Gas Rate Increase By City Approved
Lone Star Gas Company won city approval on October 31 for a rate rise affecting about 425 customers in Whitewright. The average residential increase is under 3 cents daily, with the net cost rising to 70 cents per thousand cubic feet and a $0.50 service charge, while minimum bills stay at $1.00. Bells also approved a separate rate plan with a $1.53 minimum and a rising block rate, projecting about $8.80 extra per year for the average consumer.
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Lone Star Gas Company
Whitewright
Commission
W. P. Simpson
Bonham
Lone Star
Texas
Oklahoma
Simpson
Bells
Whitewright Gins Ginned 1407 Bales This Year
The two Whitewright gins had ginned 1407 bales of cotton by Wednesday morning with some bales left in cotton houses. The crop nearly wrapped up in the area as only a few bales remain. Gins paid 31 1/2 cents per pound for cotton and 75 dollars per ton for cottonseed yesterday.
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Whitewright
Former INS Man And Wife Buy Whitesboro Paper
The Whitesboro News Record, in operation 44 years, is sold to Richard F. Cooke formerly with the Southwest Division of International News Service. Cooke and his wife will publish with Mrs. D. R. Huffaker as editor and publisher.
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Whitesboro
Whitesboro News Record
Richard F. Cooke
Southwest
International News Service
D. R. Huffaker
Cooke
Denison Officials Switch To Gen Ike
Denison, birthplace of Dwight D. Eisenhower, voted for Adlai Stevenson by about 700 in the election. Complete tabulation showed 1,800 for Eisenhower and 2,505 for Stevenson from 4,471 votes cast. Local leaders praised the president and urged national recognition for the birthplace, which the city owns and maintains with Gold Star Mothers hosting weekly.
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Denison
North Texas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
A. C. Casey
Freeman Carney
Chamber of Commerce
U. S
Eisenhower
White House
Gold Star
Montie B. Jones
Sherman Democrat
Sun
Doss
Little White House
Ike
Sam Rayburn
Jack Nossaman
Sherman
GOP
Eisenhower Organization
Texas
Denison Chamber of Commerce
Nossaman
Fourth District
Woolly Bears Predict Cold Eastern Winter
The woolly bears predicted by Dr. C. H. Curran of the American Museum of Natural History foretell a cold winter in the Eastern States, with a narrow brown band indicating chill. The band this year is tighter than in the past five years, suggesting a harsher season and impacting heating oil demand.
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C. H. Curran
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Question from Juror About Boiling Mall and Yeast
A jury asks whether the defendant boiled the mall for one or two hours and how yeast was kept out, prompting the judge to request questions before weighing the evidence. The exchange appears as a brief, colloquial inquiry during jury charging.
How Whitewright Voted the Last Time Texas Went For GOP
The Sun reports 1928 results for Grayson County with Hoover 6270 over Smith 4584, noting Whitewright and nearby boxes gave Smith a majority in 16 precincts while Sherman towns went for Hoover. It cites bigotry over Al Smith’s Catholic faith as a factor for younger voters.
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How Whitewright
Texas
Whitewright
Files of the Sun
Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Hoover
Grayson County
Smith
van Alstyne
Tom Bean
Kentuckytown
North Bells
Jamison
Preston
Pottsboro
Locust
Cedar Mills
Delaware
Tioga
Gunter
Warner
Denison
Sherman
al Smith
Tree saves farmer who saved tree passes test of time
In Dassel Minnesota Clarence Brown spared a tree with a robin nest while trimming roadside growth. Years later Nelson struck a ditch with a tractor, became pinned but escaped serious harm as the same spared tree bore most of the weight. Funds from Christmas Seals support tuberculosis fight.
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Dassel
Minn
Clarence Brown
Brown
Friday Nelson
Nelson
Texas
Eisenhower Wins Presidency as Republicans Take Congress
A record vote toppled the Truman era as Eisenhower's win gives the GOP control of both Senate and House. The party holds 49 Senators and 218 Representatives, enough for a majority, with slim margins. President Truman calls for national unity and urges early consultations with the next president.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
Wayne Morse
Truman
Dry five month rainfall record set in Whitewright
Whitewright reports 1.45 inches of rain from June through October tying the record for the driest five month period. The city water plant gauge shows 0.50 in June 0.66 in July 0 in August 0.25 in September and 0.04 in October. Weather totals for the first 10 months stand at 18.81 inches, well below 26.73 inches in 1951. A stray 0.02 inch rain arrived Wednesday morning after the election.
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Whitewright
Ray
Charley Cates
Sherman Editor's Wife Dies in Crash
Mrs. Ward C. Mayborn wife of Sherman Democrat publisher was fatally injured in an automobile accident near Hearne Sunday night. She died after surgery in the Hearne Clinic from internal injuries and fractured ribs sustained when the car overturned while passing another vehicle.
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Ward C. Mayborn
The
Sherman Democrat
Hearne
Mayborn
Frank W. Mayborn
Temple Telegram
Badgett Resigns from City Commission
Edwin Badgett submitted his resignation from the City Commission at a Tuesday night meeting. He cites a legal prohibition on holding elective office while employed by the State Department of Public Welfare, a position he recently accepted. He was in his third term, set to expire next April. The mayor and another commissioner had not moved to appoint a successor, a customary step in such cases.
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Edwin Badgett
City Commission
Badgett
State Department of Public Welfare
R. R. Summers
Jack Meador
Tigers To Play At Cooper Friday
The Whitewright Tigers travel to Cooper Friday night for their next to final game of the season. A week later they face Farmersville at Farmersville to close the regular 10 game schedule. They beat Van Alstyne 60 to 0 on home field, the largest score in the teams' histories.
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Whitewright Tigers
Cooper
Farmersville
Tigers
van Alstyne Panthers
Honey Grove
van Alstyne
Panthers
PTA Meeting Tuesday Night At High School
The Parent-Teacher Association hosts its monthly meeting at 7 30 there next Tuesday in the high school building. The topic is How Are Your Schools Run with an open school board session for patrons to ask questions. Mrs J C McMillin urges members to bring old clothing for the drive.
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Parent-Teacher Association
J. C. McMillin
Grayson County School Census Shows Fewer Children
Texas Education Agency figures reveal a 2.6 percent drop in Grayson County's school age population in 1952, costing $23,034 in per child state aid. The statewide census shows a 2 percent gain, while neighboring counties report mixed changes.
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Austin
North Texas
Texas Education Agency
Grayson County
Gilmer-Aikin
Fannin County
Collin County
Read the Ads for Profit in a Department Store
A man buys a cigar and sparks a dispute with a sales girl over smoking in a store that sells bath towels. The exchange highlights how retailers balance product sales with in store rules.
Whitewright Elects Citizens in Heaviest Vote in Years
Five hundred voters cast ballots in the Whitewright election with 486 at the booth and nine absentee. The tally shows Adlai Stevenson 274, Eisenhower 198, MacArthur 1, Kellems 1. Also listed are results for senator and governor races and local county offices. Voters approved two constitutional amendments and noted cross-file voting patterns. Local officials and ballots printed in Dallas are mentioned with statewide counts pending.
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Adlai Stevenson
John Sparkman
Whitewright
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Douglas MacArthur
Vivien Kellems
Martin
John Lee Smith
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Tom Connally
Iva Davidson
Medical Education
R. H. May
W. C. Cummings
Charles Skaggs
James Bryant
O. L. Jones
W. H. Bedford
Jack Nossaman
Sherman
Dallas
Eisenhower
Texas
Stevenson
Dewey
Truman
Grayson County
Polio Surges in Grayson County Highlights 1952 Season
Grayson County records show polio cases reaching ten times the five month average, June through October. County NAIP chapter chair Henry R. Bone notes 58 total cases with 27 in Sherman, four deaths, and funds provided for hospital care and nursing as needed.
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Grayson County
Henry R. Bone
National Association For Infantile Paralysis
Grayson Health Unit
Sherman
NAIP
Bone
National Association For Assistance
Violas and hints of perfume in a light exchange
A playful dialogue between Violet and Mo centers on a sachet and its perfume. Mo reveals using a sachet while Jo jokes about being out with one recently, capturing a casual, flirty moment.
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INS
Whitesboro Paper
Woolly Bears
Adlai E. Stevenson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nixon
California
Alger Hiss
PTA
Violet
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