Farmers Field Days Planned at Greenville Cotton Station
The 1948 Farmers Field Days at the U S Cotton Field Station in Greenville Texas run August 12 13 16 and 17 with 9:00 am to noon tours. Visitors from Cooke Hopkins Hunt Collin Rains Rockwall Dallas Denton Gray son Kaufman Lamar Delta Ellis Fannin Titus Van Zandt will view soil improving practices legume crops crop rotation breeding blocks and new cotton strains resistant to angular leaf spot.
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U. S. Cotton Field Station
Greenville
Texas
Cooke
Hopkins
Hunt
Collin
Rains
Rockwall
Dallas
Denton
Grayson
Kaufman
Lamar
Delta
Ellis
Fannin
Titus
van Zandt
Polio Hits 82 Victims in 38 Texas Counties
Polio struck 82 new victims in 38 Texas counties last week terming the year total at 961 cases. The report from the State Health Department shows week ending July 31 included spread across numerous counties and trails 1943 and 1946 totals.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
Anderson
Bell
Brazos
Burnet
Cameron
Dallas
el Paso
Erath
Falls
Fannin
Fort Bend
Galveston
Garza
Gillespie
Goliad
Grayson
Gregg
Hall
Hansford
Harris
Hidalgo
Jim Wells
Lamar
Lubbock
Medina
Milam
Nacogdoches
Nolan
Nueces
Robertson
Rusk
San Patricio
Shackelford
Tarrant
Taylor
Tom Green
Travis
Willacy
Sweaters In Cashmere Hit Postwar Market For College Women
At the Hotel Texas winter market exhibitors of the National Fashion Exhibitors of America say postwar cashmere will dominate college wardrobes. 3000 buyers from 10 states attend as models show cardigan or slip on sweaters paired with gabardine and striped suits with back interest and removable bows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
China
Japan
Hotel Texas
National Fashion Exhibitors of America
Miss College
Look Before You Drink Good Rule
Huntington Park California police report a 15 year old girl attempting weight loss drank bleaching solution a month ago and a half glass of ant syrup mistaken for apple juice on a later occasion. A stomach pump treated both incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Park
Calif
Grayson College Ex-Students Meet Here August 22
Grayson College Ex-Students Association invites about 700 former students to Whitewright on Sunday August 22 for a reunion. Events begin at 10 a m with J N Russell of Hico delivering the principal address, lunch in the gym, and an afternoon of reminiscence and fellowship chaired by Judge H A Cunningham with Vera Hickman as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson College
Whitewright
J. N. Russell
Hico
End of Poll Tax Battle Leaves Senate Split
The Senate voted 69 to 16 to end the antipoll-tax measure as a new session looms to rewrite Senate rules. Leaders pledged to curb filibusters, allowing debate limits on speeches to prevent future talkathons. Wayne Morse closed the long filibuster for federal civil rights bills amid Southern opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dixie
Senate
Texas
Congress
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Sun Honor Roll Grows at The Sun This Week
The Sun reports a rise in its honor roll this week with many subscribers renewed thanks to monthly notices. New names added include H. Brodhead R. D. England Mrs. E. Pat Emmett W. K. Alexander and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
H. Brodhead R. D. England
E. Pat Emmett
W. K. Alexander
Homer Melton Jr. M
Cotton price support rate set at 28.79 cents
The Agriculture Department announced that 1948 crop cotton will be supported at 28.79 cents per pound for base grade seven eighths inch mid staple. This compares to 26.49 cents for 1947. The rate equals 30.74 cents per pound for 15/16 inch middling used by markets.
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Wshington
Agriculture Department
Johnson attacks Stevenson over Taft Hartley stance
U S senator candidate Lyndon Johnson accuses opponent Coke Stevenson of avoiding a clear position on the Taft Hartley act. Johnson warns of a sharp campaign fight, saying he will brand Stevenson in Texas as the runoff moves forward.
Grayson Democrats Endorse Truman and Back Nominees
Grayson County Democrats at Sherman voted to stay with the Democratic ticket and oppose the civil rights program. They adopted six resolutions, including support for the party nominee, unit voting, and the push for family relations courts and a secret ballot. Delegates to the Fort Worth state meeting were listed from Whitewright and nearby communities.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Harry S. Truman
Fort Worth
National Party
Truman
Resolutions Committee
Harry Glidden
Denison Fifth Ward
Glidden
Denison League of Woman Voters
Texas
R. M. Carter
Carter
Whitewright
R. H. Neathery
C. J. Kaiser
John A. Ray
F. M. Echols
E. M. Badgett
Robert Doss
Byron Caraway
W. E. LaRoe
Edwin Badgett
R. D. Maddux
Little Rock Farm Meeting Postponed
The farm meeting at the Little Rock school house southwest of Whitewright was postponed due to illness in the community. Sponsored by Whitewright merchants and the Little Rock Home Demonstration Club, the event was to be held Monday night, August 2.
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Little Rock School House
Whitewright
Merchants of
Little Rock Home
Whitewright Exes Hold Reunion At San Angelo Aug
Former Whitewright residents from West Texas gathered in San Angelo for a weekend reunion at the Cactus Hotel. The event was organized by B P Sam Brents with help from George O Fatty Looney Dr Jack Spindle Joe Weldon Carr and Jim Lindsey. Attendees included Lester M Short Elbert Nichols Earl Davenport Willie Moore John McGaughey Ralph Ashlock John R Holcomb Earl Wilson and Ewell Bradley among others.
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San Angelo
West Texas
Grayson County
Cactus Hotel
B. P
Sam) Brents
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Brents
George O
Fatty) Looney
National Paint Company
Jack Spindle
Joe Weldon Carr
Jim Lindsey
Lester M. Short
Midland
Elbert Nichols
Odessa
Earl Davenport
Dallas
Willie Moore
Winters
John McGaughey
Albany
Ralph Ashlock
Baird
John R. Holcomb
Plainview
Earl Wilson
Lubbock
Ewell Bradley
Shamrock
Governor Catches Fish Refuses Political Debate
CORPUS CHRISTI. Governor Jester caught a sailfish off Port Aransas in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday but would not discuss politics. Asked about the Lyndon Johnson-Coke Stevenson Senate runoff, he said he had won his race and left others to worry about theirs. He fished from the Texan of Galveston yacht owned by Mace Stewart.
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Corpus Christi
Jester
Port Aransas
Gulf of Mexico
Publishers Say Crime Comics Are For Adults
New York report shows Detroit and Indianapolis police banning crime comics while publishers defend works as adult and harmless. Prosecutor McNally notes inquiry started with a toy gun case and led to censoring 36 titles. One publisher seeks a hearing for Gangbuster Comics as public response is largely favorable.
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New York
Detroit
Indianapolis
James N. McNally
MecNally
al Feeney
Mr. McNally
National Comics Group
Gangbuster Comics
Havana Tops World with Thirty Three Radio Stations
Havana leads with 33 radio stations, the most of any city worldwide. Children enjoy animal shaped toast with jelly and hot milk poured over the top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Stevenson Says Foreign Policy Not An Issue In Runoff
U S Senatorial candidate Luke Stevenson told Texans not to inject politics into foreign policy saying the issue is not political. He voiced this in a runoff radio address after visiting Washington officials to hear their views and disavowed CIO support citing weak performance in CIO-influenced areas.
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Austin
U. S
Luke Stevenson
Stevenson
Washington
CIO
Texas
Texas to Put Presidential Candidates on Ballot for First Time
Austin reports that the November ballot will list only the names of presidential and vice presidential candidates, not Texas electors, under a 1945 law. Democratic candidates Truman and Barkley are certified. Republicans have not yet submitted certificates. Wallace and Taylor may appear if certified. The law shapes how electors are chosen and listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
United States
Paul H. Brown
National Democratic Committee
Harry S. Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Brown
Republicans
Walladieres
Henry A. Wallace
Glen Taylor
Idaho
State Committee
Butchers Soon Will Be In Back Room
The National Retail Meat Dealers Association heard a forecast that butchers would move into the back room within five years. Wilbert W. Poloff of Wausau Wisconsin told retailers meat would be attractively displayed and wrapped in cellophane. He said each shopkeeper would cut and package meat in the back room while customers self serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Retail Meat Dealers Association
Wilbert W. Poloff
Wausau
Wis
Poloff
Better Not Wear It Round Midland
Tulsa Oklahoma report notes Texas sheriff sought a summer 10 galloner hat made only in Oklahoma. Sheriff Ed Darnell of Midland and Tulsa Sheriff George Blaine arranged a brown Panama four inch brim purchase from a local factory. News tips requested by The Sun.
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Tulsa
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
Ed Darnell
Midland
Darnell
George Blaine
State Seeks Bids for Whitewright Ida Sherman Road Project
The State Highway Department invites bids on grading and drainage for Farm Highway 697 from Whitewright through Ida to Sherman totaling 16 miles. The August bid package covers 186 miles of new construction with an estimated $2,889,000. Of this, $1,616,000 funds farm to market roads and $1,273,000 funds primary highway improvements. Right of way for the Whitewright Sherman segment was secured months ago with fences moved back on the old road.
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State Highway Department
Whitewright
Ida
Sherman
Whitewright- Sherman
Lake Texoma Drives Park Visitor Record Rise
National Park Service reports a 227 percent June jump in recreational visitors, led by Lake Texoma area across Oklahoma and Texas. Nine month totals opened Oct 1 show 1,328,123 visitors. June saw 1,482,978, down 6,136 from June 1947. Carl Bad Caverns 247,854, up 16,491.
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Washington
National Park Service
Lake Texoma
Oklahoma
Texas
Park Service
National Parks
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Prohibitionists to Pick Texas Ticket at State Convention
Texas prohibitionists may select a slate for state offices for the first time since 1916. State Chairman Gerald Overholt of Houston said candidates will be chosen at the state convention opening next Monday at the Houston YMCA. Speakers include Rev. Sam Morris and Virgil C. Fennell, national chairman, with 23 Texas electors to be chosen for November’s ballot. Claude A. Watson, Los Angeles, is the presidential nominee and Dale H. Learn, Pennsylvania, the vice presidential nominee.
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Houston
Texas
Gerald Overholt
Overholt
Sam Morris
San Antonio
Virgil C. Fennell
Winona Lake
Ind
Prohibition Party
Claude A. Watson
Los Angeles
Dale H. Learn
Pennsylvania
Boy Sells First Bale of Cotton in Dallas for $853.20
Speer Waldrum of Seagoville, 13, sold Dallas County first bale of the season at the Dallas Cotton Exchange. The 570 pound bale fetched 1.50 a pound, totaling 853.20, marking him the youngest farmer to sell a bale on the exchange floor and achieving the county’s top price in twenty years.
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Boy
Dallas
Dallas Cotton Exchange
Dallas County
Speer Waldrum
Seagoville
Speer
Karl Hunt
A. Edgar Kucera
Defrosting Tips and Decathlon Definition
The note explains that just defrosting a refrigerator is insufficient and urges thorough cleaning with soap and water inside and out after each defrost. It also defines a decathlon as an athletic competition featuring ten events.
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the Sun
Jonson
Lyndon Johnson
Coke Stevenson
Johnson
Center
Grayson Democrats
H. R. Bone
Committee On Delegates
Bone
Little Rock Farm
Whitewright Exes
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