Rotaryanns Banquet Highlights Community Spirit
The Rotaryanns banquet at the Methodist Church in Denton featured red white and blue décor and remarks by County Judge Jack W Gray on juvenile delinquency and automobile risk. Local columnist Jack Valentine debuts as THE SUN's new columnist and the Tigers face a championship setback after James Dixon’s burn injuries.
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Methodist Church
James Bryant
Clint Hennig
Roscoe Gillett
Joe Johnson
Dick Walker
B. W. Newman
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Earl Blanton
Lee Daugherty
North Texas
Old Landmark Norman Brown Home Destroyed by Fire
The Norman Brown home in Orangeville, one of Fannin County's oldest structures, burned Saturday morning after a 30 minute blaze of undetermined origin. Norman Brown has died. his son Tom Brown and family had recently remodeled the dwelling and were not home at the time.
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Fannin County
Norman Brown
Orangeville
Brown
Tom Brown
Sun Honor Roll Subscriptions Acknowledged Names Listed
Subscriptions payments are acknowledged for a long list of individuals including Edwin Badgett Myrtle Menasco R. W. Lansford C. Mullican W. M. Taylor and others. The notice also mentions Youngblood Monument Company and several Mrs or Mr prefixes along with a few military titles.
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Edwin Badgett
Myrtle Menasco
R. W. Lansford
Co. C. Mullican
W. M. Taylor Ewing T. Blanton
Pernie Badgett
R. A. Gillett
J. M. Ashinhurst
W. F. Holland Caleb Thornhill
W. E. Stanford Arnold Henson
B. D. McBroom
M. E. Wilkinson
George Hicks
T. L. Cowart
A. C. Stephens Boyd Sanderson
J. B. Burden
M. L. Spencer Mur
C. Ryan Lee Penny
Jack Farley
Pascal Farley
J. H. Gosnell
C. Sutton
Arline Reeves
Minnie Burchfield
N. L. Bennett
J. M. Jarvis
E. Edens
W. A. Kirkpatrick
A. M. Bryant
Walter G. Stephens
Youngblood Monument Company
O. V. Barker
Ben Sturdivant Perry W. Kohrs
Billie G. Earnheart
H. E. Horton
Clarence Tillett
J. M. Wright
A. L. Harvey
Jerry Wilson
P. H. Connelly
R. L. Haliburton
H. V. Reeves
R. Edwards
W. H. Forrest J. W. Forrest
H. M. DeBerry
R. W. Ball Bryan Weber Lee Wilson
E. W. Fields
R. W. Terry
Billy Smith
Billy
Whitewright Mayor Seeks Reelection After Six Years
In a formal announcement the Whitewright mayor seeks another term, thanking voters for three prior votes and noting progress in construction and sewer repairs since 1916. He emphasizes that further work depends on available money and asks for continued support.
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Whitewright
Three classes of residents and their civic duties
A reader summaries a United States Chamber of Commerce piece that divides residents into three groups parasitic idle and civic minded. It argues only the third group those who live for the community act on political social and economic duties and seek common ground beyond status or beliefs.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Wholesale price increases hit food and materials market
New York reports show wholesale prices rising on Maxwell House Coffee to one dollar a pound after a 4 cent jump. Shortening bulk prices rise by 1 cent, linseed oil up 20 points to 16.45 cents, with total monthly linseed oil hikes reaching 1.20 cents. American Vitrified Products announces a 5 percent rise in clay and concrete products as copper gains take effect industry wide after Anaconda started the 3 cent increase.
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New York
General Foods Corporation
General Food
American
Anaconda Company
Deaths Mrs Pinson to Have Funeral at Honey Grove Church
Funeral services for Mrs B F Pinson of Caddo Oklahoma will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Honey Grove Baptist Church. The 86 year old sister of Mrs Mary McGaughey of Whitewright died yesterday at her daughter Mrs Frank Dyer’s home in Durant.
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Honey Grove Baptist Church
B. F. Pinson
Caddo
Okla
Mary McGaughey
Whitewright
Pinson
Frank Dyer
Durant
Poisoned Hot Dogs Endanger North Carolina Boy
In Florence South Carolina an eight year old boy was rushed to hospital in critical condition after eating a hot dog tainted with lethal poison. Police found two more poisoned hot dogs in the same block prompting fears and housebound children. Authorities suspect a passer-by tossed the meat intended to harm neighborhood dogs. Dr J L Bruce estimated the meat contained five grains of strychnine with a fifth of a grain often fatal to adults. Larry Mathews stirred by his grandmother Mrs Cindy Mathews saved by milk. he remains under care.
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Florence
S. C
Larry Mathews
J. L. Bruce
Larry
Cindy Mathews
Lary
Pointers for the Veteran Homeowner pamphlet issued
The Veterans Administration released a 22 page guide to aid veterans in GI mortgage ownership. It explains veteran obligations under GI loans, protecting investments, and the importance of consistent mortgage payments.
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Washington
Veterans Administration Today
Newspaper Boy Takes Customer To Court
In Cleveland a 17 year old newspaper boy sued a customer for unpaid papers and won. Edward Hantel was ordered by Municipal Judge Edward Feighan to pay $1.68 debt plus $1.65 court costs. Pheasants reach their heaviest weight of the year about Dee 1.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Edward Hantel
Edward Feighan
Dee
American Legion Barbecue Tonight
Earl Fields, commander of Ever heart Thornhill Post American Legion, expects a big turnout for a barbecue at the American Legion Home this Thursday at 7 30 in support of the pre Christmas fund raising campaign. Beef is prepared and sliced for easy serving.
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Earl Fields
Everheart-Thornhill Post
American Legion
Earl
Grayson County Ballot Shapes Up
The Grayson County Democratic primary field is forming as incumbents seek new terms and several candidates announce intentions. Filing deadline is May 7 with terms extended to four years by a constitutional amendment, shaping a shorter ticket than usual.
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Grayson County
Murray Nance
Boyd Newman
R. C. Vaughan
15Th District Court
W. A. Sturdy
Charles Stamps
Sherman
Woody Blanton
Iva Davidson
Tom Spalding
Bryan Waler
Collinsville
R. C. Slagle
W. C. Dowdy
59Th District Court
Denison
Whitesboro
Whitewright
C. B. Carroll
Robert T. Rylee
D. B. Hardeman
Charles Hughes
S. W. Earnest
J. C. Buchanan
Gertrude McBee
J. N. Dickson
Lester C. Newman
Wayne Bruce
R. R. Stratton
Pottsboro
Jim Spangler
J. R. Debusk
E. Stout
van Alstyne
S. R. Stiles
Cornell Horseshoeing Course Returns at Ithaca
Cornell University resumes its 16 week horseshoeing extension course in the veterinary college after prior abolition in the 1920s. With more saddle and race horses and fewer village blacksmiths, farriers are in demand and can earn up to 1000 dollars a month. The piece also notes Algeria’s ongoing water shortage as a separate item.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Cornell
Veterinary College
Mrs. Bodine Buys Carol's Shop Renamed Suzanne's
Mrs. Joe Bodine buys Carol's Dress and Gift Shop from Mr. and Mrs. Arba Orenduff. She plans to add children's wear and keep the existing lines. The shop is renamed Suzanne's. The Orenduffs have run the business about ten years across two locations and will continue their jewelry ventures in Sherman and Bonham. Mrs. Bodine moved to Whitewright last summer with her husband assigned to the area by Southwestern Bell.
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Arba Orenduff
Carol
Joe Bodine
Orenduff
Sherman and
Bonham
Bodine
Whitewright
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Bank Shortage Shuts Smolan Bank After Cashier Fraud
Smolan Kansas faces a bank closure after a 51 year old institution, Smolan State Bank, succumbs to suspected cashier manipulation. G W Lindsey, assistant state bank examiner, says reopening is unlikely as deposits fall below 370000 and the bank lacks federal insurance. Raymond Holmquist allegedly falsified records, residents react with shock and concern over life savings and town’s future.
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Kansas State
Dispatches
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Smolan
Kan
G. W. Lindsey
State Bank
Lindley
Holmquist
Philip Nelson
Kansas
School Lunch Menu For Week
The menu lists daily meals from Monday to Friday including Salmon Croquettes with mashed potatoes and salad on Monday and a meatloaf dinner on Thursday. Other options include sliced pork and cheese sandwiches, Irish stew, hot dogs with chili, and sides such as cabbage slaw, potato chips, and fruit desserts.
Fight Looms On Veterans Pension Bills
Government experts estimate a one year cost of 2.4 billion dollars if Congress enacts a VFW plan to give all needy World War I veterans a 100 dollar monthly pension starting at age 62. The American Legion proposal would cost 77.2 billion through 2000. The House Veterans Committee plans public hearings on February 27 as pressure grows from posts and veterans. Teague opposes general pension bills prioritizing other benefits.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Congress
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Korea
House
Legion
VFW
House Veterans Committee
Teague
Olin E. Teague
Dem
Texas
Pipe smoking record claimed for Merrick man
The Pipe and Tobacco Council says Fred Gottlieb of Merrick New York kept 3.3 grams of tobacco lit in his pipe for 95 minutes. The feat is described as a collegiate record.
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New York
Pipe and Tobacco Council
Fred Gottlieb
Merrick, N. Y
Whitewright Mayoral Election Set for April 3
Mayor Russell Summers ordered the Whitewright city election for Tuesday April 3 to elect a mayor under the city charter. Summers will seek re election. State law requires candidates to file by March 4 and sign a loyalty pledge.
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Russell Summers
Whitewright
Summers
Polio Vaccination Urged as 1956 Season Near
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis urges doctors to begin polio vaccinations in 1956. Dr Hart E Van Riper calls it an emergency and stresses early two shot schedule before May in some regions with a third booster later to boost lasting protection.
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New York
Iit
National Foundation For
Foundation
Hart E. van Riper
van Riper
U. S. Public Health Service
National Foundation
Health Department
Shepperd Urges States To Resist Federal Thrusts
Texas Attorney General John Ben Shepperd told an NAAG Midwest conference that Supreme Court decisions push federal power into state domains. He warned this erodes taxing power, laws, and natural resource control and cited at least six major congressional bills aiming to correct federal preemption.
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Chicago
John Ben Shepperd
Texas
Shepperd
Midwest
National Association of Attorneys General
Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Fathers and Men Over 26 Out of Draft
President Eisenhower tightens draft rules placing childless registrants aged 19 to 25 at the top of the callup list. The executive order reduces exposure for fathers and men over 26, with expected yearly additions near 200,000 from the 1,347,000 current registrants.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Georgia
White House
Selective Service
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Telephone Talk
Tigers
James Dixon
Cooper
Dixon
James
Gi’s
Denison Herald
Algeria
Grayson
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