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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1963
Page
1
A press release from Rep Ray Roberts notes residents request FHA aid to drill a deep water well. FHA may provide a loan repayable with interest if eligible, following an agency visit to the area.
Senator Barry Goldwater blamed South Texas and Cook County Illinois for Nixon's 1960 defeat and said Nixon might have been president if votes were counted accurately. He voiced optimism about Nixon’s 1964 nomination chances, while Nixon stated he would not seek public office again after the California gubernatorial loss and had moved to New York to join a law firm. The piece also explains ballot etymology from Greek jury practice.
The Whitewright PTA will run from September 20 to October 4 as school children solicit members. The room with the most memberships wins 5 dollars, with the runner-up receiving 2.50.
This list of Whitewright boys and girls attending college was compiled by Mrs. Allen T. Short. She invites omissions to be published next issue. Institutions include T. C. U. Fort Worth Judy Gosnell Texas Tech Lubbock Tom Sears and Sammy Montgomery North Texas State Denton Carol Sue Turner Pattie Badgett Doris Tillett Billy Tillett East Texas State Commerce Gene Sparks Leon Scott Jerry Bennett Gene Shaw Paula Geers Mike Booker Lucile Shaw Micky Gen try A&M University College Station Jerry Jones Cliff Emerson Mike Holloway University of Texas Austin Don Walker Jackie Meador Stephen F. Austin College Nacogdoches Junie Clark University of Houston Mrs. Dan Hennig Austin College Sherman Jean Ellen Schwiening.
The Whitewright United Fund reports eight years of meeting budget goals and supporting local welfare and character building agencies. It promotes one drive as efficient for businesses and individuals, invites community participation, highlights low operating costs and high community benefits, and offers four giving suggestions. JGOE MEADOR.
Britain weighs a move to drive on the right as Iceland already drives on the right in Europe. The proposal signals a major traffic policy rethink and potential highway changes.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean writes to the editor musing on the rise of a second income as postwar wage trends surge. He cites wage gaps taxes and costs of living noting more married women in the workforce and even men taking second jobs amid new equal pay talks. He jokes about possible subpoenas and the reach of government in daily life.
The House passed a bill to add 2,000 nursing care beds to Veterans Administration hospitals, building on Kennedy's executive order that added 2,000 beds. Rep. Ray Roberts said the measure aims to reduce waiting lists, with beds also potentially at the VA Hospital in McKinney. The bill includes a 50-50 state matching for soldiers' homes and allows moving veterans to private nursing homes for six months.
A survey finds the average working girl wears out 20 to 36 pairs of nylons annually. Vending machines to dispense nylons are to be installed soon in large office buildings nationwide.
Grayson Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee members were elected by mail. The list includes chairmen and vice chairmen from multiple towns such as Sherman Franklin Wible Van Alstyne John Hynds Leslie Cook and more. They will meet September 23 at the ASC office to select three county-wide committee members from among themselves. The current county committee includes J. L. Ladd Sherman route 2 Tom Mackey Howe and Jim Thomas Whitesboro.
The text notes 810 Fifth Avenue as a leading co-op where Richard Nixon bought a 12 room apartment with 5 baths and 4 maids rooms for 135000. Governor Nelson Rockefeller and his ex wife have apartments in the same building. Rockefeller brothers David John D and Laurance also live in New York co-ops. It mentions Greek owners selling swank co-ops to avoid the new federal income tax law on foreign earnings.
Whitewright Community United Fund unit workers meet September 25 at 7 30 p m Firemen's Hall. About 50 workers will receive pledge cards to canvass Whitewright and nearby towns October 1 to 3. Goal 2800 with donations via First National Bank. co chairs Tom Sears and Clint Hennig urge prompt pledges.
Dan Eddy of Dallas will headline the Wednesday night meeting as speaker. He serves as Service Unit Director, Director of Public Relations, Campaign Director, and Associate Disaster Director for the Texas Division of the Salvation Army and has been named Man of the Year by the Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1954, Man of the Month by Oak Cliff Chamber in 1955, and one of Five Outstanding Young Texans of 1955 by the Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. P. A. Kilgroe of Pilot Grove died Saturday night at 9 45. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p m in Earnheart chapel with Rev. C J Graves and Rev. Howard McSpedden officiating. Burial followed in Pilot Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were J B Warrington Carl Stripling Dale Clower H A Bow Bruce Dixon and Gomer May. She was born December 17 1876 in Clinton County Kentucky and came to Pilot Grove as a child. She married Perry A Kilgroe December 29 1895 at Pilot Grove and was a member of the Pilot Grove Methodist Church. She is survived by one brother Charlie Rhoades of Denison two sisters Reuel Cochran Englewood Tennessee and John Washburn Bells, two granddaughters five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Russia fields twice as many engineers and scientists as the United States. Soviets hand-pick top students and ensure full education, arguing that technological excellence drives modern economies.
Whitewright High School hosts Pilot Point Bearcats at Bryant Field aiming for a third straight win after a 41 14 victory over Princeton. Tigers rushed for 401 yards and 68 through the air while holding Princeton to 257 and 47 yards. Pilot Point beat Celina 22 12, with 190 rushing yards and 61 passing.
Joe T Meador sails today with American Airlines on an extended Pacific voyage visiting Hawaii the Phoenix Islands Samoa New Caledonia New Zealand Australia Indonesia Malaya Thailand Manila Hongkong Japan and more He will preside at the Fourth World Orchid Conference in Singapore and attend sessions of orchid growers worldwide In Malaya he will be a guest at the Palace of Yang di-Pertuan Yusoff bin Ishak and in Thailand undertake an orchid collecting expedition He plans to return to the United States around November 1.
Grayson County Historical Committee launches a September membership drive led by Emory Christian. Affiliated with Texas State groups, the drive aims to recruit locals to collect preserve and publish county history. Seventeen area representatives will assist and dues are two dollars annually.
West Berlin authorities begin construction of a towering six foot letter signboard, 200 feet high near Checkpoint Charlie, to flash news to residents of Communist East Berlin. A prior Potsdamer Platz sign was removed after East German authorities turned the area readable from.
In 1962 the United States drilled 254 deep oil wells at a total expenditure of 168.8 million dollars. The activity reflects ongoing exploration and development in the nation’s oil industry during the period.
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