Sherman Defeats Whitewright Man For School Board
Sherman voters backed E. T. Allen of Whitesboro over Dick Walker of Whitewright 114 to 59 for county school board. Walker won Whitewright box 174 to 0 and carried several other boxes, but Sherman’s vote swung the result, continuing a 30 year pattern of Whitewright opposition to county offices.
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Sherman
Whitewright
E. T. Allen
Whitesboro
Dick Walker
Walker
Whitewright County
Allen
Weak laws blamed in abuse of VA hospitals
The Louisville Times cites a federal report saying wealthy veterans exploit loopholes to receive free VA hospital care. It notes many of 336 cases show high incomes and substantial assets, with two thirds of beds occupied by nonservice connected patients, including TB and mental health cases.
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Louisville
Louisville Times
Veterans Administration
the Times
U. S. Comptroller
Lindsey Warren
House Armed Services Committee
Comptroller
Veterans Hospitals
What happened George Puncture Fork in the Road Guide
A terse exchange notes a guide book warning of a fork in the road just above, implying a mishap or obstacle. The dialogue centers on an error in navigation and the need to heed written guidance.
Ordinance restricts cattle to two per enclosure in Whitewright
The city ordinance, approved April 7 1953, bans keeping more than two bovine cattle within Whitewright Texas city limits after May 1 1953. Violations are misdemeanors with fines from 1 to 100 dollars and each violation day counts separately. City officials R R Summers mayor and Harold Doss city secretary published in The Whitewright Sun April 9 1953.
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Whitewright
Texas
A. D
R. R. Summers
Atte Harold Doss
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright Sees 1.77 Inches Of Rain Over Weekend
Whitewright and surrounding areas totaled 1.77 inches as North Texas received a weekend downpour. The 1953 season now totals 7.26 inches, 1.28 inches above 1952 for the same period. Farmers seek ten days of fair weather to finish corn planting and start cotton, with expectations of another strong grain crop.
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Whitewright
North
Texas
Pay Cut Reaches 600000 Auto Workers Across Industry
Detroit report says the one cent hourly pay cut affects 600000 auto plant workers with 400000 more potentially hit. General Motors announced for 397000 employees, Ford 120000, and Chrysler 115000 with salaried staff also affected. The cut follows a drop in the government cost of living index.
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Detroit
Mich
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Suspect Cancer See Your Doctor
Public health advisory from Austin urges prompt medical checkups for cancer warning signs to improve survival. Dr. Geo W Cox notes fear leads to delays and many deaths, while early detection through regular exams and attention to symptoms like nonhealing sores, lumps, indigestion, or bleeding can aid treatment.
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Austin
Geo. W. Cox
Senate Interior Committee Drops Hawaii Statehood Trip
The Senate Interior Committee abandoned plans for a Hawaii statehood visit by several members. Critics argued the trip would be a waste of time and taxpayers' money after extensive Hawaii statehood hearings in recent years.
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Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Hawaii
Byron Davis Named Sherman School Superintendent
Byron Davis, long time Sherman high school principal, is named superintendent to replace C. D. Landolt who resigns to lead Clear Creek district in Southeast Texas. Davis is a Melissa native and North Texas State College graduate, previously Albany principal, and World War II Air Force veteran. A 1952 U S traffic report records 265 430 pedestrian injuries.
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Sherman
Byron Davis
C. D. Landolt
Clear Creek
Texas
Davis
Melissa
McKinney High School
North Texas State College
Albany
Air Force
Red Cross Fund Drive Lagging Behind National Goal
The Red Cross reports its 1953 fund drive is lagging far behind the $93 million objective with 68 percent reached by April 1. Detroit appeals for more workers as many major cities lag, while gamma globulin and European military recreation costs push the target higher. In Whitewright area, drive chair Mrs. Floyd Everheart notes totals near $546 toward a $650 quota.
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Washington
Red Cross
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Floyd Everheart
Red Cross Drive
Whitewright
Pilot Grove
Everheart
J. L. Huckaby
Colored School
Whitewright Wins Attendance Prize at Grayson Baptist Meeting
Whitewright won the attendance banner at the Grayson County Baptist Brotherhood quarterly gathering held Monday night at Sherman First Baptist Church. T. H. Ruth of Denison led the session with Rev. Paul Stevens of Ida delivering the principal address. An attendance goal of 3600 was set for June at Bearcat Stadium in Sherman for the annual barbecue, with Dr. R. G. Lee of Memphis, former Southern Baptist Convention president, as frolic speaker.
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Whitewright
Grayson County Baptist Brotherhood
First Baptist Church
Sherman
T. H. Ruth
Denison
Paul Stevens
Ida
Bearcat Stadium
R. G. Lee
Memphis
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Sun exposure linked to higher skin cancer risk
In Chapel Hill Dr. Herbert Z. Lund warns sunlight can produce a tan that signals healthier skin but raises skin cancer risk. He notes the South has higher cancer rates and heat increases risk. long-term exposure causes blotches wrinkles and an aged look that may lead to cancer. He adds Saturday is the most dangerous traffic day.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Herbert Z. Lund
University of North Carolina
Lund
South
PTA Meeting Highlights Colorful Evening at High School
Mrs. Homer Sears led a Tuesday PTA gathering in the high school gym. The seventh grade won a room count treat, the new school piano gifted by the Music Club was used, and a varied program featured Leisure Time by Rev. Holt, a Fay and Fay puppet show, and dance numbers by pupils from Farmersville, Van Alstyne, and Savoy including Janet Smith and Joan Harrison.
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Homer Sears
PTA
Lee Smith
Sandra Montgomery
Sandra Braly
Patty Jean Badgett
Louisa Lackey
Louise Vestal
Joan Harrison
Jeanette Rino
Savoy
Clara Jean Kelly
Patricia Farley
Farmersville
Denison and Sherman Mayors Defeated in Election
Denison Mayor Mike Casey who opposed a Eisenhower birthplace broadcast on Thanksgiving 1951 lost to Harry Glidden 1 443 to 1 022. Sherman Mayor John Hayes fell to Dr John T Nall by 854 to 358. Casey previously beat Glidden two years earlier.
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Denison
Sherman
Mike Casey
Eisenhower
Harry Glidden
Casey
Glidden
John T. Nall
John Hayes
Deaths John G. Stephens 83 funeral today at Tom Bean Church
Funeral services for John G. Stephens, 83, are at 2 30 p m today at Tom Bean Baptist Church. Burial at Wittitoe Cemetery in Kentuckytown. Survivors include five sons, two brothers, three sisters, and eight grandchildren. He died Tuesday at his Tom Bean home. born October 27, 1869 in Blue Ridge.
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John G. Stephens
Tom Bean Baptist Church
David Griffith
Emory
Sammy Mormina
Tom Bean
Wittitoe Cemetery
Kentuckytown
Earnheart Funeral Home
Henry Norman
Spurgeon Teague
Claud Lackey
Walter Smith
Joe Hunter
Jewell Biggerstaff
Stephens
Tom Stephens
Anderson Williams
Tulsa
Okla
Bill Freeman
Amarillo
Myrtle Haliburton
South Grayson Tuberculosis Association elects officers in Sherman
The annual meeting in Sherman elected Clarence Williams president Bill Rader first vice president Milton Schwartz second vice president Ralph Hester treasurer and Mrs Homer Sears secretary. The group outlined case finding patch tests mass X rays and education efforts funded by Christmas Seals and urges community support.
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Homer Sears
James Bryant
South Grayson County
South
Grayson County
America
United States
Texas
South Grayson
KRRV
KTAN
Ray Milland
Sherman Democrat
Whitewright Sun
van Alstyne Leader
Whitesboro News-Record
J. D. Hagan
Robert Veazey
van Alstyne
Russell Summers
Whitewright
Chas. Baum
Whitesboro
O. W. Kinnard
Tom Bean
Scoggins
Collinsville
C. W. Miller
Gunter
Funeral rites for Mrs. C. C. Withrow of Trenton
Mrs. C. C. Withrow 78 of Trenton died Friday in a Sherman hospital. Funeral services were held at West Shady Grove Baptist Church Sunday with burial at West Shady Grove Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Alvin Lloyd Homer Withrow and two daughters. Burial delayed due to impassable roads from heavy rain.
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C. C. Withrow
Trenton
Sherman Hospital
West Shady Grove Baptist Church
Fred Thomas
West Shady Grove
Earnheart
Fannin County
Baptist Church
Grand Eastern Star Lodge
Alvin Withrow
Farmersville
Lloyd
Homer Withrow
Blue Ridge
Jim Donaghey
Lola Calloway
Dallas
Ordinance Limits Cattle in Whitewright City
Whitewright City Commission approves an ordinance banning keeping more than two head of cattle in the city limits starting May 1, 1953. Offspring may be kept until six months old. The meeting also swore in re-elected commissioners Jack Meador and Charles Ayres and noted low voter turnout. School trustees Alonzo Harper J. L. Clark and Jack Lackey were reelected without opposition as 170 voters participated in the district election.
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City Commission
Whitewright
Russell Summers
the Sun
Jack Meador
Charles E. Ayres
Dick Walker
Whitewright Independent School District
Alonzo Harper
J. L. Clark
Jack Lackey
Stand by curb bill approved set for wage price rent freeze
The Senate banking committee approved stand-by powers to let the President freeze wages prices and rents in a future emergency. The panel also extended existing rent controls to Sept 30 by a five to ten to five vote and 12 to three on the wage price rent freeze authority.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Banking Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Lunchroom Menus for Whitewright Public Schools
Weekly offerings list meals for the Whitewright district cafeteria from Monday to Friday. It includes pork sausage and creamed potatoes, Swiss steak with creamed corn, meat balls with mushroom sauce, hot dogs, and baked ham or cheese and pickle sandwiches, with sides and desserts each day.
Denison Shooting After Window Peering Incident
A 20 year old Denison Black man William Adams was shot in the right shoulder Friday night after being seen peering through a Denison home window. The shooter Lee C. Henson used a .22 public safety item to fire the shot.
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Denison
Lee C. Henson
William Adams
Clothing drive praised by Eisenhower nationwide appeal
President Eisenhower called the American Relief for Korea clothing drive a worthy cause and urged participation in a house-to-house canvass seeking six million pounds of clothing. The note also mentions tuberculosis control efforts and a 1952-53 seal sale total of 3,128.97 as part of budget figures.
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Eisen
American Relief For
Korea
Eisenhower
Douglas Fairbanks
Recenen
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PT Association
TB Association
Tuberculosis Report
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Grayson
Fannin Counties
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