Whitewright News Highlights Local Civic Events and Education
The regular Chamber of Commerce meeting is set for 7 30 pm at Ayres Cafe with President Kenneth Frisby inviting all. Whitewright gains scholastic numbers while Van Alstyne loses whites and Negroes, and Tom Mac Holmes may halt Trenton Tribune production for two years due to Army induction. A Pittsburgh smoker sues Liggett and Myers for 1.25 million over lung cancer claiming cigarettes caused his disease.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ayres Cafe
Kenneth Frisby
Whitewright
Grayson County
Daryl McAlister
van Alstyne
Tom Bean
Bells
Howe-Dorchester
South Grayson
Trenton
Tom Mac Holmes
Sellective Service Board
Tom Mac
The
Tribune
Tom Holmes
Cigarette
Pittsburgh
Carpenter
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
Food products to gain smell appeal in stores
Atlantic City reports that supermarkets will feature scented packaging as plastic wraps and foods are infused with fragrances hinting at contents. Beef packages will smell like steak and bread may evoke fresh baking to entice shoppers.
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Atlantic City
N. J
PT Association Meeting Set At Library Tonight
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association will meet in the school library next Tuesday, April 12, at 7 30 p m Mrs Clint Hennig announces the event. The theme is Science in Our School and the program will be arranged by Buel Range, high school science teacher.
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The
Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
Clint Hennig
Buel Range
Daniel Indicates Special Session To Be Held in Fall
Governor Daniel aims to convene a fall special session to retire the general fund deficit and fund Hale-Aikin school improvements. He named six citizens commission members to craft recommendations for the session, noting a $75 million tax bill may be required to cover deficits through August 31, 1961. The Legislature meets in January 1961, with longer-range issues remaining.
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Austin
Daniel
Citizens Commission
Hale-Aikin
Good Neighbor Initiative Aids Census Count
Memo urges working people to use neighbors to submit advance census forms when no one is home. Leave forms with a neighbor or note times for the census taker to return. Encourage phoning or writing to inform when someone will be home to be counted.
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Washington, D. C
Minimum Wage For Farm Workers Is Being Considered
Labor Secretary Mitchell backs extending minimum wage law to hired farm workers. A Labor Department study will show feasibility and desirability, applying to a small percentage of large farm employers while excluding family farmers.
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Washington
Mitchell
Labor Department
National Travelers Aid Association
Liquor and Wine Tax Revenues Rise in March
State treasurer reports March tax receipts show liquor and wine gains while cigarette taxes fall. Cigarette taxes totalled 6.38 million, up from 4.08 million year ago but down from February. Liquor taxes rose to 1.34 million in March and wine receipts reached 129,402, a small month over month gain. The statue of Freedom is atop the capitol dome in Washington.
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Austin
Capitol Dome
Washington, D. C
Edwards Chevrolet Co A Salute to Our Local Economy
The Edwards Chevrolet Co owned by Carl Edwards in Whitewright evolved from Hasty Chevrolet founded 1950. After a 1955 purchase and a 1958 fire the firm moved to a new 10 000 square foot building costing 50000. The dealership, with used cars and a nine person staff, shows growing sales and community impact.
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Marshall Hasty
Our City
Carl Edwards
Hasty Chevrolet Co
Mr. Edwards
Whitewright
Chevrolet Motors
Edwards
Dallas
Carl
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Edwards Chevrolet
Edwards Chevrolet Co
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Daylight Saving Time Starts April 24 Across States
Daylight saving time begins at 12:01 a m Sunday April 24. Twenty seven states and the District of Columbia move clocks ahead one hour to gain extra evening daylight while 18 states and DC keep the change through October 24. Some areas in eight states follow the old five month period.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Easter Egg Roll Returns at White House on April 18
Washington announces the annual Easter egg roll to be held on Easter Monday April 18 on the south grounds of the Executive Mansion. Thousands of youngsters are invited to bring their own eggs, with entrance limited to children 12 and under plus accompanying adults. The notice mentions sisal as a fiber from leaves used in string and awnings.
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Washington
White House
Hayes
Executive Mansion
Central America
Mexico
Uncle Dan Nostalgia Plugs In On War and Rocking Chair Age
A reader letter mocks wartime fears and political fixations. He jokes about a trash can shelter, Nixon comfort claims, Byrd debt worries, and shifts in government roles, ending with a quip about a doctor’s remark on science limits.
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Clem Webster
Ed Doolittle
Washington
Nixon
Byrd
Virginia
Atlanta
Vaccination Day Endorsed By Ike
President Eisenhower urged April 12 as a new V Day for polio vaccination. He noted it marks five years since the Salk vaccine announcement and said polio has been reduced but not defeated because many Americans have not completed the full vaccine course.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dirksen and Carey clash over elder care on Senate panel
Senate leader Everett Dirksen and union chief James B. Carey traded charges on elderly health benefits. Dirksen called Carey's statements insane and told him to keep quiet as they debated funding via Social Security taxes and a House bill.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
James B. Carey
Dirksen
Carey
Electrical Workers Union
Eisenhower
American Medical Association
Walter P. Reuther
Auto Workers Union
Reuther
Aime J. Forand
D.R. I
House
Ways & Means Committee
Start Set On Savoy TP&L Plant April 18
April 18 marks the start of clearing and dirt work for the multi million dollar Power and Light Co. plant on a 2000 acre site north of Savoy. TP and L headquarters in Dallas disclosed contracts for land clearing to Robert O. Andrews of Olney and dirt work to Willig Construction Co. of Dallas.
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Generating Power & Light Co
Savoy
Tp&l
Dallas
Robert O. Andrews
Olney
Willig Construction Co
Andrews
Willig Co
Mrs. Marvin Everheart 74 Dies at Bells Funeral Held
Mrs. Marvin Everheart 74 of Bells died in a Sherman hospital. Born October 27 1885 in Springdale Arkansas she married Marvin Everheart August 10 1909. Survived by husband son Jack B. Everheart two sisters and one grandchild. Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Friday in Bells. She was a Methodist.
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Marvin Everheart
Sherman
A. W. Craig
Locust Grove
Okla
Write-In Effort Causes Big Vote In City Election
A city election produced 323 votes with incumbent Russell R. Summers winning 229 votes to 93 for write-in George Hight. A 9 by 12 inch circular circulated to boost the write-in effort. Two school trustees election results show M. F. Alexander and Ron M. Faison each with 31 votes.
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Russell R. Summers
Whitewright
George Hight
John Smith
Whitewright Independent
M. F. Alexander
Ron M. Faison
Two New Faces Elected To Bells City Council
Bells voters unseated two city council members in Tuesday’s election. Three candidates opposed three incumbents. only one incumbent, W. C. Brown Jr., kept his seat. Elected with Brown were W. R. Rice and H. L. Ledbetter, who defeated incumbents E. L. Reynolds and C. B. Puckett. The remaining candidate was Irvin Cross.
Stephens Reelected Mayor of Tom Bean
Raymond Stephens was reelected mayor of Tom Bean in the city election Tuesday defeating write in candidate Marvin Lupher. One council member A J Biggerstaff was defeated by Jerry Whatley while Carl Odle and C S Teague were reelected, defeating Travis Holcomb and Joe Albert Hunter. Grady Langford won a one year term to succeed the late Bill Wilson. W R Montgomery defeated incumbent Eldon Skip worth for city marshal.
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Raymond Stephens
Tom Bean
Marvin Lupher
A. J. Biggerstaff
Jerry Whatley
Carl Odle
C. S. Teague
Travis Holcomb
Joe Albert Hunter
Grady Langford
Bill Wilson
W. R. Montgomery
Eldon Skipworth
City Marshall
ICC Overrules Texas OK Shift by M K T
The ICC ruled against Texas approving a corporate change for the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad to simplify its structure and move legal domicile to Delaware. The plan would merge M K T and its Texas subsidiary under ICC authorization, amid Texas objections that the law requires railroads operating there to maintain offices in Texas. Principal offices are in St Louis Dallas and Denison.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
ICC
M-K-T
Delaware
Missouri
M-K-T of
St. Louis
William N. Ceramus
Dallas
Denison
Bank’s Gift to Dogs at Alexandria Bank Drive In
In Alexandria Virginia a bank offers dog biscuits to dogs accompanying their owners at drive in facilities. Executive vice president E Guy Reidgely says the idea expands a policy of giving lollypops to children and originates from that program.
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Alexandria
Alexandria National Bank
E. Guy Reidgely
Tooth Theft Complaint Traced to San Pedro Man
Detective Sgt. Chester Baldridge reports a meek man asked for a complaint against his wife for stealing his false teeth claiming she took hers first and refused to return his until she got hers back or he bought her a new set.
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San Pedro
Calif
Chester Baldridge
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