Heat Dampens Attendance at Grayson Ex-Students and Homecoming
Excessive June heat reduced turnout for the Whitewright Homecoming and Grayson College Ex-Students Reunion. About 200 total attended both events with over 100 at the homecoming dance, many from out of town, while registration was incomplete and a published list of attendees could not be released.
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Whitewright
Grayson College
Grayson Exes
the Sun
Olive Myrick
Gladys Ray
The
Exes
Sun
E. P. McIver
Bonham
Earl W. Shollenberger
Sherman
Mark Montgomery
Garland
Davis P. Parrish
Elgin Afb
Florida
James J. Hart
Perrin Afb
Billie Roberts
Celina
E. R
Dallas
A. L. Cooper
Eugene Hall
Denton
Victor H. Biggerstaff
N. B. Nicholson
Nita Ray Nicholson
Farmersville
Grace Harris Decker
Columbus
Ruth Melugin Shollenberger
Ray F. Brown
Denison
Alfred J. Schwiening Jr
Sonora
John Sadler
Buster Graves
Dick Barbee
Jack Montgomery
Leonard
Tom Montgomery
J. Frank Benton
Fort Worth
Willa Biggerstaff Kelly
Sam Warren
Dorothy Warren
Jack Spindle
San Angelo
James Lackey
Houston
Bill Preston
Levelland
Marvin Hogan
Bryan Jared
Ardmore
Oklo
C. B. Bryant III
Cochairman
C C To Make Survey For Future Plans For Homecoming
The Chamber of Commerce steering committee thanks all who helped this year's Homecoming and outlines plans to survey ex-Whitewright residents about future frequency. The group seeks names and addresses via Craig's Cafe, local drug stores, the post office, or the First National Bank to gauge interest in annual or alternate-year Homecomings and to raise potential $5 memberships to cover deficits.
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Chamber of Commerce
Whitewright
Chamber
Craig’s
First National Bank
Singing Convention Set for Hebron July 5
L. L. Wendell announces the First Sunday Singing Convention at Hebron on July 5. He expects a topnotch sing ing with one or two top quartets joining the Hebron singers and the community chorus.
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L. L. Wendell
Hebron
Mitchell Predicts Try for Sales Tax in Denton
Stephen Mitchell national Democratic chairman warned in Denton that Republicans plan a national sales tax, calling it a tax on poverty. He cited the National Association of Manufacturers and GOP leaders as supporters, saying the country must worry after twenty years of debate. He also criticized Eisenhower era promises on defense budget and taxes. Lavoisier is called the founder of modern chemistry.
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Denton
Stephen Mitchell
Democratic Party
Mitchell
National Association of Manufacturers
Eisenhower
Womack Named Ninth in Grayson Grads Class
Ninth in a class of 612 at Austin High School this year is highlighted by son of Dr and Mrs David Ray Womack with grandparents Mr and Mrs R M Womack in attendance. Four other award finalists include Lucian Wilborn Maxine Wilson Marilyn Reeves and Berry Sandlin. Grayson group officers Reelected with new vice president Clarence McMillin plus holdovers Gladys Ray George German Adah Gillespie Vera Hickman and Joe B Hamilton. Ray re elected to fifth year as president and has nearly doubled the mailing list to about 800 ex students.
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Austin High School
David Ray Womack
R. M. Womack
Grayson College
Lucian Wilborn
Austin
Maxine Wilson
Dallas
Marilyn Reeves
Miami
Berry Sandlin
Ferris
Grayson Group
Clarence McMillin
Whitewright
Gladys Ray
George German
Adah Gillespie
Vera Hickman
Joe B. Hamilton
Miss Ray
Funeral rites for M. Andrew Pierce held in Whitewright
Funeral services were conducted at Earnheart Chapel for M. Andrew Pierce 58 of Clovis New Mexico with Rev W J Epting Rev Lee Smith and Rev Harold Taylor officiating Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery Pallbearers were Clay Horton George Bennett Grover Stateville Roscoe Gillett Bob Sears and Roby Childress Pierce died at 115 a m Wednesday at his mother s home Mrs P J Pierce He was manager of Hotel Clovis and had come to Whitewright for a family reunion born January 1 1895 in North Carolina moved to Whitewright as a child educated at Whitewright public schools and Grayson College married Mary Ferguson of Bells May 9 1913 He worked in hotels and restaurant business in Texas and New Mexico He was a member of the Methodist Church hotel associations and the Clovis Rotary Surviving are his mother wife two daughters a brother and a sister with another sister having died earlier
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Earnheart Chapel
M. Andrew Pierce
W. J. Epting
Lee Smith
Harold Taylor
Oak Hill Cemetery
Clay Horton
George Bennett
Grover Stateville
Roscoe Gillett
Bob Sears
Roby Childress
Pierce
P. J. Pierce
Clovis
New Mexico
Whitewright
North Carolina
Grayson College
Mary
Mrs A J Robbins Dies at 95 in Sherman
Funeral services for Mrs. A J Robbins, 95, were held at Earnheart Chapel with Rev W J Epting and Rev J Heflin officiating. Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Thursday in a Sherman hospital and had lived with daughter Mrs J W Keeling. Survived by son Jack Robbins and four daughters, plus numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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A. J. Robbins
Earnheart Chapel
W. J. Epting
Sherman
Jimmie Heflin
Leonard
Oak Hill Cemetery
Robert
Charles Howard
O. W. Presley
J. D. Marlow
Jack Robbins
Dee Robbins
Mae Allison
Las Cruces
N. M
G. L. Lindsey
San Angelo
H. H. Stokes
Shivers Calls Texas Prayer Day for Rain Relief
Governor Allan Shivers urged a statewide day of prayer and fasting for rain amid a major drought. He praised the swift drought relief efforts by state and federal agencies and asked ministers to mobilize congregations next Sunday. He also thanked President Eisenhower and officials Benson and Peterson for rapid drought disaster area action.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Drouth
Texas
Shivers
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Benson
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
Whitewright Plans Holiday Closure For Independence Day
A Whitewright business group decided to close on July 4 with many local shops joining the plan. The list includes hardware stores, groceries, pharmacies, jewelers, barbers, cleaners, and service businesses, with the post office also closed and no rural mail delivery.
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Whitewright
Earl Blanton
Wilson Kaiser
Thomas Sears
C. J. Meador
First National Bank
Blanton Home & Auto Supply
Whitewright Lumber Co
the Food Mart
Orenduff
Bennett & Price, Barbers
Twins
L. LaRoe & Company
Smith Grocery
Community Public Service Co
Tillett Grocery
Homer Sanderson
Allen T. Short
Cole & Davis Company
Johnson Jewelry
Whitewright Cleaners
Dollarhide Hardware
Babcock
Phillips Grocery
Farley & Hill
Stephens & Bryant
Walker Pharmacy
Childress Pharmacy
S. H. Montgomery
Craig’s Cafe
Thornhill Laundry
John Pace
Hasty Chevrolet Company
Sun
Madrid Clover Proves Profitable in Desert Area
B L Coleman of the Desert community with Collin Soil Conservation District reports fifteen acres of Madrid Clover valued about 1995 dollars or 133 dollars per acre. In spring 1952 he planted sweet clover to improve soil, yielding 311 bales of hay in four months and 14 cattle grazed the field later without added feed. Last week 6825 pounds of Madrid seed were harvested from the same field, about 450 pounds per acre, with nitrogen buildup and improved soil structure noted by Soil Conservation Service technicians.
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B. L. Coleman
Collin Soil Conservation District
Madrid
Coleman
Soil Conservation Service
van Alstyne
Mays
Dorchester Group
Second Picnic Fizzles Out By Carnival Mixup
Wilson Kaiser commander of Everheart Thornhill Post American Legion says two picnics were planned for July and May but a carnival mixup left him with one carnival and no show for the July event. He has heard nothing from the second company and cannot contact them, so the second picnic likely won’t happen.
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Wilson Kaiser
Everheart-Thornhill Post
American Legion
the Sun
Kaiser
Carnival
Legion
Recreation Park Progress Report
A Rotary Club committee headed by Harold Taylor presented the Recreation Park progress to The Sun. Stumps have been removed by L. D. Selman and Floyd Badgett. Two picnic tables are done, with several committees named to start and finish remaining projects.
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Rotary Club
Harold Taylor
City Recreation Park
Sun
L. D. Selman
Floyd Badgett
S. T. Montgomery Jr
M. B. Hasty
Jack Lackey
Pilot Grove Church Revival Dates Announced
Pilot Grove Church of Christ will hold a gospel meeting from July 5 to July 15 with Maurice R. Neathery preaching. Public invitation extended as revival also scheduled at Pilot Grove Baptist Church July 15 to July 25 with Rev. Clayton Hicks preaching. services at 10 AM and 8 PM daily.
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Pilot Grove
Pilot Grove Church of Christ
Maurice R. Neathery
Ross Bourland
Pilot Grove Baptist Church
Clayton Hicks
New Bills Outline Drouth Credit Aid
Congress and the Eisenhower administration push drought relief with a bill to broaden credit. Rep. Clifford Hope chairs the agriculture panel and the measure, also sent to the Senate by Senators Aiken and Anderson, would allow disaster loans for economic distress and two year special livestock loans for established ranchers. Feed and seed loans would draw from the disaster fund. Hope cites a $17 million revolving fund and projected $35-38 million in new funds this year with possible further appropriations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Drouth-Stricken
Southwest
Clifford Hope
Kansas
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Senate
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Clifton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Drouth
Hope
June Rainfall In Whitewright Falls Short Of Normal
The city gauge shows June precipitation at .41 inch, below 1952’s .50. Rain on June 5 and 29 boosted totals, with June 29 heavier in some areas. Last rain in Whitewright was mid May. no official observer, but Sherman's data indicate 18 straight days above 100 F. July heat prior record cited. Fourth of July 1924 cold reference.
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Whitewright
Sherman
H. B. Matthews
Mercury
Dallas Times-Herald
Dallas
Benson Wades Into Wheat Quotas for 1954 Crop
Secretary Ezra Benson proposed quotas on the 1954 wheat crop, marking the first such proposal in ten years. He warned current droughts may not erase the need, with a referendum required by July 24 under existing law, or Aug 15 per House-passed bill, and a two thirds vote is needed to implement restrictions with penalties for excess production.
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Washington
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
House
Senate
National Bank of Sweetwater Plans Major Expansion
The National Bank of Sweetwater will move to a large new building and spend about $100,000 on remodeling and expanding facilities. C B Bryant Jr, also president of the First National Bank of Whitewright, leads the bank, which opened January 3, 1948 and reported April 20, 1953 deposits of $4,568,915.14 with capital stock $125,000, surplus $125,000, and undivided profits and reserves about $110,000.
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Sweetwater
National Bank of Sweetwater
C. B. Bryant Jr
First National Bank of Whitewright
Treasury reports record 1953 deficit in U S government
The Treasury said the government ran a deficit of 9.389 billion dollars for the fiscal year ended Tuesday, the largest shortfall since 1946. Secretary Humphrey added that next week the Treasury will borrow five to six billion dollars through tax anticipation certificates to cover cash needs in the first quarter of the new fiscal year.
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Washington, D. C
the Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
George Humphrey
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