Chambers of Commerce Plans Announced by W E Stanford
Warren E Stanford announces 1953 Chamber plans with committees on industry agriculture and marketing. The Doctor Dentist and Agriculture committees report letters mailed and trips planned. A community meeting and school discussion are sought. funds will sustain ongoing activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Warren E. Stanford
Chamber
Board of Directors
Dick Walker
Earl Blanton
Texas
Whitewright
Dallas
Methodist
Baylor
Wylie
Rockwall
Sun
Agriculture
Jack Meador
O. W. Barker
Grayson County
Stanford
M-K-T Railroad
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Community Public Service Co
A. & M. College
George Hight
John Biggerstaff
W. E. Stanford
Curlee Cummings
Tom Sears
Mr. Stanford
Jacksonville
Mineola
Weatherford
PT Association To Meet Tuesday
The Parent-Teacher Association holds its monthly meeting at the school gym at 7 30 p m next Tuesday led by Mrs. Wilson Kaiser. Mrs Sarah Kilgree from the grade school faculty will present a Christmas program of songs pantomimes and skits with first six grades students performing. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Wilson Kaiser
Sarah Kilgree
20 Months Later Truman Seeks MacArthur Plan End to War
A New York report says a source close to General MacArthur is astonished by President Truman's call for the marshaled plan to end the Korean War. The source asserts MacArthur's counsel has been accessible for 20 months since his dismissal, with no communication from the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
MacArthur
Truman
Farm Squeeze to Tighten In 53
COLLEGE STATION O V Wells chief of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics predicts a 1953 farm price trend mixed with some commodities lower than 1952 while costs creep upward. Net income may fall up to 5 percent as cattle and calves move more and wheat stocks rise. cotton disappearance could reach 14 million bales, about 4.5 million exported and 9.5 million consumed domestically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
O. V. Wells
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Texas Farm and Ranch Credit School For
Texas A. & M
Wells
Local Girl In Cast For TSCW Nativity Pageant
The Texas State College for Women staged its seventeenth annual Christmas pageant Story of the Nativity in its main auditorium on Sunday December 4. Flo rena Williams a Whitewright freshman played a villager among the cast. More than 55 000 people from across Texas have attended the 49 previous performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Texas State College For Women
TSCW
Texas
Whitewright
Florena Williams
Cotton Estimate Up But Under Last Year
The Agriculture Department’s final cotton crop estimate for the year places production at 15,038,000 bales, up 133,000 from last month but below the 15,144,000 bales last year and under the 16,000,000 bale goal. Texas is pegged at 3,750,000 bales from 10,300,000 acres, averaging 175 pounds per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Texas
Government loosens curbs on cars and building projects
The government authorized the automotive industry to raise production to one and a half million cars in Q2 1953, a 250000 increase. It also eased construction restrictions for homes schools hospitals recreation and other projects starting Jan 1. NPA Chief R A McDonald warned output depends on future allotments and foreign steel availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
R. A. McDonald
Texas to Have Two Bands in Ike Inaugural Parade
Rep. Olin Teague said Eisenhower’s inauguration will include two Texas bands the Denison High School Band and another Texas group. Parade chairman Edward Carr confirmed a second band and other marching units or a float from Texas. Texans Jack Porter and Teague noted additional bands and groups will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Denison High School
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Olin Teague
College Station
Edward Carr
Teague
Texas
Denison
Eisenhower
Texas Society of Washington
Texas Gop
Jack Porter
Houston
One in Sixty Three Texans Employed by U S Government
Figures from the Civil Service Commission show that more than 122000 Texans hold federal jobs, the second largest concentration after New York and California. The average Texas federal worker earns 3415 dollars yearly, totaling about 417.6 million dollars in payroll. Republicans could trim the payroll by reducing federal positions.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Lone Star
New York
Pennsylvania
California
D. C
Civil Service
Tennessee Valley Authority
Central Intelligence Agency
Texas
Uncle Sam
Whitewright Chamber Seeks Pre-Term Membership Renewals
Officers plan to renew individual and business Chamber of Commerce memberships before their term expires to ensure ongoing financial support for beneficial efforts. This enables the 1954 officers to start the year without needing to solicit subscriptions.
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Whitewright
Chamber of Commerce
World’s Most Bombed Spot in Arkansas
A circular concrete bull's-eye near Pine Bluff Arkansas used by the Army Chemical Corps for testing incendiary bombs has been hit at least 400,000 times since 1943. The target area, about the size of four football fields, is so pock-marked it resembles a giant punchboard.
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Washington
Pine Bluff
Ark
Army
Army Chemical Corps
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Peter Rabbit Jr in Marine Corps Service
World War II veteran from Tarawa and recent re enlistment in the Marine Corps is Pfc Peter Rabbit Jr. He has a brother Jack Rabbit and a sister nicknamed Bunny Rabbit.
Deaths in Whitewright and Bells Details of Services and Survivors
Funeral services were held for Mrs. William H. King 84 at First Methodist Church in Whitewright with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died in Dallas after living with her daughter in Dallas for 14 years. Surviving: three sons J Bryant King Tom A King Frank A King. daughter Mrs Eugene McElvaney. grandchildren. Virgil L Jernigan 51 owner of V L Jernigan Grain Co Bells died in Sherman after a week of illness. Services at Bells Methodist Church. burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. Surviving: wife Amber Leona Parker. three sons Elbert Jerry Amos. three daughters Mrs George Blackburn Mrs Rex Warren Mrs Jack Vineyard. two grandchildren. Additional survivors listed with Jernigan family include siblings and other relatives.
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First Methodist Church
William H. King
Joe M. Connally
McKinney
Harold S. Taylor
Oak Hill Cemetery
Earnheart
Dallas
C. B. Bryant III
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Eugene McElvaney Jr
Earl R. Jansson
William King McElvaney
William King
Methodist Church
J. Bryant King
Whitewright
Tom A. King
Frank A. King
Houston
Eugene McElvaney
Virgil L. Jernigan
V. L. Jernigan Grain Company
Bells
Sherman Hospital
Bells Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Rose Hill
Mr. Jernigan
J. L. Jernigan
Amber Leona Parker
City of Bells Board of Aldermen
Elbert Jernigan
Jerry Jernigan
Amos Jernigan
U. S. Navy
George Blackburn
Sterling City
Lunchroom Menu at Whitewright Public School Week
Monday offerings include Pimento Cheese and Peanut Butter Banana Sandwiches with chips and doughnuts. Tuesday features Beans, Kraut, Cornbread and Pineapple Cake. Wednesday serves Meat Loaf with gravy and sides plus Twinkies.
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Whitewright Public School
Funeral Held For Mother Of First Lady
INDEPENDENCE Mo Mrs David W Wallace 90 mother of Mrs Harry S Truman was buried here as her daughter and the President mourned Private funeral services were held at the Little White House Mrs Wallace long time home and burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery The services were highly restricted with about thirty family members and sixty close acquaintances present
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Independence
David W. Wallace
Harry S. Truman
White House
Wallace
Woodlawn
Soldier learns fast counting with American pastime
A South Korean soldier attached to the U S 45th Division has learned to count in English by watching American soldiers play. His method goes ace deuce trey four five six seven eight nine ten jack queen king as he eyes new duties with the unit.
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U. S. 45Th
Korea
Specials to Carry 500 to Inauguration From Texas
Dallas Reuters reports two special trains will carry about 500 people from Texas to President Eisenhower's inauguration. State Republican Chairman Alvin Lane said reservations for inaugural functions are unprecedented as quoted. Emerson quote included.
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Dallas
Texas
Eisenhower
Alvin Lane
Industry Members Quit Regional WSB in Protest
Dallas regional Wage Stabilization Board members resign unanimously over President Truman’s 40 cent daily wage boost for miners. The walkout halts wage petitions for about 25 000 workers awaiting board action while regular raises not needing WSB approval proceed.
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Dallas
WSB
Byron Abernethy
Abernethy
The
Sun
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Tiny London Woman Wins National Bodybuilding Honor
At 50 years old Pam Brook of London weighs 91 pounds yet is named girl of the month by the National Amateur Body-Building Association. She began weight lifting three years ago and can lift 74 pounds over her head a dozen times. She aims to lift her own weight without effort to be truly happy.
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London
Pam Brook
Farm Population Drops in Texas
The Census Bureau reports Texas farm population fell about 40 percent from 1940 to 1950. In 1950, 1,303,603 Texans lived on farms, down from 2,159,548 ten years earlier.
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Washington
Texas
Census Bureau
Merchants Plan December 22 Christmas Party in Whitewright
Whitewright merchants announced a community Christmas celebration on Monday December 22. Santa will arrive at 9 30 a m to give candy tickets to children that can be exchanged for candy at participating stores. Merchandise prizes will be awarded by a matching numbers system across about 40 winning tickets.
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Whitewright
Santa Claus
Paralysis Aid Scaled Down Across States
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reduces emergency cash advances to state chapters due to a polio surge last summer. Gen. Robert J. Smith of Dallas says care will continue but hospitals may bill patients until the January fundraising drive. Texas has received more than one-sixth of national patient care funds this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
National Foundation For
Robert J. Smith
Dallas
Texas
Smith
Eisenhower Begins Presidency as Secret Service Captive
A look at how Eisenhower entered office under constant Secret Service protection directed by James Rowley. The article notes Truman’s similar protection, the guard’s plain clothes style, and the service’s role in preventive protection and security planning nationwide.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secret Service
Independence
Truman
James R. Rowley
Augusta
Ike
A. E. Baughman
Jim Rowley
Michael Reilly
Franklin Roosevelt
Col
Ed Starling
Pearl Harbor
Kentucky
Roly Poly
Jimmy Sloan
White House
McKinley
Congress
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W. H. King
V. L. Jernigan
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Ralph Emerson
Peter
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Blair House
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Dick Jervis
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