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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1954
Page
1
A local ardent Republican critic blasts party policy on union raises versus farm support, warning farmers may vote accordingly. The column also reports light rainfall near town, a dry spell since 42 days, and community notes on school changes, ads, and local reactions. George Turner renews subscription and may return after teaching tenure ends.
Coach S T Montgomery Jr announced football practice begins August 23 with voluntary physical exams for prospects on Friday night August 20 at the gymnasium. Dr Fred Dinkler will conduct exams free of charge for any boy hoping to play. Conference games begin October 8 with Whitesboro at home.
Beginning Sunday evening August 15 the eight day revival at the Methodist-Presbyterian Church in Tom Bean will begin. Rev A R Morgan of Leonard will be guest minister and preach. Rev H P Williamson of Denison will lead the Tom Bean Methodist congregation and Rev Lee H Smith of Whitewright will assist. Services start at 8 00 each evening including Saturday and will close Sunday evening August 22. Public invitation extended.
President Eisenhower said there would be no war if the free world uses brains and wealth to deter Communist aggression. He rejected severing relations with Moscow or launching a preventive war as against America's interests in the atomic era and urged careful thought over knee jerk actions. The White House released the quoted transcript to underline his outlook.
Brady city officials paved a section of South China street with ice cream salt as an experiment. resident G P Kittle funded the salt, which was plowed into the road bed and melted with water before grading and rolling. The method has seen use in Upshur County Texas.
Earl H. Dorsey aged 60 died at York Hospital after seven years of hiccough attacks. An autopsy was ordered to determine the exact cause. His widow said the spells began after a hunting trip in cold weather and grew so frequent that he retired three years ago. He sought many doctors without relief.
The Whitewright public schools will enroll on Friday September 3 with classes starting September 7 due to Labor Day. Board member T Montgomery urged timely enrollment to receive assignments and begin work. Howard Erwin is hired as bus driver and maintenance man replacing Ray Lumpkins who moved to the Sherman schools.
The Agriculture Department projects Texas wheat at 31,160,000 bushels down from the long term average and up from last year. National wheat and corn forecasts are given, with Texas oat and rice outputs also estimated. Drought reduces corn prospects. Texas yields about eighteen bushels per acre for 35,152,000 bushels.
Funeral services are at 2 30 p m at Marvin Methodist Church for Mrs Yeary W Reagan 46 who died Tuesday night in a Savoy rest home Burial is at Oak Hill Cemetery Earnheart directing Pallbearers C E O Neal Charlie Massey George Hicks Lennis Clark T D Caylor and Calvin Moon Surviving are husband two sons Dean and Dan Reagan of Oscar five brothers David Chat Beazley Curtis Lee Beazley John Beazley Neal Beazley and one sister Mrs Riley Smith Funeral details note Reagan born Lillydale Tennessee October 16 1907 daughter of Mrs Dora Beazley and the late W T Beazley
Mrs Rose Stegal 58 visiting from New York used her umbrella to jab a charging 1500-pound bull in a field near her sister's home. After several charges she sidestepped again as her brother-in-law rushed to help and the bull fled into the woods. She fainted afterward.
Ying Hsing Wen a retired Chinese Nationalist Army Lieutenant General and former commander of 60000 men works in a laundry today. He is a West Point graduate class of 1909 whose classmates included George S. Patton and Jacob L. Devers.
Corn harvest moved rapidly with three buyers Pascal Farley Lester Haile Seed Grain and James H Gosnell s OK Feed Mill attracting farmers. Most sell while some hold out for higher prices later. drought and moisture shifts shaped yields but corn matured enough to remain profitable.
Kenneth Booher, a 34 year old farmer from the Ely community, lost his right hand when it was crushed by a corn picker. He stopped the machine but could not free his hand before help arrived and surgeons amputated the hand. He is at M. and S. Hospital in Bonham. He is the son of Mr and Mrs T D Booher.
Former President Herbert Hoover denounces presidential misuse of power during the Democratic era, linking it to Russian influence, global oppression, and loss of freedom. The address, given in West Branch on his eightieth birthday, drew 10 000 to 12 000 people to Hoover’s birthplace cottage grounds.
Sherman voters will decide in a three part bond election on hospital financing. Proposals include recalling $515,000 in hospital bonds from 1953, issuing $200,000 to buy and reactivate St. Vincent's Hospital, and issuing $300,000 to expand Wilson N. Jones Hospital. City Attorney Joe P. Cox Jr. will present the ordinance to the City Commission by Thursday, with the election date set after approval.
Boston police arrested Vincent Guinta after detectives spotted him wheeling a baby carriage at an early hour and shouting for customers while selling wine at 75 cents a bottle. He was charged with selling liquor without a license.
The Birmingham Marriage Council seeks more male counselors as 11 of its 16 members are women. The note explains the group is composed of happily married individuals who offer advice to troubled couples. The term IQ is explained as Intelligence Quotient.
The Rotary Club will honor Mrs. Rolla C. Vestal as Texas Mother of the Year at a luncheon August 20 in the First Baptist Church dining room. Guests include the Vestals and granddaughter Louise Vestal. Baylor University may send a delegation. Mayor Russell Summers spoke on street bonds. Joe Morgan joined as a new club member.
The town of Blue Ridge in northeast Collin County will pay off $9,020 in water bonds and hold a watermelon feast Friday night. Mayor Lon C. Stapp and city secretary Mrs Hazel George are arranging the free party expected to draw several hundred attendees.
Bonham notes Otha Sheppard carried Fannin County's first bale of 1954 cotton into town after noon. From Cotton Center area he harvested over six acres yielding 1610 pounds. the bale weighed 455 pounds after ginning at the Bonham Co op gin. The Chamber of Commerce paid a 100 dollar premium for the first bale. Bale unsold as of Wednesday morning.
Texas is expected to produce 3.4 million bales from 7.688 million acres this year, 21 percent below 4.317 million bales last year but above the 10-year average. Nationally, production is projected at 12.68 million bales, 23 percent under 1953. Aug 1 crop condition in Texas is 73 percent of normal, with dryness hurting central and eastern areas while Northwest non irrigated cotton holds up.
Homer Cox a 50 year old laborer fought with his wife on Saturday and used a shovel to demolish a four room frame house in East St. Louis. He smashed windows ripped shingles and damaged plumbing and furniture claiming he could do as he pleased after threats of divorce. Police charged him with peace disturbance and estimated damage in the thousands.
Frederick Hoar, 72, owner of a Baylworth tavern, has walked 3,000 miles for water over 41 years using an 800 year old water wheel to fetch from a 300 foot well. The tavern now gains piped water, ending the effort.
Whitewright voters approve $25 000 street improvement bonds by 139 to 58 in a high turnout. City officials doubted approval after recent North Texas bond rejections, but Mayor R R Summers and Commissioner Charles E Ayres had public statements that may have shifted sentiment.
Rev. Newton V. Cole announces a revival beginning Sunday August 22 at the First Baptist Church running through August 29. Services are at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Dr. Guy Newman Baylor University vice president and former pastor of Denison First Baptist Church will preach. He is brother of B. W. Newman.
President Eisenhower welcomed Senate passage of his farm program while stressing it is a step toward a broader plan for farmers and a stable economy. He noted differences with the House on wheat pricing and a wool program, and urged keeping the dairy supports near 75 percent of parity. Senate and House agree on an 82 to 90 percent parity range for price supports.
Heavyweight champion Rocky Maciano and challenger Ezzard Charles formally signed contracts Tuesday for their return bout on September 5 at Yankee Stadium. Maciano won a 15 round decision over Charles on June 17.
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