Whitewright Community Notes From February 1933
The Sun reports a range of local events including weddings such as Mr. Roscoe Pace and Miss Lucile Akridge last Thursday, and Mr. Earl Jenkins marrying Miss Evelyn Behrer on Jan 17. Obituaries note Mrs. Sam Nelms 56 and William J. Looney death in Sherman and near North Dallas. The PTA, Junior Music Club, and American Legion activities appear with multiple local names.
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Roscoe Pace
Lucile Akridge
Mary Johnson
F. M. Echols
W. J. Barbee
Margaret McMurry
D. B. Taylor
W. R. Cox
Gordon
PTA
Mitchell Cox
Ft. Smith
Ark
J. R. Fleming
West Main Street
Sam Nelms
Kentuckytown
Norman McFatridge
Whitewright
Harry Whitlock
The
Sun
Chesley Rutledge
William J. Looney
Sherman Hospital
J. C. Gillespie
the Sun
William T. Hodges
Sherman
John
Bryan Holcomb
Truett
Earl Jenkins
Evelyn Behrer
John Reeves
Joe
Bill Riddle
John Jenkins
E. B. Simmons
American Legion
Bonham
E. E. Carter
Oklahoma City
Martha Louise Vestal
Ethel Harper
Martha Jo Darwin
Jack Smith
Dorotha Darwin
Mary Phillips
lawmakers probe state plane use and parental welfare bill
Rep James Cotten questions state owned aircraft use citing three trips for nonofficial purposes and estimates costs between 26 and 75 dollars per hour plus pilot time while considering grounding passengers. Rep J Collier Adams pushes a Montana style law making relatives pay toward Old Age Assistance and disabled care with set monthly contributions. Dr John L Wilbur Jr reports brucellosis infection rates in public stockyards. Fort Worth shows 3.7 percent, Houston 1 to 11 percent, San Antonio 1 percent. Rep Jim Seg's stance on trading stamp tax cited.
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Austin
James Cotten
Weatherford
Cotten
Department of Public Safety
J. Collier Adams
Lubbock
Montana
Adams
John L. Wilbur Jr
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Port City
Houston
San Antonio
Union
Fort Worth
Segrest
Texas
First Nuclear Ship Savannah Opens Historic Ocean Route
The N S Savannah, 22 000 ton nuclear cargo passenger ship, sails port to port across the United States. Named for the 1819 Savannah, it uses atomic power to run longer, faster voyages with larger cargo capacity. Operated by State Marine Lines for the Maritime Administration, the ship carries 60 passengers and 10 000 tons of dry cargo and will be open to the public at each port.
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N.S
Savannah
United States
N. S. Savannah
S. S. Savannah
Atlantic
Liverpool
England
Devel
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Maritime Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
State Marine Lines of
New York
States Marine
U. S. Savannah
Legislation on taxes censorship and voting reforms in Texas
Proposals seek a 10 percent gross receipts tax on trading stamps, abolish the ad valorem tax by 1968, curb obscene films, overturn a 25 year murder sentence in Houston, expand voter registration, and require open meetings and records. Lawmakers include Segrest Atwell Wilson Parkhouse Creighton Alaniz Brooks Rapp. Results via Sun advertising.
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House of Representatives
Ben Atwell
Dallas
Charles N. Wilson
Trinity
Texas Senate
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
It’s the Law in Texas A guide to spotting legal trouble
The piece advises families to consult a lawyer to prevent legal problems. It highlights changes in status, buying or selling, new contracts, and rights threats as triggers to seek legal help. It stresses gathering live and cold facts, timely action, confidentiality, and clear communication with counsel.
Emigrants to Australia Seek Wives in Australia
In the past six months about 40 000 Britons applied for emigration to Australia. A large percentage are single girls seeking husbands. With more men than women in Australia potential wives are in demand.
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Australia
Changes in VA hospitalization and education programs
The text notes a new law equalizing peacetime veterans with wartime noncompensable service connection for VA medical care. It states the hometown pharmacy program remains unchanged for veteran access, and confirms War Orphans Education rights extend to eligible children of deceased veterans, with age guidelines and marriage not blocking eligibility. It ends with unrelated animal weight trivia.
Chevy II promises low cost, roomy wagon reliability
The copy touts a Chevy II as a versatile, economical wagon with a spacious interior, easy parking, self-adjusting brakes, long-lasting exhaust, and durable Delectron generator. It emphasizes a low price and stylish interiors by Fisher with a prompt to visit a Chevrolet dealer.
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Fisher
Chevrolet
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Edwin Fulton
Donald Hill
Oleta Chambers
Thomas McMillin
Ernest Pumphrey
Myra Nell Vestal
J. W. Wilson
Hoover
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R. L. Holcomb
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Ft. Worth
Ross May
Frank Miller
Midland
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Jim Seg
NPH
Gomer and
Kirk May
North Travis
May
Medical Arts Clinic
N. Highland
Senate State Affairs Committee
George Parkhouse
Court of Criminal Appeals
Harris County
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Appeals
Small
John Alaniz
Alaniz
House
Chester Brooks
Bill Rapp
Raymondville
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Russia
China
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the Whitewright Sun 'T
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