Whitewright FFA Boys to Receive Lone Star Awards
Paul Brock, Bobby Clark and John Stephens of Whitewright FFA will receive Lone Star Farmer awards at the State FFA Silver Anniversary convention in Fort Worth, ongoing this week. Thirteen Grayson County FFA members share the honors, with Denison, Sherman, Tioga, and Whitesboro represented. O. V. Barker, Whitewright teacher, accompanies the group. Barker also attends, while E. J. Morgan of Tom Bean earns the Lone Star Farmer key.
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Paul Brock
Bobby Clark
John Stephens
Whitewright
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Fort Worth
O. V. Barker
Grayson County
Denison
Sherman
Tioga
Whitesboro
E. J. Morgan
Tom Bean
North Texas
George Hight Acquires Arcadia Theatre in Bells
George M. Hight of Whitewright bought the Arcadia Theatre at Bells from W. T. Burkhalter and assumed management yesterday The six night a week operation includes Sunday matinee Hight previously owned the Palace theatre in town and until recently dealt in Rio Grande Valley land and ran a local manufacturing plant He will continue in insurance work while managing the Bells theatre.
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George M. Hight
Whitewright
Arcadia Theatre
Bells
W. T. Burkhalter
Mr. Hight
Palace Theatre
Rio Grande Valley
Whitewright Manufacturing Company
Parkland Sportswear
Bells Theatre
WCTU Leader Blames Parents for Teen Drinking Surge
EVANSTON NL The WCTU president Mrs. D Leigh Colvin says parents are responsible for a tenfold rise in teen drinking over the past decade, citing more home beer consumption and 63 million barrels packaged for carry home. She notes higher wine use and reduced hard liquor, with trade figures showing teens start at home.
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Evanston
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
D. Leigh Colvin
WCTU
Texas draft quotas set for September and August doctors
Austin reports 1,232 men drafted for September and 30 doctors of medicine for August, announced by State Selective Director Paul L. Wakefield Tuesday. The September total is three fewer than August, yet the doctors quota is the largest ever received by state headquarters.
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Austin
Texas
Paul L. Wakefield
Taft to Return by Aug 1 After Hipbone Lesion Scan
Family friends report Senator Robert A. Taft will be back in Washington by August 1, nearly cured of a lesion in his left hipbone. They say the exploratory operation at a New York hospital July 8 found all major internal organs healthy and free of malignant disease, though the anemia and hipbone lesion remain unexplained.
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Washington
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Taft
New York Hospital
Mrs. J. F. Fender Buried Here
Funeral services for Mrs. J. F. Fender 82 of Minneapolis were held at the First Presbyterian Church. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery directed by Earnheart Funeral Home. Survived by daughter, three grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Stephens 83 Dies in Tom Bean Home
Mrs. John Stephens aged 83 died at 10 45 p m Wednesday at the home of her son Raymond Stephens in Tom Bean after an extended illness Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Friday at Tom Bean Baptist Church conducted by Rev C J Graves and Rev Jimmy Burton Burial in Wittitoe Cemetery under Earnheart Funeral Home direction Active pallbearers named Henry Norman Joe Hunter Jewell Biggerstaff Claud Lackey Bob Langford Cecil Biggerstaff Surviving are five sons Claud Stephens Burl Stephens Raymond Stephens Fred Stephens Tom B Stephens a brother George Davis and eight grandchildren
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John Stephens
Raymond Stephens
Tom Bean
Tom Bean Baptist Church
C. J. Graves
Jimmy Burton
Wittitoe Cemetery
Earnheart Funeral Home
Henry Norman
Joe Hunter
Jewell Biggerstaff
Claud Lackey
Bob Langford
Cecil Biggerstaff
Stephens
Cookville
Tenn
Henry
Sally Davis
John G. Stephens
Presbyterian Church
Claud Stephens
Jacksonville
Burl Stephens
Fred Stephens
Sherman
Tom B. Stephens
Madill
Okla
George Davis
Commerce
Sherman Woman Dies After Burns Suffered Cleaning Fluid Fire
Mrs. Helen Hill Hood age 26 of Sherman died after a 17 month battle from burns caused when cleaning garment fluid caught fire. Funeral services were held in Sherman with burial at West Hill Cemetery. She was born in Whitewright daughter of Earl and Mrs Hill. Survived by Ricky Wayne her son, parents two sisters Mrs Laughlin and Mrs Harrison both of Sherman grandmother Mrs Emma Davis of Tom Bean and several nieces and nephews.
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Helen Hill Hood
Sherman
Sherman Hospital
West Hill Cemetery
Hood
Whitewright
Earl Hill
Sherman High School
Ricky Wayne
Albert Laughlin
Tom Harrison
Emma Davis
Tom Bean
Mrs. Cora Miller Keene Dies at 77 in Bonham Funeral Held
Mrs. Cora Miller Keene 77 died at her Bonham home Friday at 8 p m and was buried at Randolph Sunday. She was sister in law of John Miller and Mrs. Mollie Murley of Whitewright. Mrs. Murley and Mrs. Billy Muirhead attended the funeral.
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Cora Miller Keene
Bonham
Randolph
John Miller
Mollie Murley
Whitewright
Murley
Billy Muirhead
State to Hold Property Tax at Same Rate
The 1953 Texas ad valorem tax rate remains 42 cents per $100, divided as 35c for schools 5c for the college building program 2c for Confederate pensions. An extra 30c goes to the Dallas flood control district and other areas pledging state taxes for conservation projects. State valuations total $7.277 billion up $185 million from 1952. Tax revenue about $25 million. A portion of value growth slows due to West Texas drought. The 17-year cicada is noted as the longest living insect spending most of its life underground.
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Austin
Automatic Tax Board
Allan Shivers
R. S. Calvert
Jesse James
Dallas Flood Control
Jefferson
Matagorda
Aransas
Brazoria
Brazos
Burleson
Calhoun
Cameron
Coke
Fort Bend
Grimes
Milam
Robertson
San Patricio
Tom Green
Waller
Washington
West Texas
K. K. Kimbro
Comptroller’s Department
Nicholsons Say They Are Not Blind After Chicago Visit
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Nicholson of Farmersville and former Whitewright residents were showcased by the Lions Club at the Lions International Convention in Chicago. They explained they are not blind after a passerby mistake led them across the street with walking sticks as curious onlookers assumed blindness.
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N. B. Nicholson
Farmersville
Whitewright
Nicholsons
Budget Slash Reduces U S Rental Housing Funding
The House approved a sharply pared 447 million dollar federal appropriation bill for housing agencies amid charges it would end low cost public housing. The compromise funds 20 000 new units from a backlog of 60 000 and bars any further starts this year unless Congress later approves. The vote was 239 to 161.
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Washington
House
Truman
Eisenhower
Senate
Congress
Whitewright housing project spared from budget cut
The Whitewright housing project remains protected from the budget slash as it moves from preliminary work toward construction. Officials note much groundwork has already been completed, keeping the project on track despite the financial setback.
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Whitewright
McCormack Panics Over Public Housing Decline
Representative McCormack of Massachusetts said Democrats fostered housing but public low cost housing is being destroyed today. He blamed the Republican Party and warned after 20,000 units contracted the program would die. Republican Leader Halleck said further Congress may decide unit authorization and tax cuts depend on cutting subsidies.
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Representative McCormack
Massachusetts
McCormack
Halleck
Indiana
House
Congress
Smith Pays 30000 Fine in Tax Case
Eugene B. Smith of Dallas head of a major cotton brokerage firm paid 30000 in cash as part of a federal tax evasion case. Government testimony cited a 1946 income of about 2.26 million dollars with taxes due nearing 1.84 million. He faces civil court action for back taxes plus penalties while serving six months, suspended after one day on probation.
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Dallas
Eugene B. Smith
T. Whitfield Davidson
Smith
Davidson
House Cuts Billion Off Foreign Aid
The House approved 4.439 billion dollars in foreign aid after rebuffing President Eisenhower's plea to restore about 1.1 billion in cuts aimed at national security. The 288 to 115 vote followed quick defeats of efforts to restore large reductions from the appropriations committee.
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House
Washington
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
Bethel Revival Begins at Bethel Church
A revival meeting started Wednesday night at Bethel church and runs through August 2. Rev. Paul Hunt preaches with morning services at 10 30 and evening services at 8. The public is invited to attend all sessions.
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Bethel Church
Paul Hunt
Ike's Plea for Postal Increase Controls Adjournment
President Eisenhower urged Congress to act this year on the postal rate increase plan, a key factor in delaying adjournment beyond August if needed. The move aims to cut the annual half billion dollar postal deficit by about 240 million dollars yearly, with GOP leaders keeping July 31 to August 1 as a target but ready to stay longer.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
GOP
Eisenhower Pledges Aid to Germans Across East West
President Eisenhower rejected Soviet protests and said the United States would continue relief food shipments to hungry East Germans under Russian rule. He announced food would be distributed by the free West German government and urged East Germans to ignore their Communist overseers and come to receive it. The president called the Reds’ objections hard to understand.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Honey Grove to Get Diaper Jeans Plant
Honey Grove will host a new diaper jeans manufacturing plant consolidating operations from Greenville Commerce and Cooper into one large facility. Robert West announces T. A. Treadway of Greenville will run the plant, which will occupy four buildings on the east side of the square.
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Honey Grove
Diaper Jeans Manufacturing Company
Greenville
Commerce
Cooper
Robert West
T. A. Treadway
Agriculture Aid Promise Clears Red Tape for Farmers
President Eisenhower Governor Shivers and Secretary Benson assured Texas farmers and ranchers they will receive full aid without heavy federal requirements. They denied that help would require claimants to swear they are paupers, calling such statements unnecessary.
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Texas
Eisenhower
Shivers
Benson
Rural areas account for about 29 percent of U S fire deaths
A statistic shows that roughly 29 percent of all U S fire fatalities occur in rural areas, highlighting higher risk outside urban centers and prompting focus on rural fire safety measures and prevention.
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U. S
Little W Power Failure Outshines Big D Downtime
Local residents report a brief 11 minute power outage in Whitewright versus Dallas lasting 43 minutes. Paul Cook of Community Public Service Co started the local generating plant and power returned shortly after TP&L high line reconnected. Electric fans and air conditioners cooled after the outage.
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Big D
Whitewright
Dallas
Paul Cook
Community Public Service Company
Tp&l
Paul
Hoover to Lead New 12 Member Government Commission
Former President Herbert Hoover, nearing 79, agrees to head a 12 member panel to study and streamline federal government. Named by Eisenhower, Nixon, and Speaker Martin, the commission will be announced after a White House luncheon with interested groups.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover” Commission
Eisenhower
Nixon
House
Martin
White House
Texas tax revenue by source through June report
Texas state revenue shows motor fuel taxes leading with 103.19 million dollars this year to date, followed closely by crude oil production taxes at 102.86 million. Federal welfare aid totals 77.34 million, motor vehicle licenses 37.32 million, cigarette taxes 29.46 million, mineral leases 528.80 thousand, and property tax 26.14 million, with total receipts 616.39 million and expenditures 538.46 million through June. June income stood at 69.07 million against 55.79 million spent.
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Austin
Robert S. Calvert
More Texas Women Than Men Reach 100
A Census Bureau report shows 435 Texans living past 100 in 1950, up from 322 in 1940. Women 100+ outnumbered men 245 to 190 in 1950, matching the gender pattern from 1940, with an observed note that Negroes seemingly outlive whites.
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Washington
Texas
U. S
Doctor Says Food Not Sold In Medicine Bottles
Dr Philip Thorek of the University of Illinois Medical School told reporters in Houston that groceries cannot be bought at a drug store counter and that there is no substitute for food not even vitamin pills. He cited research linking excessive vitamin D to artery hardening and vitamin B to gallstones, plus effects of vitamin A on animal offspring.
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Houston
Illinois
Philip Thorek
University of Illinois Medical School
Thorek
Postgraduate Medical Assembly of
South Texas
Rain totals surge as Whitewright sees 93 inches this week
Whitewright reported ninety three inches of rain in the past week with daily amounts of .03 on Thursday .54 on Saturday and Saturday night .36 on Sunday. Year to date rainfall stands at 21.15 inches, far above last year, while farmers fear more rain and heat impacts. Cotton growers favor dry spells to curb insect damage. Cattlemen want the ground fully soaked.
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Whitewright
Living Costs Hit Record High As Prices Rise
Government data show consumer costs climbed between mid May and mid June driven by higher food housing medical care and cigarette and beer prices. The index rose four tenths of a percent to 11.45 percent of the 1947 49 average, meaning a June dollar buys what cost $1.15 in that period.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Eisenhower
Easier Tax Program Seen Next Year
New York reports that Eisenhower signed the excess profits extension bill, with relief expected in 1954 as individual tax cuts take effect on January 1. A broader tax revision is anticipated, plus potential changes to double taxation of dividends in early 1954.
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New York
Eisenhower
U. S
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Lucky Fishermen Reel In Real Jackpot In River
In Portsmouth Ohio fishermen on the Little Scioto River pulled out 15 slot machines tossed in after Ohio banned gambling in 1951. Some machines still held coins as they were recovered yesterday fishing the river.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Scioto River
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Earnheart
N. B. Nicholsons
U.S
Bethel
Ike
Hoover
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