Frozen Food Locker Plant Pledges Are Past Half Way Mark
Mrs. W. L. Hatfield and the Home Demonstration Club lead a drive to secure subscribers for a frozen food locker service as a branch of the Sherman plant. Forty six farmers and townspeople have subscribed, with Tom Cunningham chairing locally and Noland Jackson and Bob Burns joining Sherman volunteers to help. Community meetings are planned to boost the list to the target.
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W. L. Hatfield
Home Demonstration Club
Sherman
Hatfield
Tom Cunningham
Noland Jackson
Bob Burns
Texas urged to streamline state system
Texas lawmakers weigh modernizing government by shifting from a horse and buggy system. A sub committee studies a WTCC plan to create a state cabinet, finance chief, budget department, purchasing division, auditing system, and a personnel office to reduce duplication and waste. Neil Humphrey and others push reforms citing examples from Louisiana Minnesota and Kentucky.
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Austin
Texas
House
WTCC
Grayson County TSTA Elects Officers At Sherman Meeting
Sallye Hamilton of Whitewright elected treasurer of the Grayson County unit of the Texas State Teachers Association at the annual meeting in Sherman. Katherine Roddy named delegate to district meeting in Fort Worth April 18 and 19. Other officers elected include Byron Davis of Sherman president W M Pierce of Tom Bean vice president and Mrs S W Yeary of Howe secretary.
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Grayson County
Texas State Teachers Association
Sherman
Sallye Hamilton
Whitewright
Katherine Roddy
Fort Worth
Byron Davis
W. M. Pierce
Tom Bean
S. W. Yeary
Howe
City And School Taxes 90 Percent Paid in 1940
Approximately 90 percent of the 1940 city and school ad valorem taxes were collected before February 1, 1941, according to Mayor F. M. Echols. The report notes improved current collections yet shows tax valuations fell from 1921 levels to 1940, affecting school and city revenues. The city held 12761.92 in treasury on February 1, up from the prior year, and has reduced bonded debt to 62000 with funds to retire 3000 more bonds, aiming for sub 60000 total debt for the first time in twenty years.
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F. M. Echols
Controversy Ends as County Highway Job Vacated by Court
Grayson County commissioners court vacated the county highway officer post after deeming services unnecessary. Sheriff Porter’s appointment of M. G. Dicken was dismissed. A. E. Whiteacre had been named earlier. Judge Slagle set a pending civil suit hearing for Friday, Feb. 28, to observers. The move aimed to save tax dollars and avoid further appeals.
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Dicken
R. C. Slagle Jr
Commissioners Court
Jake J. Loy
Grayson County
Loy
Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
G. P. Webb
O. H. Woodrow
Porter
Houston Armament Drive Aids Britain War Relief
Houston volunteers from the American Committee for British Relief canvass pawnshops to purchase firearms for shipment to Britain as part of wartime aid efforts.
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Hock Shop
Britain
Houston
American Committee For British Relief
House approves 35 000 pound truckload limit bill
The House passed the Lon E Alsop truckload limit measure by 70 to 63, raising gross weight to 35 000 pounds including cargo. Debate followed as proponents blocked a 14 000 pound alternative. This is the first truckload limit measure approved since 1931. Senate hearing set for Feb 24 on two truck bills Rogers Kelley and Van Zandt proposals.
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Austin
Lon E. Alsop
Alsup
Senate Highways and Motor Traffic Committee
Rogers Kelley
Rainey predicts Texas return to prohibition
University of Texas President Homer Price Rainey told a youth gathering in Austin that prohibition is near. The meeting, organized by United Texas Days and the WCTU, urged action to urge the Texas Legislature to curb liquor.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Homer Price Rainey
Rainey
United Texas Days
WCTU
Unity urged with Great Britain by U S ambassador
John G. Winant, newly appointed U S ambassador to Great Britain, urged Concord listeners that the country should supply England with needed tools to finish the job against aggressor nations. He said unity in support of right action means everyone counts and praised wartime cooperation between free peoples.
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Concord
N. H
John G. Winant
United States
Great Britain
England
New Hampshire
Geneva
International Labor Office
Winant
Americans spend about 30 dollars per family on amusements
A census of amuse ment places shows 1939 receipts near 1 billion dollars for U S commercial amuse ment venues. Motion picture theatres made up about half the venues with 15 115 film houses earning 673 045 000 dollars.
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Washington
Kimbrough Signs One Year Yankee Contract Deal
John Kimbrough signed a one year contract with the New York Yankees of the infant American League. The deal guarantees him 37500 dollars and includes lending his name to promotions by owner Douglas Hertz.
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New York
John Kimbrough
New York Yankees
Yankee
Douglas Hertz
Tigers Lose Right To Enter Dallas Cage Tournament
The Whitewright basketball team was ruled ineligible to represent Grayson County at the district cage meet in Dallas. Dorchester was certified as Grayson County's representative after officials found Whitewright used an overage player, Eugene Hargett born November 15 1921 making him 19 and over the age limit. Whitewright had defeated Dorchester twice to win the county championship.
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Whitewright
Grayson County
Dallas
Sherman
Dorchester
Eugene Hargett
Austin
Hargett
Age Not Asked in Vets National Defense Registration
The American Legion will register World War veterans February 22 with 28 questions. age is not asked as there is no age restriction for defense service. Commander Cunningham notes wars now involve industry and all citizens, with registration at the Legion Hall.
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American Legion
Tom Cunningham
Preston Everheart Post
Whitewright
Cunningham
American Legion National Defense Questionnaire
The
Legion Hall
Pontius Pilate to Attain New Infamy After 2000 Years
Kansas City report says Pontius Pilate will be listed as procurator of the Roman province in a May 18 revision of the Bible. The change, first since 1749, redefines Pilate as a fiscal agent with judicial powers. The Catholic confraternity notes the Old Testament revision will take longer.
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Kansas City
Pontius Pilate
Judea
United States
Edwin O’hara
Pilate
Rome
John Gregory Murray
St. John, Minn
John T. McNicholas
Cincinnati
Sharing His Bed With Monkey No Divorce Ground
Judge Charles W. Davidson denied Carl Beckman a divorce over a pet monkey sleeping in the bed. He awarded Mary Alice Beckman a decree and $50 monthly alimony for one year on her cruelty cross-complaint.
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San Jose
Cal
Charles W. Davidson
Carl Beckman
Agnew State Hospital
Davidson
Beckman
Mary Alice Beckman
H D Club Members Tour Sherman Locker Plant
Thirty three members of the Whitewright Home Demonstration Club visited the frozen food locker plant in Sherman. Noland Jackson explained operations, Bob Gram demonstrated meat cutting, and Miss Eunice King demonstrated meat cooking at the courthouse. A luncheon followed.
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Whitewright Home Demonstration Club
Sherman
Noland Jackson
Bob Gram
Miss Eunice King
Bad Teeth Lead Causes Why Men Rejected by Army
Washington reports that 32 percent of men rejected for military training had bad teeth while only three percent failed due to lung trouble. Col. Leonard G. Rowntree, head of the medical division of Selective Service, said induction boards rejected 12 percent of men passed by local boards.
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Washington
Leonard G. Rowntree
Selective Service System
Army
Guardsmen May Vote in Texas Elections
In Texas an AG ruling states National Guard members in active service may vote in state elections while drafted soldiers cannot. The opinion ties this to a Texas Supreme Court decision that guardsmen remain state guards, though draftees are army soldiers not privy to the vote. Poll taxes apply to all military members.
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Austin
National Guard
Texas
Mann
Texas Supreme Court
United States Army
Texas cattle and calf population reaches 6.94 million
Texas farms and ranches housed 6,944,000 cattle and calves on January 1, including dairy stock, with 10,620,000 sheep and lambs and 1,926,000 hogs. Values: cattle 219,694,000. sheep 56,339,000. hogs 12,827,000. total US livestock value 5,369,074,000. An unrelated quote by Colton is printed.
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Washington
Texas
Agricultural Department
United States
County Officials Back Food Stamp Plan for Grayson County
Grayson County officials press forward with a food stamp plan pending federal approval. A revolving fund of about 10000 dollars will finance initial orange stamp purchases. Orange stamps cover goods with some income, blue stamps cover designated surplus items, and groceries will accept stamps at face value.
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Grayson County
F. M. Echols
the Sun
Echols
Sherman and Denison Chambers of Commerce
Dallas
Commissioners Court
Sherman
Denison
Testimony Begins in Brewer Murder Trial in Fort Worth
In Criminal District Court Earl Thomas Brewer faces murder charges as jurors are gathered. Witness T. M. Cox, 62, farmer from Ector County, testifies about the slain son H. Glen Cox and the couple’s marriage license. The court handles seating and child presence amid the proceedings.
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Fort Worth
Earl Thomas Brewer
Criminal District Court
T. M. Cox
Ector County
H. Glen Cox
H. Glen Coy
Virginia Brewer Cox
Brewer
Cox
Otis Rogers
McGregor
S. F. Leslie
Bonham
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W. Lee O’daniel
Financial Administration
Rep. Blankenship
Joe Humphrey
Abilene
Lester Boone
Choice Moore
Bruce Allen
Waxahachie
South Dakota
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