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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1953
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin counties at 2.00 and outside counties at 2.50. Editor and owner T Glenn Doss runs the Thursday publication.
The Sun editor extends sympathy to readers with influenza and celebrates his return to work after a five day illness. He notes the value of health, shares household illness details, and credits doctors and a nurse for recovery while urging readers to send in news items.
Viewers accuse local television stations of breaking promised coverage by quitting the Washington inaugural parade before the Texas segment. The event ran late and off schedule, eroding trust after a 24 year cycle of such parades.
Eisenhower used a two ocean broadcast to reassure Americans and deter isolationist fears. The inaugural address emphasized faith in peace under God, opposition to force, and a call for unity with allies to win the free world.
Rep. Sam Rayburn lost $15,000 in pay after relinquishing the speaker's chair to Rep. Joseph W. Martin. He resumed the speakership in 1950 earning $30,000 annually then reverted to the representative salary of $15,000 with a tax-free $10,000 annual expense allowance from 1950 to 1951.
In Gallatin Tennessee the 33 year old mare Nell was turned out to pasture for her retirement when she foaled a colt over the weekend. It is her first offspring in twenty years.
In Pittsburgh East Liberty a morning flock of about 300 pigeons lines up at a local restaurant and pecks for breakfast. A porter named Arthur tosses stale buns totaling around 450 a week. Owners Jerry and Lloyd Crosnes call the birds Arthur's Children. In 1951, 10 172 books were published in the United States.
A welcome message declares dedication to serving residents with pride. The note emphasizes service to the people and community needs as a public commitment.
A collage of humorous vignettes covers travel woes in a blizzard, inflation jokes at a bank, a Plains versus Ohio Valley argument about erosion and wind, and light wordplay with coins and medals. The pieces reflect witty, era-tinged humor with everyday scenes and punchlines.
In Des Moines Iowa the 46 GOP Iowa Senate members removed a Truman picture during Eisenhower's inaugural. The back bore a placard reading Out to lunch back in 1956. Their four Democratic colleagues denied knowledge of the prank.
The United States briefly lacked a president for 32 minutes after the term ended at noon on Jan. 20. Harry S. Truman's eight year presidency ended at that hour, and Dwight D. Eisenhower did not take the oath until 12:32 p.m., remaining president elect until then.
Six children of Rev. C. H. Roos, pastor of the Lufkin Gospel Center, are barred from public school for refusing smallpox vaccination on religious grounds. The Lufkin school board, after hearing the pastor, upheld a five to one vote requiring vaccination for all children with no exemptions.
Vice President Nixon declares the nickname Veep to belong exclusively to former VP Alben Barkley. He and Mrs Nixon acknowledge no new family nickname yet, preferring to wait before adopting a formal title.
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