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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1953
Page
1
Whitewright gins reported 1700 bales at Donigan and 1400 at Whitewright, totaling 3100 bales as of this morning, up 419 from last week. Heavy rains since Tuesday flooded gin yards and damaged unginned cotton, with 1.29 inches of rain on the official gauge and 2.92 inches the prior week.
Washington reports Democratic wins in New York City and New Jersey shake GOP confidence. President Eisenhower calls results a skirmish loss but backs his dynamic program. New York City tallies show Wagner leading over Riegelman and Halley, with Wagner’s large plurality. New Jersey delivers a Democratic governor and a congressman from a traditionally Republican district.
A farm woman, Mrs Bill Martin 21 of Cap rock New Mexico, was isolated with bubonic plague after recalling flea bites at a Texas ranch near Brady. Doctors said plague requires about a week of treatment and isolation in early stage.
Mrs Amanda Catherine Brown 93 wife of the late Norman C Brown died Tuesday night after a two month illness in Orangeville community Texas. Funeral 2:30 pm Earnheart Chapel with Rev Newton V Cole and Rev Lee Smith. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include two sons two daughters a sister twelve grandchildren eighteen great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren.
Tom W. Ayres 49 died suddenly of a heart attack at his Whitewright area home Monday at 9:30 am. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Earnheart chapel with Rev. Harold Taylor and Rev. Newton V. Cole officiating. He was born November 24 1903, a World War II veteran, and farmer. Survived by wife Bennie Ooten Ayres a son Thomas Ayres a daughter Barbara Ayres his mother Nannie Ayres three brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services for Sgt Horace Fenton Burchfield 35 were conducted at Savoy Baptist Church. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with airmen from Perrin Air Force Base as pallbearers. He died in a traffic accident eight miles south of Hillsboro while returning from a weekend pass. He served in World War II and Korea and is survived by his wife Minnie, daughter Carol, his mother Mary Burchfield, five brothers and three sisters.
J Max Montgomery a longtime Dallas realtor died unexpectedly from a heart attack aged 68. He was born in Whitewright and raised here attended Grayson College and lived in Dallas 35 years. He belonged to the Dallas Real Estate Board Highland Park Presbyterian Church Park Cities Rotary Club and worked with the Dallas Citizens Traffic Commission. He specialized in industrial property.
The First Presbyterian Church invites parish families to a Centennial Fall Festival on Sunday November 15 1953. Registration starts 3 pm worship at 3 30 pm with Rev Jasper Manton of Dallas guest minister 4 45 fellowship 5 45 basket supper 7 pm centennial pageant 100 Years of Service to Christ. Rev Joe M Russell of Fort Worth to speak at 11 am service.
The USDA allocated 704000 for Texas drouth relief, higher than the expected 400000. Commissioner John C. White signed the Washington contract Tuesday morning and notified the Texas office. Details of the program were not announced locally. Farmers in designated counties must buy hay. freight costs will be covered by government agencies.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department notes cattlemen caravan support for direct price supports fell sharply. Secretary Benson said mail received since the cattlemen caravan last week shows 25 to 1 against price supports for live cattle, as the National Farmers Union seeks aid.
An obituary notes a man who married Olive Gough in 1908 and died in 1943. Surviving are his wife Pearl Gillis Sinclair, two sons Henry G Montgomery of Dallas and Jerry Montgomery of Lima Peru, a daughter Mrs George E Sinclair of Albuquerque, two brothers Julian Montgomery of Austin and Tom S Montgomery of Huntsville, four sisters Gertrude Montgomery Julian Boone Ada Okla F B Kimball Groesbeck and Herbert Bradshaw of Arkansas, and four grandchildren.
Whitewright Council No 136 will hold a stated assembly to confer Cryptic degrees at 7 30 p m next Monday night. Nine candidates from its own group plus five to eight from Sherman and Bonham Councils are expected. A Jim Gallaher Class is named in honor of J J Gallaher a former Grand High Priest and Grand Treasurer in Texas Masonry.
The State Highway Department designates two Grayson County roads as Farm to Market routes subject to funding and right-of-way provisions. The first spans from Farm Market Road 1898 at Ethel to the end of FM 902 about 6.8 miles eastward. The second runs from FM 1282 at Sadler north to the intersection road about 3.0 miles. Upon meeting conditions, the State Highway Engineer will proceed with construction and maintenance.
The November PTA gathering will be in the High School library Tuesday the 10th at 7 30. Superintendent S T Montgomery Jr leads the evening and County Judge J H Dickson discusses Civil Defense. Everyone is invited to attend.
Four men hitchhiking from Oklahoma to Bonham were hijacked after midnight by three cotton pickers who gave them a lift. East Dallas Special knives were taken from each of the three assailants. Three suspects were arrested in Leonard at about 3:30 a.m. by Grayson Deputy O. L. Chambers and deputies E. W. Fields and a Leonard constable.
Mrs Novella Mangrum 82 wife of the late J C Mangrum died at her Grand Prairie home after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2 pm Monday at Grand Prairie First Methodist Church with burial in White Chapel Cemetery Arlington. Survivors include seven sons and two daughters with homes in Grand Prairie Sherman Lubbock Downey California and Oklahoma City. Her husband was the son of Mrs M A Mangrum and sister of Joe and A T Mangrum of Whitewright.
John Waszak, 72, was raking leaves when a woman in a car asked if he was sick and patted his back. She then drove off and Waszak later found his wallet missing, with $841 gone. He reported the incident to police.
A St Louis court scene shows a female witness in Judge David W. Fitz Gibbon’s court refusing to testify claiming it might incriminate her. The judge asked if her attorney advised the move. she replied that she learned of the tactic on television.
Whitewright Public Schools superintendent S. T. Montgomery Jr invites the public to visit classrooms during American Education Week November 8 to 14. Visitors are welcome any day next week, ideally between 9 am and 2 pm, and civic clubs may visit as groups or individuals to learn about school work.
Associate Justice Will Wilson of the Texas Supreme Court proposes extending the Veterans Land Program to city-dwelling veterans. He argues a 3 percent, 30-year loan for home or business purchases would aid veterans more than insured mortgages offered by the National Veterans Administration.
The weekly menu lists meals for Monday to Friday including pork sausage with mashed potatoes and green beans. Tuesday offers red beans with chili and corn bread. Wednesday features Irish stew with peaches. Thursday serves meat patties with peas and candied yams. Friday presents lunch meat with cheese, pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, potato chips, and desserts. Milk is offered daily.
Secretary Ezra T. Benson moved to reshuffle the Agriculture Department, abolishing seven regional Soil Conservation Service offices and shifting duties to the states. He claimed President Hoover supports the action and said he may resign if asked. Critics fear federal integrity of soil conservation could suffer. Senator George Aiken praised the move, saying Benson acted well despite pressure.
Lansing Michigan officials launch a $16 000 program to train hatchery trout to be harder to catch. Three psychologists will teach fish to look for food on the bottom and to dodge surface lures, making them less gullible to anglers.
The Whitewright Tigers meet the Cooper Bulldogs at Bryant Field Friday night at 8 for a key District 13-A game. A Tigers win could trigger a three way tie with Cooper and Van Alstyne, contingent on Van Alstyne’s result with Wolfe City.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that war danger has diminished as Russians fear atomic conflict. He argued the Russian people and leaders have lost appetite for aggression and that atomic horrors may push humanity toward lasting peace. He stressed internal prosperity aligns with rulers' interests.
Governor Thornton of Colorado charges the federal government with destroying water sheds and helping to create a dust bowl in eastern Colorado during a Western Governors Conference discussion on water problems. He blames crop price supports and suitcase farmers for plowing acres and cashing in on supports.
In a sequence of college games Arkansas beat Texas A M 44 to 14 while Oklahoma A M won 7 6 against Arkansas and Texas Tech defeated Oklahoma A M 27 to 13 Texas A M fell 27 to 14 to Texas A M and many possible point differentials remain to be resolved by future matchups.
Britain's Council of Married Women asks the government to require husbands to provide wives with pocket money to curb shoplifting. It cites poverty among married women as a key factor and notes the need for financial support and social harmony.
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