Whitewright Column Cautions on Hose Damage and Local News
Mayor Russell Summers urges residents to avoid driving over fire hoses to prevent city costs. February 1956 changes to Whitewright telephone numbers will use two letters and five digits, guiding long distance dialing. Dr John Ray critiques a Civil Service shift from Collector to Director of Internal Revenue. A swindle warning targets local merchants, while a Bonham mystery involves Ralph Owens yard mowing. A discussion warns liberalizing Social Security pensions could hurt younger workers.
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Whitewright
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Jerome McKinney
Dallas
Whitewright Telephone
John Ray
Internal Revenue
Highway 69 Cafe Opens Next Saturday
Mr and Mrs Ned Ayres announce the new Highway 69 Cafe and Truck Stop on highway 69 north will open at 6:00 am Saturday with free coffee all day. The 24 hour operation marks a move from the City Cafe which ran since May 1954 while fixtures are moved to the new location.
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Ned Ayres
Highway 69 North
Highway 69
Ayres
City Cafe
Electricity cost rises again across the nation
The FTC reports the average monthly cost of 100 kilowatt hours of electricity rose to 3.75 dollars as of January 1 this year, up from 3.70 dollars, continuing a trend since 1952. The 100 KWH level reflects typical home use.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
General Motors Breaks All Records in 1955 Half Year
GM reports the six months ending mid 1955 set world records for earnings by a private company. Projected full year sales near 13 billion dollars with earnings about 1.3 billion. Harlow H. Curtice and Alfred P. Sloan Jr. credit a sustained consumer buying mood and note defense sales declined.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
Harlow H. Curtice
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
Army to arrest and court-martial three turncoat ex prisoners
Pentagon officials said the Army will arrest and court-martial three former American POWs as soon as their ship reaches San Francisco on Friday. The trio William C. Cowart Lewis W Griggs and Otho G Bell turned against the United States after the Korean war and later sought repatriation, but now face legal action on return aboard the President Cleveland. Separately the 1950 53 period saw American farmers purchase $2.5 billion worth of new tractors.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
San Francisco
State and
Justice Departments
William C. Cowart
Dalton
Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Texas
Otho G. Bell
Hillsboro
Miss
Olympia
Wash
Red China
President Cleveland
James E Norris Named Outstanding NCO of 307th Wing
Master Sergeant James E Norris of Lincoln AFB Nebraska is cited as Outstanding Non Commissioned Officer of the 307th Bombardment Wing He leads 80 men in B 47 maintenance and is praised for morale leadership Norris served 13 months on Okinawa and has earned the Pre Pearl Harbor American Defense Korean Service and Good Conduct Medals He and his wife Emma Burnett live in Milford Nebraska with four children awaiting a fifth in August
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James E. Norris
Lincoln Air Force Base
Lincoln
Nebraska
307Th Bombardment Wing
Air Force
372Nd
Norris
John A. Norris
Route 1
Whitewright
Texas
307Th
Okinawa
United States
Emma Burnett
Bells
Eldonna
James
John
Ronald
2Nd Street
Milford
Fire destroys possessions of two families in West Maple area
A morning blaze on West Maple street destroyed the home known as the Bob Beasley place. N. E. Hamilton and his family along with Doyle Jones and his wife and two children lost all belongings. Two occupants escaped from an upstairs room via a ladder. Firefighters reported no contents insurance. The two families had recently moved from Sherman to Whitewright.
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N. E. Hamilton
Maple Street
Bob Beasley
Hamilton
Ernest Smith
Doyle Jones
Mr. Jones
Whitewright
Sherman
Death of Mrs. J. J. Gallaher 84 Widow of Texas Mason official
Mrs. J. J. Gallaher 84 widow of a former Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas treasurer died Sunday in a Marlin hospital. Funeral services were held Monday in Marlin with burial in Marlin cemetery. A native of Whitewright she was sister of the late John McMurry and married in 1893. She had lived in Marlin since 1919. Surviving: two daughters Mrs. J. J. Thompson of McKinney and Mrs. A. R. Threadgill of Marlin. three sons R. M. Gallaher of Dallas J. J. Gallaher Jr. and T. M. Gallaher, both of Marlin.
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J. J. Gallaher
Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas
Marlin
Gallaher
Whitewright
John McMurry
J. J. Thompson
McKinney
A. R. Threadgill
R. M. Gallaher
Dallas
J. J. Gallaher Jr
T. M. Gallaher
Patrolman Says Wife Will Pay Parking Ticket
Long Beach police officer William Miller said his wife would pay a $3 parking ticket out of her own money after he hung the notice on their car for a restricted zone violation. He defended her as no different from other citizens in the city.
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Long Beach
N. Y
William Miller
Miller
Bascom Giles Found Guilty in Veterans Land Program Case
Bascom Giles was found guilty of abetting the theft of 6800 from the 100 million Veterans Land program he founded. The jury sentenced him to three years in the penitentiary and ordered immediate custody, later released on bond pending appeal. The verdict followed a 3 hour 34 minute trial in Travis County.
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Austin
Bascom Giles
Travis County
Giles
Charles O. Betts
House Senate panel approves $1 minimum wage bill
A House Senate conference committee approved a bill to raise the national minimum wage to $1 an hour from March 1, a 25 cent rise. About 2.1 million workers would benefit. Puerto Rico is exempted per the compromise. President Eisenhower indicated no refusal is expected for a measure beyond his 90 cent request.
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Washington
Government seeks 47 million bushels more grain storage space
Washington. The Agriculture Dept. will solicit bids from warehouse operators to provide about 47 million bushels of additional grain storage space. The extra capacity is needed to store price supported grain chiefly corn that will come under government control in August and September as 1954 crop price support loans mature.
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Washington
Agriculture Dept
Department
Husband Gets The Blond Too In Michigan Divorce
Muskegon Mich Circuit Judge Beers faces a curious item in a divorce settlement list where Item 10 names the blond as property causing separation. The wife’s attorney argues the blond is a marital asset worth something, though the total property exceeds $25 000 and Item 10’s value is marked with a question.
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Muskegon
Mich
Henry L. Beers
Burglar Left Mocking Note After Break-In
A burglar stole $30 from Hover Implement Co in Hillsboro North Dakota and left a taunting note saying to keep the safe and back door locked. The Sun invites readers to send news items.
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Hillsboro, N. D
Hover Implement Co
Baptists to Have Revival at First Baptist Church
Rev Newton V Cole announces revival at First Baptist Church from August 7 to 14 with services daily at 10:00 am and 8:00 pm Evangelist Dr E F Cole of Fort Worth and song leader Rev Clifford Longino of Savoy Baptist Church will lead the revival Guest preacher July 31 will be Rev Wimpy Smith director of Baptist Student work at East Texas State College Commerce supplying the pulpit during the pastor’s revival at Bailey Baptist Church Smith is known to local college students.
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Newton V. Cole
First Baptist Church
E. F. Cole
Fort Worth
Clifford Longino
Savoy Baptist Church
Wimpy Smith
East Texas State College
Commerce
Baptist Church
Bailey Baptist Church
Smith
Orangeville Revival Planned at Old Baptist Church
An open air revival is slated at the Orangeville Baptist Church four miles southeast of Whitewright starting Sunday night July 31 and continuing through August 6. Rev. Bob Manning and Rev. Charles Taylor invite all area residents to attend.
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Orangeville Baptist Church
Whitewright
Bob Manning
Charles Taylor
U.S. Judge Rules Texas School Segregation Unconstitutional
U S Judge R E Thomason issued final judgment ruling Texas school segregation unconstitutional. The decision voids state laws enforcing racial segregation and orders Texas Western College to admit Negro students, while allowing localities to desegregate at their own pace.
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EL Paso
U. S
R. E. Thomason
Texas
Thomason
Texas Western College
Thelma White
Supreme Court
Austin
John Ben Shepperd
Shepperd
Thelma
High Court
University of Texas
Texas Western
Miss White
Road Plans Defeated in House Vote
The House rejected both Democratic and Republican highway plans a multi billion dollar federal aid program. Eisenhower’s bond financed proposal for a 38.6 billion ten year program failed 221 to 193 while the Democratic pay as you go plan lost 292 to 123. Texans voted 12 to 9 against the Democratic bill. The article notes a final sentence on mole lemmin g.
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Washington
House
Congress
Eisenhower
Grass judging contest to be co sponsored by C of C
J W Hess of the Upper Elm Soil Conservation District invited the Whitewright Chamber of Commerce to co sponsor a grass judging contest. Roy Blanton said the chamber will participate and Joe Morgan and his Future Farmers have prepared about 50 kinds of grasses. The event aims to double youth participation and is planned for mid September with a meeting at 2 30 p m Aug 4 at the Gainesville Chamber office.
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J. W. Hess
Upper Elm
Shivers Forces Morrow to Resign as Texas National Committeeman
Governor Allan Shivers and other Texas Democrats moved to repair relations with the national party by ousting Wright Morrow as the state’s national committeeman. Morrow refused to resign, citing loyalty to the party and past actions supporting Eisenhower, while Shivers pressed for a replacement who could attend national meetings. A new committeeman will be named in September.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
National Party
Wright Morrow
Texas Democratic Executive Committee
Houston
Morrow
Shivers
Dwight Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stephen Mitchell
Texas Democratic Party
State Executive Committee
Rules Committee
Democratic National Committee
Eisenhower
Democratic Executive Committee
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Democratic Party
Texas Democrats
Paul Butler
Washington
Butler
Republicans
Fannin County Gets Nine Observation Posts
County Judge Moore announced after a conference with the United States Air Force that nine ground observer posts will be organized in Fannin County. Locations include Bonham, Honey Grove, Leonard, Ladonia, Trenton, Monkstown, Gober, Randolph, and Ector with directors to be appointed.
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Bonham
Fannin County
Moore
United States Air Force
Honey Grove
Leonard
Ladonia
Trenton
Monkstown
Gober
Randlph
Ector
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Eugene
Hobby
Social Security Administration
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