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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1953
Page
4
The Sun outlines post office status and subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin counties and explains advertising rules for notices, cards of thanks, poetry, and memorists. It states the editor decides newsworthiness, may reject old items, and will correct misstatements about individuals or organizations.
Reports from Sherman and Bonham discuss the Cotton Belt right of way sale for a Sherman to Commerce route via Tom Bean and Whitewright. Grayson County awaits purchase approval by the County Commissioners Court while Fanmin County in Bonham shows completion of its purchase. Officials note road construction may stall due to limited state funds and ongoing disputes over route benefits for local residents.
Citizens urged action on the already authorized Tom Bean Whitewright farm to market road to serve nearby areas. Officials remain silent on construction timelines, while residents insist a parallel highway would be needed soon.
The Dallas News notes that despite higher production costs and management burdens newspapers face, radio and TV have not replaced them. New York’s wage disputes halt large papers, prompting readers to seek publications from outside the city for McCarthy coverage sports stories editorials and advertising news.
Fire swept through the Trenton Baptist Church Sunday causing over 150000 in damage. Insurance coverage was 10000. The church lose its pastor as Rev. Fred Thomas had just resigned. Firefighters found the blaze advanced before discovery but halted spread.
The Eisenhower administration plans to ask Congress in January for changes to parity price standards while retaining much of the current farm program. Benson faces resistance from farm leaders and some Republicans as advisers draft a policy leaning on a parity formula from the Truman era, shifting lower prices for some crops and higher for certain livestock. A two price plan, export adjustments, and a flexible corn and wheat support scheme are discussed along with limited changes to tobacco sugar meat eggs poultry and dairy supports.
AVA BELLE TARPLEY sues LEE ROY TARPLEY for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Citation issued to Roy Tarpley with return deadline and court details in Sherman Grayson County.
Harold L. Ickes, longtime New Deal stalwart and secretary of the interior, writes in his secret diary that he felt betrayed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and believed the president could not be trusted. He says he might have run against FDR as a Republican and would have likely won, but stayed in power to block big business by the GOP. The 6 million word diary is being released in installments by his widow starting this week.
The text notes that remarks by Ickes were toned down to spare the feelings of the living, censoring more sulphurous comments.
The government reports farm prices fell to a 12 year low while living costs for farm families rose. Parity ratio slipped to 90 percent for the period ended November 15. Hog eggs and cotton prices declined while milk wheat and some vegetables rose.
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