Tigers Sweep All-District Honors With Six Selections
Whitewright led district picks with four on the first team and two on the second. Garland Smith, Ralph Hughes, Kenneth Jones, and Dearle McKnight earned first team spots, while Lyndal Pierson and James Ayres made the second team. Honorable mention included John Charles Chesser and Aubrey Burnham.
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Whitewright Tigers
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Kmae, McKinney
Garland Smith
Ralph Hughes
Kenneth Jones
Dearle McKnight
Lyndal Pierson
James Ayres
John Charles Chesser
Aubrey Burnham
William Hollowell
Honey Grove
Whitewright
Eugene Holt
Farmersville
R. E. Lively
Earl Morrow
Delaney Scott
Gene Marshall
James Carpenter
Gary Stewart
Don Neal
Jack Caldwell
James Eldridge
Wolfe City
Jack Rogers
Floyd Cunningham
Billy McGaha
Cooper
Carl Wade
Lewis Scott
Whitesboro
Forrest Fox
van Alstyne
Sanders
Knox
Weather Pun Sparks Jail Threat in Courtroom Gag
In a traffic court exchange a judge warns a defendant that a fine today could lead to jail another day. The prisoner quips that it sounds like a weather forecast with a cooler tomorrow joke. The moment blends humor and mild courtroom tension.
Shivers Urges Courtesy in Hand Signals During January
Governor Shivers designated January as hand signal month to cut Texas traffic tolls. He said courtesy at the wheel is essential and that proper hand signals protect both driver and others, framing it as a key weapon in reducing deaths on streets and highways. The campaign theme is Right turn hand up, Left turn hand out, Slow or stop hand down.
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Austin
Texas
Shivers
Minstrel Show Planned by Everheart Thornhill Legion
The Everheart Thornhill Post discussed an upcoming minstrel show and a possible community box supper at the Legion Home. Commander Wilson Kaiser appointed a committee of Tom Sears Robert Doss and David Johnson to plan the show and Roy Blanton Earl Fields and Jack Meador to explore the box supper. Work continues in clearing the Legion Park with disfigured trees cut and sold as bois d arc posts.
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American Legion
Everheart-Thornhill
Legion
Wilson Kaiser
Tom Sears
Robert Doss
David Johnson
Whitewright
Kaiser
Roy Blanton
Earl Fields
Jack Meador
Legion Park
Sun Honor Roll Pay Subscriptions for Front Page Honors
The notice explains access to the front page requires subscriptions. It lists many named subscribers and their sponsors, with rates set at $2.50 outside Grayson and Fannin Counties or $2.00 for mail in those counties. The list includes Dr. H. V. Reeves Aubrey Page Earl Bradley and numerous others.
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Grayson
Fannin
H. V. Reeves Aubrey Page
Lunchroom Menus Whitewright Public Schools January 12 16
The weekly lunch menu lists daily offerings for Whitewright Public Schools from Monday to Friday. Items include pork sausage with mashed potatoes on Monday, beans and wieners on Tuesday, turkey dressing on Wednesday, salmon croquettes on Thursday, and hamburgers on Friday with complementary sides and milk.
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Whitewright Public
Sight returns after five years as cold cure
Escanaba Mich Mrs John Swanson 90 blind five years contracted a cold before Christmas while caring for it she had severe headaches as the cold cleared up she gradually regained her sight she called it a Christmas present George Washington lived in New York City while president
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Escanaba, Mich
John Swanson
George Washington
New York City
Scouts Earn Merit Badges at Rotary Club Meeting
Four Boy Scouts received badges at the Rotary Club session last Friday. Awardees were Jerry Lee Bennett, Jimmy Hoover, Bobby Phillips, and Jimmy Smith, presented by C B Bryant III. County attorney Murray Nance spoke on civic duties and law enforcement. Visitors from Sherman attended the meeting.
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Rotary Club
Jerry Lee Bennett
N. L. Bennett
Jimmy Hoover
Grant Hoover
Bobby Phillips
Iola Phillips
Jimmy Smith
Lee Smith
C. B. Bryant III
George Hight
Murray Nance
Jimmy Nossaman
Oklahoma
Janis Horton
H. Moussa
Ernest A. Griffith
Andy Anderson
Boyd Newman
Bob Oviatt
W. Landon Miller
E. M. Deck
Claude Fuqua
Sherman
Senate Beats Filibuster Rule Change 70-21 Vote
The Senate defeated a bid by nineteen lawmakers to overhaul rules and curb filibusters. Senator Taft led a 70 to 21 vote to table the proposal, preserving Rule 22 and its two thirds threshold. The move halts civil rights reform efforts for now and signals future rule debate.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Irving Ives
New York
Charles Tobey
New Hampshire
James Duff
Pennsylvania
Robert Hendrickson
New Jersey
GOP
Texas Result Brings Cheer in Electoral Roll
Texas and Virginia delivered the biggest applause as the electoral votes went to Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon at Congress. Pennsylvania and others drew milder cheers while Kentucky backed the Stevenson-Sparkman slate by a narrow margin.
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Washington
Texas
Virginia
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Alben Barkley
Stevenson-Sparkman
PTA Meeting Moved Up For Basketball Night
The monthly PTA gathering convenes at 7 30 Monday evening January 12 instead of Tuesday due to a basketball game. W C Cummings superintendent of schools will lead with Tildon McFerrin delivering the invocation and home economics girls presenting a demonstration under Mrs Earl Blanton. The public is invited.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Home Economics
W. C. Cummings
Tildon McFerrin
Church of Christ
Earl Blanton
Whitewright Flu Epidemic Strikes Texas Schools
A mild influenza outbreak disrupts Whitewright and surrounding Texas towns. Schools report high absenteeism among students and teachers, with no serious illnesses noted by The Sun. Hospitals in several areas, including Sherman, are strained as the epidemic spreads. Doctors urge bed rest and early treatment.
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Texas
Sherman
GOP Hopes for Tax Relief Face Budget Hurdles
Republican leaders in Congress hinted at possible tax relief this year but warned it depends on balancing the budget. House GOP Floor Leader Charles Halleck said tax cuts must not jeopardize a balanced budget, with spending cuts seen as a prerequisite. President Truman's 1954 budget plans about 79 billion dollars in outlays, roughly 10 billion more than expected receipts.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
House
GOP
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Truman
Treasury
Bright object flashes high over Dallas sky
A bright elongated object with orange red and bluish white colors was seen moving across Texas skies early Tuesday. Love Field observers reported a brilliant display while Perrin Air Force Base labeled it unidentifiable. initial guesses it was a planet were disputed as Jupiter and Venus had set hours earlier.
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Dallas
Texas
Jupiter
Venus
Love Field
Perrin Air Force Base
Sherman
Whitewright rainfall near total for 1952 vs 1951
The Whitewright area received 9.03 inches in November and December easing drought, with 1952 total rainfall close to 1951 despite a drier year. June to October 1952 saw only 1.45 inches, while the same period in 1951 totaled 16.92 inches. records show monthly totals and drought effects on ground and soil cracks.
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Whitewright
Dreath
Ray
Charley Cates
City Water Department
Drouth
Tigers Honey Grove Game Postponed By Flu
The Friday night basketball game between the Tigers and Honey Grove is postponed due to influenza. Honey Grove canceled after about half the students were absent, and S. T. Montgomery Jr. confirmed the school dismissal.
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Tigers
Honey Grove
S. T. Montgomery Jr
the Sun
Refund on Envelope Quick Tax Refund Advice
Washington reports the Internal Revenue Bureau urges taxpayers to write refund on the envelope to speed processing of income tax overpayments. The agency notes arithmetic checks occur before payments. facts will be investigated later. Regular returns must show 1952 income with filings due by March 16, plus a three year window to claim refunds.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Michigan site proposed for new Air Academy at Fort Custer
Congressman Shafter of Michigan introduced a bill to establish a proposed Air Force academy at Fort Custer near Battle Creek. An Air Force site committee had previously suggested seven possible locations including Randolph AFB Texas Camp Beale California Colorado Springs Colorado Madison Indiana Charlotte North Carolina Grapevine Texas and Grayson County Texas.
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Washington
D. C
Air Force Academy
Army
West Point
Navy
Annapolis
Congressman Shafter
Michigan
Fort Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Air Force
Randolph Air Force Base
Texas
Camp Beale
Calif
Colorado Springs
Colo
Madison, Ind
Charlotte
N. C
Grapevine
Grayson County
Army Vaccinates Masses For Mild Influenza Form
The Army begins a large vaccination program for troops at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and overseas. About 3500 cases attributed to a prime virus have been observed at Fort Leonard Wood with lab tests confirming the virus. A single shot is given to all troops in Korea and those under orders for Europe and the Far East.
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Washington
Fort Leonard Wood
Army Medical Service
Army
Korea
Europe
Far East
Dog Rabies Vaccination Drive Set for Whitewright
Whitewright officials schedule a free rabies vaccination day on Friday January 16 with Dr. O V Barker donating services. Mayor Summers backs the program to enforce a new ordinance requiring vaccination and a $1 registration per dog, with a total yearly cost around $2. Poisoning dogs is declared a misdemeanor.
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R. R. Summers
O. V. Barker
Whitewright
Howe town backs March of Dimes drive
Howe residents raise funds for the March of Dimes despite no polio cases. Community leader Mrs. Mary Hinton, 93, who cannot walk or see, is expected to lead contributions recalling her granddaughter's polio suffering and has led appeals for ten years.
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Howe
Mary Hinton
Hinton
Forget Your Worries Top Health Rule for 1953
New York physician Dr. Charles F. Pabst urges Americans to stop worrying as the top health rule for 1953. He lists ten guidelines for wellness, including medical checkups, hydration, sleep, sun and temperature protection, and never worrying as the best rule.
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New York
Charles F. Pabst
Federal Deficit Tops $9 Billion at Start of Year
The Treasury reports the 1953 fiscal year began with a deficit near 9.5 billion dollars as of Jan 2. Officials expect tax periods and defense spending changes to cut the shortfall by next June 30, with a projected year-end gap between five and six billion dollars. The year began July 1, 1952, marking the halfway point in the current fiscal year.
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Washington
Treasury
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Richard Switala
Anna Joyce Benson
Earl Benson
S. J. Janway
J. Doyle Withrow
T. B. Blanton
Olivia Whedbee
Don E. Williams
George W. Burnham
Earl Taylor
Jack Robbins
J. M. Simmons
Albert Partridge
W. E. LaRoe
T. B. Autre
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Air Academy
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