Whitewright area notes of marriages births deaths and gins
Grayson County reports 57117 bales of cotton ginned last season with Whitewright at 5602 bales. Numerous marriages include James P Montgomery and Louise Freeman on Dec 25, Lee Wilson and Fannie Laura Phillips, and Oran Blanks with Alma Ryan. Also births, deaths, influenza, and local civic notes across Whitewright, Sherman, Tom Bean, and nearby communities.
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Grayson County
Whitewright
James P. Montgomery
Louise Freeman
Sherman
Lee Wilson
Fannie Laura Phillips
Oscar Pierce
Oran Blanks
Kiowa
Okla
Alma Ryan
PTA program marks midway progress with local leaders
Aileen Pennington and Dr J F Fender joined Marjorie Nell Blanton and Mrs A L Jackson in a PTA program. Mrs Emmet Penn hosted a Thursday afternoon event honoring her guests.
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Aileen Pennington
J. F. Fender
Marjorie Nell Blanton
A. L. Jackson
PTA
Emmet Penn
Veterans Questions And Answers
Q and A on war orphans training age 14 for disabled child of deceased veteran. Reporting private life insurance dividends as VA pension income. No grace period for GI loan late payments. possible extra charge. Peacetime veteran 50 percent disabled may get additional compensation for dependents.
Electric service bill shows increase
The Federal Power Commission reports the average monthly residential bill for 250 kilowatt hours rose from $7.23 to $7.30 by Jan 1, 1958. For 1957, 3 205 communities had no change, 1 047 had increases and 252 had decreases. The typical household uses about 264 kilowatt hours monthly.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Aides Push Dollar Limit on Aid For Farm Crops
Washington officials debate a plan to cap total federal price support per crop, aiming to curb rising farm outlays. Benson opposes immediate limits, citing administrative and political hurdles, while Eisenhower sides with milder proposals for 1959.
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Tke
Washington
Eisenhower
Uncle Sam
Agriculture Department
Budget Bureau
Council of Economic Advisers
White House
Benson
Mr. Benson
Congress
Divorce Citation in Grayson County Texas 1959
Public court notice commands Wilma Lee Clark to appear by filing an answer to Clarence W. Clark Jr. petition for divorce based on cruel treatment. Citation issued December 1958 in Grayson County District Court Sherman with deadlines after 42 days.
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State OF Texas
Wilma Lee Clark
A. D
15Th District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Clarence W. Clark, Jr
S. V. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Being Made Equal Says Opposing Vision of Uniform Society
A Cali patria Herald editorial warns against a plan to enforce equality by man not God, arguing it would erase individuality. It contends everyone would share the same work, wealth, housing, and culture, leading to a loss of uniqueness and freedom.
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Calipatria
Calif
Herald
Minnows Sold In Plastic Bags By Grand Prairie Fisherman
T L Smith markets Golden Shiners in water-filled plastic bags sold as ready to use minnows. He handles about 25 000 fish from a 2 000 acre supply, with outlets planned in Mineola Canton Quitman Gladewater and Tyler. Ken Smith 12 oversees the line.
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Grand Prairie
T. L. Smith
Smith
Ken
Mineola
Canton
Quitman
Gladewater
Tyler
Oyster growers discuss shucking economics and yield
Portland oyster growers note that a couple of bushels yield a gallon of shucked meat. Prices paid to growers range from 80 cents to 1.35 dollars per bushel before shocking, rising to 1.50 to 1.75 after delivery. A skilled operator may harvest 600 to 700 bushels per acre. The text also mentions Guadalupe Peak as Texas highest point and cites the 1856 discovery of Texas' first oil well at Melrose, Nacogdoches County by Lynis T. Barrett.
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Portland
Ore
Texas
Melrose
Nacogdoches County
Lynis T. Barrett
Money Savings via Standardization Across Armed Forces
Washington wire notes a House armed services subcommittee testimony detailing federal purchasing cuts. Erasers drop from 98 to 16 varieties, men's drawers from 170 to 140 with more reductions planned, and dress shoes from 802 to 798 with further cuts.
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Fort Worth
Washington Wire
United Press International
House Armed Services
Army
Navy
Defense Dept
Ninth Grader Echoes Essay On Emergency Use Of Telephone
A ninth grade contestant writes that the telephone is vital in emergencies such as calling the insurance company when a house is on fire. The passage highlights the utility of phones in urgent moments. Industry in Austin County is noted as Texas oldest German settlement, founded in 1842.
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Industry
Austin County
Texas
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B. Wrenn Webb
Presbyterian Church
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Jack Lackey
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Reynolds May
City
G. &. Gates
Manton Fain
Clevenger
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Dora E. Scales
J. B. Hall
Charles A. Key
Ida
Whitewright Cleaners
Southwestern Bell
Gov't
Graham Hunter
Guadalupe Peak
West
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