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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1960
Page
6
Dallas resident Charles Laney visited Whitewright on Monday. Many families, including the Ball, Hensley, Hamilton, and Crosby circles, report weekend or Sunday visits to relatives in Dallas, Greenville, Fort Worth, Sherman, and other towns. Navy service member Mark Ayres returned home after three years in the U S Navy.
Mrs Ear nestine Smith becomes Mrs David W Sanderson after a First Baptist Leonard ceremony officiated by Rev Fulton. The couple resides in Dallas after a reception in the Educational Building. The bride is a 1960 Leonard High School graduate employed in Dallas. the groom a Whitewright High School graduate employed in Garland.
Mrs Roy C Hall of Houston announces the marriage of her daughter Mrs Dorothy Yerxa to Mr Guy Hamilton Jr in the First Methodist Church Houston on Sept 23 Only immediate family attended Mrs Guy Hamilton and daughter Miss Dorothy of Dallas attended The couple will live in St Louis Also in 1959 Canada imported 30000 head of cattle from the United States, a yearly record.
Eight Bethel W M S members met at the church at 2:00 pm Monday. Mrs. Jessie Williams presented A Woman's Tool to urge subscriptions to Royal Service. Installation for new officers followed with Mrs. M W Williams Mrs. John Jarvis and Mrs. Louis Franklin taking part. The group sang Take My Life and Let It Be. Dedication prayer was led by Mrs. Nelda Jarvis. Rae Bartley reported on community missions. Louis Franklin presided. The annual W M S meeting is set for Oct 10 at Calvary Church Denison. A bridal shower for David and Teen Sanderson is planned for Sat Oct 8 at 7:30. Williams announced the prayer calendar and the meeting ended with prayer.
Roanoke Virginia veteran police chief told officers that tired parents who seek the line of least resistance help juvenile delinquency. Chief W F Peach of Newport News said after winning battles the child wins the war against parental authority.
The Whitewright Motor Company presents the 1961 Ford line with 16 models in four series including Fairlane Fairlane 500 Galaxie and wagons. New are a Galaxie Club Victoria and a Country Squire station wagon with updated tailgate and wider opening. A 390 cubic inch Thunderbird Special V 8 debuts alongside economy oriented 352 and 292 V 8s and a Mileage Maker Six. Transmission upgrades include manual overdrive two speed Fordomatic and Cruise-O-Matic with refined vacuum throttle linkage for smoother shifts.
New York report says a Fifth Court of Appeals decision allows tax deductions for wives who accompany husbands on business trips. It based the ruling on the wife education and enlarged contribution to the husband's success. Time will tell if the decision stays.
New York reports that banks move toward automated processing using magnetic ink character recognition. The Federal Reserve Board and the American Bankers Association push MICR to handle rising check volumes, with projections of 14 billion checks in 1960 and 20 billion by 1965.
An amusing clipping notes there are reportedly twice as many rats as people and that rat breeding could reach 250,000 descendants in three years or 36 trillion in ten. The piece cites Greenville Piedmont as a source. It also recalls a quip attributed to John Barrymore and a joke about Jimmy Durante preferring New York to small towns.
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