Doctor offers $35,000 clinic subsidy to attract physician
The Executive Committee of the Chamber of Commerce discussed a physician's proposal to build and equip a $35,000 clinic to be turned over to him with no first year payment and no interest. The committee rejected the idea as impractical, noting doctors seek guaranteed high incomes and communities subsidize clinics to lure talent. The chamber will continue efforts to attract a doctor without such subsidies.
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Chamber of Commerce
C. B. Bryant III
PMA Elections Vital to Farmers in August Voting
State PMA Chairman McCan urges all farmers in PMA programs to vote for county and community committee men. They oversee acreage allotments price support loans storage loans crop insurance and conservation practices. County office will announce voting time and place.
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College Station
PMA
Texas
Claude K. McCan
Benson
McCan
Department of Agriculture
U. S. Casualty Total Reaches 140,546 in Korea War
Washington reports 140 546 U S battle casualties for 37 months of Korean fighting with 1 274 added since last update. Notification of next of kin will continue over the week as reports finalize and the Pentagon closes weekly tally.
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Washington
U. S
Far East
Korea
Pentagon
Mixed Feeds Added To List Of Drouth Aid
The Agriculture Department added mixed feeds Friday to the list of livestock feeds available at reduced prices for drought plagued farmers in designated Southwest disaster areas. Eligible farmers may buy either cottonseed meal and corn or mixed feeds containing cottonseed meal and corn at comparable prices, with sales arranged through commercial dealers and mixers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Southwest
Texas set for Sept 15 start of car inspection period
Austin reports the new modified Motor Vehicle Inspection law nationalized by the 53rd Legislature will begin September 15 1958 and run through April 15 1959 with inspections limited to brakes lighting horns mirrors and wipers. Colonel Homer Garrison Jr notes Public Safety Commission will confirm August 26 and urges timely compliance.
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Austin
Texas
Col
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Garrison
State Public Safety Commission
Selective Service Sets Rules for Drafting Fathers in Texas
Texas boards will draft fathers starting August 25 under new regulations tied to a 1953 executive order. Brig. Gen. Wakefield says Class 3-A applies to fathers with a bona fide child in their home and notes deferment options and reduced under-20 inductions may follow.
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Austin
Selective Service
Texas
Eisenhower
Paul L. Wakefield
Wakefield
State Director of
General Wakefield
Car Production Mounts in July
Ward's reports predict July auto output reaching 616000 cars the best in 32 months. The prior peak was October 1950 with 660530 cars. Weekly production sits at 137876 cars and 26396 trucks versus 137186 cars and 26769 trucks last week.
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Detroit
Ward
Automotive Reports
Deaths of Charles M. Howard and Ollie Short in Sherman area
Charles M. Howard 31 died of a heart attack at his Arlington home. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church Denison with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. He was a loft engineer with Chance Vaught and survived by wife Pat Parrott, daughter Jan Ellen, brother Robert, and several aunts and uncles. Ollie Short 62 of Savoy died after two years illness in a Sherman hospital. Burial followed at Sunnyside Cemetery. she is survived by husband, mother Rebecca Blakey, four sons, two brothers, a sister, and twelve grandchildren.
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Charles M. (Buck) Howard
Whitewright
Arlington
First Presbyterian Church
Denison
Ed Bayless
Oak Hill
Brother Moore
Mr. Howard
Charles M
Stella Hodges Howard
Whitewright High School
Southeastern State College
Durant
Oklo
Pat Parrott
Chance Vaught
Whitewright Presbyterian Church
Jan Ellen Howard
Robert Howard
Savoy Baptist Church
Ollie Short
Savoy
Sherman
Sunnyside Cemetery
Earnheart
Rebecca Blakey
Truman McKinney
Glenn McKinney
Austin McKinney
Troy McKinney
Dallas
Clyde Blakey
Tom Blakey
Ina Elk
Sun Honor Roll Acknowledges Subscriptions List
The Sun thanks subscribers and lists names of readers on the honor roll who pay the yearly rates of 2.50 outside Gray son and Fannin Counties or 2.00 within those counties. To have The Sun delivered weekly, send the applicable amount and have your name added.
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The
Sun
Grayson
Fannin
Kugga Hansard
W. F. Fields
W. M. Holland Frank Montgomery
E. A. Hansard
Congress approves largest defense bill in history
Congress greenlights a $34,371,541,000 defense measure in a Senate House conference, cutting about 624 million below the House tally and 140 million below the Senate total. The Army receives 12,995,406,000, Navy 9,433,310,000, Air Force 11,168,000,000, with 769,825,000 for miscellaneous needs. Oliver Wendell Holmes is cited on spending.
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Washington
Congress
Army
Navy
Senate House
House
Senate
Fleahoppers Plague Fannin County Cotton Crops
Bonham Texas. County Agent Rip Loftis reports fleahoppers causing heavy damage to cotton in Fannin County. Bollworms present as eggs with few small worms. beneficial insects may keep them in check. Rainy conditions encourage insect buildup. other pests include lygus bugs red spiders and lice.
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Fannin County
Texas Wheat Allotment Set for 1954 Crop
Texas farmers will be allowed to plant 4,800,863 acres in wheat for the 1954 crop. Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson announced that each wheat grower will be advised of their farm allotment before the August 14 marketing quota referendum. Texas holds the fourth largest share of the national 62,000,000 acre allotment, behind Kansas and ahead of North Dakota Oklahoma and Montana.
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Washington
Texas
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
Kansas
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Montana
Garland Peddler Ban Sets Tight House-to-House Rules
Garland City Council enacts a strict house-to-house selling ban with a hard-to-obtain special license. The measure requires a $500 bond, five personal references, five photos, a Dallas County official reference, and a $50 license fee. The ordinance, drawn by City Attorney Bill Taylor, mirrors Stephenville, and aims to curb residential canvassing.
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Garland
H. A. Walker
Gordon Florence
Dallas County
Bill Taylor
Stephenville
Erath County
Texas
Paris milliner unveils lit up hat with built in flashlight
Achille a Paris milliner designs a red velvet chapeau with a flashlight in the right brim. The hat aims to help wearers find keyholes or read programs in the dark, with a stated use for navigation or signaling, though officials call it a saucy novelty.
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Paris
Achille
Little Money Left For New Highways
AUSTIN. Little state money was left today for building new highways next year. The Highway Commission announced it had earmarked 28 550 000 for maintenance and 22 500 000 for betterment of present highways. Commission Chairman F E H Thornton Jr. said the 51 million dollar bill is about two thirds of the three cent gasoline tax allocation for the road system and old bonds.
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Austin
The
Highway Commission
Texas
Commission
F E. H. Thornton Jr
First Sunday Singing Convention Set in Savoy
L L Wendell announces the First Sunday Singing Convention will be in Savoy starting at 2 PM Sunday. He says new song books are ready and several singers are expected in Savoy for the event. If you sing you are welcome and if you do not sing you are still expected to attend.
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L. L. Wendell
the Sun
Savoy
Railroad Express Agency gets 15 percent rate increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 15 percent rise for the Railway Express Agency. The move is expected to yield about 55 million dollars annually, based on no loss of volume. The agency had sought roughly 23.5 percent, with the ICC tying the cut to wage and cost trends from 1950 to 1953.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railway Express Agency
Express
ICC
Baptist Workers Conference Meeting at Tom Bean
The Grayson County Baptist Workers Conference will meet at the Tom Bean Baptist Church on Sunday August 3. Rev. Jimmie Burton is host pastor. The program starts at 10 a.m. and runs to noon with lunch served. After lunch the executive board and W. M. U. meetings will be held.
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Baptist Workers Conference
Tom Bean
Grayson County Baptist Workers Conference
Jimmie Burton
Fannin Farmers Plan Artificial Insemination
Bonham residents plan to form an artificial insemination ring for dairy cattle in Fannin County. A county wide meeting on Friday July 31 at 8 pm in the G I School auditorium will explain the program and show a motion picture. About 300 cattle are pledged. 1000 are needed for economical operation with a hired technician.
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Fannin County
Hunt
Lamar
Grayson
Sugar Quotas Raised by USDA Increase Totals in 1953
The USDA announced a 100000 ton boost to 1953 sugar quotas, lifting the total allowed sugar sales in the United States to 8 million tons for the year. The move follows refiners actions to raise refined sugar prices, with American Sugar Refining Co. leading by increasing prices 10 cents per 100 pounds and others in New York following.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
American Sugar Refining Co
New York
Leonard Editor Panics Over New Post Office Rules
Leonard Editor H. H. Hammond laments the Post Office Department’s new requirements for weighing newspapers and calculating postage. He notes publishers must weigh copies, indicate advertising vs nonadvertising, and that officials may reweigh, while ads and War Bond promotions remain expected. He ends with a quip about Washington driving him to insanity.
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H. H. Hammond
Leonard Graphic
Post Office Department
Hammond
Pressent Administration
Washington
Ranch Woman Handles Midnight Irrigation On 90 Acre Ranch
Mrs. Yuell Wilson rises at midnight to drive 28 miles and move a sprinkler system that irrigates 90 acres enough to grow grass for cattle. Foreman Henry Self shifts three sprinklers daily while Mrs. Wilson continues the nightly routine despite hazards like rattlesnakes. Local writer Franklin Reynolds praises her dedication.
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Wilsons
Self
Beng
Franklin Reynolds
The
Big Spring Herald
West Texas
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Fannin Farmers
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