Whitewright News. Local notes on rain crops and post office changes
Community letters discuss rain needs for corn and cotton in Whitewright, farmers hoping for timely moisture while subscriptions and area commerce reflect on changing retail hours. The Post Office plans zone numbers for mail and readers are urged to update addresses and zones promptly. Itinerant salesmen are warned off as risky to deal with.
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Paul Owen
Ely
Clyde Robinson
Whitewright
Post Office
the Sun
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Farm Agency Forecast Sees 1957 Crops Slipping to 1951 Levels
The Agriculture Department predicts soggy weather and soil bank effects will lower 1957 crop production to the weakest since 1951. Harvest will fall to about 99 percent of the 1947-49 average, with per acre yields near 122 percent of that base, as planted acres drop to 333.3 million across 59 crops. The soil bank and acreage controls drive cuts, while drought relief and late rains alter harvestable land and overall production.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
A B Jones Heads Royal Arch Chapter
The Whitewright Chapter Royal Arch Masons installed new officers at the regular meeting in the Masonic Hall. A B Jones was installed as high priest. Other officers include J H Gosnell K B W Newman S O L Jones R A C A L Alverson M 1st V C C Hennig M 3rd W Joe B Chitwood G. Gilley of Bonham served as installing officer with Arthur Badgett as marshal.
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Whitewright
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Hall
A. B. Jones
J. H. Gosnell
B. W. Newman
O. L. Jones
Mr. Gilley of
Bonham
Arthur Badgett
Daniel Proclaims Farm Safety Week
Governor Price Daniel proclaims Farm Safety Week for July 21 to 27 and urges farm families to join a nationwide, coordinated campaign with state safety groups and federal partners to prevent farm accidents. The effort follows Eisenhower’s national proclamation and aims to educate rural residents to reduce loss and suffering.
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Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council
Council
Daniel
Boy Scout Meeting Next Monday Night
A meeting will be held at the Scout Cabin next Monday night at 7 15 o clock inviting all Boy Scouts and those interested in becoming Scouts. Each boy is asked to bring 50 cents for dues.
Eisenhower open to changes on civil rights bill
President Eisenhower told Southern leaders he would consider amendments to avoid punitive provisions in the civil rights bill. Senator Russell said the White House aims to clarify the measure rather than oppose it, while critics charge administration folds to liberal pressure.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russell
Georgia
Senate
White House
Celler
New York
House
South
Vaccines for Asiatic Flu Being Tested
Washington report states five manufacturers have submitted vaccine samples to the Public Health Service for potency testing at Montgomery Alabama. A spokesman cautions that even if vaccines pass tests production in large quantities by fall is unlikely. Localized outbreaks of Asiatic influenza have appeared in the United States amid suspected related illnesses.
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Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
Montgomery
Ala
United States
Briton Juries Questioned on Citizenship in Virginia
Richmond Virginia Allen V. Jay faced jury duty questions asking if he had 12 months Virginia citizenship. He declared he was not a United States citizen but a British subject and said he paid poll tax bills for years to avoid quibbling over the issue.
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Richmond
Allen V. Jay
Virginia
United States
Jay
Wise Guy Who’s Right Sparks Mixed Reactions
The quote from Barry Sullivan contrasts popularity with conviction, noting only a confident critic gains less favor than a wary skeptic. The line underscores the tension between wit and warded approval in public discourse.
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Barry Sullivan
Sears Anderson Appointed to FHA County Committee
Sears Anderson of Whitewright was named to the Grayson County Farmers Home Administration Committee for a three year term. County Supervisor William G. Barr announced the appointment made by State Director Walter T. McKay. Anderson is vice president of the First National Bank of Whitewright, a long time Grayson resident, and will join existing members John E. McBee and J. A. Stiles with a new chairman to be elected next meeting.
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Sears Anderson
Whitewright
Farmers Home Administration Committee
Grayson County
William G. Barr
Walter T. McKay
Dallas
Anderson
First National Bank of
Barr
Farmers Home Administration
Robert Hynds
van Alstyne
Hynds
John E. McBee
Route 1
Howe
J. A. Stiles
Whitesboro
Whitewright Church of Christ installs 10 ton air conditioner
The Whitewright Church of Christ announces a 10 ton Lennox air cooled air conditioner. John Reece of Bonham leads the installation, same type as in the local post office. Elders R. D. Maddux and J. A. Harper. minister Gerald C. Cleveland a recent Abilene Christian College graduate invites all to worship.
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Whitewright Church of Christ
Lennox
John Reece
Bonham
R. D. Maddux
J. A. Harper
Gerald C. Cleveland
Abilene Christian College of
Abilene
Annual Farmer's Field Day Set For July 25
Farmers and agribusinesses are invited to the Annual Farmer's Field Day at the U S Cotton Field Station on highway 467 south of Greenville. The program begins at 8 a m with ten topics presented by Texas agriculturists including cotton insects soil and water conservation and cotton marketing displays. For more information contact the Greenville Chamber of Commerce.
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Chambers of Commerce
U. S. Cotton Field Station
Highway 467
Greenville
Texas
The
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Lost Race Tickets Hint at Hidden Archaeology Clue
A spouse uncovers tickets in a pocket revealing clues about a missing ancient race. The archaeologist husband is central to the mystery and the find hints at a buried past. The fragment implies a connection between personal life and a broader historical pursuit.
Drug Stores Being Consolidated Here
The Childress Pharmacy moves this week to the Craig's Cafe building, joining the Walker Pharmacy to form the Childress Walker Pharmacy. The two stores will share a wall with two openings, two entrances, one prescription department, and one soda fountain.
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S. E. Jones
Savoy
Childress
Dyer & Jones
Mr. Dyer
Dyer & Childress
Childress Pharmacy
Kirkpatrick
Deaths Jim A. Hardcastle 62 in Saginaw
Jim A. Hardcastle died of a heart attack at his Saginaw home after years of ill health. Born June 4 1895 in Bowling Green Kentucky he lived southwest of Whitewright farming before illness. Survived by wife Corrine a daughter one sister Effie Alexander and three brothers Roy Eldon Grover. Funeral and graveside services were held in Saginaw and Wittitoe Cemetery Kentuckytown.
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Jim A. Hardcastle
Saginaw
Wittitoe Cemetery
Kentuckytown
Mr. Hardcastle
Bowling Green
William and
Grace Carter Hardcastle
Whitewright
Corrine Hardcastle
Effie Alexander
Sherman
Roy Hardcastle
Altus
Okla
Eldon Hardcastle
Miami
Grover Hardcastle
NBC Names WBAP TV Affiliate for This Area
NBC designates WBAP TV Fort Worth as the NBC basic affiliate for the Dallas Fort Worth market. Harry Bannister NBC vice president says the NBC affiliation with WFAA TV Dallas will be terminated because both stations cover the same area and duplicate NBC programs.
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New York
Wbap-Tv
Fort Worth
NBC
Dallas-Fort Worth
Harry Bannister
Bannister
Wfaa-Tv
Dallas
New Texas Fishing and Hunting Licenses Set for This Year
New 1957 fishing licenses cost 2.15 and hunting licenses 3.25 in Texas. Licenses cover salt and fresh water fishing and general hunting with some exemptions. Licenses go to deputies for sale before September 1, per W. E. Skaggs, chief clerk of the Game and Fish Commission.
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Austin
W. E. Skaggs
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Texas
Skaggs
Job openings at Perrin Air Base
The U S Civil Service Commission announced examinations for Office Machine Operator GS-13 at 2690 to 3175 dollars per year for Perrin Air Force Base Texas and other Federal establishments in the area. Full information and applications from the post office or the Executive Secretary Board of U S Civil Service Examiners Perrin Air Force Base Texas.
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U.S. Civil Service Commission
Perrin Air Force Base
Texas
Board of U. 5S
Civil Service Examiners
Four Whitewright FFA Members to Attend State Convention
A Whitewright FFA delegation of four will join the 29th annual State convention in Fort Worth July 17 to 19. Barry Anderson Jimmy Bassett and Bill McDowell lead the group and will receive the Lone Star Farmer degree for outstanding leadership and scholarship. Jim Clark also attends with E. J. Morgan as advisor. McDowell competes in the public speaking contest titled Grass and the Soil, with nine area rivals, at the air conditioned Will Rogers Coliseum.
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Whitewright
Future Farmers of America
Fort Worth
Barry Anderson
Jimmy Bassett
Bill McDowell
Lone Star Farmer
Jim Clark
E. J. Morgan
Texas Association of the Future Farmers of America
Texas
Will Rogers Coliseum
Texas Hotel
Mower accident fatal to Houston youth Edwin Rankin Jr
Six year old Edwin Everet Rankin Jr. died after four days of treatment for a head injury from a lawnmower accident in Houston. The child was struck by a steel bolt thrown from his father's power mower. Funeral services were planned in La Porte, Texas.
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Houston
Edwin Everet Rankin Jr
la Porte
Texas
House Reverses On Soil Bank Plan For One More Year
The House voted to continue the soil bank program for one year in a voice vote, sending the agriculture appropriation bill to the Senate. The compromise funds the Agriculture Department at 3.6 billion dollars for the new fiscal year, about 365 million below Eisenhower’s request. The acreage reserve feature remains part of the program.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Soil Bank
Senate House Conference
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
Shock of Prize Proves Too Much
Melbourne Australia John Archer Salvation Army color sergeant who lost his job after winning a $30 000 lottery prize has died at 73. Archer suspended for gambling following the win then suffered a stroke and declined until his death Monday in a Salvation Army hospital. Army spokesman said the prize shock was too much for him.
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Melbourne
Australia
John Archer
Salvation Army
Archer
Army
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