Rain and retirement mix in spring locals reflect views
A 1945 rainfall debate linked to Lake Texoma is revisited as a new rainy season looms near Whitewright. Dallas seeks more rain for summer water, while cotton and stock farming favor varied weather. Rev. H G May plans retirement after 41 years in Farmersville ministry. his move to Irving will follow. Government cost of living index shows 18.9 percent above 1947-49 average. Soil temperature guidance urges 70 degrees at 6:00 am for three mornings before cotton planting. Vote results: Cox write-in fails. Hal Coley wins 29th District seat amid censure. Hardwicke-Etter ads seek workers as union strikes press replacement.
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Whitewright
Dallas
H. G. May
Farmersville
Grady
Methodist Church
Reynolds May
Grayson College
Sorthern Ioth University
May
Edith Little
Irving
Cox
Conroe
Hal Coley
Stanley Rush
House
Tom Bean Play Faith Hope and Clarity May 2
Tom Bean High School junior and senior classes present a three act comedy titled Faith Hope and Clarity next Thursday night May 2. Cast includes Patsy Norman Harry Reynolds June Norman Marie Griffith Martha Thompson Wilma Key June Franklin David Langford Corkey Cosand Sue Pennell Eddy Mullins Charles Key Roy Chumbley.
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Tom Bean High School
Patsy Norman
Harry Reynolds
June Norman
Marie Griffith
Martha Thompson
Wilma Key
June Franklin
David Langford
Corkey Cosand
Sue Pennell
Eddy Mullins
Charles Key
Roy Chumbley
Property Changes Hands in Two Deals
Carl Edwards agreed to buy the J. H. Waggoner residence on West Main street while Roby Childress signed to purchase the brick building housing Craig's cafe from Floyd Bassett. Final closings depend on clear titles as Mrs. J. H. Sconyers inherited the Waggoner property from Elizabeth Waggoner who died in a traffic accident. Childress plans to move his drug store to the Bassett building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Edwards
J. H. Waggoner
West Main Street
Roby Childress
Floyd Bassett
Craig
Waggoner
J. H. Sconyers
Sun Honor Roll Subscribers Acknowledged
A list of subscription payments acknowledged for Sun Honor Roll includes numerous individuals such as Mrs. Ross R. May Miss Maggie Noe QO. A. Bennett Joe B. Hamilton and Charles H. Thomson among others. The notice names many Mrs. and Mr. subscribers with varied titles and initials, indicating community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross R. May
Maggie Noe
QO. A. Bennett
Joe B. Hamilton
Bob Sears
Lois Allen
Foy Reeves Ray Manning
L. B. Holland
Elgie G. Fields
Grace Sloan
Albert L. Reeves
Lilburn C. Ross
Billy Smith
Robert A. Jones
Helen Sullivan Royce Jones
Lattie Brown
Charles H. Thomson
Earl G. Miller
E. G. Bow
Billy Muirhead
R. C. Waldrop
H. G. Smith
Tommie Chenoweth Houson Darwin
B. R. Miller
J. W. Blakey
J. R. Morgan
Dick Russell
Bert Allen Vaden Bush
W. J. Martin
John Philip Barbee
Henry Berry
J. L. Mahan Georney
Hight
J. L. Underwood Earl D. Lyons
H. J. Wharton
Glenn Hicks
John L. Biggerstaff
Jack L. Ayres
Cordia G. Caldwell Findley Haile
Robert L. Alexander
Reagan Tarrance
Don Cook
W. M. Holland
J, M. Windham
Henry Reeves
Postoffice Plans To Popularize 100 Coil Stamps
The Postoffice Department unveiled a plan to sell 100 three cent stamps in coils for 3 dollars, a potential major shift in stamp sales. The coils will start on a limited basis in larger post offices and may expand if well received, with plastic dispensers offered later at five cents each.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Summerfield
Texas Vets, Families Receive $278,606,075
The VA reports Texas veterans and families received 278.606 million dollars in cash benefits and services during fiscal year 1956. A total of 151,855 living Texas veterans received 119.786 million dollars in compensation for service connected disabilities and pension for permanent non connected disabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Veterans Administration
Fourth Booster Shot Urged for Salk Vaccine
Dr Thomas Francis Jr of the University of Michigan urges a fourth booster for polio vaccine for children who completed the three shot series over a year ago. He says boosters are a safety measure until lasting potency is clearer and that they may not be needed annually as vaccine quality improves. When supplies are tight, first priority goes to under twenty year olds for initial series and then to those beyond a year since their shots.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Thomas Francis Jr
University of Michigan
Francis
Dulles Rejects War as Unprofitable and Unavoidable
Secretary of State Dulles, in his first foreign policy address of Eisenhower II, rejects inevitability of war with international communism. He calls armed aggression not profitable, urges patience on Middle East, Iron Curtain satellites, and disarmament while reaffirming United Nations and peace with justice.
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New York
Dulles
Eisenhower
Middle East
United States
United Nations
Associated Press
Russia
Free World
State Board Denies Giles Parole In Vet Lands Probe
Bascom Giles, 56, was denied parole by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. He will remain in prison through January 21, 1959, for six-year convictions of accepting bribes and being an accomplice to theft tied to the veterans land program.
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Austin
Bascom Giles
Veterans Land Program
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Jack Ross
Giles
Ross
Vonda Lee England In Saudi Arabia
Sergeant Vonda Lee England arrived at Dhahran Air Field after a 9000 mile flight and noted milder winters in Saudi Arabia. Born in Whitewright Texas, he is married to Virginia Murray of Pine Forest and has two children. He serves 17 years in the Air Force as a Supply Supervisor in the 7244th Air Base Squadron.
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Dhahran
Saudia Arabia
Vonda Lee England
Whitewright
Texas
Sergeant England
Whitewright High School
North Texas Agricultural College
Arlington
Virginia Murray
Pineforest
Donald
Roddy
Denison
Sgt
England
Panama
Perrin Air Force Base
Sherman
Dhahran Air Field
Persian Gulf
Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
Sa‘ud Ibn ’Abd al-’Aziz
U. S. Air Force
U.S. Army
Middle East
Karachi
Pakistan
Cairo
Iran
Ethiopia
Beirut
Lebanon
Mecca
7244Th Air Base
Pamphlet Guides How Long to Keep Files for Uncle Sam
Washington officials announce a new 56 page guide titled The Guide to Records Retention Requirements. It covers retention spans from six months to forever for various records and aims to help businesses lawyers and individuals destroy unnecessary documents without risking penalties. Available from the Superintendent of Documents at Washington 25 D C for 15 cents with annual revisions planned.
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Uncle Sam
Superintendent of Documents
Washington
D. C
Clyde E Thrasher Promoted by U S Border Patrol
Clyde E Thrasher son of Mrs R C Thrasher of Whitewright is promoted to senior patrol inspector with the U S Border Patrol and chosen for an immigration law school course in Washington DC. Afterward he will be assigned to District Patrol Headquarters at Laredo as senior officer. He has five years with the Border Patrol along the Mexican border and in San Antonio and now lives in Cotulla with his wife and daughter.
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Clyde E. Thrasher
R. C. Thrasher
Whitewright
U. S. Border Patrol
Special Immigration Law School
Washington, D.C
Laredo
Thrasher
U. S
Aid Checks Will Go Out on Time
Governor Daniel said the State Welfare Department will issue old age assistance checks to 226000 Texans in May after Congress passed a deficiency appropriation before its Easter recess. Director John Winters warned of the shortage, and the governor pressed leaders to act in time.
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Austin
Daniel
State Welfare Department
Congress
John Winters
Truce Declared In Cotton Acres War
Texas farmers reach a potential truce after a four hour meeting in Waco with Rep. W R Poage. OCBA and TFB discuss freezing 1957 allotments for 1958 and 1959 while planning future proportional allotments by measured acreage history.
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Waco
Texas Farm Bureau
Old Cotton Belt Association of Texas
Rep
W. R
Bob) Poage
OCBA
TFB
Cong. Poage
J. Walter Hammond
Tye
al Grauer
Grauer
Jim Goad
Rosebud
Texas
Goad
Texas Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Pres. E. O. Lundgren Sr
Elgin
John Vernon Stiles
Taylor
Eldon Jones
Bill Lawson
Hamilton
Joe Bill Foster
Pete Gibson
Calvert
Ted Watson
Grandview
Sharp Cut in U. S. Budget Promised By Lyndon Johnson
U S Senator Lyndon B Johnson told Texas lawmakers the federal budget will be materially reduced during his Easter ranch visit. He cited Eisenhower’s 71.8 billion dollar budget versus earlier peacetime levels and said the public wants spending cut and debt payments.
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U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Austin
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Johnson City
House of Representatives
Eisenhower
Truman
Roosevelt
Witty quip on bills and marriage keeps dinner light
A humorous exchange questions financial habits in a marriage. The wife teases about clothing bills from before marriage and the husband replies with a playful line about a fish paying for the bait he was caught with.
Rainfall Soars in Whitewright With 15.36 Inches So Far
Ernest Smith from the City Water Department reports Whitewright’s gauge shows 15.36 inches of rain since January 1, well above normal and roughly double last year. January 2.05, February 2.42, March 5.31, and April 5.58 inches through yesterday. Farmers suffer excess moisture with corn replants and widespread crop damage while cotton planting is hindered. Townsfolk face weed and grass growth, keeping power movers busy.
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Ernest Smith
City Water Department
Whitewright
White House Corrects Ike on Farmer Income Remark
The White House said President Eisenhower’s remark that about half of farmer income comes from subsidies was in error. The $5 billion agriculture budget for the coming year was confirmed, but only part covers subsidies. Benson noted roughly half funds go to others or are repayable loans or foreign aid, not solely farmer subsidies.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
United States
Benson
Attorney General Pushes Tax Link to Teachers Pay Raise
The attorney general states that any teachers salary hikes require a separate appropriation bill and must be tied to approving the biennial spending measure. The joint conference committee must leave enough future state income unappropriated to satisfy teacher demands for the next two years.
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Austin
Joint Conference Committee
House
Senate
Officials' Code Of Ethics Signed Into Law By Daniel
Gov. Price Daniel signed a state officials and employees ethics code into law with immediate effect. Rep. Ben A. Glasing's bill responds to criticism of improper practices. The measure bans accepting money or gifts that influence official actions and bars investments that create a substantial private public conflict.
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Austin
Price Daniel
Ben A. Glasing
Kingsville
Illness Costs Quiet Private Industry Five Percent Income
A five year study by the Research Council for Economic Security found prolonged illness costs private industry 13 percent of annual income equating to 800 million dollars in lost wages and added medical expenses. Salmon once abundant in New England rivers.
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Chicago
The
Research Council For Economic Security
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Texoma
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H. H. Sanders’ Lake
the Sun
Hardwicke- Etter Company
Machinists
Tom Bean
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Giles Parole
Vonda Lee
Sun
Information Service
Second Air Division
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
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Fannin Counties
New England
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