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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1954
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces editor and publisher T Glenn Doss. Polished weekly publication with subscriptions in Grayson and Fannin Counties two dollars, outside counties two fifty, foreign five dollars. Corrections policy stated for any erroneous reflections upon persons, firms, or corporations.
In a TV interview CIO President Walter Reuther downplays Secretary of Defense Wilson’s bird dog remark saying the issue is over. He warns the public to move past partisan heat and consider the virtues of initiative and self reliance as American strengths.
A human portrait of boys in tender years, noting their varied sizes and colors. The piece portrays boys as truth stained with dirt, wisdom with gum in hair, and hopeful futures with a frog in a pocket, while detailing their boundless energy and mischief.
An 8 year old boy and his 11 year old sister were caught attempting a break in to a third floor apartment. Stephen Astrak, a truant fifth grader, confessed to taking 500 dollars of jewelry and 100 dollars in cash in 11 robberies. He said the money paid for candy ice cream and movies and that the jewelry was given to friends. The sister declined to talk to police.
A vivid portrait of a boy who loves ice cream knives saws Christmas comic books and Saturday mornings while shunning Sunday school adults and books without pictures. The passage notes his quirky habits and pockets filled with odds and ends from a rusty knife to a hidden code ring revealing a boy’s magical place in hearts.
The Sherman City Commission asked the State Board of Water Engineers for permission to survey Big Mineral Creek from its mouth to the State Highway 10 crossing for a potential dam to impound surface water. If feasible, a water district would fund the project with revenue bonds.
The State Democratic Executive Committee approved a record budget and created a public relations division to press Texas rights issues. Governor Shivers urged heightened party activity and warned against overcentralization, stressing per‑precinct outreach and tidelands debate. A Dallas fundraiser opens the drive. Teaspoon lemon juice trick noted for potato prep.
Directory lists multiple congregations with pastors and service times. Churches include First Presbyterian First Assembly of God First Baptist First Methodist Central Christian Cross Roads Presbyterian Bethel Baptist Pilot Grove Church of Christ with weekly and monthly offerings and Sunday morning worship times.
A privately sponsored program to teach junior and senior high students the scientific facts about alcoholic consumption may begin in New York State next spring. The Temperance Federation of New York plans Utica as the starting point with expansion to Albany Syracuse Buffalo and New York City.
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