Two Basketball Games Here Tonight
The Whitewright Tigers meet Bells teams in the high school gym tonight in the first season games. Bells coach N B Nicolson faces local coach H M Gentry in a key girls matchup as both sides aim to win. Nicolson expects victory. Gentry plans to counter with strong play.
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Whitewright Tigers
Tigerettes
Bells
N. B. Nicolson
Bells School
H. M. Gentry
N. B
Mr. Gentry
District Governor Visits Rotary Club in Whitewright
John P. Pickens, governor of Rotary District 128, visited the Whitewright Rotary Club for an 11 am meeting with club officers and committee chairs to review the year’s program and hear committee reports. He urged applying Rotary’s friendship and service principles in daily life and workplace. Visitors included J. M. Hollinshead of Sherman and Raymond Cornes of Farmersville.
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John P. Pickens
Athens
Rotary District 128
Whitewright Rotary Club
Marshall Hasty
Rotary
Pickens
J. M. Hollinshead
Sherman
Raymond Cornes
Farmersville
Fletcher Williams
Jack Lackey
Protection Against Atomic War Planned
Washington policy plans a permanent civilian defense system to shield the nation from atomic bombs germ warfare and guided missiles. A five general board led by Gen Harold Bull authored the study with input from industrial civic and state leaders.
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Washington
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Harold R. Bull
Bull
Army
Navy
Air Force
United States
National Guard
Organized Reserve Corps
Spite spoils silver wedding in Danish village
A Danish farmer and wife uneventfully waited for flowers on their silver wedding anniversary as few relatives attended and no gifts arrived. The next day a local paper revealed an advertisement seeking the anniversary to be “passed in silence,” later traced to a near relative upset over inheritance.
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Copenhagen
Ulslev
Price plunge may affect tax cutting plans of Congress
Washington notes that falling commodity prices could force changes or the scrapping of planned tax cuts. Senators Lucas Brewster Byrd warn of lower tax revenues and possible deficits, while House Speaker Martin calls for watching trends before acting on the $6.5 billion tax cut bill.
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Congress
Washington
Lucas
Illinois
Brewster
Maine
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
Virginia
Martin
Massachusetts
Wallace Sells Grocery to Son-in-Law Tillett Family
J O Wallace has sold his Whitewright grocery and market to his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Clarence Tillett Jr who assumed control Monday. Wallace may move to West Texas. Tillett, an ex service man, was manager of the Tanner furniture store until its closure earlier this year.
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J. O. Wallace
Clarence Tillett Jr
Wallace
Whitewright
West Texas
Tillett
Sun Honor Roll Adds Dozens of Local Notables This Week
The Sun lists new honorees including E. P. Jackson Hugh Trotter J. N. Lackey W. J. Mabry R. F. Hagler Riley Smith and many more such as Mrs J D Russell Lt Philip Earnheart Dr Joe B Foster and Walter Keeling. The weekly roster also features Mrs H T Atterberry Mrs Alfred Schwining Jr M J Jackson and Mrs Emma Coleman.
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Sun
E. P. Jackson
Hugh Trotter
J. N. Lackey
W. J. Mabry
R. F. Hagler
Riley Smith
J. D. Russell
W. R. Hooper
Billie G. Earnheart
Philip R. Earnheart
C. F. Collins
Joe B. Foster
G. C. Brown
Walter Keeling
W. D. Williams
Robert Benson
Caleb Thornhill
H. T. Atterberry
Alfred Schwiening Jr
M. J. Jackson
Emma Coleman
P.T.A. Meeting Scheduled in Whitewright School
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association will hold its regular monthly meeting at 3 15 p m Tuesday February 17 in the grade school auditorium. The third grade under Miss Sallye Hamilton will present the program with a guest speaker. All school patrons are invited.
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Whitewright
Sallye Hamilton
Boy loses fingers in dynamite cap blast
Bonham reports 13 year old Larry Ford, son of Mr and Mrs A L Ford, lost three fingers and a thumb on his right hand when a dynamite cap exploded while he played with caps found in an open barn. About 100 cap fragments were embedded in his chest after he held one near a hot water heater.
New Look May Be Last One
The American Automobile Association warns longer hemlines endanger pedestrians. Bur ton W. Marsh says lighter stockings draw drivers' eyes at night, and dark long skirts reduce visibility, raising accident risk for night-time drivers.
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Philadelphia
American Automobile Association
Burton W. Marsh
Auto Club
Marsh
Teacher and student exchange on gray hair and mustache
A joke exchange features a teacher asking why a man's hair grays faster than his mustache. Jimmy quips that the mustache had a twenty year start, delivering a lighthearted punch line.
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Jimmy
Price Drop Breaks Back of Inflation
Major commodities continued their price plunge in Chicago and worldwide, with wheat hitting its daily limit and other grains sliding across North American markets. Stocks fell in London and other centers before recovering, while the Swiss National Bank notes signs the world business cycle may have peaked and inflation pressures ease.
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Chicago
Ill
Chicago Board of Trade
United States
North American
Minneapolis
Minn
Winnipeg
Canada
Kansas City
New York
London
Manila
Sydney
Copenhagen
Swiss National Bank
Bern
Whitewright graduates seek A and M scholarships
Whitewright High School seniors with strong records and need for financial aid can compete for Texas A and M College four year scholarships under the Texas A and M Opportunity Awards program. The contest, in its third year, offers $200 to $300 yearly plus student jobs to cover expenses.
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College Station
Whitewright High School
Texas A. & M. College
Whitewright
R. G. Perryman
Texas A. & M
Texas
Texas A. & M. Opportunity
VA to fire 8500 employees to meet budget target
The Veterans Administration will dismiss 8,500 of its 200,000 staff before July 1 to fit the 1949 budget proposed by President Truman. Medical services are protected. Cuts include 6,810 in 13 field offices and 1,650 from the Washington New York central offices.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Carl R. Gray Jr
Truman
Gray
New York
Heat coils in floors favored by builders
Radiant heating gains attention at the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers meeting in New York. Experts report on the efficiency of embedded steam or hot water pipes in floors, walls, or ceilings versus conventional systems. Purdue University researchers J. M. Ayres and B. W. Levy note fewer visible radiators and greater efficiency.
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New York
American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers
J. M. Ayres
B. W. Levy
Perdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Dimes Pay For Stove In Odd Coin Transaction
Jack Meador of the C. J. Meador Truck and Tractor Company received 1095 dimes, totaling $109.50, in payment for a cooking stove sold to G. T. Rabjohn of Orangeville who recently moved from California. The jar holding the dimes weighed six pounds nine ounces and could fit at least 200 more coins. The Rabjohns plan to start saving dimes again after buying the store.
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Jack Meador
C. J. Meador Truck and Tractor Company
G. T. Ratjohn
Orangeville
California
Rabjohn
Boy Scout News Highlights 38th Anniversary Scout Event
The union Boy Scout service at First Presbyterian Church drew praise for leaders Weldon Drake Jim Logan Marshall Hasty and Chancy Corse. Merit Badges and Court of Honor awards were presented to multiple scouts with a correction issued for Jack Badgett. Whitewright marks 38 years of scouting as 23 boys attended Monday night meeting and new recruits welcomed. Ye Olde Scout Hut touted as the week’s active hub.
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First Presbyterian Church
Weldon Drake
Jim Logan
Marshall Hasty
Chancy Corse
Garland Dean Smith
Larry Cooper
Jimmy Nossaman
John Charles Chesser
Joe Morris Wallace
John Dale Reeves
Kenneth Ray Jones
Gene Darwyn Bush
Kelly Pierson
William Lloyd Simmons
Jack S. Badgett
Leon Simmons
Jerry Thornhill
Lyndal Pierson
BSA
Boy Scouts of America
United States
Whitewright
Dearle McKnight
Thomas Cobb
Kenneth Hyecock
Theodore Harvey
Ross Layman
Reynolds Presbyterian Home Day marked on February fifteenth
Reynolds Home Day Sunday February 15 honors the thirty second anniversary of Reynolds Presbyterian Home. Friends are urged to join a prayer of thanks and support its ongoing church mission. A Reynolds Girls Chorus will be broadcast on WFAA 820 at 8 15 a m Sunday February 15 in observance of the day. James I Logan urges listening.
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Reynolds Presbyterian Home
Reynolds
WFAA
James I. Logan
Body of Elmer Key Arrives in San Francisco for Burial
The body of Pfc. Elmer J. Key arrived in San Francisco from China after being killed by snipers on Sept. 26, 1945. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Key of Whitewright, were notified by telegram that his remains would be sent to Whitewright, with arrival within ten days and funeral arrangements to follow in Fort Worth and Whitewright.
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Associated Press
Elmer J. Key
San Francisco
George Key
Whitewright
War Department
United States
Fort Worth
Key
China
Private Key
County Buys New Road Machinery in Grayson County
Grayson County Commissioners approved four road equipment purchases totaling 23943.65 dollars. Items include two motor graders from Scott Machinery Co and a Trojan patrol with a trade-in, plus a Ford pickup and one-and-a-half ton dump truck authorized for precincts one through four with funds allotted from the road and bridge construction account.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Scott Machinery Co
Denison
Whitesboro
Precinct One
J. S. Durham, Sherman
Precinct Two
Denison Auto Co
E. P. Jackson
Precinct
Tigerettes Triumph Over Royse City Girls in Close Contest
Whitewright advances as the Tigerettes beat Royse City in a tight game with Birdwell scoring 8 and Bagwell a key contributor. Royse City led early 7 5, the Tigerettes tied 13 13 by halftime and led 18 15 after three quarters. In the boys game Royse City bulldogs defeated Whitewright 33 18 led by Roscoe 11 Swan 10 Cantrell 8 for Royse City and Burchfield 8 Cook 3 Reynolds 3 for Whitewright.
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Whitewright Tigerettes
Royse City
Birdwell
Whitewright
Doty
Judd
Goodwin
Heavin
Price
Morgan
Tigerettes
Bagwell
Royse City Bulldogs
Whitewright Tigers
Roscoe
Swan
Cantrell
Tigers
Burchfield
Bass
Bonham VFW Boxing Tournament Dates Set in March
Bonham Veterans of Foreign Wars post invites contestants for an invitational boxing tournament in Bonham on March 4 5 and 6. The event was moved from February due to gymnasium unavailability and will include high school and non high school divisions.
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Bonham Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
O'Daniel and Rayburn Had Tax Refunds in 1947
Washington says only Texas lawmakers Senator O'Daniel and Representative Rayburn got income tax refunds for the year ending June 30, 1947. O'Daniel and his wife each received 1799 dollars, while Rayburn's refund totaled 1618 dollars.
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O’daniel
Rayburn
Washington
Internal Revenue Department
Congress
Texas
O'Daniel
Freezing Rain Paralyzes Whitewright Area
Weather officials warned of continued freezing rain as Whitewright, Dallas and surrounding areas recorded subfreezing readings. Ice coated wires threaten outages while roads, including the Bethel to Van Alstyne route, suffer damage and farmers struggle after weeks of wet, cold weather.
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Weather Bureau
Dallas
Whitewright
Dallas Weather Bureau
North
Texas
Bethel
van Alstyne
Texas Cotton Crop Doubled in 1947 Output
The 1947 Texas cotton crop reached 3,267,669 bales ginned by Jan 16, the largest in seven years, up 1,666,433 bales from the previous year. Lubbock County leads Texas with 177,976 bales ginned to date, up from 51,584 a year ago.
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Texas
U. S. Census Bureau
Lubbock County
Long Range Farm Program Planned
A Senate agriculture subcommittee proposed a long range farm program to lower consumer prices as surpluses grow while guaranteeing farmers a fair share of national income. It envisions subsidies for low income consumption, school lunch use for extra supplies, and incentives for soil conservation with a 15 percent share target, moving away from fixed minimum prices and strict production controls.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Sen
G. D. Aiken
Vermont
Senate
Aiken
Licenses for the Boy's Scared Dogs Angered Policeman
A police report recounts a humorous exchange where an officer asks a boy if his dogs are licensed and the boy replies both are covered with licenses, highlighting a wry streetwise moment.
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Rotary Club
J.O. Wallace
P.T. A
Boy
W.H.S
BOY Scout News
Elmer Key
Bonham
VFW
Bill
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