Craigs to Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Craig will observe their golden wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at on West Main Street. They wed fifty years ago at Bells and lived in Whitewright before moving to Sherman area. They have six children: Clyde, Mrs. Charles White, Cecil, Mrs. Clara Myrick, Mrs. Helen Greenway, and Capt. Homer Craig.
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M. T. Craig
West Main Street
Bells
Whitewright
Craig
W. H. Montgomery
Clyde Craig
Charles White
Cecil Craig
Joplin
Clara Myrick
Helen Greenway
Sherman
Homer Craig
Whitewright PTA Meeting Set for Tuesday Program
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 10, in the Grammar School auditorium. Seventh grade Christmas carols will be presented under Mrs. Sarah Kilgree. Mrs. W. A. Erwin will speak. All school patrons are invited.
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Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
Sarah Kilgree
W. A. Erwin
Baptists Plan Beeville College Site and Radio Network
Texas Baptist General Convention executive board votes to lease 1060 acres near Beeville for a four year college at $1 yearly with Navy approval and spend 350000 for building improvements. A holding committee will determine affiliation. Board also authorizes 175000 reserve for a Baptist FM radio network with HQ in Dallas and 14 cities applying. FCC franchise needed. service not to begin for about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas Baptist General Convention Executive Board
Beeville
Bee County
Baptist
Pacific and
George Mason
FM Network
A. Alton Reed
Radio Committee
Federal Communications Commission
Reed
Texas farming hits billion dollar income in 10 months
The Bureau of Business Research reports Texas farm cash income reached about 1.019 billion dollars through October, up from 915 million in the same period last year. October income totaled 221.5 million, a 64 percent rise from September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Bureau of Business Research
OPA Extends 2 Sugar Stamps for Home Canning
Washington OPA extended for 30 days the use of sugar ration stamps 9 and 10 issued for home canning. The two stamps, set to expire November 30, remain valid for five pounds of sugar each through December 31, according to OPA.
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Washington
OPA
Ready to Walk But Breaks Leg in Accident
Mrs. Rena Dixon of Laconia New Hampshire, 25, who was set to take her first steps Saturday after three years of infantile paralysis treatment, fractured her leg when her husband Theodore Dixon's car struck a pole. Theodore, 29, suffered a possible nasal fracture.
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Boston
Rena Dixon
Laconia
N. H
Theodore Dixon
Sideline Jackets Presented Tigers
Mrs. Paul Ryon funded and organized 24 sideline jackets for the Whitewright High School Tigers after seeing players lack a blanket on the bench. Jackets cost 206.40 dollars and were given to the team to start the next season. The Tigers had injuries late in the season but beat Van Alstyne 6 to 0 on Thanksgiving, earning local appreciation.
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Paul Ryon
Whitewright
Tigers
van Alstyne
American Legion Fourth District Convention at Honey Grove
The Fourth District American Legion of Texas holds its annual Fall Convention Sunday December 8 at Honey Grove High School. Forest Stephenson of Rockwall presides with Rufus Shelton Post 247 hosting. Delegates register from 10 am, a WWI and WWII memorial service is at 11, luncheon at noon, business session at 1:30 pm focusing on district membership, with Ladies Auxiliary meeting separately. Adjournment late afternoon.
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Honey Grove
Fourth District of the
American Legion
Department of Texas
Legion
Forest Stephenson
Rockwall
Rufus Shelton
Sun Honor Roll Adds Hundreds as Sun Subscriptions Grow
The Sun reports December and January renewals will surge as these months traditionally drive subscriptions. A yearlong gift to The Sun offers fifty two weekly issues, with many new names joining the honor roll including L. H. Grammer, Miss Sallye Hamilton, Lt. Philip Earnheart, and J. R. Oliver, among others.
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Sun
W. L. Smith
Ben Dyer
R. B. Matthews
J. R. Oliver
B. H. Bowman
O. L. Henry
1286 Flu Cases In Texas Reported
AUSTIN influenza was Texas most widely spread malady at week’s end. Health officers reported 1,286 new cases for the week, lifting the year total to 73 320. Polio added twenty new cases this week, bringing the 1946 total to 947 cases.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
Whitewright Merchants Oppose Sale of Fireworks
A Whitewright Booster Club petition signed by merchants and citizens urges no sale of fireworks and full support to stop firecracker shoots in the business district. Signatories include Earl Blanton M B Hasty J O Wallace M D Williams R P Childress and others from local shops and services. The notice appears in The Whitewright Sun.
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Whitewright Booster Club
Whitewright
Rail and Mail Service Slashed To Conserve Coal
Washington imposes nationwide embargo on railroad freight with vital goods allowed. parcel post limited to five pounds during peak Christmas season. passenger mileage on coal burning trains cut 25 percent. ICC cites emergency and aims to conserve coal amid strike. exemptions cover food fuel medical supplies newspapers and magazines. Some shipments exempt and local permits to be issued. Warren C Kendall named general permit agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Express
Office of Defense Transportation
Association of American Railroads
ICC
Warren C. Kendall
Kendall
Car Service
The
Railroad Association
Parcel Post
Soviet Union Drops Veto in Arms Disarmament Push
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov announced Moscow would not veto disarmament enforcement. The UN committee formed a twenty nation subcommittee to draft a General Assembly resolution backing general arms reduction and outlawing atomic weapons. The plan also bars vetoes and requires international inspection once pacts are in place.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
United Nations
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Moscow
General Assembly
United States
Great Britain
U S Alone Can Start War Expert Says
Cleveland report cites Dr Aa Allen Bates saying the United States with atomic bombs and a large production base is the only power able to start a war. He warns Russia cannot match American efforts for generations and urges withholding manufacturing secrets. Bates also notes rough weapon specs and stockpile estimates.
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Cleveland
United States
Aa Allen Bates
Bates
Russia
Germany
U.S
Sugar supply at risk in Idaho beet plants loss fear
Coeur d Alene Idaho Grange Master E T Taylor telegraphed the Solid Fuels Administration that unless enough coal is allocated to Idaho sugar beet plants 11 000 000 pounds of sugar may be lost.
Nation's Cotton Balance Down
AUSTIN A balance of 12 810 000 bales of cotton for the nation as of Nov 1 was indicated on the balance sheet released by the University of Texas. The balance is 28 percent below last year and nearly 40 percent under the November 1938 peak. Consumption and exports run ahead of last year at over 100 000 bales a month. Dr A B Cox says future price moves will hinge on demand and general business conditions.
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Cox
Texas Motorists Pay 36 Percent of State Taxes
Texas motorists account for 36.36 percent of state taxes, with vehicle owners paying $74,667,696 in taxes and licenses last fiscal year. The state tax bill totals $205,369,695. The State Highway Department allocates $20 million yearly from state and federal funds to a three year farm to market road improvement program. The plan aims to have 62 percent of Texas farm dwellings within one mile of an all weather road and 74 percent within two miles.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Research Institute
State Highway Department
Institute
Lake Texoma Declared Navigable and Regulated
Lake Texoma has been ruled navigable and subject to federal Coast Guard regulations. A survey will be conducted soon, with station setup for patrols. All vessels must be registered and comply with safety equipment rules, including whistles, fog signals, life preservers, and pilots where required.
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Coast Guard
Wyatt Quits Post Over Housing For Veterans Policy
Washington reports Wilson Wyatt resigned as head of the housing for veterans program after a tense White House meeting with President Truman. Wyatt objected to the RFCs refusal to grant large loans for makers of prefabricated houses, lamenting a banking as usual stance amid a housing shortage.
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Washington
Wilson Wyatt
Truman
Wyatt
RFC
Porter predicts gradual price drop next year
OPA chief Paul A. Porter, speaking after leaving his post, said the public can expect a gradual return to lower prices beginning early next year. He cited likely reductions in family food costs and declines in inflated prices for clothing and other necessities and some durable goods.
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Washington
Paul A. Porter
OPA
Election Contest Filed in Sherman
H C McKinney the Democratic nominee for Grayson County Precinct 4 filed an election contest in Fifty-Ninth District Court challenging the November vote totals in Pottsboro and other boxes. He alleges irregularities including improper ballot handling and illegally cast votes, naming judges and locations such as Pottsboro, Preston Bend, Gordonville and Red Branch, with Guilloud declared winner 591 to 424. Saunders Freels, McKinney’s attorney, seeks an early court setting.
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H.C
Cecil) McKinney
Grayson County
Precinct 4
Henry Guillaud
Fifty-Ninth District
Ww. C. Dowdy
Guilloud
McKinney
Georgetown
Pottsboro
Eugene McAden
Gordonville
A. S. Brown
John Jacobs
Guillaud
Preston Bend
Red Branch
Ed Allen
Clay Kennon
Saunders Freels
Dowdy
Bonham Law Firm
Cunningham, Lipscomb and Cole
Fines for Lewis and UMW Spark Wide Contempt Fight
In Washington John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers face hefty fines after a courtroom clash over a fourteen day strike in the soft coal mines now in government possession. Judge Goldsborough warned of further contempt actions if the strike persists as government moves toward a ruling that may declare the strike illegal. In Pittsburgh miners react with anger and defiance, gathering in towns and taverns as news spreads of the penalties and the judge’s admonitions.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
AFL
Goldsborough
Republic
Labor
Justice Department
Justice Department Recommended Against It. Asst
John F. Sennett
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Uniontown
William Hines
District 4
UMW
Laundry That Is Laundry Chicago Pullman Blues
Pullman Company officials show sympathy for housewives suffering washboard blues. Last year the laundry totaled 216,782,000 pieces of linen handled by the Pullman laundry service.
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Chicago
Pullman Company
Pullman
Thompson Endogies Use of Inch Lines
Carthage reports Railroad Commissioner Ernest O. Thompson endorsing the Little and Big Inch pipelines to supply Texas gas to the coal-starved North and East. He hopes the pipe lines will form an outlet for gas, increasing its value and preventing venting into the air.
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Carthage
Ernest O. Thompson
Thompson
Aggies Plan Baby Show at College Station
Texas A M College announces a baby show on December 8 inviting campus children under five. Fathers must be regular students, with the event sponsored by the Brazos County A M Mothers Club and the A M Ex Servicemen's Wives Club. The babies will be presented by student fathers and the King and Queen receive silver-loving cups.
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A. & M. Ex-Servicemen’s Wives Club
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American Legion Convention
Soviets
Lake Texoma
AFC Quartel
Porter
Franklin Forbes
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