Whitewright United Fund plan outlined for annual drive
Rotary Club hears Dan Eddy outline for a community wide United Fund campaign to replace multiple drives. He suggests a per capita goal around two to three dollars and notes one city uses three dollars. He cautions against excluding participating organizations and notes potential Nov 1 kickoff. He also discusses inflation affecting costs and how monopolies influence prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Eddy
Dallas
Rotary Club
United Fund Campaign
Whitewright
Wilson Kaiser
Thomas Sears
Eddy
Salvation Army
United Fund
Rotarians
Plano
Joe T. Meador
Whitewright United Fund
School Lunch Menu Week Remarks
The menu lists daily meals for a school week featuring Pork Roast Stuffed Eggs and Cabbage Slaw on Monday. Fish Sticks Scalloped Potatoes English Peas on Tuesday. Hamburgers Potato Chips and Fig Bars on Wednesday. Red Beans with Ham Hock Cabbage Slaw English Peas and Fruit Cobbler on Thursday. Hot Dogs Pimiento Cheese Sandwich Potato Chips Tomato and Lettuce Salad Doughnuts and Ice Cream Sticks on Friday.
Deaths FARMERSVILLE Oliver Frank Selman obituary
Funeral service was held Monday at 2 p m in the First Baptist Church for Oliver Frank Selman 70 of Farmersville who died Sunday. He was born in 1886 in Alabama and lived in Collin County 60 years. Survivors include a daughter Juanita Grisham two sons L D Selman Dwight Selman a brother Walter Selman a sister Savannah Brown four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersville
First Baptist Church
Oliver Frank Selman
Alabama
W. L. Lofland
Willie Gilbert
IOOF
Selman
John R. Selman
Collin County
Navy Sets December 8 For Annual NROTC Exam
The Chief of Naval Personnel announced that the national competitive NROTC examinations will be held December 8 for interested high school seniors and graduates. Applications due by November 17. The program pays tuition and books, plus a $600 yearly retainer for four years, with flight training possible for qualifiers. Applications available at high schools, colleges, or the Denison Navy Recruiting Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief of Naval Personnel
Navy
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Naval Academy
Civilian College
Marine Corps
NROTC
Navy Recruiting Office
Denison
Texas
Mrs Peters Feeds 80 Quarts Milk Weekly For 16 Children
Winooski Vermont Mrs Edward Roy Peters keeps a standing order for 80 quarts of milk each week. She also bakes 25 to 30 loaves of bread and buys six pounds of butter and six dozen eggs for her large family. Her household includes 12 or 13 relatives and eight to ten visitors on Sundays and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winooski
Edward Roy Peters
Peters
Democrats Launch Major Texas Campaign in Support of Johnson
Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson announced an aggressive national campaign in Texas to counter the Republican effort. Seven out-of-state senators will join 14 district rallies as Johnson and Speaker Sam Rayburn lead a 10 000 mile bus tour while Stevenson Kefauver aims for Texas appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
California
Nevada
Stevenson-Kefauver
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Mike Mansfield
Louisiana
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Mike Monroney
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Four H Clubs Attend Texas State Fair
The Whitewright Junior 4 H Clubs attended the State Fair in Dallas on Saturday. They visited Ice Capades toured exhibit buildings and spent time on the midway. Members included Charlotte Hopkins Elizabeth Stephens Brenda Geers Carolyn Wetzel Patty Badgett Anna Franklin Alpha McLauchlin Doris Tillett Kay Buchanan Joyce Bennett Johnny Williams Leon Scott Billy Tillett and Ronnie and Dennis McLauchlin. Sponsors were Mrs W M McLauchlin Mrs Lewis Franklin and Mrs E M Badgett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Dallas
Charlotte Hopkins
Elizabeth Stephens
Brenda Geers
Carolyn Wetzel
Patty Badgett
Anna Franklin
Alpha McLauchlin
Doris Tillett
Kay Buchanan
Joyce Bennett
Johnny Williams
Leon Scott
Billy Tillett
Ronnie
Dennis McLauchlin
W. M. McLauchlin
Lewis Franklin
E. M. Badgett
Ray Roberts Named Aide in Stevenson Kefauver Campaign
Texas Senator Ray Roberts of McKinney was appointed deputy director of the Stevenson Kefauver campaign in Texas. He will lead the Dollars for Democrats drive and direct volunteers who ring doorbells and seek funds for the local state and national campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Ray Roberts
McKinney
Texas
Tom Miller
Roberts
Miller
Buyer Wants Seen as Key to Food Sales
A Safeway vice-president told the National Association of Food Chains that continued chain success rests on catering to consumer wants rather than needs. Ailaen W. Doe of Oakland cited cost comparisons like plain cornmeal versus ready-for-the-oven products, noting wants change while needs stay stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
A_ chain
Ailaen W. Doe
Oakland
Calif
Safeway Stores, Inc
National Association of Food Chains
Emory Christian Elected to High Masonic Office
Emory Christian, from Whitewright Texas, elected Grand Warden of the Temple as part of the Convent General York Cross of Honour officers for the coming year. The conclave, held in Des Moines, honored leaders including Angus Cavanagh and Carl Wood among others. The 1957 annual convention is scheduled for Salt Lake City Utah on October 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Christian
Des Moines
Iowa
Knights of the York Cross of Honour
Freemasonry
Convent General
United States
Canada
Mexico
Angus Cavanagh
Los Angeles
Calif
Carl Frank Wood
Petersburg
Whitewright
Texas
Temple
Grover Michael
Pittsburgh
Stanley Wakefield
Yonkers
New York
Albin Anderson
Wantagh
William Netherton
Louisville
Harry Bundy
Denver
Colo
Grand Sentinel
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salk Vaccine Near 100 Percent Effective Says INS
Washington reports the U S Public Health Service shows 12 153 polio cases from Jan 1 to Sept 29 1956 vs 23 010 in the same period 1955 as the Salk vaccine achieves near perfect protection Dr James E Salk notes three well spaced injections yield nearly 100 percent effectiveness and no authenticated paralytic polio cases have followed complete three shot series since 1954 per Dr Hart Riper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
U. S. Public Health Service
James E. Salk
University of Pittsburgh
International News Service
Francis
Hart Riper
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
INS
Salk
Texas Farms Reach 93.1 Percent with Electricity
The Rural Electrification Administration reports 93.1 percent of Texas farms have electric power. Since 1935 only 2.3 percent had service. As of last June 30 about 272,650 of 292,946 Texas farms are electrified. in 1935 there were 51,017 farms with only 11,466 connected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Rural Electrification Administration
Asia's Elevation Averages 3000 Feet Above Sea Level
A geographic summary states Asia's mean elevation sits around 3000 feet, highlighting the continent's varied topography across high plateaus and mountain ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Whitewright United Fund Organized
A citizen group in Whitewright met at Craig's Cafe to form the Whitewright United Fund. Tom Sears as president leads a board planning to collect and distribute donations to Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Salvation Army, Cancer Fund, Heart Fund, Polio Foundation, Crippled Children’s Fund, Youth Fund, Volunteer Fireman's Fund, and Local Social Welfare Fund. Committees were named for campaign coordination and public information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Craig's
Whitewright United Fund
United States
Tom Sears
George M. Hight
Joe T. Meador
Sears Anderson
Carl Edwards
Russell Summers
Sonny Gosnell
A. M. Bryant
George Hight
Marian McMillin
Clint Hennig
Carl McFatridge
Earl Blanton
Wilson Kaiser
John Biggerstaff
Burgher R. Vestal
The
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Cancer Fund
Heart Fund
Polio Foundation
Crippled Children’s Fund
Youth Fund
Volunteer Fireman’s Fund
Glenn Doss
Tigers to Play At Princeton Friday
Whitewright High School Tigers travel to Princeton Friday night for their second conference game and first ever meeting with Princeton. They beat Wylie 25 to 6 in their previous conference game after trailing 6-0 at halftime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
Tigers
Princeton
Wylie
Royse City Bulldogs
Ike Birthday Party Set For Grayson County
Denison hosts an Ike Birthday Party at Hotel Denison to honor President Eisenhower. The event includes coffee, birthday cake, a signable scroll to send to the President, and a TV program starting at 8 00 p m with possible live or filmed coverage. Mrs. Jack Martin, vice chair of the Republican County Executive Committee, says it’s a civic observance rather than political activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Eisenhower
Jack Martin
Abilene
Kansas
Martin
Cotton Crop Estimated At 13.2 Million Bales For 1956
The Agriculture Department projected a 13,268,000 bale cotton harvest for 1956 based on Oct 1 conditions, down from last year’s 14,721,000 bales. yield is expected at 407 pounds per acre, with 77 percent of normal crop condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Fire destroys Colfax Hotel after study meeting
Colfax Washington volunteers held a weekly fire department meeting selecting the Colfax Hotel for study. Two hours later a four hour blaze ruined the hotel basement and left only brick walls standing with about 100000 dollars in damage. The chamber of commerce weekly meeting was canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Wash
Chamber of Commerce
Gravediggers Receive Bonus In Speed Up Plan
Rawley Regis England council introduces a bonus payment scheme for gravediggers aiming to speed up graveside work. A spokesperson says the incentive is to accelerate services rather than increase workload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawley Regis
England
Staffordshire
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Voltaire
American Red Cross
Don Eddy
Forman Company
Monmouth
American Legion
Legion Hall
Wallace Wilson
American Legion Hall
Legion
Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright Sun
Grayson
Fannin Counties
By Joe T. Meador
Ike
Grayson County
Sun Office
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