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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1953
Page
4
Honest Thievery and the Notion of Honest Graft
A Boston politician famed for singing Sweet Adeline and coining honest graft is echoed in the Labor Law Journal. Arbitrators classify some pilferers as honest when their thefts from employers yield city-building or other public benefits, citing cases where workers were fired and then reinstated after rulings on intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Labor Law Journal
Arbitrator reinstates worker fired over truck canopy theft
A supervisor urged an employee to dispose of junk and a truck canopy was taken home. The employee was fired but arbitrators ordered reinstatement. The piece compares this lapse in standards to a mother lecturing on honesty amid routine household hypocrisy.
Insects May Strike Entomologist Warns
Entomologist C. F. Garner of Greenville warns farmers in five East Texas counties of rising boll weevil and boll worm activity. He notes weevils are building up and may damage cotton within two weeks, with late planting due to spring rains increasing risk of a regional infestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Texas
C. F. Garner
Greenville
Extension Service
East
Irate Wife Delivers Sharp Lecture in Domestic Dispute
An angry wife finishes a tirade with Dont argue with me either. The husband replies I havent said a word. She counters You were lisenting in a most unpleasant way. The piece contrasts a domestic quarrel with a joke about weather related accidents.
Hatch Violation Cited in Texas
Eighteen Internal Revenue Service workers in Texas face Hatch Act charges for political activity connected with a 1950 Jackson Jefferson Day dinner in Austin. The Civil Service Commission sent letters Aug 21. names withheld until a decision. Respondents have 15 days to answer before the commission weighs suspensions or removals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Texas
Civil Service Commission
Austin
R. L
Bob) Phinney
Phinney
Commission
Iron method to revive crushed carpet pile
A home tip explains restoring crushed carpet pile by placing a damp cloth and passing a hot iron over the spot without pressing. Brush briskly after, repeating if needed. Apply to curled corners on both rug sides, then mold with hands after steaming. A Chinese proverb warns against committing an injury.
Faith and Fear in Gospel Tale
A brief reflection on Jesus challenging disciples during a storm as Mark records. The verse questions their fear and asks why faith wavers amid danger and uncertainty. The passage emphasizes trust in divine presence despite peril.
Church schedule for Tilden McFerrin ministry
The Church of Christ lists Bible study at 10:00 a.m. worship services at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. Wednesday service led by Minister Tilden McFerrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
Tilden McFerrin
Church Schedules for Vernon and Sherman Area
Central Christian Vernon lists ministers Mae Hall Sunday School superintendent services at 10 a m 11 a m 6 30 p m Newton Cole pastor Sunday School 9 55 a m worship 10 55 a m training union 7 p m evening 8 p m Wednesday 8 p m First Methodist Harold S Taylor pastor services Church School 10 a m worship 11 a m Methodist Youth Fellowship 6 30 p m evening 7 30 p m First Presbyterian member of The North Texas Larger Parish Rev Lee H Smith pastor director Sunday School 10 a m Floyd Bassett superintendent Morning worship 11 a m Dean J B Moorman of Austin College Sherman will be in charge of the morning service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Christian Church
Vernon M. Newland
Mae Hall
Newton Cole
Training Union
Harold S. Taylor
Methodist Youth Fellowship
North Texas
Lee H. Smith
Floyd Bassett
Dean J. B. Moorman
Austin College
Sherman
Whitewright
Cross Roads Presbyterian Church Service Schedule
Rev. Lee H. Smith of Whitewright leads Cross Roads Presbyterian Church with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and services on the 1st and 3rd Sundays in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Roads
Presbyterian Church
Tom Bean Methodist Presbyterian Church Services
Local notices list Tom Bean Methodist Presbyterian Church with morning worship at 11:00 and evening service at 8:00 led by Rev. H P Williamson of Denison and Rev. Lee H Smith of Whitewright with Rev. Clanton W Newbill in charge for Sunday schools. Revival begins Thursday Sept 3 at 7:30 with preaching by Rev. Newbill. Bethel Baptist Church led by U C Broach and Pilot Grove Church of Christ offering Thursday night preaching by Winston Atkinson of Plano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Grove
Doubtful Joe and Jim Weigh Cat Death in 1954 Elections
A man jokes about a rich aunt and mourning for her cat. The other relatives accuse him of poisoning the cat to gain advantage. Experts are just starting to explain how the 1954 elections will unfold and why.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Jim
State renews tidelands leases after ownership fight
The state resumed tideland lease sales in a sealed bid auction. Stanolind Oil won all four 640 acre tracts totaling 329300 dollars, located about three miles offshore in Jefferson County. Supreme Court upheld federal ownership in 1950. Eisenhower signed a new bill this year after Truman vetoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Stanolind Oil Company
Jefferson County
Tidelands
United States Supreme Court
Truman
Congress
Eisenhower
Denison Signs Texoma Water Pact
The city of Denison and the United States Engineer Corps signed a 50 year agreement granting Denison storage rights for 21 300 acre feet of water in Lake Texoma. It allows a maximum 15 000 000 gallons per day with an annual rental of 13 800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
United States Engineer Corps
Texoma
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Owner
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson-Fannin
Botany
Stetson
Wembley
Jayson
Mark
First Baptist
First Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
M. Born & Co
Whitewright Cleaners
Tom Bean Methodist Presbyterian Church
H. P. Williamson
Clanton W. Newbill
Celina
Clifford Pheobus
Bethel Baptist Church
U. C
William Penn
Maxwell House
Jemima
Sunshine
Hale
Griffin’s Lima
BACON
Griffin
Griffin’s Pie
Griffin’s
Griffin’s Coffee
Libby
Campbell’s Pork & Beans
OKRA
California
Tillett Grocery & Market
aAvel
Craig’s Cafe
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