Local items cover community events and births in Whitewright area
Mas queraders elected Ben Sturdivant president Maxie Echols secretary treasurer and Eugene McIver reporter. A daughter was born Sunday to Mr and Mrs W A Adams southwest of town. Bertha Cox accepted employment at Denton and L V Smith went to El Paso for work. Summer teachers listed D B Taylor Susie Noe Robert Holland Margreta Fender and Mrs J D Harp to teach music. Largest crowd of the year attended a free afternoon show with bargains. America's 1927 gasoline bill reached 2.5 million dollars, motorists averaged 120 dollars. C W Bryant returned from Marlin two weeks away Mrs W H Montgomery of Dallas visited daughter Mrs M T Craig. Mr and Mrs W B Hest of Slaton visiting relatives. Thomas L Wrenn, son of Mr and Mrs J T Wrenn northeast of town, graduates from Austin College Sherman. Heavy rain and a lightning display hit the Whitewright area. two Pilot Grove residences struck and a horse killed. Mary Jo Sears valedictorian and Dick Montgomery salutatorian of the high school class. Whitewright Golf Association to play 36 holes for the president's cup and handicaps. Boy Scout Troop Two met with Merriwell Vineyard Herman Riddle Fred Starr Jr Fred Coley Hamilton Vestal Jack Mead or Jack Lewis Yeager Jim Pat Meador. Mollie McSpedden, 70, died at Pilot Grove Sunday. A family reunion celebrated Mrs Dillard Carr's 73rd birthday. Recital awards: Memory Norma Lou Smith sight reading Margaret Hanna best progress Betty Atkinson and best improvement Janis Jayne Horton. Arthur Reed and wife of Dallas visited aunt Mrs J C Parsons last weekend.
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Ben Sturdivant
Maxie Echols
Eugene McIver
W. A. Adams
Bertha Cox
Denton
L. V. Smith
el Paso
D. B. Taylor
Susie Noe
Robert Holland
Margreta Fender
J. D. Harp
America
C. W. Bryant
Marlin
W. H. Montgomery
Dallas
M. T. Craig
W. B. Hest
Slaton
Thomas L. Wrenn
J. T. Wrenn
Austin College
Sherman
Whitewright
Pilot Grove
Mary Jo Sears
Dick Montgomery
Whitewright Golf Association
Boy Scout
Merriwell Vineyard
Herman Riddle
Fred Starr Jr
Fred Coley
Hamilton Vestal
Jack Meador
Jack Lewis Yeager
Jim Pat Meador
Mollie McSpedden
Dillard Carr
Guy Hamilton
Norma Lou Smith
Margaret Hanna
Betty Atkinson
Janis Jayne Horton
Arthur Reed
J. C. Parsons
It's Still Up to Us in America Chamber Message
A chamber of commerce leader warns against doom and defeat politics while power is divided in Washington. The piece urges strengthening local and regional chambers to improve business conditions and living standards, opposing both big government and big labor, and asserts the objective to make things better.
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Washington
Legislative Branch
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Court Citation Notices Land Title Case 1958
Legal notice in Grayson County Texas for Dorman Streetman and others vs Leroy Kerley et al. Affected land in Gunter. Citation demands appearance by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance. Case No. 61874, filed May 14 1958. Published Whitewright Sun May 22 29 and June 5 12, 1958.
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State OF
Texas
Leroy Kerley
O. C. Bivins
G. W. Fletcher
G. W Fletcher
G. H. Fletcher
J. P. Ferguson
A. A. Holcomb
Onie Holcomb
J. W. Baker
W. C. Parker
R. E. Jeffress
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Sherman
Dorman Streetman
Neva Streetman
G. C. Bivins
G. H Fletcher
R. E Jeffress
J. A. Carruth
I. L. Carruth
Boyd Parker
Jimmie Carruth
Lorena Carruth Earthman
Grover Holcomb
Buna Holcomb Taylor
Gunter
Laurin Gunter
Foy Wallace
Gunter Townsite Company
J. A. Garnett
S. W. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Government by Gift and Subsidy in Modern Statecraft
A columnist damns Congress for chasing new subsidy schemes while presiding over a managed economy. He argues government by grant, with hundreds of millions in subsidies, defines today’s state socialism as younger lawmakers keep hiring experts who amplify government giveaways. The piece contrasts this with European socialist models and cites high tax shares across nations.
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Congress
Sweden
Belgium
Italy
England
Austria
Germany
France
Norway
Free government aid harms freedom and drains Texas funds
The author argues that a large portion of citizens' taxes paid to Washington never returns to Texas. The state is shown as surrounded by grand government buildings full of tax eaters who misperceive their help as free. The piece laments that free aid undermines freedom and fuels fiscal waste.
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United States
Texas
Washington
Government Bureau Racray
Pot Calling the Kettle Black in Garrison Editorial
In a Garrison Texas News editorial Claude Travis argues that many conservatives oppose government waste yet demand benefits from government for their own regions. He warns of hypocrisy and inconsistency when communities vote dry but drink wet and urges self critique.
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Claude Travis
Garrison
Texas
Mr. Travis
Call For Restoring Integrity Against Government Handouts
The Panola Watchman condemns segments seeking government subsidies while accusing all major groups and faiths of declining moral standards. It warns that only a return to constitutional integrity by all citizens can halt the nation’s drift toward degradation.
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Panola
Fatal Highway Accidents in 1957 Often Not Weather Related
The report shows road driving conditions were a factor in fewer than fifteen percent of U.S. fatal highway crashes in 1957. It highlights that most fatal accidents occurred under conditions not linked to surface weather.
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U. S
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