Rainfall Boosts Pastures: Whitewright Sees Year’s Heaviest Rain
Whitewright scored 4.25 inches of rain over Saturday to Monday, the year's heaviest, easing drought damage to pastures and crops while halting cotton corn and maize harvests. Travis Holcomb markets water hauling as rain follows his ads. The Sun prints 1000 barbecue tickets for Bells Methodist Church on October 22 drawing attendees from Whitewright Sherman Denison and nearby areas.
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Whitewright
the Sun
the Bells Methodist Church
Sherman
Denison
Stowers Attends Whitewright Lodge Dinner and Retirement Reflections
WAXAHACHIE resident W L Stowers visited Whitewright for a Masonic Lodge dinner honoring Grand Master John Bean. Stowers, a former Katy Railroad clerk, has retired to leisure and notes his wife will keep him busy. His son Rev Lloyd Stowers serves as chaplain with the Armed Forces in England after World War II. The piece also warns of fire hazards from untended lots in Whitewright and critiques new car designs emphasizing spacious front cabins over rear comfort.
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W. L. Stowers
Waxahachie
Whitewright
Masonic Lodge
John Bean
Stowers
Katy
Rev
Lloyd Stowers
Armed Forces
England
Police order to guess ages of women traffic offenders
Hamilton Ontario police were told to guess the ages of women cited for traffic violations after complaints women said they were forced to reveal their ages to officers.
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Hamilton, Ont
First Aid Course To Be Taught Here Beginning Oct 4
Community Public Service Company sponsors a 10 hour standard first aid course in Whitewright starting Tuesday Oct 4. Lakey Edwards says the program runs four weeks with four 2 1 2 hour sessions, twice weekly 6 30 to 9 p m. Mrs Joe Cureton will instruct at the company's local office. The only cost is a first aid book. sign up by Friday.
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Community Public Service Company
Whitewright
Lakey Edwards
Joe Cureton
Edwards
Randolph-Bailey Section of F M 81 Ready For Surface
Contractors finished grading and drainage on F M 81 from Randolph to Bailey a 6.6 mile stretch. Work cleared the Cotton Belt right of way and built a 39 foot crown with bridges on Bois d Arc and Burr Oak Creeks. Cost was about 184000 dollars.
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Randolph
Bailey
Bois d’Arc
Burr Oak
J. C. McLaughlin
Bryan
Texas
R. W. McKinney
Nacogdoches
Cotton Belt Railroad
Sherman
Commerce
Federal Loans To Students Announced in Texas
Texas colleges will share 2.83 million dollars in federal funds for 1960 61 under the National Defense Student Loan program. The state total nears 6.5 million with 1 407 institutions participating nationwide about 135 000 students have received loans totalling 60 million in 18 months.
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Washington
Texas
National Defense
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Lawrence G. Derthick
Texas Institutions of Higher Learning
Nickel in Smoke Linked to Cancer
CHICAGO two scientists reported finding sufficient nickel in cigarette smoke to implicate it as a cancer factor. Dr William Sunderman and his son Dr William Sunderman Jr measured nickel carbonyl in tobacco smoke and cautioned nickel is not the sole carcinogen.
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Chicago
William Sunderman
William Sunderman Jr
Sunderman
Salute to Whitewrights New Veterinary Practice
Dr. J L Barkley DVM arrived in Whitewright with his wife and three children in July after Chamber of Commerce effort. The office on Highway 69 North was remodeled into a modern animal hospital offering preventive care immunizations and supplies. He will inspect livestock at Carl's Sausage Co and advise farmers on herd diseases feeding and management.
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J. L. Barkley
DVM
Whitewright
Ruth
Chamber of Commerce
Uncle Dan Muses on Bible Edits and Potomac Politics
Uncle Dan jokes about modern Bible revisions and federal funding while praising a rare Washington admission of error. He riffs on erasers bought by Pentagon officials, funny fashion talk, and a country store discussion about wimmer, bowlegged brides, and men in trailers.
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Potomac
Williams
Delaware
Pentagon
Washington
Country Store
Wimmer
Ed Doolittle
Wimmen
Zeke Grubb
Zeke
Uncle Dan
PTA Dues Due Prompt Parent Support
Mrs. Joe Bodine, president of the Whitewright PTA, urges all parents to pay the 50 cent dues for the current year. She stresses PTA funds help both high school and grade school projects, correcting the belief that PTA serves only grade school parents.
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Joe Bodine
Whitewright
Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Bodine
Letter Writing Week Observance Planned for Oct 2 to 8
White Wright observes the 23rd annual Letter Writing Week the week of October 2 through 8 Postmaster John Biggerstaff announces the revival of personal letter writing urging two letters one to a long unseen friend and a reply to a recent correspondent. The slogan Letters are Links of Friendship appears on banners and displays in post offices schools and libraries.
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Whitewright
John Biggerstaff
Biggerstaff
Farmers Next On Tigers Schedule
The Whitewright Tigers travel to Farmersville Friday night to face Farmersville after a 2 1 record, eyeing a rebound from last Friday's loss to Wolfe City. Farmersville sits at 2 2 with wins over Leonard and Royse City and losses to Van Alstyne and Rockwall. The Tigers’ starting lineup remains unchanged from the prior game.
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Whitewright Tigers
Farmersville Farmers
Farmersville
Wolfe City
Farmers
Leonard
Royse City
van Alstyne
Rockwall
Tigers
Celeste
Joe Crouch
The
Sun
Joe Kaiser
Mike Holloway
Jerry Jones
Jerry Copeland
al Crouch
James Sparks
Don Pool
Tom Sears
Thomas DeBerry
Billy Tillett
Gene Sparks
Funeral set for Mrs A G Bradley 85 in Whitewright
Death ends long illness for Mrs. A G Bradley born 1875 Glasgow Kentucky. Funeral 2 p m Friday at Barnheart chapel with Rev Bill Johnson. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by two daughters four sons three brothers a sister ten grandchildren twelve great grandchildren two step sons a step daughter and many in laws and relatives.
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Barnheart Chapel
A. G. Bradley
Bill Johnson
First Baptist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Bradley
Glasgow
Whitewright
The
Baptist Church
Tippie Pierce
Sherman
T. M. Dick
Albuquerque
N. M
Earl
Porter
Okla
Euell
Portales
Tommy
Dallas
Jack
E. L. Atkinson
Funeral services held for Mrs. Charlie Williams 78
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Tuesday in Randolph Baptist Church for Mrs. Charlie Williams 78 of Bonham. Burial followed in Randolph Cemetery. She died Sunday morning in a Bonham hospital after formerly living in the Randolph community. Survivors include son John Williams and eight daughters across Texas and Oklahoma, a brother, four sisters, 12 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Randolph Baptist Church
Charlie Williams
Bonham
Randolph Cemetery
Williams
Elbert Bennett
Whitewright
Bonham Hospital
Randolph
John Williams
Ellen Williams
Solon Campbell
Kinslow Hicks
Roger Hamilton
Fort Worth
George Bishop
Columbus
Ohio
Mazelle Kent
Dallas
Jean Evans
Richardson
Ed Pierce
Sherman
Clara Sinor
Denison
Maggie Shelley
Betty McDonald
Maude Brude
Tailor L W Patton, 76, Dies After Illness in Amarillo
L W Patton 76 died Sept 20 in an Amarillo hospital after a three year illness. Funeral services were held Sept 22 in Amarillo with burial in Llano Cemetery. A former Whitewright resident, he had been a tailor in Amarillo since 1910. Surviving are his wife three daughters two sons a sister Mrs Bessie Annie of Dallas and two brothers Ben Patton of Sherman and Sam Patton of Dallas.
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L. W. Patton
Amarillo
Llano
Patton
Whitewright
Bessie Annie
Dallas
Ben Patton
Sherman
Sam Patton
United Fund Sets 3300 Goal for Whitewright Campaign
The Whitewright Community United Fund kickoff is Monday at Ayres Cafe at 7 00 a m with a 3300 goal matching last year. S T Montgomery Jr chairs the drive and John Biggerstaff leads as president listing many captains fromPilot Grove Ely Little Rock Bethel Kentuckytown Canaan and more including public service and business groups. The fund covers Whitewright and nearby areas within five to six miles and pools resources for local organizations past drives ranged from Boy Scouts to Red Cross Polio Fund and more to ensure equitable allocations.
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Ayres Cafe
Whitewright Community United Fund
S. T. Montgomery Jr
John Biggerstaff
Montgomery
Pilot Grove
Ben Simpson
Little Rock
Bob Cawthon
Bethel
Weldon Bartley
Ely
Dave Beazley
Charley Massey
Kentuckytown
Carl Holland
Canaan
J. D. Marlow
Henry Bing
Community Public Service Co
Leon White
B. R. Vestal
Southside
Charlie Ayres
Dick Walker
Bill Pettit
Northside
Wilson Kaiser
Earl Blan
Whitewright
South Bend
Jack Meador
J. L. Huckaby Jr
United Fund
Boy Scouts
American Red Cross
Polio Fund
Local Youth Fund
Camp Fire Girls
Cub Scouts
Heart Fund
Crippled Children's Fund
U. S. O., Fire Department
Salvation Army
Grayson County Goodwill Industries
Rayburn To Host Key Demos At Barbecue
Speaker Sam Rayburn will host a Democratic county chairmen and committee men barbecue for the seven county Fourth District at Bonham State Park next Saturday. He expects 250 to 275 attendees and says the event will be casual with campaign talk and organization building. Rayburn, who ranches in North Fannin County, is handling most arrangements himself. the barbecue will be chicken.
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Bonham
Sam Rayburn
Bonham State Park
Rayburn
Fannin County
Bonham and Ector School Consolidation Rejected
Ector voters rejected consolidation with Bonham by 268 to 27 while Bonham backed the proposal 60 to 34. The merger needed approval from both districts and would have kept an elementary in Ector with secondary students attending Bonham.
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Bonham
Ector
Measured a Full Sixteen Hands High Praise
Cowboy lore describes praising a man for skill and honesty by saying he was measured a full sixteen hands high. The phrase evokes stallion stature and trustworthy measure in western culture.
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Travis Holcomb
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Randolph-Bailey
Whitewright Animal Hospital
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
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Clyde Little
Dan
Tom Bean
Mister
Moses
Mt. Sinai
Dis
Pluto
Hades
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
United States
APO
Honey Grove
Dell Sears
Bill White
Terry Edwards
Mickey Meador
Larry Garner
Danny Bunch
James Shaw
Eddie Range
John Holloway
Reed Vestal
Joe Hennig
Mrs
Southwest Whitewright
Clay Horton
Bonham, Ector
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