Weather heat and bug troubles plus policy views in Whitewright
The column notes a prolonged heatwave with 100 plus degrees and 108 to 110 in Dallas area. It laments vapor street lights drawing bugs, recalls prelighting era, and mentions Anna Bassett and Charlie Ayres. It critiques debt per capita rhetoric and Palmer Illinois parole decision, plus wage-price dynamics and prize fighting views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Japan
Germany
Bermuda
Dallas
Whitewright
Sun Office
Anna Bassett
Charlie Ayres
Grayson County plans bond for 200 miles of highways
A county highway board finance committee in Grayson County proposes a $2 million bond program to finance 200 miles of roads over ten years. The plan allocates funds by precincts and includes about 1,800 acres of right of way and purchase of F M roads with ad valorem tax to spread costs county wide.
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Grayson County
County Highway Board
Jerome McKinney
Denison
Sherman
W. E. Wilcox
Wilcox
MacArthur Links Tax Burden to Socialism Threat
Gen Douglas MacArthur warned at Sperry Rand stockholders that current taxes take more than a third of income and could socialize the United States. He argued rising costs and loss of freedom stem from government taxation and called for cutting tax roots to restore economic liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Sperry Rand Corporation
MacArthur
Sperry Rand
U. S
Washington
Whitewright area notes and visitors report
Local column lists residents and visitors from Sherman Lubbock Dallas Garland Fort Worth and other towns. Events include funerals births summer term enrollment naval personnel assignments and a burglary at Ned Ayres cafe with a broken cigarette machine pocket knife dropped at the scene.
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Ned Ayres
Earl Fields
Sun
Fields
Old Settlers Reunion Opens at Sherman Park
The Old Settlers Reunion begins tonight at Old Settlers Park in Sherman and runs through August 10. Organizers say the event is one of the state’s big picnics, drawing large crowds of all ages, with Bill Hames Carnival Shows featured this year.
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Old Settlers
Old Settlers Park
Sherman
J. B. Revell
Bill Hames
City Girl Wonders If Farmhands Seek a Needle
A city girl observes farmhands spreading hay to dry and asks aloud if they are searching for a needle, showcasing childlike curiosity amid rural work.
Anderson Takes Post In Cabinet
Robert B. Anderson of Texas was sworn in as secretary of the treasury at the White House, becoming the seventh Texan in a president’s cabinet. Eisenhower held the Bible as Federal Judge Warren Burger administered the oath, with George Humphrey beside him. The ceremony drew most cabinet members and top officials.
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Washington
Robert B. Anderson
Treasury
Vernon
Eisenhower
White House
Anderson
Warren Burger
George Humphrey
Senator Attacks Texas Tech Over Firing Professors
Senator Yarborough denounces the Texas Technological College board for firing three professors, saying they were punished for free speech. He warns of intolerance and a threatened loss of leadership in education and tech, noting extensive public protests from supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Yarborough
Texas Technological College
Texas Tech
Texas
Pentecost Sermon Promised Next Sunday At Church
The pastor will preach next Sunday on Pentecost and Sunday School meets at 10 a.m. Attendance rose last Sunday despite heat. Special announcements are planned. Junior-Hi campers include Cliff Emerson Jr. Mike Holloway Elizabeth Stephens from our church and a Fraser girl from Crossroads Church. John Holloway shared a good week at Junior camp. Gayla Wren Sears plans to attend the State Westminster Fellowship Synod at Trinity University San Antonio this August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Emerson Jr
Mike Holloway
Elizabeth Stephens
Fraser Girl
Crossroads Church
John Holloway
Gayla Wren Sears
State Westminister Fellowship Synod
San Antonio
Trinity University
First Baptist Church Weekly Schedule and Gospel Program
The First Baptist Church outlines weekly services and activities from Sunday through Thursday including Sunday School Worship Training Union and deacons meeting. The Sunday sermon is Religion in Farming based on Matthew 13 10 23 and the evening features a dramatic cross worship piece The Church That Triumphs. Deacons plan an important Sunday meeting at 2 pm led by Fred Waldrop.
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Sunbeams
Drama Workshop
Mickey Gentry
Priscilla Blanton
Bobby Coggins
Clara Jean Kelly
Paula Geers
Lynda Harrelson
Gayla Sears
Dee Anna Alexander
Fred Waldrop
Real Incentive Memory Sparks Clerk Job Move
A quoted exchange hints at a worker told of change as a junior clerk in a decaying office faces a week’s notice and a new opportunity. The snippet captures workplace pressure and personal resolve amid a shifting job scene.
Deaths of Dr John W Inzer and Mrs Annie Mae Decker
Dr John W Inzer 70 nationally known retired Baptist minister died suddenly Monday of a heart attack at his Dallas home. Funeral was held in Dallas with burial in Montgomery Alabama. Survivors include wife a brother Fern Inzer Paris sister L F Southerland Trenton and two stepsons. Annie Mae Decker 67 died Saturday in Sherman after a long illness. Funeral in Sherman with burial West Hill Cemetery. Born June 18 1890 Rockport she was Baptist Church member. Survivors include two sons two daughters two sisters two brothers eight grandchildren one great grandchild.
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John W. Inzer
Dallas
Montgomery
Ala
Savoy
Inzer
Whitewright
Whitewright Worman
Pearl Truett Johnson
Fern D. Inzer
Paris
L. F. Southerland
Trenton
J. B. Johnson
Port Arthur
Frank L. Johnson
Twentynine Palms
Calif
Annie Mae Decker
Sherman
West Hill
Rockport
Decker
Robert Cordell
The
Baptist Church
J. H. Smith
Harry Smith
Glendale
Ariz
Ethel Rogers
Phillip Willingham
Durant
Okla
Virgil Inman
Bob Chambless
Arlie Cordell
Henry Hughes
Fort Worth
Tulsa man Alton J. Matthews buried in Tulsa
Alton J. Matthews of Tulsa Oklahoma died in Tulsa Sunday and was buried there Tuesday. A former resident of the Pilot Grove community he was a brother of Mrs. Lillian McSpedden of Sherman, who also long lived in Pilot Grove and Whitewright.
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Alton J. Matthews
Tulsa
Okla
Pilot Grove
Matthews
Lillian McSpedden
Sherman
Whitewright
Funeral arrangements for Emma Davis 85 in Tom Bean
Funeral services were held for Emma Davis age 85 in Tom Bean with burial in Wittitee Cemetery Kentuckytown. She died suddenly in Wichita Falls after living with her daughter since September. Born October 31 1871 in Grayson County she was daughter of Lee and ... Yowell. Survived by son W H Davis Sherman two daughters Cleo Jones and Cecil Fields Mor_en_ci Ariz four stepdaughters Earl Hill Sherman G E Ball E C Gann D O Feagan Tom Bean one stepson Russell Davis Dallas two sisters Maggie Teague Sherman Maude Lyday Dallas 19 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren.
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Emma Davis
Tom Bean
Wittitee
Kentuckytown
Wichita Falls
Grayson County
Davis
Lee Yowell
Cleo Jones
W. W. Davis
Single college test planned for deferment next year
Washington.Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey announced that only one college qualification test will be offered in the next school year down from three. The test results and class standing influence local draft boards on deferments to continue studies. The spring test schedule aims to reflect declining participation as draft calls target men 22 and older. Since 1951 about 592,900 students have taken the exam, with only 11,122 this past year versus 74,327 in the program’s first full year.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Rayburn Library Dedication Targeted for Late September
In Bonham the Sam Rayburn library dedication is expected between September 15 and October 1. Speaker Rayburn, visiting with Dallas architect Roscoe DeWitt and U S Archives assistant Karl Trever, cited remaining interior work during a weekend inspection. Mrs C P McGinnis stayed with her son and daughter in law, the McGinnises, in Rockwall.
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C. P. McGinnis
Mrs
Russell McGinnis
Rockwall
Orangeville Road To Be Rebuilt In North Texas
John T. Leslie of Bailey wins the contract for grading base and surfacing on Farm Road 151 in Grayson and Fannin counties. The project from Whitewright to U S 69 near Trenton covers 7 085 miles and is expected to take 150 days under Resident Engineer C C Slagle of Sherman.
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Grayson
Fannin
John T. Leslie
Bailey
L. D. Cabaniss
Leslie
Whitewright
Trenton
Main Street
Orangeville
East Texas
Katy
U.S. 69
C. C. Slagle
Sherman
Highway Department
High Cost of Living Seen as 1958 Issue
Washington reports warn that rising living costs may dominate 1958 elections. Administrations economists note months of price gains with only fruit and vegetable price relief possible in September. Democrats fault inflation on tight money policy while Republicans blame large spending.
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Washington
Dairy Farmers Reject Quotas in North Texas
Delegates representing 2,800 dairy farmers across 16 counties rejected a quota system to limit production at the North Texas Producers Association meeting in Arlington. Dallas County board member John Fields urged rejection, citing lack of area control over milk supply and interstate imports. The group narrowly favored remaining under a federal marketing order by 210 to 168.
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North Texas
Grayson
North Texas Producers Association
Arlington
John Fields
Dallas County
Association
Fields
Captain Chandler Wins Bendix Cup in Record Flight
Captain Kenneth D. Chandler of Compton California won the 1957 Bendix Trophy race from Chicago to Washington in 54 minutes and 45 seconds setting a new record average speed of 679.053 mph. The 33 year old Korean War ace surpassed the previous record of 666 mph set last year by Major Manuel Fernandez.
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Washington
Chicago
Kenneth D. Chandler
Compton
Calif
Maj
Manuel Fernandez
Pi Kappa Alpha Votes to Remove Skunk Guest at Oklahoma A&M
Members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Oklahoma A&M College voted to remove a deodorized pet skunk named Intoxication that lived at their Bailey Center house. The skunk, owned by Bailey Center, faced tensions after the animal began courting non deodorized male visitors.
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Stillwater
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Oklahoma A&m College
Bailey Center
Detroit Man Seeks Ban On Outdoor Cook Pits
Detroit councilman Eugene L. Vanantwerp urged the Smoke Abatement Department to ban backyard barbecue pits. He argued that burning food smells the same whether cooked by a home amateur or by city disposal facilities.
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Detroit
Eugene L. Vanantwerp
Theodore Roosevelt Reached Presidency at Age 43
The text notes that Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest U.S. president, attaining the office at age 43.
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