Grayson College Alumni Reunion Planned for June 14
The 21st annual Grayson College Ex-Students Association reunion is set for June 14 with registration at 9:00 a.m. A program of songs and talks precedes lunch and a 1:30 p.m. business meeting. A Museum Musical is listed for 3:00 p.m. Also noted is a scholarship fund circular from Mary Lena Longley of Dallas.
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the Sun
Grayson College
Grayson College Ex-Students Association
Mary Lena Longley
Dallas
Oklahoma and Texas tax trends and 1960s politics in one week
The column warns about rising taxes in Oklahoma and recounts Texas public safety and driver license suspensions. It notes a 3 percent state sales tax on most items, a push to cap farm subsidies at 35000 dollars, and commentary on Lyndon Johnson amid Texas Liberal Democrats opposition.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Wyman Thomas
Denison
Texas Department of Public Safety
TDPS
Whitewright Joins Sherman Junior Baseball League
Whitewright will field a team in the Sherman Junior Baseball League coached by Harry Lander. Six Sherman teams plus Whitewright form the league, with sponsors including Sherman Concrete Company and First National Bank. Games start June 8 with two openings at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. at Austin College field.
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Whitewright
Sherman
Harry Lander
Sherman Concrete Company
Sherman American Legion Post
Sherman Rotary Club
Sherman Community Hospital
Sherman Knights of Pythias Lodge
Sherman Amvets Post
First National Bank
O. K. Feed Mill
Edwards Chevrolet Company
Carl’s Sausage Company
Whitewright Lumber Company
Childress-Walker Pharmacy
Lander
Connie Mack
Austin College
Lung Cancer Seen As Epidemic Says ACS Leader
Dr John F W King of the American Cancer Society warned at a Dallas meeting that lung cancer has reached epidemic proportions and will rise yearly. He cited rising deaths from 1930 to 1956 and linked smoking to the disease with overwhelming evidence.
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Dallas
American Cancer Society
John F. W. King
ACS
New York City
Sheraton- Dallas
King
Arthur Godfrey
Nathan Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Governor Signs Sex Segregation Law in Florida
Florida governor signs permissive sex segregation measure authorizing county school boards to segregate pupils by sex to address integration issues. The law has no immediate plans for use and follows another segregation bill passed this session.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Leroy Collins
Collins
Liberals and Democrats in Congress Criticized in Essay
The piece labels certain liberals as tax spenders and contrasts them with restrained Democrats Lyndon Johnson and others. It argues that a Congress full of Humphries Douglases and Yarboroughs would yield a problematic governance path.
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White House
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Hubert Humphries
Paul Douglases
Ralph Yarboroughs
Sun Honor Roll Subscriptions Acknowledged
The Sun lists subscription payments from valued readers including S. F. Melugin S. R. Melugin Bryan Weber U. S. Harmon and many others. Names span multiple titles and Mrs. and Jr. designations, reflecting a broad community base.
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S. F. Melugin
S. R. Melugin
Bryan Weber
U. S. Harmon
Obie Rutledge
Harmon Hayes
L. T. Bishop
Helen Sullivan
Geneva D. Williams
H. T. Atterberry
Jack Harper
Billy Muirhead
Pascal Farley
O. A. Bennett
David Johnson
Gus Burchfield
Ross R. May
H. O. Leuschner
Myra Vestal Schultz
1943 WHS Class To Have Reunion at Bonham State Park
The 1943 graduating class of Whitewright High School will hold its second triennial reunion at Bonham State Park on Sunday, June 28, 1959. Members and families meet at 11 a.m. for a picnic lunch and fellowship. for more information contact Mrs. Gomer Neal White of Killeen, secretary of the class.
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Whitewright High School
Bonham State Park
John Biggerstaff
Gomer Neal White
Harris Avenue
Killeen
Texas
Dulles Buried With Military Rites at Arlington
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors as President Eisenhower and world statesmen attended. Among mourners were West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and Soviet diplomat Andrei Gromyko, who praised Dulles despite past rifts. The funeral drew foreign ministers from around the globe as the Geneva conference paused to honor the late diplomat.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Arlington National Cemetery
Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Dewey Colvard Faces Question Of Popularity In Gadsden
Dewey Colvard who won the sheriff's job in Gadsden Alabama once promoted himself with speeches posters and handshakes but now wonders if he is as well known as he thought. He entered a hotel in the dry county and bought two pints of bootleg whiskey without being recognized.
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Gadsden
Ala
Sheriff's Office
Dewey Colvard
Dear Mister Editor: Inventors worth a second thought
Uncle Dan muses on backward watches and a soap bubble that travels 100 feet praising usefulness of cow tail control and criticizing impractical inventions. He riffs on church attendance during fly season and a Wyoming case where a man was jailed for beating his wife with a T bone steak.
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Georgia
Rhode Island
Feller
Instant
Wyoming
Funeral services held for Glen Earnheart 58
Funeral services for Glen Earnheart 58 were held at 2 30 p m Monday in the Earnheart Chapel with Rev John Roberson and Rev Harrison Baker officiating Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery Local businesses closed for the funeral Pallbearers included R A Gillett George Hight Joe Johnson Gomer May Dolly Butler C D Cooper Roby Childress and Emory Christian Earnheart born June 10 1900 in Trenton was son of Miles and Myrtle Earnheart He married Bertha Connelly in Trenton October 26 1919 They moved to Whitewright in 1938 and he founded a funeral business in Trenton 1920 later expanding to Whitewright He was a church steward Rotary Club member and member of Trenton Masonic Lodge Surviving are his wife two sons Billie Glen Earnheart of Texas City and Philip Earnheart of Whitewright three brothers Manton W J and Dave Earnheart all of Fort Worth one sister Mrs C R Daniels of Fort Worth and three grandchildren
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Glen Earnheart
Earnheart
John Roberson
Methodist Church
Harrison Baker
Wolfe City
Oak Hill Cemetery
R. A. Gillett
George Hight
Joe Johnson
Gomer May
Dolly Butler
C. D. Cooper
Roby Childress
Emory Christian
Mr. Earnheart
William C. Watson 87 dies at home in Texas
William C. Watson 87 died at his home at 5 30 a m Sunday after a ten day illness. Funeral services were held Monday at Barnheart Chapel with Rev R L Cates and Rev Bill Smith officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Billy Muirhead Gerald Cleveland Riley Tabor Homer Sanderson Caleb Thornhill and W A Bower. Born December 10 1871 in Knoxville Tennessee he moved to Texas in 1885 and married Lovisa Hunter September 18 1894 at Orangeville. He was a retired farmer and a Methodist. Surviving are his wife one son Cecil Watson of Whitewright a half brother J Lee Watson of Bokchito Oklahoma four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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William C. Watson
Barnheart Chapel
R. L. Cates
Cumby
Bill Smith
Bethel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Billy Muirhead
Gerald Cleveland
Riley Tabor
Homer Sanderson
Caleb Thornhill
W. A. Bower
Knoxville
Tenn
Mr. Watson
Jack Watson
Texas
Lovisa Hunter
Orangeville
Methodist Church
Cecil Watson
Whitewright
J. Lee Watson
Bokchito
Okla
Memorial Day Holiday Impacts Whitewright Businesses
A survey shows some Whitewright firms close Saturday for Memorial Day while others stay open. The First National Bank and post office will close. mail rules shift with 8:30 a.m. cutoff. Grain gins run if weather permits. farmers face no rural mail delivery. Nearby Panola Watchman editor argues against town closure, urging remembrance of war dead.
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Whitewright
First National Bank
John Biggerstaff
Post Office Department
Carthage
Panola Watchman
Lake Murvaul
Mrs Bessie Benton 67 Dies Fort Worth Area
Mrs Bessie Biggerstaff Benton died at home in Forest Hill Fort Worth at 67 Her funeral was held Tuesday and she was buried in Laurel Land Cemetery She was born in Whites Wright and taught at the old District School before marrying J Frank Benton Surviving siblings include Willa Maude Edith Deborah Ruth and Victor H Biggerstaff of Dallas
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Bessie Biggerstaff Benton
J. Frank Benton
Forest Hill
Fort Worth
Laurel Land
Benton
Whitewright
J. H. Biggerstaff
Grayson College
Old District
Mr. Benton
Willa
Maude
Edith
Deborah
Ruth
Victor H. Biggerstaff
Dallas
Editors Ask Congress to Reveal Payroll Expenses
The American Society of Newspaper Editors urged the House and Senate to publish payrolls and office expenditures. Petitions filed last Friday demand transparency of public funds. The move follows nepotism disclosures by journalist Vance H. Trimble.
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Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
House
Senate
ASNE
The
United States
Scripps-Howard
Vance H. Trimble
New Paralyzed Cats from Filet Mignon Diet Report
London researchers report a startling method to induce fatal paralysis in cats by feeding only top-priced meat. Milk supplementation prevents death but not the risk of severe aggression. dogs remain unaffected as they gnaw bones and gain calcium.
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London
DOT Renames to Democrats of Texas Clubs
The Democrats of Texas changed its name to Democrats of Texas Clubs at a state meeting. Mrs. R. D. Randolph of Houston was re elected chairman. Sen Ralph Yarborough addressed a Saturday banquet blasting hyphenated Republicans and urging party unity.
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DOT
Democrats of Texas Clubs
Austin
Democrats of Texas
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
R. D
Frankie) Randolph
Houston
Democratic National Committee
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Test of observation power at St Charles source rounds
Reporter Neal Fink wore one black shoe and one brown one while visiting news sources in St Charles Missouri. Only two people mentioned it, including his boss Publisher Darby Tally.
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ST. Charles
Neal Fink
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