Whitewright Primary Yields 290 Votes in Run-off
Whitewright voters cast 290 votes in the run-off primary on Saturday. Two local races decided: county attorney and precinct 2 commissioner. Nance 176 to Van Zandt 112. Jackson 180 to Bruce 108. Other results include Brooks 121 over Ramsey 162 for lieutenant governor and Wilson 153 to Dickson 117 for Supreme Court place 1.
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Whitewright
Murray H. Nance
Olan R. van Zandt
E. P. Jackson
Wayne Bruce
Denison
Pierce Brooks
Ben Ramsey
Supreme Court
Will Wilson
Fagan Dickson
Meade F. Griffin
George Harwood
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. A. Morrison
Bob Lattimore
Commissioner of Agriculture
John C. White
J. E. McDonald
Special Sound Film Show Sunday at Methodist Church
Rev. Ashley D. Jameson announces Chaplain Solon L. Cole of Perrin AFB will present the technicolor sound film Voices of the Deep at the 8 p.m. service Sunday. Produced by Moody Institute of Science, the film explains religion scientifically and was purchased by the Air Training Command for Air Force personnel. The Whitewright showing stems from Jameson's Perrin connection. Cole will add brief commentary after about 40 minutes.
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Ashley D. Jameson
First Methodist Church
Solon L. Cole
Perrin Air Force Base
Moody Institute of Science
Air Training Command
Air Force
Whitewright
Jameson
Chapplain
Cole
Heavy Sunday Rain Floods Whitewright Area
Whitewright and surrounding areas received heavy rainfall Sunday night with 2.42 inches measured at the city water plant. A local family, Floyd Bassett and wife with children Beverly Dixie and Jimmy, were trapped near Chinquapin Creek and rescued by a passing motorist. A newly built bridge was washed out by the downpour and a television antenna was damaged at the Blanton store.
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Whitewright
City
Floyd Bassett
Beverly
Dixie
Jimmy
Chinquapin Creek
Orangeville
Bassett
Ronald Vestal
Blanton
Youths to Receive Notice This Week in Grayson County
Sherman reports that 22 Grayson County men will receive draft notices this week. The first induction since January 1949 is set for September 22 in Dallas. Selection for the first group comes from 33 men accepted for the draft, with most inductees aged 24 and a sole 25-year-old in the first group.
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Sherman
United States
Grayson County
Dallas
Dorothy J. Barnes
Miss Barnes
Traffic fatalities in Texas rise 22 percent in 1950
Traffic fatalities in Texas are up 22 percent from last year with 196 deaths in July and 1 253 deaths for the year through July. DPS Director Homer Garrison Jr warns hazardous months lie ahead and says only a miracle could keep the 1950 toll below 2 400. Kentucky leads in native asphalt production.
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Austin
Texas
Homer Garrison Jr
Department of Public Safety
Garrison
N. K. Weener
Department
Home Freezer Demonstration Here Sept 6
A free demonstration on home freezing will be held at the C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co. store on Wednesday Sept. 6 at 3 p.m. Miss Lurene Randolph, an authority on preserving foods, will present the program with International Harvester Co. support. The event is free and open to all interested, highlighting home economy and practical freezing methods.
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C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co
Lurene Randolph
Whitewright
International Harvester Co
Jack Meador
Meador
International Harvester
Miss Randolph
TSCW
Tire Supply Is Plentiful Despite Rubber Rationing
U S government officials assured motorists that tires will remain plentiful despite a new 10 percent cut in new rubber use. Seasonal demand drop and plans for further curbs are noted, yet no wartime rationing is contemplated. civilian use to 90 000 tons monthly.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Fannin County Names Sheriff, Tax Collector
Sheriff Milam Anderson won the Democratic nomination for sheriff in the second primary with 3,729 votes against Stanton Clark. Manuel Brent led for county tax assessor collector with 3,638 votes, over Robert Dale by 16.
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Bonham
Milam Anderson
Manuel Brent
Sheriff Anderson
Stanton Clark
Brent
Robert Dale
Football Practice To Begin Friday For Whitewright Tigers
Whitewright High School assistant coach S T Montgomery Jr announces football practice starts Friday at 8 30 am for Tigers. The 10 game schedule includes home and away dates with Leonard Honey Grove Ladonia Plano Gunter Denison B Bells Pilot Point Whitesboro and Van Alstyne as conference and non conference games.
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S. T. Montgomery Jr
Whitewright High School Tigers
Gunter
Denison B
Bells
Pilot Point
Whitesboro
van Alstyne
Gospel Services Planned at Kentuckytown School
Therman Healy of the Whitewright Church of Christ announces a gospel series at the Kentuckytown schoolhouse from Friday September 1 to September 8. Services run daily at 7:30 p.m. with Healy preaching and the public invited.
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Therman Healy
Whitewright
UMT Bill In Storage After Truman Letter
Washington experts say President Truman put Universal Military Training in cold storage by stating no immediate action is needed. Senate committee plans to reconvene in closed session to decide future steps while a September travel deadline fuels hesitation.
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Washington
Truman
Tydings
D.-Md
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Deaths: John M. Wright 82 retired farmer and druggist
Funeral services were held at the First Methodist Church for John M. Wright 82 who died in a Sherman hospital after a two week illness. The late farmer and druggist was born January 17 1868 in Virginia and moved to Texas at 17. He worked in farming with his brother before entering the Bow Wright Drug Company for 13 years. He married Kate Russell in 1920 and lived on South Bond Street Whitewright. He was a Methodist. Survivors include his wife and several nephews and nieces.
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First Methodist
John M. Wright
Sherman
A. D. Jameson
Co. C. Childress
Oak Hill Cemetery
Earnheart
Mr. Wright
Virginia
William
Sarah Wright
Texas
Frank Wright
Whitewright
Kate Russell
South Bond Street
Wright
Bow-Wright Drug Company
Methodist Church
Funeral Rites Held for Minnie M. Carmack in Farmersville
Funeral services for Minnie M. Carmack aged 63 were held at 3 p m Friday at First Methodist Church Farmersville. Rev Felix Kindel and Rev M E Wyatt presided. Burial followed at IOOF Cemetery. She was born August 25 1886 in Ladonia daughter of T A and Martha Jane Baker and had lived in Farmersville 22 years. Survivors include her daughter Doris Carmack sister Mrs G M Storey and several nieces and nephews.
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First Methodist
Farmersville
Minnie M. Carmack
Martha Jane Hughes Baker
Doris Carmack
G. M. Storey
Wylie
Go Easy on Cigarettes Professor Advises
In Sydney Australia Dr S W Pennycuick a chemistry professor warns each cigarette costs three minutes of life and even he smokes 15 daily without inhaling He says 12 a day harms most people while over 20 may be risky and more than 30 invites trouble Olympic Park Washington suggests a contrasting wilderness note.
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Sydney
Australia
S. W. Pennycuick
Pennycuick
Truman sets Friday broadcast on leaner living and war powers
President Truman announces a Friday 8 p.m. CST broadcast to explain national hardship while Congress moves toward approval of the defense production act of 1950. He seeks $60 million to fund emergency controls and grants 10 months of wartime powers to manage scarce materials and credit.
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Washington
D. C
Truman
House
Senate
White House
Congress
Murphy to be Honored at ETSTC Memorial Stadium Dedication
Grayson County teacher James Harold Murphy, former Whitewright High School faculty member, will be honored at the dedication of East Texas State College Memorial Stadium. The $300000 stadium will host the East Texas State vs North Texas State football game and will include a bronze plaque listing 76 former students killed in World War II.
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East Texas State
North Texas State
East Texas Lions
East Texas State College
Memorial Stadium
Sun Honor Roll of Subscriptions Paid This Week
The Sun lists subscribers who paid this week including Dr. John D. Gleckler Mrs. W. A. Martin Mrs. Frank Armstrong O. E. Head C. K. Smith Mrs. W. T. Nicholson J. W. Neves Mrs. J. T. Holloway Walter H. Bogle Lee Norris Lester M. Short C. P. Dawson Forney Henry Drewie Caylor Harvey Stevens.
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Sun
John D. Gleckler
W. A. Martin
Frank Armstrong
O. E. Head
C. K. Smith
W. T. Nicholson J. W. Neves
J. T. Holloway
Walter H. Bogle Lee Norris Lester M. Short
C. P. Dawson Forney
Henry Drewie Caylor Harvey Stevens
Baked Potatoes Dug From Patch in New York Field
Joseph Nichol, a Livingston County potato grower near Springwater, digs spuds that were baked in the ground after a lightning strike with vines withering overnight. The potatoes were found in the patch ready to mash and eat.
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Springwater
N. Y
Livingston County
Joseph Nichol
When Not Loafing Cows Keep Busy
Wellington New Zealand scientists report on dairy cows observed over about 2,000 cow-days. In a 24 hour period a cow grazes 411 minutes and takes 2,400 bites at 50 per minute, loafs 195 minutes, lies down 520 minutes, and walks 3,038 yards.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Department of Agriculture
Catfish mix up leads to odd scene in Elkhart
In Elkhart Indiana a deputy warden accosted a 14 year old boy for possessing undersized bass. Conservation officers arrived and examined the evidence. A cat sat nearby washing its face where the bass string had been.
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Elkhart
Ind
Harold Hart
Virgil Searfoss
Whitewright Cubs Reach Midget League Finals
The Whitewright Cubs advance to the finals by beating Carpenter's Bluff two out of three in the Midget League playoffs. They will face Farmersville at 3 p.m. in Whitewright, with a possible third game in Farmersville if needed. Hampton Hull powered a 12–10 win at East Side Park and pitching was shared by Hayes Fletcher and Hull.
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Carpenter
Birdwell
Cubs
Farmersville
Denison East
Whitewright Plans Annual Holiday Observation
Whitewright businesses will suspend work on Labor Day as part of a yearly collective holiday. The article notes Thanksgiving as the next holiday to be observed by local businesses.
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Whitewright Business Houses
Farm Workers Now Covered by Social Security
About 850,000 agricultural workers are brought under Old-Age and Survivors Insurance under a new federal law. Regular farm hands earning at least 50 dollars per calendar quarter qualify, with coverage triggered by 60 days of service and 50 dollars earned, or 50 dollars in a following quarter after initial coverage. Domestic workers on farms also gain coverage.
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Ernest L. Tutt
Bureau of Old- Age and Survivors Insurance
Tutt
Hurricane Slams Gulf Coast Area Hits Gulf coast with deadly force
A powerful hurricane with 115 mph winds struck the Mississippi Alabama and Northwest Florida coast delivering a 11.6 foot tide. It killed 37 in Cuba and nine on the mainland with total damage estimated at 1.5 million dollars and warnings of further coastal impact near Mobile and Pensacola.
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New Orleans
Florida
Gulf
Santa Rosa Island
Fla
Pensacola
Mobile
Ala
Cuba
Louisiana
Mississippi
First Agricultural Fair Originated by Alkanah Watson
The first agricultural fair in New York State traces back to 1819, proposed by Albany resident Alkanah Watson who originated the idea and held the event.
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New York
Alkanah Watson
Albany
Water-Sewer Bond Election In Whitewright Tomorrow
Whitewright voters head to the polls Friday for the third time in two weeks to decide on 53500 waterworks and sewer bonds. Of this, 40000 funds general improvements to waterworks and 13500 repairs to the sanitary sewer system. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at City Hall with May as presiding judge and Vestal, Caraway, and Mrs. Alexander as clerks. Mayor Summers warns a failed standpipe could raise insurance rates from 16 to 50 cents.
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Whitewright
R. H. May
R. C. Vestal
B. R. Caraway
L. E. Alexander
R. R. Summers
Local Pastor Receives Gratitude Letter From Premont Couple
Rev and Mrs Almus D Jameson of Premont thank Whitewright readers for kindness shown to their son Rev Ashley D Jameson and his family during Mrs Jamesons illness. They praise Whitewright residents for flowers gifts and post cards and commend the town’s American citizenship.
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Sun
Almus D. Jameson
Premont
Ashley D. Jameson
First Methodist Church
Mr. Doss
Jameson
Whitewright
County Run Off Totals Show Nance Wins County Attorney Post
Complete county returns from Sherman area run off confirm Murray H. Nance defeats Olan Van Zandt by 484 votes for county attorney. Grayson County results list White over McDonald for agriculture, Brooks over Ramsey for lieutenant governor, and judges Dickson, Griffin over Wilson, Harwood respectively. State returns name Ramsey over Brooks for lieutenant governor and Wilson over Dickson for Place 1 justice.
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Murray H. Nance
Sherman
Olan van Zandt
Grayson County
Nance
van Zandt
White
McDonald
Brooks
Ramsey
Dickson
Wilson
Griffin
Harwood
Jackson
Bruce
Ben Ramsey
Pierce Brooks
Will Wilson
Fagan Dickson
Meade Griffin
George Harwood
Commissioner of Agriculture
John C. White
J. E. McDonald
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. A. Morrison
R. L. Lattimore
September Draft Call Sets 2513 Draftees for Texas Inductions
State Selective Service announces the first local board quotas for a September induction of 2,513 draftees. Inductions will occur in Texas from September 18 to 22 and again September 26 to 30. Local boards include McKinney Denton Bonham Sherman Greenville Paris Gainesville with dates in mid to late September.
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Austin
Selective Service
Texas
McKinney
Denton
Bonham
Sherman
Greenville
Paris
Gainesville
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Kentucky
Miss Lurene Randolph
U.S
Fannin County
Kentuckytown
Olympic Park
State of
Pacific Northwest
J. H. Murphy
WHS
ETSTC
Whitewright Cubs
Gulf Coast Area
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