Farm Meeting Here Next Wednesday Night
O W Barker a high school vocational agriculture teacher says a farmers meeting will be at the High School building at 7 00 p m next Wednesday. Invitations go to farmers and their wives with topics on 1950 outlook fertilizer results soil conservation trends 1950 PMA program financing farm buildings and farm organizations. Additional meetings in Grayson County follow in Bells and Tom Bean on specified dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Barker
the Sun
Grayson County
Bells
Tom Bean
U S Warns of Fake Census Takers Across Nation
Washington warns residents to verify census takers credentials and beware impostors. Officials plan conferences with mayors and police chiefs to promote safeguards, with proclamations urging cooperation and strict identification for enumerators carrying official forms and bureau signatures.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Deaths Bells Phillips 57 funeral at Bells Methodist Church
Funeral services for Bailey Floyd Phillips 57 of Bells and native of Howe were held at Bells Methodist Church. Burial followed in Memorial Park Cemetery Sherman. He taught rural mail routes in Howe and later Bells. Survivors include wife Maude two daughters Jimmie and Mrs Bobby Lumpkins and brother Frank Phillips.
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Bailey Floyd Phillips
Bells
Howe
Bells Methodist Church
S. B. Bryant
Houston Young
Russell Moore
M. W. Waldrum
Sam Waldrum
Dan Dugan
Joe Washburn
Memorial Park Cemetery
Sherman
Mr. Phillips
J. B
Susan Veazey Phillips
Maude Turley
Bonham
Methodist Church
Maude Phillips
J. C. Penney Company
Jimmie Phillips
Bobby Lumpkins
Frank Phillips
Funeral for James F. Musser Held in Farmersville
Funeral services for James F. Musser 63 were conducted in Farmersville with burial in the local cemetery. He died Sunday in Dallas after a yearlong illness. Born near Whitewright he grew up in the area and later lived in McKinney and Dallas. Survived by his wife two sons James and LeRoy both of Dallas two daughters Mrs. Lewis Brashears and Mrs. Russell Wilson of Dallas two brothers Corbett Musser of Whitewright Buck Musser of Wichita Falls and four sisters Mrs A B Jones Miss Inez Musser Mrs Eula Nelson of Fort Worth and Mrs Millard Allen of Bixby Okla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Musser
Farmersville
Mr. Musser
Dallas
Whitewright
McKinney
James
LeRoy Musser
Lewis Brashears
Russell Wilson
Corbett Musser
Buck Musser
Wichita Falls
A. B. Jones
Inez Musser
Eula Nelson
Fort Worth
Millard Allen
Bixby
Okla
George Washington's Cabinet Composition
George Washington formed a cabinet with the secretaries of state, treasury, and war guiding early U.S. government policy and administration.
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George Washington
Secretaries
State
Treasury
War
Pep Squad Sells House Numbers for Whitewright
Pep Squad members are selling house numbers for Whitewright homes to aid civic improvements and fund squad coffers. The city recently added attractive name plates at street corners and assigned numbers to aid identification. a published list shows numbers in the marked area.
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Whitewright
City Commission
Badgett Completes Soils and Fertilizers Course at ETST College
William E. Badgett of Whitewright completed the Soils and Fertilizers course at East Texas State College taught by R A Rix. Students brought local soil samples and tested for nitrate phosphate and potash to assess plant nutrients and guide fertilizer needs for Grayson County farmers.
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William E. Badgett
Whitewright
East Texas State College
Grayson County
R. A. Rix
College Agriculture Department
Newsman Seeks Texas Agriculture Post in Democratic Primary
William Marion Armand Houston newspaperman announced in Dallas that he will run for state commissioner of agriculture in the upcoming Democratic primary. A longtime Houston Post promotions staffer, he has backed Rice Week campaigns to boost the Southwest rice industry and supports Future Farmers of America and farm youth groups. Armand, a Louisiana native living in Houston since 1933, is married with three children and aims to invigorate the agriculture department and assist farm youth.
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William Marion Armand
Houston
Dallas
Armand
The
Houston Post
Southwest
South Texas
Louisiana
Future Farmers of America
Texas
Agriculture Department
Double Trouble For Bells Family
J H Graves an 84 year old Bells pioneer had hip surgery at Baylor Hospital Dallas to repair a broken hip after a fall on the ice last week He rests well and will be moved to Phillips Hospital Greenville when able His daughter Myrtle Phinney in Oklahoma City is hospitalized with a broken wrist from a separate fall.
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Bells
J. H. Graves
Bells Pioneer
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Phillips Hospital
Greenville
Graves
Myrtle Phinney
Oklahoma City
Misuse of Cold Drug Is Deadly Says Doctor
Chicago: Allergy expert Dr. Samuel M. Feinberg of Northwestern University Medical School warns that over-the-counter potent antihistamine drugs, when misused, create a public hazard and have led to fatalities. He supports his claim with data but cites no specific cases publicly.
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Chicago
Samuel M. Feinberg
Allergy Research Laboratory
Northwestern University
Medical School
Feinberg
Friday Literary Club to Sponsor Denison Art Exhibit
The Friday Literary Club will host an art exhibit by the Interstate Art Association of Denison at the American Legion Hall on February 3. The event features oil paintings, watercolors, and ceramics with some pieces for sale. Speaker will be Albert Martin, and show hours are 3 PM start and public viewing 7 to 9 PM.
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Interstate Art Association of
Denison
American Legion Hall
J. C. Bryant
C. J. Meador
Jack Meador
J. W. Wilson
Russell Summers
Earl Blanton
Albert Martin
Interstate Art Association
Interstate Art Association of Denison
Bryant
Hearing Set for Negroes to Use State Parks in Texas
Four Texas Negroes filed an injunction suit in federal district court seeking access to state park facilities. Judge Ben H. Rice scheduled a hearing for January 24 at 9 30 a.m. against the state park board defendants to show why the injunction should not be granted. The petition argues denial of park facilities violates the 14th amendment and other federal laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Federal District Court
Ben H. Rice
State Park Board
Texas
Destroy Left-over Pecans Advised
The East Texas State College agriculture chief warns of hickory shuck worm in pecan husks. He urges yard pecan cleanup and burning to halt winter survival and moth spread, noting a single yard can seed infestations for a whole community.
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R. A. Rix
Agriculture Department
East Texas State College
Rix
Think Things Bad They Can Be Worse
Warren Ohio report details a man who faced tuberculosis of the spine then diabetes and a severe cold before a failed suicide attempt. After a rifle shot to the chest and kidney, he survived and is recovering at home.
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Warren
Ohio
Green Bugs Survive Ice In Wheat Crops
STILLWATER Okla Wheat farmers learn that snow and ice fail to kill green bugs. Extension entomologist Charles F Stiles of Oklahoma A and M College says cold weather only halts their mating, not their survival, prompting calls for reporting news.
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Stillwater
Okla
Charles F. Stiles
Oklahoma
Renewal activity at The Whitewright Sun in 1950
The Whitewright Sun reports renewal time with subscribers sending or bringing renewals for 1950. New subscribers are being added daily. Rates are 1.50 per year in Grayson and Fannin counties and 2 per year if mailed elsewhere.
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The
Whitewright Sun
Grayson
Fannin
Local Girls Fall to Bells as Boys Triumph Over Bells
Bells High School girls handed Whitewright their first district loss 40 36 while Whitewright boys beat Bells 46 11 to split the series. Musser 12 Christian 10 Cook 7 led Whitewright. Mitcherson 3 for Bells. Whitewright undefeated in district play and hosts Van Alstyne Friday. past wins include Howe Tom Bean and Bells.
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Bells High School
Whitewright
Bryce London
Whitewright Tigers
Musser
Christian
Cook
Mitcherson
Bells
Tigers
van Alstyne
Howe
Tom Bean
Four Hurt as Car Overturns Near Whitewright
A car driven by Cpl. William H. Hughes overturned on a curve two miles southeast of Whitewright at 9 30 Sunday. Four occupants were taken to Bonham hospitals with serious back injury to Mrs Fern Jones and dislocated hip to Mrs John Danhaus. Hughes and Cpl Charles Williams suffered only minor bruises. The Mercury sedan reportedly sped on a slick streak and wrecked after toppling into a gully. bystanders freed the trapped passengers.
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William H. Hughes
Perrin Field
Whitewright
Bonham Hospital
Fern Jones
Bonham
John Danhaus
Ravina
Hughes
Perrin
Charles F. Williams
Earnheart
Rural Roads Group Backs Natural Resources Tax Drive
Texas Rural Roads Association delegates at Austin unanimously backed a plan for a natural resources tax to fund rural roads with emphasis on natural gas. Rep. Paul Wilson of Nacogdoches suggested introducing a 1951 tax bill, aiming to pass the cost to out of state consumers and raise about 43 million dollars annually. his prior gas tax measure failed by one vote in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Rural Roads Association
Paul Wilson
Nacogdoches
Wilson
Rural Roads Association
Treasury
House
U S Sleeping Pill Output Cited By Drug Experts
Geneva reports that U S production of sleeping pills last year could supply 24 doses per person. WHO experts warned the figure surpasses therapeutic needs and raises concerns about potential widespread chronic barbiturate intoxication.
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U. S
Geneva
United States
World Health Organization
University of Chicago to Teach Happiness for Century
The University of Chicago will offer a 100 year happiness course at the Downtown Center. Lectures by experts in adjustment topics aim to help people be happy in later years, though the syllabus excludes guidance on living those years.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Bonham Police Seize Still Rumored Whisky in County Raids
Bonham officers and sheriff's deputies conducted weekend raids capturing a still with 50 gallons of mash and 64 pints of whisky and gin. Constable Stanton Clark and Officer Wade Morris seized the still and mash near Trenton while the sheriff's force recovered the alcohol near Ladonia. An average package is noted to contain about 93 yards of spaghetti.
Whitewright Boy Employed at KTHT Radio Station
Billy Ward Evans, son of Mrs. Audrey Evans of Whitewright, is among KTHT staff in Houston. The Mutual outlet owned by Roy Hofheinz opened last Friday with 5 000 watt power, modern studios, and a 200 person auditorium. Evans, a 14 month KTHT engineer, is a 1946 Whitewright High School graduate and Army Air Force veteran who trained at Texas Trade School for Veterans.
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Billy Ward Evans
Audrey Evans
Whitewright
KTHT
Houston
Mutual Broadcasting Company
Roy Hofheinz
Harris County
Texas
Evans
Army Air Force
Texas Trade School For Veterans
Dallas
Sun Honor Roll and Subscription Credit Notice
The Sun corrects its mailing list and credits subscriptions paid by 3 p m Saturday. Expiration dates appear before names with 1 51 meaning Jan 1 1951. If errors occurred contact the office. list of recent subscriptions follows with names such as C W Tree and Louis Franklin.
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Sun
C. W. Tree Louis Franklin N. L. Bennett
B. R. Allison
Mary Hollingsworth
J. A. McKinney
Ed Harris
E. M. Pritchett
Billy B. Pritchett
Clifton DeBerry
L. A. Pickens
George Jenkins
J. Doyle Withrow
J. P. Barbee
W. B. McLeRoy
J. D. Hughes
Sam Montgomery
Cotton Banks High On Europe Aid List
Cotton authorizations totaled 24,235,000, about 40 percent of the 61,407,000 approved by the Economic Cooperation Administration for Western Europe last week. Cumulative ECA authorizations for Europe reach 8,098,723,000, with thirteen countries receiving grants including Austria Belgium Luxembourg Denmark France Greece Italy the Netherlands Norway Sweden Trieste Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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Washington
Economic Cooperation Administration
Western
Europe
ECA
Austria
Belgium
Luxembourg
Denmark
France
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Trieste
Turkey
United Kingdom
Man Fitted False Teeth to Cows Faces Jail Time
Douglas Frederick Clay, 26, a cattle dealer from Winchester, England, received a year in jail on each of five charges for obtaining money under false pretenses. He duped the Ministry of Food by pulling cows’ teeth and substituting calves’ teeth to pass off as young heifers. he had to serve concurrent terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
England
Douglas Frederick Clay
N. R. Fox-Andrews
Clay
Ministry of Food
Couple seeks marriage with a nutty line for a key
In Phoenix a young couple asked Justice of Peace Al Flood if he could marry people. He said divorces come from Superior Court judges. The man then asked for the way to Superior Court and finally asked for marriage, comparing it to buying a lock and needing a key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Office of
Justice of Peace
al J. Flood
Flood
Superior Court
Longest Living Wildlife Species Reach Century Marks
The article notes elephants alligators turtles and poll parrots with average life spans of a century or more highlighting their longevity across species.
Cpl Bob Coleman Hurt In Camp Carson Fire
Mrs E B Pritchett travels to Camp Carson Colorado after telegram reports seriously injured son Cpl Bob Coleman in fire that destroyed much of the army post Tuesday and Tuesday night. He had just returned from two years in Japan and was due for furlough.
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E. B. Pritchett
Camp Carson
Colo
Colorado Springs
Cpl
Bobby R. Coleman
Army Post
Young Coleman
Japan
Senate votes to repeal all federal taxes on oleomargarine
The Senate, 56 to 16, repeals all federal taxes and licensing fees on colored oleomargarine, beating civil rights debate. Dixiewhich producers and housewives gain. House had similar bill. Conference to resolve differences. Triangular packaging remains for retail margarine.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Dixie
House
Congress
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tom Connally
School Lunch Menu Week of January 23 to 27
The menu lists daily offerings for each weekday. Monday serves braised meat and onion potatoes with greens bread honey butter gingerbread and milk or fruit juice. Tuesday features red beans with ham, breaded tomatoes, onion pickle corn bread butter, apple honey ball and fruit juice. Wednesday offers spaghetti with cheese and tomatoes, English peas, onion and pepper salad, bread, butter, and apricot pie. Thursday presents meatballs with gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, peanut butter cookies, salmon croquettes, cabbage and apple salad, golden hominy, and pineapple pudding.
Nevada Supreme Court rules gambling debts illegal
Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday declared gambling debts non collectible, upholding District Judge Mervyn H. Brown’s April decision. The ruling marks the first explicit ruling on whether a gambling house operator may sue to recover money lost at its tables.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada Supreme Court
Nevada
Mervyn H. Brown
Texan Allows Guns Carried Like Watches
Adrian Womack of Fort Worth Texas was convicted of carrying an unregistered revolver. He claimed there is no Texas law against carrying a gun and that guns are carried like watches. The weapon Womack owned was used in the shooting of Detroit auto dealer Clyde McCord who died after a Russian roulette game.
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Detroit
Mich
Adrian Womack
Fort Worth
Texas
Womack
Recorder
Gerald W. Grant
Clyde McCord
McCord
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Etst College
Rural Roads Group
of Tomorrow
Bob Coleman
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