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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1953
Page
8
G D White a 50 year old Ardmore Oklahoma man drowned after falling from a boat dock at Soldiers Creek resort eight miles south of Kingston The scene witnessed by his wife who screamed for help resort owner A E Patton suffered a heart attack while rushing for a phone Ranger Curly Everett recovered the body about thirty minutes after it disappeared.
Marshall Hasty of Hasty Chevrolet Co returned from Fort Worth after a private preview of Chevrolet's 1954 truck line. The meeting showcased many new features and an expanded advertising effort ahead of dealership displays later this month.
Washington reports that President Eisenhower Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Laniel will gather in Bermuda December 4 with Secretary Dulles and foreign ministers Eden and Bidault. The talks will focus on Western strategy toward Russia after Moscow rejected a four power foreign ministers conference.
Delegates at the Texas Farm Bureau convention in Mineral Wells voted down price support proposals for livestock and urged the Secretary of Agriculture to expand the government purchase program. The 504 delegates favored continuing the program until cattle reach parity and bought from producers rather than packing houses, while debating bylaws and resolutions on agriculture.
U S purchases of butter, cheese and dried milk draw criticism from dairymen who say buying reserves hurts consumers with lower quality products and reduces demand. The Agriculture Department hears these complaints as it charts new farm aid and a possible end to government purchases. Current holdings exceed 254 million pounds of butter and 258 million pounds of cheese with 416 million pounds of dried milk, costing about 340 million dollars.
The Grayson County Federation of Women's Clubs schedules its fall meeting on Saturday, November 21. A 9:30 a.m. coffee hour precedes a 10 a.m. business session in the Sherman municipal building women’s club rooms. Reports from women’s organizations will cover coming year plans for better family living. All Grayson County residents interested in family life are invited.
A luncheon at Hotel Grayson will feature a talk on education training and experience. No reservations are required for either meeting.
Mr and Mrs Doris Jones found a burglar under their bed on a Wednesday night. A pair of shoes protruded from beneath the bed revealing a man with burglary tools and an ice pick. The intruder was kept on the floor until police arrived.
Agriculture Department reports government losses of 61 146 000 on farm price support in fiscal 1953. CCC bought wheat and corn at support levels then sold below those prices, corn loss 20 526 524 and wheat loss 18 886 296, raising total CCC losses since 1953 to 1 456 000.
Joseph Plateau and Jean Vaillant joined the same regiment in 1926 and married in 1931. Their wives bore sons on the same day in 1933. Now the two men and their sons face draft notices to report on the same day to the same regiment.
A quotation notes advertising arises from impatience for word of a product as Roy S. Durstine says. It also observes Labor Day as the only national holiday recognized by Congressional action.
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