Whitewright to Play Whitesboro for 33-B Crown
Whitewright Tigers travel to Whitesboro tonight then host Friday at 7 15 for the District 33 B championship. Whitesboro earned the final by beating Van Alstyne 28 26, then beat Southmayd 37 21 and 28 25 to reach the final. Musser 12 and Stephens 11 led Whitewright Monday with Lea 11 for Southmayd.
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Bryce London
Whitewright Tigers
Whitesboro
Tigers
Whitewright
van Alstyne
Census Enumerator To Ask Each Person Eight Questions
Robert L. Greenway announced the 1950 census will ask each person eight core questions on name relation race sex age marital status birthplace and citizenship with extra queries for those over 14 on employment. Additional sampling questions cover residence one year ago and parental birth country with follow ups on schooling and work. Applications for census jobs are invited at the Greenville district office with forms mailed to applicants.
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Robert L. Greenway
Greenway
Bureau of Census
Greenville
New Corn Seed Breakthrough Cuts Detasseling
Cambridge researchers Dr. Donald F. Jones of the Connecticut Agricultural Station and Harvard professor Paul C. Mangelsdorf report a corn plant variety that requires no detasseling. The pollen free tassel plants allow growers to leave tassels on, potentially revolutionizing hybrid seed production.
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Cambridge
Mass
New England
Donald F. Jones
Connecticut Agricultural Station
Harvard Botany
Paul C. Mangelsdorf
Vehicle production hits new high with 6.24 million built
The Automobile Manufacturers Association announced that 6,238,088 motor vehicles were built in the nation last year, topping 1928 by 16 percent and 1948 by 18 percent. George Washington is noted with red hair and a white wig.
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Detroit
Automobile Manufacturers Association
George Washington
First Baptist Pastor Resigns After 2 Years in Whitewright
Rev. Weldon R. Drake resigns as pastor of the First Baptist Church effective March 1 to accept a post at North Baptist Church in McKinney. During his tenure the church built Fleming Memorial Annex and an education building, enlarging the budget for missions, with over 100 additions and about 50 baptisms. A pulpit committee will be appointed soon to select his successor.
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Weldon R. Drake
First Baptist Church
Drake
North Baptist Church
McKinney
S. T. Skaggs
Main Street Baptist Church
Grand Saline
Whitewright
Fleming Memorial
Baby Karen
School Lunch Menu Week Flash
The week presents a rotating school lunch menu with daily entrees and sides. Monday features Weiners and Kraut with potatoes beets cornbread butter gingerbread and milk fruit juice. Tuesday offers Steak with potatoes bread gravy peas and butter along with Apple juice.
Whitewright Named For President Of Union Trust Company
A Denison Herald reminiscence revisits a 19th century claim that the town of Whitewright was named for the president of the Union Trust Company, contrasting older tales of a railroad engineer. The 1878 item notes the Denison and South Eastern Railroad’s progress, depots planned at the junction and terminus, and Bellplain as the junction name, with Whitewright's naming linked to the Union Trust Company president.
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Whitewright
Union Trust Company
Memory Lane
Denison Herald
Sune
William Whitewright
Denison Daily News
Denison and South Eastern
Denison
March of Dimes Campaign Nets $300 Here
The March of Dimes campaign closed with total receipts of 300 dollars. Wayne Bedford's concert at First Baptist Church drew an appreciative audience. Accompanist Mrs. Charles Dannell performed two numbers, and committee members led fund drives in schools and shops.
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Wayne Bedford
First Baptist Church
Bedford
Charles Dannell
Sherman
March of Dimes
Joe Johnson
Whitewright
Cummings
Savoy
Whitewright Sun
Census head money facts streamlines income reporting by mail
Austin reports a new provision allows citizens to mail income answers to the census director in Washington. John P. Manning notes the form is pre addressed and stamped, ensuring confidentiality. The census will also count resident students at their city of study, boosting college population figures.
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Austin
Washington
John P. Manning
Manning
Treasury reports per-person money in circulation
The Treasury announced on January 31 total money in circulation stood at 26,939,917,841 dollars. This equates to 178.62 dollars for every man, woman, and child in the United States.
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Washington
The
Treasury
United States
Sun subscribers reminded to check credits and renewals
The Sun informs readers to verify expiration dates printed in front of their names after a corrected mailing list. Readers with expired or near expiry should renew promptly. A list of subscribers who paid this week is provided, including W. J. Mabry and J. H. Norris.
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Sun
W. J. Mabry
J. H. Norris
H. M. DeBerry
Billy Smith
W. W. Haynie
W. H. McBroom
Paul Caylor
J. W. Keeling
Robert Benson
M. D. Oliver Frank A. King
A. C. Darst
Ten Best Food Gains From The First Half Of The Century
The National Association of Food Brokers announced a list of ten key developments in groceries over the past fifty years. The items include frozen foods ready mixes laundry aids vitamin enriched flour improved processing and containers for food dehydration pre packaged foods freshness control methods fast transport to ensure freshness and improved shortenings.
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Chicago
National Association of Food Brokers
Ex-GIs Declared Good Risks for Home Loans
The Veterans Administration says veterans show strong repayment on GI loan obligations. Frank W. Kelsey reports that over 146,000 have fully repaid loans totaling 570 million dollars, with the remainder largely keeping current on payments.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Frank W. Kelsey
Teaneck Employer Seeks Taxpayer Awareness Plan
Teaneck real estate firm head Alexander Summer pays each of his 100 employees in full then requires them to make their own payments for unemployment insurance social security and income taxes in cash to restore awareness of high federal taxes. He says a new meaning has been added.
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Teaneck
N. J
Alexander Summer
Rainfall Totals for Whitewright up to Mid February
Rainfall in Whitewright through mid February totals 2.64 inches with 0.37 inches on February 1 and 0.06 on February 3. The period saw 2.21 inches on February 11 12 while neighbors like Denison recorded over four inches. Through 1950 year to date rainfall stands at 9.03 inches. January added 6.39 inches. 1949 January and February combined contributed 11.72 inches.
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Whitewright
City Water Department
Ray
Charley Cates
Denison
Brother of Bill Bass Killed in Accident
Oscar David Bass 23 a Coast Guard hospital mate was killed in an automobile crash on Iwo Jima last Thursday night. He was a Dallas native, educated at Arlington High School, and survived by his mother Mrs Eula Bass four sisters and brother William C Bass of Whitewright. Funeral plans set for Dallas after body arrival.
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Oscar David Bass
Eula Bass
Junis Street
Dallas
U. S. Coast Guard
Iwo Jima
William C
Bill) Bass
Whitewright
Big Spring
Oscar Bass
Arlington High School
C. Lee Connell
Logan Ware
Temple
Pierrepont Harrell
Sherman
Ruth Bass
Houston
William C. Bass
Texas Keeps Thanksgiving On Schedule Amid Holiday Confusion
Texas appears to align with the national plan for Thanksgiving on November 23, while several neighboring states face the need to change their holiday laws to avoid a second Thanksgiving. Arkansas New Mexico Nebraska Tennessee Kentucky and Georgia may move Thanksgiving to November 30, while Nevada remains only partially a holiday. Banks and public places weigh closing options as calendar makers mislabel November 30 as Thanksgiving.
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Washington
Texas
Roosevelt
Truman
Department of Commerce
Arkansas
New Mexico
Nebraska
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
Nevada
Income tax receipts fall amid 1949 economic slowdown
Washington reports internal revenue receipts dropped 1.8 billion dollars in 1949 as personal income tax payments fell 12 percent. Total receipts were 40.50 billion, down from 42.30 billion in 1948, with officials citing 1948 tax cuts and broader economic decline. The impact followed mid 1948 tax reductions whose full effect appeared later.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Congress
Summers Files for Whitewright Mayor Race
Russell R. Summers filed with the City Commission to run for mayor in the April 4 Whitewright election. Mayor F. M. Echols will not seek re election after 34 years in office. The posting notes a 30 day filing rule and March 2 final date.
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Russell R. Summers
City Commission
Whitewright
The
Sun
Summers
F. M. Echols
the Sun
Echols
Texas
Texas Drivers License Renewal Rule Explained
AUSTIN Texas motorists are advised by the DPS to switch to the new license type. Old licenses require renewal by mailing a renewal stub with a money order and no automatic notice. Holders of the new license will receive automatic expiration notifications.
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Austin
Texas
Department of Public Safety
A. F. Temple
Temple
Alcohol Aid for Heart Patients, Says Specialist
Washington report cites Dr. William D. Stroud of the University of Pennsylvania medical school claiming that alcohol, used judiciously, may aid those with coronary heart disease by helping dilate blood vessels. The remark came at a recent medical meeting in the capital.
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Washington
William D. Stroud
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Propane and Butane Cars Hit Equalization Fee
Two Nebraska drivers converted to propane and butane to dodge the gasoline tax. Vern Lewis of Shubert and Richard Layson of Honey Creek avoid the 6 cents per gallon tax but must pay an equalization fee raising their license costs from 8 to 16 dollars.
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Shubert, Neb
Nebraska
Vern Lewis
Shubert
Richard Layson
Honey Creek
Neb
Lewis
Layson
Radio Controlled Lawn Mower Promises Hands Off Mowing
Portland Ore hobbyist Jim Walker has developed a radio controlled lawn mower that lets a sitter on the porch cut the grass. He can stop on a dime, perform turns, and trim around trees, with a World Hobby Show feature tease.
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Chicago
Jim Walker
Portland
Ore
Walker
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