Cub Reporter debut and local notes in Whitewright
Volume 1 number 1 of Cub Reporter from Whitewright Cub Scouts showcases staff credits, cartoons, and a teacher of the week. Community notes report Chamber of Commerce meeting cancellation, groundhog weather chatter, an ice storm scare, a Cross Country column reference, a farm barn story, and a brief protest against federal spending in Eisenhower's 1959 budget.
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Cub Reporter
Den 5
Whitewright Cub Scouts
Cubs
Sun
J. Meador
M. Bryant
R. Bryant
D. Christian
R. W. Cook
Lokey Edwards
Community Public Service Co
Weldon Owens
Dallas Times
Harold
H. C. Wilkie
Dallas
J. P. Ownby
Whitewright
School Lunch Menu For The Week
The menu lists daily meals from Monday to Friday featuring pressed ham or bologna with scalloped potatoes and sugar cookies on Monday and meat loaf with green beans on Tuesday. Wednesday offers roast beef with gravy and blackeyed peas, Thursday serves hot dogs with chili and baked beans, and Friday presents salmon loaf with creamed potatoes and doughnuts.
Auto Licenses On Sale at City Hall
Harold Doss as city secretary issues state automobile license plates from his office under Tax Officer Iva Davidson. Bring title or replacement, 1958 license receipt, and register by March 31 for 1959 plates. April 1 is the plate enforcement date, with April 15 for car inspections at Edwards Chevrolet Company in Whitewright.
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Harold Doss
Iva Davidson
Edwards Chevrolet Company
Whitewright
Grayson County Poll Taxes Reach 9 229
Poll tax period closed with 9 229 taxes paid by county residents. Exemptions total 3 639 including 1 268 in Denison and 2 351 in Sherman. With 4 000 seniors exempt outside Sherman and Denison, voting strength nears 17 000 of about 80 000 population.
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Iva Davidson
Grayson County
Denison
Sherman
Bird May Help Explain Human Baldness at NY Conference
A male wattled starling that loses head feathers may illuminate human baldness. Dr. James B. Hamilton notes parallels to male pattern baldness, while researchers discuss hormones and therapies, including prednisone and similar drugs, for alopecia areata and hair growth.
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New York
James B. Hamilton
Department of Anatomy
State University of New York
Brooklyn
Hamilton
New York Academy of Sciences
Irvin I. Lubowe
New York Medical College
Postal Revenues Rise 18 Percent
Washington officials report postal revenues climbed 18 percent over 1957 with much of the gain from a one cent per ounce rate boost on first class air mail and postcards implemented August 1. Second class rates rose January 1 and are set to increase again on January 1, 1960 and 1961.
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Washington
Postoffice
Swindler Jailed Over Copper to Gold Patent Claim
Vienna court sentenced Johann Fleischhacker to 10 years for swindling Austrian businessmen out of 20000 dollars by claiming a copper to gold process. A key mistake was his attempt to patent the process in vain.
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Vienna
Johann Fleischhacker
Income Tax FAQ Split by 9 Fire Departments in Grayson County
Tax guidance outlines 1958 filing options Form 1040 A 1040 and 1040 long form with income limits and joint filing rules. It also notes timing and deduction implications for taxpayers and couples. Pro rata $2200 rural fire protection payments to nine area towns detailed by city and alarm counts. County-wide alarms totaled 209 with allocations to Sherman Denison Bells Gunter Howe Pottsboro Tioga Tom Bean Whitewright and others. County Judge J N Dickson confirms continued program with 1959 appropriation of 10000 and end-year distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Sherman
Denison
Gunter
Howe
Pottsboro
Tioga
Tom Bean
Whitewright
Collinsville
van Alstyne
Whitesboro
J. N. Dickson
Free Chest X Ray for Ducks Circulation Acquired
Washington Interior Department library records a curious circular from the Wildlife Commission titled Free Chest X Ray for Ducks. The document humorously suggests diagnostic checks for waterfowl.
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Washington
Interior Dept. Library
Wild Life Commission
Tipping Comrades We’re on Percentage in Moscow
Soviet Trade promotes a service charge as a tipping deterrent. Five Moscow eateries test a listed 4 to 6 cent charge for staff, with prices reduced accordingly so no one loses. Customers see the charge and stop tipping, while waiters allegedly earn faster as pay varies with patrons served. An acorn motif on Colonial furniture is noted as a symbol of hospitality.
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Moscow
Soviet Trade
Dear Editor Uncle Dan Praises Stockpiling and War Frugality
A Tom Bean correspondent writes to the editor praising government stockpiling for war readiness. He recalls wartime missteps such as tombstones and six foot caskets, notes a congressional exchange, and urges including caskets in reserves. He then jokes about banks selling tea and shops selling odd wares, ending with a rural business idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Congress
America
Bob Coughton
North Carolina
New York
Biggerstaff Heads Grayson County Development Council
John Biggerstaff of Whitewright was elected president of the Grayson County Development Council in Whitesboro. He succeeds Fred Conn of Denison. New officers include John Hynds of Van Alstyne, succeeding Glen McAden. Harry Cowan of Denison succeeding DeWayne Davis. Biggerstaff and Hynds joined the council last April after its January 1958 organization.
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John Biggerstaff
Whitewright
Grayson County Development Council
Whitesboro
Fred Conn
Denison
John Hynds
van Alstyne
Glen McAden
Gordonville
Harry Cowan
DeWayne Davis
Sherman
Biggerstaff
Hynds
Wayne Bruce
Cliff Hestand
February PTA Meeting Cancelled in Whitewright
Mrs. Houston Darwin, president of the Whitewright PTA, announced the regular monthly meeting is cancelled next Tuesday night due to a scheduling conflict with the Rotary Ann banquet.
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Houston Darwin
Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
Rotary Ann
Darwin
Drowning Remains Reported for Everett Sanderson in Salinas Lake
Deaths notice from Salinas Lake California confirms Everett Sanderson son of the late Ed Sanderson of Brownwood drowned. He is nephew to Mrs. Mattie James and Bert Sanderson of Whitewright. Leslie Cooper aged 80 died February 2 in a Terrell hospital, funeral held at 230 p m Tuesday in Bonham. Cooper, born Randolph August 20 1878, lived in Randolph and Ector all his life, survived by brother Emmet Cooper of Ector and sister Mrs Frank A Spencer of Bonham.
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Salinas Lake
California
Everet Sanderson
Ed Sanderson
Brownwood
Mattie James
Bert Sanderson
Whitewright
Leslie Cooper
Ector
Terrell
Bonham
Mr. Cooper
Randolph
G. A. Cooper
Randoph
Emmet Cooper
Frank A. Spencer
Funeral services held for Mrs Lucy Davis Murley in Tom Bean
Mrs Lucy Davis Murley 80 of Tom Bean died Monday at home. Funeral Tuesday at Tom Bean Baptist Church with Rev LeRoy Martin officiating. Burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery. Survivors include son Rev W R Murley Fort Worth daughter Mrs E R Hood Tom Bean nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Lucy Davis Murley
Tom Bean
Tom Bean Baptist Church
LeRoy Martin
Sherman
Pilot Grove Cemetery
Murley
S. B. Murley
Billy Muirhead
Ray Hood
Charles Scott
Willard Siebert
James Edwards
Brodie Hood
Kentucky
Tom Davis
Texas
Christian Church
W. R. Murley
Fort Worth
E. R. Hood
Whitewright
Beef cattle producers urged to meet in Bonham Feb 6
All beef cattle producers in Fannin County and surrounding counties are urged to attend a meeting in the Bonham Chamber of Commerce meeting room on Friday February 6 at 130 p m. L A Maddox Extension Animal Husbandman Texas A M College will discuss Beef Cattle Performance Testing and assist farmers and ranchers in setting up a county or area testing association.
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Fannin County
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
L. A. Maddox
City councilor mocks nude models in Birmingham art school
Birmingham—City Councillor V. Turton calls five nude models at the city art school a waste of money and suggests replacing them with blow up models at a cost of 4000 pounds. He questions employing a silent model who cannot talk or run off with a subject.
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Birmingham
England
Councellor V. Turton
City Art School
Nebraska wrestler Harold Thompson moves through weight classes
Lincoln NE University of Nebraska wrestler Harold Thompson shifts across 137 147 157 and 167 pound classes this season. The piece notes his growth and progression as a developing athlete in regional meets.
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Lincoln, Neb
University of Nebraska
Harold Thompson
Shuford Set To Speak At Rotary Banquet
Harry A. Shuford vice president and general counsel of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas will address the Rotary Ann banquet next Tuesday at the American Legion Hall. The event follows SHUFORD’s football fame as a 1935 SMU Rose Bowl tri-captain.
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Harry A. Shuford
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Rotary Ann
American Legion Hall
The
Baptist Church
Shuford
Southern Methodist University
O. V. Barker
Christa Giesen
Germany
Miss Giesen
Elliott J. Higgins
Sherman Rotary Club
Austin College
Sherman
Rotary
Texas
Ike Seeks Backing For His Budget
President Eisenhower and GOP leaders urged the public to back the proposed 77 billion dollar budget for the next fiscal year. They warned against excessive spending beyond administration limits and questioned Democratic proposals in housing airports and education as exceeding proposed totals.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Republican House
GOP
Halleck
Sen
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Kerr Sees 1960 Race Between Nixon and Johnson
Sen. Robert S. Kerr told Tulsa radio newsmen he expects a 1960 presidential race between Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. He said a Democratic convention deadlock may push delegates to Johnson or Stuart Symington, and Kerr favors Johnson.
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Tulsa
Robert S. Kerr
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Richard Nixon
Kerr
Johnson
Senate
John Kennedy
Mass
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Oklahoma Democrat
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Texan
Dashin Dan Official Emblem for Long Island Railroad
The cartoon figure Dashin Dan becomes the official emblem of the Long Island Railroad. The character will appear as a 15 inch yellow emblem in 1200 passenger cars with the name Dashin Dan featured.
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New York
Long Island Railroad
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Chamber of Commerce
Neck of the Woods
H. H. Taylor
Groundhop
Mr. Taylor
Swindler
Texas Press Association
Dan
Dear Mister
Michigan Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin Counties
United States
Biggerstaff Heads Development Council
PTA
Lucy D. Murley
Ike
Nixon
Dashin’ Dan
Railroad
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