Whitewright notes and local club payments amid beer histories
Community items from Whitewright include Pigskin Club membership cards sold at Craig's Cafe and Walker Pharmacy for 3.00 to feed the football squad, while residents react to floods and tornadoes and discuss gin smoke and a device to pulp cotton bars. Nearby commentary covers beer production trends from 1933 to 1954 and a tentative view on Coke Stevenson’s gubernatorial bid.
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Pigskin Club
Jack Nossaman
Russell Summers
Craig’s
Walker Pharmacy
German Estate Donates 50 Foot School Lot Back of Barn
The J. L. German estate gave a quitclaim deed to a 50 foot lot behind the agriculture barn to Whitewright Independent School District. Signatories included descendants Mrs. W. S. Vernon Miss Mary Elizabeth Lyda German and others from Dallas Greenville Coweta Glendale Roswell and more. Superintendent S T Montgomery Jr praised the gift.
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J. L. German
Whitewright Independent
S. T. Montgomery Jr
W. S. Vernon
Coweta
Okla
Mary Elizabeth
Lyda) German
J. J. Walker
Greenville
George German
Dallas
Land Board Tightens Policy on Delinquent Purchasers
In Austin the Veterans Land Board issued notices to buyers behind on payments, signaling possible forfeiture under a stricter law. Land Commissioner J Earl Rudder and Gov. Allan Shivers backed official 30 day notices, with the board setting policy and delegating detail handling to the chairman.
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Austin
Veterans Land Board
J. Earl Rudder
Allan Shivers
John Ben Shepperd
Shepperd
Shivers
Rudder
Kay Pope Chosen As Bonham Queen
Miss Kay Pope of Bonham, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs C W Pope of Whitewright, was chosen Bonham’s Queen for East Texas Day at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas on Oct 18. The unanimous choice by the Bonham Chamber of Commerce committee follows her earlier Miss Texoma title and runner up finish in the Miss Texas contest. she will enter North Texas State College this month.
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Kay Pope
Bonham
C. W. Pope
Whitewright
20 Shots of Whisky Fatal to Drinking Contestant
In Sydney a coroner heard how Victor Raban won a drinking contest by finishing 20 shots in two minutes while Jan Stransky, the loser, grew ill and died minutes later from acute alcoholic poisoning. The event occurred during a ten minute challenge between the two men.
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Sydney
Australia
Jan Stransky
Victor Raban
Raban
Stransky
Old Texas politics and Stevenson in the shadows
The piece argues for younger leadership in Texas and recalls the 1948 U S Senate race when Stevenson was defeated by the Parr machine, leading to Lyndon Johnson's election. It notes Stevenson retired to his ranch and hints he faced Parr voting fraud while laments his absence from the Senate.
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Texas
Stevenson
United States
Parr
Lyndon Johnson
Cotton gins push to finish harvest as receipts surge
Local gins reported 1072 bales ginned by 9 am, up 506 bales weekly. Cotton prices stand at 30 cents, seed at $46, with some seed dealers paying above gin price. Corn harvest advances with shellers processing 147000 pounds in a day as buyers include Lester Haile, Kimbell Milling, and O K Feed Mill.
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Sherman
Pascal Farley
Mr. Farley
Lester Haile
Kimbell Milling Company
O. K. Feed Mill
School Lunch Menu Weekday Meals Listed
The menu lists Monday through Friday meal options with items such as Chicken Pot Pie Mashed Potatoes Tomato and Lettuce Salad Ice Cream Spam Sandwich Pickles Potato Chips Red Beans Apricot Shortcake Meat Loaf Potato Salad English Peas Doughnuts Pimento Cheese Sandwich Congealed Lettuce and Cabbage Salad Potato Chips Ice Cream and Cookies Tuna Salad on Lettuce Pork n Beans Cherry Shortcake and milk served with each meal.
Ousted IRS official sues for back pay over firing
Edgar E. Hoppe, former IRS inspection chief, sues for 26823 dollars claiming a conspiracy by political operatives in the Eisenhower era. Treasury says he was fired in 1953 for incompetency and a belligerent attitude. Senate committee may hear the dispute as Hoppe's lawyer accuses a fellow official of fault.
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Washington
Edgar E. Hoppe
Internal Revenue Service
Hoppe
John P. Witsil
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Johnston
South Carolina
Witsil
U. S. Court of Claims
Texas Farm Income Drops 3 Percent in 1955 First Seven Months
The University of Texas bureau of business research reports a 3 percent decline in Texas farm income for the first seven months of 1955 from the previous year. July prices fell 2 percent from June but stayed near last July. Major crops and commodities mostly slipped, with cotton down 6 percent and wheat 27 percent, while fruit and vegetables rose 18 percent and peanuts 21 percent.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Deeds Received For Randolph Road In Fannin County
The Bonham Daily Favorite reports 53 easements and drainage rights were received from the State Highway Department for a ten mile highway from Randolph to Whitewright. County Judge Choice Moore notes county land will cover much of the route, with some lands needing drainage corridors. The road will largely run east of the Cotton Belt before rejoining the railroad right of way.
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Bonham Daily
Whitewright To
Randolph
Whitewright
State Highway Department
Choice Moore
Moore
Fannin County
Sherman
Commerce
Grayson
Hunt
Deaths Requiem Mass Held for Mrs. Frank J. Faecke
Requiem Mass said Wednesday at St. Patrick's Church Denison for Mrs. Frank J. Faecke 75 of Whitewright route 2 who died Tuesday in Sherman Community Hospital after two years illness. Burial Calvary Cemetery Denison. Survivors include three sons Clarence Denison G H Milwaukee W A Texarkana, four daughters Sister Martha Houston Mrs. Faull Sherman Mrs. Feiss Washington and Mrs. Jackson Whitewright, two brothers Henry and Bill Stelzer, one sister Mrs. Freda Sharp Casey Ill, 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Denison
Frank J. Faecke
Whitewright
Community Hospital
Sherman
Henry Flederhoff
Calvary Cemetery
Bratcher-Moore
Faecke
Sebastian
Ohio
Charles Stelzer
Clarence Faecke
G. H. Faecke
Milwaukee
Wis
W. A. Faecke
Texarkana
Martha
Houston
Herbert Faull
W. O. Feiss
Washington
Binnie Jackson
Henry Stelzer
Bill Stelzer
Muenster
Freda Sharp
Casey, Ill
Pajama Game at State Fair Auditorium Ticket Sale Sept 11
Mail orders start Sept 11 for the 1955 State Fair of Texas show The Pajama Game at State Fair Auditorium Dallas. Starring Fran Warren Larry Douglas and Buster West with Pat Stanley. Performances Oct 7 to 23 nightly with matinees midweek and weekends. Floor seats 4.80 4.20 Balcony 4.20 3.00 1.80 1.20 Dallas box office 1315 Elm Street.
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Dallas
State Fair Auditorium
Elm Street
Humble Station Changes Ownership On Highway 69
Jim Caraway and Ray Lumpkins now operate Humble Service Station on Highway 69 north after purchasing from Valentin Klinger. Klinger bought the station last winter from Wisconsin and moved to Texas near Perrin Air Force Base. The Klingers have returned to Milwaukee as their son completed service. Lumpkins and Caraway plan full service including washing greasing and road service with potential minor repairs.
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Jim Caraway
Ray Lumpkins
Highway 69 North
Valentin Klinger
Klinger
Texas
Wisconsin
Perrin Air Force Base
Milwaukee
Ray
Bells drops football due to lack of student interest
Bells High School cancelled its football program after only 13 players reported for practice. Supt Stacy Newman said the team could not be sustained despite 35 to 40 high school students, and Whitewright had planned to play Bells next week but now schedules are disrupted.
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S. T. Montgomery Jr
Whitewright
Stacy Newman
Bells
Newman
Les West
Six Out of 10 Americans Now Belong to Churches
The 1956 Yearbook of American Churches reports a record 97,482,611 Americans affiliated with churches. Membership reaches 60.3 percent, up 2.8 percent from last year, with gains in Sunday schools, donations, pastors, and church construction.
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New York
National Council of the Churches of Christ
U.S. A
Rotary Club hears on Social Security Act changes
At a regular meeting last Friday Rotary Club members heard an explanation of recent changes to the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance program. The talk was given by Mr Chastain of the Sherman field office, with John Reeves as program chairman introducing the speaker. Periodic waxing of aluminum frame screen doors was noted as a separate tip to preserve beauty and resist oxidation.
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Social Security Act
Rotary Club
Chastain
Sherman Field Office
John Reeves
Whitewright Tigers Open Season With Commerce Gridsters
The Whitewright Tigers host Commerce in the season opener at 8 p.m. Friday marking the fourth straight year these teams begin the schedule together. Reserved seats at Craig's Cafe are $5 for two years. seven lettermen return including Pete Burch and James Dixon. Season schedule lists nine road and home games from Sept. 9 to Nov. 11 with venues in multiple towns.
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Whitewright Tigers
Commerce High School
Tigers
Craig’s
James
Pete) Burchfield
Lewis Clem
James Dixon
Jackie Garner
Delbert Musser
Travis Sanderson
Jack Hayes
Jackie Andrew
Mark Ayres
Barry Anderson
William Cox
Frank Watkins
Noel MecKinney
Lowell McKinney
Jimmy Bassett
J. W. Burchfield
Orville Head
Jack Hyepock
Russell May
Dee Neal
Benny Simpson
Jimmy Thornhill
Obie Rutledge
Don Selman
Jack Bartley
Salk vaccine shown effective in polio fight
Health Secretary Folsom said early data from four to five states indicate the new Salk vaccine reduces paralytic polio among vaccinated children to about one quarter to one half of the rate in unvaccinated youngsters. He noted adequate vaccine is available to finish second shots for first and second graders.
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Washington
Marion B. Folsom
Folsom
New York State
New York City
Public Health Service
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Foundation
Sheriff's Report Shows 74 Arrests
Grayson County sheriff's August report lists 74 arrests with 46 district court and 29 county court process services. Fines and costs totaled 1,042 dollars. Stolen property valued at 1,568 dollars with 17.50 recovered. Swindling accounts for 11 arrests. other offenses include murder, drunkenness, DUI, liquor law violations, burglary, forgery, and various counts.
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Grayson County
Painting Town Bit by Bit Sparks at Dallas Job
Two young boys aged five and six smeared red and white paint on doors windows and walls at a construction site in Dallas and drew the attention of puzzled parents who are conferring with police about the incident.
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Dallas
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