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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
2
Rocky McMillin of Bonham visited Whitewright on Tuesday. Various relatives and friends from Dallas Stillwater Okla Corpus Christi Celina Arlington McKinney and Birmingham visit relatives in the area during the week.
Agriculture Secretary Benson announced soil bank payments will be made this year for crops destroyed by natural causes. The program covers cotton, corn, wheat, rice, tobacco and peanuts and sets minimum payments of six dollars per acre with rates based on farm yields and normal yields. The policy shifts aim to withdraw land from production and reduce surplus while conserving land through the conservation reserve.
A holiday trip on Lake Erie sparked a riot reported by newspapers with claims of gangs of Negro girls assaulting white passengers and firecrackers causing injuries. The document includes a 1956 Texas citation listing plaintiffs and defendants in a land dispute in Grayson County and publication dates from 1986.
Texans learn state workers face possible turnover up to 20 percent after new officials take over. Insurance mergers loom as firms re align to stronger companies. Radar nets spark legal challenge while Davy Crockett eyeing Capitol portraits. Interposition referendum supporters push July ballot despite poll tax list checks. Some scientists warn carbon dioxide from fossil fuels warms the world.
Boyd Newman, longtime Grayson County assistant county attorney, announces his bid for County Attorney in the Democratic primary on July 28. A Whitewright native via Bells, he starred in Whitewright High School football and earned a UT law degree after serving in World War II.
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