Hoover promoted to district manager at Nocona
F. G. Hoover, longtime Whitewright manager of Community Public Service Company, is promoted to district manager in Nocona with duties starting December 1. He will relocate after finding housing. Lakey Edwards of Princeton will replace him in Whitewright.
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F. Grant Hoover
Whitewright
Community Public Service Company
Nocona
Mr. Hoover
St. Jo
Board of Education
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Hoover
Sun
Lakey Edwards
Princeton
Edwards
GOP Representative Hears Democrats Burning Records
Rep. John Taber of New York said rumors spread about government files being burned in the final weeks of the Democratic presidency. He cautioned he knew only of hearsay, not confirmed cases, and warned burning papers is a serious offense that could land violators in jail.
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Washington
John Taber
New York
Taber
Eisenhower
Veterans Land Program Near Halfway Point With 40 Million Spent
Texas Land Commissioner Bascom Giles reports the Veterans Land Program has used 40 million of a 100 million bond, with about 10 million more in applications to reach halfway. The program offers 7 500 maximum farms or ranches on 40 year loans at 3 percent, with over 7 000 deals in under three years and 350 to 400 closings monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Bascom Giles
Veterans Land Program
Giles
Texas
Bleach bers at ballgame ignite crowd
Two peroxide blondes sparked a melee during last night's baseball game. Security separated the pair as fans watched, with no reported injuries or arrests. The incident drew attention to rowdy behavior in the stands.
Reward Offered for Arrest and Conviction of Whitewright Dog Poisoner
The Sun offers 100 dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the Whitewright dog poisoner who killed several dogs by placing poisoned food. Names of some affected owners are listed, and the paper pledges to turn tips over to authorities for prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Whitewright
Clyde Craig
Ann Brown
Sim Hassler
Thomas Sears
Homer Gentry
Claud Garner
Sandra Braly
Lee Smith
Douse Thrasher
Dick Walker
Fort Worth
The
Chili Supper Aims To Buy New School Piano
The Whitewright Music Club hosts a chili and pie supper at the school cafeteria Friday starting 6 30 p m. Chili pie and coffee cost 50c with games in the library. Proceeds will boost the 313 on hand for a new piano, aiming to install it within two months.
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Whitewright Music Club
Light a Bumper Safety Plan Aims to Cover Texas
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce launches Light a Bumper for Safety to apply red reflector tape to all cars in Texas. Ray Roberts of Dallas states the tape is visible from half a mile and will improve night driving and parking, with 136 Jaycee clubs joining the effort. Col Homer Garrison cautions continued use of hand signals. Governor Shivers backs the highway safety push.
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Austin
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Ray Roberts
Dallas
Jaycee
Col
Homer Garrison
Department of Public Safety
Roberts
Garrison
Allan Shivers
Supreme Court to Hear Texas Negro Vote Case
The Supreme Court will hear five Texas Negroes claim they were denied voting rights in Jaybird Democratic Association primaries in Fort Bend County. The court granted a hearing after the Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the association is not part of state political machinery. The plaintiffs say the group assigns advance ballots weeks before official primaries, placing its nominees on the Democratic ballot without opposition.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jaybird Democratic Association
Fort Bend
Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Jaybird Association
Election ordered after ballot stuffing at police pension board
San Antonio police chief R D Allen ordered a new election after 184 ballots were cast in a vote for a police and firemen pension fund board representative. He noted 169 eligible voters existed among the force and firemen. Dallas to New York City distance cited as 1381 miles.
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San Antonio
R. D. Allen
Police and Firemen’s Pension Fund Board
Allen
Firemen
Whitewright Tigers clinch season with 28 6 upset over Farmersville
The Whitewright Tigers shut down the Farmersville Farmers 28 to 6 in the final game of the season. Senior players Kenneth Jones Dearle McKnight Aubrey Burnham Larry Cooper Norman Harper Leon Simmons James Ayres Cleve Anderson Joe Morris led the team. Honey Grove defeated Van Alstyne 41 6 to win the district title, leaving Whitewright seven points shy of the championship.
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Whitewright Tigers
Farmersville
Tigers
Tiger Squad
Kenneth Jones
Dearle McKnight
Aubrey Burnham
Larry Cooper
Norman Harper
Leon Simmons
James Ayres
Cleve Anderson
Joe Morris
Tiger
Ralph Hughes
Lyndal Pierson
John Chesser
Bobby Clark
Garland Smith
J. B. Mullins
Delbert Musser
Jackie Pannell
David Reeves
William Simmons
Johnny Paul Stephens
Connie Andrew
Dale Taylor
H. C. Carpenter
Jerry Brown
Johnny Brown
James Burchfield
James Dixon
Allan Davis
Jackie Garner
Larry Hayes
Robert Hull
Jackie Hayes
The
Sun
Whitewright
van Alstyne
Honey Grove
Eisenhower backs GOP plan for tax cuts and budget focus
General Eisenhower agreed with top Republican leaders on a tax cutting economy program and a focus on cutting spending. He rejected forcible repatriation of Communist prisoners, a stance highlighted in UN discussions. Party leaders said the plan emphasizes tax cuts once possible, with balanced budgets in view, and a grand inauguration.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alexander Wiley
Rep
Wisconsin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Korea
Wiley
United Nations
U. N
Vishinsky
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
House
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Taft
Martin
Washington
Lunchroom Menus at Whitewright Public Schools
Menu for Whitewright Public Schools lists meals for Monday through Wednesday including hot dogs, chili sauce, pork and beans, doughnuts. hamburgers, fritoes, banana pudding. baked turkey with dressing, mashed potatoes, English peas, pineapple pie. Quotation from George de Buffon about patience ends the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Public Schools
Rainfall in Whitewright Brings Minimal Inches
Whitewright recorded .37 inch on Monday at the City Water Department gauge overseen by Ray and Charley Cates. November totals reach 1.39 inches with prior rain Nov 9 and Nov 4. Year to date rainfall stands at 18.73 inches, about 8 to 10 inches below normal. The recent rain helps wheat stand and growth but more rain is needed for winter pasture for cattle.
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Whitewright
City Water Department
Ray
Charley Cates
Union Thanksgiving Service to be Held Nov 26
Whitewright churches sponsor a community Thanksgiving service at 7:00 PM November 26 at the Presbyterian Church. Rev. Harold Taylor of the Methodist Church will deliver the sermon with other pastors participating. Offerings support white and colored schools Parent Teacher Associations for community children’s work. Combined church choirs lead hymns and music. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Presbyterian Church
Harold Taylor
Methodist Church
Larger H-Bomb Believed Ready for Spring Test
The United States may plan spring or summer tests of larger hydrogen bombs amid reports an H bomb is ready for use in an emergency. The AEC limited discussion while investigations into leaks expand to top echelons. Defense Secretary Lovett promises full cooperation in the probe into security regulations by the Clarkson task force at Eniwetok.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific
Eniwetok Proving Ground
Defense
Lovett
Percy W. Clarkson
Taft Sees 12 Percent Tax Cut Possible in 1954
Sen Taft of Ohio says a 12 to 13 percent tax cut could come in 1954 if spending drops to 60 billion by July 1. He favors a budget around 70 billion for the year beginning July 1 with further 10 billion cut the next year, and supports a large automatic tax reduction from existing levies. TB costs Texans 17.5 million yearly not counting hospitals or training staff.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Senate
Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
Ferguson
Michigan
Hasty Chevrolet earns Texas safety award for school loans
The Texas Automobile Dealers Association awards Hasty Chevrolet Company for lending a car to Tom Bean and Whitewright high schools for driver training in 1951 52. C B Smith Austin state safety chairman calls the contribution a significant service to community state and nation. The national safety committee signs the award. Texas dealers loaned cars to schools last year with over 250 members participating and an estimated $500000 invested in a revolving fund for safety education.
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Chevrolet Company
Texas Automotive Dealers Association
New Car Dealers
Tom Bean High School
Whitewright High School
C. B. Smith
Austin
Dealer Association
Automotive Industry National Safety Committee
New Car Dealer Associations
Texas
Authorized Dealers Association
E. A. Kinsel
Beaumont
Texas New Car Dealers
Orenduffs Open Bonham Jewelry Store on Main Street
Mr and Mrs Arba Orenduff opened a new jewelry store at 520 North Main in Bonham on Monday expanding their chain. They previously operated in Whitewright for five years and will split time between Bonham and Whitewright residences.
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Arba Orenduff
Bonham
Whitewright
Orenduff
Mr. Orenduff
Bonham High School
ETSTC
Commerce
Texan May Be Nation's Youngest Grandmother
Mrs. Leon Page of Holmes Chapel near Palestine Texas may be the nation s youngest grandmother at 29. Her oldest daughter April Knight had a daughter Linda Louise last Aug. 16 when April was 14. The father Milton Knight 19, is a bakery worker. Friends note two other claims by Wanda Setzer 31 and Helen Fillingame 30.
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Palestine
Leon Page
Here
Holmes Chapel
Page
April Page Knight
Linda Louise
Milton Knight
Wanda Setzer
Charlotte
N. C
Helen Fillingame
St. Louis
Stevenson to take role as Democratic party spokesman
Governor Stevenson, returning to Springfield from Arizona, decided to quit being the party’s reluctant dragon and actively help repair weakness in the Democratic organization. He spoke at a brief news conference at Chicago’s Midway Airport before continuing to Springfield, outlining his new spokesman role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Stevenson
Democratic Party
Chicago
Midway Airport
Arizona
Mexico Pays $2.5 Million on 1941 Oil Claims
Mexico handed the United States an additional 2.5 million dollars toward a 1941 settlement of American claims. Don Rafael Nieto presented the check to Assistant Secretary Edward G. Miller Jr. under a convention signed November 9, 1941. Mexico agreed to a total $40 million payment tied to claims from oil nationalization.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Don Rafael Nieto
Edward G. Miller Jr
Whitewright Plans Quiet Thanksgiving Holiday Observance
Whitewright will observe Thanksgiving next Thursday with all businesses and the post office closed. Rural carriers take a day off and only eating will continue. The Sun will print a day early if advertisers cooperate, affecting news items and ads. Late submissions may be omitted even for church notices and parties.
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Whitewright
Texoma Odd Fellows Roundup Meeting Scheduled
About 150 Odd Fellows are expected to attend the Texoma Roundup Club meeting at the high school tonight at 7 30. Dinner will be served by Wright Lodge No 132 in the cafeteria followed by drills and degree work. Members from lodges in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma expected.
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Texoma
Odd Fellows
Move to turn Denison home into Eisenhower shrine stalls
Denison movement to convert President elect Eisenhower's birthplace into a national shrine moves slowly. Denison Herald editor Claud Easterly says public response is weak and the idea remains in a committee stage with a Chamber of Commerce panel coordinating with City Council.
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Dallas
Eisenhower
Denison
Denison Herald
Claud Easterly
Herald
Ske
W. W. Fuller
The
Fuller
Easterly
Gold Star Mothers of
Denison Chamber of Commerce
Ike’s Son Fears Dad’s Korea Visit
Maj. John Eisenhower of the 3rd Infantry Division in Korea said he fears Chinese forces could attempt to capture or harm his father President-elect Eisenhower during a Korea visit. He urged secrecy around the trip and expressed he expects to see his father but declined to guess timing.
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Korea
Eisenhower
Maj
John Eisenhower
Woman Undergoes 184-Pound Tumor Removal in Texas
Mrs. Thomas Cruz, 44, of Catarina, Texas, recovering at John Sealy Hospital after surgeons removed a 184 pound tumor. The operation halved her weight from 316 pounds to 124, and she is a mother of four.
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Galveston
Thomas Cruz
Catarina
Texas
John Sealy Hospital
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CPS
New York City
IEE
George de Buffon
Union
Orenduffs
Adlas
U. S
Ike
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