Whitewright crops praised as district faces heavy rains
Farmers hail the year’s best corn and sorghum yet worry over continuing excessive rainfall that could damage cotton. The Whitewright area reports lush pastures and strong wheat oats yields as the annual Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department watermelon party plans to fund a new truck. A 1959 style column notes politics, tax policy, and local anecdotes about J W Ashley and editor's quips.
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Whitewright
Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department
Whitewright Junior League forfeits protest drops to Concrete
The Sherman Junior League ruled the Whitewright versus Concrete game void after a time change unlabeled to Whitewright, awarding the win to Concrete. Whitewright, 8-6, slips to third with playoffs looming and Concrete atop the standings.
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Powers-That-Be
Sherman
Whitewright
Sherman Concrete
Harry Lander
Concrete
Lander
Community Hospital
K. of
Ronette Thruston
Kay Morgan
Sherman Amvers
Parents warned of tiny children's cars in back yards
The National Safety Council urged parents to avoid miniature motorcars for toddlers after noting some models can reach 40 to 50 mph. Gen George C Stewart warned there is only one safe rule for underage drivers: don't use them.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
George C. Stewart
Gen. Stewart
Mrs. Margaret E Wallace 80 Dies in Slaton Funeral
Funeral services held at Barnheart Chapel Trenton for Mrs. Margaret Emma Wallace 80 who died Saturday in Slaton. Reverend C C Dooley and Reverend H V Caraway officiated. Burial in Burns Cemetery with pallbearers Lee Wilson Lawton Wilson J Frank Wilson Leslie Wallace Frank Wallace and Ray Ward. Born November 30 1878 daughter of J B and Dollie Chadwell. Married Francis E Wallace in 1898 he died in 1918. Surviving daughter Mrs. Jack Cooper Slaton sister Mrs W C Gibson Leonard two brothers C E Chadwell Bakersfield Calif and Marshall Chadwell Slaton two grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Barnheart
Trenton
Margaret Emma Wallace
Slaton
C. C. Dooley
Whitewright
H. V. Caraway
Burns Cemetery
Lee Wilson
Lawton Wilson
J. Frank Wilson
Leslie Wallace
Frank Wallace
Ray Ward
Francis E. Wallace
Jack Cooper
W. C. Gibson
Leonard
C. E. Chadwell
Bakersfield
Calif
Marshall Chadwell
Meador Earnheart Added to Board of First National Bank
Jack Meador and Philip R Earnheart named to the First National Bank board to fill unexpired terms after deaths of C B Bryant Jr and Glen Earnheart. Both men are Whitewright area business figures with ties to local service clubs and family histories.
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First National Bank
Sears Anderson
Jack Meador
Philip Earnheart
Meador
C. B. Bryant Jr
Earnheart
Glen Earnheart
Anderson
Whitewright
Jack Manning Meador
C. J. Meador
Texas A. & M. College
Air Force
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean Shares Saturday Night Tales
Dear Mister Editor writes of a lively country store gathering full of tall tales and humor. The letter notes windstorm legends, rabbit holler fish, toothpick licenses for eateries, and a survey on marriages and divorces amid farmers talk. It ends with a quip on car gadgets and a remark about Newfoundland dogs praised by Lord Byron in National Geographic.
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Ed Doolittle
Ondt
Wimmer
Atlanta
Georgia
Walter Bunch elected commander of Everheart Thornhill Post
Walter Bunch was elected post commander of Everheart Thornhill Post American Legion at a called meeting succeeding Earl Fields. Other officers elected included Charles Skaggs 1st vice commander Dick Walker 2nd vice commander John Biggerstaff adjutant Roy Blanton finance officer Bill Pettit service officer B W Newman chaplain and John J Jenkins sergeant at arms.
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Walter Bunch
Everheart-Thornhill
American Legion
Earl
Chicken) Fields
Charles Skaggs
Dick Walker
John Biggerstaff
Roy G. Blanton
Bill Pettit
B. W. Newman
John J. Jenkins
Whitewright Dodgers Lead Little League, Teams Rally
Whitewright sits atop the standings at 8-3 with Savoy 7-3-1 and Trenton 5-4-2 while Randolph, Bells, and others trail. Dickie Leonardi named MVP. Jim Bilmner and Curtis Tillett lead batting and pitching. all-star selections promised next week with Bonham All-Stars.
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Whitewright
Savoy
Trenton
Randolph
Bells
Dodgers
Dickie Leonardi
Walter Bunch
The
Sun
Dickie
Jim Bilmner
Curtis Tillett
Terry Edwards
Scooter McCurdy
Chuckie Watkins
Joe Hennig
Derwood Berryhill
Larry Garner
Eddie Range
Bonham All-Stars
Whitewright Schools Set September 1 Opening
The Whitewright Public Schools will open September 1 under Superintendent S. T. Montgomery Jr. with Labor Day and Thanksgiving holidays set, Christmas and Easter breaks, and a tentative May 27 final day. New staff include Mrs. Georgia Jenkins teaching business administration and English. a math teacher is also elected. Football drills start August 17. A tax equalization board comprises Carl Edwards, Clint Hennig, and Sonny Gossnell.
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Whitewright
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Montgomery
Georgia Jenkins
Ector
David Johnson
Young Democrats Fight Poll Tax In Texas County
The Young Democratic Club of Tarrant County elects James Thornell of Arlington as chairman of a drive to abolish the poll tax. The group aims to collect 10,000 signatures for the State Democratic Executive Committee, with broader efforts seeking 125,000 signatures statewide. An earth dam needs six to seven times as much material as concrete for a given height.
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Young Democratic Club
Tarrant County
James Thornell
Arlington
State Democratic Executive Committee
Carlos Moore
Moore
Young Democratic
Granddaughter of Ray Cates Wins Beauty Contest
Ann Cates, granddaughter of Ray Cates of Whitewright and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cates of Brady, was crowned Miss Heart O' Texas at the Brady Heart O' Texas Jubilee. She and her twin sister Jan competed with 23 others, in a weekend of Jubilee events and horse racing.
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Ann Cates
Raymond Cates
Brady
Ray Cates
Whitewright
Miss Heart O’ Texas
Brady Heart O’ Texas
Whitewright High School
J. C. Penney Co
Ann
Jan
the Standard
Queen Ann
J. C. Penney Company
Cates Twins
Johnson urges actions to end steel strike
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson urged President Eisenhower to intervene in the steel dispute to avert potential weekly losses of 45 million dollars. He proposed direct appeal to labor and management, or appointing a fact finding commission, stressing public interest and fair dealing beyond Treasury effects.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texan
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Johnson
Eisenhower
Infant suffocated by cloth draperies in Peoria home
An infant girl Allison McKinzie seven months died at St Francis Hospital after cloth draperies blown across her crib near a window in Hanna City. Parents had replaced plastic curtains with cloth following fears of plastic bag fatalities. coroner Chauncey Wood attributed death to the draperies.
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Peoria
Allison McKinzie
Hanna City
St. Francis Hospital
Chauncey Wood
Frank McKinzie
Pedestrian jailed for his own good in Detroit
A 63-year-old Detroit man with 16 prior pedestrian violation tickets was jailed 60 days by Traffic Judge John D. Watts for his own protection. The judge warned that ignoring pedestrian laws left him lucky to be alive. Also noted: one pound of coffee yields 30 to 40 cups.
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