Whitewright community notes and updates
Local businessman Carl Edwards moved his Chevrolet branch to a new building at the south traffic circle with staff supportive, and an air conditioning install continues. Reports from Whitewright discuss moon claims, Pole Station temps, store closures, and the upcoming Texas School Traffic Safety Week in September.
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Carl Edwards
Chevrolet
Jack Thruston
Carl
Sherman
Whitewright
United States South Pole
United Fund News Rallies Community Support
Whitewright residents and local volunteers voice strong endorsement for the United Fund drive. Citizens praise unified charity efforts, pledges, and committee work aimed at boosting regional welfare and nonprofit funding. President Eisenhower signs labor reform bill, curb on unions, prompts industry and labor response. The act shifts union controls, with varied effective dates and potential court challenges ahead.
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United Fund News
Love Thy Neighbor
United Fund Campaign
Whitewright United Fund
United Fund
Living costs to rise this fall and winter
Economists foresee higher costs this fall with a $5,000 yearly salary buying about $50 less. Most prices except food will edge up, hiring may improve for skilled workers while farm and unskilled laborers face tougher job prospects, and overall money to spend rises about 4 percent. Taxes may increase locally and borrowing could become harder with higher interest rates.
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Washington
Poetic thief strikes cafe and lab in Redwood City
A lone burglar in Redwood City steals $196 from a roadside cafe and a research laboratory. He leaves a note at each crime scene reading Roses are red, violets are blue, money is sweet, and I thank you.
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Redwood City
Calif
Ike Approves Bill Renaming Roosevelt Dam
President Eisenhower signed a bill changing the Roosevelt Dam name in Arizona to the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The action was announced from Washington on Monday.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Roosevelt Dam
Arizona
Theodore Roosevelt Dam
Party Discipline Warns Against Strict Voting Lines
The speaker argues that if members always vote strictly along party lines with no regard for national good, it would be a sad day for the country. He cautions against factionalism undermining governance.
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Sam Rayburn
Congress
Zoo Visit Ends Abruptly After Skunk Mixup in Chicago
In Lincoln Park Chicago Guide Rosemary Manahan grabbed what she believed was a deodorized skunk to show children. She and most visitors fled to change clothes after the unexpected odor and reaction at the Lincoln Park Children's Zoo.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park Children’s Zoo
Rosemary Manahan
Miss Manahan
You Come To Our Dance and We'll Come To Your Fire
Volunteer firefighters near Philadelphia plan a fund raising event and hang a sign reading You Come To Our Dance and We'll Come To Your Fire. The notice promotes community support and mutual aid with a playful pledge linking social event and emergency response.
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Philadelphia
Navy Sets December 12 For NROTC Exam
Vice Admiral H. P. Smith announced the 14th annual NROTC exams for eligible high school seniors and graduates on December 12. Applications due November 14. The program pays tuition and provides a $600 annual retainer, with flight training possible for qualifying candidates.
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H. P. Smith
Naval Personnel
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Naval Academy
Civilian College
NROTC
Navy
Marines
Wisconsin researchers breed beet hues range from pale orange to black
Madison experts at the University of Wisconsin have developed 58 varieties across eight color ranges from pale orange to nearly black. The new beets promise a broader palette for markets and home gardens.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Inflation and regulations stir rural voices in Tom Bean letter
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean relays readers concerns about inflation and new rules. He recalls paying pennies for salted peanuts and mocks rising costs, cites Senator Ervin, and jokes about a sliding patience tax. He notes unrest, nerves, and widespread restlessness in rural communities.
Deaths Johnnie Harvey rites held for Whitewright farmer
Funeral services for Johnnie F. Harvey 41 Whitewright farmer were held at 4 p m Tuesday at Earnheart Funeral Chapel with Rev A H Horn of Bonham and Rev Preston Bennett of Sherman officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Born May 10 1918 in Fannin County he was the son of the late John H and Omie Ruth Harvey. Survivors include two sons Joe Harvey of Denison and Johnny Allen Harvey of Sherman seven brothers one sister three half brothers a half sister three step brothers and one step sister all listed with last names Harvey or related by marriage in Texas and Illinois.
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Earnheart
Johnnie F. Harvey
Whitewright
Sherman Hospital
A. H. Horn
Bonham
John H
Omie Ruth Harvey
Joe Harvey
Denison
Johnny Allen Harvey
Sherman
Ivan Harvey
Ector
Ira Harvey
Doyle Harvey
Dallas
Fay
Kenneth
Jack
Bill Harvey
Fred Hess
Joe
Olea
R. J. Harvey
Bill Shores
John M. Harvey
Great Lakes, Ill
Floyd Harvey
Oceanside
Calif
Theodore Harvey
Raymond Klapper
Mrs E E Wilson 80 Former Whitewright Resident Died
Mrs E E Wilson aged 80, longtime Whitewright resident, died Friday in a Slaton hospital after a hip fracture in January. Funeral services were held at Slaton Methodist Church and burial followed in Slaton cemetery. She was born in Kentucky in 1879 and moved to Texas in 1892 and Whitewright in 1893, later relocating to Slaton in 1917. Surviving are four sons, two brothers, a sister, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. several relatives attended the funeral from Whitewright.
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E. E. Wilson
Whitewright
Slaton
Wilson
Kentucky
George Bennett
Lee Bennett
Duncan
Okla
P. M. Wrenn
Hugh Hunter
Beulah Huseman
Sam J Williams 86 Porter native dies in Houston
Sam J Williams aged 86 from the Porter community near Whitewright died August 31 at his son Dock Williams home in Houston. He was buried in Clarksville where he lived 47 years. Born December 30, 1872 he was a son of the late S B Williams. He attended Grayson College and was a Methodist. Surviving are nine children a brother Fletcher Williams of Whitewright three sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Sam J. Williams
Porter
Whitewright
Dock Williams
Houston
Clarksville
S. B. Williams
Grayson College
Methodist Church
Fletcher Williams
George Bennett
Fort Worth broker C. M. Russey dies at 57
C. M. Russey a Fort Worth real estate broker and husband of Velma Bennett of Whitewright died Sunday in Fort Worth of a heart attack. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning in Fort Worth with relatives from Whitewright attending. He was a native of Arkansas and previously worked in appliances before entering real estate in 1956. Surviving are his wife two daughters three sons his mother two brothers and three grandchildren.
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C. M. Russey
Fort Worth
Velma Bennett
Whitewright
George Bennett
Elbert Bennett
Hugh Hunter
Bussey
Arkansas
Skunks Potent Rabies Carriers Warned By Health Dept
AUSTIN The State Health Department warns pet skunks may carry rabies. Of 175 skunks examined this year 87 tested rabid, and wild baby skunks used as pets can harbor rabies in the incubation stage.
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Austin
State Health Department
Sunday School Jokes on Butch and Phillistines
A humorous exchange about Sunday School humor where Butch admits he does not track the Phillistines unless Notre Dame plays, reflecting light class banter and playful sports rivalry.
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Butch
Phillistines
Notre Dame
Tigers To Play At Leonard Friday
The Whitewright Tigers travel to Leonard Friday aiming to extend their 2 0 record after scoring 100 points in two games and allowing only two touchdowns. Leonard, 1 1, beat Callisburg 12 0 and lost to Farmersville 22 0.
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Whitewright Tigers
Leonard
Leonard Tigers
Whitewright Boys
Wolfe City
Celeste
Reflector News
Callisburg
Farmersville
Bells
Whitewright
Frisco
van Alstyne
Anna
Princeton
Royse City
Tigers
Farmers to gain Social Security disability coverage in October 1959
Beginning in October 1959 farmers will receive Social Security disability protection for the first time. The change allows farmers to meet the five year or twenty quarter work requirement after becoming disabled, though eligibility payments start after a six month disability period.
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Sherman
Charles J. Campbell
Sherman Social Security Office
Survey Starts On State farms in Texas
Thirty thousand cards are mailed to Texas farmers and ranchers to determine current crop acreage and livestock conditions. The annual survey, conducted by the Post Office Department and the U S Department of Agriculture, seeks broad farmer participation to improve state production estimates. Cary D Palmer emphasizes each report aids accuracy.
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Austin
Texas
Post Office Department
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Cary D. Palmer
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Palmer
Khrushchev Visit Guests Listed by U S Officials
Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev and 63 accompanying officials are hosted by the U S Government during their visit. Most visiting journalists pay their own way. Officials say Congress allocates funds for state visits but the exact costs are not disclosed.
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Washington
Nikita S. Khrushchev
U. S
Khrushchev
Congress
Department
Funeral for Rock and Roll Sends Records into Erie River
In Erie Pennsylvania a funeral procession from Station WLEU to the harbor dumped 7000 rock and roll records into the river signifying the station's end of rock and roll on air. R H Elliott general manager led the event and confirmed the closure of the format.
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Erie
WLEU
Erie Harbor
R. H. Elliott
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