Whitewright council sets tax rate and office change
The Whitewright City Council in regular session set the tax rate at 1.05 per hundred dollars valuation for the current year and moved the city treasurer post from elected to appointive starting in April. The town’s two banks held 360 406 18 dollars on December 31. Egg prices were 22 1/2 cents per dozen in the local market. New home on Spruce street for Mr and Mrs Wade Sears. First National Bank officers elected: C B Bryant president W H King vice president R H May cashier R A Gillett assistant cashier. Directors include Bryant King Jones Sears Gillett Holland Sears Kimbell Pennell. Miss Tommie Chenoweth bought a new Ford. A Montgomery dinner pledged a hope of liquor absence. W A Colvard and Miss Clare Brawley wed last Friday at Rev W A Kirkpatrick's home. Harvey Stansberry died at Mrs Ely’s home in East Whitewright. R S Morehead bought George Parker’s share in Morehead and Parker tire and shoe repair.
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Whitewright
Wade Sears
Spruce Street
First National Bank
C. B. Bryant
W.H. King
R. H. May
R. A. Gillett
W. H. King
S. E. Jones
T. E. Sears
Tom Gillett
W. F. Holland
L. P. Sears
Kay Kimbell
J. W. Pennell
Tommie Chenoweth
S. H. Montgomery
W. A. Colvard
Clare Brawley
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Harvey Stansberry
Ely
East Whitewright
R. S. Morehead
George Parker
Morehead & Parker Tire and Shoe Repair
Two Whitewright banks show deposits and loans
The two Whitewright Banks reported 821039.89 on deposit and 822229.84 in loans and discounts at year end. Combined resources stood at 1289983.25. The entry also notes election ballots, a burglary at Farmers Union Gin Co, a coal theft arrest, and remarks by Prohibition Director Kramer.
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Whitewright
Harding
Cox
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Farmers Union Gin Co
Sheriff's Department
Kramer
United States
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The
Sun
Local Merchants End Career After 19 Years
J F Lilley, veteran dry goodsman, winds up mercantile affairs after 19 years. Post office receipts rise 1925 vs 1924 and will become a second class office this year. Bethel Canning Club meets at Mrs J H Alexander. May Belle Doss and R B Owens wed Jan 1. George German announces birth of son Jan 2. Hoyt Ryan back from Kiowa Oklahoma. Viva Phillips returns from Oklahoma. W P Ownby, 84, celebrated birthday. Gordon Brosad reports buying 4763 pounds of hens at 20c a pound totaling 952.60. eggs at 40c a dozen. PTA, led by Mrs J W Wilson, hosts event to raise funds for playground equipment.
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J. F. Lilley
R. G. Pennington
William Pennington Jr
Royse City
Bernice Graves
J. H. Graves
Whitewright
Bethel Canning Club
J. H. Alexander
May Belle Doss
E. T. Doss
R. B. Owens
Sabinal
George German
Hoyt Ryan
Kiowa
Okla
Viva Phillips
Oklahoma
W. P. Ownby
Gordon Brosad
P.T. A
J. W. Wilson
American Legion Hall
Woman Dies at 102 After Quiet Life Following Doctors
San Francisco obituary notes Matilda H. Perley who was warned sixty years ago of a weak heart. She lived quietly, remained active musically, and played piano up to her 101st birthday. Died at home at 102.
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San Francisco
Matilda H. Perley
Planning to Build Better Get Busy Now Lumber Dealers Say
Whitewright residents planning to build or modernize are urged to start early due to likely higher costs and tighter supplies. Officials warn metals like steel, copper and aluminum will be scarcer as defense needs rise and mortgage credit could tighten, risking delays and delays in approvals.
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Whitewright
Defense
Washington
Landlord Cuts Rent For Children In Lynn Mass
Henry Baay, manager of Conway Real Estate, plans seven new homes in the Frazier Oxner boatyard on Lee Street. Rents will be $75 to $150 monthly, with a $5 deduction per child in the tenant's family. Baay hopes other landlords follow suit to aid American families.
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Lynn
Mass
Henry Baay
Conway Real Estate Company
Frazier-Oxner
Lee Street
Mr. Baay
Compton Lumber Company Limited Partnership Formed in Sherman
P V Compton Roy G Dutton Irvin Suckle and Myer Shosid of Grayson County Texas enter a limited partnership under title 105 Texas law to operate a wholesale and retail lumber yard in Sherman and Grayson County. General partner is P V Compton. special partners Myer Shosid Roy G Dutton and Irvin Suckle each hold one fourth interest with $5000 cash apiece. Partnership begins now and lasts ten years from December 18 1950.
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P. V. Compton
Roy G. Dutton
Irvin Suckle
Myer Shosid
Grayson County
Texas
Compton Lumber Company
Sherman
Q and A: Home Answers on Cleaning and Repairs
A newspaper style Q and A column covers wicker cleaning Fuller faucet nails for strip shingles lacquer usage and rug corner curling. Advice includes brushing wicker with warm water rinse and dry, Fuller faucet washer access, six nails for three tab shingles, lacquer dries quickly and can leave brush marks, and renewing rug sizing with chip glue solution to prevent curling.
Weekly Pull Study Shows Local Paper Strong Ad Pull
Survey by Paul Mogler at his Rittman store finds 160 customers at opening linked 61.5 percent per 1,000 circulation to the Rittman Press ad. Out-of-town dailies reach 25.4 percent per 1,000, larger daily 1.1 percent. two other weeklies 9 and 14.7 percent. Radio spot ads drew 90 responses. 94 percent credited newspapers for information.
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Rittman, O
Paul Mogler
Mogler
Rittman Press
Russell W. Frey
Frey
Atomic Expert Warns U S War as Usual Ideas Out
Dr Henry Smyth, AAAS speaker and Smyth Report author, warned the United States must brace for a 20 year period of tension with a possible major war any time. He urged using science and manpower wisely, accepting no war as usual, and proposed a national scientific service corps and manpower board to place the right scientists in the right roles.
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Cleveland
United States
The
American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
Henry D. Smyth
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Princeton University
Smyth
Flu Epidemic Looms To Threaten U. S.
Washington reports that influenza threatens from east and west with outbreaks in England Greenland Hawaii Truk and other Pacific islands. Dr. Carl Dauer of the National Office of Vital Statistics says there is no evidence of an American epidemic at present and the NIH Influenza Reporting Center has no lab reports of an outbreak. Still, rapid air travel could spread the disease quickly and an outbreak seems possible though timing and location remain unpredictable.
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Washington
England
Greenland
Hawaii
Truk
Pacific Islands
Carl C. Dauer
National Office of Vital Statistics
U. S. Public Health Service
National Institute of Health
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Joe Marsh
Dad Wilson
Sudbury
Dad
United States Brewers Foundation
Whitewright Lumber Co
Zach Youngster
Mobil Tires
G. C. Stateville
U. S
Dr. Smyth
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright Agency
Stephens & Bryant
Pine Lumber
L. Laroe & Company
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