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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1946
Page
1
A union Easter sunrise service will be held on the High School campus starting at 6 30 am. Congregational singing will be led by choir leaders from local churches with Whitewright ministers conducting the worship. If weather turns, the service moves to the High School auditorium and remains open to the public.
At the evening service of the First Baptist Church six new deacons were ordained. They are Geo. W. Brown Paul Stephens Lewis Cooper Newell Skaggs Joe Johnson and Paul Cook. The church now lists twenty one deacons, with fifteen already serving. The charge was given by Rev. W. J. Epting of Sherman and the sermon by Rev. Maddox. Others assisting included Guy Hamilton T. J. Lilley D. E. McCoy W. T. Simmons Rev. E. P. Wootten and B. W. Newman.
Sherman reports Grayson County auto registrations from Feb 1 to Apr 6 totaled 13 700 with 12 275 passenger car licenses 1 294 commercial and 675 farm. Last year totals were 13 864 for 1945 and 13 280 in 1944. Revenue reached 127 924 15 dollars split between county and state with county receives first 50 000 before split.
Two petition forms issued by Grayson County Clerk J. C. Buchanan seek a countywide vote on legalizing beer sales. Forms go to Joseph A. Becker and George D. Hagans, with 26-name sheets distributed. If 10 percent sign, election call becomes mandatory based on last governor race turnout of 13,678. Grayson County voting record shows October 1942 dry result, Denison net, Sherman dry.
Texas Liquor Control Board reports March local option polls left wet areas Trinity and Kimble County intact and kept beer sales allowed in Trinity and Beer retained in Kimble. The dry group Lamar County and the beer bans in Lampasas Andrews and Sterling counties were unchanged.
The Whitewright High School Future Farmers staged a successful baby beef show with thirteen calves entered and prizes totaling 15.00 for first, 10.00 for second, and 7.50 for third in each division. Winners include J A Harper and Bobby Dale Blanks, with judges H L Shields. Calves advance to a county show in Sherman and a Friday auction follow.
The Whitewright Ministerial Alliance met April 13 at First Methodist Church. Dr. W. A. Erwin was elected president and Rev. R. L. Gilpin secretary. The group planned union Easter sunrise services and agreed to dismiss Sunday evening services on April 28 so congregants may attend Presbyterian Church services. Ministers present included leaders from Presbyterian, Central Christian, First Baptist, and First Methodist churches.
The Sun lists subscribers named Griffin Dollarhide Jr. R. W. McMurry H. E. Hollie H. J. Ford O. W. White Dr. W. A. Erwin Claud Thompson Don Newman Mrs. A. J. Schubert J. A. Stuteville Jr. Mrs. C. C. Hill among those added to the weekly honor roll.
Gov. Coke Stevenson told a housing committee he granted a young newlywed couple permission to spend their honeymoon in the Governor's mansion after they said they could not find lodging. The couple narrated they were married that day and asked to stay in the mansion.
Long Beach California report says Elsie the Cobra Woman, a male performer, died from a snake bite. Alexander F Marks, her husband of 18 years, recalls learning Elsie was male after their San Francisco wedding on November 29, 1927. He stayed by her side and called her a good wife.
Fred W. Wilson Post No. 62 invites Preston Everhart Post No. 225 members to Denison on Eisenhower Day for a parade from South Armstrong Avenue and Main Street at 12 30 p m. A giant barbecue honors General Eisenhower and World War veterans. Admittance requires service identification. Legionnaires urged to wear caps and buttons. The Legion home lies across the park from the speaking area.
Miss Gertrude Day of Dallas will give an organ recital at 7 30 p m Sunday at the First Baptist Church. She will demonstrate the organ for church and devotional use and note the instrument installed recently. Easter music by the choir and congregation accompanies the program. Public invited.
Senator Edwin Johnson denounces War Department for seeking a full year extension of the draft and urges a six week extension beyond May 15. He argues the House plan, barring inductions until Oct 15, is insufficient to meet needs and mocks the department’s stance as chaotic and arrogant.
New York reports silk hosiery will appear in limited quantities within the next month or two. Prices are not yet set. The impact on overall supply will hinge on raw silk prices and the quality of subsequent shipments from Japan.
In a recent Nobility School District election the district approved consolidating with the Trenton School District by a 22 to 1 vote. The move creates a merged district likely affecting future governance and schooling options for students in both communities.
President Truman signed a bill to stop James Petrillo of the AFL from pressuring radio broadcasters. The law imposes penalties on anyone who forces stations to hire more staff than needed for broadcasts. Quote about brunettes and wives appears in the copy.
Bethel Baptist Church three miles south of Whitewright holds homecoming next Sunday. After the 11 am service there will be dinner on the church lawn, with afternoon services at 2 pm and time for renewing acquaintances. Former pastors will participate. G. Bow to preside. Organized in 1884, the rural church notes two living charter members, Mrs. B. F. Blanton, 98, and J. P. Autrey, 89, who still resides in Bethel.
Miss Viva Phillips of the Whitewright Home Demonstration Club is the Grayson County candidate for vice-chairman of District four Texas Home Demonstration Association. She has 23 years in homemaking work and has held every office in her club and county council.
Ford Motor Company plans a new low priced car to supplement its lineup. Henry Ford II said a new division would handle production and the car will be introduced to the public after January 1947. General Motors and others announced similar plans for affordable cars while Ford referenced 1947 models and postwar lines.
Federal crop insurance sales closed April 10 with about the same number of farmers applying as last year. W. W. Gunn AAA Administrator noted 47 agents wrote policies countywide and said 1946 signers, facing prior losses, showed the impact of past crop failures on this year’s uptake.
In Rome on Easter eve three black clad women paraded the Via Nazionale shouting that Christ will return to earth on Saturday. They predicted the Messiah will deliver a new gospel and usher in an era of peace and world fraternity from a balcony on the Appian Way.
Two miles northwest of Whitewright a wildcat well nears 3,000 feet as three drilling crews press on in hopes of striking oil. A pocket of gas briefly sparked local excitement, then subsided, with reporters noting ongoing progress and caution. Local amateurs watch eagerly, hoping for a gusher and faster news than any paper could print.
Pastor Rev R L Gilpin leads daily 7 30 p m services at the First Methodist Church focusing on the last week of Christ life with special music led by Mrs Sarah Kilgree The pastor extends an invitation for all to attend during the Holy Week series hoping for a dawn of Christ glory in hearts.
In Denison on East Owings street a shooting spree left three men dead and a woman critically wounded. George English shot his wife Libby Wilson Annie Mae English and Andrey Wilson before killing himself, authorities reported.
Governor Stevenson said Texas will not adopt daylight saving time again, noting the state is not bound to Eastern states' plans after recently leaving that system. He indicated Texas will make its own timing decisions independent of eastern states.
Paris radio reported that 235 tons of Bank of France gold hidden in Martinique since 1940 have been brought back to France. A French cruiser departed June 11, 1940, and its commander refused Marshal Petain's order to return, instead taking the gold to the island.
Paul Snell, a press agent, won a locomotive in a friendly gin rummy game played with a friend. He earned the cowcatcher boiler bell and other pieces, but now faces a $65 monthly storage bill.
T Montgomery and Wilson Kai ser are organizing a softball league in Whitewright with four teams. One team will be high school players, two from American Legion members, and the fourth from an undetermined source, per Roy Blanton American Legion commander. Games will be at Bryant Field at night.
Washington reports a rebellious House stripped parts of Truman’s stabilization program. The price control act was revised with new restrictions and subsidy payments halted. The House approved nine months of OPA continuation, delaying final vote until Thursday amid a Senate path uncertain and a proposed amendment to lift controls except rents and alcohol.
The nation's railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 25 percent rise in most freight rates, effective May 15, to offset higher operating costs and sustain operations through the emergency. No passenger fare increase is proposed, but they seek to extend the 10 percent wartime boost beyond hostilities end.
American agronomist Anthony A. De Bose reports plans for an levulose from artichokes factory. He previously stated electronic processing could allow artichokes to produce levulose, the safest non fattening sugar for diabetics, potentially ending the sugar shortage.
Grayson County four precincts spent 46250.75 on roads in the first quarter of 1946 per the quarterly report of county treasurer Beulah Howdeshell approved by the Commissioners Court. Precincts 1 through 4 issued 10496.59 11987.06 16754.99 and 7012.09 in warrants with April 1 balances totaling 20399.08.
The British Ministry of Agriculture praised the U S 4 H Clubs calling them Young Farmers Clubs saying Britain now has about 1 200 clubs with over 53 000 members. The program is expanding as part of a UK Youth Movement.
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