Whitewright community notices and local updates
Chamber of Commerce officials plan selling memberships to residents as Boy Scouts help with the effort. Auto inspections deadline is April 15 with one station Edwards Chevrolet in Whitewright. Joe Meador tracks orchid growth with a thermometer and expands his greenhouse. he leads the Southwest Orchid Growers Association. Dr. Paul Geers marks his 39th birthday while recovering from injuries. A former resident sends a subscription to Electra Texas. Ruth Robbins opens Robins Cafeteria in Leonard with banquet facilities. Bell Telephone taxes total 1.69 billion dollars last year, with stock taxes and user levies. G Mennen Williams spares reelection for governor, eyeing the vice presidency amid Michigan financial woes.
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Joe Meador
Joe
Sherman
Denison
Dallas
Southwest Orchid Growers Association, Inc
Orchid Societies
Paul Geers
Whitewright
P. O. Box
Electra
Texas
G. Mennen
Soapy) Williams
Michigan
United States
Soapy
Accidents Skew Eastbound on Connecticut Parkways
State police report an 80 percent rise in accidents on parkways involving eastbound traffic with no explanation for years. Analysts note jet bomber engines at 365 mph produce more horsepower than 400 cars at 200 hp each.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
U.S
C of C Meeting Thursday Night
Kenneth Frisby president of the Whitewright Chamber of Commerce calls a 7 30 pm Thursday meeting at Ayres Cafe to discuss membership drive and other business. Boy Scouts selling memberships will be present and the chamber will buy them equipment of their choosing. Regular meetings will be the first Thursday night of each month per Clyde Little secretary-treasurer.
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Kenneth Frisby
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Ayres Cafe
Chamber of Commerce
Clyde Little
Deaths Jack Everheart of Corsicana
Jack Everheart died Monday at his Corsicana home after a two year illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Corsicana. He was born and raised in Whitewright and worked for the soil conservation service. Survivors include his wife, two Corsicana sons, a sister Mrs. Ira L. Kirkpatrick of Sherman, and a brother Bob Everheart of Sherman.
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Jack Everheart
Corsicana
Everheart
Whitewright
Soil Conservation Service
Ira L. Kirkpatrick
Sherman
Bob Everheart
Funeral services for Mrs Vera T Brown held at Tom Bean Church
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at Tom Bean Baptist Church for 77 year old Vera T Brown of Tom Bean. She died Tuesday and is survived by two sons Randell and Floyd Hopper both of Sherman, two daughters Mamie Brown and Aileen Hopper, a brother Luther Baxter, three sisters, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial followed in Warden Cemetery with Earnheart Funeral Home directing.
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Tom Bean Baptist Church
Vera T. Brown
Tom Bean
A. W. Blaine
Sherman
Brown
G. E. Brown
Warden Cemetery
Earnheart Funeral Home
David Hopper
Bobby Brown
Jerry Brown
E. O. Thomas
Claude Lackey
Grady Yowell
Tennessee
Lillian Baxter
Estelle Baxter
Pearl Forrest
Texarkana
Texas Sees Cold Winter and Early Warm Records
Texas faced one of the coldest winters while setting heat records, says state climatologist Hoye Dunham. Austin’s March first week averaged 20 degrees below normal, with Lubbock at eight below zero on Feb. 25, yet Feb. 9 brought record highs of 87 in Austin, 98 in Laredo, and 102 in Rio Grande City.
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Austin
Texas
Hoye Dunham
Dunham
Lubbock
Laredo
Rio Grande City
U.S. Weather Bureau
Rolls Royce unveils peanut butter fuel engine
Rolls Royce shows an engine that can run on nearly any fuel including peanut butter. A spokesman says the design would allow fuels from peanut butter to creosote and could replace current engines in British military vehicles. The company spent seven years developing the fuel gobbling engine.
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London
Rolls-Royce
Break With Castro Possible Says Herter
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter raised the possibility of breaking diplomatic relations with Cuba if Fidel Castro continues to stir trouble. He said circumstances might arise that would force severance, though the White House had no comment. The crisis followed Castro's accusations linking the U S to a Havana ship explosion and the detention of an American, Donald L. Chapman, who was later released.
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Washington, D. C
Christian A. Herter
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Herter
United States
Castro
Havana
Enrique Patterson
Donald L. Chapman
North Bend
Neb
Chapman
State Department
Paul Roa
U. S
Daniel Braddock
Roa
Weekly Prison Menu and New York Prison Population
The week lists a school lunch plan with Barbecued Beef on Buns to Meat Loaf dishes and side items for each weekday. Separately, the report states 775 female prisoners in federal penitentiaries and 771 in New York state prisons at year end 1958.
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New York
Awards Dinner Set For May 3 In Sherman
A group of business leaders in North Texas plan the 11th annual Soil Conservation Awards Dinner for May 3 at the Sherman Municipal Ballroom. Awards honor five zone farmers reclaiming worn-out land plus the top landlord tenant conservation team. Tickets are $3. program chaired by L. S. Omohundro with Jim Smoot as emcee and Gene Foster as narrator.
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Gainesville
North Texas
Sherman
Upper Elm-Red
Cooke, Montague
Grayson
First State Bank
Claude Jones
Jones
M&p National Bank
L. S.omohundro
Jim Smoot
Gainesville National Bank
Gene Foster
Whitesboro High School
No More Records For Sam to Break Declares Vinson
Rep. Carl Vinson praises Speaker Sam Rayburn calling his longevity and service unmatched in the House. Rayburn, age 78, is in his 48th year, having set an all time service record and long surpassed the speakership tenure, while Vinson notes Rayburn as a symbol of democracy. Vinson, in his 46th year, stands second in seniority.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Carl Vinson
D.-Ga
Rayburn
Vinson
House
America
Free World
Uncle Dan Skeptical On Truthful Folks In America
A letter to the editor from Uncle Dan of Tom Bean mocks universal honesty among people in public life and society. He critiques politicians lawyers and rich folks while jesting about causal excuses for vanity and bragging, and ends with a wry note about personal friends in history.
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Everbody
Grand Jury
Texas
France
Mobile X Ray Unit to Visit Sherman and Denison Next Week
The State Health Department's mobile chest X ray unit will be in Sherman Monday to Wednesday and in Denison Thursday and Friday next week, operating at the Chamber of Commerce buildings. Schedules vary by city with specific hours each day. Residents 50 and older and those with positive TB skin tests are urged to visit.
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State Health Department
Sherman
Denison
South Grayson TB Association
Chamber of Commerce
Grayson County
Grayson County Lags in Vehicle Inspections This Year
MVI inspector H K Caldwell reports only about 20 percent of Grayson County vehicles inspected through February, with 32 working days left before the April 15 deadline. Four county area averages 29 percent, versus 42 percent last year. weather could reduce inspection days. No sticker cost but stations may charge $1 for time.
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H. K. Caldwell
MVI
Department of Public Safety
Caldwell
Grayson County
Collin
Fannin
Cooke
IRS Warns Public Of Bad Tax Advice
The Internal Revenue Service cautioned taxpayers to beware of crooked tax consultants after recent criminal fraud convictions. One adviser received 31 years for fraudulent deductions and stealing refunds. another kept client money without filing returns. The IRS urged checks on competence, address, direct receipt of refunds, no blank returns, and avoiding fee percentages of refunds.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Rain raises highway danger after long dry spell
Chicago Motor Club warns first heavy rain after a long dry spell makes roads slick. It may take up to two days to wash accumulated oil off the highways. The note mentions the average farm has about 1,200 fence posts.
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Chicago
Chicago Motor Club
Geers Clinic Welcomes First Preceptee
Dr. Paul E. Geers Whitewright clinic to host its first preceptee Dr Gerald Cope from Wichita Falls arriving March 14 for a year of training under the Texas Academy of General Practice program He will graduate from UT Galveston June 4 with an MD and then finish training before the state board exam The program supports lodging transport and a modest salary for the student and wife.
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Whitewright Medical & Surgical Clinic
Paul E. Geers
Gerald Cope
Wichita Falls
University of Texas
Galveston
State Board
Whitewright
Cope
Vanita
Baby
Geers
Texas Academy of General Practice
Texas Academy of General Practice Educational Committee
Medical Branch
Texas Medical Schools
Dr. Manskey
Beeler Manskey Clinic
University of Texas, Medical Branch
Denison Rumors Grow On Local Option Petition
Rumors of a local option election circulate in Denison as a preliminary petition likely gathers 10 to 16 signatures. Secrecy surrounds the effort with meetings held by a small group and a brewing industry PR representative assisting in early planning for possible on premise beer sales and tavern operation.
Yarborough Highlights Elder Aged Hardship and Costs
Dallas senator Ralph Yarborough says about 8 million Americans over 65 cannot afford meals, housing, or medical care. He notes high costs of treatment and drugs as the top problem for the elderly and cites a Senate subcommittee study. He also notes age discrimination in hiring.
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Dallas
United States
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Yarborough
Senate
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Voltaire
Whitewright Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts
Edwards Chevrolet Company
Ruth Robbins
Robbins
Leonard
Miss Robbins
Looney Robbins
Greenville
Bell Telephone System
Bell
C of C
Castro Possible
Sam
Dan
Dear Mister
Sherman, Denison
Anne Royall
Potomac Swimming
John Quincey Adams
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