Homecoming plans completed by steering committee
C B Bryant III and Tom Sears announce two day homecoming events with assignments carried out by committees for dance reception food and cleanup. Registration opens 5 p.m. Saturday June 27 at the American Legion Home with a dance at 9 p.m. Sunday includes a picnic style dinner at American Legion Park and a visitation period before dinner. Refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Bryant III
Tom Sears
Sears
Ed LaRoe
Earl Blanton
Russell Summers
W. E. Stanford
Glenn Doss
Jack Nossaman
Carlee Cummings
Leon Ball
Clyde Craig
Jack Lackey
American Legion
Three Democrats Propose Higher Corn Wheat Reserve Bill
Three Democratic senators sponsor legislation to raise government corn and wheat reserve levels. The bill would let the Commodity Credit Corp store above normal supply and create a contingency reserve for famine relief or to aid allies by shipping surplus grain.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corp
Postoffice Plans Higher Rates to Cut Big Deficit
Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield says recommendations for higher postal rates, likely including a one cent rise in first class from 3 to 4 cents per ounce, will be submitted to Congress in about two weeks for a temporary period. He notes ongoing cost cuts and that government departments should pay for free mail.
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Washington
Congress
Arthur E. Summerfield
Summerfield
Congressional Postoffice Committees
Postoffice Department
New York City
Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Army Physical Interview Ends With Wry Miracle Response
A young man undergoing an army physical asks the doctor how he stands. The physician replies with a humorous remark that it is a miracle, implying the stout evaluation is surprisingly positive or uncertain.
Whitewright Fire Remains 42 Years Behind June Anniversary
The 1911 Whitewright fire destroyed much of the business district, with the Sun reporting heroic firefighting despite low water pressure. Losses totaled about 332000 with 212345 in insurance, affecting numerous merchants, residences, and the city hall and fire station.
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Whitewright
the Sun
W. Z. Spearman
Main Street
Denison
Old Post Office Building To Be New Home of The Sun
The Whitewright Sun has purchased the Main street building that housed the post office until the new facility was built. After repairs and painting, The Sun will move from Sears street, vacating a long time home, and gain street level space for its printing equipment and operations.
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Home of the Sun
Whitewright Sun
Ed LaRoe
Dorothy Fiorini
Main Street
The
Sun
Sears Street
Sun Editor
Deaths Mrs Findley Haile 48 Held Funeral Services
Funeral services were held at Earnheart Chapel for Mrs Findley Haile 48 who died at her home after a long illness. Rev Edward Bayless assisted by Rev Lee Smith conducted the service. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born in Alexandria Louisiana and came to Texas in 1940. Survivors include her husband her mother seven sisters and four brothers.
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Earnheart Chapel
Findley Haile
Edward Bayless
Denison
Lee Smith
First Presbyterian Church
Lallace May
Joe Johnson
Roby Childress
C. B. Bryant III
R. A. Gillett
Floyd Bassett
Grayson County Sheriff Reports 72 May Arrests
The Grayson County Sheriff's Department reports 72 arrests in May led by drunkenness. Property valued at 345 dollars was stolen while 250 dollars worth of property was recovered.
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Dave Starnes
Taylor Howard
Clarence Deavers
Dr. R. May
Walter Fain Jr
J. H. Payne
F. C. Christian
K. T. Lackey
J. W. McMurry
J. R. Fleming
J. B. Woosley
A. T. Phillips
J. L. Smith
S. R. Glidewell
F. M
J. F. Lilley
Dyer & Jones
Steinlein & Lively
W. M. Cox
J. W. Ashley
Grayson County
Recreation Park Fund Tops $2000
Tom Sears, chairman of the general finance committee, reports a total of 2054.35 was contributed by citizens and business interests of Whitewright. The Sun will publish the donor list next week and the committee thanks The Sun for its cooperation.
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Tom Sears
Whitewright
The
Sun
the Sun
Isolated Course Again Rejected By Eisenhower
President Eisenhower urged free nations to stand together against Communism during a Minneapolis speech to the National Junior Chamber of Commerce. He rejected going it alone and spoke of unity within a defined framework of principle while noting South Korea’s mounting opposition to the armistice plan. He did not name South Korean leader Syngman Rhee directly. He began a five day tour from Washington visiting North Dakota South Dakota New Hampshire and New York before returning to the White House.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Eisenhower
Syngman Rhee
North
South Korea
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Washington
North Dakota
South Dakota
New Hampshire
New York
White House
Mass Pickets Prohibited at Quaker Plant
Sherman file: Quaker Oats Company wins temporary restraining order to bar mass picketing at its plant after a grain truck driver Jesse Myers of Gunter is shot in the foot and union member H E Standifer of Sherman is treated for head injuries during a strike over an incentive plan. Supervisors keep elevators operating to handle a record grain harvest.
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Sherman
Quaker Oats Company
Jesse Myers
Gunter
H. E. Standifer
Grain Millers Union
AFL
Commodity Prices Near a Three Year Low
The AP weighted index of 35 wholesale commodity prices fell to 175.22, the lowest in nearly three years, from a high of 180.12 reached March 16. A drop in livestock prices drove the decline, with the index tracking industrial commodities foods textiles metals and grains.
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New York
Associated Press
Methodists Name Harold Taylor Whitewright Pastor Again
The Dallas Methodist Conference renewed Rev. Harold S. Taylor as pastor of the First Methodist Church of Whitewright for another year. The Sherman District assignments follow with pastors and churches listed, including Denison, Sherman, Gainesville and many towns.
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Methodists
Harold Taylor
Dallas
Harold S. Taylor
First Methodist Church of
Whitewright
Sherman
J. P. Fleming
Anna-Melissa
W. L. Walker
Bells
Fred Mooring
Blue Ridge
James T. Clemens
Callisburg
David Lowry
Celina
Kenneth Thomas
Collinsville
R. L. Cates
Denison Harless
Lawrence E. Smith
Denison
Trinity
Southmaydr
Thomas J. Nation
Tom Bean-Cedar
H. P. Williamson
Trenton
Wesley D. Thompson
van Alstyne
Herman F. Mayo
Weston
Ralph Vanlandingham
Whitesboro
John Brand
Auto inspection law to take effect Sept 1 in Texas
Texas moves toward a broader annual auto safety check. Gov. Shivers signed the reform, with enforcement likely starting Sept. 1 and a six month grace period for inspections. The act by Rep. Buchannan replaces the 1951 law, focusing on brakes lights horns mirrors and wipers.
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Austin
Texas
Homer Garrison Jr
Public Safety
Allan Shivers
Garrison
D. H. Buchanan
Longview
Traffic deaths in Austin show decline this year
The Public Safety Department reports the first four months of this year will be seven percent below the same period last year. April fatalities reached 158, vs 177 a year ago, while year to date deaths total 675, down from 759 for the first four months of 1952.
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Austin
Public Safety Department
Veterans Warn of Non Forwarding GI Checks
The Veterans Administration cautions Korean GI bill students that GI allowance checks cannot be forwarded by the post office. Veterans planning address changes should notify VA regional offices to avoid payment delays. The VA notes 111,015 veterans were in training as of April 30.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Post Office
Treasury
TV Set Production Nears All Time Record in 1953
New York report says production through April reached 2,827,821 sets, up from 1,647,708 in the first four months of last year and 2,147,800 in the 1950 period, signaling a national yearly total near the 7,463,800 record.
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New York
Radio-Television Manufacturers Association
Biggest Wheat Crop Starts Moving Here
Whitewright area begins its largest wheat harvest in years as farmers rush to store grain under a government loan or sell at current prices. Kimbell Mill offered storage but canceled ads due to abundant demand. three buyers—Kimbell, Pascal Farley, and Lester Haile Seed & Grain—are active. Dry weather and rapid combining push the harvest forward.
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Lloyd Alexander
Kimbell
the Sun
Whitewright
Pascal Farley
Lester Haile Seed & Grain Company
Motor Boat Races at Loy Lake Sponsored by Sherman Optimists
The Sherman Optimist Club hosts outboard motor boat races at Loy Lake on Sunday June 28 with about 250 top Southwest racers expected. Race begins at 2 p m and proceeds benefit the Optimist Boys Club of Sherman. Tickets at the gate cost 60 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
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Sherman Optimist Club
Loy Lake
Southwest
John A. Lovelace
The
Sherman Democrat
Log Lake
Optimist Boys Club of
Sherman
Wilson insists U S will keep strong Air Force
Secretary Charles E. Wilson challenged Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg's claim that Air Force cuts would leave the U S with a second rate force. He testified before a Senate appropriations subcommittee that the U S would retain the best Air Force and urged against defense cuts amid a Korea truce possibility. Wilson warned against demobilization and said funding should stay at current levels.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
United States
Soviet
Russia
Senate Appropriations
Wilson
Korea
America
Sen. Burnet R. Maybank
Dem
South Carolina
General Motors
General Vandenberg
Saff
Whale Milk Richer in Fat and Protein than Cow Milk
A British dairy researcher compared milk from two blue whales and six fin whales with cow’s milk. Whale milk proved richer in fat and protein but lower in lactose. The study notes whales as ocean mammals and questions practical use for the United States.
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England
United States
Uncle Sam
Greenville
S. C
Piedmont
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Clint McMillin
Jim Sears
J. R. Carter
D. S. McMillin
W. T. Sears
P. J. Pierce
L. Holland
Frank Batsell
Eli Smith
Binkley & Payne
Butler & Lilley
T. B. Moore
Masonic Lodge
Peter Thompson
W. T. Truett
Planters National Bank
Mrs. C. Saigling
Odd Fellows and Knights
Kirkpatrick & Hamilton
Mangrum Bros
Frank Christian
W. B. Holland
J. H. Nash
J. W. Jenkins
J. H. Blincoe
Bane Bros
B. A. McDonald
Hardin & Carter
E. L. Hopkins
Louis Randle
Frank Smith
Simmons Bros
D. C. H. Bradford
J. W. Everheart
R. L. Sears
E. P. Montgomery
D. H. Martindale
E. E. Wallace
Bennett & Harris
Cowart & McGaughey
A. C. Batsell
T. W. Gattis
R. M. Lively
J. L. Bane
J. B. Hamilton
R. F. Beasley
W. J. Williams
Mrs. Findley Haile
Sheriff’s Department
Quaker
Bob May
Ed Doss
Lake Loy
U. S
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