Board discusses equitable share-the-wealth plan changes
In Whitewright the Chamber of Commerce board weighed new financing for a shared expenses plan after surveys showed six houses covered 60 percent of last year’s costs and several merchants resist repeating the same arrangement. Roy Blanton announced bid notices for housing units and Mrs. Roby Childress led a Community Concert Association drive. Rainfall reports varied. Hereford soil comment noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Blanton
Edwin Badgett
Blanton
Whitewright Housing Authority
Texas
Dodge Reports
Whitewright Sun
Roby Childress
Community Concert Association
Sherman
Denison
Durant
Greenville
Childress
O. L. Jones
Fort Worth Woman Named Texas Mother of 1955
Mrs. William C. Schutts of Fort Worth, living at 1705 Hurley, recognized as Texas Mother of 1955 for raising 11 children in 48 years. Selection cited Christian example and endurance through tragedy, including the deaths of the Schutts' son-in-law and daughter’s husband in a 16 year old auto crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
William C. Schutts
Hurley
Texas
van Hook Stubbs
Wortham
American Mothers Committee
Schutts
First and Second Graders Get Salk Vaccine Shots
Whitewright grade school students received their Salk polio immunization in Sherman last Thursday. Forty seven pupils were vaccinated while eight refused and five were absent due to illness. Officials will offer makeup shots to those absent or refusing parents will be contacted for reconsideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Sherman
Wilson Tarpley
Destructive Insects Rank in Texas Crops
Dr. J C Gaines of Texas A and M lists the ten most destructive pests in Texas crops for last year. Cotton bollworms grasshoppers and boll weevils top the list with aphids rice weevils cutworms spider mites thrips armyworms and plant bugs following in order. Pink bollworms are noted for potential cotton damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
J. C. Gaines
Department of Entomology
Texas A. & M. College
Gaines
Sun Honor Roll Subscriptions Acknowledged Names List
The notice lists individuals who have subscriptions paid by or for them to the Sun Honor Roll. Names include Grady Gillett Thomas Gillett T A Holcomb Mrs. Riley Smith Mrs. George Hight P H Connelly Joe Bodine Floyd Harris J J Jenkins Mrs Jetta B Caraway James O Huseman W S Giles James A Reeves Mrs C H Carpenter Frank Whitworth W R Wilson Mrs Cordia G Caldwell and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Gillett
Thomas Gillett
T. A. Holcomb
Riley Smith
George Hight
P. H. Connelly
Joe Bodine Floyd Harris
J. J. Jenkins
Jetta B. Caraway
James O. Huseman
W. S. Giles James A. Reeves
C. H. Carpenter
Frank Whitworth
W. R. Wilson
Cordia G. Caldwell
Robert F. Collins
Edgar Ayers
Paul Stephens
C. J. Waits
O. R. Lumpkins
Weldon Ingram
W. M. Stockton
Bill Wolfe
J. Morgan
J. W. Blakey
W. M. Cox
Elgie Fields
Audrey Evans
J. T. Edwards
W. L. Martin Wilford
John Norris
Lutie Kuhnell
E. D. Lyons
Dick Russell
C. C. McKenna
Bob Baugh
R. B. Mack
Alice Blanks
Lattie Brown
A. R. McMurry
Willie B. Smith
Lloyd B. Hughes
Maggie Noe
Charles J. Kaiser
Robert A. Jones
Homer L. Sears
Ross May
Davis P. Parrish
L. B. Holland
E. B. Burchfield
Flora L., Ward
Henry Berry
C. B. Bryant Jr
Senate panel urges $22,500 yearly pension for ex presidents
A Senate committee urged Congress to grant former presidents a retirement income of 22,500 dollars annually plus other benefits. The move aims to relieve ongoing financial concerns and preserve the dignity of the presidency after leaving office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Congress
Pre School Day Set For May 6 At Local School
A preschool day for children entering first grade next year is scheduled for Friday May 6. Supt. S T Montgomery Jr notes the event helps acquaint parents and children with the regular school routine. Mrs Nana Francis first grade teacher Wilson Tarpley elementary school principal and Mr Montgomery will welcome children and mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Nana Francis
Wilson Tarpley
Montgomery
Mr. Montgomery
Tigers Extend Winning Streak With 4-0 Shutout Of Howe
WHS Tigers blank Howe Bulldogs 4-0 at American Legion Park to run their win streak to nine. James Bennett allowed three hits and eight strikeouts as errors aided the Tigers while Watkins Dixon and Hughes produced key runs. Next game is Friday April 29 versus Southmayd at 2:00 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WHS Tigers
Howe Bulldogs
American Legion Park
James Bennett
Howe Club
Tigers
Bulldogs
Watkins
Dixon
Burchfield
Howe
Cavender
Hughes
Bennett
Whitewright
American Legion
U S Ready to Meet Reds Over Formosa Cease Fire
President Eisenhower announced the United States would be glad to talk with the Chinese Communists about a Formosa cease fire. He noted possible wording errors in a prior declaration and said discussions could occur without harming Chinese Nationalist interests. Eisenhower also expressed cautious optimism for peace, citing recent personal correspondence with Soviet Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Formosa
Herbert Hoover Jr
State Department
Hoover
Gettysburg
Georgi K. Zhukov
Zhukov
Soviet Union
Nautilus Goes On Duty With Atlantic Fleet
The USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear powered submarine, joins the U S Navy Atlantic Fleet. Capt John E Lee, base commandant, accepted the ship Friday at Electric Boat Division General Dynamics in Groton Connecticut where the submarine was built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton
Conn
U. S. Navy
John E. Lee
Navy
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corporation
Brown Sr. W. C. longtime farmer dies at 82
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p m Tuesday in the First Baptist Church for W C Brown Sr 82 retired farmer who died Sunday in Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman. He was a Milam Tenn native who moved to Texas at 20 and settled in Blue Ridge. He married Eunice Smith who predeceased him six years ago. He was a church deacon for 50 years Sunday School superintendent and active in church work. Survivors include five daughters three sons a half brother a half sister seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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First Baptist Church
W. C. Brown Sr
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
Milam
Tenn
Newton Cole
Clayton Hicks
Bells Baptist Church
Fred Mooring
Bells Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Dick Walker
Gomer May
Charlie Massey
Allen T. Short
C. P. Dawson
Roy Blanton
Mr. Brown
Kirk
Thomas Brown
Texas
Blue Ridge
Eunice Smith
Baptist Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
Brown
Bernice Kidd
W. H. Medearis
W. T. Dawson
Grapevine
Jessie Mead
Bells
Robert B. Holland Dies Suddenly in New York City
Funeral services for 53 year old Robert B. Holland were held at Sparkman Brand chapel Dallas with entombment in Hillcrest Mausoleum. He died Sunday night in Grand Central Station New York while waiting for a train. He was a Baylor University and University of Texas Law School alumnus and had served as a Dallas lawyer and business executive. Survivors include wife son and daughter, mother, two brothers, three sisters and two grandchildren.
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Robert B. Holland
Sparkman Brandchapel
Dallas
Hillcrest Mausoleum
Mr. Holland
Grand Central Station
New York City
Whitewright
W. F. Holland
University of Texas Law School
Mercantile National Bank of Dallas
Godchaux Sugar Mills
New Orleans
Comet Rice Mills
Houston
Gulf Coast Rice Farms
Foremost Dairies
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Robert B. Holland Jr
Don Rogers
Lewis B. Holland
Wichita Falls
W. M. Holland
Conroe
Grover Gillett
Lubbock
Lloyd B. Hughes
C. W. Clark
Holland
Park Lane
Certified Mail Service Planned to Start June First
Washington reports a new certified mail service will begin around June 1 with forms distribution affecting the exact start date. The 15 cent fee plus regular postage aims at proof of delivery for mail with no intrinsic value, offering many advantages of registered mail at lower cost and less handling. The old registered mail, costing 30 cents more, will continue but at a loss due to guarding requirements. certified mail avoids this, reducing expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Summerfield
Football Barbecue Honors 1954 Tiger Team Friday
The Pigskin Club plans a barbecue at 7 30 p m Friday at the Tom Sears pasture on Ely road with backup indoor site if rain. Tickets sold topped 200 yesterday. Sheriff Woody Blanton will present the most valuable player award chosen by teammates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Sears
Ely Road
Clint Hennig
Earl Blanton
Wilson Kaiser
Russell Summers
Earl Fields
Woody Blanton
Pigskin Club
American Legion
Red River Livestock Exposition Slated for Van Alstyne May 3-4
The Red River Livestock Association announces its annual exposition will be held May 3 and 4 in Van Alstyne at the Grayson-Collin County Electric Cooperative barns. Judging for swine, sheep, beef cattle, and dairy cattle lines up with detailed chairmen and assistants from Whitesboro Dorchester Gunter Denison Sherman and other communities.
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J. C. Maples
Red River Livestock Association
van Alstyne
Grayson-Collin County Electric Cooperative
Old Settlers Park
Gene Foster
Whitesboro
Johnie Schmitt
Dorchester
Clyde Maples
J. D. Barrett
Gunter
Weldon Layne
James Chisom
Ray Chambly
Homer Martin
Jimmie Smith
Lonnie Schmitt
Harrison Davis
Joe Kimbrough
Raymond Finley
Sam Johnson
Charles Knight
Denison
Elvis Atterbury
John Trammel
Leland Strawn
Jim Swindle
Ryan Marshall
Southmayor
Leary Hendrick
Sherman
T. L. Taylor
Cotton Is Champion Income Producer
Texas farm and ranch wealth grows from cotton and cottonseed earnings totaling 775 million dollars in 1954. The report lists major cash incomes from cattle, poultry, dairy, grain sorghum, rice, fruits, vegetables, wheat, wool, mohair, and peanuts, totaling 1.894 billion dollars plus government payments.
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Texas
Kentuckytown Consolidation Election Set for May 14
Supt. S. T. Montgomery Jr. announces a May 14 consolidation vote for merging the Kentuckytown and Whitewright school districts. polling runs 8 am to 7 pm at Whitewright and Kentuckytown venues with residents voting in their respective districts. Kentuckytown students have already been moved to Whitewright and no Kentucky town school remains.
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Kentuckytown
Whitewright
Supt
S. T. Montgomery Jr
School Lunch Menu Week Days
Monday features sliced cheese and pressed ham Dagwood sandwich with pickles tomatoes on lettuce leaf potato chips raisin cookies ice cream and orange juice. Tuesday offers red beans cooked with ham Bologna slice sauerkraut hot corn bread and blackberry cobbler. Wednesday serves steak and gravy whole potatoes green beans tomato slice and cherry shortcake. Thursday includes peanut butter banana sandwich creamed yellow corn English peas yellow cake with chocolate frosting and Dixie Cups. Friday presents fish sticks potato salad peach half doughnuts and orange juice.
Broilers And Fryers Return To Plentiful Foods List in May
The USDA May list shows rising spring production returning broilers and fryers to the plentiful foods list for the first time this year. Raisins are highlighted along with more than a dozen abundant items including beef pork canned tuna frozen halibut fillets milk rice small prunes and vegetable fats and oils. Fresh fruits for May are oranges and grapefruit with processed citrus in good supply.
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College Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Toll on Highways In First Quarter Down From 1954
Texas traffic fatalities for January through March 1955 fell short of 1954 figures. The state reported 541 deaths year to date, 20 fewer than 1954. Accidents totaled 44 432 with 22 203 injuries, both below the prior year’s first quarter totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
No License Needed to Fish in Private Lakes
Assistant Executive Secretary W. J. Cutbirth of the Texas Game and Fish Commission said private lakes or ponds that are land locked do not require a regular individual fishing license. The exemption applies to private waters not subject to overflow to or from a public stream as clarified by the commission.
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Austin
W. J. Cutbirth
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Cutbirth
Commission
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Hereford
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U. S
REDS
Nautilus
Atlantic Fleet
W. C. Brown
Charles Anderson
Wedderburn
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Anderson
Charlie Anderson
Route Two
John
Red River
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