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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1953

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Rainfall Totals and Crop Notes From Local Weather

The city official gauge reports 2.52 inches of rain last week with .05 on Wednesday night and 2.47 on Thursday. Other area gauges show up to 3 inches. Whitewright totals reach 25.43 inches to date. July through September rainfall is 7.36 inches, versus 1.55 inches for June through October last year. Conditions improved now with clear hot weather boosting cotton picking labor at 2.50 per hundred, and corn supplies increasing on the local market with varying quality.

Whitewright

Texas Cotton Crop Seen At 3 850 000 Bales

The Agriculture Department predicts a 1953 Texas cotton yield of 3 850 000 bales up from last month and last year, with national production at 15 159 000 bales. A surplus could trigger 1954 production controls. action due by Oct. 15.

Washington Texas Agriculture Department Department Benson Census Bureau

Milk Most Popular Beverage in the U S

New York report by American Can Company finds milk as the nation’s top single beverage, with water excluded, averaging 185 quarts per person in 1952. Coffee, beer, soft drinks, and canned juices follow, with notable 170 percent growth for canned fruit and vegetable juices since 1940 due to new canning methods.

New York American Can Company U. S

Last Cotton Belt Train To Run Here On September 26

Notices posted at Commerce Sherman Cotton Belt depots announce closure of the depots on Sept 25 and the last train on Saturday Sept 26. Agent Webster says no direct orders except the posted notice and will be checked out Sept 25. Six other section crew workers at Whitewright may seek new Cotton Belt jobs in Dallas Sherman Grapevine. Webster considered retirement but hesitates.

Commerce-Sherman Cotton Belt Railroad Webster the Sun Mr. Webster The Cotton Belt Whitewright L. A. Watkins Bob Burrow Carson Burchfield Riley Tabor Crosier Hassler Foreman Gillespie Mr. Watkins Dallas Mr. Burrow Mr. Burchfield Sherman Grapevine

Sun Honor Roll Adds Longtime San Francisco Subscriber

The Sun notes Miss Willie Pearl Edwards of 701 Pine Street San Francisco Calif renews her subscription. Edwards has read since 1918 when she left Whitewright to work in Washington for the Treasury Department, later transferring to San Francisco. A list acknowledges payments from numerous local subscribers and friends.

The Sun Willie Pearl Edwards Pine Street San Francisco Calif Whitewright

Martin Rules Out Special Session

House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. of Massachusetts says there will be no special session this year and expects a busy agenda next year. He notes administration debt concerns no longer require an extra session, and that the public generally supports President Eisenhower as he progresses from a solid foundation. An accompanying note states about 5,000,000 gallons of paint are used annually to mark U.S. roads.

Washington House Joseph W. Martin Jr Massachusetts Congress Martin Eisenhower United States

Woman Ends Life Over Awful Joke In Los Angeles

Amelia Mollie Gross aged 63 shot herself at home after fearing a door to door tax check by federal collectors. Her husband said coworkers at a creamery teased her into believing she would be jailed. authorities note her tax records were in order.

Los Angeles Amelia Mollie Gross Andrew

Weekend Visits Fill Dallas Area With Social Life

Local residents from Dallas and surrounding towns were guests, visiting relatives in Whitewright Sherman Sherman Denton and Plano as Labor Day weekend activities and family gatherings kept a busy social tempo across multiple households. Planed trips to Bonham state Park featured the junior Baptist group outing.

Protests Mount Over PW Swap in Korea Armistice

United Nations command and the Communists escalated clashes over the Korean armistice as Allied demand explanations for 3404 prisoners not returned in Operation Big Switch. Maj. Gen. Blackshear M. Bryan urged immediate action or accounting for 944 Americans among the prisoners. Lt. Gen. Lee Sang Cho said he would respond later.

Munsan United Nations Command Reds Blackshear M. Bryan Military Armistice Commission Lee Sang Cho

Dogs cleared in Johnson City anti noise case

Don Lan dis and H A Irish told a city court jury their dogs could not violate the anti noise ordinance as the animals had been debarked by surgery. The jury hearing the case granted favorable decisions after both dogs sat quietly through the whole proceeding without barking.

Johnson City Tenn Don Landis H. A. Irish

Patch test question stumps pupil at Moser School

In Rocky Hill Connecticut a fifth grade teacher planned the tuberculosis patch test for students at Moser School. A boy puzzled over how a patch on the back could reveal TV in homes. The article notes ancient horse domestication around the third millennium B C.

Rocky Hill, Conn Moser School

104 Counties Dropped From Drouth Relief List in Texas

Washington reports 104 of 164 drouth designated Texas counties have grain shipments halted as rains reduce the drought relief program. Twelve counties added last Aug. 18 never received feed, leaving 48 counties eligible for all emergency feed. cottonseed meal and pellets remain available but stocks are nearly exhausted.

Washington Texas Agriculture Department

Farmers to See Automatic Farmall Fast Hitch in Action

Farmers are invited to the Mrs. Maggie Montgomery farm on Ely road Friday at 1 p m to view and test the automatic Farmall Fast Hitch for the Farmall Super C tractor. C J Meador Truck and Tractor Co touts the device as fast and easy to operate with hydraulic control for many implements.

Maggie Montgomery Ely Road C. J. Meador Farmall International Harvester Company

Shivers Eyes Possible Early Legislature Call

Gov. Allan Shivers said he may decide in ten days to two weeks whether to call an early session. Relief for West Texas drought sufferers tops the agenda, with talk of a hay program for stockmen and continued pressure on teacher pay. He noted recent rains aid but many areas remain neglected, and warned a session needs prearranged compromises.

Austin Allan Shivers West Texas Shivers Texas State Teachers Association

Weekly School Lunch Menu Starts September 14

For the week beginning September 14 the menu lists Monday sausage with mashed potatoes and greens, rolls and bread. Tuesday sliced cheese and tuna salad on lettuce with pork and beans and fruit jello. Wednesday meat patties with vegetables. Thursday lima beans and kraut with cornbread. Friday hamburger patties with toppings and corn chips. Milk is served with each meal.

Value of chlorophyll deodorizer doubted

The American Medical Association questions the value of chlorophyll derivatives taken internally as deodorizing agents. The journal notes that no final conclusions can be reached until the preparations are clearly defined, the fate of swallowed chlorophylls is known, and more objective testing is completed.

Chicago American Medical Ass'n Association

Sun Office to Close Weekend for Move to Main Street

The Sun office will close Friday and Saturday and reopen Monday at a new Main street location. No printing or business transactions will be possible over the weekend.

Sun Main Street

Local Gins Have Ginned 90 Bales

Whitewright cotton gins reported 90 bales ginned by 9 am with several loads unginned in gin yards. The crop lags usual, explaining small output. past years reached mid September. Hog round price 32 ½ cents for picked cotton and 32 cents for snapped. grade based on bale by bale. Cottonseed price listed at 53 per ton.

Whitewright Dallas

Tigers Open Season With Commerce Friday Night

Tigers travel to Commerce High School for an 8 p m season opener. Coach Sam Montgomery expects a tough game after a scoreless tie last season and notes Commerce has improved.

Sam Montgomery Tigers Commerce High School Commerce Montgomery David Reeves Delbert Musser John Chesser John Stephens Lyndal Pierson

Law Changes Hit U S Workers Leave Reserves

Washington report shows 47 percent of Federal workers in Texas hold more than thirty days of unused annual leave. The General Services Administration notes Dallas field staff reflect national patterns with 30 to 90 days stored as a “nest egg” for unemployment or retirement, now required to be used within a reasonable time.

Washington Texas General Services Administration GSA Uncle Sam Housekeeping Dallas United States Civil Service

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Guy Hamilton Jerry L. Neal J. B. Layman Guy Hamilton Jr J. E. Blanks Howard Cook W. S. Caraway R. L. Sears R. S. Morehead Claude F. Garner S. O. Thomson E. O. Young P. Dawson James O. Huseman Guy Davis W. K. Alexander J. T. Holloway J. W. Henry J. L. Bennett George Hicks Dave Beazley W. A. Clancy Jr B. C. Pearce J. L. McSpedden Davie McCorstin Ernest Smith L. L. Vestal W. C. Brown Floyd Bassett Beverly Bassett Faye Cameron E. R. Bow W. E. Denton O. G. Bow Nancy May Mrs. Lallace May J. W. Reeves of Mrs Grover Stateville Marvin Smith Clyde Sadler Jeanette Jones Mrs. O. L. Jones Martha Williams Mrs. W. D. Williams Gladine Harper Mrs. J. P. Harper Carol Kilgroe Sarah Kilgroe W. J. Barbee Frank Armstrong Plano George Brown Ann Frank White Paris T. J. Lilley Don Fuller Lodena Hutt of Sherman Frank Smith Carol Hughes Nora Hughes Gene Hughes T. W. Ayres Trenton Charles E. Ayres Homer Sanderson Houston Garner Pleasant Grove Truman Henson and Son Newman Wood Fort Worth M. T. Monroe J. E. Henson R. M. Fralicks Larry Hayes Denton Harry Farrow H. G. Hayes Ross Wilson Junior Kelsey Oha, Okla Ida Stevens Ed LaRoe A. J. Fiorini McKinney Hospital Lester Haile St. Vincent's Hospital Howard Peden O. L. Jones Peden Ruth Gafford James Jenkins Judy and Becky Minnie Fae Hinton Don Newman Boyd Newman B. W. Newman Joe Brookins Borger J. W. Brookins First Baptist Church Bonhamtate Park McAlester Okla John Blanks Jack Blanks Peggy Parnell Edgar Ayers Jess Blanks H. P. Donigan Pattison Norma Frances Donigan L. R. Dossey Jewel Dossey L. J. Perkins Brenda Lee Roy Perkins Steve Karen Oklahoma City Ira Mae Perkins Helen Minnie Murl McCarthy Leta Joe Sue Ann McCarthy Duncan Barney Taylor John Hull J. H. Balentine Cooper Robert Rasso Wewoka Drouth George Turner Richard Smith Waco Turner Henderson County Bob Sears East Main Street W.C. Cummings Athens High School
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