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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1956
Page
4
Secretary Benson announced a broadened export sales program for U S surplus cotton starting Aug 1. The plan aims for a 5 million bale export market, with sales under 6 to 10 cents a pound below domestic prices, expanding from a prior 1 million bale program.
The law states that any driver involved in a fatal crash faces execution. The saying the life you save may be your own is echoed in Arabic as a stark warning about the severity of road crimes.
In a rural Southern community voters queue for registration. Mandy Brown deflects party questions with humor about an unresolved divorce. A drummer and an agent exchange wry banter over travel and direction. A farmer and hired man joke about circus trips and trained turtles.
A set of light anecdotes spans children dreaming of ice cream and marriage to Texas oilmen at a Cadillac showroom. Jokes compare honesty and professions while a doll gift comment foreshadows parental experience and gender roles in a humorous, era reflecting exchange.
The Whitewright and Little Rock H D Club meeting at Mrs. W L Hatfield’s home featured Mrs. Clifton Sanderson speaking on 4 H Club work and leadership. Members and guests enjoyed demonstrations by junior and senior girls, refreshments for 18 members, and a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Tom Brown. The Brown home was recently destroyed by fire. Infant illnesses that damage the brain are noted as causes of mental deficiency.
The body of Harry L. Lyton 61 of Wichita Falls was found in Caney Creek arm of Lake Texoma 54 days after he disappeared. The retired Army sergeant, last seen Jan 4 near Big Mineral Camp, likely fell overboard while checking his boat. An unidentified fisherman recovered him and notified Game Ranger Curly Everett.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Vandagriff 85 died at her home Van Alstyne route 1 Thursday. Funeral services were held Saturday with burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery. She was born in Tennessee, widow of J. A. Vandagriff, and a Baptist. Survivors include three daughters, four sons, one brother, three sisters, twelve grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
The Whitewright Sun lists subscription pricing by region: in Grayson and Fannin Counties 2.00, outside them 2.50, and foreign subscriptions 5.00, with publication by T Glenn Doss as editor and publisher.
The pharmacist describes working shoulder to shoulder with physicians for public health. The prescription department serves physicians and patient welfare rather than financial gain, pledging to fill prescriptions with the finest materials from world markets.
The editorial argues the Presidents budget rests on unlikely postal rate hikes and urges raising charges only for non self supporting mail such as advertising and magazines. It criticizes forcing letter mail to cover deficits and says stamps should pay for letter service, not cross subsidize others.
Traverse City Michigan motorists report a state highway department sign on U S 31 near town warning do not use this highway for purposes other than travel.
A justice of the peace heard a wife accuse her husband of assault and battery. When asked if he regretted his actions after the strike, the husband remained silent. He did not speak before the ambulance arrived to take him away.
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