Dr C D Strother Addresses Rotary on Cancer Signals
Sherman guest speaker Dr. C D Strother told Rotary Club members to watch for cancer symptoms across ages with most victims over 30 for women and 40 for men. He listed seven danger signs and urged early detection, noting only surgery radium and x ray work, dismissing home remedies and secret cures.
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C. D. Strother of
Sherman
Rotary Club
Clay Horton
Strother
Rotarians
Expectant Dads Warned to Notify Draft Board
In Austin the draft age musters brief fathers to inform local boards of their children within four days. The deadline is midnight August 24, after which dependency will not defer a draft. Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wakefield says men must act now to avoid loss of 3-A classification for dependents.
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Austin
Selective Service
Paul L. Wakefield
Biggest Fish Story Of Current Season Told In Gainesville
The Gainesville Register recounts William R. Flusche of Lindsay and Lt. Bill Eberhardt of Muenster on furlough from Fort Hood trotiling near Horse Shoe Bend. They hook a 34 pound yellow catfish with a hay hook after a two hour struggle, drawing national awe.
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Gainesville
Everhardt
Shepperd Backs Nance On Tax Certificates
In Austin the attorney general ruled that Grayson County tax assessor collector and all others must issue tax certificates on request. The opinion supports County Attorney Murray H. Nance Jr. and clarifies HB769 making issuance mandatory for real estate transactions.
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Austin
Grayson County
John Ben Shepperd
Murray H. Nance Jr
Nance
Shepperd
Telephone Strike Not in Effect Here
Whitewright employees of Southwestern Bell are not involved in the strike and local service remains normal. In Denison and other exchanges, supervisory personnel operate the switchboards to maintain service. District manager Jerome McKinney says service will not be limited to emergencies as in the previous walkout. The CIO Communications Workers of America called the strike after failing to reach a wage agreement.
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Whitewright
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Denison
Jerome McKinney
CIO Communications Workers of America
Grayson Farmers Approve Wheat Controls 8 to 1
Grayson County farmers vote eight to one in favor of controls on next year’s wheat crop in exchange for continued high government price supports. Local tally 366 for 46 against 13 challenged ballots. nationwide result 7 to 1 in favor.
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Grayson County
Eisenhower Defends Living Standard as Cold War Shield
President Eisenhower called a decent standard of living the best defense against communism during a ceremony dedicating a 32 million federal aided slum clearance project on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Crowds along a four mile route from the Waldorf Astoria to the site swelled as police estimated up to 1.25 million witnessed the event. Children waved placards reading Welcome Ike while residents cheered the president's remarks.
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New York
Eisenhower
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Conrad Rothengast
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
Park Avenue
Ike
Byrd warns debt limit safeguard for budget
Senator Byrd of Virginia says keeping the current 275 billion dollar debt ceiling is essential to balance the budget. He notes opposing higher limits and warns rising debt could lead to financial disaster as the current debt stands around 272.5 billion.
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Washington
Byrd
Virginia
U. S. News and World Report
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
U S Congress Chief Warns on H Bomb Risk
Chairman W Sterling Cole of the Atomic Energy Committee says the United States should plan defenses assuming Russia has developed an H bomb. He notes no confirmed proof of Malenkov's boast. Also mentions the timaran as the Philippines' largest native mammal.
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Washington
W. Sterling Cole
N. Y
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Russia
U. S. News & World Report
Cole
Georgi Malenkovy
U. S
Five-Lock Cotton Sparks Weather Comment Dispute
The Dallas News attributes five-lock cotton to weather, a claim disputed by Whitewright growers who say cotton lock count is a variety trait. Experts note four-lock varieties exist and that repeated planting can revert stock to four locks, a phenomenon observed in the Southwest seedbeds.
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Dallas News
Dallas
Murray Cox
Whitewright
Sun
Ball Games Cancelled In Junior League Season
The Sun announces the remainder of junior league softball games are cancelled and there will be no more games this season.
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the Sun
Disaster area expanded in Texas with twelve new counties
Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson added Aransas Bee Bosque Coryell Cooke Comal Denton Johnson Karnes San Patricio Tarrant and Wilson to the Texas drought disaster area. The expansion brings 164 of 254 counties under federal aid and relief procedures with local committees to manage livestock feed and applications.
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Washington
Ezra T. Benson
Texas Drouth
Texas
Aransas
Bee
Bosque
Coryell
Cooke
Comal
Denton
Johnson
Karnes
San Patricio
Tarrant
Wilson
Grouth
Social security relief reaches over five million people
Washington reports more than 5.5 million persons receive monthly social security relief. Over 1 million are children under 18. Payments totaled 31 million dollars to dependent children in July, averaging about 30 dollars per child.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Trenton Apiarist Ships 95 000 Pounds Honey
E. W. Stewart, a Trenton apiarist, shipped two cars of honey weighing about 95 000 pounds to T. W. Burleson & Son in Waxahachie. The government owned honey was stored in a Trenton warehouse after being taken last spring.
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Trenton
E. W. Stewart
T. W. Burleson & Son
Waxahachie
Toddlers nude visit to Pasadena bank ends with ice cream
Francois Fischer, three, wandered into a downtown Pasadena bank in the nude. Bank officials offered him ice cream and a soda while they located his parents, who were nearby.
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Pasadena
Francois Fischer
Francois
Light weekly rain totals in Whitewright. forecasts worry cotton
Whitewright received only .27 inch of rain Tuesday and Wednesday, while areas southwest to northwest saw up to an inch. August total stands at 1.35 inches with a key 0.90 inch on Aug 12. July and August combined reach 4.44 inches versus 4 last year. Cotton farmers fear reduced yields unless hot, dry weather returns. Total rainfall to date is 22.51 inches, above last year’s 18.40. The crop outlook depends on subsequent weather.
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Whitewright
Watermelons Sell Out After Sun Ad in Farley and Hill
Sun readers recall last week when Farley and Hill advertised watermelons at 25c each and sold out quickly. Many buyers left disappointed as supply fell short of demand. Earlier C J Meadow Truck and Tractor advertised free ice tea glasses for visitors to view the I H line. The glasses had not arrived when the paper went to press. Joe Meador said 55 people phoned for the glasses and The Sun reached post offices at 3 PM.
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Farley & Hill
C.J. Meadow Truck & Tractor Company
Joe Meador
Sun
Farm Home Burns Northeast of Town Wednesday Morning
A farmhouse on Mrs. Maggie Montgomery’s farm two miles northeast of town burned early Wednesday. Occupants Mr. and Mrs. Buck Chesser lost all belongings. Chesser had no insurance. Fire origin unknown. A separate early Monday blaze near Bells destroyed a barn on Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Annip’s farm with 1200 to 1500 bales of hay gone, partially insured.
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Maggie Montgomery
Buck Chesser
County Tax Rate Cut by Five Cents in Grayson County
Grayson County Commissioners Court approved a 1954 budget of 1 041 039 with a five cent tax rate cut from 90 to 85 cents per 100 valuation based on an estimated 59 million property value. The budget draws four cents from bonded debt funds and lists levies for road and bridge jury permanent improvement general courthouse and rail bond expenses with total assessments about 476 426 yielding 452 603 at 95 percent. Included are 11 000 for courthouse redecorating and 4 800 for a 100 dollar monthly salary increase for commissioners. Receipts are 928 443 and ending balance 391 845 reflecting a 112 595 decrease.
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Grayson County Commissioners Court
Weldon Williams
Court House
Alarm System Installed at Ike’s Birthplace in Denison
Denison city council approved a new fire alarm system linked to the Denison fire department at the birthplace of President Eisen. The site, closed during installation, will reopen on request and will be open Sunday afternoons when Gold Star Mothers oversee activities.
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Denison
Eisenhower
Denison Fire Department
Fannin Farmers May Gin 40 000 Bales of Cotton
Bonham officials forecast a 1953 cotton crop of about 40 000 bales for Fannin County. County Agent Rip Loftis Dan Barnard PMA office manager and Don Bell FHA supervisor joined the forecast. Loftis credited wide insect control and good outlooks for peanuts and castor beans.
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Bonham
Rip Loftis
Fannin County
Dan Barnard
PMA
Don Bell
FHA
Loftis
Bonham Lions Club
Baptist Revival To Begin Sunday
The First Baptist Church will start a summer revival from Sunday August 23 through August 30. Evening services at 8 pm on weekdays and regular Sunday services. Rev Newton V Cole will preach supported by Loyd Owens of College Avenue Baptist Church Bryan Texas. Central Christian Methodist and Presbyterian Churches will not have night services Sunday.
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First Baptist Church
Newton V. Cole
Loyd Owens
College Avenue Baptist Church
Bryan
Texas
Central Christian
Mr. Cole
U S Labor Official Urges Children To Return To School
Dallas report quotes William J. Rogers of the Department of Labor urging all eligible children who have not graduated to return to school. He cites the need for education for military, business, and industry, explains child labor laws, and notes local farm exemptions and harvest-time caveats.
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Dallas
Department of Labor
William J. Rogers
Armed Services
Busines
Congress
New Weapon to Combat Tooth Decay
A midwestern university chemical study reports an anti enzyme or enzyme inhibitor as a new instrument to prevent decay acids. This agent is shown effective on the acidometer which measures tooth surface acidity.
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New York
Journal of Dental Research
Carlton Johnson Named New Legion Head
Everheart Thornhill Post American Legion installed officers for the coming year at its Tuesday meeting. Carlton Johnson became post commander succeeding Wilson Kaiser who led last year and organized two picnics in one summer. Other new officers include John Biggerstaff first vice commander Arba Orenduff second vice commander Ada Jones adjutant Lee Smith chaplain John Jenkins sergeant at arms Earl Fields child welfare officer Roy Blanton finance officer Earl Blanton historian. Retiring officers include Robert Doss Tom Brice and Tom Sears.
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Everheart-Thornhill Post
American Legion
Carlton Johnson
Wilson Kaiser
Mr. Johnson
John Biggerstaff
Arba Orenduff
Ada Jones
Lee Smith
John Jenkins
Earl Fields
Roy Blanton
Earl Blanton
Kaiser
Robert Doss
Tom Brice
Tom Sears
Warning On Old Ice Boxes Ends In Tragedy
Health and police officers nationwide urge junking old ice boxes and refrigerators or removing the latch to prevent child deaths from entrapment. The warning follows reports of 13 children found dead in old units in various areas, with law consequences for uncovering death traps.
Texas Ends Fiscal Year Cash Ahead
Texas closes its fiscal year with strong cash reserves led by a $51.4 million highway fund and near $200 million in various treasuries. Comptroller Calvert estimates $25 million in the general fund for Sept 1. The state holds $278.7 million in unemployment insurance and large endowments for schools and universities.
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Austin
Sam
Texas
Robert S. Calvert
Jesse James
Treasury
Washington
Permanent School
Permanent University
University of Texas
A. & M. College
Tidelands
Honey Grove Gins First Fannin Bale of 1953 Cotton
Fannin County reports its first 1953 bale of cotton ginned in Honey Grove. It was grown by Robert Shelton Sr. and Robert Shelton Jr. on a farm owned by Mrs. P. E. Cathy of Lubbock. The Sheltons picked over nine acres for the bale.
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Honey Grove
Fannin County
Robert Shelton Sr
Robert Shelton Jr
P. E. Cathy
Lubbock
Sheltons
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