Tigers fall to Commerce in opener amid broader notes
In Friday’s opening game the Tigers lost 31 to 14 to Commerce, a stronger AA foe, highlighting the difficulty of facing higher-class opponents early. The column also covers cottonseed prices, a favorable open letter endorsing Pastor Lee H. Smith, and local chatter on crickets, barbecue, and Sears Roebuck advertising spending in 1954.
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Tigers
Commerce
Lee H. Smiths
North Texas
The
Presbyterian Church
Smith
Poage Seeks 90 Percent Parity Crop Price Support
Rep. Poage of Texas urged enactment of a 90 percent parity crop price support law for next year to keep farm policy out of the 1956 campaign. He noted the bill already passed the House in May and expected Senate approval. He predicted President Eisenhower would sign without his signature.
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Washington
Poage
Texas
House
Senate
Eisenhower
House Agricultural Committee
Grayson County Grand Jury Includes Three Women for First Time
Sherman July session of the Grayson County District Court grand jury begins at 9:30 a.m. with 68 cases listed for review. Appointed jurors include three women from Sherman Van Alstyne and Denison, as the panel weighs felony swindling burglary theft and other offenses over two to three days.
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George Stratton
Denison
Foreman
C. W. Slaughter
Sherman
Overton E. Jay
Howe
Howard Linn
C. R. Waston
Whitesboro
G. D. Miller
Sadler
G. E. Ball
Tom Bean
Wilson Kaiser
Whitewright
W. S. Burleson
Deaths Edgar A McClure 62 Bonham native dies in Sherman
Funeral services for Edgar A Monkey McClure 62 a Bonham native were held Tuesday. He died Sunday at his daughter Mrs Richard Bilger's Sherman home. Survivors include two sons Jack and C D McClure of Dallas, a brother E S McClure of Bonham, five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Bonham
Edgar A
Monkey) McClure
Whitewright
Richard Bilger
Cleveland
Sherman
Dave McClure
Edgar
Frank Wright
Old District School
Jack McClure
C. D. McClure
Dallas
E. S. McClure
American Legion To Meet Tuesday
Earl Fields post commander calls a Legion meeting for Tuesday night September 20 at 7 30 with all members urged to attend for important business. Refreshments will be served.
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Earl Fields
American Legion
Nine-City Telephone Manager Appointed by SW Bell
McKINNEY — Jack Valentine of Southwestern Bell's Dallas office is named the first telephone manager for nine cities in the area with headquarters at McKinney. The group includes Whitewright Farmersville Anna Bells Savoy Frisco Princeton and Prosper. Valentine joined the company in 1951 and has worked in commercial activities around Terrell Mount Pleasant and other East Texas cities.
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McKinney
Jack Valentine
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Dallas
Dist
Mgr
Jerome McKinney
Whitewright
Farmersville
Anna
Bells
Savoy
Frisco
Princeton
Prosper
Valentine
Telephone Company
Terrell
Mount Pleasant
East Texas
Americans to eat 160 pounds of meat per person in 1955
Washington reports Americans will consume about 160 pounds of meat per person in 1955 the highest since 1908. The mix favors beef and pork with smaller shares for veal and lamb, reflecting prosperity and farm policy shifts toward meat and dairy.
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Washington
Court Plans Road Right Of Way Clearing And Tax Rate
Grayson County Commissioners set the 1955 tax rate at 85 cents per 100 with 41 cents for roads and 44 cents for other funds. They approve moving about 75 large poles for the farm to market highway from Tom Bean to Whitewright at a cost not to exceed $1,000. Sgt. Everett Brandon will head the Sherman patrol district sharing an office on the courthouse’s third floor.
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Sherman
Community Public Service Co
Tom Bean
Whitewright
Grayson County Commissioners Court
Everett Brandon
District Highway Patrol
Brandon
State Liquor Control Board
Grayson
Fannin
Collin
Lamar
Veterans Organization
National Defense Movement
Cotton Gins Report Weeklong Gain at Whitewright
The two Whitewright gins had gin ned 1,547 bales of cotton up to 9 o clock this morning a gain of 475 bales during the week. Cotton was selling at 30 cents per pound with no change from last week while cotton seed fell a dollar per ton to 45 dollars.
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Whitewright
Kefauver Named As A Top Contender For 1956 Nomination
Senator Estes Kefauver emerges as a serious obstacle to Adlai Stevenson in the 1956 Democratic race. The Tennessee Democrat is weighing a bid while Averell Harriman of New York lingers as a potential rival. Stevenson faces a decision in coming weeks about entering the presidential contest and pursuing delegates.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Adlai E. Stevenson
Tennessee
Stevenson
Gov
Averell Harriman
New York
Davy Crockett
Illinois
Harriman
George Washington
Weekday School Lunch Menu with Varied Proteins and Sides
The menu lists Monday to Friday lunch options including Spamburger with baked corn and cabbage slaw on Monday, veal cutlets on Wednesday, salmon salad on Friday, and red beans on Thursday. Beverages include milk and chocolate milk with desserts like ice cream sticks, cookies, and shortcake.
Autos Must Stop Before Passing School Bus
State law requiring motorists to stop for school buses remains intact though the post stop speed is no longer specified. Stop required outside city limits. Saint Valentine was executed at Rome on February 14, 270.
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Saint Valentine
Rome
Sun Honor Roll includes Burkett renewal and reader praise
G W Burkett of Alvord sends in renewal with a note praising the paper Here and There and noting occasional original content. The list honors new and renewing readers from Alvord Sunray and surrounding areas, including many named individuals.
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G. W. Burkett
Alvord
Texas
Burkett
Grayson College
Sunray
Sun
William J. Bilmner
R. S. Morehead
Speaker Rayburn Honored At Whitewright Barbecue
Speaker Rayburn was guest of honor at a Tuesday night barbecue at Tom Sears pasture honoring him. About 60 local men and 30 guests attended. Buster Cole introduced Rayburn who spoke of home and constitution month and said he will stay home until Congress meets again.
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Tom Sears
Sam Rayburn
Whitewright
Sears
Buster Cole
Bonham
H. A. Cunningham
Emmet McMahon
Cole
Mr. Rayburn
Congress
John Nance Garner
United States
New 1956 Car Safety Devices Prompt Caution
The Texas Highway Safety Council warns that improved safety devices on 1956 automobiles may create a false sense of security on the highway. Executive director G. C. Morris notes manufacturers have focused safety engineering on 1956 models, but drivers should not neglect maintenance and steering safety.
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Highway Safety Council of Texas
G. C. Morris
Morris
Detroit
Hotfoot costly way to flush hornets
Springfield, Ill. James Jones used a blowtorch to burn hornet nests under his home. The blaze damaged the house and caused about 4000 dollars in losses.
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Springfield
Ijl
James Jones
Jones
Hasty Sells Chevrolet Agency to Dallas Dealer
Marshall B. Hasty sells the Hasty Chevrolet Company to Carl H. Edwards of Dallas effective today. Edwards moves his family to Wichita and will operate Edwards Chevrolet Company with no personnel changes. The agency began as a sub dealership in 1950 and became a franchised store a year later.
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Marshall B. Hasty
Hasty Chevrolet Company
Carl H. Edwards
Dallas
Edwards
Whitewright
John Reeves
West Locust
Hasty
Chevrolet
Edwards Chevrolet Company
Farm Income Falls 4 Percent in First Half
The Agriculture Department reports net farm income fell just over four percent in the first half of the year with further declines expected in the third quarter. Prices for farm products dropped about four percent from April to August, while marketing receipts in the first eight months were four percent below last year. Hog prices led the decline, with cash receipts from hogs down over 20 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Zenith defends pay TV against opponents as harmful
Zenith Radio Corporation told the Federal Communications Commission that subscription TV would not blackout existing service or siphon revenue and programs. The company called opposition arguments ludicrous and said authorization would encourage broader and more effective television use. Zenith sponsors one of three submitted subscription TV plans involving scrambled programs viewable only with decoders.
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Washington
Zenith Radio Corporation
Zenith
Federal Communications Commission
Manitowoc Youth's Old Gag Sparks Bar Fight
In Manitowoc Wisconsin Charles Kirwan aged 19 walked into a bar and announced that when he drinks everyone drinks. When he paid he declared that when he pays everyone pays. A free for all fight followed and police jailed Kirwan for 10 days.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Charles Kirwan
Kirwan
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