Frisco Coons and Friday the 13th in local notes
Local column covers health cautions on contaminated cranberries and smoking risks, upcoming rodent control demonstrations by extension service, wildlife service, and Farm Bureau, plus sports banter about the Frisco Coons and Tigers. It also notes a record 26 degree temp on Nov 5, street patching, and a persimmon beer memory from Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Grayson County Farm Bureau
W. R. Hamilton
Pilot Grove
Charles Skaggs
Whitewright
Texas To Hold Nearly Half Of 1960 Cotton Acreage
Secretary Benson set national marketing quota of 13,133,000 bales and 16 million acre allotment for 1960 upland cotton. Texas gains 6,761,512 acres plus 55,965 for reserve with 22,243 acres for extra long staple. December 15 referendum eligibility outlined for Choice A and B allotments and parity price support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Benson
Training Course For Farm Census Takers
Census takers for the 1959 Census of Agriculture in the local area begin an intensive training course on November 18 in Sherman. Supervisor Harry Scheid announces the program focusing on questionnaire use, definitions, interviewing, and map reading. Takers include Mrs. Billie Jean Bartley of Whitewright, Mrs. Christine Hix of Pilot Grove, and Mrs. Mavis Bear of Bells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Scheid
Sherman
Billie Jean Bartley
Whitewright
Christine Hix
Pilot Grove
Mavis Bear
Bells
Smoking habits set by parents in Portland study
The American Cancer Society study of 21,980 high school students finds smoking rates higher where both parents smoke and lower where neither does. Boys tend to imitate their fathers and girls their mothers in smoking behavior.
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Portland
Orc
American Cancer Society
Man Pleads Guilty After Busy Day in London
John W. Glenister, 45, was fined 54.16 dollars after a day that included his father's funeral, visiting his hospitalized wife, attending his son's wedding reception, a pub stop, and a drunken driving arrest in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John W. Glenister
Festival memories linger of first persimmon beer incident
A. Ray led the festival and memories linger of the event noted for persimmon beer. The text recalls the non intoxicating drink with perhaps a slight buzz, though bakers of the pump kin pies remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Ray
Drivers License Patrol Man Assigned to Sherman Denison
Captain J C Ownbey of the Drivers License Service announces David S Fisher will be stationed in Sherman with Don Imoboden. Examinations will be held at the Sherman courthouse on Monday Thursday Friday and Saturday mornings and at the Denison Justice of the Peace office on Tuesday and Wednesday each week. Fisher's assignment increases service to the area. he joins from Texarkana and has worked in Dallas recently. He is a Centenary College graduate, married with one child, and will reside in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Ownbey
Department of Public Safety
Dallas
David S. Fisher
Sherman
Denison
Fisher
Don Imoboden
Justice of the Peace Office
Texarkana
Centenary College
Fishers
Weekday School Lunch Menu Highlights through Friday
The menu lists meats and sides for Monday through Friday. Monday features Meat Loaf with green beans scalloped potatoes hot rolls butter and honey. Friday offers Tuna Sandwiches pear salad shoe string potatoes and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl’s
Porcupine Incident Sends Janet Thomas to Hospital
Janet Thomas, 16, of Red Bluff California, was hospitalized after a porcupine dropped from a tree onto her horse. The horse reared, she dropped her rifle, the horse stepped on it, and the rifle discharged striking her left leg.
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Mccloud
Calif
Janet Thomas
Red Bluff
Janet
Midland editor joins Baptist Standard board in Corpus Christi
Jim Lindsey of Midland becomes the first newspaper man named to the Baptist Standard board. The Midland Reporter Telegram managing editor joins a 15 member group at the Baptist General Convention. Other new or returning members include M. O. Rouse Jack Hightower and Borden Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Lindsey
Midland
Whitewright
Baptist Standard
Texas Baptist Weekly
Baptist General Convention
Corpus Christi
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Lindsey
The
Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church At
Permian Basin Baptist Association
Texas Cotton Crop Forecast Dips Slightly to 4 750 000 Bales
U S Department reports Texas will yield 4 750 000 bales, down 30 000 from last month, due to wet weather. Last year Texas produced 4 308 000. national forecast is 14 801 000 bales, 109 000 above prior month. A large reserve remains from past crops under price support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Washington
U. S. Agriculture Department
Church Social To FCC Channel For Housewives Angers Letter Writer
Uncle Dan voices satirical observations on a church ladies social, pokes fun at age and talk, jokes about a proposed FCC channel for housewives, lampoons Indian scalp room photos in Congress, and mocks tax arithmetic and a Coffee And Confusion Club in Washington.
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Ike
Congress
Revenue Department
National Museum of Art
Congressman Celler
New York
Washington
U.S. Workers Begin Hunt For Sprayed Cranberries
The cranberry scare reaches federal agencies as the Navy orders halts on cranberry servings from Oregon or Washington. FDA teams test fresh and canned berries for aminotrazole residues linked to rat thyroid cancer, with broader state checks under way and major chains pausing sales ahead of Thanksgiving.
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U. S. Department of Health
Washington
Navy
Oregon
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
San Francisco
Seattle
Arthur S. Flemming
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Michigan
New Jersey
Deaths Sam Olan Thomson 59
Sam Olan Thomson age 59 a former Whitewright resident died November 3 in a Pasadena California hospital. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Los Angeles. Born August 21 1900 in Denison he moved to Whitewright as a child. Surviving are two sons William S Thomson Muskogee Oklahoma and John E Thomson Los Angeles three brothers Basil H Thomson Waco Norvelle Thomson San Bernardino and Haskell Thomson Van Nuys. An elder brother Ruel Thomson died earlier at Marshall.
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Sam Olan Thomson
J. B. Thomson
Whitewright
Pasadena
Calif
Forest Lawn- Hollywood Hills
Los Angeles
Mr. Thomson
Denison
William S. Thomson
Muskogee
Okla
John E. Thomson
10 Percent Federal Tax On Air Conditioning Units
Starting December 1 buyers of self contained air conditioning units face a 10 percent federal excise tax. Internal Revenue District Director Ellis Campbell Jr. announced the IRS has reversed its position on unit classification following a federal court order. Previously horsepower and cooling tests defined household type. those tests will be dropped after current Navy sales. Household refrigerators will be taxed at 5 percent under new rules, covering units with electric gas kerosene or gasoline powered mechanical refrigeration and those designed for quick freezing or combined units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue District
Ellis Campbell Jr
Campbell
IRS
Eleanor Roosevelt cites public standards in quiz show scandal
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt blamed American moral and ethical standards for the television quiz show scandal. She said in a San Francisco speech that in a democracy the people set the standards and controls and are responsible for what they are willing to accept. The item notes West Berlin as Germany’s largest city with 2,500,000 inhabitants.
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San Francisco
Eleanor Roosevelt
Tigers Have Cinch On Share of Title
The Whitewright Tigers hold a secure share of District 13-B, aiming to clinch the title by defeating Frisco Coons in Frisco. A win gives Whitewright the championship. a Coons upset could create a three‑way tie with Van Alstyne.
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Whitewright High School Tigers
Frisco Coons
Frisco
Coons
Tigers
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Syracuse
Texas
California
Bells
Reflector
PTA Meets For 1959 60 Year Second Session
The second meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association for the 1959 1960 school year was held in the high school auditorium Tuesday. Mrs James Bryant presided in Mrs Wallace Wilsons absence. Dr Frank Layman of Sherman examined students teeth on Oct 7. The PTA notes need for used clothing and shoes. A new water fountain bought by PTA was installed. First grade won the room count. Lora Beth Vestal performed a piano solo. a film Skippy and the Thre Rs was shown. Christmas program moved to Dec 15 from Dec 8.
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Parent- Teacher Association
Wallace Wilson
James Bryant
Joe Crouch
John Biggerstaff
Frank Layman
Sherman
Supt
S. T. Montgomery Jr
PTA
Elbert Bennett
Lora Beth Vestal
Skippy
U S Faces Record Fire Toll in 1958
The National Fire Protection Association reports about 1,994,000 fires in 1958 causing roughly 11,500 deaths and 1.25 billion dollars in property losses. More homes burned than ever, with 558,000 dwellings destroyed or damaged and main causes including defective heating and cooking equipment and careless smoking.
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Boston
United States
National Fire Protection Assn
Steel to Need 10 Years to Recover
R. J. Marlatte, president of the Industrial Management Society, told a convention of industrial engineers in Chicago that the steel strike cost steelworkers about 70 million dollars weekly in wages and profits losses. He estimated industry profits at four to five billion dollars.
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Chicago
R. J. Marlatte
Industrial Management Society
Marlatte
Slow Down in School and Residential Areas
A safety message urges motorists to reduce speeds in school zones and residential neighborhoods to protect children and uphold safe driving practices. The public appeal highlights community responsibility and personal accountability for road safety.
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