Tigers Will Play Whitesboro For 13A Championship
The Whitewright Tigers face Whitesboro High in a best two out of three District 13-A basketball final. First game at 7:00 p m Monday in Sherman at Austin College gym. second game Wednesday. if needed a third game next Thursday. After Monday's game a Goodfellow Air Force Base versus Perrin Air Force Base match follows. Perrin enters 23 wins and two losses. Admission 75 and 35 cents with proceeds to heart fund.
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Whitewright High School Tigers
Whitesboro
Austin College
Sherman
Good Fellows Air Force Base
Perrin Air Force Base
Perrin
Heart Fund
Singing Convention at Cross Roads This Sunday
L. L. Wendell invites all to a singing convention at Cross Roads Desert this Sunday. An overflow crowd is expected due to extensive advertising. Even non singers are asked to attend to boost the performers with a full house and new song books will be available.
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Cross Roads
Desert
L. L. Wendell
Tennyson Says Local Schools Pay 407 of Total Costs
Charles H. Tennyson of the Texas State Teachers Association argues local districts already fund about 41.6 percent of total Texas public education costs, with state and federal shares covering the rest, and warns higher local contributions could limit school construction and worsen the classroom shortage.
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Tennyson
Austin
Charles H. Tennyson
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas
Texas Education Agency
Virginia
Washington
North Carolina
Delaware
California
Massachusetts
Gilmer-Aikin
March of Dimes Receipts Reach 287 Dollars In Whitewright
Arba Orenduff reports Whitewright area fundraising total of 287.44 for the March of Dimes. Major contributions come from the American Legion 160.28 schools 41.26 iron lung banks 27.11 Craig's Cafe 23.20 Palace theatre 14.73 Pilot Grove residents 11.46 and other sources 9.40. Music Club adds 2.50. Total nearly doubles last year.
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Arba Orenduff
Whitewright
American Legion
Iron Lung
Craig’s Cafe
Palace Theatre
Pilot Grove
Whitewright Music Club
Orenduff
Parent-Teacher Meeting Postponed to Thursday Night
The PTA monthly meeting was moved to Thursday due to a Boy Scout conflict in Sherman. Boy Scouts will present the feature part of the program.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Sherman
Boy Scouts
Sun Honor Roll of Subscriptions
The Sun lists valued subscribers who have paid for their subscriptions or are paying on their behalf. Notable names include Harold Thornhill W H Stedham Pascal Farley R A Gillett Mrs J T Warden Paul Stephens Mrs C J Waits and many others. The note urges any unpaid subscribers to settle promptly.
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the Sun
Harold Thornhill
W. H. Stedham Pascal Farley
R. A. Gillett
J. T. Warden
Paul Stephens
C. J. Waits
A. M. Bryant
E. W. Fields
R. W. Terry Holmes Connelly
F. D. Layman
R. L. Haliburton
W. H. Russell
Myrtle Menasco
Charles E. Ayres
T. W. Ayres
May Badgett
W. W. Alverson
David Price Hamilton Vestal
Grace Roberts
T. J. McCafferty
R. F. Hagler
George Brannon
Jim Hardcastle
O. G. Alexander
C. W. Tree
Texas Theatre
Sherman
W. J. Mabry
B. L. Janway Pernie Badgett
M. R. Smith
Beulah Bilmer
Glen Earnheart
W. O. Houston
Frank Whitworth
Caleb Thornhill
Joe Wallace
Grady Young
W. M. Mullins
Mrs. Simmons Powell
A. J. Badgett
Lunchroom Menus for Whitewright Public Schools
Monday February 16 features Sliced Baked Ham with Escalloped Corn Green Beans Hot Rolls Butter Honey and Milk. Tuesday offers Red Beans Hot Corn Bread Squares Kraut Onion Slices Individual Cherry Pie and Milk. Wednesday serves Barbecue on Buns Cabbage Slaw Fritos Gingerbread Squares and Milk. Thursday presents Sliced Baked Turkey Escalloped Potatoes English Peas Hot Bread Honey and Peanut Butter and Milk. Friday includes Hamburgers Hot Pork and Beans Doughnuts and Milk.
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Whitewright Public
Small loan laws praised as working well in other states
A Texas Junior Bar survey reports Wisconsin Indiana Nebraska and New Jersey praise small loan laws for reducing abuses and says Texas would join a tested, practical model statute drafted by the State Bar of Texas. A note adds that good landscaping may boost a home's value by about 13 percent.
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Austin
Junior Bar of Texas
Wisconsin
Indiana
Nebraska
New Jersey
Junior Bar Committee
Texas
State Bar of
Deaths Charles P. McGinnis Funeral Held for 73
Charles Parks McGinnis 73 died at his West Bend home after a two month illness. Funeral services were at First Baptist Church with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Roberta Russell McGinnis and son Russell. siblings Ida Peoples Anna Caldwell E. V. McGinnis. Out-of-town relatives attended from Rockwall Dallas Wylie Durant Monahans and Sherman.
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Charles Parks
Chuck) McGinnis
First Baptist Church
James L. Cooper
Harold S. Taylor
Oak Hill Cemetery
Jack Lackey
Jack Meador
Roy Blanton
Roby Childress
Joe Johnson
Paul Stephens
Boyd Sanderson
B. W. Newman
McGinnis
West Bend Street
Temple and
Fort Worth
Texas
Oklahoma
Whitewright Bottling Works
The
Baptist Church
Woodmen of the World
Russell McGinnis
Rockwall
Ida Peoples
Sherman
Anna Caldwell
van Alstyne
E. V. McGinnis
Durant
Oklo
James Dudney
B. A. Klutts
Grady Reese
W. J. Price
James Proctor
Lester Hornsby
Pearl Hawks
Robert Burton
H. R. Squires
J. T. Sammons
W. L. Davis
Dallas
Fred McCormick
Richard Nader
W. O. Houston
Wylie
Jimmie McGinnis
R. L. McGinnis
Minnie Aldridge
Okla
J. C. Strickland
Lester Russell
Anson Jones
Monahans
Arlie Cadwell
Tim Albright
Carrie Ann Albright
Roy Spangler
Rev James Cooper resigns pastorate at First Baptist Church
Rev James L Cooper, pastor of the First Baptist Church for nearly three years, has resigned and will begin work as pastor of the Baptist Church at Bishop in the Rio Grande Valley on March 1. He will stay local through the fourth Sunday in February. Cooper is active in the Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce and has drawn calls from larger churches.
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James L. Cooper
First Baptist Church
Cooper
Baptist Church
Bishop
Rio Grande Valley
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Pilot Grove Soldier Killed in Korea on Feb 2
Sgt. Paul Black grandson of J. D. Lane of Pilot Grove was killed in action in Korea on Feb 2. He is survived by his wife two young sons his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Black of Madill Oklahoma a brother in the Air Force in Bermuda and a sister Funeral services will be held in Madill when the body is returned to that city.
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Paul Black
J. D. Lane
Pilot Grove
Korea
Frank Black
Madill
Okla
Sergeant Black
Air Force
Bermuda
Waterworth leaves estate to children at age 50
York chemist Gordon James Waterworth 63 leaves shares valued at 12 000 pounds to his two children with the condition they reach 50 years old, which he cites as the age of common sense.
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York
England
Gordon James Waterworth
Jack T Hicks Receives Commendation Ribbon in Korea
Army Sergeant First Class Jack T. Hicks, son of Mrs. O. E. Head of Whitewright Texas, earned the Commendation Ribbon for meritorious service with Battery B of the 37th Field Artillery Battalion in the 2d Infantry Division in Korea. The award was presented by the division artillery commander after his battlefield action. Hicks enlisted in March 1951 and arrived in Korea last February.
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2D Infantry
Korea
Jack T. Hicks
O. E. Head
Whitewright
Texas
2D Infantry Division
37Th Field Artillery
2D Division
Hicks
Army
Substitute Clerk Carrier Examination For Whitewright
The Fourteenth U S Civil Service Region announces exams for Substitute Clerk Carrier at $1.61 per hour in Whitewright Texas. Details and forms from R L Jones at the Post Office or from the Regional Director Dallas. Applicants must live in Whitewright delivery or be bona fide patrons. no current vacancy but a register of eligibles will be created for future openings.
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Fourteenth
U. S. Civil Service Region
Whitewright
Texas
Commission
R. L. Jones
Commerce Street
Dallas
Hundred year old James Mills says he never needed a doctor
James Mills of Little Pond P E I Canada celebrated his 100th birthday noting he has never visited a doctor. A non-smoker and teetotaler he follows the old adage early to bed and early to rise. He invites news tips for hometown coverage.
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Little Pond
Canada
James Mills
Five State Flood Like Dutch Disaster Stuns Holland
A dramatic comparison depicts a North Sea flood as devastating as a tidal wave hitting five U S states. It discusses casualties homelessness agriculture and economic impact, noting Holland’s recovery after World War II and the risk from future floods.
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U. S. States
Feeble minded family aided after county action
Grayson County officials and the Child Welfare Unit disposed of a feeble minded family case from between Tom Bean and Howe. Two older boys entered the Austin State Home for the feeble minded, two younger boys placed in a foster home, father admitted to the county home for the aged, mother under hospital care in Sherman. Community funds aided clothing and awaits final disposition as facilities remain scarce.
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Tom Bean
Howe
Grayson County
Jack Lackey
the Sun
Austin State
Sherman
Austin
Commissioners Court
Lackey
Dallas
David Christensen
Texas
Texoma
Dividends to Be Mailed on GI Insurance 1953
Dallas Veterans Administration will mail 1953 dividends to National Service Life Insurance policyholders in March or April. An average check of about 60 dollars is planned for veterans with a 10 000 policy, calculated at 50 cents per 1 000 per month for the year. Only veterans asking cash payments receive checks. others apply to future premiums or are held on deposit. Veteran options are limited to a note sent to the Dallas district office.
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Dallas
Nelson
Insurance Division
Commerce
One Half of U S Population Is Urbanized Areas
BERKELEY Calif Almost one half of the population of the United States lives in 157 urbanized areas that occupy under 5 percent of the land area. The population density in these areas runs 5438 per square mile while areas outside average 27.5 persons per square mile.
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Berkeley
Calif
United States
California Public Survey
University of California
New Twist for Doughnut Lovers
For a different treat cut doughnut dough into small circles. Wrap around pineapple tidbits and press to seal. Fry until golden then roll in granulated sugar.
Patch Tests Show Seven Positive In Grayson County
Mrs. H H Sears and Mrs. R R Summers heard Dr. Frank Miller report seven of twelve schoolchildren tested positive in Whitewright after 1 329 children were tested in South Grayson County. The county has 48 active TB cases. a mass X ray is planned for May or June with Whitewright visited for a day.
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H. H. Sears
R. R. Summers
South Grayson Tuberculosis Association
Grayson Hotel
Sherman
Frank Miller
Whitewright
Miller
South Grayson County
Sears
the Sun
Summers
Grayson County
Jerry Hagan
Senate Gives Nixon Smear Over to FBI
The Senate elections subcommittee said forged documents were used against Vice President Nixon in the 1952 campaign and asked the FBI to assist with possible perjury prosecution. Chairman Barrett declined to name individuals but suggested a single person could be identified soon. the Justice Department said the matter is under study.
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Washington
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Nixon
FBI
Barrett
Wyoming
Justice Department
Bradley Reveals Formosa Buildup
Gen. Omar Bradley told Congress that U S arms shipments to Formosa are being stepped up. He described a naval blockade option as a high policy matter for the president and noted improved South Korean mobilization and ammunition supply, with no decision yet on blockading China.
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Washington
D. C
Omar Bradley
Congress
U. S
Formosa
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
Red China
Bradley
China
State Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dairen
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Korea
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