This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1953
Page
1
Whitewright officials plan a new dog ordinance at the next regular meeting. It makes unvaccinated or unregistered dogs a misdemeanor with a $1 annual registration due date. The rule covers stray dogs, impounding, and penalties for poisoning within city limits.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill departed London on Tuesday night to meet President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower in the United States. The purpose includes discussing Korea and atomic know-how and rearmament as part of a proposed close working relationship akin to his wartime ties with Roosevelt. Churchill travels with his wife and daughter Mary, son-in-law Christopher Soames, MPs, aides, and his doctor aboard the Queen Mary liner.
North Dakota Senator Young said President-elect Eisenhower and secretary-designate Benson plan to keep 90 percent farm parity through 1954. He will vote to confirm Benson after meetings at the Comodore Hotel. Parity ties farmer returns to prices of goods they buy.
General Vandenberg, Air Force chief of staff, says Russia has produced five times as many planes as the United States in five years and warns that any cut in U S production could be catastrophic. He notes the atomic bomb in Soviet hands raises global tension and crisis in parts of the world.
The Chamber of Commerce directors approved a 1953 demonstration farm on the Russell Summers farm north of town near B. W. Newman. C. O. Spence supervises the Grayson County Pilot Plot Club with O. W. Barker assisting. About 30 acres form three five-acre demonstration plots and three five-acre check plots. They will underwrite extra costs with expected yield gains offsetting the expense. The program will run over a period of time.
The Agriculture Department reports farm prices ended the year about 12 percent lower than January levels. Prices declined 3 percent from mid-November to mid-December due to record production and weaker export markets. Cattle cotton eggs hogs and milk drove most of the drop in the last month.
Washington report says state directors may draft 19-year-olds to meet the February call for 53,000 Army men. An official could not estimate how many states would compel 19-year-olds but said it would be several.
The New York Curb Exchange will be renamed American Stock Exchange effective Jan. 5. President Edward T. McCormick announced the change, noting the new name reflects the exchange's business and geographic breadth across 499 regular and 312 associate members with 1,679 offices in 47 states and Canada.
Henderson County Chamber of Commerce cites Dwight D. Eisenhower's election win as proof black-eyed peas on New Year's Day bring luck. A canned batch was sent to Ike last year and another is sent this week. About 21 million grade school pupils were in the US in 1951.
Local residents and visitors share holidays across Sherman Denison Dallas Fort Worth Bonham and surrounding towns. Families and friends from Dorchester Pilot Grove Pilot Point Whitewright Commerce and Stephenville gather for Christmas and New Year visits with relatives and neighbors.
Leonard and Denison residents joined C. J. Meador relatives for a Sunday visit. Manton Fain Jr. and his father were in Durango Mexico on a tiger hunt, with Manton Jr. flying as a Braniff pilot on the trip.
Mr and Mrs Albert Partridge and children with Eben D Warner from Chadron Neb Mrs Ida Smith of Denison and Winifred Hamilton family of Desert spent Christmas day in the home of J B Dodson at Arlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Caraway hosted guests for Christmas including Mr. and Mrs. Jack Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Sam Town send and Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Page of Paris Mr. and Mrs. Noble Page and son Billy Joe of Sherman Donald Ray Bartlett of Denison Mr. and Mrs. Deck Brown of Lubbock Mr. and Mrs. Harlo Willis and children and Horace Chance and sons of Fort Worth Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hassler Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Page and children and Mary Lou Thrasher of Whitewright.
The Sun issues an abbreviated edition this week after missing a post Christmas issue. It comes out a day early due to the New Year holiday and extends New Year wishes to readers, hoping 1953 fulfills their desires.
Hull Owen Hull of Whitewright and Miss Thelma LaVerne Lancaster of Ada Oklahoma were married on Christmas Eve at St. Luke's Methodist Church chapel in Oklahoma City with Rev Nisbett officiating. They plan to live on West Spruce Street in Whitewright after Friday. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Moton Lancaster of Ada and has worked at Tinker Air Force Base. Hull is division engineer of Community Public Service Company with headquarters in Whitewright.
Kuhnell Hinton and Ludolph Kuhnell III were married Sunday December 28 at 4 p.m. in the Jenkins home Dallas. Rev Weldon R Drake officiated. Bride Miss Prilla Hinton is daughter of Minnie Faye Hinton and Frank Hinton. Groom Ludolph Kuhnell III is son of Ludolph Kuhnell II. Maid of honor Billye Dillon and best man Pat Dolen. They will live in Denton while both attend North Texas State College.
Miss Wanda Lewis married Ale Arthur N. Mitchell in a double ring ceremony at Pilot Grove Baptist Church on December 20 at 6 p m Rev Ross Bourland officiated The bride wore white and carried a Bible and red roses Maid of honor was Mrs W W Crawford Best man was G L Vandagriff Miss Rowena Taylor sang I Love You Truly with Mrs Herbert Taylor at the piano The couple plans a short wedding trip and will reside in Dallas Miss Lewis worked at First National Bank after Whitewright High School graduation
Mrs Homer Gentry hosted a Christmas program Tuesday December 22 at her home featuring her kindergarten pupils. The group sang carols and presented a rhythm band directed by Sue Kaiser with Jingle Bells and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Sue Gentry performed Silent Night on piano while Nancy Dollarhide sang Oh Christmas Tree. A four child nursery rhyme skit preceded the finale Frosty the Snowman which included Del Sears as Frosty dancing until stopped by Officer Murray Bryant. Afterward refreshments were provided by Mrs Griffin Dollarhide and Mrs James Bryant for attending mothers grandmothers and siblings.
Mrs. G H Neves 84 mother of J W Neves of Bells route 2 Roby died last Thursday after a long illness in a Fisher County hospital She was born November 7 1868 in Greer South Carolina Married February 22 1884 she moved to Grayson then Fisher County Funeral at Roby Methodist Church burial Roby Cemetery Survivors include five sons three daughters two sisters twenty grandchildren twenty three great grandchildren one great great grandchild
Clay Horton says the Umphress wildcat between Whitewright and Van Alstyne will be reopened after year start. He notes heavy equipment will be moved in for a deeper test and claims the larger operators expect success, not a dry hole, addressing beliefs about abandoning productive wells.
Grayson County officials announced 45 deputies to serve two years through 1955 with no staff changes from the current lineup. Tax and highway offices receive several appointees, plus field workers, clerks deputies, district and county court staff, jail staff, and two new law firm aides.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.