Bassett Prepares First Aid Class Meeting
Floyd Bassett announces a meeting for 26 signed up and interested residents to start a free first aid class Monday at 7 PM in the Barbee & Bassett office. He awaits a Red Cross instructor from Denison with no definite update at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bassett
Barbee & Bassett
Bassett
Red Cross
Denison
Floyd Everheart
Britain
United States
Army
Navy
Title Certificate Necessary to Get Auto License Tag
Sherman officials announce 1942 automobile license plates will not be issued without a certificate of title. Deputy George Schumacher said the state highway department requires a title certificate number on license receipts and titles must be secured before March 1. Certificates must be obtained immediately. licenses may be bought Feb 1 but cannot be placed on cars until March 1 and must be secured by April 1.
County Club Council Installs Officers in Sherman Meeting
County Council of HD Clubs installs new officers and outlines committees for 1942 at an all day session in the Grayson Home Demonstration Clubs area. About 45 members from 18 clubs attended with Miss Viva Phillips handing over to Mrs. Vaden Phillips as chairwoman and Miss Kelly and Mrs. Knox absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
County Council
Grayson Home
Viva Phillips
Whitewright
Vaden Phillips
Whitesboro
H. B. Everheart
Kentuckytown
R. Q. Evans
Shiloh
Gertrude Kelly
Oak Grove
W. S. Knox
Ellsworth
Kelly
Knox
Novemer
Miss Kelly
Raymond Blassingame
Sadler
Lee Shankles
Pecan
Liberty Bell to be Sealed in Concrete Vault
Philadelphia Mayor Bernard Samuel announced a bomb proof vault will be built of concrete and steel to protect the Liberty Bell. The bell can be lowered into the vault in an emergency to shield it from bomb damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bernard Samuel
F. W. Vittitoe Buried at Vittitoe Cemetery Today
Funeral services for Finnis Ewing Vittitoe age 75 were held at Vittitoe Cemetery south of Kentuckytown at 10 30 this morning conducted by Rev Cleophus Chumbley and Dr J F Fender Burial followed under direction of Glen Earnheart Pallbearers were Carl Holland Henry Phillips Fletcher Williams Oscar Bow Charles Chumbley and Edwin Badgett He died of a heart attack while driving toward Whitewright about 3 30 Tuesday. Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs Joe M Taylor a grandson and two brothers Scott Vittitoe and Samuel Vittitoe, with remarks about Kentuckytown history in a cited book.
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Finnis Ewing Vittitoe
Vittitoe Cemetery
Kentuckytown
Cleophus Chumbley
Howe
J. F. Fender
Whitewright
Glen Earnheart
Carl Holland
Henry Phillips
Fletcher Williams
Oscar Bow
Charles Chumbley
Edwin Badgett
Hassie Ruth Shook
Joe M. Taylor
Dallas
Scott Vittitoe
Los Angeles
Calif
Samuel Vittitoe
Little Rock
Ark
Red River Valley
Gladys Bright Ray
Wittitoe
Kentucky
Salt River
Cumberland
Mississippi
Red River
Shreveport
Mr. Wittitoe
Doctor Heaston
Jefferson
Anne Eliza
Old
K. Y
R S Fulton First Graduate Grayson College Dies
Robert Scott Fulton 72 publisher lawyer landowner and insurance man died Saturday at his Van Alstyne home after ten years of ill health Funeral services were held at Van Alstyne Methodist Church He was born Sept 17 1869 near Van Alstyne and was in the first Grayson College graduating class in 1888 He led the Van Alstyne Leader newspaper since 1896 and left day to day duties to editors and staff He married Pearl Drye in 1899 and helped raise two orphaned boys Fred and Conrad Schweelhofer The family were longtime members of Van Alstyne Methodist Church and Fulton served as church steward president He was active in Democratic politics and chaired the Grayson County party for four years The note ends with a mention of the 1788 Virginia convention reported in shorthand by David Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Scott Fulton
van Alstyne
van Alstyne Methodist Church
Mr. Fulton
D. W. Fulton
Elizabeth McKinney Fulton
Scott McKinney
Collin McKinney
Texas
Fulton
Grayson College
Whitewright
van Alstyne Leader
W. D. Benton
Clifton Tooley
Pearl Drye
New York City
Fred
Conrad Schweighofer
Conrad
Finis Alverson Announces Public Weigher Candidacy
Finis Alverson announces his candidacy for Public Weigher in Precinct No. 3 under the Democratic primaries. A Grayson County resident of 42 years, he previously ran for Public Weigher and placed second. he aims to meet voters personally before the 1942 election and asks supporters to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W
Finis) Alverson
The
Sun
Public Weigner
Alverson
Grayson County
All-Risk Insurance Opened To Cotton Farmers
The U S department of agriculture extends all risk crop insurance to cotton farmers for 50 to 75 percent of normal yield. W W Gunn Grayson County AAA administrator notes insurance uses seven year farm histories with local and county committees to appraise records. Producers will receive notices of yield and loss cost and can apply at the AAA office in 1942.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
W. W. Gunn
Grayson County Aaa
Gunn
AAA
Sugar rationing begins with three quarters pound per person weekly
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced initial sugar rations would be limited to three quarters of a pound per person per week. The plan, set to start in February, aims for about fifty pounds per person annually, with adjustments for hotels, restaurants, institutions, and seasonal canning demands. Existing stocks may be distributed to ensure nationwide adequacy and hoarded supplies may be recovered.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
OPA
Work Day Observed by Baptist Circles
The north circle of the Baptist Church met Monday afternoon at Mrs. Carl May home for work day with fourteen members present and a devotional led by Mrs. Martin Belew. The west circle gathered at Mrs. Percy Darwin home with Mrs. Kelous Watson reviewing mission book chapters.
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North Circle
The
Baptist Church
Carl May
Martin Belew
West Circle
Percy Darwin
Kelous Watson
Roosevelt outlines multiple AEF deployments and ABDA area
President Roosevelt said about ten expeditionary forces are active on various fronts and that the United States is sending all possible aid to the Southwest Pacific theater. He declined to specify locations for war secrecy, and noted the ABDA area covers Australia Britain Netherlands and American allied defenses while China and Burma form another region.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Southwest Pacific War
Northern Ireland
Australia
Dutch East Indies
Southwest Pacific
Far East
Abda
China
Burma
Orient
Tire setup to handle autos
State Rationing Administrator Mark McGee announced that the tire rationing system would also cover new automobiles and recapping and retreading of tires. He said rationing of sugar or radios had not been discussed and eligibility would mirror tire rules with local boards issuing certificates for recapped or retreaded tires and for new autos starting around February 9.
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Austin
Mark McGee
McGee
Chicago
Frank Bane
War Production Board
Care of Chicks Topic At Bethel Club Meeting
Miss Eunice King and Rex Cruse spoke on chick care and egg production at the Bethel Home Demonstration club in Whitewright. Mrs. Floyd Harris presided and committee chairs were named. next meeting set for February 10 at 7:30 p.m. with Miss Myrtle Murray of College Station as speaker.
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Eunice King
Grayson County Home Demonstration
Rex Cruse
Whitewright
Bethel Home Demonstration Club
Floyd Harris
Miss King
Cruse
J. H. Gosnell
Vernon Gebhart
Edgar Bow
Draft board seeks to confirm deputy classification
Deputy Sheriff O. L. Turner, reclassified from 1-H to 1-A, has received three cards about his status while Sheriff Talmadge Moore learned his deputy is now listed in 1-A. The note questions whether the draft board will overlook the change.
Conscience clash in church gag over sin and gin
A humorous exchange at a church gathering features a parishioner blaming sin while another corrects gin as the intended word. The moment highlights playful banter in a religious setting.
Price Control Bill Passed by Senate After Prolonged Debate
The Senate approved a broad price control measure 65 to 14 after hours of sustained debate. The bill allows the price administrator to fix ceilings on prices and rents and triggers enforcement through licenses, with local officials handling rent limits in many cases. Leaders hailed passage despite calls for amendments and concerns over inadequacy.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
White House
Barkley
Henderson
Clark
Missouri
Barkley Clark
Bankhead
Alabama
Secretary of Agriculture
Women to Keep Shapes in Spite Of Rubber Lack
The War Production Board said it would soon allocate a limited crude rubber amount for girdles corsets and other foundation garments. Willard Helburn WPB rubber chief noted the total distribution is undecided but garment makers claim substitutions and design changes can save rubber. Earlier WPB announced no rubber for girdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cheerio
War Production Board
Willard Helburn
WPB Rubber
WPB
Neighbors Help Smith Family Prepare Farm Quickly
Twenty three neighbors gathered at Mrs William Smith home in the Ely community last Thursday and broke and bedded land for planting in under half a day using 23 tractors. The Smith matriarch had been ill for weeks and the family could not work the farm. The family learned of the plan only as tractors arrived, and the act was gratefully received.
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William Smith
Ely
United States and Britain Pool Arms and Supplies
Washington reports the U S and Great Britain will pool munition resources, shipping facilities, and raw materials. Three joint boards are created to run these functions and coordinate the Allied war effort.
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Washington
United States
Britain
United Nations
Henderson Granted Full Authority Over Retail Rationing
Washington reports that the War Production Board assigned Price Administrator Henderson complete control over retail product sales amid broad shortages. The directive, approved by President Roosevelt, notes further rationing is inevitable and empowers the OPA to regulate sales to retailers and consumers for personal needs.
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Washington
War Production Board
Henderson
Nelson
WPB
Roosevelt
OPA
Commission Fixes Blame For Lack Of Alert in Hawaii
A special commission chaired by Justice Owen J. Roberts faults Admiral Husband E. Kim mel and Lieutenant General Walter C. Short for dereliction of duty in not coordinating warnings before Pearl Harbor. The report, to President Roosevelt, calls their attitudes a failure to grasp the responsibilities of their positions. Short was replaced by Delos C. Emmons, while Kimmel’s duties were reassigned as the fleet command changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Roosevelt
Owen J. Roberts
Supreme Court
Pacific Fleet
Hawaiian Department
Japan
Kimmel
United States Fleet
Ernest J. King
Atlantic Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Navy
Bureau of Navigation
Short
Delos C. Emmons
Air Force Combat Command
Farm Meeting At Kentuckytown Postponed to Feb 4
The Kentuckytown farm meeting tied to Rex Cruse of Whitewright High and Miss Eunice King was postponed from Tuesday to next Wednesday at 7 p m due to a community death. Topics include brooding feeding baby chicks and feeding hens for egg production with other farming subjects amid urging attendance.
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Kentuckytown
Rex Cruse
Whitewright High School
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County Council of HD Clubs
Liberty Bell
F. W. Vittitoe
Vittitoe
R.S. Fulton
Virginia
David Robertson
Finis Alverson
Baptist
Sun Office
AEF
Ireland
Sin
Gin
U. S
Commission
Hawaii
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