Whitewright notes on United Fund drive and election chatter
The town prepares for a Whitewright Community United Fund drive with a $3,000 goal and a push for broad participation. Postmaster reports declining postal receipts echoing wider Texas trends. Commentary corrects Thanksgiving date history as observed in Texas and nationally. A factory tax proposal targets manufacturing gross receipts to fund state needs. Voters are urged to oppose a veterans land program amendment in the upcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
John Biggerstaff
Texas
Jerry Sadler
Veterans Land
Sam Edwards
Southmayd School Blast Kills Two
A fatal explosion and fire at Southmayd elementary in Grayson County killed janitor E. L. Dinwoodie, 67, and high school junior Fred McGee after teachers evacuated 50 children during a gas odor. Principal Mrs. Carl Biggers ordered an early recess. two teachers aided the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southmayd
Grayson Co
Carl Biggers
E. L. Dinwoodie
Fred McGee
Southmayor Methodist Church
Dinwoodie
A. C. Gilmore
PTA Halloween Carnival Set for Meador Building
The Whitewright PTA plans a Halloween Carnival next Wednesday evening in the Meador building opposite The Sun office. Activities include bingo, cake walk, fortune-teller, music, square dancing, and various concessions with proceeds aiding PTA work. The event starts at 7 p.m. with local volunteers running games and food booths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
Meador
Sun Office
PTA
Bill Thurman
Lakey Edwards
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Bob Cawthon
Noble Bennett
Elbert Bennett
Louis Franklin
Parent-Teacher Association
Tigers To Play At Bells Friday
The Whitewright Tigers travel to Bells for Friday night football after a 54-0 loss to Royse City last week. Bells resumes play this year after a layoff. Whitewright faces Frisco on Nov 2, Anna on Nov 9, and a pivotal Nov 16 home game against Van Alstyne. Advance tickets for the Nov 16 game are 60c adults and 30c students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Tigers
Bells High School
Bells
Royse City Bulldogs
Tigers
Bells Boys
Frisco
Anna
van Alstyne
Royse City Boys
Whitewright
Walker Pharmacy
Craig’s
Sun Honor Roll Subscriptions List Names Renewals
The Sun prints a long list of new and renewal subscriptions including Mrs. Lucile Sinor, T. W. Brown, Guy Davis, Willie P. Edwards, and many others across numerous households and names. The roster reflects regular reader support and community engagement.
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the Sun
Lucile Sinor
T. W. Brown
Guy Davis
Willie P. Edwards
B. White Wallace H. Reeves
R. C. Vestal
Fred Starr Jr
J. P. Darwin
Carl McAfee
John Reeves
E. H. Smith
Hugh Hunter
Frank Alexander
Billy G. Lyons
Martha Ann Garner
R. R. Summers
John E. Smith
C. W. Tree
Beverly Bassett
Floyd Bassett
John Tramer
L. F. Baxter
Davie McCorstin
Beauty contest canceled after no entrant met age rule
In Shoreham England a local beauty contest was called off because no contestant admitted she qualified for the 40 year age requirement set to honor the National Savings Committee’s 40th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoreham
England
National Savings Committee
Tom Bean Road Contract Awarded To R. W. McKinney
The Texas Highway Department awarded a 5.28 mile extension of Farm to Market Highway 1281 from Tom Bean to U S 69 in Grayson County to low bidder R W McKinney of Nacogdoches for 150 222. The project runs parallel to the Cotton Belt Railroad bed and ties into a larger U S 69 to Whitewright extension under McKinney as the low bidder. Joe C Clark supervises as Senior Resident Engineer for Fannin County with L D Cabaniss of Paris as District Engineer.
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Tom Bean
R. W. McKinney
Texas Highway Department
Austin
Grayson County
U. S. 69
Nacogdoches
Whitewright
Randolph
Joe C. Clark
Fannin County
Bonham
L. D. Cabaniss of
Paris
NAACP Outlawed By Texas Court
Tyler Texas District Judge Otis T Dunagan granted a temporary injunction against the NAACP, effectively outlawing its Texas operations. The suit, filed by Attorney General John Ben Sheppard, claims the group did business without a franchise and violated barratry laws. Defense plans an appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals in Texarkana.
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Tyler
Otis T. Dunagan
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Texas
Atty
John Ben Sheppard
Dunagan
W. J. Durham
Court of Civil Appeals
Texarkana
Sheppard
State of Texas
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Singing Convention Planned at Ambrose This Sunday
F C Williams announces Ambrose hosts the Fourth Sunday Singing Convention this afternoon from 2 to 4. He notes the He bron event drew large crowds and invites all to attend and make Ambrose larger and better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Williams
Ambrose
Hebron
Mr. Williams
Cub Scouts Den 4 Meet At High School
Cub Scouts held a 4:00 PM meeting in the high school led by denner Mickey Meador. Cubs worked on achievements. refreshments were served by Mrs. Bunch to members and guests.
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Cub Scouts of
Den 4
Mickey Meador
Denner
Bunch
Keeper
September Toll In Traffic Kills 249 in Texas
The Department of Public Safety reports 249 traffic deaths in Texas during September, up 20 from September 1955. Injuries numbered 10,188 with property damage at 21.1 million dollars. Through September total deaths reach 1,872 versus 1,804 last year. injury and loss figures rise.
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Austin
Department of Public Safety
Texas
DPS
Deaths of Mrs. Liva C. Taylor and Mrs. Maude Wrenn
Mrs. Liva C. Taylor 73 died at home after eight days illness. Funeral at Barnheart chapel with burial in Canaan Cemetery. survivors include son John H. Taylor and daughter Irene Whisenhunt. Mrs. Maude Wrenn 76 died of a heart attack in Savoy. funeral at Savoy Methodist Church with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. survivors include husband J. T. Wrenn and three sons.
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Liva C. Taylor
Barnheart Chapel
Homer A. Fudge
R. L. Hamm
Assembly of God
Canaan
Whitewright
Floyd Taylor
Melvin Taylor
Wheeler Marshall
Bud Whisenhunt
Pleze Whisenhunt
Joe Norman
Taylor
Clinton County
Kentucky
Tom
Elizabeth Innis
Texas
Lonzie H. Taylor
Presbyterian Church
John H. Taylor
Raymondville
Irene Whisenhunt
Savoy Methodist Church
Maude Wrenn
Savoy
Alonzo, By
W. L. Douglas
Oak Hill Cemetery
Barnheart Funeral Home
Washington, D. C
M. D. Wrenn
Dallas
Coy Wrenn
Sherman
H. M. DeBerry
Funeral services held for C. N. Ross 75 at Earnheart chapel
Funeral services for C. N. Ross 75 were conducted at Earnheart chapel with Rev. Howard McSpedden Rev. W. E. Thomas and Rev. W. J. Epting officiating. Burial followed in Pilot Grove Cemetery. Surviving are his wife two sons a daughter three grandchildren three sisters and one brother.
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C. N. Ross
Earnheart Chapel
Howard McSpedden
Denton
W. E. Thomas
Enterprise
W. J. Epting
Sherman
Pilot Grove Cemetery
Lois Ross
Clifton Ross
Aubrey Walker
Lloyd Neathery
Douglas Walker
Cecil Ray Walker
Noah Hopkins
Earl Hopkins
Mr. Ross
Bradley County
Tennessee
N. G
Sara Ross
Pilot Grove
Willie Davis Cowart
Bethel
Enterprise Baptist Church
P. A. Ross
W. D. Ross
Dallas
George Heitt
Houston
Mary Perkinson
Whitewright
Minnie Conaway
Tyler
Allie Badgett
Guthrie
Okla
H. A. Ross
Farmers Share of Milk Price Stays Low Amid Rise in Costs
The Agriculture Department finds rising wages and middlemen costs pushed retail milk 4 cents higher since 1947, while farmers kept about 10.2 cents per quart of the 22.8 cents average price in the April-June quarter. In 1947 farmers earned 10.3 cents of 18.8, and little change has occurred since 1954.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower Odds Favor Eisenhower At 6 To 1
New York bookies post Eisenhower as a 6 to 1 favorite to win re election. Bet-takers cite scant Democratic money as a factor in the lopsided odds.
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Eisenhower
New York
United Fund Drive To Start Monday In Whitewright
The Whitewright United Fund campaign begins Monday with an 8 am kickoff breakfast at Craig's cafe. Tom Sears, president, and co chairmen Carl Edwards and Earl Blanton lead the drive aiming for $3,000, consolidating several local fundraising efforts. Team captains will meet Friday at 2 pm to assign about 25 names each for solicitation.
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Whitewright Community United Fund
United Fund
Craig’s
Tom Sears
Carl Edwards
Earl Blanton
Boy Scouts of America
American Red Cross
Polio Foundation
March of Dimes
Cancer Fund
Heart Fund
Crippled Children’s Fund
Youth Fund
Local
Social Welfare Fund
Salvation Army
Whitewright
Farm Bureau Elects Directors In Sherman Meeting
Grayson County farmers at the Farm Bureau county convention in Sherman demand parity on all farm commodities labor exemption from minimum wage repeal of Taft Hartley and greater water engineer representation. About 160 farmers heard resolutions as Homer Hanning of Bells presided. Directors named include Leslie Crook Van Alstyne Ernest Strawn Dorchester W McGuire Collinsville Ray Craft Bells Ernest Embry Sherman J R Steadman Gordonville Charles Skaggs Whitewright. Officers to be elected next Monday at the Sherman Farm Bureau office. Six delegates and three alternates were chosen for the State convention November 12 to 14 in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Water Engineers
Grayson County
Farm Bureau
15Th District
Sherman
Homer Hanning
Bells
Leslie Crook
van Alstyne
Ernest Strawn
Dorchester
W. ©. McGuire
Collinsville
Ray Craft
Ernest Embry
J. F. Walls
Pottsboro
J. R. Steadman
Gordonville
Charles Skaggs
Whitewright
Board of Directors
East Lamar
Houston
Weekly School Lunch Menu Highlights For Oct 29
The menu lists meals for Monday through Friday. Items include Meat Loaf with Rice and doughnuts, fried liver strips, stuffed eggs, red beans with ham hock, salmon croquettes, and fried veal cutlets with gravy. Side dishes feature vegetables, rolls, fruit, and puddings.
Cork's lightness and resilience resist gases and liquids
Cork's notable properties include being light and tough while offering near imperviousness to gases and liquids. This combination makes it valuable for applications requiring barrier performance and buoyancy.
Cleaning method for felt weeds with stale rye bread
Do not use water. If any felt hot except white weeds, rub with a stale rye bread piece to clean it. This old tip suggests bread rub to remove heat and dirt from felt materials.
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Voltaire
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Mr. Burkett
Ike
Denison Herald
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Meador Building
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J. C. Waldrop Lynn Ward
C. A. Brewer Clyde Vestal
D. W. Smith
J. T. Vestal
Hubert H. Cox
Jack Biggerstaff
W. M. Pierson
A. J. Schubert
Fred Cook Sr
Ivan Harvey Julian Montgomery Arthur V
St. John
Lillie Dillon
Singing
CUB Scout News
Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright Sun
Grayson
Fannin Counties
Mrs. L. C. Taylor
Mrs. Maude Wrenn
Clint Hennig
H. H. Sears
Lokey Edwards
A. M. Bryant
J. C. McMillin
Charley Kaiser Wilson Kaiser
Clarence Tillett
Joe Meador
Sonny Gosnell
B. R. Vestal
Dick Walker
George M. Hight
Charlie Ayres
Roscoe Gillett
Sears Anderson
Roy Blanton
B. W. Newman
Haskell Scott
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