Topping of Ida Road Contract To Be Let Soon
Surface contract for 16.2 miles of farm-to-market road 697 between Sherman and Whitewright will be let at the April or May meeting of the Texas Highway Commission. State Highway Engineer D. C. Greer told Judge J. N. Dickson the commission authorized surface work. Estimated cost is $197,000. Grading and drainage work underway at about $142,000.
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Sherman
Whitewright
Texas Highway Commission
D. C. Greer
J. N. Dickson
Donigan Re elected Texas Cotton Ginners Head
H P Donigan of Whitewright was re elected president of the Texas Cotton Ginners Association at the Dallas convention. W O Fortenberry and Jay C Stilley were named vice presidents. The group urged Congress to adopt a two price marketing system with parity for domestic production and world price sales for excess cotton. They called for self financing and administration by the secretary of agriculture to preserve foreign markets and avoid price slumps.
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Dallas
H. P. Donigan
Whitewright
Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association
W. O. Fortenberry
Lubbock
Jay C. Stilley
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Baptist Revival Opens At Austin Church
Rev John B Davidson pastor of Congress Avenue Baptist Church Austin begins a seven day revival at First Baptist Church Wednesday evening. Services run daily to April 13 with 10 am and 7 30 pm sessions and 7 pm age group prayer meetings. Singing led by Rev Weldon R Drake. Davidson formerly pastor in Greenville and Fort Worth. He is described as a forceful speaker with wide evangelist experience.
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John B. Davidson
Congress Avenue Baptist Church of Austin
First Baptist Church
Weldon R. Drake
Davidson
Greenville and
Fort Worth
Austin
Two Whitewright Boys In Japan
SFC A G Turner and PFC James E Taylor, both from Whitewright, Texas, are serving in Japan with the U S Army. Turner, now motor sergeant with Company 8 519th MP Battalion in Yokohama, reenlisted in 1948 and previously served in field artillery. Taylor, with Troop G 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in Takeyama, took part in Manila Day parade at the Imperial Palace.
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the Sun
U. S. Army
Japan
Eighth Army
SFC
A. G. Turner
Yokohama
519Th
Military Police Battalion
Turner
Field Artillery
Far East
Army
Nora Bell Turner
Whitewright
Takeyama
James E. Taylor
1St Cavalry Division
Manila
Kenneth C. Royall
Imperial Palace
William C. Chase
Taylor
Fort Lewis
Washington
5Th Cavalry Regiment
Camp McGill
Whitewright High School
VFW Auxiliary Elects Officers For The Year
The VFW Auxiliary held its regular meeting and elected officers for the coming year. The slate includes President Miss Lottie Brown First vice president Mrs Fred Cook Sr Second vice president Mrs Helen Badgett Secretary treasurer Mrs Marie Anderson Conductress Miss Billie Hatfield Guard Mrs P H Connelly Chaplain Mrs Maurine Tillett Historian Mrs Wayne Martin Patriotic instructor Mrs P Alexander Trustees Mrs Tony Harrelson Miss Mary Lou Thrasher and Mrs A B Jones.
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VFW
Lottie Brown
Fred Cook Sr
Helen Badgett
Marie Anderson
Billie Hatfield
P. H. Connelly
Maurine Tillett
Wayne Martin
P. Alexander
Tony Harrelson
Mary Lou Thrasher
A. B. Jones
Senator complains over misspelled lake name on bill
State Sen. Joseph Gibney denounces a printer’s spelling of Lake Chaubunagungamaug as Chaubunagungamaug on a fishing law repeal bill. The Senate sends the measure to a third reading without correction.
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Boston
Joseph Gibney
Lake
Gibney
Senate
Cold War Costing U S Ten Billion a Year
Maryland Senator Tydings said the cold war costs the United States at least 10 billion dollars annually. He spoke in a radio address as chairman of the Senate committee on armed services. The figure covers military budgeting and Marshall Plan expenditures.
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Baltimore
Tydings
Maryland
United States
Senate Committee On Armed Services
Inflation lifts tractor prices in Nebraska farm note
In City, Nebraska, a Richard son County farmer recalls buying a tractor in 1941 for 1350 dollars and selling it seven years later for 1670 dollars. The piece also notes a belief linking pendant wearing to ancient magical idling.
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Falls City
Neb
Richardson County
Sun Honor Roll Readers Renew Subscriptions
The Sun lists subscribers who renewed in the past week. Names include Jack Lay, Lowell Guthrie, Leslie A. Holland Pfe, James E. Taylor, Willie Pearl Edwards, Rev. R. L. Gilpin, Dr. H. V. Reeves, Chesley Rutledge, Wesley Ray Dellinger Jr., A. B. Jones, M. E. Winburn, Mrs. Ruth Clark, W. B. Hest, and Mrs. Joe F. Canafax.
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Sun
The
Jack Lay Lowell Guthrie Leslie A. Holland
Pfe
James E. Taylor
Willie Pearl Edwards
R. L. Gilpin
H. V. Reeves
Chesley Rutledge
Wesley Ray Dellinger Jr
A. B. Jones
M. E. Winburn
Ruth Clark
W. B. Hest
Joe F. Canafax
Acheson Uses Bible Verse in Pact Warning
Secretary of State Dean Acheson invoked a Bible verse to frame the Atlantic Pact warning to aggressors. He quoted a line from Matthew chapter 18 verse 7, closely mirroring the scripture to stress consequences for those who initiate offenses.
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Washington
Acheson
Traffic death toll climbs past 1948 figures nationwide
The National Safety Council said 1949's first two months recorded 4,400 traffic deaths, up four percent from the same period in 1948. February totaled 2,090 deaths, a three percent rise on daily average from a year earlier.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Eight New Members Added to Whitewright Chamber List
Griffin Dollarhide Jr. reports eight new members for the Whitewright Chamber of Commerce joining the 130 already listed earlier. The new names are Riley Smith Brown Beauty and Shoe Shop C. B. Bryant IH Harry Farrow Cliff Emerson C. B. Bryant Jr. and Miss Pernie Badgett totaling 138 members. New applicants are asked to contact Mr. Dollarhide or any committee member for membership cards.
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Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Sun
Riley Smith
Brown Beauty and Shoe Shop
C. B. Bryant
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Dollarhide
Man Surpasses Woman In Dying
In New York the Metropolitan Insurance Company reports that white males have 2.3 times the death rate from accidents as women. For 1946 the accident death rate was 97.7 per 100000 for men and 42.8 for women.
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New York
Metropolitan Insurance Company
Old Subscriber Still Likes The Sun
A letter from H. V. Reeves of El Campo Texas expresses loyalty to The Sun of Whitewright Grayson County and includes a check to renew a two year subscription with best wishes to local readers.
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the Sun
Whitewright
Texas
Grayson County
H. V. Reeves
M. D
el Campo
American Legion Opens New Whitewright Home
The Preston Everheart Post of the American Legion held its first regular meeting in the new Whitewright building with about fifty members. The 30 by 60 foot main hall plus 24 by 26 addition house a kitchen and game room. costs exceed $9,000 with further funds expected to complete furnishing and painting. A public open house is set for Easter Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. and a party will follow the April 17 open house program.
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Preston Everheart Post
American Legion
Co. B. Bryant III
Legion
Whitewright
Canaan School House
Post
Section
Tourists gain chance as Texoma recreation shifts
Denison hopeful as Speaker Sam Rayburn signals transfer of Lake Texoma recreational area from the National Park Service to the Corps of Engineers by June 30. Concessionaires and local businessmen urged the move, protesting prior Park Service policies they felt harmed fishermen and visitors. The shift reverses three years of Park Service control over Texoma.
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Denison
Corps of Engineers
Lake
Texoma
Sam Rayburn
Denison Dam
National Park Service
Park Service
Texoma Reservation
City Election Yields 241 Votes With One Name On Ballot
Whitewright held an unusual city election Tuesday electing two commissioners though only one name appeared on the ticket Edwin Badgett led with 132 votes and J H Waggoner followed with 135 votes while other listed write ins earned smaller counts Earl Blanton H M Gentry Jack Nossaman M B Hasty and Gomer May also appeared in the tally confirming a high turnout for a city race with a single official name on the ballot.
Sears and Summers Elected Trustees
In Whitewright ISD elections, two trustees were chosen. Tom Sears won 64 votes, Russell Summers 49, with write-ins John Reeves 14 and B. W. Newman 1. Summers is a longtime board member. Sears succeeds C. J. Meador, former long-time president. E. T. Allen of Whitesboro was unopposed for the county board and received 65 votes.
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Whitewright Independent School District Board of Trustees
Tom Sears
Russell Summers
E. T. Allen
Whitesboro
Truman Would Use Bomb to Keep Peace
President Truman told new Democratic members of Congress he would not hesitate to use the atomic bomb to preserve peace if the world’s welfare demanded it. He cited the Atlantic Pact as making such a decision unnecessary, but stressed U S responsibility for global welfare and peace. He spoke informally at the Arlington Hotel after a buffet supper with freshmen Congress members.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Japan
Mr. Truman
United States
Arlington Hotel
Clock Aids Sleep With Pup In Box
Memphis Tennessee E T Sullins uses an alarm clock placed in a box with a whimpering puppy to lull the animal to sleep at night. The ticking from the clock helps the pup quiet down, letting Sullins sleep.
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Memphis
Tenn
E. T. Sullins
Sullins
9 Cent Dollar Seen In Next War
Cmdr William T Greenhalgh of the Armed Forces Industrial College warned in St Louis that a new world war would inflate the dollar to about 9 or 10 cents in purchasing power. He estimated the minimum U S cost of a WWII length conflict at 540 billion dollars, compared with the 381 billion spent in World War II.
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ST. Louis
Cmdr
Wm. T. Greenhalgh
Armed Forces Industrial College
Washington, D. C
Greenhalgh
America
Scrap Iron Return From Japan Urged
Commerce official Charles Sawyer said on Tuesday that a substantial portion of more than 5 000 000 tons of scrap iron and steel available in Japan could be shipped to the United States. This would reverse the prewar 11 way flow that drew protests over aiding Japan's war preparations.
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Washington
Charles Sawyer
Japan
United States
Cummings Chosen Whitewright Schools Superintendent
Curlee Cummings, long time county school chief of Fannin County, was elected Whitewright schools superintendent for a three year term. He has taught at Pilot Grove and Bells and led Dodd City schools before becoming county supervisor. He will succeed B R Caraway who held the post six years. Cummings is in Austin on school matters and has not formally accepted.
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Curlee Cummings
Fannin County
Whitewright
Cummings
Amateene May
Pilot Grove
Bells
Dodd City
B. R. Caraway
Austin
Red River Valley Livestock Show Opens April 18 in Sherman
Plans are set for the third annual Red River Valley Livestock Exposition at Old Settlers Park in Sherman April 18 to 23. A three day rodeo April 18 to 20 features Holt-Jennings and Lamar, plus top contestants like Gene Pruett Dee Burk Jiggs Burk Jess Copeland, with the Sherman Saddle Club and Wayne Wintin performing. The Swarthout Rodeo Band will provide music and Floyd Watts will be announcer. local riders Odell Webb and Butler Monroe are among top money winners slated to compete.
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Sherman
Old Settlers Park
John Perry
Grayson County
Red River Valley
Perry
Holt-Jennings and
Lamar
Norman
Okla
Gene Pruett
Yakamuta
Washington
Dee
Jiggs Burk
Commanche
Jess
Buck Copeland
Sherman Saddle Club
Wayne Wintin
Dallas
Cimmaron
Wintin
Ike Tucker
Waco
Ray Kennedy
Ford
Tulsa
Floyd Watts
Odell Webb
Butler Monroe
Bulldogger
Auto insurance rates are cut in Texas
J. P. Gibbs announced wide reductions saving Texas automobile owners an estimated 5 to 6 million dollars in the coming year. Reductions take effect May 1 and mainly benefit private passenger cars. Comprehensive rates fall 20.3 percent, full coverage and 80 percent collision 25 percent, other private passenger collision 13.4 percent, fire and theft 13.4 percent, bodily injury liability 9.2 percent, with no change to property damage liability.
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Austin
J. P. Gibbs
Casualty Insurance Commission
Texas
Screen signs up dog actor for weekly pay
Hollywood reports Chinook a two year old German shepherd police dog won a contract worth 500 to 1250 dollars weekly. Owner Dorothy Crider signed with producer Lindsley Parsons of Monogram Pictures reflecting a rising film industry pay trend.
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Hollywood
Screenland
Chinook
Dorothy Crider
Lindsley Parsons
Monogram Pictures
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Ark
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Big City
New Home
Sears and
Summers
Red River Valley Livestock Show
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