Here and There Ad Advises Dialing Correctly
A reader notice highlights that dialing errors persist as locals confuse the letter O with the numeral zero on phone pads. Kimbell Milling Co. and The Sun use different numbers FO 4-2270 and FO 4-2276, prompting reminders that the red digits differ from black letters on the dial. A water main leak at Maple and Gowdy streets draws concern ahead of mosquito season. The Chamber of Commerce kickoff breakfast reports 24 attendees with 47 current members, aiming for 150 total.
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Sun
Kimbell Milling Co
Kimbell
City Water Department
Maple and
Gowdy
Chamber of Commerce
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Griffin
Rainfall spike and political weather in one column
The city records 1.44 inches of rain last night boosting the yearly total to about 4.94 inches with snow and sleet. The Lone Star Gas report notes a harsh winter with unusually high gas use and cold days, while a burglaries piece warns of the dangers and legal penalties.
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Blue Blaze
Lone Star Gas Company
Lone Star
Burglars Hit Meador's Truck & Tractor Store
Burglars broke a rear window to enter C J Meador Truck and Tractor, stealing about $12.60 from a register and two guns valued at $90. No arrests yet, and police expect multiple charges as this pattern continues.
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C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Company
Carl May
House Bros. Buy Smith Grocery
W. W. and G. A. House purchased the Smith Grocery from Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Smith this week and assume management. The shop opened in April 1936, once at the Luther Smith stand on South Bond, now on Main Street for about 15 years. Mrs. Smith plans rest and home cleaning before further plans.
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W. W
G. A. House
Smith Grocery
Frank A. Smith
Luther Smith
Bond Street
Main Street
Deaths of Charles Holmes Stuteville in Van Alstyne
Funeral services held Saturday in Van Alstyne for 58 year old Charles Holmes Stuteville who died February 9. Rev. Jimmy Duckworth presided at the First Baptist Church burial followed in Van Alstyne Cemetery. He was born December 15 1897 northeast of Trenton and previously ran a Whitewright grocery. Survivors include wife three daughters two sons two sisters five brothers.
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van Alstyne
Charles Holmes Stuteville
Jimmy Duckworth
First Baptist Church
van Alstyne Cemetery
Mr. Stuteville
Trenton
Whitewright
Kenneth Enstrom
Illinois
Patty Ann Stuteville
Laura Mae Stuteville
Kenneth L. Stuteville
Billy Jo Stuteville
Gill Sudderth
Leonard
J. F. Guyed
Houston
G. C. Stuteville
L. C. Stuteville
van Alstyn
Special Session Petition Fails in Texas House
Sherman reports only about a third of the required House members favored a special session to probe the insurance situation. State Rep. Charles E. Hughes of Sherman said 26 members had supported the call by the deadline, with little hope of a large increase.
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Sherman
Texas House
House
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Civil defense contact urges training for Whitewright disaster response
Eldon Horton of Spring Valley California visited Monday to discuss civil defense in Whitewright. He argued that organized local training could save lives in a disaster or tornado, noting that plans may extend beyond wartime use to peacetime readiness.
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Eldon Horton
Spring Valley
Calif
Whitewright
Dallas
Fort Worth
Gasoline Fire Burns James Dixon at Dixon Service Station
James Dixon, a senior in high school assisting his father at Dixon Service Station on Highway 69 north, suffered first to third degree burns to hands and face when a bucket of gasoline caught fire while cleaning a motor. He received first aid from a local physician and was transported to Community Hospital in Sherman.
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James Dixon
Dixon
Highway 69 North
Sherman
James
J. B. Dixon
Children Near Tax Filing Threshold Urged to File
Dewitt E. Cornelius of the Internal Revenue Service in Sherman states that a dependent child earning $600 or more must file a tax return and pay any tax due whether or not the parent claims them as a dependent. Parents must provide more than half the child's support and the child must be under 19 or a full-time student under 24 to qualify as a dependent.
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Dewitt E. Cornelius
Internal Revenue Service
Sherman
Mr. Cornelius
Cornelius
Sherman Masons Plan Washington Birthday Dinner
John G. Kemmerer Fort Worth Grand Senior Warden will speak at George Washington birthday observance at the Masonic Temple Sherman on February 22. Travis Lodge No 114 and Andrew Randell Lodge No 1342 host. dinner at 6 30 p m. invitation extended to Masons in Grayson Fannin Collin and Cooke Counties.
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Andrew Randell Lodge
Grayson, Fannin, Collin
Cooke Counties
Tailor Wins Divorce After Wife Smashes Glasses
Frank Riccobono testified he could not live with his wife Patricia as she repeatedly broke his eyeglasses during anger. Superior Judge A Curtis Smith granted the divorce on cruelty grounds. The text notes residents of HawaiI and Alaska pay federal taxes like others, including District of Columbia residents.
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Los Angeles
Frank Riccobono
Patricia
Roccobono
A. Curtis Smith
U.S
District of Columbia
Proclamation for World Day of Prayer in Whitewright
Whitewright Texas Mayor Russell R. Summers proclaims February 17 1956 as World Day of Prayer observing via public gathering or a one minute moment of prayer at 6 00 pm. The document urges unity through prayer to seek guidance courage and love amid global and local tensions.
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United Council of Church Women
Russell R. Summers
Whitewright
Texas
City of
A. D
Baptists to Hear State Leader in Stewardship Talk
Dr. L. B. Cobb of Dallas state director of stewardship promotion will speak at First Baptist Church on Monday February 20 at 7 00 p m. The event aims to launch a budget promotion and church enlargement drive with an all members canvass led by deacons and officers. Roy Blanton leads the deacon Board steering the plan.
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L. B. Cobb
Dallas
First Baptist Church
Cobb
Roy Blanton
Deacons
Truckers attack Boggs bill while noting motorist costs
The American Trucking Association brands Boggs bill as false and malicious, while admitting motorists would pay more under Boggs than Fallon. Studies indicate about 1.8 billion of highway costs would shift from trucks to motorists, with equal rate increases under Boggs and graduated rates under Fallon. Mount McKinley is incorrectly named as Mount Mainer.
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Washington
American Trucking Association
ATA
Truckers
Tigers Win First Playoff Game
The Whitewright High School Tigers defeated the Cooper Bulldogs 42 to 40 in the opening game of a three game playoff series at the local gym. Jack Hayes led with 14 points while Mickie Poteet added 16 for the visitors.
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Whitewright High School Tigers
Cooper Bulldogs
Jack Hayes
Tigers
Mickie Poteet
Cooper
James Dixon
Burns
Bulldogs
Farm Bureau Opposes Road Bill Tax Plan
The American Farm Bureau Federation urged Congress to keep federal highway funding at current levels about 700 million annually and end the federal gasoline tax so states may fund roads. The group spoke to House Ways and Means as hearings opened on a Democratic bill to raise taxes on gasoline, diesel, tires, trucks, and buses by about 12 billion over 15 years to support a 51.5 billion highway program with states covering the remainder.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federaton
Federation
Matt Triggs
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bells Church to Dedicate Building on March 11
The Bells Baptist Church will dedicate its brick church and educational building on March 11. Rev. Clayton Hicks announced the date. Construction began July 4, 1954 after razing the old wooden structure, with volunteers slowing finish work.
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Bells Baptist Church
Clayton Hicks
Kidd-Key Annual Luncheon Set for Feb 25
Mrs. Dan Pool Jr announces the Kidd Key College and Conservatory of Music annual luncheon for graduates and former students. The event will be held at Hotel Grayson in Sherman on Saturday February 25 at 12 noon with a program and business session to follow. Reservations by writing the hotel.
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Dan Pool Jr
Kidd- Key College and Conservatory of Music
Grayson, Sherman
GOP Edge Seen for 1956 Race by AFL-CIO Strategists
AFL-CIO political co directors James L McDevitt and Jack Kroll report to the executive council that Republicans will hold an edge in the 1956 presidential race regardless of Eisenhower’s candidacy. They credit increased spending appeals to cities and control of communications for the shift, while noting Democrats lost some issues.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Eisenhower
Afl-Cio Executive Council
James L. McDevitt
Jack Kroll
Whitewright to Randolph Highway Bids Due Feb 20
Austin announces Texas Highway Department will award a 7.9 mile contract for Farm to Whitewright Randolph Highway 1281 in 220 days with Joe Clark of Bonham as resident engineer. Also bidding are Denison Ambrose Market Road and seal coats on FM 824 and FM 1550 in Fannin County.
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Austin
Whitewright
Randolph
Texas Highway Department
Bois d’Arc Bottom
Joe Clark
Bonham
Denison
Ambrose
Ravenna
Fannin County
Lamar County
Honey Grove
Dial
Farm Bureau sponsors rodent control program
Grayson County Farm Bureau held its regular board meeting at the Sherman office to discuss launching a farm rodent control program. About 200 farmers must enroll to keep it self supporting, with costs around 20 dollars per year in other counties. The program is run through the State Game Fish and Oyster Commission and spring membership drive runs March 19 to 24.
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Grayson County Farm Bureau
Board of Directors
Farm Bureau
E. Lamar
Sherman
W. H. Hanning
County Farm Bureau
State Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission
Hanning
Albert Laughlin
Offie Smith
Co. B. Ball
Singing Convention At Ida Sunday Afternoon
The County Line Singing Convention will be held at Ida Sunday afternoon at 2 p m. L L Wendell says the event aims for broad attendance and invites all singers and non singers to come. Singers are encouraged to perform before a large audience.
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Ida
L. L. Wendell
Texas Receives 48564 Cubic Centimeters of Polio Vaccine
The Public Health Service allocated 48 564 cubic centimeters of Salk polio vaccine for Texas. The batch is the thirteenth distributed to states since development and will be sold to public agencies and commercial outlets under voluntary control, manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company.
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Washington, D. C
Public Health Service
Texas
Eli Lily and Company
One Lawyer Can Handle Both Cases in Waco Incident
A 28 year old Waco man loudly argued with his jailed father on the city hall steps. Police escorted the pair to a cell for a forced reunion after the son, drunk, sought to learn if the father needed a lawyer.
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Waco
Man with Wooden Leg Breaks Leg After Fall
Bland Virginia reports John Richardson, a guard at State Road Camp 31, fell on a freshly waxed floor breaking his leg. He returned to work the next day, despite his injury. the broken leg was his wooden one.
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Bland
John Richardson
State Road Camp $31
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Charles H. Stuteville
Sherman Masons
Baptists
Bill
Mainer
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United States
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Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin Counties
BELLS
Kidd-Key
Randolph Highway
Singing
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