Whitewright hires Crouch as math teacher coach
Whitewright schools announce all faculty positions filled Supt Sam Montgomery says Joe M Crouch will teach mathematics at the high school and assist in coaching athletics He is married with two daughters. A A Hudgins at Dallas Katy railroad worker stung by fire ant in Dallas area and felt like a burn. Bollworms attack some fields where July poisoned. beneficial insects killed too. Eisenhower to discuss labor reform on air at 6:30 pm today. July heat mild this summer. first 100-degree day coming in August. Whitewright suffers sudden death in Sherman Junior Baseball League playoff. Amvers top Whitewright 5 to 3. other game Sherman Concrete defeats American Legion 2 to 0. Texas legislators face election-time explanation over 195-day session tax bill spending.
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Whitewright
Sam Montgomery
Joe M. Crouch
Tyler
Montgomery
Mr. Crouch
A. A. Hudgins
Katy Railroad
Dallas
Eisenhower
McClellan
Congress
Ike
Sherman Junior Baseball League
Amvers
Whitewright Boys
Wichita Falls
Sherman Concrete
American Legion
Amvets and
Concrete
Texas
There’s a Difference at the Soda Fountain
An old lady asks a soda fountain clerk if he is the doctor. He replies with a pun saying he is the fizzician. The exchange blends humor with a play on words about medicine and beverages.
Eisenhower Plans October Visit to Russia
President Eisenhower tentatively schedules a Moscow trip for mid October after Khrushchev’s September U S visit. Weather and Khrushchev timing affect travel. He will also visit London and Paris to reassure De Gaulle and Macmillan that he speaks only for the United States.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Chicago Tribune
Khrushchev
United States
Krushchev
Moscow
London
Paris
Macmillan
de Gaulle
Mud Flap Law Enforcement Starts Monday
A new Texas law requiring mud flaps on the rear of dual wheeler vehicles will be enforced starting August 10. Col Homer Garrison Jr. of the Department of Public Safety said highway patrolmen will begin filing violations next Monday. The rule, approved by the Legislature, replaces a rain only flap requirement and aims to protect following vehicles.
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Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
Department of Public Safety
Garrison
Benson Urges Slower Hog Production to Stabilize Prices
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson told reporters that a 38 percent drop in hog prices this year could be eased by farmers selling hogs lighter by about six pounds off the 240-pound average. He projected a 3 percent cut in pork supplies this fall and a 6 to 8 percent price rise, with the government adding lard to export disposal to buoy hog values and urging processors to reduce markups.
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Washington
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
U. S
Hoover Reports Cost of Crime 128 Per Capita
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said the annual cost of crime is 128 for every person in the nation. He urged greater citizen involvement in law enforcement and greater police public cooperation to meet rising crime as communities grow.
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Hoover
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Rodeo Set by TQHA August 20 1959
Texoma Quarter Horse Association announced its second rodeo of the season to be held August 20 to 22 at the association arena between Denison and Sherman. Haynes Kueckelhan of Bonham and Roland Reid of Fort Worth will produce the show with multiple standard events plus several special events. Admission is 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for children under 12. Dick Walker of Whitewright serves on the publicity committee.
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Texoma Quarter Horse Association
Denison
Sherman
Haynes Kueckelhan
Bonham
Roland Reid
Fort Worth
Dick Walker
Whitewright
Auto plants begin shutdowns for model changeover
Chrysler ends 1959 model production and GM divisions start weeklong shutdowns. By next week only Ford and Chevrolet will continue assembling 1959 models. Buick closes first in Flint and Atlanta Thursday, then Friday in other plants.
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Chrysler Corporation
General Motors
Ford Motor Company
Chevrolet
Buick
Flint
Atlanta
Bandy Farm Home Destroyed By Fire
Hap Bandy’s Medlintown farm home burned to the ground near Whitewright at noon Tuesday. Whitewright volunteers fought the blaze with two trucks, keeping it from reaching the barn and car shed. Fire Chief J B Thornhill said a water heater likely started the fire. Mr Bandy suffered a mild heart attack and stayed in Geers clinic overnight. The Bandys plan to live in Whitewright while rebuilding.
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Hap Bandy
Medlintown
Whitewright
Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department
J. B. Thornhill
Bandy
Geers
Bandys
Deaths Mrs Rice Melugin 55 Funeral in Whitewright
Funeral services for Mrs Rice Melugin 55 were held at the Baptist Church in Whitewright conducted by Rev Fred Waldrop of Gainesville. Burial followed at Hooker Ridge Cemetery in Lone Oak. She died in a Sherman hospital after a long cancer illness. Survivors include her husband two daughters a son two sisters a brother and six grandchildren.
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Rice Melugin
The
Baptist Church
Fred Waldrop
Gainesville
Hooker Ridge
Lone Oak
Barnheart Funeral Home
Rudolph Phillips
Guy Stepp
Harry Watson
Gerald Ray Mercer
Wade Marney
Cecil Watson
Melugin
Sherman Hospital
Coy Harris
Whitewright
Billy Coy Harris
Sherman
Betty Norwood
Grace Decker
Pearl Harvel
New Mexico
Walta Mercer
Dallas
Leon Mercer
Point
Brave Johnny Rescues Friend From Icy Pond
Johnny drew praise from onlookers after he saved a playmate from an icy pond. A woman hailed him as splendid and asked how he became so brave. He replied he had to save him because the other boy was wearing his skates.
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Johnny
Preachers, Chicken, and a Country Store Debate
Uncle Dan recalls Ed Doolittle praising a high profile Baptist preacher who covers everything in one sermon from gangsters to the United Nations. The talk touches on religion, Methodists, fried chicken, and marriage jokes as Ed’s preacher engages the audience amid a lively country-store discussion.
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Country Store
Ed Doolittle
Variety
United Nations
Congress
Russia
Grayson-Fannin Little Leaguers Fall to Bonham All Stars
Bonham All Stars swept Grayson-Fannin with 10 to 0 and 9 to 1 wins while Grayson-Fannin stranded multiple hits. Whitewright leads league with 12 3 and Savoy 9 4 1, Bells 2 12, Trenton 6 5 3, Randolph 4 9 2. playoffs looming after Thursday games and one game final between Whitewright and Savoy planned next week. Use of players Tillett Leonardi Billner noted from Whitewright. Sun credits Morris Wilson for weekly dope.
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Grayson-Fannin
Bonham All-Stars
Bonham
Whitewright
Tillett
Leonardi
Billner
Bells
Savoy
Randolph
Trenton
Morris Wilson
Acting Gov Says Texas Sales Tax Seems Inevitable
Texas acting governor acknowledged a general sales tax seems inevitable as state finances grow. Senator Karen of Laredo warned lawmakers the day may come for both a sales tax and an income tax to fund state government, while noting low local per capita income argues against immediate tax moves. Kazen, presiding over the Senate, said a future tax plan could include constitutional amendments to let voters set maximum rates.
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Austin
Texas
Karen
Laredo
Kazen
Senate
Daniel
Ramsey
Boy 14 Sentenced for Killing Dogs in Ohio
In Van Wert Ohio a 14 year old boy was sentenced by Judge Cathryn L Harrington to seven years at the Boys Industrial School Lancaster for tying two dogs to a railroad track and watching a train. The judge cited his delinquency record and remorseless attitude as reasons to keep him confined until rehabilitation or age 21.
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van Wert
Ohio
Cathryn L. Harrington
Danny Clem
Lancaster
Motorist recounts backing out and near collision
A motorist describes filling an accident report saying backing from a parking space hid an oncoming vehicle, which arrived before they could see it. The remark captures the near miss and the moment of realization.
Seven Month Rainfall Totals in Grayson and Fannin Regions
Rainfall measured by Ernest Smith totals 20.65 inches from January through July, below last year and 1957 figures. Normal levels are 23.83 inches for Grayson and 25.71 for Fannin, with Whitewright lying on the dividing line at an expected 24.77 inches. No precipitation since July is noted. The record lists seven month totals for 1959 1958 1957 1956 and the remaining five months.
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Ernest Smith
Grayson County
Fannin County
Whitewright
Family Reunion and Birthday for 82-Year-Old Joe Dan McMillin
A reunion birthday for Joe Dan McMillin at the R. E. Pierce residence drew most of his family plus friends from Whitewright and distant towns. McMillin, who came to Whitewright in 1892 from Kentucky, celebrated his 82nd birthday with his daughters Inez Pierce and Loreen Hitt and many relatives and neighbors from Texas and beyond.
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Joe Dan McMillin
R. E. Pierce
McMillin
Whitewright
Kentucky
Inez Pierce
Loreen Hitt
Lubbock
Pierce
Wolfforth
Chuck Wallace
Steve
John Wartman
Cleburne
Leon McMillin
Wyandotte
Mich
Jessie McMillin
Bing Cadette
Toby
Joetta
Darrel
Denison
Wayne Lassiter
Joe McMillin
Hays, Kan
John Everett
Dallas
Nick Nicholas
Bells
Claude Johnston
Sherman
Bill Smith
Alan
L. L. Wendell
Sid Martin
Desert
Finis Stephens
Howard Hedgpeth
Frances Hedgpeth
Congress approves 39 billion defense bill for fiscal year
Congress sent to President Eisenhower a compromise defense bill totaling 39.228 billion dollars. It revises military programs and begins 35 million dollars for a second atomic aircraft carrier. The Senate approved 85 to 0 after House voice vote, funds 99.95 percent of the President’s request.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Fertilizing Closes Bonham Lake Swim and Ski for Summer
Bonham State Park closes the lake to swimmers and skiers for the rest of the summer by order of the State Parks Board. Fertilization to improve next year’s fishing has killed all current fish and restocking was completed a month ago. Other park facilities remain open.
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Bonham
Bonham State Park
John Chumbley
State Parks Board
Chumbley
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