Whitewright Leads In March of Dimes Contributions
Newton Cole reports Whitewright raised 661.19 for the March of Dimes this year with a delayed report due to a charity basketball game that brought in 23.95. Local chairmen list multiple donations from merchants clubs churches and schools totaling 661.19, about double contributions from similar towns.
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Newton Cole
March of Dimes
Whitewright
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Clarence Tillett
Merchants and Business Committee
City Cafe
Craig’s Cafe
Wilson Kaiser
Porch Light
First National Bank
M. B. Hasty
Clubs
Friday Literary Club
American Legion
Rotary Club
Marietta
Methodist Sunday School
Eastern Star Chapter
Presbyterian Young People
Parent-Teacher Association
Boy Scout Service
B. R. Vestal
Public Schools Committee
Lawmaker Seeks Aid for Totally Disabled Texans
Senator Willis of Fort Worth urged a constitutional amendment to create a welfare program for totally disabled persons ineligible for existing aid. The plan allows a state funded program with a $20 monthly limit, backed by federal matching funds, covering those disabled by physical or mental illness.
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Austin
Willis
Fort Worth
House
Senate
Lawmaker Fails in Role of Dan Cupid
Representative Engle of California relays an anecdote about a sailor barred from leave to marry his fiancée in San Diego. The captain explains the sailor did not request leave, and the sailor later questions why the congressman intruded.
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Dan Cupid
Washington
Engle
California
Navy
San Diego
Memphis Boy Saves Crook-Catching Doberman From Sale
In Jonesboro Arkansas 13 year old Jesse Hager offered to sell his pet Doberman a so called crook catcher for 60 dollars to send him to Boy Scout camp in Memphis. Memphis Police Chief J C MacDonald declined the sale and Troy Douthit of a local auto agency offered to donate the money to keep the dog.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jesse Hager
Jonesboro
Ark
J. C. MacDonald
Jesse
Memphis Automobile
Troy Douthit
Block That Sneeze
A public health note warns that a single sneeze from a person with a cold can infect a room. It explains droplets travel fast and evaporation releases infection agents unless blocked with a handkerchief.
Rayburn vows action on rigid farm price supports
Speaker Rayburn of Texas pledged early House action to scrap the administration farm program and restore rigid high price supports on major crops. He warned of a fierce fight as the House weighs a new farm bill possibly the week after next. The agriculture committee approved a bill backing five crops at 90 percent parity, with current law offering 8120 to 90 percent and a 75 percent floor next year without new action.
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Washington
Rayburn
Texas
House
Agriculture Committee
Congress
Ike Talks Longingly About Retiring
Congressman Minshall reports President Eisenhower spoke fondly of retirement during a luncheon with him and others. Ike praised how retired Gen. Carl Spaatz enjoys hunting and fishing on his Gettysburg visit and mused about joining those hobbies once he steps away from office.
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Washington
William E. Minshall
Ohio
Eisenhower
Cleveland Republican
Carl (Tooey) Spaatz
Ike
Gettysburg
Tooey
Minshall
Spaatz
Odd Fellows Install Officers At Regular Lodge Meeting
The Odd Fellows Lodge installed officers for the year at last Thursday night. Clarence Tillett became noble grand with Joe Rich as vice grand and E B Martin as secretary. Out-of-town visitors Moss Bishop of Sherman and Denison guests J J Smith W J Douglas W F Canender W F Schofield Carl McIntyre attended.
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Odd Fellows Lodge
Clarence Tillett
Noble Grand
Joe Rich
E. B. Martin
George Bennett
Richard Riggins
Obie Rutledge
A. B. Jones
Homer Sanderson
John Jenkins
O. G
Claude Garner
I. G
M. R. Smith
Russell Summers
Ernest McCoy
Cliff Sanderson
L. J. Penny
Moss
Sherman
J. J. Smith
J. W. Douglas
W. F. Canender
W. F. Schofield
Carl McIntyre
Denison
Weekday School Lunch Menu Highlights
The menu lists daily items for each weekday. Monday features Salmon Croquettes and sides with dessert. Tuesday offers Hot Dogs with Peach Half and Cookies. Wednesday includes Red Beans and Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches. Thursday serves Veal Cutlets with Cream Gravy and vegetables. Friday presents Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches with Tuna Salad and snacks.
Tonsil Removal Called Weakening Power and Sex Drive
In Bergamo Italy two doctors claim tonsil removal weakens strength and sexual powers. Guido and Innocente Calderoni cite 20 years of research and statistics on the “devastating effect of the missing tonsils,” alleging social and sexual changes post operation.
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Bergamo
Italy
Guido
Innocente Calderoni
Guido Calderoni
Brother Innocente
Scaramouche the Classic Italian Comedian Character
Scaramouche appears as a stock figure in old Italian theater and commedia dell arte. The masked, flamboyant rogue embodies a lively archetype used for farce and social satire in 16th to 18th century performances.
PT Association Holds Meeting With Children's Musical
The Parent-Teacher Association met Tuesday night with President Lee Smith presiding. After the invocation by David Johnson, a brief business session preceded a musical play by the first and fourth grades directed by Mrs. Frank Clark, Mrs. Houston Darwin, Miss Mardell Pumphrey and Mrs. Nana Francis featuring roles from The Cobbler to Dancing Elves and a chorus of fourth graders.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Lee Smith
David Johnson
Frank Clark
Houston Darwin
Mardell Pumphrey
Nana Francis
Sammy Montgomery
Doris Tillett
Delinda Blackerby
Indictment Returned in Veterans Land Bribery Case
Former Land Commissioner Giles and two San Antonio men, C B Wynn and Arthur McKenzie, face bribery charges in a 1954 veterans land deal in Bexar County. The 665 acre Bill Ranch sale promotoried the alleged bribe on Jan 29 1954. Giles previously faced a conspiracy charge in Travis County over another $83 500 veterans land transaction.
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San Antonio
Giles
Veterans Land Program
Bexar County
Bexar County District Court
C. B. Wynn
Arthur McKenzie
Bill
Travis County
Veterans Land
Reynolds Home Chorus To Sing Here Next Sunday
The Reynolds Home Girls Chorus of the Presbyterian Home for Children in North Dallas will perform at the morning service of the Presbyterian Church here on March 13. The group of fourteen, led by Supt. and Mrs. Ralph Read, travels with support from Tom Bean and Whitewright churches. A potluck dinner follows the service, then a film titled Missionary To Walker's Garage, and an evening concert in Leonard at 7:00 p.m.
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Presbyterian Home For Children
Presbyterian Church
Reynolds Home
Dallas
Vickery
Synod of Texas, Presbyterian Church
Ralph Read
Tom Bean Methodist-Presbyterian Church
Whitewright Presbyterian Church
Walker’s
Leonard
Bradley to Head Pension Study
President Eisenhower named Gen Omar N Bradley to head a commission to study veterans pensions and possible reductions. Six others were named to join, with a goal to modernize the pension program and ensure equitable treatment for veterans and survivors. The panel, created Jan 14 by executive order, must report by November 1.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
Veterans Administration
Electric lighting use triples in the United States
Pittsburgh report quotes an executive from Westinghouse Electric Corporation noting U S use of electric light has tripled in a decade and now equals the year long burning of 300 million 75 watt bulbs. He credits modern architecture and windowless factories for reliance on increasing electric illumination.
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Pittsburgh
United States
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Deaths Zinia Bradford 65 Buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery
Zinia L Bradford died last week at his Albuquerque home and was buried in National Cemetery Santa Fe. He was the son of the late D C H Bradford who once ran a Whitewright grocery. Survived by one son Hansell Hudspeth of Durant Oklahoma, his mother Mrs Pauline Bradford of Albuquerque, two brothers J L Bradford of Albuquerque and R H Bradford of Dallas, three sisters Mrs John W Everheart and Mrs T S Bolstad of Albuquerque and Mrs Perry House of Los Angeles.
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Zinia L. Bradford
Albuquerque
N. M
National Cemetery
Santa Fe
Bradford
D. C. H. Bradford
Whitewright
Zinia
Hansell Hudspeth
Durant
Okla
Innocent Abroad Not Exactly That Rich Expat Tax Case
Washington reports an American citizen with an estimated fortune between 150 million and 200 million dollars pays no U S income taxes while living abroad dwelling amid foreign life. Treasury officials say such cases involve about 500000 Americans overseas creating a major tax problem.
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Washington
U. S
Internal Revenue Service
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
House Appropriations
Rat population multiplies at dangerous rate warning
Rat control experts warn the nation faces a rising population of almost 160 million rats. They carry diseases, destroy property, and require public cooperation. homeowners should year round reduce food sources, seal homes, and use gases poisons and traps to control rats.
Grayson Children Due Polio Vaccine
In Grayson County planned polio vaccination will target 2,885 first and second graders in the county schools. Dr. Frank P. Miller directs setup with forms for parental consent. The program begins April 1 and includes three injections per child to complete by term end.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Frank P. Miller
Miller
4-H Winners Demonstrate Dairy Foods at Sherman Court
On March 5 at the Grayson County courthouse, the 4-H girls dairy foods show crowned junior winners. Ruth Elaine Williams solo eggnog claim. Janet Smith and June Bond won in pear salad teams. Whitewright contestants included Louisa Lackey and Donna Franklin, 6th place floating island, Pauline Stephens and Robbie Cawthon 9th place eggs a la goldenrod among 16 juniors.
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Sherman Court House
Grayson County
Ruth Elaine Williams
Janet Smith
June Bond
Whitewright
Louisa Lackey
Donna Franklin
Pauline Stephens
Robbie Cawthon
Miracle Cures For Colds Cited In Odd List Of Remedies
New York based writer Larry Kaz catalogs odd traditional cold cures from around the world. He cites spider charms from Scotland, beetles in Ireland, a fish head in the mouth from Pennsylvania Dutch practice, kangaroo ear from Australia, whale blubber paste from Eskimos, and a Bosnia crossroads lie down with a copper coin under the head as dramatic yet outdated remedies.
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New York
Larry Kaz
Kaz
Ireland
Donegal
Australia
Bosnia
Memphis Press-Scimitar workers spark Daring Duds Day
News Editor Luther Southworth began Daring Duds Day with male staff wearing loud red jackets pink and blue shirts to set a trend and inspire confidence among men who usually avoid bright colors. The plan aims to make women jealous and normalize bold business attire.
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Memphis
Memphis Press-Scimitar Today
Luther Southworth
Southworth
Compromise Tax Cut Endorsed by Senate Democrats
Senate Democrats endorsed a plan offering a 20 dollar personal tax cut plus ten dollars per dependent, offset by extending corporate and excise rates for 27 months. The plan, announced by Majority Leader Johnson, narrows benefits to those earning under five thousand dollars, drawing mixed reactions from Byrd and George as they debate feasibility.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Democratic Policy Committee
Johnson
Texas
Byrd
Virginia
Hospital Change Delayed One Day
Sherman reports the transfer of St. Vincent's Hospital properties to Sherman Community Hospital Inc is postponed to Thursday afternoon. Daughters of Charity could not send a representative. the plan remains: transfer to the City of Sherman, then to the new corporation formed by E. J. Gabriel of Seattle. Gabriel hopes for a late March opening with an open house before patient admission.
Billy the Kid and Jesse James Meet Quietly in Frankfurt
In Frankfurt Germany Billy the Kid Roberts a corporal and Jesse James a private meet at the U S 4th Division headquarters without a shot fired The two are described as expert marksmen Billy the Kid says his name honors Kit Carson 106 year old uncle in Roswell New Mexico James is related to the train robber Jesse James and is from Ponchatoula Louisiana.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Billy the Kidd
Jesse James
Billy the Kid Roberts
U. S. 4Th Division
Billy the Kid
Jesse
Roberts
Kit Carson
Kit
Roswell, N. M
James
Bud C. James
Ponchatoula, la
Poem Left With Pennies Derides Parking Enforcement
In Ogden Utah police found an envelope with a poem stuck to 50 glued pennies. The verse apologizes for parking too long and ends with a last penny intended to vex the officers. Police say they did not find the note humorous.
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Ogden
Utah
Karen de Winter
P. S
Emerson Quote on Truth and Repose
A concise selection cites Ralph Waldo Emerson affirming that God grants each mind a choice between truth and repose, from Essays of Intellect.
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Emerson
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PT Association
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Grayson
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Georgia
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