Whitewright seniors lead in graduation honors
Whitewright High School announces valedictorian Jackie Lloyd Garner with 95.97 and salutatorian Wanda Sue Alexander with 94.22. Runners up are Bobby DeBerry 93.3 and Dorris Wallace 92.7. Commencement exercises set for June 1 with 25 graduates, plus notes on local promotions and community news.
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Jackie Lloyd Garner
Wanda Sue Alexander
Whitewright High School
Jackie
Wanda Sue
Bobby DeBerry
Dorris Wallace
Coast Guard Asked To Police Texoma After Boating Accidents
The Lake Texoma Association invites the U S Coast Guard to help curb rising boating deaths at Texoma. President R A McDerby says private boaters drive most accidents and asks for a patrol presence to enforce safety rules. Since 1944 Texoma has 69 drownings. five deaths this year involve boats. Main causes include lack of life preservers and failure to wear them.
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Texoma
U. S. Coast Guard
McDerby
Coast Guard
Getting On Ballot Is Expensive In Grayson County
Grayson County candidates will share 13 642 50 in fees to get on the July and August Democratic primary ballot. The cost is split by office and factors like tenure and salary, with figures ranging from 1 275 for the 15th District Court race to 50 for several minor posts.
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Grayson County
R. C.slagle Jr
Sherman
Democratic Executive Committee
Congress
15Th District Court
59Th District Court
Grayson
Collin
Grayson County Post
Justice of Peace
Billie Glen Earnheart Promoted at Monsanto Chemical
Billie Glen Earnheart promoted to new superintendent of Maintenance at Monsanto Chemical Company in Texas City. A Texas A&M mechanical engineering graduate, he previously served as zone supervisor and as a captain in World War II in the European theater. He joined Monsanto in February 1947 as a supervising engineer and lives at 724 Fifth Ave North.
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Billie Glen Earnheart
Monsanto Chemical Company
Texas City
Billie Glen
the Sun
Texas City Sun
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright
Texas City Paper
Billie G. Earnheart
Earnheart
Texas A&m
May 31 Final Date For Transfer of School Children
S. T. Montgomery Jr., superintendent of Whitewright schools, asks The Sun to remind readers that May 31 is the final date for transferring scholastics between districts. He believes most transfers are complete but warns some may be overlooked and should be settled with him or the County Superintendent before the deadline.
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S. T. Montgomery Jr
Whitewright
the Sun
Montgomery
Weekly School Lunch Menu May 21 Daily offerings
The menu lists daily meals for the school week. Monday features pork roast and dessert. Tuesday offers ham sandwich and short cake. Wednesday includes macaroni casserole with peach. Thursday serves hot dogs with chips and cobbler. Friday presents tuna salad with doughnuts and ice cream.
Singing Convention Set for Cannon This Sunday Afternoon
L. L. Wendell announces the County Line Singing Convention will meet in Cannon Sunday at 2.00 pm. New song books are expected and attendees will enjoy two hours of singing with all singers and listeners invited.
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L. L. Wendell
Cannon
Wendell
Texas wheat acreage cut noted in 1957 allotment
The Agriculture Department allocated Texas 4,149,071 acres for the 1957 wheat crop, a reduction of 78,065 acres from 1956. Texas ranked fourth among states, behind Kansas North Dakota and Oklahoma, in the national 55,000,000 acre wheat allotment with adjustments based on ten year trends and other factors. Each producer will be informed of farm allotments before the July 20 marketing quota referendum. The Egyptian pyramid fact follows.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Kansas
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Soil Conservation Field Day Planned for Van Alstyne
The third annual Soil Conservation Field Day for the Van Alstyne Work Unit of the Collin Soil Conservation District will be held Friday May 18 starting at 9 a.m. The program includes a tour from the Van Alstyne cotton yard via school buses, demonstrations of soil protection practices and fertilization, a discussion of flood prevention, an address by Doc Ruhman WBAP Fort Worth, and a barbecue dinner at the Joe Clarkson farm flood structure southeast of Van Alstyne. The event is sponsored by the Van Alstyne Chamber of Commerce to promote prosperous agriculture.
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van Alstyne Work Unit
Collin Soil Conservation District
J. O. Sterling
van Alstyne Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
van Alstyne
Doc Ruhman
WBAP
Fort Worth
Joe Clarkson
van Alstyne Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Star Officers Elected at Whitewright Chapter
Whitewright Chapter No. 939 of the Order of the Eastern Star elected officers at its regular meeting last Thursday night. Thelma Pierson named worthy matron. John A. Ray as worthy patron. Fannie Massey associate matron. W M Pierson associate patron. Lillie Blakey secretary. Maggie Badgett treasurer. Frances Bass conductress. Jim Anna Baugher associate conductress. Installations planned for June.
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Whitewright
Order of the Eastern Star
Thelma Pierson
John A. Ray
Fannie Massey
W. M. Pierson
Lillie Blakey
Maggie Badgett
Frances Bass
Jim Anna Baugher
Byrnes Calls for Curbs on Supreme Court Over Racial Case
Former South Carolina governor and justice James F. Byrnes urges Congress to curb the Supreme Court citing the school desegregation ruling as overreach. He warns the court’s decisions threaten state powers and provoke racial tension, urging action before it is too late.
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Washington
Supreme Court
James F. Byrnes
Congress
Court of Public Opinion
Byrnes
South Carolina
U.S. News & World Report
U. S
South
New York City
Methodist Church Closes Successful Conference Year
North Texas Annual Conference of the Methodist Church meets at First Methodist Dallas May 30 with Rev. J W Polk and Rev. C C Childress leading. Highlights include a $10 000 year and high attendance, plus numerous improvements and new officers elected for the coming year.
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North Texas
The
Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Dallas
J. W. Polk
C. C. Childress
C. C. Hennig
Sears Anderson
Waco
H. C. Willis
Wscs and Guild
Methodist
R. A. Gillett
A. M. Bryant
R. P. Childress
B. R. Walker
J. C. Bryant
Tom Sears
Sarah Kilgree
Jean Scott
Bill Polk
I. L. Neathery
Commission On Education
Earl Blanton
Philip Earnheart
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Ruth Williams
Commission On Missions
L. O. Lackey
Paul Ryan
Louisa Lackey
Carol Bush
J Carl Allred Dies at 59 in Bells Texas
Funeral services were held in Bells for J Carl Allred aged 59 who died at his home. He was born in Bells on September 17 1896 married to Beulah Moore in 1916. He served three terms as Grayson County tax assessor and is survived by his wife son Donald Rogers Allred two brothers a foster sister and a sister in law.
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Bells
J. Carl Allred
Rose Hill
Mr. Allred
Beulah Moore
Grayson County
Donald Rogers Allred
L. V. Allred
Renee Allred
Quanah
Oda Ramsey
Baird
Mabel Johnson
Whitewright
Free Polio Shots To Be Continued In Grayson County
Grayson County Health Board directs continued free Salk polio inoculations for recipients under the Federal Foundation program as of last year. The third shot will be given when vaccine is available and schools will be notified by Dr. Miller.
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Grayson County Public Health Board
Parent-Teacher Association
Grayson County Medical Society
Federal Foundation
Miller
Grayson County Health Unit
Lyman D. Robinson
Whitesboro
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Whitewright
G. E. Denny
Tom Bean
Don Freeman
Denison
Max Woodward
Sherman
F. T. Mitchell
Bells
Grayson County Council of Parents and Teachers
H. C. Young
County Council of Parents and Teachers
County Health Board
J. N. Dickson
Melvin Dunham
Harry Glidden
D. C. Enloe
Daryl N. McAllister
Grayson County Health Board
Texas Petition Seeks July Vote on Race Issues
Texas readers circulate petitions demanding a July 28 ballot on school integration, interracial marriage, and interposition. The Texas Referendum Committee led by Robert Cargill seeks 150000 signatures to force the Democratic State Executive Committee to place three measures on the primary ballot.
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Texas
Texas Referendum Committee
Longview
Robert Cargill
Democratic State Executive Committee
Governor Reveals Farm Relief Figure
Governor Allan Shivers announced that the U S Department of Agriculture has granted 7 218 638 for drought relief to Texas farmers and ranchers this year under its feed price reduction program. Orders total 4 064 798 in 125 counties already in the program, with 121 counties still receiving subsidy for livestock feed.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Man ready in case work opens up at Wages and Hours
A Houston caller to the Federal Wages and Hours office asked if he was entitled to time and a half for over 40 hours. He said he was not working now and wanted to know in case a job opens. Mt Wilson scientists say no telescope can pierce the Milky Way center. Glasses wearers hear better with glasses on.
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Houston
Federal Wages and Hours Office
T. J. Rauch
Wages and Hours Office
Rauch
Mt. Wilson Obseratory
Milky Way
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Federal Reserve Board
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