Christmas Outdoor Lighting Winners Are Announced
An out of town committee of five toured Whitewright recognizing four prize winners for Christmas lighting. O G Alexander won 7.50 for a nativity scene front door followed by Floyd Bassett 5.00 for a Santa ladder display, Mrs W A Kirkpatrick and Vera Hickman a table lamp for Santa door serving as entrance, and Joe Johnson Jewelry a 2 50 show window prize.
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Whitewright
Homer Sears
Bells Highway
O. G. Alexander
Bethel Highway
Bob Sears
James Bryant
Craig’s
Floyd Bassett
Spruce Street
Santa Claus
Basset
Community Public Service Company
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Vera Hickman
Joe Johnson
Earl Blanton
Friday Literary Club Garden Committee
Club
Chamber of Commerce
Claud Lackey
Carl Odle
Si Luby
Tom Bean
Ernest Lilley
Cecil Hardy
Denison
Sun Honor Roll Adds Wide Range of Subscribers This Week
The Sun lists new honor roll members including Mrs J C Waldrop and Dr John A Ray plus many others. Subscriptions nearing renewal before January 1 total around 200 expiring, with gifts common this year and seven new subscriptions from a single family.
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Sun
the Sun
J. C. Waldrop
R. H. DeBerry
D. C. Hassler
T. A. Watkins
H. O. Miller
John A. Ray
W. O. Houston
Sarah Kilgree
Lora M. Bowden
Clark Morgan T. B. Blanton
S. T. Montgomery
W. N. Stone
L. L. Boyd
O. A. Huseman
Frances Hepburn
Paul Cook
J. S. Whitworth
Ben Dyer
Theodore Hill Weldon Ingram
Grady Young
M. B. Bryant
Robert A. Jones
W. S. Schollenburger
Olivia Whedbee
J. C. Gaines
L. Henry
O. M. Durham
Jack Robbins
E. E. Benson
Clarence Ashlock
R. R. Switala
Anna
Funeral Tears Reveal Family Ties at Kaplan Service
The funeral drew many mourners as Kaplan sobbed, claiming the rich man present was not a relative. Greenberg remarks on the apparent kinship, while Kaplan insists the tears come from loss and emotion, not blood ties.
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Kaplan
Greenberg
Early Egyptian wine production traced to 2400 B C
Archaeologists note wine making in Egypt as early as 2400 B C with evidence of viticulture and production practices. The finding highlights ancient agricultural sophistication and trade networks in the Nile region.
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Egypt
Salvation Army Seeks Coffee for Christmas Boxes
A Salvation Army representative in Sherman reported increased demand for Christmas boxes and urged Whitewright residents to donate pound cans of coffee. Volunteers should bring coffee to the city office by Saturday noon. up to eighty cans may be used in Whitewright.
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Salvation Army of Sherman
Whitewright
Section
Salvation Army
Bank Employees Given Bonus At First National Bank
Directors voted to award all bank staff a bonus equal to ten percent of their salaries as Christmas gifts. The total bonus is about 1300 dollars. The bank has given a bonus for several years.
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First National Bank
Central Christian Church Building Undergoes Major Improvements
Carpenters are at work on extensive improvements to the Central Christian Church building. The project, costing about $2,500, includes leveled floors, insulating tile on walls and ceiling, repainting, interior refinishing, and additional upgrades.
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Central Christian Church
Cadiz, Spain Preserves Its 3,000-Year Identity
The historic port city of Cadiz in southwestern Spain has retained its name and identity for roughly three millennia, marking continuity from ancient Phoenician settlement to present day. The claim highlights Cadiz as one of the world's oldest towns with a continuous name.
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Cadiz
Spain
Prentiss Compton Buys Interest In L LaRoe Co
W E LaRoe reports Prentiss Compton of Sherman has acquired an interest in L LaRoe Co and will be connected with the company after January. Compton, born in Whitewright, has 12 years with Lingo Leeper Lumber at Sherman. Mrs Compton is Dorothy Tate from Desert south of Whitewright. They have three daughters and plan to move to Whitewright mid January and build a home there.
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W. E. LaRoe
L. LaRoe & Company
Prentiss Compton
Sherman
Compton
Whitewright
Lingo-Leeper Lumber Company
LaRoe
Christmas Mail At Local Post Office Ahead of Last Year
Royce Jones reports the local post office is ahead of last year in holiday mail with receipts over last year’s on the Monday close. Christmas greeting cards drive the boost while parcel post also runs strong. Sunday hours apply on Christmas Day and a holiday is observed on Monday with rural carriers off.
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Royce Jones
the Sun
Jones
Noah Reaches 600 Years Old at Ark Completion
The biblical record notes Noah was six hundred years old when the ark was completed marking a pivotal moment in early humanity.
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Noah
Earth shines in moon’s viewpoint as seen from lunar stance
To a person on the moon the earth would glow brightly, mirroring how the moon shines for people on earth, illustrating celestial reflection from opposite vantage points.
Christmas Morning Worship at First Methodist Church
The First Methodist Church in Whitewright invites all to a Christmas morning 11 o clock service with Rev Almus D. Jameson delivering The Prince of Peace. Mrs J J Petrash will sing Sweet Little Jesus Boy and the choir will render Christmas music.
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First Methodist Church
Whitewright
Almus D. Jameson
J. J. Petrash
Jesus Boy
McMurry College
Abilene
Naylor Company
San Antonio
Ashley D. Jameson
Cottonseed Price Support Extended to Feb Fifteenth
The Agriculture Department extended its price support purchases for the 1949 cottonseed to February 15 due to unprecedented yields delaying harvest and ginning. The extension covers price support only and not the loan program. Largest reptile in the U S is the alligator.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Population of China Estimated at 463 Million in 1948
The Britannica Book of the Year notes China’s population surpassed 463 million in 1948, reflecting postwar demographic trends and geographic scale across the nation.
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China
Farmers Urged to Protect Rural Roads by Grayson County
Grayson County Commissioners Court issued an appeal urging citizens especially farmers to protect the road system. The resolution notes terrace construction diverting drainage into highways, plowing across road ditches, driving with unprotected machinery, and dumping trash on shoulders. It warns violations carry state-law fines and asks agents to enforce road safety.
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Grayson County Commissioners’ Court
Soil Conservation Offices
Denison Nativity Scene Draws 500 Cars to Roadside Display
The county built an auxiliary road to a nativity scene near Denison, conceived by Dallas Holliman and K J Mills. Set up at Holliman's home two miles west, about 500 cars passed the opening night. A neon star beacon and a twenty one gun salute to the flag marked the display.
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Denison
Dallas Holliman
K. J. Mills
Holliman
Santa Claus Arrives in Whitewright Saturday Morning
Old Santa visits Whitewright at 10 30 a m Saturday in a parade through the business section. Findley Haile will fly him there if weather allows otherwise Santa arrives by car. Prizes totaling 140 00 in cash plus a 50 prize and several 20 10 and 5 awards will be given by local merchants at 3 p m. A free electric refrigerator radio and mixer will be awarded by the American Legion at 4 p m from the former M and M Dress Shop location.
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Santa Claus
Whitewright
Findley Haile
Santa
American Legion
Whitewright Observes Holiday Schedule After Christmas
Whitewright will observe Monday, December 26 as a holiday since Christmas falls on Sunday. Local business houses adopted a yearly list including New Year’s Day Memorial Day July Fourth Labor Day Thanksgiving and Christmas. The first Monday after New Year’s Day will be a holiday with the next following on Memorial Day May 30.
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Whitewright
Whitewright Votes to Cut Cotton Acreage for 1950
Whitewright residents approved a 105 to 7 action to reduce cotton plantings for 1950 and Grayson County totals show 86 percent backing the cut. A 20-state referendum backed prewar marketing quotas to curb unmarketable surpluses. Cotton quotas last used in 1941 and 1942 before wartime suspension. The program aims to limit plantings to 21 million acres, about 23 percent below current levels, targeting roughly 12 million bales rather than 16 million.
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Whitewright and Section
Grayson County
Agriculture Department
Dixieland
The Most Dangerous Christmas Tree Warning Card
A public safety notice warns of high fire risk from saturated Christmas trees and offers tips to prevent house fires. It stresses choosing smaller trees, keeping distance from heat sources, using U S labeled wiring, disposing of wrapping promptly, avoiding candles, and not leaving lights on unattended. It ends with a note about atmospheric illusion of the moon.
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