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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1957
Page
4
Washington economists say January may bring a slight dip in the cost of living and a plateau afterward. Over two years inflation will erode about 5 percent of consumer buying power, with wage increases likely pushing factory pay up about one cent an hour monthly.
Grayson County Baptist youths from Zone 3 held a rally in Bells on November 11 electing officers. Officers named include President Charles Key and Ida Church as vice president, James Franklin as secretary, Wilma Price as song leader, and Larry Martin as pianist with affiliations to Antioch and Bells churches. The group presented a Thanksgiving program to 153 attendees.
Sidney Australia news reports Roy Levis of New Castle applied to Galtex Oil Co for a franchise to operate a gasoline pump on the moon. The unlikely venture showcases Levis as enterprising if nothing else.
Lancaster PA reports Baers Almanac in its 133th edition warns major cold waves and frequent storms across the United States from January to March. Almanac includes Pennsylvania Dutch maxims and moon lore with jokes and trivia.
Herschel Newsom head of the National Grange argues against a fully free market and supports a domestic parity program to keep prices high domestically while low for exports. He claims government price fixing is wrong and says parity could let farm products move freely without harming income. The Grange opens its 91st annual convention in Colorado Springs.
Philo Bowers Morrison of Tulare California celebrated his 101st birthday after being told at 17 he would only live a few years from lung fever. A teetotaler who avoided drafts and loved hard work he credits spade work for his longevity. He was born near Mt Pleasant Iowa in 1856 and notes roads and cars have improved since his youth. An estimated 1 250 000 servicemen trained in Texas during World War II.
Agriculture Department estimates Texas will yield about 3.9 million bales of cotton in 1957, down 2000000 bales from last month, due to early frost and heavy rains. National crop seen at 11788000 bales, 613000 less than prior forecast, with Texas leading states.
Tulsa police hold three tombstones left on lawns as pranks in their lost and found collection. Names and identifications remain on the stones, but owners are not expected to claim them.
A cautionary note urges constant vigilance, proclaiming that one moment of care prevents costly fixes later. The message emphasizes proactive safety over reckless risk and frames prevention as smart budgeting for protection and well being.
Public notice in Grayson County Texas regarding No 11411 final account of administrator H Hub Barrett for Mary Kelly deceased filed November 9 1957. The county court of Grayson County will hear the final account on the first Monday after ten days from posting November 25 1957 at Sherman courthouse. Interested parties must appear with written answer to contest. Clerk J C Buchanan seals and signs. Published November 14 1957 in The Whitewright Sun.
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