New garment plant eyed for Whitewright amid election notes
A letter from Harold Shults and Bill House claims a Whitewright garment factory will locate here, with Meador building rental not yet signed. The town notes Armistice Day post office hours, a better United Fund, election results in Grayson County, and praise for small-town voting ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Shults
Bill House
Meador
Main Street
Jack
Joe Meador
Mr. Shults
Ike Fell 34 Votes From 1952 Total In Whitewright
A total of 451 Whitewright voters expressed preferences in Tuesday's general election. Eisenhower-Nixon led Stevenson-Kefauver 258 to 164, with 21 absentee ballots counted separately. Constitutional amendments received strong support, teacher amendment leading with 300 for and 41 against.
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Whitewright
Stevenson-Kefauver
Eisenhower-Nixon
Ike
Stevenson
Daniel
Bryant
Pappy O’daniel
Wilson
Duran
Eisenhower
R. H. May
May
Batists Set Open House Again For Their New Pastor
The First Baptist Church postpones the open house due to a day long rain. It will be held from 3 to 4 30 p m next Sunday in the church parlors for the public to meet Rev Fred Waldrop and Mrs Waldrop.
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Batists
First Baptist Church
Fred Waldrop
Sun Honor Roll Subscriptions List
The Sun greets new and renewing subscribers including W. K. Alexander Bennie Chesser M. O. Carpenter J. B. Dixon Carl Edwards Mrs. W. L. Hatfield Hazel McLean Mrs. Riley Tabor J. E. Worsham Mrs. S. E. Wallace Mrs. J. C. Waldrop Mrs. Charles Kelieher Lt. William King W. R. Milam John Taylor Mrs. B. Wrenn Webb Dean M. Gandy Mrs. Leon C. Wolford Mrs. Guy Taylor H. H. Sears Mrs. A. D. Asbill Mrs. L. L. Newman W. C. Cummings Forney Henry William E. Gosnell Carlton Johnson Doyle Alexander Mrs. Olivia Whedbee Dr. Don E. Williams B. W. Stephens.
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the Sun
W. K. Alexander Bennie Chesser
M. O. Carpenter
J. B. Dixon
Carl Edwards
W. L. Hatfield Hazel McLean
Riley Tabor
J. E. Worsham
S. E. Wallace
J. C. Waldrop
Charles Kelieher
William King
W. R. Milam
John Taylor
B. Wrenn Webb Dean M. Gandy
Leon C. Wolford
Guy Taylor
H. H. Sears
A. D. Asbill
L. L. Newman
W. C. Cummings Forney Henry William E. Gosnell
Carlton Johnson Doyle Alexander
Olivia Whedbee
Don E. Williams
B. W. Stephens
School Lunch Menu Weekday Highlights
The menu lists Monday through Friday meals for students. Dishes include hot pork roast on ham burger buns with sides and cake, tuna casserole, hamburgers, steak and gravy, meat loaf with vegetables, and assorted desserts.
Dinner Honors Retired Merchant at Community Dinner
Mr and Mrs John Reeves were honored guests at a Saturday dinner in the school lunch room. Hosts included former Cole and Davis employees and friends with remarks by Miss Sallye Hamilton and a group song led by Edgar Bow. Reeves retired after managing Cole and Davis dry goods since 1928 while attendees listed include families of Reeves Bow Cook Grider Johnson and others from Commerce and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reeves
Cole & Davis
Sallye Hamilton
Edgar Bow
B. W. Newman
Clay Horton
Paul Cook
Winnie Hamilton
Reeves
Cole & Davis Dry Goods
Bob Cawthon
Bobby Kay
Jim Grider
Joe Johnson
Fred Cook Sr
Dale Clower
Harold Doss
Ina Holt Wallace
O. G. Bow
Mary McGaughey
Sallye
Eugene Reeves
McKinney
David Reeves
ETSTC
Commerce
Youths Need Good Parents and a Pet Dog
Federal Probation Officer Walter Perry Stokes says 20 years of experience show three things to raise a boy well a good father a good mother and a dog.
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Dallas
Walter Perry Stokes
Woman Bet Led to Reckless Driving Charge in Lawton
Margaret Allen and her bet with her boyfriend ended when officers stopped her driving in Lawton Oklahoma. She was jailed overnight on reckless driving charges and fined 20 dollars and 30 cents. The item also notes broader industry and dictionary facts.
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Lawton
Okla
Margaret Allen
Tigers To Play At Anna Friday In Football Action
Whitewright High School Tigers travel to Anna Friday night for the penultimate game of the season with Van Alstyne to follow at home. In the Frisco win last Friday Don Wood kicked three conversions after three TDs for a 21 19 victory. Polk and Hyecock added touchdowns for Whitewright as Frisco’s Zellars and Lunsford scored. Frisco made one PAT.
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Whitewright High School Tigers
Anna
van Alstyne
Tigers
Frisco
Don Wood
Wood
Bill Polk
Jack Hyecock
Zellars
Lunsford
Deaths Mrs H B Everheart Sr 90
Mrs H B Everheart Sr 90 died Sunday in San Bernardino California. Body arrives in Denison Thursday evening for 2 30 funeral Friday at Barnheart Chapel. Burial at Everheart Cemetery Canaan. Surviving four sons and one daughter.
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H. B. Everheart SR
San Bernardino
Calif
Denison
Barnheart Chapel
John W. Polk
Everheart Cemetery
Canaan
Barnheart Funeral Home
Everheart
Arkansas
Whitewright
John Everheart
Albuquerque
N. M
Burn Everheart
Lanius
Julius Everheart
Lucian Andrews
R. H. Russell 78 Died at Wichita Funeral Friday
H R Russell aged 78 died Tuesday in Wichita Kansas funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at Culbertson funeral chapel He was a former resident of the community and survived by three sons one daughter two sisters Mrs O G Bow Whitewright and Mrs Minnie Aldridge Durant Okla five brothers W C Russell Durant Bob Russell Post Arthur Russell Van Alstyne and Dick and Wheeler Russell Whitewright
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H. R. Russell
Wichita
Kansas
Culbertson Funeral Chapel
Russell
O. G. Bow
Whitewright
Minnie Aldridge
Durant
Okla
W. C. Russell
Bob Russell
Post
Arthur Russell
van Alstyne
Dick and
Wheeler Russell
Funeral Rites Held for Charles Alsup and Una Dodson
Funeral services were held for Charles Frank Alsup in Earnheart chapel with burial at Cedar Lawn Cemetery Sherman. A second service for Una Vera Dodson took place at Bonham First Methodist Church with burial at Willow Wild Cemetery. Dodson survived by a large family including five sons and six daughters. Ornithologists report birds sing about 18 percent of each day most of the year.
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Earnheart Chapel
Charles
Frank) Alsup
Phoenix
Ariz
L. E. Smith
Denison
Charles Taylor
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Sherman
Joe Wolfe
Donald Wolfe
Kenneth Jett
Jerry Neal
Billy Neal
Bobby Mitchell
Cleburne
Alsup
Jesse
Daisy Alsup
The
Baptist Church
Kaufman
G. R. Alsup
Blossom
Lena Wolfe
Tom Bean
Vera Hall
Dallas
S. O. Pool
Whitewright
Bessie Hayes
Una Vera Dodson
Bonham
Bonham First Methodist Church
Willow Wild
Dodson
Fannin County
Roy F. Dodson Sr
Jesse R. Dodson
Roy F. Dodson Jr
Marshall Glen Dodson
Ector
Henry Charles Dodson
Bailey
Charles E
Whitewright Observes Last Thursday as Thanksgiving Day
Whitewright will close on November 29 for Thanksgiving per Texas law, aligning with the town’s decision. The post office, schools, and bank will also observe the last Thursday holiday, while businesses operate normally on November 22 for national observance.
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John Biggerstaff
Whitewright
Texas
R. R. Summers
Traffic Crash Kills Woman as Kin Targeted in Seven-Vehicle Heat
A fog bound pileup south of Melissa on U S Highway 75 killed 61 year old Mesquite resident Beulah M Low and left A F Williams of McKinney and A W Low in critical condition. The dead woman's husband is A W Low, son of Melissa Low of Whitewright. Relatives R F Williams and Mrs. George Bennett are also from Whitewright.
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Melissa
Beulah M. Low
Mesquite
A. F. Williams
McKinney
A. W. Low
McKinney Hospital
Melissa Low
Whitewright
R. F. Williams
F. C. Williams
George Bennett
Eisenhower landslide wins president while Congress splits
Eisenhower captures 58 percent of the popular vote and 457 electoral votes as Stevenson trails with 74. The electorate splits Congress, maintaining Democratic control of both chambers. Louisiana marks a historic reversal, voting Republican for president for the first time since 1876.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
House
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Missouri
Dixie
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Kentucky
West Virginia
Louisiana
Rutherford B. Hayes
Reindeer Unique Among Deer for Antlers in Both Sexes
Reindeer stand out in the deer family because both males and females grow and carry antlers. This trait differentiates them from most other deer species where antlers are typically restricted to males.
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Voltaire
United Fund
Grayson
Grayson County
Price Daniel
United States Senate
Shivers
John Ray
United States
Earl Blanton
John Clift
Denison Herald
First National Bank
United Fund Drive
Edwards
Blanton
Tom Sears
Whitewright Community United Fund
Sun
Joe Hamilton
David Johnson
Carl
Earl
Noah Webster
Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright Sun
Fannin Counties
R. F. Dodson SR
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