Layman's Revival Set at First Baptist Church
Pastor Rev. James L. Cooper announces a three day layman's revival at the First Baptist Church starting Monday Aug 6 at 8 p m. Roy Blanton directs song service. Ralph Brown J D Marlow and B W Newman speak each evening with a two hour visitation prior. Regular revival follows Aug 9 led by Evangelist Bob Randall of Dallas. Public invited.
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James L. Cooper
First Baptist Church
Roy Blanton
Ralph Brown
J. D. Marlow
B. W. Newman
Bob Randall
Dallas
Cooper
Randall
No Compromise In Korea Peace Talks
United Nations and Communist negotiators meet in Kaesong under a tense, unresolved armistice mood. Officials report no clear progress on a buffer zone while North Korea rejects a front-line DMZ proposal. Dean Acheson says a 38th parallel DMZ is unacceptable.
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United Nations
Kaesong
North Korea
Washington
Dean Acheson
Acheson
C. Turner Joy
U. N
Joy
Pyongyang
Korea
William P. Nuckols
Nam _ II
State Board Sets $62 Per Pupil School Aid
The Texas Board of Education voted $62 per pupil for the 1951-52 school year with total available funds around $104.3 million. Comptroller Calvert estimated revenue from property taxes, gasoline tax, and omnibus tax sources, after earmarking $5 million for textbooks. Textbook purchases and a Texas Education Agency budget were approved as part of the plan. Washington Irving note and garden fact appear as stray inserts.
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Austin
Board of Education
Robert S. Calvert
Texas Education Agency
Federal Support Of Cotton Set At 30.46 Cents A Pound
The Agriculture Department said base prices for this year’s cotton crop will be 30.46 cents per pound, up from 27.90 cents last year. Farm prices in mid July averaged 39.11 cents, with expectations that prices when the new crop arrives could fall 10 to 13 cents from the 45 cent ceiling due to larger supply.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Truman signs control bill amid inflation fears
President Truman signed the new economic control bill on Tuesday night while denouncing it as gravely deficient. He warned amendments would push up prices and warned against a wage-price spiral, noting continued rent controls and defense measures as key provisions. Government agencies moved quickly to adjust price rules and credit terms, with Regulation W revised to lengthen loan periods and alter down payments across autos, appliances, TV sets, and home improvements.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Office of Price Stabilization
Federal Reserve Board
Consumer Credit
Local social notes from Whitewright area
Local residents and visitors include Mrs Glen Earnheart visiting relatives in Trenton Gomer May of Jacksonville and J R Oliver recovering from surgery in Sherman lists of trips and visits by residents to Dallas Fort Worth Denison and other towns. Sub-District meeting Aug 6 in Leonard and Odd Fellows Lodge at old American Legion hall noted with rides provided for youth.
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Leonard
the Sun
Odd Fellows Lodge
American Legion
Blanton’s
The
Certificate On New Automobile To Be Required
Texas motorists must obtain a manufacturer's certificate before title and registration for new and unregistered autos after September 7 under a 52nd Legislature law taking effect September. The Texas Highway Department in Austin cautions buyers, including individuals and businesses, to demand the certificate from dealers, especially for imports. A stray note about India's village population and a dyeing tip follow unrelated lines.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Highway Department
The
Highway Department
Lawmaker Says Truman Ready to Veto Tidelands Bill
Los Angeles report says William V. O'Connor, assistant California attorney general, stated President Truman told him at a lawyers club meeting he would veto a bill releasing federal claims to California tidelands if it arrives on his desk. The claim centers on oil-rich areas off the California coast.
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Los Angeles
Truman
California
Wiliam V. O'Connor
Lawyer's Club
Boston Bans Toy Pistol The Little Atom
Greater Boston banned sale of the inch and a half toy pistol called the Little Atom after tests showed it could fire a pin through newspaper and a pellet could mar pine. Police deem the device dangerous and take action amid citywide enforcement.
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Boston
Mass
Greater
Red Cross Seeks 2300 From Grayson For Flood Relief
Grayson County Red Cross chapter received a national telegram urging a total of 52300 to fund emergency relief and long term rehabilitation for Missouri Kansas area flood victims. W L Ashburn says the Midwest has a million dollar quota and each chapter must raise 20 percent of last year’s amount. The flood described as the most devastating in the area’s history.
Colored School Will Open Aug 13
The Whitewright Colored School will open August 13 to gain time before cotton picking. It was delayed due to the Sherman Colored School opening delay. Sixth week summer session planned. Local students above seventh grade ride to Sherman by bus. J. L. Huckaby is principal and his wife is the other teacher.
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Whitewright
Sherman Colored School
W. C. Cummings
Sherman
J. L. Huckaby
Deaths George W. Kingly 78 Former Whitewright Restaurateur
George W. Kingly 78 a former Whitewright restaurant operator died Sunday in a Greenville hospital. Funeral services were held Monday in Sulphur Springs with burial in Greenview Cemetery Hopkins County. Pallbearers included Clyde Sadler Hobart Thrasher and Jimmie Anderson of Whitewright and Gene and Billy Mack Kennedy of Greenville. He had lived in Greenville for a year with his brother J W Kingry and formerly resided in Sulphur Springs. He operated a restaurant here for years retiring over a year ago. He was a Baptist. Survivors include a son Harvey Kingry Knoxville Tenn a sister Edmonson Longview a brother J W Kingry Greenville and two nieces. Attending from Whitewright were Clyde Sadler Mrs Lee Wilson Mrs Carson Burchfield Jimmie Anderson and Hobart Thrasher.
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George W. Kingly
Whitewright
Greenville
Sulphur Springs
Greenview
Hopkins County
Clyde Sadler
Hobart Thrasher
Jimmie Anderson
Gene
Billy Mack Kennedy
Kingry
J. W. Kingry
The
Baptist Church
Harvey Kingry
Knoxville, Tenn
Ed Edmonson
Longview
Lee Wilson
Carson Burchfield
Edward Holcomb 69 dies in Greenville Texas
Edward Eugene Holcomb died at 3 p m Monday in Greenville aged 69. Funeral services were at City Cemetery Whitewright at 4 p m Tuesday. He was born July 27 1882 in Blue Springs Georgia and lived in Nobility Leonard Ten nessee Arkansas before moving to this city in 1950. Survived by son E E Holcomb Jr and sister Beulah Holcomb plus Estelle Cambron and a grandson E E Holcomb III.
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Edward Eugene Holcomb
Lee Holcomb
Whitewright
Greenville
Cemetry
Mr. Holcomb
Blue Springs
Georgia
Texas
A. G. Holcomb
Leonard
Tennessee
Arkansas
E. E. Holcomb Jr
Los Alamos
New Mexico
Estelle Cambron
Beulah Holcomb
E. E. Holcomb III
Farms Need Rain Over All of Texas
Texas farmers face widespread drought as Heat and sun drain crops and pastures. US Department of Agriculture notes declining cotton prospects in southern two thirds and shrinking corn yields while peanuts in east and south central areas need rain. Some relief from scattered showers in High Plains and North Central counties, but moisture remains scarce. Harvest continues in Lower Valley and Coastal Bend despite rainfall shortages.
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Austin
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
High Plains
Lower Valley
July Drought Grips Area Boosts Cotton Prospects
July here was among the driest in years with only 2.14 inches of rain on the first day and little thereafter. Hot, dry conditions may yield a good cotton crop, while bollworms and boll weevils cause some damage. Hand picking will dominate as harvest approaches and workers are needed.
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Whitewright
Devil's Grip Ailment Reported In Grayson Area
Denison residents suffer a summer illness described as Bonholm's disease or devil's grip. A Denison doctor says several cases have appeared in two weeks, but it is not serious and most recover in days. The ailment resembles pleurisy and involves chest pain with possible fever, spread via the respiratory system.
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Whitewright
Denison Herald
Denison
Federal workers to receive $400 a year raise in new bill
The House post office and civil service committee approved a bill providing a $400 annual pay raise to most federal workers effective July 1. Civil service, legislative, foreign service, Veterans Administration medical staff, judiciary employees, District of Columbia teachers police and firemen all qualify. Postal workers on wage or salary basis gain $400 yearly plus 20 cent hourly boosts and 20 percent postmaster raises.
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Washington
House Post Office and
Civil Service Committee
Civil Service
Foreign Service
Veterans Administration
Judiciary
District of Columbia
Taft Says Talks Sound Out 1952 Presidential Run
Taft told a New Bedford audience he is "sounding out" voters to judge chances for a 1952 White House bid and will decide after the new year. He added Republicans have a "very good" chance if they run a proper campaign and present their case effectively.
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Taft
New Bedford
Mass
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
62 700 College Students Flunk Draft Aptitude Test
About 62 700 college students flunked the first draft aptitude test given May 26 to 165 000 men, Selective Service said Tuesday. The agency cited the output of the May 26 freshmen and the June dates, noting high failure rates among the groups. Hypnotism was once thought to be caused by a thick magnetic fluid per the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Washington
Selective Service
Encyclopedia Brittannaca
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Little Atom
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Edward E. Holcomb
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