March of Dimes Events Slated by Local Chair
Rev. Newton V. Cole, local March of Dimes chair, announces two fundraisers. Craig's Cafe coffee sale Friday 2 to 5 30 p m turns all receipts to the campaign. A house to house collection Thursday Jan 28 asks residents to leave porch lights on for donations picked up by volunteers. Donations also accepted at First National Bank and store receptacles. about $30 already collected.
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Newton V. Cole
Craig
American Legion
Cole
First National Bank
Coffee Price Surge Hits Texas Markets Across State
Damaging frosts in Brazil and rising U S consumption lift coffee to about 1.15 dollars a pound in Texas markets. Houston grocers report near 1.05 to 1.02 retail levels with wholesale gains of about 11 cents per pound for roasted coffee and 14 cents for green coffee.
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Whitewright
Houston
Dallas
Brazil
United States
Joe Weingarten
Weingarten
Woman congresswoman urges halt to rising coffee prices
Democratic Rep. from Missouri Mrs. John B. Sullivan urges Republicans in the House to stop coffee price increases. She warns if trends continue the public will drink watered-down coffee unworthy of the name, saying muddy water might be acceptable in rivers but not in coffee.
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Washington
Missouri
John B. Sullivan
House
Speaker
Foundation Cows Calves Born Under RYDT Pro gram
Kenneth Marlow of Whitewright and Dale Taylor of Pilot Grove report heifer calves born to foundation cows under the Rural Youth Dairy Training Program sponsored by Grayson County livestock Improvement Association. Their dams have now delivered second offspring, with Howard Lowe of Tom Bean announcing a heifer calf as the first calf from his foundation animal under the same program.
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Kenneth Marlow
Whitewright
Dale Taylor
Pilot Grove
Grayson County Livestock Improvement Association
Howard Lowe
Tom Bean
RYDTP
Bonham Men Buy Locker Plant In Trenton
M. D. Anderson and David Fowler of Bonham purchased the Trenton Refrigeration Coop from Fannin County REA. Lockers will stay the same, with future plans for a wholesale meat truck. The plant, organized Aug. 1, 1945, will be renamed Trenton Packing Co.
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Trenton
M. D. Anderson
David Fowler
Bonham
Trenton Refrigeration Coop
Fannin County Rea
Sesame Meeting Scheduled in Whitewright Area
O W Barker vocational agriculture teacher invites farmers to a 7:30 p m meeting on Thursday January 28 in the high school vocational agriculture building to discuss sesame planting. Ray Anderson secretary and Albert Roach president of the Texas Sesame Seed Growers Association Paris will speak on growing sesame and answering questions. The goal is 150 acres to justify a marketing point. farmers indicated willingness to plant near 100 acres this year.
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O. W. Barker
Ray Anderson
Albert Roach
Texas Sesame Seed Growers Association
Paris
Whitewright
Barker
Whitewright Mayor Declares Texas Public Schools Week
Mayor I R R Summers proclaims the week of January 24 to January 31 as Preparation Week for the 100th Anniversary of the Texas Public School System. He urges schools churches civic clubs and agencies to promote public education’s impact on state development and to rededicate efforts to human resource development.
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Texas Public School System
Pioneers of
Texas
Founding Fathers of
Empire State
State Capitol
Lone Star State
I. R. R. Summers
Whitewright
Loving Announces Candidacy for Grayson County Clerk
Sherman resident Knowles S. Loving visited Whitewright on Monday and authorized The Sun to insert his name in the political announcement column as a candidate for Grayson County Clerk. His formal bid appears on another page of this newspaper.
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Knowles S. Loving
Sherman
Whitewright
The
Sun
Grayson County
County Officers To Seek Reelection in Grayson County
Grayson County announces reelection bids from District Clerk S. V. Earnest County Clerk J. C. Buchanan Sheriff Woody Blanton and County Commissioner Wayne Bruce. Buchanan faces Knowles S. Loving of Sherman while Blanton faces Cecil R. Walker of Sherman. Earnest and Bruce have no opposition to date.
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Grayson County
S. V. Earnest
J. C. Buchanan
Woody Blanton
Wayne Bruce
Mr. Buchanan
Mr. Blanton
Earnest
Bruce
Knowles S. Loving
Sherman
Cecil R. Walker
C B Bryant III elected bank president at local First National Bank
At a directors meeting following the stockholders gathering, C B Bryant III was chosen president of the First National Bank with J Bryant King as vice president. C B Bryant Jr remains chairman of the board and R A Gillett and Pernie Badgett were reelected as cashier and assistant cashier. Directors include Rham T Pennington Kay Kimbell J B King C B Bryant III and Glen Earnheart. King is the son of former director William H King. Planters National Bank stockholders met for liquidation business.
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First National Bank
C. B. Bryant III
J. Bryant King
C. B. Bryant Jr
Sweetwater
R. A. Gillett
Pernie Badgett
Rham T. Pennington
Sherman
Kay Kimbell
Fort Worth
J. B. King
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright
King
William H. King
Bryant King
Planters National Bank
Walker announces for Grayson County sheriff
Cecil R. Walker of Sherman announces his candidacy for sheriff of Grayson County in the Democratic primary on July 24. Walker, a guard at the Hardwicke-Etter Shell Plant, previously served 26 months as deputy sheriff and was raised by his aunt and uncle in Tom Bean after his mother died in infancy.
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Cecil R. Walker
Sherman
The
Sun
Grayson County
Mr. Walker
Hardwicke-Etter Shell
Whitewright
Willie Walker
Roy Benson
Tom Bean
Acreage Bill Pushed Ahead In 1954 Cotton Allotments
A Senate House conference committee adopted a compromise acreage bill increasing 1954 cotton planting allotments by nearly 3.5 million acres to 21,379,000 acres. The measure, shaping cotton marketing quotas, moves to the House for expected passage while the Senate aims to complete action soon. Rep. Bob Poage said the draft pleased conferees despite not meeting all House demands.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
Bob Poage
Dem
Texas
Barker Accepts Tulia High School Vocational Chair
O V Barker, a 10 year veteran vocational agriculture teacher at Whitewright High School, will resign to take a similar post at Tulia High School in Swisher County. He expects to move around February 1 after a replacement is found. Barker came from Dodd City and has 17 years teaching, 12 in vocational agriculture, earning strong regard in the field.
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O. V. Barker
Whitewright
Tulia
Swisher County
the Sun
Tulsa
Mr. Barker
Dodd City
Chamber of Commerce
Tue
Whiewright
Vocational Agriculture Department
Barker
Hebrew-Christian to Speak at First Baptist Church
Rev. Samuel Goldberg, noted Hebrew Christian minister and missionary, will address the First Baptist Church at 7 30 p m on January 27. Born in Russia and raised Orthodox, he later joined Christianity and graduated from Moody Bible Institute. He discusses Jewish customs, Judaism vs Christianity, Palestine, and aims to foster Jewish Gentile understanding. Everyone invited.
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Samuel Goldberg
First Baptist
Newton V. Cole
Mr. Goldberg
Russia
Cole
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Palestine
Goldberg
Worst Blizzard Of Winter Arrives
A severe late winter blizzard paralyzed business and closed schools after noon on Wednesday. Sleet and freezing temperatures made roads slick and chains common on tires as motorists were urged to stay off highways. A northwest wind and continued cold were forecast to keep conditions hazardous through the night.
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Weather Bureau
Highway Department
Legion Post Plans Bingo Party and Rodeo
Regular Legion meeting at the Legion Home reported nine new members in the past week. Plans were announced for a bingo party on February 2 at 7 30 P M with prizes and light fare served by the Auxiliary. E W Fields outlined rodeo arena repairs and a possible rodeo in the second week of April. Public invited.
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Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Poll Tax Deadline Sets Midnight Jan 31
The notice warns that poll tax must be paid by midnight January 31 to vote in 1954 elections, with exemptions for those 60 and older. It urges all eligible citizens to participate and reminds poll tax payers are treated as VIPs.
County employs get pay increase across Grayson County
Grayson County commissioners approve a cost of living raise for all county employees. The increases range from 10 to 25 dollars per month and add about 20 thousand dollars to the 1954 payroll. Deputies, road and bridge staff, tax workers and clerks receive specified boosts.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Grayson Commissioners Court
Weldon Williams
Williams
Sheriff's Department
Man lists wife as housewife on voter forms
In Tucson Arizona a man filled out voter registration forms per the new law. When the clerk asked for his occupation he insisted his job is housework saying my wife works and she makes me do the housework. He declares I am a housewife.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Dial Service Change Set for February 6 Here
Jerome McKinney Southwestern Bell district manager warns 300 local numbers will switch to five digit dial when the new dial system goes live February 6. Calls after noon rely on the new directory. incorrect dialing will fail. The firm will mail leaflets and run ads to explain the changes.
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Jerome McKinney
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
McKinney
Eisenhower seeks 25 million fund to reinsure private health plans
President Eisenhower asked Congress to back private health insurance with a 25 million dollar reinsurance fund to cover added risks from expanding benefits. He suggested possible subscriber premiums but did not detail operations. He rejected compulsory government health care and urged early support for the plan while warning against government regimentation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Truman
House
Sam Rayburn
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Owl Causes Mass Chicken Deaths in Utah Farm
At the Walley Durfee Ranch in Ephraim Utah a lone hoot owl entered a coop of 4 000 ten week old New Hampshire chickens after 10 p m A day later Durfee found 1 537 dead and tallied a loss of 1350 dollars The incident underscores concerns about farm losses and wildlife risks.
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Ephriam
Utah
Wally Durfee
Durfee
New Hampshire
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March of Dimes
Solon
Bonham Men
Texas Public Schools
Joe Sidney Row
San Antonio
Georgiana Harmon
Joe
Jefferson Davis Hospital
U.S
National Foundation For
Grayson
QO. V. Barker
Tulia VA
Legion Post
Ike
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