheart and officers Jack Lackey R R Summers and Joe Meador with Lucyle Sanders as beautification chair. A vacancy on the Foundation board was filled by Robert Doss. They plan to buy 15 acres to expand the cemetery and create Memorial Gardens including a Military Section for active duty burials.
Mrs. Jesse Bow 85 died Aug. 30 after long illness in Whitewright Nursing Home. Funeral services held Friday at Earnheart chapel with Rev. Dale Gore officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Born Vera Guthrie July 1 1882 in Frogue Kentucky. Married Jesse Bow Feb 6 1905. Lived in Whitewright 30 years. Survived by husband and a niece.
Miss Ruth Cox reports the death of her brother in law Walter C Bailey 68 of Charleston S C where he died Monday. A World War I veteran he moved from Whitewright in 1941 and was in the grocery business with his father in law W M Cox. Survived by wife Edna Cox Bailey two children Billy C Bailey Charleston and Mrs Richard C Davis Haddon Heights N J five grandchildren. Funeral and burial were held in Charleston.
About 902,000 Texas children in the National School Lunch Program will receive orange juice in their noonday meals this year. The juice is part of USDA donations aiding low-cost nutritious breakfasts and lunches. USDA support accounts for about 20 percent of program costs with the rest funded by state local sources and student payments. Last year roughly 148 million lunches were served in over 3600 Texas schools.
To stop sticking when ironing thin fabrics like curtains, apply bees wax or paraffin on a small square of white cloth and run the iron over it. If those are unavailable, smooth the iron by passing it over ordinary table salt spread on brown wrapping paper.
A Sun wanted ad promises quick results for readers seeking help or services. Advertisers highlight rapid responses and efficient outcomes, inviting inquiries by phone or drop box at the paper’s office.
Whitewright schools opened classes with 496 students, 345 in the first eight grades and 151 in high school. Superintendent S. T. Montgomery told The Sun this is 10 more than opening day enrollment last year when 486 students were enrolled, with 143 in high school and 343 in the lower grades.
Field crickets are common pests that feed on vegetation and can damage clothing and fabrics in homes. Females lay about 300 eggs in damp soil near buildings, with eggs hatching in May and adults emerging in July or August. Development lasts 9 to 14 weeks, and adults die after September unless kept warm.
Cleaning nickel stainless steel is as easy as washing china or glassware. Soap or detergent in warm water will clean the metal effectively.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean shares a reader letter about thinking big and the national debt, Pentagon monkeys and Viet Nam. The spoof voices Zeke Grubb Ed Doolittle John Clodhopper Bug Hookum and a shopper’s wife, mocking big ideas and small town pragmatism in a humorous exchange.
The Whitewright Riding Club won the McAlester Oklahoma prize rodeo parade sweepstakes trophy last Saturday as the best of 17 riding clubs in the parade. The McAlester Chamber of Commerce presented the trophy after the rodeo where Whitewright had 16 riders in the parade and 20 riders in the event, witnessed by about 9 000 people.
The Porter Cemetery maintenance group formed to improve and care for the long neglected site east of Whitewright. Leon Bennett named caretaker. Trustees elected include Murl Wilkinson O B Butler Lewis Cooper Mrs Lora Bowden and Elbert Bennett. Mrs Hugh Hunter to serve as secretary treasurer. Donations accepted by Mrs Hunter and the First National Bank. A historical marker for the cemetery is being pursued.
The bank draft is no more for banks using Federal Reserve clearing houses. Friday was the last day checks could be accepted without magnetic ink bank identification numbers. Shoppers must now pay with a check issued by their own bank.
Keep America Beautiful reports a Manitoba program placing spherical litter containers along highways. Signs show orbit countdown style distances guiding motorists to put trash into orbit. The two year effort, backed by the Manitoba Highway Department, decreased highway litter.
The Budget Committee of the Whitewright Community United Fund will meet at 7 30 tonight at the Division Office of Community Public Service Co. Committee Chairman Clint Hennig said the session will hear requests from health and welfare agencies seeking inclusion in the 1967 68 fund drive. Past participants and new groups must appear by representative or submit written requests to be considered.
Rev. George Topper leads Sunday services at 10:00 Sunday School and 11:00 morning worship with 6:30 M Y F and 7:30 evening worship. Guild meets Monday at 7:00 and choir rehearsal Wednesday at 7:30. CHURCH 7:30 worship at Whitewright with Rev. C C Dooley. Missionary Society meets at 2:30 with Mrs Vera Hickman as hostess.
Rev Dale Gore is pastor and Mrs Janice Hall leads. Sunday plan lists 9:00 Sunday School at nursing home 9:55 Bible study 11:00 worship 6:00 training 7:00 worship 7:15 Sunday School 7:30 p m prayer meeting midweek Wednesday.
Minister W E Mynatt leads Bible study at 10 a m with worship and communion at 11 a m Church services continue at 7 p m and Bible study for all ages at 7 30 p m Readers learn in this notice the church schedule and pastor name for Sunday events
Rev. Bob Saylor leads Bethel Baptist Church with 7 00 Training Union and 7 45 Worship service. Rev. Charles Pierce is pastor at Bethel with 6 30 Training Union and 7 30 Worship service.
Six Texas counties in the Fourth District Collin Dallas Grayson Hunt Rockwall and Upshur were designated by the Secretary of Agriculture for emergency loan assistance announced by Congressman Ray Roberts. Forty other Texas counties also received designation due to crop drought damage. Farmers Home Administration offices will handle applications with county farmer and rancher committees determining eligibility. Loans have no specified ceiling and carry a 3 percent rate with repayment after sale of crops and livestock.
A contract for 11.145 miles on U S Highway 69 from Bells to Denison was awarded to R W McKinney of Nacogdoches with a bid of 57211082 dollars. Work includes grading asphalt paving widening shoulders and overlays over 120 working days under resident engineer B P Burtner at Bonham. Similar work on Whitewright to Bells completed previously. Tom Bean Road Also Two projects in Grayson County 1968 total 6.6 miles reconditioning and resurfacing FM 1281 Tom Bean to Whitewright and U S 69 Whitewright to Fannin County line.
Labor Day weekend highway deaths totaled 588 across 78 hours ending Monday midnight, below last year’s 636 Labor Day peak but higher than a recent non-holiday weekend. Officials had projected 560 to 600 deaths. Texas DPS counted 44. The prior all-time high remains 732 on the Fourth of July weekend, with 608 at the 1967 Memorial Day stretch.
Senators studying safer cigarettes heard that current filters may be ineffective while a new filter by Robert L. Strickman and Columbia University promises greater tar reduction. Strickman and Columbia President Grayson Kirk prepared to testify as researchers urged cutbacks to as low as 15 mg tar per cigarette and the Strickman design restricts tar to under 10 mg.
For maximum stability, giant telescopes are supported on mounts made of a special iron nickel alloy which neither contracts nor expands with changes in temperature.
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