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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1957
Page
1
Spring arrives in Texas with storms as Whitewright records heavy rain and farmers seek dry spell for planting. The piece notes Texas Legislature spending on air conditioning and criticizes job cuts at Katy Railroad. Readers discuss senatorial races and press-day reporting delays.
Griffin Dollarhide Jr chairman of the chamber of commerce membership committee today released the 1957 membership list. The list is incomplete as two committee members have not reported. It lists business and individual members with dues Pay up to 1957. A note mentions a silent wrapper for chocolates and a fact about Fly wings vibrating 330 times per second.
The article notes a Texas Legislature proposal to amend the state constitution allowing the Legislature to fix county judge qualifications. An enabling act would require county judges in counties over 16 000 population to be licensed attorneys, since probate matters are handled by judges.
The popcorn industry worries government payments to farmers not to grow corn will push more acres to popcorn. A huge 1956 crop left a large surplus, yet the price of popcorn bags remains steady and quality unchanged, says William E. Smith of the Popcorn Processors Association.
The Parent Teacher Association sponsors a games tournament on Monday night March 25 at 7 30 in the school gym. There is a small admission fee. Adults can play forty two and dominoes while children join other games. Cake candy cold drinks and coffee will be sold.
Funeral services for Martha Jane Hunnicutt 79 are set at Pilot Grove Baptist Church at 2 30 p m with Rev Howard MacSpedden and Rev LeRoy Martin. Burial will follow in Pilot Grove Cemetery. She died Tuesday in a Savoy rest home after a four month illness. Born January 12 1878 in Fannin County she was the daughter of J D and ___ McKenzie. She married Charlie Hunnicutt October 21 1898 and was a Baptist. Surviving are two daughters a brother a half brother four grandchildren four great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Governor Daniel named Brady Gentry of Tyler as chairman of the State Highway Commission succeeding E. H. Thornton Jr. Gentry, a four year U S Representative, previously chaired the commission 1939 to 1945 and led the American Association of State Highway Officials in 1943.
Monday features pressed ham and cheese with pickles and sides including blackeyed peas and escalloped potatoes. Tuesday offers hamburger patties with chili sauce buns lettuce tomato onion mix and chips plus Hostess cupcakes. Wednesday serves veal cutlets mashers peas and doughnuts. Thursday includes cheese roll-ups peanut butter crackers green beans tomato slice cookies and ice cream. Friday presents salmon salad chips pineapple hot rolls and doughnuts.
Oklahoma Civil Defense chief Tom Brett investigates a $430 federal grant sent Oct 30 for a disaster warning system that was never cashed. He traces the funds to a small northwest town and questions staff at the late director’s newspaper plant after learning the envelope held press releases and was routinely discarded.
The House reduced Eisenhower's 1958 request by 538 million, lowering the total to 684 billion in approved cuts across 18 agencies. The measures target travel, car use, and office space, with Veterans Administration nearly fully funded and the bill headed to the Senate.
The bill now goes to the Senate to raise payments on new bonds from 3 to 4 4 percent, with the Treasury secretary authorized to apply higher rates to older bonds. It aims to attract investors by improving competitive returns while cashing in options for holders after nine years.
March rainfall to date reaches 2.75 inches, bringing 1957 total to 7.22 inches and the October to March 20 period to 15.46 inches. The prior winter logged 6.59 inches. Yesterday’s rain added .90 inch as Ernest Smith notes the city gauge readings. Farm work halted with about 75 percent of corn planted per Joe Johnson.
March 29 is the last day for absentee voting in the special U S Senate election. March 30 is the deadline for buying 1957 auto licenses. April 2 is the last day for absentee voting in the city council election. April 15 is the deadline for state auto inspection stickers and income tax returns.
The Agriculture Department reports farmers plan to plant 333,822,000 acres of 59 crops, down 3.5 percent from last year due to soil bank policies tight acreage allotments and bad weather. Officials caution yields may offset acreage, and final plans could change by March 1.
A Dallas district court orders a special grand jury for April 1 to investigate ICT Insurance Company and Physicians Life & Accident Insurance Company of America. The panel will review records for ICT in receivership and Physicians Life facing a show cause order in Austin on March 28.
Claudia M. Du Vall, 79, piano teacher who died Feb. 13 in Los Angeles, left $200 in trust to a neighbor with instructions to provide homes for her pet hens or, if none are found, have them put to sleep rather than eaten.
Hollywood report notes Spike the 115 pound Mongrel from Old Yeller gained 10 pounds during filming and then had his dogfood ration cut to keep the look consistent. The piece adds a playful aside about how often the eyes blink and move during a year.
A Christian Workers Leadership Training School hosted by First Methodist Church of Whitewright runs March 25 26 27 from 730 to 930 pm. Rev John W Polk. Miss Mary Shipp Sanders Denton. Rev Edgar Huffstutler Plano. Rev Hargrove Grounds Sherman lead courses for teachers youth workers and church leaders with nursery provided and a social gathering planned Tuesday night.
The Small Business Administration runs out of cash for business loans with only about 4 million left. A 50 million appropriation funded the program at the start of the fiscal year, but loan volume surged to a record 18 million in December and remains high. High priority disaster loans now consume most remaining funds.
April production signals a new high for eggs and beef, with heavy cattle numbers and grain feeding yielding U S Prime Choice and Good beef. Lamb and turkey are also above normal for spring, while regionally Irish potatoes canned corn and canned beets are top vegetables. Fruits on the list are canned purple plums and dried prunes. Rice and dairy complete the plentiful foods list.
In San Francisco James Cannon director of the Traffic Fines Bureau opened an envelope from Howard Frohlich and found a $2 parking tag and a set of checks totaling $1.95 plus a 5 cent Frohlich personal check. The checks included a Pan American stock dividend a state expense account refund and a stock broker refund all endorsed to the bureau. A brief note then advertises a liquid waterproofer for hats and shoes.
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