Football Practice To Start Tuesday
S. T. Montgomery Jr. announces 8 a.m. practice next Tuesday for returning lettermen and squadmen with an evening 6 thirty session for those unable to report. The 1953 schedule lists nine games as District 13 A play begins with Commerce and Bell, ending with Cooper Farmersville. Montgomery plans a trip to the Cotton Bowl to watch Detroit Lions vs Giants, and Wilson Tarpley is named elementary principal while teaching science at the high school.
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S. T. Montgomery Jr
Mr. Montgomery
Garland Smith
David Reeves
Robert Hull
Lyndal Pierson
John Chesser
Ralph Hughes
Jackie Pannell
Bobby Clark
Jerry Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
John Paul Stephens
Jackie Garner
Tommy Andrews
Delbert Musser
Lewis Clem
James Bennett
Jackie Hayes
Pete Burchfield
James Dixon
Travis Sanderson
Bobby Burchfield
Dale Taylor
J. W. Burchfield
Dee Neal
Russell May
Gene McKnight
Mark Ayres
Commerce
Bells
Leonard
Rockwall
Whitesboro
Wolfe City
Honey Grove
van Alstyne
Cooper
Farmersville
Montgomery
Detroit Lions
New York Giants
Dallas
Walker Pharmacy
Wilson Tarpley
Tarpley
ETSTC
Savoy
the Sun
Ethel Merman Show Tickets On Sale
Dallas reports tickets go on sale by mail Aug 30 for the Ethel Merman Show at State Fair Auditorium. Oct 10 to 25 performances include nightly and matinee shows with an all star review featuring George Murphey and Russell Nype. Ticket prices range from 1.20 to 4.80.
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Dallas
State Fair Auditorium
Elm St
Truman Says U S Heading For War If Russia Threat Persists
Former President Harry S. Truman told 1,500 Disabled American Veterans that America faces World War II unless it acts now with force. He compared Hitler and Mussolini unfavorably to the Russians and credited containment for keeping the free world from invasion. He warned that if the nation had shouldered its duties in 1920 World War II might have been avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
America
Cotton Belt Abandons 51 Mile Line After Long Fight
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves discontinuation of the Cotton Belt Railroad branch from Commerce through Whitewright to Sherman. Towns including Commerce, Fairlie, Wolfe City, Bailey, Randolph and Tom Bean fought the action for nearly two years with business groups and chambers funding opposition. No date set for service end. the line now runs one freight train each way daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cotton Belt Railroad
Commerce
Whitewright
Sherman
Fairlie
Wolfe City
Bailey
Randolph
Tom Bean
Chambers of Commerce
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Sun Editor
Cotton Belt
Sun Honor Roll of Subscriptions Paid
The Sun lists subscribers who have paid, inviting expired time holders to renew with remittance to be added to the next Honor Roll. Names include D. D. Brooks J. P. Williams and many others from diverse groups including University of Texas and Boy Scouts Sherman Ned Ayres.
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the Sun
D. D. Brooks
J. P. Williams
B. Clem
W. C. Cummings
A. L. Reeves
Velma
Freeman R. H. Thornhill
James P. Jenkins
D. L. Buchanan
Louis Franklin
Dan Hollingsworth Jewel Dossey
Jack Spindle
George L. Baugher
University of Texas
Officials Can't Collect Mileage Not Traveled
A sheriff cannot receive mileage compensation for mail service that is not traveled. The attorney general ruled that the deputy must actually travel the distance for which pay is claimed. Bowie County requested the opinion.
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Austin
John Ben Shepperd
Shepperd
Bowie County
Robert L. Dalby
Coney Island Name Traced to Dutch for Rabbit
The article notes Coney Island was once home to rabbits and suggests its name derives from the Dutch word for rabbit konijn, indicating a linguistic origin rather than a mythic tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney Island
Fire damages Meador Company shop after early discovery
Fire of undetermined origin caused hundreds of dollars in damage to the C. J. Meador Truck and Tractor shop about 6 30 p m Wednesday. The blaze confined to the southwest corner near welding equipment and tools was contained by the fire department. A 275 gallon gasoline tank nearby and a small gasoline can inside the shop did not ignite, and the early discovery likely prevented a larger disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Company
Grayson County Cotton Crop Tops North Texas Fields
Grayson County nets the best cotton crop in a ten county North Texas area as inspected by Thomas M. Criswell and Ed Goddard. They report low weevil infestation of 8 to 20 percent versus 75 to 90 percent in Red River County and note favorable rains and dry weather aided yield.
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Greyson County
North Texas
Thomas M. Criswell
Ed Goddard
Cotton Insect Survey
Waco
Grayson
Fannin
Lamar
Red River
Cass
Bowie
Hopkins
Delta
Hunt
Collin
Grayson County
Nick Owen
Owen
Blackland
Goddard
Criswell
Air Force says B-36 carries F-84 in belly and launches in flight
The Air Force announced the B-36 bomber can take off from land with an F-84 jet fighter in its belly and can release or recover the fighter in flight. New B-36 models have engines upgraded for takeoffs up to 400000 pounds, far above B-29 and B-47 weights.
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Washington
Air Force
Ther
Whitewright girls to receive NSC degrees at commencement
Miss Billye Faye Dillon and Mrs. Prilla Ann Kuhnell of Whitewright applied for bachelor degrees at North Texas State College in Denton. Commencement Aug 28 honors 477 degree candidates. 249 bachelor and 228 master degree seekers. Dillon seeks bachelor of science in home economics. Kuhnell seeks bachelor of science in elementary education.
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Denton
Billye Faye Dillon
Prilla Ann Kuhnell
Whitewright
North Texas State College
Dillon
C. M. Dillon
Ellen H. Richards Club
Future Teachers of Ameri
Kuhnell
Minnie Faye Hinton
Phi Gamma Kappa
Future Teachers of America
Betty L. Blackerberry Pannell
Texas State College For Women
Alva Blackerby
Fort Sill
Okla
Evarts Soldier Freed From Korea Prison Uses Brother’s Name
Sammy Turner, aged 19, released by Communists in Korea, may reclaim his identity after serving 33 months under his older brother Abner Lewis Turner. He enlisted in 1950 using his brother’s birth certificate before turning sixteen. The Turner family has not clarified whether names will be exchanged back.
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Harlan, Ky
Korea
Sammy Turner
Abner Lewis Turner
Cora Turner
Sammy
Scott Blasts Five GOP Obstructionists in American Magazine
Rep. Hugh Scott accuses Senators Malone and McCarthy and Representatives Mason Hoffman Reed of “grand stand plays” and sniping at Eisenhower. He suggests Republicans hamper the president while Democrats aid him, a stance that may strain Eisenhower’s relations with his party in Congress.
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Washington
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Congress
Scott
Tom E. Dewey
New Yorker
American Magazine
George Malone
Nevada
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Noah Mason
Illinois
Clare Hoffman
Michigan
Daniel Reed
New York
GOP
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texan
Ike
Axman
McCarthy
October Draft Call Is Slightly Lower
A draft call for 1,028 Texans for October was reported by State Selective Service Director Paul L. Wakefield Tuesday. The quota is down twenty four from September. The supply of examined and acceptable men is ample, and no regular physical examination call is scheduled for October. Wakefield said October quotas will be mailed to local boards the first week of September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Selective Service
Paul L. Wakefield
Wakefield
Living costs hit new high in mid July
The government reports a new peak in the consumer price index at 114.7 percent of the 1947-49 average. Prices for food rent transportation and medical care rose, boosting costs for about one million auto industry workers with a one cent hourly pay boost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Johnson calls for deeds from Allies over promises
Texas Senator Johnson demands tangible cooperation from Western European nations before backing new foreign aid. He says Americans will sacrifice to defend freedom but will not support those who cannot or will not sustain themselves, signaling opposition to further aid without action.
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Fredericksburg
Johnson
Texas
Europe
Senate
Sock Him in Jaw Rally Speech Prompts Threats in Dallas
In Dallas a union leader urged militant action against non strikers during a seven day strike by 53,000 Communications Workers of America members in six states. He called for beating non strikers and picketing scabs while warning about jail with bonding support.
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Dallas
Southwestern Bell Telephone
G. E. Terry
Communications Workers of America
CIO
Terry
St. Louis
A. E. Johnson
Dallas’ Fair Park
Texas
Drought Area Makes Bale in West Texas
In Dawson County farmer Richard Darkowsky harvested the first bale of cotton amid drouth conditions. He covered sixty acres to produce a 410 pound bale ginned at Spartengberg. Moisture was scarce with only one and three fourths inches of rain in May. The piece notes Saratoga Springs historic horse racing track and the 1864 Saratoga Association.
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Lamesa
France
Richard Darkowsky
Drouth
Dawson County
Spartenberg
Darkowsky
Here
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Saratoga Association For the Improvement
Clyde Robinson Sets Whitewright First Bale Record
Clyde B. Robinson of route 2 owns Whitewright's first bale of 1953 cotton and the area's first-bale champion title. Since 1947 he has produced four of seven first bales in Whitewright, Grayson County and Tom Bean, with the 1953 bale ginned by Whitewright Gin at 32.25 cents per pound and seed sold for $75 per ton. The premium raised by local merchants totaled 161 plus merchandise, with $25 from the gin manager and others contributing. The bale came from Mrs. Martha Fortner's Ida community farm, and The Sun has long offered a year's subscription to the bale producer.
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Clyde B. Robinson
Route 2
Whitewright
Mr. Robinson
Grayson County
Tom Bean
Lester Haile Seed & Grain Company
Lloyd Alexander
R. R. Summers
Robinson
Martha Fortner
Ida
Sun
Robnson
Findley Haile
W. E. Stanford
G. C. Stateville
W. D. Williams
John Reeves
Roby Childress
Arba Orenduff
Smith Cleaners
Fleming Grocery
Stephens & Bryant
First National Bank
H. E
Adapiensdinsia Cenii
Rich Beggar Proves Deaf In Detroit Court
A wealthy Detroit panhandler ignored the judge during arraignments held by Recorder's Judge W McKay Skillman. He carried $337 in cash and a bankbook with a $4,700 balance. Asked how he acquired the money, he replied I’m deaf. The judge fined him $150, which he refused to pay, and he received a 90 day sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
W. McKay Skillman
Teacher Resigns for Brewery Truck Job in Summit
Arthur Kull quits his $85 weekly business teaching post at Summit High School to take a higher paying $137.50 weekly job driving a brewery truck. The 33 year old WWII veteran informed the board of education of his decision. The item notes unrelated trivia about Dixieland jazz origin and early electric train illumination in the 19th century.
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Summit
N. J
Arthur Kull
Summit High School
Board of Education
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United States
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