Firemen Barbecue May 9 At Tom Bean
The Tom Bean volunteer fire department schedules a barbecue for Saturday night May 9 with tickets sold by The Sun. Firemen will circulate to sell them.
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1959
Page
1
Whitewright High Class Faces Uncertain Graduation Dates
The Whitewright High School senior class of 27 plans May baccalaureate on May 24 and commencement on May 25 but illness closures may push final day of school later. Principal B R Vestal says exact dates await superintendent approval after four extra days of classes are added. list of senior names included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Thee Sun
B. R. Vestal
Bonham Lake to Be Emptied of All Fish
Bonham State Park Lake will be chemically suffocated to remove all fish on April 28. Fishermen may take home any amount for consumption. no fishing permit fee but boat launch or rental fees apply. Fish will be counted on exit. restocking with bass in two weeks and catfish this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Bonham State Park
Ed Bonn
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Bonn
John Chumbley
McInerney Lights Up Pinball Then Arrests Bartender
Thomas McInerney finally lit all the lights on a pinball machine at Ted's Buffet after two weeks of play. Bartender Fred Freund Jr. congratulated him and paid $9.10. McInerney then introduced himself as a police detective and arrested Freund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Thomas McIinerney
Ted
Fred Freund Jr
McInerney
Freund
Hush money idea delights barber in Casper
Casper barber Chuck Chaney received a quarter as a tip from a stranger and was told the money was hush money. Chaney trimmed the man’s hair in silence, with no conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper, Wyo
Chuck Chaney
Chuck
Insurance claims about universal hospital coverage criticized
The excerpt argues that while hospital insurance is beneficial, it cannot guarantee protection against all illnesses and depends on the reliability of the insurer. It cautions against overpromising universal coverage.
Mrs Roscoe Vestal Dies of Heart Attack
Mrs. Roscoe Vestal, 70, died Monday night from a heart attack. funeral services were held at 3 p m Wednesday at First Methodist Church with Rev. John Roberson and Rev GS Dooley officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Surviving are her husband Paul M. Vestal of St Joseph Missouri and a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Vestal
First Methodist Church
John Roberson
Gs.&. Dooley
Oak Hill Cemetery
Earnheart
Stute
Guy Dillon
Durant
Okla
R. A. Gillett
N. E. Skaggs
B. R. Vestal
Jack Thruston
George Deaton
Paul M. Vestal
St. Joseph, Mo
Woody Blanton To Lead Grayson County Handicapped Campaign
Grayson County Sheriff Woody Blanton was named general chairman of a $10,000 financial drive to establish the Grayson County Industry for the Handicapped. Rev. Arch McD. Tolbert praised Blanton as the right leader for a campaign set for May 11 to 13. The drive partners with Dallas Goodwill Industries to form the local affiliate.
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Grayson County
Woody Blanton
Arch McD
Tolbert
Industry For the Handicapped
Blanton
Dallas Goodwill Industries
Dallas Industries
Herter Wins Fast Senate Confirmation as Secretary of State
The Senate approved Christian A. Herter as secretary of state by a 93 to 0 vote, waiving the six day rule due to his imminent duties. He will assume full authority from John Foster Dulles and depart for Paris Monday to attend a foreign ministers conference ahead of East West talks on Germany. President Eisenhower had nominated Herter, previously Dulles’s deputy, for the top post.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Christian A. Herter
Herter
John Foster Dulles
Paris
Eisenhower
Dulles
State Department
Fenoglio Proposes Satirical Tax Plan Against Sin and Spurs
Texas lawmaker Representative Fenoglio of Nocona unveils a mock tax scheme to mock financial crisis remedies. He lists taxed items such as wagons, bustles, naval cannon balls, and moonshine while proposing door to door collection and a special tax exemption for schoolchildren.
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Austin
Fenoglio
Nocona
Texas Navy
Uncle Dan on Campaign Promises and Vacation Tours
A letter to the editor satirizes lawmakers and their travel budgets, recalls past campaign promises, and argues for burning old newspapers to promote political harmony. The writer jokes about bed salesmen offering world peace by people lying in bed for a month.
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Congress
Funeral Friday for Owen Hull
Robert Owen Hull 51 died in a Sherman hospital after a heart attack. He was division engineer for the Northeast Division of Community Public Service Co. Funeral services 10 30 a m Friday at Barnhart Funeral Chapel. Burial Greenwood Cemetery Fort Worth. Pallbearers named. Hull born March 10 1908 Beloit Kansas. Survived by wife Opal Hammond one daughter Jerry Thornhill one son Robert Owen Hull Jr one stepdaughter Lee Jackson four grandchildren.
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Robert Owen Hull
Sherman Hospital
Northeast Division of Community Public Service Company
Whitewright
Barnheart Funeral
John Roberson
Fred Waldrop
Greenwood Cemetery
Fort Worth
Clint Hennig
Leon White
Joe Cook
Joe Richards
George Kent
Roy McMahan
Mr. Hull
Beloit
Kansas
P. H. Hull
Opal Hammond
Leonard
Methodist Church
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Colbert, Okla
Jerry Thornhill
Robert Owen Hull Jr
Air Force
Virginia
Lee Jackson
Sherman
Sun Honor Roll recognizes paying subscribers list
The notice lists numerous subscribers honored for payments including George M Hight R B Neathery Gladys Ray Ray Manning Y B Kaiser Dr Paul E Geers Gerald Cleveland Rev C C Childress Royce Jones Clifton Jones Co B Dixon and many others. It ends noting Francisco Santander, who succeeded Simon Bolivar as president of Colombia, was an exile in New York in 1932 when news of his election reached him.
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George M. Hight
R. B. Neathery
Gladys Ray Ray Manning
Y. B. Kaiser
Paul E. Geers
Gerald Cleveland
Rev
C. C. Childress
Francisco Santander
Simon Bolivar
Colombia
New York
Whitewright Schools Closed By Influenza Epidemic
When 110 students were absent on Tuesday morning, Whitewright schools shut for the rest of the week. Absenteeism from an influenza epidemic affected daily attendance and the number of teachers the district can employ. To avoid losing a teacher next year, officials asked parents to keep children in school. The closure extends the term by four days to May 28.
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Whitewright
Farm Income Dip Predicted For 1959
The Agriculture Department forecasts 1959 net farm income at about 12.1 billion dollars, down 1 billion from 1958 due to falling prices rising costs and reduced government payments. Wheat hog receipts likely lower while cotton cattle and dairy gains are anticipated.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Department
Ezra T. Benson
Rabies Clinics Planned Across Fannin County
The Fannin County Farm Bureau under W. E. Hill announces countywide rabies vaccination clinics for dogs and cats. A small fee will be charged. Clinics will be held in each community with sufficient demand to vaccinate all pets, aiming to reduce rabies risk after a few canine cases in recent years without an epidemic.
Senate approves hot feed for hogs in Texas
A Senate panel gave preliminary approval to a House backed bill for hot meals for hog feed. Sponsored by Representative McIlhaney of Wheeler the measure passed 19 to 6 but failed to meet the required two thirds for immediate consideration. The bill would heat all commercial garbage fed to hogs to prevent vesicular exanthema, a disease likened to hoof and mouth by McIlhaney.
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Austin
Senate
McIlhaney
Wheeler
MclIlhaney
McKilhaney
Jamestown Voters Reject School District Consolidation
Jamestown School District members voted 43 to 6 against merging with the racially mixed Arp district. Arp approved the consolidation 34 to 3, but both districts must consent for the plan to proceed, amid staunch opposition to integration.
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Tyler
Jamestown
Arp
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