Cantrell dies in Bonham. funeral set in Whitewright
J L Cantrell 83 longtime Whitewright resident died in Bonham at 2 15 a m Thursday at his son Robert Cantrells home. Funeral 3 30 p m Friday at Central Christian Church Whitewright interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named. Also mentions Mrs Mary Ida Richeys funeral and details of her death and family.
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J. L. Cantrell
Whitewright
Bonham
Robert Cantrell
Central Christian Church
T. W. Sisterson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Gomer May
Paul Stephens
T. J. Lilley
R. A. Gillett
Rocky McMillin
Russell Summers
F. M. Echols
C. P. McGinnis
Ross R. May
C. P. Johnson
J. H. Waggoner
Ed Stine
E. T. Doss
R. E. Simpson
Kay Kimbell
Fort Worth
W. C. McRae
James Browning
Bennie Rosser
Walter White
Billy Hogue
Edgar Nash
Lee Morrow
Hershel Burrell
Roy Shyvers
Glenn Finley
Buster Cole
Lee Collins
E. P. McIver
Dero Austin
Mr. Cantrell
Mary Ida Richey
Jeff D. Richey
Orangeville Baptist Church
W. A. Erwin
First Presbyterian Church
City Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
Charlie Smith
Sherman
Frank Smith
W. L. Smith
Joe Smith
Grover Vestal
Chilton Hymer
Bells
J. B. Richey
Presbyterian Church
Luther Smith
R. K. Smith
Richey
James
Bernie Richey
Radio Thriller Inquiry Urged by Washington Congressman
Representative Walt Horn of Washington labeled radio crime programs the narcotics of the air waves and urged Congress to deemphasize spine chiller broadcasts. He introduced a bill authorizing a House Commerce Committee investigation into whether restrictions on crime programs are in the public interest to curb juvenile delinquency and law violations.
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Washington
Walt Horn
Rep
Congress
Horan
House Commerce Committee
Normal Texoma lake level to stay at 617 feet
Denison Dam will keep Texoma at a 617 foot elevation, not rising six feet or more. Resident engineer Richard C. Pyle said the 617 foot level remains the design basis with a maximum of four generating units. Additional generating capacity will be added once equipment arrives.
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Denison
Texoma
Richard C. Pyle
Pyle
License Plates Go On Sale Thursday
Grayson County license plates for motor vehicles go on sale in Sherman and Denison offices. Tax Officer Robert Dean cites printer delays for receipt forms. Two plates exist this year with white lettering on black. purchase in February, but display after March 1 and install by April 1 to avoid penalty. Mail-in registrations require twelve cents postage plus prior registration receipts and certificate of ownership.
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Grayson County
Sherman
Denison
Robert Dean
Texas
Dean
Whitewright Loses Two Games to Plano
Whitewright High School boys and girls visited Plano Wednesday night and fell in both games. The boys lost 53 to 15 with Burchfield scoring six and Reynolds five for Whitewright while Dillerhay led Plano with 11 points. The Plano girls won 32 to 14 as Funderburgh scored 19 and Joan Huseman led Whitewright with 10.
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Whitewright
Plano
Burchfield
Reynolds
Dillerhay
Joan Huseman
Funderburgh
Pension checks mailed to 190,836 aged residents
Old age assistance checks totaling 190,836 are mailed this month. John H. Winters, executive director of the State Department of Public Welfare, said the average check is 26.64 dollars. Checks averaging 29.49 dollars go to 5,192 needy blind persons. Aid to dependent children reaches 12,292 families with 30,909 children, each receiving about 25.82 dollars. All checks were cut 38 percent due to funds shortages.
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Austin
John H. Winters
State Department of Public Welfare
Winters
Steer Brings $15 000 Price At Houston Fat Stock Show
Edgar Brown of Orange paid 15000 dollars for Flattop the grand champion steer at the Houston Fat Stock Show. Flattop was sold by 16 year old Jim Bob Steen of Goldthwaite. The record price for a champion steer was 44000 at Kansas City last October. third highest bid was 14000 at Chicago Exposition in December.
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Houston
Edgar Brown
Orange
Flattop
Jim Bob Steen
Goldthwaite
Kansas City
Chicago
More Fisherman Needed So Fish Won't Die of Old Age
SAN ANTONIO At the 12th North American wildlife conference Marion Toole a Texas Game and Fish Commission biologist urged more anglers to fish inland waters to prevent fish dying of old age He cited Buchanan Lake as underfished noting a tributary became a sanctuary after anglers found many bass dead from old age and not overfishing
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Toole
San Antonio
Marion Toole
State Game and Fish Commission
Texas
Buchanan Lake
Game and Fish Department
Loew's Theatre Ushers Enforce Edible Ban at Doors
In Indianapolis, complaints about popcorn crunching and cello string rattling lead to a new policy at Loew's Theatre. Ushers now require patrons to surrender all edibles at entry. Sacks are labeled and stored, then returned to owners when they exit.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Loew’s Theatre
Youth Caravan Service at Central Christian Church
The T. C. U. Youth Caravan will hold morning and afternoon services at Central Christian Church in Whitewright on Sunday February 9. Speeches by Charles Jones and Claude Pearce will share topics and Dr. C. A. Burch will address the crowd. Music by Lewis Spung and a Dallas youth choir will accompany.
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Central Christian Church
Whitewright
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
C. A. Burch
Charles Jones
Independence
Alex Cox
Houston
Lewis Spung
Dallas
Mary Maxine Jones
Jones
Our Street
Claude Pearce
Hillsboro
Burch
China
Outcry for Curb on Labor Mounts
Washington reporting a surge of demands to change new deal labor laws as President Charles E. Wilson of General Motors vows to quit business rather than sign a closed shop contract. Senate and House labor committee hearings focus on the closed shop and the Wagner Act.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Senate
House Labor Committees
National Labor Relations Board
Weldon Williams Named New Grayson County Auditor
Weldon Williams, a Navy veteran and chief deputy for the Grayson County auditor’s office, was promoted to the auditor position after Rochelle Canon’s resignation. Judge R. C. Slagle Jr. and Judge W. C. Dowdy announced the appointment. Williams is a Whitesboro High School and Sherman business college alumnus and served four years as deputy county clerk. He also served a year in the auditor’s office before enlisting in the Navy and saw duties in the Pacific theater. He is the son of Dallas Williams and his wife of Gordonville.
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Weldon Williams
Grayson County
Rochelle Canon
Mr. Williams
R. C. Slagle Jr
Fifteenth District Court
W.C. Dowdy
Fifty-ninth District Court
Whitesboro High School
Sherman Business College
Williams
Auditor’s Office
Navy
Dallas Williams
Gordonville
Use Caution Growers Told 1947 Cotton Outlook
Dr A B Cox of the University of Texas warns that 1947 will see price declines for cotton farmers. In a UT Bureau of Business Research piece he notes US carryover at Aug 1 should shrink to 3.2 million bales, the lowest since 1929, with total January balance near 10.689 million. Demand remains strong but inventories rise.
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Austin
A. B. Cox
University of Texas
University Bureau of Business Research
United States
County Auditor Post Resigned By Canon
Sherman excerpt reports Rochelle Canon resigns after nine months as Grayson County auditor to become administrator of Wilson N Jones Hospital. He will succeed Harold Prather who leaves to take a similar post in San Antonio. Judges Slagle and Dowdy said no successor was named.
OPA Boosts Sugar Quota for Households in 1947
The Office of Price Administration announced a larger sugar allowance this year with a ten pound ration stamp valid April 1. Officials expect households to receive 35 pounds per person in 1947, up from 25 last year, while industrial users seek higher boosts. Stamp 53 will be valid for three months instead of four, and the new stamp number will be released just before it becomes valid.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Congress
Automobile Sales In Grayson County in January
Sherman reports 355 automobile sales totaling 316388 in Grayson County for January. County tax office figures show 1 percent sales tax collected at registration, with the county receiving 2 percent of tax totaling 63.27. For 1946, Grayson County auto sales reached 4,371,500 with state tax at 43,715 and county commission of 874.31.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Sun Honor Roll Adds New Subscribers This Week
The Sun announces new honor roll members for the week after subscriptions or renewals. Names listed include Grace Roberts Olive Myrick Badgett Farley Ayres T. W. Ayres Keener Huseman Penney Vestal Keeling Phillips Bowlus Malone Reagan Cline Lowery Thornhill Hagler Collins Brown Lackey Jones Spinks and others.
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Sun
The
Grace Roberts
Olive Myrick
D. R. Badgett
Jack Farley
Charlie Ayres
T. W. Ayres
C. I. Keener
O. A. Huseman
L. J. Penney
Bonham Fire Loss Sets Toll At Eight Thousand
A midnight Saturday blaze in Bonham caused around 8000 dollars in damage to three business properties. The Main Beauty Shop run by Fay Barnett and Virginia Thomas, Russell Cleaners, and a second-hand clothing store were among the structures damaged. The fire origin remains undetermined and exact losses rely on local estimates. The article also notes a separate statistic that the world uses about 40000 tons of pepper each year.
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Bonham
Bob Cline
Fay Barnett
Virginia Thomas
Russell Cleaners
Boy Scouts Guests at First Baptist Service
A Sunday evening service at First Baptist Church will feature Boy Scouts of Troop 1 Whitewright as guests of honor. Scouts will receive awards and serve as ushers while Rev R L Gilpin preacher delivers the Be Prepared sermon. Scout committee includes Roy Blanton chair B W Newman John Reeves Roscoe Gillett with Marshall Hasty as assistant scoutmaster. Rotary Club members and sponsoring group urged to attend. public invitation extended.
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First Baptist Church
Boy Scouts
Whitewright
R. L. Gilpin
First Methodist Church
Roy Blanton
B. W. Newman
John Reeves
Roscoe Gillett
Marshall Hasty
Rotary Club
Dry Leaders Plan Fight On Beer Sales in Oklahoma
Oklahoma dry leaders met in the capitol Blue Room after a repeal effort failed and voted to spark a local option fight against 3.2 beer sales. They outlined action on federal liquor permits and stricter enforcement, as reporters were ordered from the room near the governor’s office and Governor Roy J. Turner was informed afterward.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
Capitol
United Days
Roy J. Turner
GOP Split Over Flat 20 Percent Tax Cut Debate
House Ways and Means Chairman Knutson backs a flat 20 percent income tax cut for all, rejecting revisions. Senate Republican Taft says he supports a 20 percent cut but disputes the across the board principle. Michigan Rep Engel leads GOP rebellion arguing the plan mainly benefits the rich and could doom 1948 prospects.
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Washington
Harold Knutson
Minnesota
House
Ways and Means Committee
Robert A. Taft
Rep
Ohio
Senate
Republican Steering Committee
Knutson
Albert J. Engel
Michigan
Dollarhide New President of Booster Club
Griffin Dollarhide Jr. becomes president of the Whitewright Booster Club succeeding Dr. R. E. Lingenfelter who resigns to move to Denison. The board heard updates on alley improvements, rear unloading for businesses, planned parking spaces, traffic lights and stop signs, and a rising membership drive with a new director to be appointed.
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Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Whitewright Booster Club
R. E. Lingenfelter
Denison
Lingenfelter
Dollarhide
Marshall Hasty
Hasty
Drops in luxury items and foods forecast by USDA
The Agriculture Department forecast further slight drops in prices of some luxury items and farm foods, noting leveling off in many commodities and weakening in prices of certain luxury goods. Demand for farm products may keep farm prices near current levels into 1947, while higher build ing materials and machinery costs temper overall price trends.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Accidents Cost U S Over Five Billion Last Year
National Safety Council data for 1946 report 100000 deaths and millions injured with an estimated economic loss of 5.6 billion. Vehicle, rail, and air deaths combined, home hazards, and occupational accidents are detailed including Winecoff and La Salle Hotel fires.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Atlanta
Winecoff
la Salle
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Radio Thriller
NEW County Auditor
World
Gop
Booster Club
U.S
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