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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1960
Page
7
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting last Thursday a monthly dinner option was proposed with a $1.25 charge. Edwin Badgett is organizing diners and a formal announcement will follow if enough interest exists. The plan mirrors attendance-boosting efforts seen in other towns.
A reflective line notes that a woman ultimately bears the financial burden while men contribute only the initial deposit, underscoring gendered economic dynamics.
Whitewright hosts Celeste Friday night at 8 at Bryant Field with a scrimmage against Durant spotlighting the Tigers lineup. Expected starters span ends Kaiser and Holloway to backs DeBerry and Sears, with captains DeBerry, Tillett and Crouch leading the squad. Pre game tickets priced 75c and 35c, gate $1.00 and 50c.
Texas Selective Service announces new procedures to identify men who could serve in an emergency but are not accepted under current standards. Local boards will shift from Class IV-F to reflect emergency eligibility, easing mobilization and clarifying that temporary rejection is possible.
A British child specialist challenged the belief that pillows suffocate infants. Dr. J. P. Tizard of London University said a baby will turn its head when nostrils are covered and most deaths are linked to sudden viral respiratory infections rather than pillow smothering.
Rocket expert Werhner von Braun announced in West Berlin that the United States will launch a manned rocket next year and hopes to send one around the moon in 1963. He stated he is determined to fly himself aboard one of the first space ships to the moon.
The Whitewright Cleaners now operates under Mrs. C. K. Smith and son Jack Smith after being bought in 1949 from Mackie Greer. The firm, run by the Smith family for years, offers alterations, pressing, pickup and delivery, moth proofing and storage, and emphasizes quick dependable service to sustain slim profit margins through high volume.
Uncle Dan writes to the editor with rural views on retirement age generals moving to New York corporations, priming the pump politics, rising postal box prices, and a looming rural mail fee, noting his wife’s complaints about their worn car. He ends with a personal sign-off.
Armyworms are attacking grasses and forage crops across Texas with three species possible fall armyworms true armyworms and beet armyworms. Fall armyworms are the major threat with young larvae skeletonizing leaves and full grown larvae showing a white inverted Y on the head. Insecticides exist but FDA bans some on small grains forage and grasses. contact the local county agent before treatment.
A veteran rated 100 disabled by the VA does not guarantee Social Security disability. Each case is evaluated under Social Security law. A widow aged 63 may now qualify at 62 for full widow benefits. Earnings over 1200 per year after filing can raise benefits. consult SSA after the last year earning over 1200.
Postmaster John Biggerstaff announced rural carriers will distribute 1960 acreage survey cards about September 14. The survey, conducted with the U S Agriculture Department, provides official Texas crop acreage estimates for 1960. Carriers J P Darwin Route One B W Newman Route Two Roy G Blanton Route Three urge patrons to fill and return the cards.
Whitewright students bound for higher education include Louisa Lackey at Stephens College Missouri Jimmie Clark and David Blacker at Texas A M College Don Walker at University of Texas Dan Hennig Curliss Aldridge at Texas Technological College Carol Sue Turner Dixie Bassett Jimmie Bassett and Gayla Wren Sears at North Texas State College June Bond Bennett Thruston Priscilla Blanton Steve Edwards Mickey Gentry Narvin Alexander Russel May and Sue Range at East Texas State College Louise Vestal at Baylor Martha Anderson 1960 graduate now living in Whitesboro will also attend Stephens College Turkey is a constitutional republic with a national assembly elected every four years.
In Los Angeles Mrs. George A. Johnson, 80, appears in court to seek $25 weekly alimony while divorce proceeds. She reads a poem to her 59-year-old husband recounting affection in youth and laments that the "soft brown kitten" has become a "damned old cat" after 18 years of marriage.
A Whitewright board meeting set plans for the annual United Fund Drive. John Biggerstaff was elected president succeeding Sonny Gosnell who led last year. Gosnell released a 1959 60 financial statement as of May 1 1960 detailing contributions to Red Cross Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls Salvation Army and other local groups.
Across the South a religious and political clash erupts over John F. Kennedy seeking the White House. NC pastors and laymen debate Catholicism as a campaign issue with sermons flyers and letters to editors. Brooklyn joins New York City in 1898 as context.
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