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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
1
The Sun plans no news issue next week and will print a token edition with legal notices only. The office will be closed all next week to allow staff a rare vacation, the first since a nine or ten year gap.
The column recalls a city water shutdown to replace a valve and comments on farm price supports and a planned multi million dollar dam in Egypt. It questions the Dallas News editorial stance and notes Oklahoma beer politics may affect Lake Texoma tourism. The piece ends by promoting holiday gift subscriptions to The Sun.
Whitewright public schools dismissed on Tuesday for the Christmas holiday and will resume classes on Tuesday January 3 giving students and faculty two weeks off. The Negro school pupils attended their Rotary Club Christmas party Tuesday night with Santa Claus distributing gifts under the Rotary Club's longtime direction by Tom Sears.
A Senate investigating committee will begin Thursday to probe the apparent insolvency and receivership of U S Trust and Guaranty Co in Waco. Sen. Searcy Bracewell ordered the inquiry after Sen. Jimmy Phillips requested disclosure of why asset appraisal was delayed for five months by the State Insurance Commission. Governor Shivers condemned the delay while noting possible regulatory issues and past opposition to regulating the firm.
The Agriculture Department reports 1955 Texas harvest totals: grain sorghums 144.711 million bushels, corn 50.69 million, wheat 13.464 million, rice 14.88 million 100 pound bags, oranges 1.8 million boxes, grapefruit 2.2 million boxes. Texas led grain sorghum with 233 million bushels nationwide.
Henry Summers dressed as Santa Claus waited for a chamber of commerce ride to a children's party in Wallenburg Colorado. Officials forgot him so he began thumbing a ride with forty cars passing before a driver stopped.
Seven of Grayson County's twelve elected officials petitioned the commissioners court for a 25 percent blanket raise, retroactive to Jan 1, 1956, with specific listed officials and projected annual gains for each post including county attorney district clerk and sheriff. The four precinct commissioners would gain $1425 yearly, and officials state the raise fits within the 1956 budget without extra tax hikes.
Senator Byrd of Virginia accuses U S foreign aid funds of being wasted to lower British taxes and reduce Denmark's debt. He calls billions squandered in foreign economic aid and urges an end to the practice.
Mrs. Ward Watson of Des Moines powers through 152 cycles per minute, proving the fastest in town. She often handles seven to eight digit figures and has worn out three machines in four years, while also playing piano and first violin in the Des Moines Symphony.
Governor Shivers said he asked every available highway patrolman be on duty for Christmas weekend and to double efforts enforcing traffic laws. He told Col. Homer Garrison not one infraction should go unpunished during the period at the Capitol event.
The Army reminded Texas armed forces members to pay a $1.75 poll tax by January 31, 1956 to be eligible to vote next year. Tax may be paid to the county tax assessor or mailed, with a signed statement giving name age race and length of residence in the state and home county.
A U S Department of Commerce survey shows more television sets than telephones in Van Buren County. The report highlights household wiring and consumer device adoption in the area.
Poem lines describe visiting a church to avoid a puzzled greeting from the Lord when carried in, reflecting themes of belonging, faith, and recognition. The speaker longs for acceptance and familiar welcome rather than judgment.
A roundup lists many Sherman area residents visiting relatives across Texas and beyond. Manton Fain leaves for a two week Mexico vacation. Families welcome guests in Whitewright, Van Alstyne, Dallas, Austin and more. A newly born son is announced in Grand Prairie. Kenneth Jones helps Texas A&M wrestling beat Texas in Austin. A Kentuckytown shower honors Rev Raymond Brown and wife after their Thanksgiving marriage.
The United Dry Association filed petitions bearing 137 000 names calling for a vote on local option of beer sales in Oklahoma. Dry officials expect an election next year while 3 2 percent beer is legal but liquor sales are banned. Gov Raymond Gary witnessed the filing and congratulated the dry officials.
Mrs. Gerda Thimm, 22, received six years in prison in Hamburg for mistreating her husband. She admitted dropping hydro chloric acid into his ears, placing a razor blade splinter under his eyelid, and putting rat poison in his bed to make him look ugly after he flirted with other women.
Mr and Mrs David Johnson won first prize in the Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the Friday Literary Club. Judges included mayors Russell Summers J E Dopson Finis Griffith and Robert Albright. Other winners received cash prizes from local organizations.
Texas Governor Allan Shivers said he will not shift his stance against Adlai Stevenson and favored nominating a moderate he could back. He criticized a new wave of Democratic leaders as interlopers and named Harriman Johnson Kefauver Lausche Mayner while avoiding commitment to any candidate.
Governor Shivers urges Texans to pay poll tax during Pay Your Poll Tax Week from January 16 to 21. He calls neglect the enemy of democracy and says the January 31 deadline looms as the cutoff to qualify to vote. The League of Women Voters backs the drive.
University of Minnesota entomologist Herbert L. Parten says householders should bait mousetraps with strawberry jam rather than cheese. Parten has studied mice dietary habits for 30 years to learn the best way to exterminate them.
The First Baptist Church aims to raise Sunday School attendance to 300 on Christmas Day with every class contacting members on the roll to invite them. The theme Keep Christ In Christmas guides the day with a 9 55 a m Sunday School and 10 55 a m worship. No evening service. Christmas Cantata Back to Bethlehem by Rev William H Smith choir led program values and parts by Mrs W H Smith Mr Smith and J B Thornhill drew a large crowd.
The text notes asphalt was employed in Noah's Ark waterproofing during the build.
Whitewright plans a full day of events including Santa Claus arrival at 1:30 p m and a free show at the Linda theatre from 2:00 to 6:00 p m. Merchants award $100 in cash and the American Legion distributes $250 in merchandise certificates after 4:00 p m. A Christmas cash giveaway occurs Thursday and Friday at 3:00 p m. Post office hours end at 2:00 p m Saturday due to holiday Monday.
Secretary Dulles announced the administration will ask Congress for about 4.9 billion dollars in foreign aid. The plan includes a 100 million dollar presidential fund for the Soviet threat in the Middle East and covers military and economic aid with a roughly 2.7 billion dollar increase to maintain military supply pipelines.
Senate Republican Leader William F Knowland urged paying roughly 1 billion dollars on the national debt before tax reductions. He signaled the Eisenhower administration will push for a tax cut in the 1956 election year.
A device named the Hot Shot Bull Buster fits over a bull's head like a bridle and carries a battery powered shock to deter fighting. When bulls collide or threaten, an electrical jolt persuades them to change course, aiming to reduce injuries among animals and handlers.
Bakers in Flensburg and Hamburg are using seaweed flour in bread making. Seaweed is reported rich in albumen fats and minerals, enriching wheat and rye flour. Seaweed bread practice traces to Japan where marine gardens cultivate sea-corn.
The National Retail Grocers Association notes that of 100 customers added in a year, only 19 remain after 10 years. The piece argues generic advertising in the hometown paper may help merchants retain customers, countering the belief that passersby suffice.
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