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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1946
Page
1
The Sun urges reporting complete five W's for club meetings parties weddings and other events. Include who what where when and why whenever possible and aim to publish in the first issue after the event. Submit items early weekday deadlines and church notices by noon Wednesday.
A. B. Jones announces a VFW meeting at the Legion hall tonight with Roger Q. Evans as principal speaker. The session will be open to all veterans and a membership drive for the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will be launched.
Gov. Coke R. Stevenson acknowledged his name is before the public as a potential candidate after Upshur County filing though he said it does not auto make him seek re election. A second Beaumont petition to Dallas chair Harry Seay urged support. Stevenson declined to commit on active candidacy.
Senator W Lee O Daniel disclosed he declined an official invite to sail to Gibraltar on the cruiser Houston and return aboard the battleship Missouri He suggested the move might be to sideline him before the upcoming election He plans to speak at the Texas Grain and Feed Dealers Association convention in Galveston on May 4 and hinted at a Governor bid with the filing deadline in five weeks.
May issue of the Infantry Journal claims Air Forces received far too many decorations amid uneven award distribution. It notes more than 1,000,000 air medals out of 1,400,409 gallantry awards, with the Air Forces earning over 82 percent of decorations despite similar casualty shares. The article blames piecemeal planning and says War Department favored air awards, pay, clothing, rations and quarters.
The Woman's Missionary Union of the Grayson County Baptist Association will hold its quarterly meeting at Whitewright Baptist Church Friday at 10 a.m. The theme is Look Unto Me and Prepare to Build. Attending will be representatives from Bells, Denison, Dorchester, Howe, Sadler, South Mayd, Tom Bean, Tioga, Gunter, Van Alstyne, Whitesboro and Sherman.
The Sun lists new honor roll subscribers this week include Claud Thompson W L Johns J A Norwood Mrs A M Baker Rev E C Webb Mrs George Heitz Miss Maggie Noe Mrs Earl Blanton Mrs Reagan Torrance W J Eddleman H M Rich Mrs James Lee Skinner R R Badgett.
Washington reports the rubber industry is on track to exceed the 66 million passenger tires goal for the year, aided by new cotton yarn controls protecting cord supplies. The target tops last year’s 53 million passenger casings, but CPA officials warn retailers may lag in deliveries through summer with full catch-up expected in the fourth quarter.
The Social Security Board in its Tenth Annual Report proposes broad reforms. Coverage extended to all gainful workers including agricultural and domestic workers public employees and self employed persons. Credit to servicemen for military service and lower age for women to 60. Benefits raise increases in earnings limits and removal of school attendance for 16 17 year olds as a condition.
Jackson attorney Herman Ross opened his campaign in Jackson Tennessee with a 10 year plan to resettle all Black people of reproductive age and those who intermarry with them in Africa near a Black republic of Liberia. He also urged repeal of the 15th Amendment and a two party system with alternating six year presidential terms.
Sterling Kansas 17 year old Dean Yeakel died after a vaulting crossbar broke under him during a school field event. He failed to clear the bar and the broken crosspiece pierced his body, dying on an operating table at a nearby hospital.
Rainfall this week in Whitewright totaled .59 of an inch with measurements from the city water plant. Rain fell .05 inch Monday, .48 Monday night, and .06 Wednesday. April to date is 1.37 inches. 1946 year to date is 10.16 inches, compared to 18.01 inches by this date last year. Farm conditions this year are better than last, with cotton up or planted and corn growing. last year much remained unplanted due to rain.
Texas statistics show 1945 figures with 29 percent of drivers and 41 percent of pedestrians in collisions under alcohol influence. Fatal-accident drivers were 38 percent intoxicated, while most pedestrians hit by cars were drinking but fewer of the fatally injured were intoxicated. Col Homer Garrison urged defensive driving to curb deaths.
Washington OPA on Wednesday began examining suit manufacturers cost and production records to assess if price regulations would halt shipments after May 1. The probe follows claims that the maximum average price order could cut off deliveries at that date.
Dallas report quotes Dr. Austin E. Smith of the American Medical Association as saying a universal cure for disease is centuries away. He notes cancers hypertension and the common cold remain un conquered despite advances. He cites 1900 pneumonia fatality at 35 in 100, reduced to seven, and penicillin lowering deaths to 2 or 3 percent.
George Schumacher has authorized The Sun to announce his candidacy for re election to the office of tax assessor collector of Grayson County His name is placed in the political announcement column and his formal announcement will appear in a later issue of this newspaper He is well known to the voters and will make an active campaign
A newspaper advertisement under Situations Wanted, Male, features a self described lazy ex-officer aged 26 who professes no ambition or money and desires an easy job with short hours and good pay. The piece labels him a lazy ex-officer and notes the ad appeared in a New York publication.
W O Houston, in Whitewright eleven years, sold his grocery business and two story building to M P Bell. Bell, ex Weed California merchant now in Dallas, will run the store Tuesday and move his wife to Whitewright. They plan to add stock and seek a home. Houston family to move to Wylie.
In Cleveland two railroad unions debate a presidential fact finding board’s proposals in the wage dispute. The Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Railroad Trainmen condemn the suggested 16 cent hourly raise and limited rule changes while seeking 25 percent pay hikes and 45 rules. Findings aren’t binding on either side or the railroads, but a nationwide walkout could loom starting May 18.
Franklin M. Kreml told the Texas Police Association and Texas Safety Association that 500 000 to 600 000 Americans will die in traffic accidents over the next decade. He cited Northwestern University institute forecasts of 15 000 000 injuries, 10 percent permanent, with 55–60 million vehicles to be registered. He urged expanded highway patrol and licensing bureaus in Texas to meet the challenge.
In Nelspruit South Africa one hundred three room houses built for natives sit empty for over a year. Built with concrete floors and ceilings the units cost 15 shillings a month to rent. A native leader told town clerk C G Cottingham the concrete ceilings would be used to harm them, prompting the deputation meeting.
In New Britain Connecticut the Free Haircut Club formed to keep prices at 75 cents but now plans to rent equipment and open a store. Membership applications flood in as members will cut each other’s hair in silence, per an unnamed club spokesman.
Thirteen calves fattened by Future Farmers of Whitewright High School averaged over 200 dollars each at a Sherman sale last Friday. Total weight 10,285 pounds brought 2,640.75 dollars, with three calves owned by the FFA Chapter weighing 2,230 pounds bringing 495.10 dollars. Individual buyers included David Brooks, O. G. Bow, Dan Kent, Pat Gray, Orville Henry Russell, Bobby Dale Blanks, and J. A. Harper. The lightest calf weighed 670 pounds, heaviest 915, and two 890-pound calves were owned by J. A. Harper. Hi-Way Grocery bought two calves for 28 cents. The boys earned profits beyond prize money, with several calves purchased from James Bryant.
A 24 7 small craft warning system will operate on Lake Texoma starting April 29. Red pennants indicate forecast winds of 30 mph or more and will be flown at designated stations including Denison Dam Whitesboro Durant Madill Sherman and local boat companies. Pennants stay up if wind remains or is forecast to continue into the next day.
The Army will begin final tests of burning 16 million pounds of dead fish with fire bombs. Officials expect a Sunday start. Fish, mainly carp and buffalo, washed ashore along Lake Poinsett and rot in the sun. No idea what caused the die off. game fish in the lake remain unaffected.
Jack Sears signs a three year United Artists contract with an option every six months after being noticed by UA talent scouts at Pasadena Playhouse for The Human Comedy. Studio changes his name to Michael Murrell for screen, he remains Jack Sears with family ties to Claude Sears and the Sears lineage in Whitewright.
Drilling was resumed on the wildcat well two miles northwest of Whitewright on Tuesday morning after two days lost fishing for tools. The well is about 3600 feet deep and now in a hard shale with slow progress. No information is given on the structure encountered the past week.
In Dallas Gen Omar Bradley said the Veterans Administration faces a doctor shortage. Housing issues hinder married physicians at many hospitals, while housing for nurses and other staff exists. He noted hospital sites at Temple and McKinney will open when doctors are available and praised the decentralization of VA offices for faster claims handling.
In Thermopolis Wyoming Mike Savaresy explains why he sold his doughnut shop. He quips that large holes mean more dough to go around and small holes require more dough to fill the void, illustrating his business exit with a playful fable.
A federal suit filed in Washington challenges new government rules that raise April 9 margin requirements for cotton futures to about fifty dollars per bale. Plaintiffs attack Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles OPA Secretary Paul A Porter and Agriculture Secretary Clinton P Anderson.
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