Truman Nominates Krug For Interior Secretary
President Truman named Julius A Krug to be secretary of the interior. Krug, 38, who led the War Production Board at war’s end and reconversion, was a surprise pick announced after leaks. He will join the cabinet March 15 and is a Wisconsin native now advising private firms.
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Washington
Julius Albert Krug
War Production Board
Truman
Interior
Senate
Krug
Wisconsin
Columnist rakes Rooney medal system with humor
Robert C. Ruark questions Army medal distribution in a New York column. He mocks the Bronze Star awarded to Mickey Rooney for entertaining troops, argues many deserving service members miss honors, and suggests women and local entertainers abroad deserve recognition for boosting morale.
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Robert C. Ruark
New York
Carole Landis
Miss Landis
Mickey Rooney
Rooney
Mr. Rooney
York
Kelly
Vassar
Miss Entwhistle’s
Bizerte
Sicily
Salerno
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
Army
Navy
Bureau of Personnel
Navy Department
Gulf
Caribbean
Germany
Japan
County Tax Setup Studied As New Farm Roads Sought
Sherman meeting of the Grayson County Agricultural Club heard County Judge J N Dickson explain how a bond issue could be avoided to fund farm to market highways. He noted the road fund is at 4 cents for highway work and proposed reallocating funds from other taxes and auto revenue to bolster the highway fund. An 18 member sub-committee was formed to study reallocations and report at a March county-wide meeting.
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Sherman
Grayson County Agricultural Club
J. N. Dickson
Agricultural Club
George O. Peterson
Dickson
Texas
County Commissioners Court
Commissioners Court
Grayson County
Peterson
U S Rates Engine Makers Bond Sellers Top Income Earners
Labor Department figures rank brokerage employees as the highest paid, averaging over 71 dollars per week in December. Locomotive builders follow with nearly 61 dollars, then bituminous coal miners at 58.20 and anthracite miners at 54.73. Oil refinery workers earn about 55.38, brewery workers 54.00, machine tool makers 53.80, with crude oil, forgings, and explosives production near 53. The newspaper and magazine sector averages 52.70. All figures are gross before taxes and deductions.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Texas May Grow Cork for Bottles
Nacogdoches in East Texas hosts experimental cork oak plantings as Texas moves toward domestic cork production for bottle use. Researchers say cork oak trees may supply bottling corks in the future, reducing reliance on imported supplies.
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Texas
Nacogdoches
East Texas
Red Cross Drive Starts March 1
Miss Inez Ray chairs the Red Cross drive from March 1 to March 31 for Whitewright Pilot Grove Bethel and Kentucky town with a $600 quota. Grayson County totals $26,549 as the drive aims to fund health and relief services for veterans and disaster response nationwide.
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Inez Ray
Red Cross
Miss Ray
Grayson County
Sun Honor Roll Adds New Names This Week
The Sun announces new honorees this week including Robert Chumbley Mrs. O. M. Durham Tommie Chenoweth Paul Caylor Miss Mae Hall R. H. Groves Mrs. Olive Locke Mrs. G. B. Jones Rev. C. C. Childress N. R. Stillwell Rev. Duke R. Barron Sam Stuteville E. D. Lyons. The list highlights local residents recognized for service or achievement.
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Sun
Robert Chumbley
O. M. Durham
Tommie Chenoweth
Paul Caylor
Mae Hall
R. H. Groves
Olive Locke
G. B. Jones
C. C. Childress
N. R. Stillwell
Duke R. Barron
Sam Stuteville
E. D. Lyons
Clean Utensils Can Lessen Illness
William A. O'Brien M D argues proper dishwashing at home mirrors public health standards. He details scrubbing steps, soaking, heat, and careful handling of glassware and silverware to prevent disease, noting germ counts in glasses and the need for hand hygiene and public health support for enforcing safe eating-place ordinances.
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William A. O’brien
M. D
Anniversary Memory Sparks Two Presents Riddle
Mrs Y recalls how to keep romance alive by reminding her husband twice a year. She jokes that she always gets two presents, once in June and again in January, to mark their anniversary. The exchange highlights playful domestic humor.
Draft Boards Call Previously Deferred Men for Induction
Selective Service boards in this area will induct men aged 18 to 25 who were previously deferred for physical disabilities. The War Department reports shortages since V J Day and aims to provide 50,000 inductions in April plus 75,000 deferred due to physical reasons. Inductions are to reach about 250,000 in the first five months, supplementing enlistments to meet demobilization plans and global duties. The Army’s estimates show about 35,000 men are being accepted monthly under current standards, about 15,000 short of requirements.
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Selective Service
War Department
Washington
D. C
Farm Bureau Hit as Fund Slashed
Washington heard the House Appropriations Committee endorse a 1947 outlay of 1.102 billion dollars for the Agriculture Department after rebuking the Bureau of Agricultural Economics for social studies and cotton price suggestions. The panel also restored a 43 million dollar cut in soil conservation payments, warning farmers might lose faith if promises were not kept.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Congress
Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Department
Postwar Auto Travel Tops 1941 Texas Traffic
Austin report shows postwar traffic on Texas highways leads 1941 travel for business and pleasure as shortages fade. State Highway Engineer D C Greer notes passenger cars now 80 percent of total traffic and January counts at 28 stations averaged 39.3 more vehicles than last January and 3.1 percent above 1941 levels.
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Austin
Texas
D. C. Greer
Greer
Error in print leads to arrest for mail fraud
Benito F. Mayo a 26 year old veteran from Wharton was arrested in Houston on charges of using mail to defraud relatives of service men killed in action He admitted reading casualty lists in Houston and San Antonio papers then wrote relatives claiming loans and a watch were given to the war victim FBI was alerted after an aunt noticed the wrong initial in a letter and informed authorities
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Houston
Benito F. Mayo
Wharton
Mayo
San Antonio
FBI
Five Boys Admit Burglary Ring in Bonham Area
Five youths aged 17 to 20 confessed to burglaries in Bonham and Dodd City, ending 13 recent cases police say are now solved. Authorities reported the suspects made statements admitting involvement, while the Bonham high school break in remains unsolved.
Ashburn Hospital Transfer Approved
Washington reports that Ashburn General Hospital in McKinney is among four Army hospitals approved for transfer to the Veterans Administration. The facilities total 4,900 beds, with McKinney to become a 500 bed hospital for medical and surgical treatment.
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Washington
Ashburn General Hospital
McKinney
Army Hospitals
Veterans Administration
Truman
McKinney Hospital
New Business Will Be Opened Here
W J Eddleman of Holiday leased the Montgomery Insurance Agency building in Whitewright for three years. He plans a home and auto supply business opening around May or June, stock assembling in 60 to 90 days, with furniture and household articles. He will resign as Holiday High School principal to join a chain store outfit and relocate his family to Whitewright.
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W. J. Eddleman
Holiday
Whitewright
Montgomery Insurance Agency
Eddleman
Holiday High School
ENIAC: Fastest Calculating Machine Named Mechanical Einstein
Philadelphia report announces the ENIAC, an electronic numerical integrator and computer built by the University of Pennsylvania Moore School for the Army. Described as 1,000 times faster than prior calculators, it performs addition through square roots, enabling rapid solutions to problems that previously took years.
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Philadelphia
War Department
University of Pennsylvania
Moore School of Electrical Engineering
ENIAC
O'Daniel Considers Run for Texas Governor
Senator W Lee O Daniel said he is weighing a bid for governor after receiving heavy mail and calls urging him to run He spoke in Washington while visiting at the home of his daughter Mrs Molly O Daniel Wrather in Dallas indicating serious consideration of the candidacy
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Dallas
W. Lee O’daniel
Washington
Texas
Molly O’daniel Wrather
Nip skirts spur ties of aid in Osu sewing club
In Osu Japan a small group called the Loose Button and Torn Sleeve Society planned to mend uniforms but found little work until Helen Janet Arpin of Neenah Wisconsin a Red Cross worker posted Nip skirts to sew your shirts The notice drew many orders and business boomed
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Otsu
Japan
Helen Janet Arpin
Neenah, Wis
Red Cross
Truman quotes Eliot wisdom on government outlook
President Truman drew on a 1926 remark by Charles Eliot of Harvard at a news conference. The quote suggested that a prevailing spirit of pessimism can influence all departments, a sentiment Truman said could apply to the current government.
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Washington
Truman
Charles Eliot
Harvard University
Eliot
Hoarding 760000 Men’s Suits Sparks Price Controversy
Washington reports a spokesman for retail clothiers says manufacturers are stockpiling at least 700000 men’s suits awaiting OPA price changes. Louis Rothchild, executive director of the National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers, calls the figure a conservative estimate.
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Washington
OPA
Louis Rothchild
National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers
Printing quality and prices at The Sun office
The Sun office announces improved printing quality and reasonable prices for customers seeking better value on newspaper products and services.
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Sun
War Veteran Accepts Position With First National Bank
Thomas E. Sears, World War II veteran and former captain, began work at First National Bank after discharge in December at Tyler. A University of Texas graduate in business administration, he taught commercial subjects in Whitewright High School before enlisting. His family has long served as bank directors, including his grandfather W. T. Sears and his father T. E. Sears.
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Thomas E. Sears
First National Bank
England
Germany
Tyler
W. T. Sears
Grayson County 1946 tax exemption totals released
Grayson County finals for 1946 show 18 492 total exemptions issued with exemptions, per tax officer George R Schumacher. The figure exceeds 1944 by 6 173. Missing elements include soldier votes estimated 2 500 to 3 000 and seniors outside Sherman and Denison not needing new exemptions. Poll lists for each election box are being prepared and will be given to judges by April 1.
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Sherman
Grayson County
George R. Schumacher
Sherman and
Denison
Denison Man Files Candidacy for Grayson County Post
A. E. Fritts of Denison announced his bid for Grayson County commissioner precinct two in the July primary. He is the fifth entrant, a Hyde Park native with years in Denison concrete and construction. Opponents include E. P. Jackson F. M. Work Frank Trimm and S. B. Vaughan.
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A. E. Fritts
Denison
Grayson County
Fritts
Hyde Park
E. P. Jackson
F. M. Work
Frank Trimm
Cherry Mound
S. B. Vaughan
Jackson
Export Ban Sought as Cotton Shortage Hits U S
Mobile wholesale merchant John E. Toomey urged a ninety day ban on cotton goods exports to relieve a shortage. Senators on a Senate agriculture subcommittee heard that South American stores overflow with U S A cotton goods while U S shelves are bare and factories close. The subcommittee investigates the clothing shortage.
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Washington
Yamashita’s Final Bow Conflicted by Direction of Tokyo
Manila Chronicle reports Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, awaiting execution, drew a final bow at the scaffold. He reportedly asked where Tokyo lay and, after a GI’s direction, bowed toward it unsure if it was north south or toward China.
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Manila
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Imperial Palace
The
Manila Chronicle
Yamashita
Tokyo
Full Car Production 18 Months Off Ford
CHICAGO The time when any one can walk out into a dealer's showroom and buy an automobile off the floor is at least a year and a half away, Henry Ford said last night. Ford, en route to Detroit from California, said plants would be back in production within 30 days but it is impossible to estimate when they will be in full production. Arrival of glass and metal parts and productivity of labor will largely determine the answer.
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Chicago
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Detroit
California
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