Here and There column pokes fun at editors and errors
The column applauds high schoolers for painting football signs on store windows and jokes about editors. It notes mistakes by public figures like Senator Moroney, mentions misidentified post offices, omits late news ads, and critiques weather forecasts and pricing trends in coal and butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Moroney
Oklahoma
Post Office Department
Calera
Powers-That-Be
Washington
Clara
Delaware County
Dallas
Federal
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Ramsey Warns U S Losing Air Power Race Near Japan
Lt. Gen. Roger W. Ramsey of the American Fifth Air Force warned that the United States lacks sufficient air power to repel a full Communist attack in the Far East or at home. He said Russia has about two and a half times the combat aircraft and that nearly 8,000 Communist planes are within reach of Japan, many jets, with bases close to Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagoya
Japan
Roger W. Ramsey
Fifth Air Force
United States
Far East
Ramsey
Russia
Korea
Sakahalin
Kurile Islands
Rain Totals 1.85 Inches This Week In Whitewright
A two day rainfall measured 1.85 inches at the Whitewright city water plant with .88 inches Tuesday afternoon and .97 inches Wednesday night. Nuell Skaggs reported heavier rain west of town while storms caused wind damage to a barn roof near Ed Stine and to power lines near Tom Bean. Further rain began again at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
City
Nuell Skaggs
Ed Stine
Chester Slaughter
Tom Bean
Deaths Charley G. Garrett 71 farmer dies at home near Trenton
Charley G. Garrett 71, a farmer and Kentucky native who came to Texas 69 years ago, died Saturday near Trenton. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Monday at Trenton Baptist Church. Burial in Burns Cemetery. Survived by daughter Charlie Faye Garrett of Trenton and brother Finis Garrett of Denison. He was brother of the late Fred Garrett of Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley G. Garrett
Trenton
Kentucky
Texas
Trenton Baptist Church
Burns Cemetery
Nannie Bruce
Charlie Faye Garrett
Finis Garrett
Denison
Fred Garrett
Whitewright
Study Set To Bar Rise In Coffee Prices
Senate banking subcommittee will hold hearings starting October 12 on bills to curb spiralling coffee prices. The panel will study possible federal regulation of the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange and consider measures to boost coffee growing in the United States and other regions to reduce reliance on Latin America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking
J. Glenn Beall
Rep
Maryland
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
United States
Beall
Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Latin America
Mailing deadline set for parcels for overseas servicemen
The Pentagon issued its annual warning that Christmas parcels to servicemen overseas should be mailed between October 15 and November 15. Items banned from the mails remain contraband for overseas shipments, with lighter fluid and matches added to the prohibited list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
Age of World Set at 4.2 Billion Years
Experts at the 10th World Conference on Geophysics announced the earth’s age likely 4.2 billion years, +/-10 percent. They said this aligns with revised astronomical estimates placing the universe at about 5 billion years, +/-1 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Bells Starts Fund Campaign For 3 Traffic Victims
Bells Texas mobilizes a community fund to aid three Bells pep squad girls injured when a car struck their marching group on U S 82. The drive began at a council meeting, with Lions Club leaders and multiple organizations pledging support and initial contributions topping $200. Local officials praise the organized relief effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BELLS
Texas
Lions Club
J. E
Happy) Dopson
U. S. 82
Nocona
Bonham
Millie Newsom
Jo Ann Galyon
Sherman
Linda Reynolds
Billy Dugan
Olin Henry
WOW
Legion
Wesley Washburn
Auxiliary
Marle Shark
Soil Supervisor To Be Elected In Collin District
All landowners in Subdivision No 1 of the Collin Soil Conservation District are invited to a meeting at Van Alstyne High School vocational agriculture building on Tuesday Oct 5 to elect a Board of Supervisors member. The election follows House Bill No 444 and requires a 21 year old landowner residing in the county portion of the district. The program includes a short film on Soil Conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collin Soil Conservation District
Vocational Agriculture
van Alstyne High School
Board of Supervisors
Soil Conservation District
School Tax Office Opens in City Building
Mrs. B. W. Newman, assessor and collector for Whitewright ISD, will open the tax office in the election room of the City building on October 1. Tax statements mailed. payments accepted 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday, or by mail with checks to Mrs. B. W. Newman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Newman
Whitewright Independent
Dirty Dealings By Sportsmen Irks Game Commission
Texas game wardens report flagrant violations including poisonings on the Colorado River below Austin that killed an estimated 15,000 pounds of fish. A $200 reward is offered for the offender by the Hays Travis County Game Protective Assn. Seven men charged with shooting protected fawn deer. Thirty seven cases filed for illegally taking game fish, mostly poisoning waters or shocking with electricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Games and Fish Commission
E. M. Sprott
Sprott
Colorado
Hays-Travis
Eisenhower Praises Free Press in National Newspaper Week
President Eisenhower, in Denver, declares no institution is more necessary to a free society than the press. He says a free press strengthens government, informs citizens, and provides fact and opinion for responsible public service. He honors editors, publishers, and reporters for their contributions to freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Eisenhower
America
Man Writes Note After Getting Towed by Cars
Ottawa resident Ed Morris found his car blocked in by two vehicles. He left a note on the windshield thanking them for the blocking and claiming a trolley fare, then later found a second note wrapped around a 25 cent coin apologizing and offering payment for his ride home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ed Morris
Texas Officials Back Turnpikes Linking Wichita Falls to Oklahoma
Austin Texas Highway Commission indicated willingness to connect Wichita Falls with a proposed Oklahoma toll road and favored an expressway to Lubbock when funds allow. The agency also urged a higher state gasoline tax to finance highway improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma
Lubbock
Hunters Set Field Trials for Bird Dogs in Grayson County
Grayson County Hunters Association plans what could be the first field trials for bird dogs. A Oct 5 meeting at 7 30 p m in Sherman courthouse will cover rules and how to enter dogs. The three day event runs Oct 21 23 at Rock Creek camp on Lake Texoma with quail, fox and wolf hunting and a bird dog show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Sherman
Grayson County Hunters Association
Rock Creek
Lake
Texoma
More Drivers Gain Insurance Under Texas Responsibility Law
Austin reports progress as the Texas responsibility law tightens enforcement. J. B. Alderdice, head of the DPS division, says more than 34 000 licenses are suspended and insured drivers rise from about 14 percent to an estimated 55 to 60 percent in three years since the 1951 act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
J. B. Alderdice
Department of Public Safety
Alderdice
Fire Losses Hit Eight Thousand Texas Homes This Year
Norris W. Parker of the Texas Insurance Advisory Association warned during Fire Prevention Week that about 8,000 Texas homes will burn this year. He noted daily losses of about twenty homes and cited school, church, hotel, and hospital losses in the first nine months of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Norris W. Parker
Texas Insurance Advisory Association
Parker
Campaigns Drain Funds From Coffers
Washington sources report both GOP and Democratic campaign committees running about 100000 in the red as fall campaigning peaks. Through September 1 disbursements show Republicans spending about two dollars for every one by Democrats while GOP holds an edge in contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
GOP
Democratic National Committees
Safety Messages Remind Motorists on U S Highway 1
Roadside signs along 180 miles of U S Highway 1 in North Carolina deliver 190 messages from the State Highway Commission. Texts warn drivers about aging, impatience, safe speeds, and past incidents, with lines such as If you are over 35 you're lucky to be alive and The late Ben Smith tried to pass here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
State Highway Commission
Social Security
Ben Smith
Stuffy Kiss During Robbery At Waterloo Dry Cleaner
Esther Jean, a Waterloo Indiana dry cleaner attendant, described the robber as polite after he bound her with a clothesline and stuffed her mouth with paper. He took $88 from the cash register before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Esther Jean
Rockwall to Play Here Friday Night at Bryant Field
The Whitewright Tigers head to Bryant Field to face Rockwall Yellowjackets in a Friday 8 p m kickoff. Rockwall aims for a fourth straight win after beating Commerce Bells and Leonard. last year’s matchup featured a Tigers victory despite scoring disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Tigers
Rockwall Yellowjackets
Bryant Field
Tigers
Commerce, Bells and Leonard
Rockwall
Yellowjackets
Whitesboro
Wolfe City
van Alstyne
Honey Grove
Cooper
Farmersville
Weekly School Lunch Menu Update
The menu lists daily options from Monday to Friday featuring sliced roast, mashed potatoes, baked apples, cole slaw, doughnuts and ice cream on Monday. meat loaf, English peas, peach salad, French pastry and chocolate milk on Tuesday. red beans, cheese slices, kraut, sliced onion and cherry short cake with milk on Wednesday. pork sausage, mashed potatoes, green beans, tomato slices, baked apples, cookies and chocolate milk on Thursday. and oven fried fish fillets, mashed potatoes and pineapple salad on Friday.
Expert Thinks Drug May End Tuberculosis
Madrid report quotes Dr. Selman A. Waksman saying antibiotics, especially streptomycin, have cut tuberculosis from the top killer to tenth place. He spoke at the 13th conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis, noting hope for wiping out the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Selman A. Waksman
U. N
International Union Against Tuberculosis
Rutgers University
Barndt Named Director of Sales for Lone Star Gas
Charles G. Barndt of Sulphur Oklahoma is named director of sales and promotion for Lone Star Gas Company with duties to cover Texas and 390 cities. He will report to Chester L. May and start October 1 with Dallas headquarters. An Indiana divorce cites battered ribs from husband practicing TV wrestling holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Barndt
Sulphur
Oklahoma
Lone Star Gas Company
Chester L. May
Dallas
Barndt
Lone Star
May
Texas
Whitewright
Indiana
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U. S
Irks Game Commission
THE
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin Counties
Leonard
Lone Star Gas Co
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