Tigers To Play At Honey Grove Friday
Whitewright Tigers ride a win streak into a Friday night game at Honey Grove against the Warriors. They routed Wolfe City 35 to 0 last Friday and piled up 461 yards from scrimmage. Coach Montgomery offered cautious optimism about the upcoming contest. Next week Whitewright hosts Van Alstyne on Thursday October 30 after a scheduling change to avoid Halloween clashes.
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Whitewright Tigers
Honey Grove
Tigers
Wolfe City Boys
Montgomery
Tiger
van Alstyne Panthers
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Leonard
Sparkman Loses Voice but Aims to Campaign in Texas
Alabama senator John Sparkman lost his voice with laryngitis at Bethesda Naval Hospital on Tuesday. His aides said he should be able to talk by Friday, allowing him to resume Democratic campaign efforts in Texas. Texarkana still planned his visit despite the illness.
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John Sparkman
Texas
Sparkman
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
U. S
Wright Patman
Stevenson-Sparkman
Dallas
Alabama
Texarkana
No Tickets Given On New Auto Law
Col Homer Garrison of the Texas Highway Patrol said warnings continue for the new auto inspection law with no tickets issued yet. He contrasted this with the old defective auto law where tickets could be issued for brake defects regardless of inspection stickers.
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Austin
Homer Garrison
Texas Highway Patrol
Department of Public Safety
Garrison
Colonel Garrison
Ceiling price posters sent to Southwest retailers
More than 800000 posters listing ceiling prices were mailed by the Dallas regional OPS headquarters to retailers across the Southwest. Laundries service stations tailors dry cleaners parking lots and shops repairing shoes radios televisions household appliances watches furnaces heaters automobiles and trucks must display the posters within seven days of receipt.
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Southwest
Dallas
Office of Price Stabilization
Reporters on 2 Trains Differ on Winner
U S News and World Report surveyed reporters with the Stevenson and Eisenhower campaigns. Among 44 Stevenson reporters, 23 forecast his victory while 14 backed Eisenhower and seven offered no prediction. With 53 Eisenhower reporters, 37 predicted a GOP win, 14 chose Stevenson, and two gave no prediction.
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Washington
U. S. News and World Report
Today
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Whitewright Girls Hostesses at North Texas State College
Two Whitewright students are chosen as hostesses at North Texas State College dormitories. Billye Faye Dillon, senior home economics major, will host Bruce Hall. Phlla Ann Hinton, junior elementary education major and Phi Gamma Kappa member, will host Chilton Hall.
Anderson Talks To Legionnaires
Everheart Thornhill Post 442 Ameri can Legion met at the Legion Home for its regular monthly session. District Commander Anderson of Denison spoke on veterans services and proposed legislation he said would curb the Veterans Administration. The Post urged their congressman to study the proposal and voted to keep the Legion Home open Saturdays for recreation. Virgil Murphy and C B Bryant III will host this Saturday. Ten new members were admitted Wednesday night.
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American Legion
Legion
Anderson
Denison
Veterans Administration
Virgil Murphy
C. B. Bryant III
Deaths of George N White and J J Gallaher Noted in Texas Obits
Obituaries report George N White longtime Pike resident dies at 90 and funeral at Blue Ridge Baptist Church with Masonic graveside rites. Surviving children include H Duard White W E White Rev N L White and three daughters. Also J J Gallaher 80 longtime Mason and Texas history authority dies in Marlin after strokes and hip fracture. survivors include wife two daughters and three sons.
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George N. White
Pike
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
J. E. Driggers
J. H. Young
Renner
George Sutherland
Houston
Earl Rogers
McKinney
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Clifton Childress
Paul Manning
C. L. Fry
Ralph Braddy
J. H. McGee Jr
Sammy Williams
Masonic Lodge
Indiana
William
Cornelia White
Texas
Desert
Mr. White
Minnie Pryor White
Pike Baptist Church
H. Duard White
Whitewright Route One
W. E. White
Farmersville
N. L
Jack) White
Vert McLarry
Calera
Okla
Opal Denham
Georgia White
Marlin
J. J. Gallaher
Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas
Gallaher
Waco
Marlin Hospital
Masonic Lodge of Texas
Fannin County
Robert W. Gallaher
Savoy
Grayson College
Whitewright
Hereford
First National Bank
Texas Masonic Lodge
J. J. Thompson
Arthur Threadgill
Robert McMurry Gallaher
Dallas
Joseph Gallaher
Thomas Gallaher
Rural Telephone Lines Work Starts in Whitewright Area
Southwestern Bell begins survey work for a rural telephone system extending from Whitewright with about 70 miles of poles planned. Key staff include District Manager Jerome McKinney and engineer J. T. Scott, with work expected to finish in February once cable arrives. Total project cost estimated at 56,500 dollars.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Whitewight
Jerome McKinney
George M. Hight
Mr. McKinney
J. T. Scott
Charley Walker
Southwestern Bell
Denison
C. J. Wimner
McKinney
Whitewright
Lewis Urges Miners to Endure for $1.90 Pay Boost
Pittsburgh report notes 327000 United Mine Workers on a still ongoing strike over a $1.90 daily raise from $16.35. John L. Lewis tells leaders to honor the contract, blaming NAM and Harvard professor Archibald Cox while Nathan Moses presses for a work return.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Harry M. Moses
NAM
National Association of Manufacturers
Harvard
Archibald Cox
Harvard Law
Moses
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Farmers Face Another Earnings Squeeze Next Year
Washington economists warned farmers will endure higher costs and lower prices in 1953 with rising production and reduced exports likely. They cited higher steel costs transport charges wage rates and taxes as factors squeezing farm operators whose net income is expected to fall for a second consecutive year.
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Washington
United States
Flower Lesson Yields Simple Answer from Child
A teacher lectures a primary class on how flowers sprout from seeds. A girl responds that God makes it happen but fertilizer helps, highlighting a charming mix of faith and curiosity in the classroom.
Pink Boll Worm Quarantine Expanded to Fannin County
The Department of Agriculture placed Fannin County under a pink boll worm quarantine after discovering the pest there. The move follows Grayson County’s quarantine, leaving eight counties unquarantined. Restrictions require sterilized cottonseed shipments, gins to burn trash, and farmers to plow under stalks by December 31.
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Fannin County
Department of Agriculture
Grayson County
Whitewright
Rio Grande Valley
Politics and Religion Clash at Texas Baptist Convention
Fort Worth at Will Rogers Coliseum the state Baptist Convention held meetings of the Brotherhood and Women’s Missionary Union. William Fleming urged Christians to vote wisely, criticizing the Democratic party and endorsing Eisenhower. General President Forrest Feezer emphasized the ballot as government reform. Fleming also called prayer the most powerful force.
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Fort Worth
State Baptist Convention
Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum
Brotherhood and Women’s Missionary Union
William Fleming
Washington
Eisenhower
Forrest C. Feezer
General Eisenhower
Brotherhood
Fleming
Whitewright
Bloomington Daily Pantograph Endorses Neither Ike nor Stevenson
The Bloomington Daily Pantograph said it will endorse neither Adlai Stevenson nor Dwight D. Eisenhower for president. The paper admitted bias toward Stevenson and toward the Republican party, and criticized President Truman's Fair Deal program in a lead editorial.
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Bloomington
Baylor Official Enters Hospital in Denison
Dr. Guy D. Newman vice president of Baylor University underwent stomach ulcer surgery in a Denison hospital Monday. Doctors described the operation as successful and him resting well. Newman was brought from Dallas after a severe hemorrhage last week and is noted as former pastor of Denison's First Baptist Church. The report adds a note that Dr. Newman is brother of B. W. Newman of Whitewright. The item about a porpoise being a mammal and Irene Castle's bobbed hair remark are unrelated trivia.
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Denison
Guy D. Newman
Baylor University
Newman
First Baptist Church
Dallas
B. W. Newman
Whitewright
Congressman Hope Set to Speak in Sherman Monday
Kansas Congressman Clifford Hope, House Agriculture Committee minority leader, will address a 2 p m gathering Monday on the north side of Sherman court house. Organizer Jack Nossaman of Whitewright says Hope, regarded as a farm legislation expert, travels to Texas to rebut claims Democrats invented agriculture.
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Clifford Hope
Kansas
House Agriculture Committee
Court House
Sherman
Jack Nossaman
Whitewright
Nossaman
Hope
Texas
Mr. Nossaman
The
Sun
Drouth Disaster Hay Available For Whitewright
J A Alexander of Sherman allied with government hay allocations announced in Whitewright that farmers can buy drouth disaster hay at 32 dollars per ton for mixed northern hay. A 5 dollar deposit is due with order and balance on delivery, with a 30 day supply limit per purchase.
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J. A. Alexander
Sherman
Drouth
Whitewright
Alexander
Shivers Calls for Higher State Income to Support Budget
Governor Allan Shivers told the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association that the state needs 14 to 18 million dollars more income next year besides highway spending. He said gas gathering tax revenues could cover raises for public employees and hospital improvements if the court case allows. He urged the legislature to act if the law is unconstitutional and stated TIPROA backs the tax law while opposing higher gas production taxes. He also supports a cost of living raise for teachers.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Tiproa
General Revenue Fund
Lunchroom Menu Offerings for Whitewright Public Schools
The weekly menu lists meals for Monday through Friday with daily items. Monday features Roast Beef with yams lettuce and tomatoes. Tuesday offers Stuffed Eggs and Sliced Cheese with vegetables and cake. Wednesday includes Beans and Potato Salad. Thursday serves Baked Beans Kraut and Cornbread. Friday presents Hamburger Patties with Beans and Banana Pudding.
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Whitewright Public Schools
Man Sentenced for Obstructing Railroad by Parking Car on Track
Merrill W. Brown 35 pleaded guilty to placing an obstruction on a railroad track and was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. He admitted parking his car on the tracks because a payment was due on the mortgaged vehicle.
State Fair of Texas Sets Attendance Record
The 16 day State Fair of Texas closed with a new national attendance record as 2,387,140 people entered the gates, surpassing last year’s 2,320,129 by 67,011. The Dallas event drew crowds over its final exposition day, marking a record for the fair.
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Dallas
Texas
Chlorophyll cloth promises dog cleaning without washing
New York retailers offer a chlorophyll dog cleaning cloth that dry cleans the coat, including the feet, removes odors and itching, and reduces the need for frequent baths. The ad suggests trying it on humans as well.
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New York
November Ballot Is Newspaper Size
Voters will see a ballot the size of a newspaper page on November 4 with eight columns. Democratic and Republican columns share most state candidates, with one name omitted in the Republican list. Texans may split tickets, scratch methods shown, or ballot with X marks. Election judge R. H. May leads in Whitewright with seven assistants. polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Stevenson
Sparkman
Eisenhower
Nixon
Stephens & Bryant
R. H. May
Whitewright
Pet Show Rescheduled By Cold Weather
The PTA called off the Pet Show due to cold weather and will resume next Monday at Bryant Field at 7 30 PM. Pet owners are asked to re groom pets and reenter next Tuesday if prepared. Prizes include biggest and smallest pet best dressed child and best decorated vehicle with admission 15 and 25 cents for PTA proceeds.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Bryant Field
PTA
Soldiers to receive election news via Army global net
American soldiers worldwide will get up to the minute election results through the Army Signal Corps network. News from Associated Press United Press and International News Service will be relayed from Washington to major units and then to smaller units after polls close.
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Alaska
Eritrea
Korea
Germany
Ankara
Seoul
Manila
Heidelberg
Saigon
Trieste
United States
Adlai
Ike
Army Signal Corps
Senate
House
Associated Press
United Press
International News Service
Judge Calls Honeymoon Clash a Month in Prison
A court dispute described a judge quipping about marriage and domestic tension. The husband lamented that the honeymoon was spoiled by the sentence, while the judge asserted a month behind bars would curb the behavior.
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