Sun editor tours papers and notes Cantrell family spread
Bonham Daily Favorite editor Bob Cantrell, visiting peers, reflects on family dispersion from Whitewright. He recalls Cantrell siblings across the country while noting waste-basket mail analysis by Evan Hill and a burst of 6.2 inches of rain over several days, with local gauges differing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Cantrell
Bonham Daily Favorite
Sun
Bob
Whitewright
University of Texas School of Journalism
Bonham
Cantrell
Steele
Lawton
Okla
John
Washington State
Mildred
Frisco
Laura
Miami, Fla
Evan Hill
Boston University
New Hampshire
United States
Weekly School Lunch Menu and a note on large denomination bills
The menu lists daily offerings for Monday through Friday with items like Irish stew veal cutlets red beans hot dogs and pimiento cheese sandwiches plus daily enriched bread. A side remark questions circulating ten thousand dollar bills and notes a reported total of 770 in circulation.
Fund Grows For Injured Bells Pep Squad Members
Fund for three Bells pep squad members injured when a car hit their group on September 24 has exceeded 1100 dollars. Mrs. George Hight of Whitewright plans a benefit show next Thursday, with about 500 dollars added from a supper fundraiser, while Linda Reynolds and Millie Newsom improve in Sherman hospital. Dan Dugan and J E Dopson serve as fund treasurers, contributions to Box 309 Bells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hight
Whitewright
Bells
Pep Squad
Linda Reynolds
Floyd Reynolds
Sherman Hospital
Bells Route 1
Millie Newsom
Jack Newsom
Jo Ann Galyon
Clifford Galyon
Dan Dugan
J. E
Happy) Dopson
Sun Honor Roll Names Subscriptions Payable
The Sun acknowledges subscription payments from a long list of subscribers including Lucile Sin C H Taylor C K Smith Beulah Bilmer Jesse James N McAllister J C Owens J W Haws Minnie Climer R S Morehead and many others. The notice names dozens of individuals across multiple titles and initials. It serves as an acknowledgement of payments for renewals or new subscriptions.
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The
Sun
Lucile Sin
C. H. Taylor
C. K. Smith
Beulah Bilmer
Jesse James C. N. McAllister
J. C. Owens
J. W. Haws
Minnie Climer
R. S. Morehead
W. M. Blanton Curliss Aldridge
W. T. Nicholson
James P. Jenkins
Roy Blanton
J. P. Darwin
J. H. Pennell
G. C. Stateville
W. F. Fields
L. O. Lackey
A. B. Jones
Ford Moore
J. M. McMurry
Ira Kirkpatrick
Emory Christian R. T. Pennington
J. P. Jared R. C. Vestal
O. A. Bennett
Tom Skipworth
Jerome Peschke
L. H. Grammer
S. H. Murphy
Virgil Bullard
Willie P. Edwards
Guy Davis
John Reeves
J. W. Jenkins
J. W. Neves
Ernest Smith
B. W. Stephens
Automatic Ignition in Range Oven Delights Home Cooks
New gas ranges this fall boast automatic oven ignition with a control turn on. A tiny flame lights the oven instantly, promising lower heat loss and greater economy than traditional pilot lights.
Korean Reds Free Two U S Prisoners
Panmunjon Korea Communists released two American captives Lt Col Herbert A Peters Seattle Washington and Pfe Charles Julius Orlando Florida after months in captivity. The Allied command had listed them as missing with no positive knowledge of capture before the return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjon
Korea
Herbert A. Peters
Seattle
Wash
Mountain View
Calif
Pfe
Charles Julius
Orlando
Fla
Gentry and Conibear Funeral Rites Summarized
Two deaths reported with services held over the weekend. Mrs. R E Gentry 76 of Desert died after a weeklong illness in Bonham hospital with burial at Cross Roads Cemetery. she leaves a husband Homer and children C C Withrow and four grandchildren. Mrs Amanda Elizabeth Conibear 93 of Dallas died last Thursday. funeral at Lamar Smith Chapel and burial in Whitewright City Cemetery. she is survived by four sons A L Jackson S L Jackson Frank Conibear C E Conibear and two daughters Marie Jackson Breedlove.
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Cross Roads Presbyterian Church
R. E
Bob) Gentry
Bonham Hospital
Cross Roads
Gentry
Glasgow
F. M. Bunch
Texas
West Shady Grove Baptist Church
Homer Gentry
Trenton
C. C. Withrow
Ector
Amanda E. Conibear
Amanda Elizabeth Conibear
Dallas
Lamar & Smith Chapel
City
Whitewright
Conibear
A. L. Jackson
New York
S. L. Jackson
Lewisville
Frank S. Conibear
C. E. Conibear
Nashville
Marie Jackson
Tom Breedlove
Greenville
Albert Lea Jackson
Dayton
Ohio
Henrietta Jackson Smith
Coleman
Funeral Services for Mrs. W. P. Kidd Held in Bells
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. today at Bells Methodist Church for Mrs. W. P. Kidd 81 who died Tuesday at her daughter’s home on Bells route 1. Burial followed in Bells Cemetery. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Lewis, a Grayson County native, with survivors including two daughters Mrs. John Low of Fort Worth and Mrs. L. M. Graham of Bells, two brothers Charlie Lewis of Slaton and Eugene H. Lewis of Sherman, three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Bells Methodist Church
W. P. Kidd
L. M. Graham
Bells
Bells Cemetery
Kidd
Jimmie Lewis
Grayson County
John Low
Fort Worth
Charlie Lewis
LSU Offers Course on Becoming a Housewife in Family Living
Louisiana State University inaugurates Family and Community Living a program aimed at girls seeking a housekeeping career. Gen. Troy Middleton notes excess male-focused courses despite women’s access. curriculum covers music art literature speech government and home economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Troy Middleton
Surprise? No, 213th arrest for Detroit man
William Sweeney appeared in Recorder's Court on a drunkenness charge. Judge O Z Ide noted it was the 213th court appearance for the 64 year old Detroiter and sentenced him to 45 days in jail. Since 1920 Sweeney has spent 4,630 days in jail.
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Detroit
William Sweeney
Recorder's Court
Recorder
O. Z. Ide
Sweeney
Mass Chest X-Ray Nov 9 10 Offers $50 Prizes
Clint Hennig announces $50 in cash prizes for mass chest X-ray participants on November 9 and 10. Anyone 15 and older who is x-rayed receives a ticket for a draw after 5 30 pm with prizes of 20 10 and four 5s. The State Health Department unit operates both days for free screenings.
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Clint Hennig
Chamber of Commerce
Whitewright
Hennig
Hasty Chevrolet Company
State Department of Health
Corn Crop Support Set At 1.62 Per Bushel Nationwide
The Agriculture Department announced a national average support price of 1.62 dollars per bushel for the 1954 corn crop in commercial producing areas, unchanged from last spring and two cents higher than last year. Outside commercial areas supports run 1.22 per bushel, about 75 percent of the full rate.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Mitchell Says Governor Shivers Is Politically Dead
Democratic National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell said Allan Shivers is politically dead despite winning the Texas governor's race in the Democratic primaries. He blamed Shivers for repudiating the party and warned wealthy Texas oilmen like H. L. Hunt for funding across state lines to influence elections in Illinois and Cook County.
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Washington
Stephen A. Mitchell
Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Mitchell
National Press Club
H. L. Hunt
Dallas
Hunt
Illinois
Chicago
Cook County
Paul H. Douglas
Joseph T. Meek
GOP
Proverb Says Autos Boost Cursing Yet Cut Horse Theft
A quip notes that autos may raise profanity by fifty percent while menacing horse theft declines. The remark then pivots to a claim only gallium and mercury are liquid metals, reflecting humorous or facetious old talk.
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Gallium
Mercury
PT Association To Meet Tuesday
The White Wright Parent Teachers Association will hold its regular meeting Tuesday October 12 at 7 30 p m Mrs G E Denny first vice president Grayson County Council will be guest speaker The program features Columbus Day activities by the third and fourth grade boys and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Parent Teachers Association
G. E. Denny
Tom Bean
Grayson County Council
Shivers Warns Two Parties to Fight for Southern Rights
Texas Governor Shivers urged all 48 states to join in a battle for states rights at a testimonial dinner for Louisiana Governor Robert Kennon. He criticized both major parties for neglecting the South and for practices based on class, color, and creed, urging the South to seek fuller political recognition.
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New Orleans
Texas
Shivers
South
Adlai Stevenson
Robert Kennon
Louisiana
Kennon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
America
Tigers Open Conference Play At Whitesboro
The Whitewright Tigers aim to rebound after a 13 to 12 loss to Rockwall last Friday. They travel to Whitesboro to face the Bearcats at 7 30 p.m. KRRV will carry the game. Weather and field conditions influenced prior play, with district rivals Honey Grove Wolfe City Farmersville winning and losing in recent 13 A action.
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Whitewright Tigers
Rockwall Tigers
Whitesboro Bearcats
KRRV
Sherman Denison
David Johnson
Whitesboro-Cooper
Tigers
Bearcats
Bryant Field
Honey Grove
Wolfe City Wolves
Rouse City
Farmersville
Wolfe City
Whitesboro
Cooper
van Alstyne
Whitewright
the Sun
Joe Morrow
Bob Cantrell
Bonham Daily
Sun
Cubs
Whitewright Cubs
Bonham
Gum in ears joke sighted on mountain flight
A flight attendant gives gum to passengers to prevent ear popping during mountain ascent. After landing a passenger asks how to remove it from his ears. A mother tells a finicky child at table to eat the gum and pretend it's mud.
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Rocky Mountains
Whitewright Men Serve on 15th District Grand Jury
N. E. Skaggs and Charlie Hamilton of Whitewright are sworn to the 15th District Court grand jury in Sherman. Other jurors include Ernest Lilley Denison foreman Rham Pennington Sherman E W McAden Gordonville Tom Fair Gunter Eugene Ross Van Alstyne Billie Corbin Howe W L Steakley Denison Charlie Hughes Bells J W Hunter Tom Bean and A F Scheid Whitesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Skaggs
Charlie Hamilton
Whitewright
15Th District Court
Sherman
Ernest Lilley
Denison
Foreman
Rham Pennington
E. W. McAden
Gordonville
Tom Fair
Gunter
Eugene Ross
van Alstyne
Billie Corbin
Howe
W. L. Steakley
Charlie Hughes
Bells
J. W. Hunter
Tom Bean
A. F. Scheid
Whitesboro
Haselhahn Williams Worker Uses Old Family Remedy
In Rutherford New Jersey workers faced about 100 pigeons around a coal pocket. Steve Podlowski proposed a remedy by mixing cracked corn with hard liquor to intoxicate the birds and deter them. The mixture was spread on Tuesday and by Wednesday about 300 pigeons appeared.
Obesity Warning Prompted by Doctor and Farmer Banter
A humorous exchange frames obesity warnings with a doctor claiming shorter life from excess eating and a farmer replying that pigs would live longer if they stopped hogging.
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Ray Cates
Marvin DeBerry
Uncle Sam
U. S
R. E. Gentry
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin Counties
PT Association
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