Local P T A hears talk on communicable diseases
Mrs. John Biggerstaff a nurse from Methodist Hospital of Dallas spoke to Denison grade school parents Tuesday on communicable diseases and TB skin tests. The group voted to host a 42 tournament to fund a school projector and is selling cook books. The P T A goals include welfare of children, higher home standards, and closer home school cooperation. The Freedom Train will visit Denison January 29 with plans for student visits.
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John Biggerstaff
Methodist Hospital of Dallas
Parent-Teacher Association
Whitewright
Floyd Bassett
Owen Hull
National Congress of Parents and
P.T. A
Denison
Texas
B. R. Caraway
GOP Promises Quick Action on Knutson Tax Cut Bill
House Republicans pledge rapid passage of the Knutson bill slashing about 5.6 billion from income taxes. Speaker Joe Martin expects a vote next week after party committees endorse the measure amid Democratic opposition and a potential presidential veto.
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Washington
House
Knutson
Joe Martin
GOP
Howard Knutson
Minnesota
Ways and Means Committee
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Rayburn
Senate
COP
Funeral Services Held Today For Miss Inez Ray
Funeral services were held at 3 p m for Miss Inez A Ray who died Tuesday night at St Vincent Hospital Sherman after a ten day pneumonia illness The service was at Central Christian Church with Rev Clifford Taylor assisted by Rev G C Minor and Rev R L Gilpin Burial followed at City Cemetery Active pallbearers were W E La Roe Gomer May Emory Christian Clyde Craig Thomas Sears Griffin Dollarhide Jr Elbert Bennett and Dr F D Layman Miss Ray a lifelong Whitewright resident was a Graydon College graduate and had studied in Boston New York and Colorado She was active in Red Cross and women s clubs and was survived by a sister nephews grandnephews a grandniece and cousins
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Inez A. Ray
St. Vincent Hospital
Sherman
Central Christian Church
Clifford Taylor
Fort Worth
G. C. Minor
Memorial Christian Church
Denison
R. L. Gilpin
First Methodist Church
Glen Earnheart
W. E. la Roe
Gomer May
Emory Christian
Clyde Craig
Thomas Sears
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Elbert Bennett
F. D. Layman
Miss Ray
Whitewright
D. M
Elizabeth Beally Ray
Grayson County Red Cross
Whitewright Red Cross
Grayson County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Gladys Ray
W. B. Womack
Mount Pocono
David Ray Womack
New Orleans
Michael
Robert M. Patton
Memphis, Tenn
David Ray Womack Jr
Marvin Womack
Kathleen Patton
John A. Ray
Sun Honor Roll Adds Subscribers Despite Cold Weather
The Sun notes continued renewals by mail as subscribers persist through a winter week. Names added this week include C. H. Vestal H. B. Smith Mrs. J. M. Lindsey W. E. Jenkins Mrs. D. M. Taylor L. W. Clark Mrs. T. E. Montgomery and many others.
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Sun
Uncle Sam
C. H. Vestal
H. B. Smith
J. M. Lindsey
W. E. Jenkins
D. M
Officials See Butane Relief
Austin reports relief from the butane gas shortage is expected soon as major producers and suppliers work to increase deliveries to Texas retailers. Attorney General Price Daniel says investigations are underway to check for any antitrust or monopoly issues, with results expected in the next days.
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Austin
Texas
William Murray Jr
Atty
Price Daniel
Daniel
Whitewright Tigers split games with Royse City
Whitewright Tigerettes win first conference game 33 to 22 over Royse City with Judd scoring 20 and Birdwell 11. Royse City tops W H S 22 to 7 as Roscoe leads with 10 and Burchfield, Bass, Thrasher, Reynolds tally for the Tigers.
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Whitewright Tigerettes
Royse City
Tigerettes
Judd
Birdwell
Haven
Tigers
Royse City Bulldogs
W. H. S. Tigers
Burchfield
Bass
Thrasher
Reynolds
Roscoe
Roy City
Sheriffs Report Details Grayson County 1947 Fines and Arrests
Grayson County collected 30397.93 in 1947 from sheriff fees and fines paid to the county treasurer, with 7897.65 from sheriff fees and 22398.74 from fines and costs. The report shows 751 arrests led by drunkenness 199 and liquor violations 89, plus 61 highway violations and 59 intoxicated driving.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Sheriff's Department
Fred Prestage
Guardians of Law
Vaccine For Polio May Be Developed
Dr. Frank Gollan of the University of Minnesota announced isolating a 99.94 percent pure MM virus strain that causes polio in small rodents. He said the discovery could open the way for a human polio vaccine development.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Frank Gollan
University of Minnesota
Book Club lauds Finian's Rainbow review in Whitewright
Members of the Current Book Club praised Mrs. C. Clancy of Dallas for a fine review of Finian's Rainbow, the final in a twelve part series sponsored by the Friday Literary Club. Miss Janis Jane Horton sang with Mrs. O. Jones at the piano as refreshments followed.
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Current Book Club
Finian’s Rainbow
C. Clancy
Dallas
Book Club
Whitewright and
Friday Literary Club
Gladys Ray
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Sugar Price Expected to Drop in Dallas This Weekend
Dallas grocers foresee lower sugar prices as Texas wholesale sugar costs fall after Eastern markets decline. Analysts cite a Cuban sugar bumper crop and global dollar shortages as drivers, with cuts possibly reaching 1 to 3 cents on small household bags amid plentiful supply.
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Dallas
Texas
Ollie Oliver
Oliver-Taylor Company
Dallas Grocers
Robert Cullum
A. W. Cullum and Company
Oliver
Cuba
Meth odists donate 164 million to church causes in 1947
Chicago based statistician reports Methodists in the United States gave 164,138,457 for church causes in 1947. World service missionary work and benevolences totaled 31,076,049. The Women’s Society of Christian Service with 1,508,924 members contributed 14,793,698 to local church work and missions.
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Chicago
Albert C. Hoover
World Service
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Fort Lauderdale waterways navigable by light craft
Fort Lauderdale Florida has 263 miles of waterways with about half open to light craft navigation. The detail highlights the city’s extensive aquatic system and potential recreational use.
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Ft. Lauderdale, Fla
Grayson County Sells 4500 New Cars in 1947
Grayson County dealers moved 4500 new cars in 1947 based on a $7,202,855 factory list price total, reflecting a 52 percent year over year increase from $4,373,100. The tax revenue totaled $72,028.55 with $1,440.57 kept for county salary funds and $70,587.98 remitted to the state.
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Grayson County
Denison
Sherman
County Road Fund To Total 300000 In Grayson County
Grayson County plans a 1948 road and bridge fund of about 300000 to be allocated among four precincts on a set percent basis 30 30 24 and 16 percent. Budget projections show tax intake near 299187 with potential increases from higher collections and valuation. The court authorized four Ford trucks for precinct one and forwarded Farm to Market Highway 679 easement and condemnation records for state review. The road is prepared for the state highway department after fence moves and right of way work.
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Sherman
Grayson County Road and Bridge Fund
Commissioners Court
Precinct One
W. A. Sturdy
Hilburn Motor Co
Whitewright
Dickson
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Declining Employment Among Screen Guild Members
Los Angeles report notes only 600 of 8,500 Screen Actors Guild members are under contract with studios. President Ronald Reagan told a UCLA labor institute that this level signals the industry’s deepest unemployment, with studios producing far fewer films than before the war.
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Los Angeles
Screen Actors
Ronald Reagan
Screen Actors’ Guild
Labor Institute
University of California At
Reagan
Actors’ Guild
Texas Receives 57.5 Million in Federal Grants
Washington reports Texas received 57,466,484 in federal grants for health education welfare and social security for the year ended June 30. The figure excludes funds from state and local governments.
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Washington
Texas
Federal Security Agency
Deposits Reach Averages Of $1061 Per Person
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation estimates total bank deposits at $154.191 billion. Dividing by the population figure of 145.334 million yields an average of $1061 per person in checking and savings deposits nationwide.
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Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Treasury
Special Prevue At Palace Theatre In Whitewright
Geo M Hight owner of the Palace Theatre and March of Dimes chairman announced a special prevue Thursday January 30 featuring Joe E Brown in Shut My Big Mouth. All net proceeds benefit crippled children and will be given to the March of Dimes with theatre staff volunteering. The drive ends on Roosevelt birthday January 30.
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Geo. M. Hight
Palace Theatre
Whitewright
Joe E. Brown
Mr. Hight
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Former A. and M. Professor Enters Senate Race as Opponent of Training
Dr. F B Clark a former Texas A and M professor joins the United States Senate race opposing universal military training. He lives in College Station and has been a real estate operator since leaving the college last year. Clark, head of the economics department, previously opposed cadet corps reforms and hazing rules during a faculty uprising.
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F. B. Clark
Texas A. & M
United States Senate
George E. B. Peddy
Houston
Senate
Coke Stevenson
Clark
College Station
Don t Cross the Yellow Line Warns Greer in Texas
State Highway Engineer D C Greer urges motorists to obey a new yellow center line across Texas highways. The no passing line, painted since November, aims to cut head on collisions and sideswipes with a maximum $200 fine for violators.
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Austin
D. C
Greer
Texas
Truman
Ducks Rain and Frost Cut Calf Peanut Crop
Ducks invaded peanut fields causing damage and heavy rains and freezes reduced the crop in Whitesboro area by as much as 50 percent. An estimated 15 percent of the crop remains unsold. Peanut prices fell from 201 to 116 dollars per ton as deterioration set in. Last year’s crop was a million-dollar crop.
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Whitesboro
Husband 81 Wins Divorce As Wife Loses Custody
An 81-year-old husband testified that his wife of 15 years falsely accused him of infidelity. District Judge Dan W. Jackson granted the divorce with custody of the couple’s three children, oldest 13, awarded to the wife. The man said he had been abused by his wife.
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Houston
Dan W. Jackson
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P.T. A. Speaker
G.O.P
Inez Ray
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W.H.S
Screen Guild
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