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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1957
Page
1
Bill Polk of Whitewright took first in both the 100-yard and 220-yard dashes at the State Interscholastic League track meet in Austin, earning 20 points for Whitewright and helping the team finish fourth. The column also criticizes bond funding for street maintenance and notes various local anecdotes.
Whitewright High School plans graduation for 22 seniors in the gymnasium Monday at 8 p m with the baccalaureate service the previous Sunday at 8 p m at First Methodist Church. Valedictorian is Betty Ann Williams salutatorian Laura Bess Rich and top boy is Jackie Andrew.
About 2500 Sons of Freedom Doukhobors, known for nude parades, awaited a Soviet reply to their appeal for repatriation to Russia. They first petitioned the Soviet embassy in Ottawa on April 17 and sent another to Ambassador Dmitri Chuvakhin. If granted, it ends 60 years of upheaval in Canada for the radicals who fled persecution under a Godless Russia.
Voters in Fannin County approve the Bois d Arc Creek water control district No. 2 on Saturday. The 247 to 23 vote spans Bonham Randoph and Orangeville with 188 for 13 against in Bonham, 29 for 6 against in Randolph, and 24 for 4 against in Orangeville. Directors include John T. Leslie Roy Dick A. K. Bates Troy Farrell and M. E. Wilkinson. The district will build dams on Bois d Arc tributaries to protect bottom land from flood damage.
Mrs. James H. Hayes 85 died Sunday afternoon after a short illness. Funeral at 2:30 p m Monday at First Methodist Church with multiple local pastors officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include husband four sons a daughter two sisters fourteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Mrs Alma Sloan Webster, 59, longtime Whitewright resident, died Monday in a Denison hospital after several weeks illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday with burial at Fairview Cemetery in Denison. Born February 14, 1898 at Pilot Grove, she was the daughter of the late F M Sloan and his wife. She married H Gilmore Webster on June 8, 1919. he died in 1947. Surviving are her mother Mrs Sloan of Dallas, two daughters Mrs John Neal Crawford Jr of Huntsville and Mrs Wayne Carter of Irving, two sisters Mrs Harold Drake of Commerce and Miss Roberta Sloan of Dallas.
Lake Prigmore, once of Whitewright, died in Fort Worth last Tuesday and was buried there Friday. He worked for Kimball Milling Co and later moved with the firm to Sherman before going to Fort Worth. Survived by two sons and three daughters. Earlier lines quote a Mary Baker Eddy verse and note Rear Adm. Richard Byrd’s polar flight landmark.
The 1954 Treasury loan of 4.1 billion from banks and corporations was to be repaid by May 15, 1957 with 158 percent interest. Payday arrived and the Treasury offered creditors 3 percent interest to delay repayment by 11 months, prompting questions about a balanced budget and businesslike governance of the United States.
Rain gauge records show 1.68 inches in White-Wright by 8:00 a.m. today. Ernest Smith notes May totals include 1.4 on May 1, 0.35 on May 2, 0.94 on May 3, 0.12 on May 8, and 0.13 today, lifting 1957 year-to-date to 22.16 inches, surpassing 1956 by 0.43 inches.
A meeting will be held at the Scout Cabin Monday night at 7 30 p m according to county Scout worker Lloyd Shirley All boys in the 11 12 and 18 year age groups who want to join a local Scout troop and go to camp in June are asked to attend Bobby Anderson will be the new scoutmaster Sears Anderson Carl Edwards and S T Montgomery Jr have agreed to work with the boys
Grayson County says it cannot take over and maintain roads on government land around Lake Texoma as requested by the Corps of Engineers. Officials note the county faces 5300 miles of roads with about $81,000 in available funds, while lake road maintenance on the Texas side has $187,000 allotted to the engineers.
Rep. Joseph P. O'Hara sponsors a bill to abolish daylight time and make standard time nationwide all year. He cites varied local start dates and rail schedules as proof of confusion, noting Minnesota's stance against daylight time and petitions backing national standard time.
A witty exchange defines a psychoceramicist as one who studies crackpots, delivering a lighthearted quip about fringe scholars and quirky science.
Tom Sears calls a United Fund meeting for May 16 at 7 30 p m in Craig's Cafe. All contributing members urged to attend as nominees for five new directors are to be named and a financial report presented. Directors with expiring terms include Earl Blanton Wilson Kaiser John Biggerstaff B R Vestal and Joe T Meador.
Eight Grayson County 4-H teams from both genders competed in a 19 county district event at Arlington State College. Donna Franklin and Robbie Kay Cawthon earned third in Dairy Foods demonstration with cottage cheese potato salad. 38 county youths participated. awards followed a share the fun program and included livestock and dairy cattle judging.
Maj. Gen. Holmes Dager announced a preliminary 85 million dollar tally for Texas tornado and flood damage across 54 counties. The figure may rise, with federal and state agencies coordinating surveys and aid while warning the final cost will not be fully covered by government funds.
The House refused to fund the federal food insurance program, denying President Eisenhower’s request for 50 million dollars to start the program. A separate vote of 127 to 97 also rejected a 14 million dollar lesser sum to pay private insurers for sales and services.
When two newlyweds feather their nest they turn to four well placed parents nearby. The compact social note hints at a community of support with nearby relatives aiding the couple.
The district will hold a Pre-School Day on Friday May 17 for children who will enter first grade next year. S. T. Montgomery Jr. says activities are planned with lunch at noon. Nurses and a health officer will conduct physicals. birth certificates are required.
A revival meeting starts Monday May 13 at the Kentuckytown Baptist Church and runs through Sunday May 19. Services are at 745 p m with Rev Billy Smith of New Haven Baptist Church Mesquite Texas preaching. Rev Houston Garner pastors Kentuckytown church.
President Eisenhower said he plans to take his $71.8 billion budget to the American people via radio or TV in one or two addresses. He warned real cuts hinge on world tensions easing and defense costs, and he backed Treasury Secretary Humphrey’s warning of a tax take harming the economy. Johnson predicted more controversy and budget pruning on Capitol Hill.
Jimmy Rosborough of A and M College will lead a Pecan School in Fannin County on May 14. The morning session at the Bonham Chamber of Commerce room begins at 10 00 a m covering market outlook orchard management varieties and more. The afternoon will occur in a pecan grove featuring budding grafting insect checks and control demonstrations. All pecan enthusiasts urged to attend.
Dialogue shows a confrontational exchange where the Boss accuses Jones of going over the Boss in decisions while Jones replies meekly. The Boss questions whether Jones has been praying for a raise as tension rises in the office.
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