Centennial Of Presbyterian Church Observed
The 100th anniversary of the First Presbyterian Church of Whitewright was observed with three services. Rev. Joe M. Russell and Rev. Jasper Manton spoke, with a history narration by Mrs. Vera Hickman and music directed by Miss Janis Horton. Over 300 registered, 33 churches represented across 25 towns.
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First Presbyterian Church of
Whitewright
Joe M. Russell
Jasper Manton
Vera Hickman
Janis Horton
W. A. Kirkpatrick
R. B. Gordon
Mr. Gordon
Cross Roads Church
Gordon
Horton
Jill McMurry
Dallas
Gayla Wren Sears
O. L. Jones
Robert Grant
Bonham
Lee Smith
Francine White
Paris
del Sears
Clif Emerson
Sarah
Harriet Stevens
Scotty Phillips
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Bassett
Tom Sears
Phillip Stevens
David Reeves
Bobby Phillips
Louisa Lackey
Janet Smith
Carol Dawson
Dixie Bassett
Sandra Montgomery
Anna Lou Phillips
Susie Kaiser
Elizabeth Stevens
Jesus Loves
Miss Horton
John Fender
Tom Barbee
Pottsboro
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Emmet Penn
Ladies Aid
Christopher
Uncle Kit) Sears
Jacob A. Zinn
Joseph D. Barbee
John T. Clark
Thos. E. Montgomery
Mr. Sears
Jane Wilkins
J.B. Newton
J. B. Sears
Ellin Newton
Polly Montgomery
Elizabeth May
Mary A. Barbee
Joseph Sears
Grayson County
Pilot Grove
Warren
Coffee
Sears
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Bonham Presbytery
Polly McKinney
Daniel
Canaan
William Pennington
W. S. Fuqua
Wilson
Alfred Medlin
W. C. Pennington
Heck Hamilton
Fleming Becomes First Rural Phone Subscriber
Ira Fleming, first to receive a telephone on the new Rural Bell system near Whitewright. Emma Coleman notes the installation occurred last Thursday as 70 miles of lines and 2100 poles are erected along five routes out of town. completion is now targeted for February with dial service to follow.
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Ira Fleming
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Emma Coleman
The
Sun
Fleming
Orangeville
Whitewright
Farmersville Highway
Pilot Grove
Kentuckytown
Bells Highway
Ely
Sun Honor Roll Adds Renewal Subscriptions
Mrs. Jones Adams of Rouse City renews the Sun Honor Roll noting it remains the best weekly in the state. The week’s acknowledgments list numerous subscribers including Mrs. L. G. Jordan Ira Fleming Glen C. Cole Frank A. Smith and many others with varied names and titles.
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L. G. Jordan
Ira Fleming Glen C. Cole
Frank A. Smith
Lucian Andrews
C. I. Witt
I. C. Lyon
N. E. Skaggs
Sarah Kilgree
J. J. Saenz
J. Davenport
Lillian Maxwell
W. Rhody
Walter McDaniel
W. R. Vestal
A. A. Hudgins
Virgil Smith
Glen T. Price
Joe Johnson
J. Frank Roberts
J. Frank Benton
Don E. Williams
Olivia Whedbee
B. J. Blacker
Arthur J. Decker
David R. Burden
A. E. Wilkinson
W. C. Anderson
Ed Ikonen
A. Krattiger
Paul Bowen
Byron Sears
Arthur J. Reed
Marguerite Smith
J. G. Muirhead
Grand Jury Indicts Former GOP Leader in Perjury Case
Warren L. Stephenson, former Republican leader, was indicted on perjury charges for denying contacts with a California firm supplying rocket launchers to the Navy during a June House Armed Services Committee hearing. He later admitted seeking a 4 percent commission or a $2,000 a month salary for Century Industries Inc. of Burbank to aid in securing extra contracts.
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Washington, D. C
Warren L. Stephenson
Stephenson
California
Navy
House Armed Services Committee
Century Industries Inc
Burbank
Century
Funeral today for Mrs M Z Jones in Sherman
Funeral services for 79 year old Mrs M Z Jones are at 2 30 PM in Earnheart Chapel with Rev A C Broach and Rev Newton V Cole officiating. Burial in Bethel Cemetery. Pallbearers include Er nest Sewell Eldon Sewell Baird Sewell Iral Sewell Mitchell Guthrie and John Barrett. Survivors: husband Royce Jones two sons Clifton Jones and Royce Jones and daughter Mrs O L Hicks plus three grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was born October 3 1874 in Springfield Illinois and moved to Texas as a child.
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Earnheart Chapel
M. Z. Jones
A. C. Broach
Newton V. Cole
Bethel Cemetery
Ernest Sewell
Eldon Sewell
Baird Sewell
Iral Sewell
Mitchell Guthrie
John Barrett
Jones
Sherman Hospital
Sherman Hospital. Mrs. Jones
Springfield
Ill
J. G. McGinnis
Texas
Grayson County
Whitewright
The
Baptist Church
Royce Jones
Clifton Jones
Sherman
O. L. Hicks
Funeral for Mrs. J. A. Creecy Held at First Baptist Church
Funeral services for 70 year old Mrs. J A Creecy were conducted at 2 30 p m Monday at the First Baptist Church by Rev Newton V Cole and Rev R L Cates with burial in Burns Cemetery. Pallbearers were C J Watson Eldon Watson James W Bowen Morris W Bowen Ralph Brown and J D Marlow. Born near Dalton Georgia June 15 1883 she moved to Texas with her family and married J A Creecy on December 6 1903 at Bells. She left a daughter Mrs Cecil Watson a daughter Mrs H D Bowen a son James Creecy six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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J. A. Creecy
First Baptist Church
Newton V. Cole
R. L. Cates
Collinsville
Burns Cemetery
C. J. Watson
Eldon Watson
James W. Bowen
Morris W. Bowen
Ralph Brown
J. D. Marlow
Dalton
Creecy
John Richards
Texas
Bells
The
Baptist Church
Cecil Watson
Whitewright
H. D. Bowen
Hale Center
James Creecy
Dahlgren
Fannie Heston
Sherman
J. H. Daugherty
Annie Goff
Howe
Riddle 94 Died in Lockney. Riddle Burial Planned
Joe R. Riddle 94 died Monday at Lockney and is to be buried at Bethlehem Cemetery north of Farmersville. He lived in Whitewright 26 years and moved to Lockney a few months ago. Surviving are wife Hettie Watson Riddle two daughters Nola Howard and Lillie Turner of Lockney and son Ernest Riddle of Greenville.
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Joe R. Riddle
Lockney
Bethlehem
Farmersville
Riddle
Whitewright
Hettie Watson Riddle
Nola Howard
Lillie Turner
Ernest Riddle
Greenville
DA rescinds crop compliance order after farmer protests
The Agriculture Department canceled an order requiring basic crop farmers to obey all crop controls to qualify for price supports. Howard H. Gordon said the mistake was corrected. Initially wheat was covered, then the five other basic crops were added, but wheat farmers now only need to follow wheat rules for wheat supports.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Howard H. Gordon
Department
New Commodity Stabilization Service
Gordon
Cotton Ginned Locally Totals 3777 Bales This Season
The Donigan Gin reported 2014 bales and White Wright Gin 1763 bales, totaling 3777 bales ginned locally. Rain disrupted picking, with more rain delaying harvest and a week of fair weather needed to finish. Seed price is 56 dollars per ton and cotton value ranges from 28 to 30.42 cents per pound.
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Donigan Gin
Whitewright
Eisenhower shifts White espionage case aside
In a news conference President Eisenhower said he hopes the Soviet espionage issue will be history by the next election and that measures will clear suspicions of Red infiltration. The Senate internal security subcommittee pressed on with new documents linking Harold Glasser and John W. Snyder to espionage.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Harry Dexter White
Republican Party
Congress
Senate
Internal Security
South Carolina
Brooks
Leonard Hall
School Lunch Menu For A Week
Monday meals include salmon loaf lettuce apple celery salad green beans creamed corn and ice cream. Tuesday serves hot dogs chili pork and beans diced onions cornbread and pear halves. Wednesday offers meat with dressing cranberry sauce mashed potatoes English peas ice cream and doughnuts.
German inventor unveils breathalyzer car starter
Alfons Siedenhans of Munich created a dashboard alcohol meter for cars. The device prevents starting when the breath reaches danger level and restricts to 35 mph if moderately alcoholic. New York report notes.
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New York
Alfons Siedenhans
Munich
Germany
Thanksgiving Holiday Observed Here This Year
Whitewright will observe Thanksgiving next Thursday as a holiday for businesses and schools. The Sun will publish on Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Advertisers should submit copy early to fit the early publication schedule.
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Whitewright
The
Sun
Union Thanksgiving Service Planned at Central Christian Church
Whitewright churches announce a Thanksgiving service at Central Christian Church on Wednesday evening November 25 at 7 00. Rev Newton Cole Baptist pastor will deliver the message and the united choir directed by Rev Harold Taylor Methodist pastor will sing. An offering will support two school children's aid funds.
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Whitewright
Central Christian Church
Newton Cole
United Choir
Harold Taylor
Land to Possess Declared in Deuteronomy Verse
A biblical verse states Behold I have set the land before you go in and possess the land from Deuteronomy 1 8. The line emphasizes God’s command to claim Canaan and take possession of the land.
Church Schedule For Tilden McFerrin Parish
Church of Christ announces Bible study at 10:00 a.m. worship services at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Sundays with a Wednesday service at 7:30 p.m. led by Minister Tilden McFerrin.
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Church OF Christ
Tilden McFerrin
Area Church Services and Schedules Listed
Central Christian Vernon Newland Mae Hall Sunday School 10 a m Morning Worship 11 a m Evening 6 30 p m Newton Cole Sunday 9 55 a m Worship 10 55 Training Union 6 p m Evening 7 p m Wednesday 7 p m First Methodist Harold Taylor Church School 10 a m Morning 11 a m Methodist Youth Fellowship 6 30 Choir 7 30 Wednesday First Presbyterian North Texas Larger Parish Rev Lee Smith Sunday School 10 a m Worship 11 a m Assembly of God Elvis Hill Sunday School 9 45 Preaching 11 00 Missionary Council Tuesday 2 30 Prayer Wednesday 7 30 Saturday 8 00 Young People Sunday 6 30 Evangelistic 7 30
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Central Christian Church
Vernon M. Newland
Mae Hall
Newton Cole
Training Union
First Methodist Church
Harold S. Taylor
Methodist Youth Fellowship
First Presbyterian Church
North Texas
Lee H. Smith
Floyd Bassett
Assembly OF God
Elvis L. Hill
Ladies Missionary Council
Preaching Services At Pilot Grove Church On Thursdays
Doyle Goodspeed of Dallas will preach at Pilot Grove Church of Christ each Thursday night. Everyone is invited to attend these services.
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Pilot Grove
Bethel Baptist Church Service Schedule
Bethel Baptist Church led by Pastor U. C. Broach offers Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning worship at 11 00 a m Training Union at 7 00 p m and Evening service at 8 00 p m for weekly worshipers.
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Bethel Baptist Church
U. C
Standby Cushion Set for Any Slump
Washington reports a broad program of standby plans to counter a possible economic low mood. Advisers see no current danger in 1954 but favor a ready cushioning program if national income begins to fall.
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Washington
Congress
Ad copy cautions in multilingual markets noted in Arkansas paper
The Little River News from Asdown Arkansas reports that Indian ads may need 14 languages to cover all trade and South Africa uses 44 languages. It warns writers to be careful with Zulu copy as fraudulent advertisers risk violent responses.
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India
South Africa
Little River News
Asdown, Ark
Tigers Clinch Bi-District Game After 32 21 Win
Whitewright Tigers clinched the 13-A bi district bid by beating Farmersville 32 to 21, earning co champ status with Cooper but securing the spot since they defeated Cooper. A mid way neutral site is preferred for the next round with date and opponent from 14-A still to be decided. Honey Grove’s win ended Van Alstyne’s three way share.
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Whitewright Tigers
Farmersville
Cooper
Tigers
Sam Montgomery
the Sun
Jefferson
New Boston
Talco
Montgomery
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Honey Grove
Symington to Speak at Sherman Democratic Dinner
U. S. Senator W. Stewart Symington of Missouri will headline a $10-a-plate Democratic dinner in Sherman Monday night. The event in the Municipal banquet room and Auditorium is a fundraiser with Democrats from the Ninth Senatorial District and Kaufman expected. Symington, on the Senate Armed Services Committee, makes his second Sherman visit, previously serving as air secretary in the Truman administration and as National Security Resources Board chair.
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Whitewright
Sherman
U. S
W. Stewart Symington
Missouri
Kaufman
Sen
Symington
Senate Armed Services Committee
National Security Resources Board
Man Warns Stranger of Bank Robbery Plan in Tavern
Springfield Illinois Wayne Poor of Edinburg is jailed after a stranger he met in a tavern agreed to help rob the State Bank at Morrisonville Ill. The man claimed to be Sheriff Robert Fahey and later identified himself in custody.
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Springfield
Ill
Wayne Poor
Edinburg
Poor
State Bank
Morrisonville
Robert Fahey
World War I Veterans Form Organization
The Veterans of World War I elected Emanuel Levy of Fort Wayne Indiana as their first national commander at the inaugural convention in Baltimore. Speakers said they do not oppose World War II veterans leadership in the American Legion and VFW but argue for a separate group to represent World War I service members.
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Baltimore
Emanuel Levy
Fort Wayne
Ind
American Legion
Auto Inventory Surges to Postwar High in Detroit Area
Detroit MI dealers reported 610 867 new autos available on Nov 1, up from 579 937 on Oct 1. The postwar peak was 599 319 on Aug 1 this year, with a low of 174 086 on Aug 1, 1952.
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Detroit
Mich
Automobile News
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