Santa Claus Arrives in Whitewright Christmas Eve Parade
Santa Claus visits Whitewright at 3 00 p m on Thursday December 24 leading a parade with the high school pep squad. Candy will be handed out after the parade by the regional champion football squad with no tickets required. Parade committee members are M B Hasty Newton V Cole and Lee Smith and the Christmas party committee includes Joe Meador Mrs Leon Ball Clarence Tillett and Earl Blanton.
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Santa Claus
Whitewright
Chamber of Commerce
Santa
M. B. Hasty
Newton V. Cole
Lee Smith
Joe Meador
Leon Ball
Clarence Tillett
Earl Blanton
Christmas Lighting Contest Judging Soon
Judging for the Friday Literary Club Christmas lighting contest runs through December 22. Judges will select four prize winners for best decorated window and door best unique decoration and best effect for least money spent. Local groups contribute to the prize fund.
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Rotary Club
Home Demonstration Club
Chamber of Commerce
Parent-Teacher Association
Friday Literary Club
Community Public Service Company
Texas promotion ad urges manufacturers to relocate here
Community Public Service Company showcases Texas as a growing manufacturing hub in Manufactures Record. The full page map highlights towns served by the company from Wichita to 82 Texan communities, touting no income tax and no sales tax, low living costs, abundant resources, and strong labor pools to attract plant relocations.
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Community Public Service Community
Manufacturers Record
Texas
U. S
Whitewright
Simmons Retires As SPA Manager
Denison retiree Lee Simmons who led the Southwestern Power Administration office since 1943 steps down. Raymond Perdue will serve as acting area representative as the Denison Dam power sales to Texas and Oklahoma continue under Tulsa main office supervision.
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Denison
Lee Simmons
Southwestern Power Administration
Raymond Perdue
Simmons
Barrett Building
Denison Dam
Texas
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Grayson County
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Year’s Subscription To This Newspaper Is Perfect Gift
The Sun offers a Christmas gift subscription sending 52 copies a year with a card. Available at Sun office or by mail, $2.00 for Grayson and Fannin Counties, $2.50 elsewhere.
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Sun
Whitewright
Grayson
Fannin Counties
E. B. Pritchett Dies After Traffic Crash
E B Pritchett 68 a farmer died at Baylor Hospital Dallas at 9 20 p m Sunday from injuries in a traffic accident near Oak Hill Cemetery three weeks earlier His funeral was at Barnheart Chapel Savoy with burial in Sunnyside Cemetery Survivors include his wife three sons three daughters a sister and a brother.
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E. B. Pritchett
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Oak Hill Cemetery
Pritchett
Bonham Hospital
Barnheart Chapel
Harold Davis
Savoy Methodist Church
Sunnyside
Savoy
Carlton Johnson
Elbert Bennett
Roby Childress
Tom Sears
Whitewright
Earl Blakey
Homer Burris
Mr. Pritchett
Joseph
Elizabeth Ann Pritchett
Mamie McSp
Christmas Tree Safety Warnings From Insurance Group
Austin fire safety guidance urges prudent Christmas tree use. Choose a small freshly cut tree, keep it in water in a cool spot, avoid cotton or paper decorations, never run an electric train under the tree, ensure lights are safe and extinguish them when unattended, place the tree away from draperies, and discard once needles fall.
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Austin
Texas Insurance Advisory Assn
Tigers fall to Clifton in muddy playoff showdown
On a rain soaked Waxahachie field the Whitewright Tigers lost 13 to 6 to Clifton in a quarter final. About 300 fans on a special train praised their effort while noting Clifton's size advantage. Tigers had a record run this season and await next year's rematch on dry ground.
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Waxahachie
Whitewright Tigers
Clifton Cubs
Whitewright
Tigers
Clifton
New Boston
Hawkins
Ranger
Sun Christmas Gift Subscriptions Mentioned For 52 Weeks
The Sun offers gift subscriptions at 2.00 per year in Grayson and Fannin Counties 2.50 elsewhere and 5.00 for foreign subscriptions excluding service members. Multiple names thanked for subscriptions included many individuals and groups across local communities.
Warning Issued On Work Hours
Labor Commissioner Morgan warned Texas merchants not to employ women more than nine hours daily or fifty four hours weekly during Christmas. State law bans longer hours for female workers and imposes a 50 to 200 dollar penalty per violation.
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Austin
M. B. Morgan
Texas
Morgan
Doctor Cox resigns as state health officer
Dr. George W. Cox, 74, resigns Monday as State Health Officer effective March 1, 1954. The move comes as a surprise amid past criticism, though he has consistently held the backing of the State Board of Health which employs him. He plans to retire.
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Austin
George W. Cox
Cox
State Board of Health
Younger Generation Mosquito Exhorts On Bite Limits
A playful older mosquito speaker recalls past freedoms biting on the face and hands, contrasting with the younger generation’s constraints. The quip turns on the notion of aging and changing norms among mosquitoes.
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Mos
Quito
Farmers Meeting on Sesame Planting Set Friday Night
O V Barker vocational agriculture teacher and Chamber of Commerce secretary will host a sesame planting meeting in the agriculture building at 7 30 pm. He says at least 150 acres are needed to secure a marketing arrangement and suggests about 10 acres per farm, with a minimum of fifteen farmers.
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O. V. Barker
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Barker
Junior Red Cross Drive Under Way
The Junior Red Cross enrollment drive is under way in Whitewright schools under Mrs. Dollarhide Dollarhide who is on the Grayson County Chapter board and Mrs. Floyd Everhart. The program funds its own fall drive and supports Christmas stockings for local hospitals and nursing facilities. About 7000 Accident Prevention Check Lists will be distributed to county elementary students for safety education.
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Red Cross
Whitewright
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Grayson County
Floyd Everheart
Eloise Talley
Denison
American Red Cross
The
Sun
Dollarhide
Junior Red Cross
County Line Singing Convention At Cannon Sunday
The County Line Singing Convention will meet at Cannon at 2 00 p m Sunday announced by L L Wendell The event follows a month ago when Cannon hosted a full house of singers and listeners and organizers expect a similarly strong turnout from across the county with many hopeful attendees already promised to come
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Cannon
L. L. Wendell
Mr. Wendell
Eisenhower urges calm prep for possible atomic attack
President Eisenhower told 175 U.S. mayors to face a potential atomic threat without panic. He described cities as front-line targets in World War III and urged ordered haste over hysteria, stressing preparedness to prevent panic. The White House released his remarks. Proved U.S. natural gas reserves reached 199.7 trillion cubic feet in 1952.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
U. S
White House
United States
Sun to press Wednesday for Christmas issue
The Sun will go to press on Wednesday next week to ensure distribution before Christmas. Advertising will feature many Christmas greetings and merchants are urged to submit orders early. News items must be received by Tuesday to publish, with last minute items possible Wednesday morning.
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the Sun
Candle Lighting Service At First Methodist Church
The First Methodist Church announces a candle lighting service with Christmas carols. The program features music scripture and story performed by junior and adult choirs and children directed by Mrs. Sarah Kilgree. Everyone is invited to attend Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
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First Methodist Church
Sarah Kilgree
Presbyterians To Present Xmas Play This Year
The Presbyterian Church hosts a one act Christmas play The Street of Hearts on Tuesday December 22 at 7 30 p m The list of performers includes Angels Spirits of Christmas Mary Joseph and Wisemen among others Miss Janis Horton will play a melody of Christmas on the organ with Robert Grant of Bonham singing and the choir providing incidental music A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Angels
Carol Dawson
Harriett Stevens
Dixie Bassett
Gayla Wren Sears
Mary
Beverly Bassett
Joseph
Lee Smith
Louisa Lackey
Ruth Elaine Williams
Sarah Stevens
Elizabeth Stevens
Tom Scott Phillips
Anna Lou Phillips
Tom Sears
Janet Smith
Phillip Stevens
Clif Emerson
Jimmy Bassett
Jimmy Smith
Bobby Phillips
Janis Horton
Robert Grant
Bonham
Benson Supports Flexible Farm Price Policy
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson signaled a flexible price support plan favoring lower fixed prices over rigid levels. The American Farm Bureau Federation delegates backed a resolution endorsing flexible supports for crops under market controls after a one year delay, aligning with Benson’s forthcoming January proposal to Congress.
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Chicago
Ezra Taft Benson
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Benson
Congress
Farm Bureau Convention
Stranger and Native Quip Over Train Schedule
A brief exchange highlights a traveler asking the time and a native teasing that the next train isn’t until Saturday, noting Tuesday is close enough. The humor centers on a mistaken sense of urgency and the local cadence of the express.
Annual Chamber of Commerce Meeting Set for Dec 28
At a called meeting about 20 members voted to hold the annual chamber gathering Monday December 28 at 5 00 p m in Craig's dining room. C B Bryant III outlined a full year with new officers and directors to be elected and floor nominations to replace the nominating committee.
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Chamber of Commerce
Craig
C. B. Bryant III
O. V. Barker
Clyde Craig
Leon Ball
Clarence Tillett
Russell Summers
Tom Sears
Glenn Doss
O. W. Barker
Dick Walker
W. E. Stanford
Earl Blanton
J. B. Dixon
Lee Smith
Cotton Belt Railroad
Sherman Commerce Division
Grayson County
Pilot Plot Demonstration Club
Whitewright
Texas Medical Association
Dallas
Industrial Department
Katy Railroad
State Highway Commission
Cotton Belt
A. &. M. Colege Industrial Conference
TB Mass
Nationwide Cotton and Peanut Quota Vote Passes
Farmers in 20 states backed production limits and high support prices for cotton with about 94 percent yes across roughly 447 000 votes. Peanut growers in 13 states approved controls for 1954 1956 by about 17 to 1 after a near complete ballot.
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Washington
Benson
Drunk on Tracks Refuses Danger Says Train Always Stops
Deputies found a man asleep on railroad tracks. He quips that the train engineer always stops for him. The remark was made as a deputy asked the time and warned of danger.
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Knoxville
Jess Chamberlain
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J. C. Waldrop
J. R. Hicks
D. M. Wilson
L. T. Bishop
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Singing
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Lord Byron
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