Ex-School Board Members Club Is Organized Here
A chili supper for ex-board members became a turkey dinner when the event was held by the Whitewright Independent School District Board of Education. Supt W C Cummings introduced guests, then Thomas Sears listed living ex-members, followed by the creation of a permanent Ex-School Board Members Club led by B W Newman and Roy Blanton. Dean J B Moorman spoke on school evolution from farming to industry.
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Board of Education
Whitewright Independent School District
Earl Benson
Harold Thornhill
Earl Blanton
Mary Pennell
Babe Beazley
Betty Harris
Lela McFerrin
W. C. Cummings
Thomas Sears
B. W. Newman
Roy Blanton
Color Television Ready for Public Now Solon Says
Sen. Edwin C. Johnson urges the Senate Commerce Committee to question the FCC and manufacturers about delaying color TV to allow black and white sets to saturate the market. He accuses powerful interests of blocking the upgrade. The Columbia Broadcasting System also blames the federal government for the delay.
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Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado Democrat
Senate Commerce Committee
Charles W. Tobey
Johnson
Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
Madrid Clover Good Crop For Black Land
Madrid sweet clover offers hay and grazing value near alfalfa in the Blackland Elm Red district. A biennial legume, it yields 1–2 tons of hay per acre or 5–7 months grazing in year one, with 1–2 tons or 3–5 months grazing in year two, plus potential seed yields.
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Soil Conservation Service
Madrid
Blackland
Insurance Clerk Wins Big by Hitting Two Pools
London detective story notes Jack Coulton a 41 year old insurance clerk who after three years of playing the same numbers in two football pools hit both pools at once winning 303000 dollars. He invested one shilling daily, about 14 cents.
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London
Jack Coulton
Red Cross Fund Drive Lags Here in Whitewright
Mrs. Floyd Everheart, local Red Cross chairman, said the drive in Whitewright is lagging as few committee members work their routes. Weather has hindered outdoor solicitation. contributions may be left with Harold Doss at the city office, with $137.51 turned in by 9 am.
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Floyd Everheart
Red Cross
Sun
Whitewright
Harold Doss
Doss
Sun Honor Roll Subscriptions Acknowledged
The Sun lists subscription payments by or for a set of individuals including Mrs. A. D. Asbill, Homer Burris, Mrs. Bert Allen, C. May, John Biggerstaff, Major Ashley D. Jameson, Mrs. Frances Hepburn, G. A. House, Jack Sears, James B. Russell, Rev. C. C. Childress, Mrs. W. T. Pritchett, Miss Foy Reeves, Mrs. G. L. Lindsey, and other signatories. The notice records names across multiple households.
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the Sun
A. D. Asbill
Homer Burris
Bert Allen
C. Sutton Carl May
John Biggerstaff
Ashley D. Jameson
Frances Hepburn
G. A. House
W. T. Corbitt
Jack Sears James B. Russell
Mur
C, Ryan
C. C. Childress
W. T. Pritchett
Foy Reeves
G. L. Lindsey
B. G. Gentry
L. F. Jacks
E. C
Lunchroom Menus for Whitewright Schools Week
Menu items from Whitewright Public Schools list daily options Monday through Friday. Dishes include pork sausage with escalloped potatoes and green beans, red beans with kraut, meat balls with creamed potatoes, hamburgers with chips, and baked pork shoulder with beans and slaw, all served with milk.
Officials Sacked for Severance Pay Amid Cashouts
A House subcommittee says Truman administration officials cashed out accrued annual leave before quitting in what it calls executive malpractice. The Civil Service Commission cites Public Law 525 allowing lump sum leave pay. 215 people received over $700,000 since November, including eight cabinet members.
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Washington
House
Civil Service Commission
Congress
Rain distribution in Texas crops and pasture study
Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist explains rainfall fate in Texas. One fourth evaporates before reaching ground and 17 percent of ground rain enters rivers. Most water ends in the Gulf or feeds brush. Only about 6 percent of recent rain benefits crops and pasture. Read the ads for profit.
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College Station
Texas
Gibb Gilchrist
Texas A. & M
Gulf of Mexico
Meador Family Party Set for Wednesday Night
The Meador Truck & Tractor Co. will hold its annual Family Party next Wednesday at 7:30 PM in the High School Gym. The public is invited and admission is free. Entertainers include Zaney Blaney Joyce the magical act Ben McCleskey Jim Boyd and His Men of the West.
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Meador Truck & Tractor Company
International Harvester
Zaney Blaney
Joyce
Ben
Little Willie) McCleskey
Jim Boyd
Home crafted health aids for sickroom care
Practical guidance on making bedpans urinals and emesis basins from common materials. Tips cover cushioning to prevent bedsores, noise control in the room, sleep and mood comfort, room temperature guidance, and safe heating and cooling methods for ill patients. Includes improvised devices like a donut cushion and doorbell muffler.
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Texas
159 Automobiles Registered Here This Week
Harold Doss reported 159 automobiles 15 farm trucks and 20 commercial trucks registered by the branch automobile license office opened March 2 by County Tax Officer Iva Davidson. Doss also serves as city secretary and holds several duties while earning 12? cents per registration. Owners are urged to register before March 31 to avoid end of period lines and hardship.
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Harold Doss
Iva Davidson
Doss
Mr. Doss
Deaths S. H. Lenox 85 Funeral Held In Whitewright
Funeral services for S. H. Lenox 85 were held at Earnheart Funeral Chapel with Rev. Tate Young and Rev. Harold Taylor officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Lenox died at Hall Rest Home in Denison after moving to Whitewright in 1930 to live with his daughter and son in law Dr. and Mrs. Ross R. May. Survivors include his daughter Mrs. Ross R. May and grandson Lt. Davis Parrish.
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S. H. Lenox
Earnheart Funeral
Tate Young
Sherman
Harold Taylor
Oak Hill Cemetery
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Findley Haile
C. B. Bryant III
Bob Sears
Floyd Bassett
James Bryant
Lenox
Hall Rest
Denison
Pendleton
Arkansas
Whitewright
Ross R. May
Mr. Lenox
Little Rock
Ark
University of the South At
Sewanee, Tenn
Episcopal Church
Dallas
Forster
Davis Parrish
Boston
Mass
Funeral for Ambrose L. Goodwin Held at Blue Ridge
Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p m at Blue Ridge Baptist Church for Ambrose L. Goodwin 52 with Rev E C Coleman presiding Burial followed at Blue Ridge Cemetery He died Saturday at 5 p m at his daughter s home in Verona after a long illness Survivors include his wife Jewel Goodwin of Blue Ridge a daughter Mrs Paul Stroup of Verona two grandsons of Verona his father John H Goodwin of Dallas three brothers Ernest Raymond and Hollis Goodwin of Dallas and three sisters Mrs Almetta Davis of Patterson Calif Mrs Oreta Reynolds of Dallas and Mrs Bennie Chesser of Whitewright
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Blue Ridge Baptist Church
Ambrose L. Goodwin
E. C. Coleman
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Paul Stroup
Verona
Jewel Goodwin
Blue Ridge
John H. Goodwin
Dallas
Ernest, Raymond and
Hollis Goodwin
Almetta Davis
Patterson
Calif
Oreta Reynolds
Bennie Chesser
Whitewright
Funeral services for Lula Ondorf on Sunday at Van Alstyne
Lula Ondorf, 78, widow of the late Dee Ondorf, was laid to rest in Van Alstyne. She leaves daughter Mare Morgan of Van Alstyne, two granddaughters, and four great granddaughters. The Orendorffs once lived in Whitewright where Mr. Ondorf ran a dry goods store.
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van Alstyne
Lula Orendorff
Dee Orendorff
Mare Morgan
Orendorffs
Whitewright
Orendorff
McCarthy Probes Department Employee With Poor Direction
Sen McCarthy says a State Department worker hired in 1950 as an information consultant got into the wrong building, moved to the wrong division and was dismissed recently. The senator declined to name the employee.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
State Department
Taft Hartley Act Revision Doubtful
Washington unions and industry officials say President Eisenhower’s hands off stance likely kills any chance for Taft Hartley law revision this year. AFL CIO and NAM spokesmen agree Congress will keep the act as is unless the administration backs changes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
AFL
CIO
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Federal workers heed Ike's order on timely arrival
Washington reports that a traffic monitor shows government employees have arrived 21 minutes earlier since President Eisenhower's time discipline order. The finding underscores compliance with the executive directive as officials seek greater punctuality across agencies.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Whitewright Receives 15 Percent Fire Insurance Credit
The Board of Insurance Commissioners in Austin announced a 15 percent fire insurance credit for Whitewright effective April 1, larger than the 5 percent typical in the prior year. The credit applies only to policies dated after March 31 and not to fire insurance on property outside city limits or in force before April 1.
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Whitewright
Board of Insurance Commissioners
Austin
New Tax Plan Proposed for Auto Owners
Dallas lawmakers push rival constitutional amendments to abolish ad valorem tax on motor vehicles. Proposal by Berg man King Atwell would end property tax on cars and raise license fees by at least 25 percent with extra revenue to cities or counties. A Crothwait plan mirrors council recommendations to abolish the property tax and let states authorize local vehicle licenses.
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Austin
Dallas
Douglas E. Bergman
Tom King
Ben Atwell
Norman Register
League of Texas
John L. Crothwait
Texas Legislative Council
Church of Christ Lectures Next Week
A five night series of Church of Christ lectures is set for next week at 7 30 p m. Speakers include Samuel Mormino Tom Bean Monday Russell Bankes Pottsboro Tuesday Wm H Parsons Denison Wednesday Claud McQuiddy Sherman Thursday and Jack W King Bonham Friday. Public invitation extended.
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Church of Christ
Tildon McFerrin
Samuel Mormino
Tom Bean
Russell Bankes
Pottsboro
Wm. H. Parsons
Denison
Claud McQuiddy
Sherman
Jack W. King
Bonham
State approves three national 4 H food programs for 1953
National 4 H Committee announces winners from this state in Dairy Foods Demonstrations Carnation Frozen Foods International Harvester and Meat Animal programs. Eight sectional winners in Frozen Foods and Meat Animal will tour Chicago for the National Club Congress. eight national Dairy Foods winners will also tour Chicago. County winners receive gold filled medals. Full program details via County Extension Agent.
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International Harvester
Thos. E. Wilson
Chicago
Cooperative Extension Service
Eisenhower to revive White House Easter egg roll
The White House announced that President Eisenhower and the first lady will revive the Easter egg rolling on the White House lawn. The south grounds will be open to children up to 12 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Public access had been closed since World War II during President Roosevelt’s era.
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Washington
D. C
White House
Eisenhower
First Lady
Roosevelt
Incumbents Face No Opposition in City Election
Only two names appear on the ballot for the April 7 city election. Present commissioners Jack Meador and Charles E. Ayres seek reelection. Meador first won office in 1950 replacing the late J. H. Waggoner. Ayres was appointed two months ago to replace Edwin Badgett who resigned. Filing deadline passed last Saturday.
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Jack Meador
Charles E. Ayres
Mr. Meador
J. H. Waggoner
Mr. Ayres
Edwin Badgett
Plan Mausoleum For Cemetery Here
Clarence E. Reese of Denison announces plans for a community mausoleum in Oak Hill Cemetery funded by him. His local representative Mrs. W. H. Stedham will canvas the community with pictures and explanations of the project, as mausoleums gain popularity nationwide.
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Clarence E. Reese
Denison
Oak Hill Cemetery
Reese
W. H. Stedham
United States
Canada
Four New Publications Released By Extension Service
Texas Agricultural Extension Service releases four leaflets for 1953. Livestock guidance with Short on Grass covers emergency roughages and feeding tips. Cotton growers get the 1953 Guide for Controlling Cotton Insects with application rates and timing. Farm Fish Ponds answers pond owners questions on stocking fertilizing weed control and pond management. Landowner-Operator Teamwork in Soil Building offers tenant owner agreements and soil building practices. Copies are free from county agents.
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Texas
Denver Cattle Sell Below Pre Korea Rate
Cattle prices at the Denver stock yards slipped to levels seen before the Korean War. Top fed steers traded at 22.75 per hundredweight on Wednesday after 30.50 in January and 25.50 in February, with March 1950 values at 23.00. Fed heifers ran about 1.25 higher while cows declined by about 1.00 per hundredweight.
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Denver
Fed
East Texas farmers will wait and see
East Texas agricultural leaders express a wait and see stance toward the new administration's farm program. William A. Wilson, agricultural director of the chamber of commerce, says the outlook is hopeful and cooperative as leaders give Secretary Ezra Benson time to implement proposals before acting.
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Longview
East Texas
Army Draft Calls 53 000 Men for May
The Army issued a draft call for 53 000 men in May matching the February March and April totals. The cumulative drafted or earmarked number since resumed selective service in 1950 reaches 1 414 430. Separate report notes insects cost U S crops and livestock 4 billion dollars annually.
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Washington, D. C
Army
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Meador
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State Medical Association of Texas
Mrs
Ike
Extension Service
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
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