Fight County Officers To Seek Reelection
Grayson County politics for 1946 Democratic primaries heats up as eight officers announce reelection bids and two decline. Sheriff G P Gafford and Commissioner Eugene McAden skip renomination while Judge J N Dickson and County Clerk J C Buchanan say they will run. Other incumbents including Commissioners Stiles Jackson and Bowen plus District Clerk Earnest and County Attorney Van Zandt plan to seek reelection along with Ray Short and Beulah Howdeshell. Deputies Merkel Dicken and Fitzhugh Mangrum also seek sheriff posts.
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Jake J. Loy
J. C. Buchanan
Buchanan
H. G. Thompson
S. R. Stiles
Stiles
F E. P. Jackson
Denison
S. V. Earnest
van Zandt
Short
Ray B. Short
Grayson County
Pottsboro
Gordonville
Whitesboro
Beulah Howdeshell
Merkel Dicken
Dicken
Porter
Sherman
van Alstyne
Fitzhugh Mangrum
Mangrum
Whitewright
Hybrid corn has big future in Texas
Agronomist F A Miller of Texas A and M College Extension Service says hybrid corn will replace most open pollinated Texas varieties because hybrids yield 20 to 40 percent more, especially in dry periods. Seed supply for 1946 is noted. various yellow and white hybrids are recommended by region including East Texas, Blackland, Gulf Coast, and West Cross Timbers.
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Gulf Coast Prairie
East Texas Timber Country
Miller
College Station
Angleton
Texas
East Texas
Blackland
West Cross Timbers
Rolling Plains
South Texas
Gulf Coast
Taylor's Cafe Reopens After Remodeling
Taylor's Cafe will reopen Saturday after a week of alterations and repainting. Douglas Taylor, who bought the cafe, teams with his brother Rudolph Taylor, both recently discharged from the Army. The interior was refinished with fluorescent lighting, the kitchen enlarged, and new equipment acquired.
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Taylor
Douglas Taylor
Rudolph Taylor
Draft Law May Expire on May 15
Washington report notes a Senate Military Affairs Subcommittee investigating demobilization slowdown amid hints the draft law may expire quietly on May 15. Acting Secretary of War Kenneth C. Royall testified supporting Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower on demobilization plans. Eisenhower had promised that by July 1 all men with 40 points or two years service would be home or en route home.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs
Kenneth C. Royall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Eisenhower
Army
Sun Honor Roll Grows With More Names Added
The Sun honor roll adds over a hundred names this week and anticipates another hundred before February. Subscribers renewing in January boost The Case out revenue as dozens more names join, including Mrs. T. E. Thornton Mrs. Joe B. Foster Raymond Phillips and Lucian L. Vestal among others.
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Sun
T. E. Thornton
Joe B. Foster
Raymond Phillips
J. A. McKinney
R. E. Spong
H. M. Gentry
Jack Robbins
A. V. Lowery
Ruth Gosnell Keck
Lucian L. Vestal
C. H. Vestal
J. H. Hayes
R. W. Ball
R. H. May
J. T. May
B. M. Pember
Robert Chumbley
T. B. Blanton
Troy Ford
W. B. Head
Roy Talley
Hugh H. Trotter
Harold Thornhill
W. H. Forrest
Joe W. Carr
Truman Proposes $5 Billion in Federal Cutbacks
President Truman urged Congress to repeal appropriations and contract authorizations totaling 5,021,887,483 with further reductions added to 50,345,409,169 already approved. He noted needed future funds to liquidate contracts would total 1,149,620,000 and called for returning 346,890 in corporate funds to the treasury.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Treasury
Appointment Though I was Johnny on the spot
A fragmentary Wa l Street Journal verse style complaint recalls punctuality and delayed arrival. The speaker contrasts haste with another’s unhurried entrance and casual remark. The piece reads as a wry, compressed vignette on waiting and perception.
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Johnny
Flying airman meets floating old lady in odd inquiry
An airman, escaping engine trouble by parachute, asks a floating octogenarian if she has seen a Spitfire go down. He then inquires about a gas stove rising, prompting a dry exchange as she replies no to both questions.
Whitewright World War II Honorees and Returnees Reach Home
Navy man David E. Clabhorn returns to San Diego after a visit with Mrs. Martin. Whitewright residents George Simmons and Wilmer Sims enlist in the Army through Denison recruiting. Six men inducted in Sherman January call, including John Reynolds. Navy MM/3c Hoyle Riddle discharged after 41 months in the Pacific. Discharge papers filed by Harrelson, Pruett, Sanderson, Elliott, and Willingham. A/C Vestal visits from Ottumwa, Iowa, and Oak Ridge, Tennessee, en route back to duty. Richard Switala discharged after European service as dental tech. Cpl. John D. Young home on furlough after three years overseas. Lester Simpson arrives in Norman awaiting discharge. Avery Copeland arrives home with discharge from Guam. Cla born and wife visit en route to New York for stationing. S/Sgt. Wandell Riddle re-enlists for one year foreign service after 90-day furlough. Sgt. Clyde Russell’s daughter, home on discharge from Fort Sam Houston. Cpl. Albert Reeves returns home after European and Pacific service with postwar discharge on points. John Biggerstaff sends Christmas letter from Sendai Japan. 11th Airborne Division lauded for occupation work and Northern Japan presence. division football team touted to win Pacific Olympic title.
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the Sun
John Biggerstaff
Sendai
Japan
Whitewright
11Th Airborne Division
Shiogama
Robert Deaton
Division
Robert Owens
188Th
187Th Prelit. Inf. Regt
11Th Airborne
Pacific
Tokyo Stadium
OPA Sets Higher Prices for Chrysler and Allied Cars
The Office of Price Administration announced retail prices for new Plymouth Dodge De Soto and Chrysler autos will rise about 1.8 percent over 1942 models with added engineering change fees. Ford models also saw ceilings set. Increases vary by model with engineering modifications costing from $18.10 to $121 depending on make.
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Washington
Dodge
de Soto
Chrysler
OPA
Veterans Administration reports WWII care costs rise sharply
The VA discloses 1945 care costs totaling 2.27 billion dollars, nearly triple the prior year’s 828 million, with big jumps in national service life insurance payments and pensions. Hospital and domiciliary care grew from 4.86 million to 15.8 million, while beneficiaries increased from 72,578 to 80,218. Additionally, the note mentions America’s cotton crop remains the world’s largest.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
1946 Farm Crop Goals Announced
The Department of Agriculture set 1946 targets for crops across the U.S. with 20,200,000 cotton acres and 7,000,000 in Texas, totaling over 296,000,000 cultivated acres. Final goals adjust sorghum, corn, rice, and wheat plans, and detail Texas outputs for milk, eggs, poultry, and livestock.
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Washington
Texas
Department of Agriculture
O C Cannon Named Grayson County Probation Officer
Sherman commissioners appoint O C Cannon of 920 North Harrison to succeed the late Will May as Grayson County probation officer. Cannon, a former precinct three commissioner and ex deputy sheriff under Benton Davis, hails from Van Alstyne and moved to Sherman years ago from Tioga. The note about the angora cat remains incidental.
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Sherman
O. C. Cannon
North Harrison
Precinct Three
Grayson County
Will May
Commissioners Court
Cannon
van Alstyne
Tioga
Benton Davis
Streptomycin Shows Promise in Tuberculosis Treatment
Detroit doctors at the Mayo Foundation report streptomycin produced improvements in TB patients within four to eight weeks. They caution it cannot replace sanatorium care or surgery and note the drug remains scarce and mainly available for research.
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Detroit
American Academy of Pediatrics
H. Crowin Hinshaw
William H. Feldman
Mayo Foundation
Pneumonia Germ Carried By Everyone
Austin reports Texas Health Officer Dr Geo W Cox noting pneumonia caused 1934 deaths in ten months, lower than the prior year. Pneumococcus germ lurks in throats, winter and spring risk rises. Preventive steps include rest, proper dress, moderate home warmth, and not neglecting a cold. Seek early physician advice at first sign of pneumonia.
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Austin
Geo. W. Cox
Texas
Yank to Die for Death of Japs
Pfc. Joseph E. Hicswa of Wallington New Jersey has been condemned to death by an army court martial for the murder of two Japanese in Naha. The sentence awaits review by two higher authorities before it can be carried out. Witnesses testified he killed the first victim after drinking whisky beer and sake in an Osaka park after shouting Let’s get em. The second Japanese was slain in a similar fashion a few minutes later in the same park.
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Osaka
Joseph E. Hicswa
Wallington
N. J
Hicswa
Naha
Road Closures West of Whitewright Named by County
Grayson County commissioners on Thursday closed a road on the east and south sides of the Harold Doss farm west of Whitewright after a petition by 29 residents. The road is stated as unnecessary, unused, and unmaintained. In another note, a teacher remarks on Bobby solving a difficult problem without his father’s help.
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Whitewright
Grayson County Commissioners
Harold Doss
Bobby
Jeff Williams Speaks At Rotary Club Banquet
The annual Rotary Club banquet at First Baptist Church honored Rotary Anns with about 100 attendees including out of town guests. Jeff H. Williams of Chickasha Oklahoma, renowned as a top after dinner speaker, delivered an hour long program blending humor and philosophy.
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Rotary Club
First Baptist Church
Rotary Anns
Jeff H. Williams
Chickasha
Okla
United States
Whitewright
Williams
John H. Perry
Sherman
Perry
C. B. Bryant Jr
B. W. Newman
Bryant
Newman
Tom Sears
F. M. Williams
Earl Blanton
Griffin Dollarhide Sile
James Bryant
Lt. Bryant
Outlook on Farm Prices for 1946 in Texas A&M Study
Texas A and M College Extension Service economists predict farm prices for 1946 will be moderately lower, with costs about steady. Prices for fruits vegetables and eggs may drop most while many basic commodities keep support near parity. Morgan expects national net farm income 10 to 15 percent below 1945 peak as labor force grows about six million by postwar benchmarks.
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College Station
Texas A. and
M. College Extension Service
W. E. Morgan
T. R. Timm
Morgan
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Route Four
Hoyle T. Riddle
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J. W. Sanderson
Joe Elliott
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