Lackey elected post commander as Legion plans fall picnic
Jack Lackey was named commander of the Everheart Thornhill Post of the American Legion. A committee to study a possible fall picnic was formed including Rev Ashley D Jameson and ex commander Earl Fields, who ended his term with a debt paid and a cash balance of about 250 dollars. Fields credited members for the post’s improvements, noting the auxiliary’s revival and home furnishings efforts. Other officers welcomed include Earl Blanton as first vice commander and Robert Doss as second vice commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lackey
Everheart-Thornhill
American Legion
Earl Fields
Fields
Legion Auxiliary
Whitewright
Legion
Ashley D. Jameson
Tom Sears
Wilson Kaiser
Earl Blanton
Robert Doss
S. T. Montgomery
Mr. Jameson
Carlton Johnson
J. P. Darwin
A. D. Jones
National Guard Units Named for Call by Sept. 1
The Army named six National Guard units to be mobilized by September 1 including the Twenty-eighth Division Pennsylvania the 40th California the 45th Oklahoma the 43rd Connecticut Rhode Island and Vermont the 196th Regimental Combat Team South Dakota and the 278th Regimental Combat Team Tennessee. Training camps listed Camp Atterbury Indiana Camp Cooke California Camp Pickett Virginia Camp Polk Louisiana Camp Carson Colorado and Fort Devens Massachusetts. The move, in line with Truman’s push for rapid air power procurement, also opens Camp Chaffee Arkansas and Fort Leonard Wood Missouri to reactivated training with capacity for 44 000 men.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
Pennsylvania
California
Oklahoma
New England
South Dakota
Tennessee
Twenty
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Vermont
Camp Atterbury
Ind
40Th Divison
Camp Cooke
Calif
Camp Pickett
Camp Polk
Camp Carson
Colo
Ark
Fort Leonard Wood
Camp Chaffee
Korean War to Add 100,000 Federal Jobs
Washington reports the Korean War will create upward of 100,000 new federal jobs with annual salaries around 354.5 million dollars. Officials caution the figure is tentative and may rise as the conflict continues.
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Washington
Korea
AMA calls doctors trained at government expense to join up
The American Medical Association urged physicians trained at government expense during World War II to volunteer for immediate military duty. AMA president Dr. Elmer L. Henderson said the group is determined that armed services personnel will receive adequate medical care even if new legislation is needed.
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Washington
American Medical Association
Elmer L. Henderson
AMA
Population of Pennsylvania in 1790
The 1790 census recorded Pennsylvania’s population at 434 373 people. This snapshot marks Pennsylvania as a growing early state with diverse settlements and a start to its demographic expansion.
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Pennsylvania
Heavy July Rain Totals 8.39 Inches Here
July rainfall reached 8.39 inches the heaviest in years, compared with 2.21 in 1949 3.12 in 1948 and 0.69 in 1947. First seven months total 34.19 inches vs 24.49 inches last year, with cotton damaged but potential for recovery if weather improves.
Work Getting Under Way On New Highway
John F. Buckner & Sons of Cleburne, contractors for the Whitewright Trenton highway, prepare grading drainage and crushed rock sub base for a 6.1 mile stretch. Asphalt surfacing contract to follow. completion likely next spring based on Denison Dam project timing.
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John F. Buckner & Sons
Cleburne
Whitewright-Trenton
Denison
Denison Dam
Sugar Surplus Promises 110 Lbs Per American This Year
Washington reports 600,000 tons of Cuban sugar cornered by Agriculture Secretary Brannan to stabilize prices. Hoarding warned against though many housewives ignore the notices. Sugar will stay in Cuba until needed. if unused it may be sold at cost on the world market.
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Washington
Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Cuba
Brannan
Truman
Department
United States
Officers Pay Higher Uniform Prices Since War Time
Officers face higher uniform costs as prices rise from World War II levels to postwar figures. Army dress trousers now about 21.50, green blouses 57.50, battle jackets 47.50, pink and green wool shirts 16.50, Air Force blue suits 69.50 to 75, blue shirts 4 to 4.50, tropical worsted shirts 12.50 with trousers 13.50, and caps 7.95. Tailor-made kits add 2.50 to 5 more, while stock models remain common and compatible across services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Whitewright Board Hires Dodd City Teacher
Glen Howard of Dodd City has been employed by the Whitewright Board of Education as teacher and basketball coach to replace Bryce London, who resigned to teach in Grand Prairie next year. Supt. W. C. Cummings praised the new hire and noted London was well liked in Whitewright.
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Glen Howard
Dodd City
Whitewright Board of Education
Bryce London
Grand Prairie
Howard
Supt
W. C. Cummings
the Sun
London
Whitewright
Cocky Marines Return to Korea in High Spirits
Marines arrive in South Korea aboard transport praising the unit’s morale and fighting spirit. Chaplains call the First Division ready and veterans note leaders among noncoms. Pfc Julius Archer says the Marines are in a good outfit and will do a terrific job.
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U. S. Marine
South Korea
Korea
William Tennant
Fall Brook
Calif
Otto Storrer
Alhambra
Bill to Jail Hoarders OK'd by Panel
Senate banking committee approves prison terms and up to $10,000 fines for hoarders and black marketeers as part of wartime economic mobilization legislation. Prohibits stockpiling materials beyond normal needs or reselling scarce goods at inflated prices designated by the president. Violations carry penalties up to ten thousand dollars and one year in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
U.S. rejects deals on Korea in Security Council
American Chief Delegate Warren R. Austin rejected any linkage of Red China’s UN entry to the Korean War and said the end of North Korean aggression must not be tied to other issues. He insisted the council focus solely on aggression against the Republic of Korea as five weeks of debate continued. Britain France Norway Ecuador and Cuba backed Austin in demanding focus on aggression.
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North Korea
Republic of Korea
U.N
Austin
Council
Gladwyn Jebb
Britain
Jean Chauvel
France
Arne Sunde
Norway
Antonio Quevedo
Ecuador
Alberto I. Alvarez
Cuba
Gen Berry says Texas units not likely called soon
Maj. Gen. K. L. Berry, adjutant general of Texas, said in Washington Tuesday that Texas National Guard divisions probably won’t receive a call “in the immediate future.”
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Texas National Guard
K. L. Berry
Texas
Washington
Polio Continues in Texas With 107 New Cases
107 polio cases in 42 counties push weekly total to 1,395 and lift year total above 1,300 in Texas. State Health Officer George W. Cox reports the incidence rate exceeds 100 for the sixth straight week, 272 more cases than the 1949 record period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
George W. Cox
Committee Reaches Benefits Bill Accord in Washington
A House Senate panel agreed on a social security expansion. The compromise would cover 10 million more workers under old age insurance and raise benefits up to 100 percent. Payroll taxes would more than double over 20 years. Chairman George of Georgia said the bill could reach President Truman for signature next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House-Senate
George
Dem
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
Youth Center To Open Friday Night At Legion Home
The Youth Center at the American Legion Home will be open Friday night starting at 8 o'clock. Young people and parents are invited and grade school graduates entering high school this fall are specially invited. If interest remains, future Friday nights will be regular.
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American Legion
No Restrictions On Construction Ample Materials
Builders may proceed with new homes or major renovations with few limits. L LaRoe & Company and Whitewright Lumber Company report no material restrictions and expect no changes, aside from FHA loan down payments rising to 10 percent for remodels.
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Ed LaRoe
L. LaRoe & Company
Wilson Kaiser
Whitewright Lumber Company
the Sun
Whitewright
Miss York Resigns to Marry. Miss Gutherie Named Agent
Miss Alice Ann Gutherie of Santa Anna reported Tuesday to the county agent’s office to assume duties as assistant county home demonstration agent. She replaces Miss Laura Lee York who resigned to marry Justin Bible of Ambrose. Gutherie, a North Texas State College graduate in home economics, previously trained as an assistant agent in Runnels County and comes to Grayson County to lead 4-H Girls Clubs. York had served as assistant agent since October 1, 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Ann Gutherie
Santa Anna
Laura Lee York
Justin Bible
Ambrose
Miss Gutherie
North Texas State College
Denton
Runnels
Grayson County
Miss York
Army plans exceed one million manpower by year end
Washington reported the Army will reach more than 1,000,000 soldiers by year end, surpassing prior targets by about 170,000 and lifting drafts and National Guard mobilizations. The Marine Corps and congressional pressure push for higher totals, with Vinson urging 250,000 Marines.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Congress
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
The
Georgia Democrat
Army
National Guard
Whitewright to Remodel Two School Buildings at 110000
Whitewright School Board approves turning to a bonding firm for a turnkey rehab of the high and elementary schools at an estimated cost of 110000. Bid awards go to Moss & Moore Inc Dallas with bonds for 26 years and a ten year payoff option.
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Whitewright School Board
Wyatt C. Hedrich
Whitewright
W. C. Cummings
Moss & Moore, Inc
Dallas
Texans Added to Draft Call for August Examinations
Austin reports 6,030 Texans will undergo draft physicals in August due to an expanded draft quota of 2,513 men for September. The increase is more than double the original call and reflects the higher statewide quota.
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Austin
GOP Aims to Recruit 5 Million Voters Nationwide
Republican leaders announce a drive to sign up 5 million new voters through 1 million volunteers. Each volunteer would pledge to enlist five new voters for the November elections, per National Chairman Guy Gabrielson in a letter to 8,700 party leaders.
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Washington
D. C
Guy Gabrielson
Congress
Registrants Warned To Report Change For Draft deferment
Austin briefing from Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wakefield warns IA classified registrants to report status changes such as marriage or address. Failure to notify could end deferment and trigger delinquency leading to immediate induction to meet Texas September quota. Local boards urged patience as deadlines tighten. Harvard reference note appears as a stray clause about Cambridge and plane licenses.
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Austin
Paul L. Wakefield
Selective Service
Texas
Wakefield
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