No Action Taken On Housing Project For Whitewright
About a dozen Whitewright residents and three Howe residents attended a mass meeting at City Hall to hear Willis Duff of the Bonham low rent housing project discuss a potential Whitewright site. City officials have not decided on an application, Duff outlined how the program works, including 40 year bonds and government subsidies to keep rents affordable for low income families.
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Whitewright
Howe
City Hall
Willis Duff
Bonham
Mr. Duff
R. R. Summers
Summers
the Sun
City Commission
Duff
Deaths D Funeral services for John Morton Ashinhurst
Funeral services for John Morton Ashinhurst 62 were held at Pilot Grove Baptist Church with Rev. R L Stanley and Rev Howard McSpedden officiating. Burial followed in Pilot Grove Cemetery. He died Tuesday morning of a heart attack at his Pilot Grove home. Survivors include four sons four daughters two brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Morton Ashinhurst
Pilot Grove Baptist Church
R. L. Stanley
Howard McSpedden
Pilot Grove Cemetery
Earnheart
James H. Gosnell
Bob Andrew
Bob Cawthon
Will Scoggins
Harrison Vandagriff
Ralph McKinney
Ashinhurst
Baptist Church
J. M. Ashinhurst Jr
Vernon Ashinhurst
Whitewright
Route 1
Argus Ashinhurst
Fort Worth
Lindy Ashinhurst
Dallas
Paige Flanery
Lorena McKinney
van Alstyne
Udell Skipworth
Tom Bean
Mattie Siegenthaler
Denver
Colo
Joe Ashinhurst
Jim Ashinhurst
Cannie Binion
Slaton
Ella Garland
Cora Sparks
Sherman
Funeral services held for Bobby Joe Judkins 6
Funeral services were conducted at the First Methodist Church for Bobby Joe Judkins six who died from skull fractures after being struck by a truck near Cage Elementary School in Houston. He had recently moved with his mother from Whitewright to Houston. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with pallbearers from his schoolmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Joe Judkins
First Methodist Church
Ashley D. Jameson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Barnheart
Bobby Joe
Philip Hoover
Dirk Jameson
Gayle Ford
Russell May
Billy McDowell
Tim McCoy
Joe Dan Cummings
Mark Ayres
Jimmy Bassett
Bobby Caldwell
Royce Roberts
Bobby Gentry
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Houston
Cage
Whitewright
E. J. Judkins
Indianapolis
Ind
Ruth Judkins
Pearl Hickson
Jim Judkins
van Alstyne
Funeral for C. D. McMillin Held in Slaton Baptist Church
Funeral services were held at 3 p m Friday Jan 26 for C D McMillin 46 farmer of Lorenzo Texas who died from injuries in a tractor accident Jan 13. Burial was in Englewood Cemetery Slaton with survivors including wife a stepson his father Joe Dan McMillin Wyandotte Michigan three brothers two sisters and numerous nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. McMillin
Farmer
Lorenzo
Texas
Slaton Baptist Church
Englewood Cemetery
Slaton
Joe Dan McMillin
Wyandotte
Mich
Leon McMillin
W. H. McMillin
Horace McMillin
Great Bend
Kan
Loreen Hitt
Route 4
Lubbock
Inez Pierce
Whitewright
Burglars Hit Hi Way Grocery And Dixon Service Stn
Thieves burglarized the Hi Way Grocery and Dixon Service Station north of the Y on Tuesday night. Entry at the grocery was made by prying the door. at the station a broken window was opened. Little was stolen, with pennies and coffee taken at the grocery and pennies and cigarettes taken at the service station per J H Gosnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi-Way Grocery
Dixon
J. H. Gosnell
Government Thaws Wage Freeze in Coal Miners' Strike Era
The government partly lifts its wage freeze allowing a $1.60 daily rise for John L. Lewis 445000 coal miners and other unions agreeing to pre freeze raises. An Agriculture Department report warns foods may rise 5 to 200 percent before controls, with oranges up to 200 percent and butter milk up 10 percent.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Agriculture Department
Office of Price Stabilization
Office of
Economic Stabilization Agency
Sun Honor Roll
Frigid weather and a blizzard delayed subscription renewals with many payments arriving Friday and Saturday. Acknowledged payers include W. T. Farrow D. M. Taylor Caleb Thornhill Alva Blacker M. B. Bryant Mrs. Jim Brown J. E. Ross J. E. Ross Jr. F. C. Williams Mrs. Edgar Ayers Myrtle Menasco N L Bennett Mrs W E Rice Joe Hamilton Lee Wilson R C Norris John Trammel Mrs Lynn Cooper Paul Taylor Herman Bedford Grady Gillett Thomas Gillett C V Wilder Harold Thornhill
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Ing
W. T. Farrow
D. M. Taylor
Caleb Thornhill
Alva Blacker
M. B. Bryant
Jim Brown
J. E. Ross
J. E. Ross Jr
F. C. Williams
Edgar Ayers
Myrtle Menasco
L. Bennett
W. E., Rice
Joe Hamilton Lee Wilson
R. C. Norris
John Trammel
Lynn Cooper
Paul Taylor
Herman Bedford Grady Gillett Thomas Gillett Co
V. Wilder
Harold Thornhill
Table Leftovers Needed By Birds
State Education Commissioner J. W. Edgar urged the public to feed birds during icy weather. He said school children and others can help by leaving table scraps, as ice and snow cover their normal food sources.
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J. W. Edgar
Edgar
Investigators Sleep In Lackland Tents
Twenty thousand new recruits at Lackland Air Force Base endure subfreezing nights in tents as four Johnson subcommittee investigators join the crowd. The team will report findings later. officials deny widespread malnutrition or death, noting tents are the only available housing for about half the base’s 40,000 recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackland Air Force Base
Air Force
Lackland Field
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Lackland
Senator Johnson
New Jersey
Bells Methodists Seek Mile of Dollars for Rebuilding
Bells Methodist Church in Bells plans a mile long chain of autographed dollar bills to raise funds after a Thanksgiving fire destroyed the building. Rev. Baxton Bryant leads the effort with faith kicks from Rev. Ashley Jameson and First Methodist of Whitewright. Total cost is $30,000. insurance was $5,000. $15,000 already raised and $15,000 more sought. The mile will run on a state highway, about $2 per foot, with rolls of $400. Brownsville founded by General Zachary Taylor in 1846.
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Sun
Bells
Bells Methodist Church
Baxton Bryant
Ashley D. Jameson
First Methodist Church
Whitewright
Bryant
Deduction Clause Removed In Storm Loss Policies
Texas insurance commissioners ended the $100 deductible on storm policies with new nondeductible options for all but 28 Gulf Coast counties. A $50 farm building deduction remains. Commissioners Butler Brown and Gibbs supported the change as long storms plague the coast since 1946.
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Austin
George B. Butler
Paul H. Brown
J. P. Gibbs
Texas
Commission
Gulf Coast
Chambers of Commerce
Brown
Use Second Gear Going Down Hill In Icy Weather
Col Homer Garrison Jr of the Texas DPS advises careful driving on ice. He urges second gear for starting stopping and hill descent to avoid skids, noting 69 feet to stop on packed snow and 169 feet on glare ice.
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Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Garrison
Trenton High Gym Burns After Afternoon Fire
A fire at Trenton High School destroyed the gymnasium with an estimated loss of 40 000 dollars. Authorities say a faulty hot water heater in the lunchroom at the rear started the blaze around 5 p m. Students were dismissed early due to bad weather. Insurance coverage was 8 000 dollars for building and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Trenton High School
Whitewright Schools Stay Closed Pending Monday Reopen
Whitewright public schools will remain closed this week due to extreme cold. Cars and buses could not maintain warmth, forcing suspension since Tuesday. classes resume Monday morning as North Texas districts endure cold weather.
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W. C. Cummings
the Sun
Whitewright
Texas
Dallas County
Current Cold Wave Started In Russia
The United States Weather Bureau reports a high pressure cold air mass from Siberia moved into Northwestern America around Jan. 15, then sank over Alaska and Northwest Canada. The mass pushed warm air away and raised barometer readings, contributing to an all time high in the region as it reached the northwest United States.
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Russia
Texas
Siberia
United States Weather Bureau
America
Soviet
Alaska
Canada
Northwest
United States
Price Freeze Exemptions Listed In Government Order
The wage and price order freezes all commodities and services at current highs to Jan 25 with exemptions. Notable carve outs include real property prices, professional services, materials for press and publishing, newspaper and media rates, insurance, utilities, and bonds and stocks. Agricultural commodities and live animals remain fully exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Worst Blizzard In Many Years Grips Whitewright Area
A severe blizzard grips Whitewright area with temperatures dropping to near zero. Schools suspend, businesses stall, and roads turn slick from sleet and snow as residents endure subfreezing conditions and widespread frozen pipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Gov Allan Shivers Sees Tax Situation Improved
Gov Allan Shivers says the state's tax outlook is improving with higher oil production expected to add about $8 million annually in revenue. He spoke at a press conference saying current financial conditions reduce the need for new taxes. A historical note mentions Faro gambling in 1674.
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Gov
Shivers
Austin
Allan Shivers
Perrin Deed Is Given to Federal Government
The deed conveying Perrin Air Force Base property in fee simple to the federal government is moving from the Tulsa District U S Engineer office to Washington. Robert W Noble says the corrected document has cleared his office after Grayson County shifted to remove a reverter clause. Washingtons acceptance will finalize the Perrin site transfer with no conditions.
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Denison
Perrin Air Force Base
Fee Simple
Tulsa
U. S
Washington
Robert W. Noble
Denison Chamber of Commerce
Grayson County Commissioners Court
Perrin
Rayburn Sets Historic Speakership Record in White House Ceremony
President Truman honors Speaker Sam Rayburn in a White House ceremony marking his 3,057th day in the role. Truman presents Rayburn with a wooden gavel fashioned from a White House maverick boat, praising the texan's historic tenure.
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Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
Truman
Rayburn
White House
Probe scheduled for all services recruit centers
Senate preparedness committee plans an investigation of facilities at every Army Air Force and Navy recruit center. Chairman Lyndon B. Johnson said the probe is purely precautionary and not based on any new complaints.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dem
Texas
Senate Preparedness Committee
Johnson
Cereal Beverage Makers Agree to Stop Harm Claims Ads
The FTC announced General Foods Corporation, New York, agreed to stop ads that claim coffee harms marriages or causes increases in divorces, business failures, factory accidents, juvenile delinquency, traffic accidents, fires, or home foreclosures.
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Washington
Postum
Federal Trade Commission
General Foods Corporation
New York
General Foods
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Cc. D. McMillin
Hi-Way
Grocery
Dixon Service
North Texas
Bells Methodists
Brownsville
Zachary Taylor
Fort Taylor
Blaze
U. S. Weather Bureau
Rio Grande Valley
France
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