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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1956
Page
7
Local residents and families shared weekend and Sunday visits with relatives in Dallas Sherman Fort Worth Vernon Nocona Tom Bean and Dallas while other members travelled to San Diego and Houston. Several patients and relatives received care and attention at home and in area hospitals.
Junior Baker and friends plan a neighborhood circus facing an admission dispute. They settle on five pins plus five cents tax after a meeting with directors and a mother’s suggestion.
John Pumphrey and daughter Miss Mardell returned from Stillwater Minnesota to join relatives. Olney pair Mr and Mrs John R Wallace spent time with the Lyons and Wallace Wilson households. Newman family hosted at Strong Arkansas with Don Newman and family. Kaiser clan from Clarksville Pilot Grove Richardson and Dallas visited John Kaiser. Thrasher Dallas announces birth of a granddaughter to Hobart Thrasher Whitewright. Allen Harper and children returned to Hot Springs Arkansas after visiting here. They were joined by extended families from Fort Worth Borger Leonard McAlester and others visiting Mrs Joe Brookins.
Manton Fain showed color motion pictures from a European air tour including New York City and Rome. He traveled with Braniff Airways staff at half price, costing 550 dollars from New York including hotel breakfast and transport. others would pay 1100 dollars plus meals. Charlie Ayres introduced Fain and hoped to join the trip if his wife could run the store during the three weeks away.
Francis G. Kusch administratrix filed final account and application to be discharged for the estate of A W Kusch deceased in Grayson County Texas. Hearing set for July 9 1956 at the Sherman courthouse. Citizens with interest must answer or contest in writing.
A nostalgic poem titled I Have a Boy expresses parental hopes and virtues for a son. The text shifts to a legal notice commanding appearance in Grayson County Texas, detailing a suit for title and possession of land near Big Mineral Creek with case No. 63903, published in The Whitewright Sun in 1956.
Washington reports Secretary of Defense Wilson has long faced criticism over remarks deemed out of touch with policy. Earlier in January 1953 he tied General Motors to national interest, and in October 1954 he likened the jobless to kennel dogs, drawing union ire and public scrutiny.
A historical note cites blame placed on the subject for contributing to the defeat of Michigan Senator Ferguson in the following month, reflecting political fallout and party dynamics.
The Internal Revenue Service refuses to make change at its Washington cashier's office, saying it only collects taxes and aims to minimize money handling to avoid mistakes. The piece notes the service collected $66 billion last year. It also cites railroad locomotive inventories from 1955, listing Diesel electric, steam, electrics, and other types.
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