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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1957
Page
4
Austin promises a lively October special session with Gov Price Daniel backing a state broad water agency to negotiate with federal authorities on reservoir financing. The debate will include scrutiny of the State Board of Water Engineers and frustration over recent troubles.
The article notes Humble Oil and Refining signed one of its first leases in Grayson County in 1917 before official incorporation. Founders included W. S. Farish, R. L. Blaffer, and W. W. Fondren with early operations under a gentlemen’s agreement. It also mentions the Strait of Dover as the Channel's narrowest point about 20 miles wide.
Sidelights from the Billy Graham crusade note Madison Square Garden crowds asking about wrestling with Satan. Billy Graham and Christian prayer are described as wresting with evil, while attendees donate pennies and bring in friends and teammates from baseball.
Legal notices from Grayson County Texas area include a creditor notice in the Mary Furche estate with letters of administration granted June 1 1957 and a public citation for Arvella Maye Jones estate with final account and discharge request set for July in Sherman. The notices name Paul Furche administrator and North Texas Loan & Trust Company as administrator, with publication in The Whitewright Sun in late June 1957.
A series of comic exchanges unfold at supper and social events. A father tests conscience with excuses while characters in midlife and travel speak on luck, optimism, and everyday ironies. A hopeful job candidate strains to craft a headline about a couple and a preacher.
A teacher asks students about odd wedding stories and elephant habitats. A pupil quips about elephants being easy to misplace despite their size, and another jokes that light arrives too soon in the morning.
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