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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1950
Page
8
Grayson County reported 1949 total expenditures of $1,100,630.78 with year end balances around $590,386.84. The budget covered county administration, salaries, juries, farm home costs, health and welfare, veterans office upkeep, Loy Park, and extensive road work, plus $103,727.88 in bonded debt paid off.
Durant merchants will pay a $5 monthly permit fee to use front street loading zones. City Council adopted the measure to solve loading zone access for stores lacking rear entrances.
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover reportedly told senators there are about 540000 Communists and fellow travelers in the United States. One tenth are described as card carrying members. He also sought 300 new FBI agents to tighten security around atomic secrets.
Classifieds offer farms for rent and sale of household items including a Farmall tractor, four room houses, and bursts of local services. A divorce action in Grayson County filed by Myrtle Sample against Harry D. Sample is filed with summons set for March 27 1950.
A local ballot listing names the county commissioner race for Precinct 2 with F W Wright noted as a candidate. The item records Wright as a contender alongside other names on the June ballot.
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