Tribute to Tom Holmes and local life in Trenton
The obituary notes Tom Holmes who died a week after a heart attack, recalling his founding of The Tribune nearly 49 years ago in Trenton. It highlights his pride in building a lasting local paper and lists fellow area journalists long gone. The feature also touches on cotton prospects in Whitewright, early cool August weather, and a column on Social Security funding and public pensions.
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Tribune
Tom Me
Tom Holmes
The
Trenton
the Tribune
Tom
Tom Atterberry
Savoy
Jim Lowery
Honey Grove
Ernest Parker
Sherman
Clint Thompson
Tom Perkins
McKinney
Charlie Andrews
van Alstyne
Celina
Scott Fulton
W. Z. Spearman
Jim Waggoner
Whitewright
Community Public Service Company
Lone Star Gas Company
Old Age & Survivors Insurance Fund
Social Security Administration
Oasi
Democrats Played Patsy To Hoffa On Labor Laws
Rep. Richard M. Simpson charged the Democratic leaders in Congress blocked all labor legislation this year to please union bigwigs. He said Walter Reuther David McDonald and other labor leaders demanded no restrictions and the message was passed to lawmakers in both chambers.
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Patsy
Hoffa ET AL
Chicago
Richard M. Simpson
R.-Pa
Republican National Committee
Congress
Walter Reuther
David McDonald
Simpson
Senate
House
Tigers to Play At Durant Tonight
Whitewright High School Tigers under coach Harry Lander travel to Durant Oklahoma for a 7 30 scrimmage against Durant High School then host Bonham on Saturday also at 7 30. Fourteen lettermen return with new players added and one injury sidelining Cliff Emerson for the season. Practice runs 7 9 am and 5 7 pm with Labor Day Monday session scheduled.
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Harry Lander
Whitewright High School Tigers
Durant
Okla
Bonham High School
Bonham
Lander
Cliff Emerson
Cliff
Eisenhower denies private push to slow school integration
President Eisenhower rejects a Newsweek report that he urged slowing integration. He says he would not comment on Supreme Court decisions and explains his stance on how education, reason, and development must accompany any integration process.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Robert Spivak
The
New York Post
Newsweek Magazine
Supreme Court
Newsweek
Spivak
United States
Labor Day Weekend Traffic Crash Warning In Texas
Col Homer Garrison Jr warned of a traffic death every 215 hours and a crash every 22 minutes during the Labor Day weekend in Texas. The DPS will deploy 700 officers and all radar units for the 3 day period to try to keep the holiday deathless.
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Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas
Garrison
Department of Public Safety
Faubus Wins Power to Close Arkansas Schools
The Arkansas Legislature granted Governor Faubus authority to close public schools to prevent forced racial integration. The Senate approved 33-0 and the House 94-1 as Eisenhower warned of potential terrible consequences. Faubus said the vote reflects the will of the people.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Faubus
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Whitewright United Fund Directors Set Plan Meeting
S T Montgomery Jr incoming president calls a 7 30 pm Thursday meeting at Ayres Cafe for a planning session on the 1958 fund drive. The group notes past success in aiding national local and state charities with minimal expenses and credits community cooperation and careful planning. Officers listed include Montgomery president Anderson treasurer Hight publicity and Meador secretary. Directors named include Edwards Summers Sears Gosnell Bryant Hight Meador McMillin McFatridge Walker Lakey Edwards Tillett Ayres Blanton.
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S. T. Montgomery Jr
Whitewright United Fund
Ayres Cafe
Whitewright United Fund Drive
Sears Anderson
George Hight
Joe T. Meador
Carl Edwards
Russell Summers
Tom Sears
Sonny Gosnell
Marcie Bryant
Co. J. McMillin
Carl McFatridge
Dick Walker
Lakey Edwards
Clarence Tillett
Charlie Ayres
Earl Blanton
Joe Meador
Faculty Complete For School Start
Miss Sammye Jean Caldwell named teacher of business administration at the High School by Supt. S. T. Montgomery Jr. She will sponsor and coach the pep squad. Caldwell is from Dallas. A faculty meeting is set for 9 o clock Friday morning at the High School to prepare for the opening of school on Tuesday Sept. 3.
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Sammye Jean Caldwell
Supt. S. T. Montgomery Jr
Miss Caldwell
Dallas
Hello Girls Should Cut Off Their Curls
Chicago report says Illinois Bell engineer Al Moore blames dandruff for equipment jams at telephone exchanges. He quips that the voice with a smile would be better if bald, highlighting a humorous comment about hair.
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Chicago
al Moore
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Dandruff
Moore
Dear Mister Editor Uncle Dan on farm labor burden
A reader from Tom Bean lampoons soil conservation claims that one farmer now must feed five town dwellers. He jokes about five dependents in town, notes high costs, taxes, and tractors, and laments late night plowing under artificial lights. He questions policy and urges practical limits.
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Elvis Pressley
Frank Sinatra
Uncle Dan
Total Disability Clause Boosted In GI Insurance
The Veterans Administration announced a new total disability rider for World War II and Korean War veterans. Effective November 1, the rider increases benefits to 10 dollars per month per thousand of face amount, doubling the prior 5 dollar rate, with payments lasting while disabled before age 60.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Congress
Congress Approves Education Aid to Meet Soviet Challenge
Congress sent a space-age education bill to President Eisenhower by 212 to 85. It authorizes about 887 million dollars in loans and grants to spur science and language teaching, with loan forgiveness for teachers and funds for high school equipment and graduate fellowships over several years.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Russia
Carl Elliott
Ala
Sept 26 Deadline To File Soil Bank Request In Texas
Texas farmers must file by Sept 26 with the county ASC for a maximum rate under the 1959 conservation reserve phase of the Soil Bank. After rates are set, they have until Oct 17, 1958 to apply for a conservation reserve contract. Rates will average $12 per acre.
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Lloyd
Texas
ASC
Pricey Potatoes Stir Public Banter in Market
A shopper laments the price while a grocer defends the starch rich tubers in a lively street market exchange. The brief confrontation highlights local concerns over cost and food value in daily commerce.
Fire devastates Edwards Chevrolet in Whitewright blaze
The Whitewright fire gutted the Edwards Chevrolet Company paint and body shop, damaging the west end of the building and destroying several cars. Owner Carl Edwards estimated large losses. the building carried a $6,000 insured amount, with temporary offices set up in nearby structures as salvage and cleanup continued. Local fire crews from Whitewright, Bells, and Denison battled the flames and helped move vehicles and records to safety.
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Edwards Chevrolet Company
Whitewright
Carl Edwards
Marshall Hasty
The
Sun
May
Chevrolet
Paul Geers
Stateville
Edwards
Whitewright Fire Department
Bells
Denison Fire Departments
T. H. Sears
the Sun
Trenton Tribune publisher Tom Holmes is laid to rest
Funeral services for Tom Holmes 76 longtime owner and publisher of the Trenton Tribune and former Trenton mayor were held at the Trenton Baptist Church. He died Saturday night in a Bonham hospital after a heart attack. He founded the Tribune in 1909 and led it 49 years.
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Trenton Baptist Church
Tom Holmes
Trenton Tribune
Trenton
Bill Perrin
Burns Cemetery
Earnheart Funeral Home
James W. Donaghey
Henry Donaghey
Edward Southerland
Taft Dunsworth
James M. Butler
Archie Harrison
Holmes
Bonham Hospital
Leonard, Whitewright
Mt. Pleasant
Paris
Fannin County
Pilot Grove
Texas
Edith McClure
Bonham
Tom McClure Holmes
The
Tribune
Gus
Fred
Garland
W. C
Sherman
W. N. Lemmon
Hereford
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