Booster Club Plans General Meeting in Whitewright
The Whitewright Booster Club executive committee met in Dr. Linienfelter's office and appointed committees. A general meeting is set for 8 p m on Tuesday July 19 at the American Legion hall to review by laws and boost memberships with a goal of about 150 members.
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Whitewright Booster Club
R. E. Linienfelter
Booster Club
Marshall Hasty
Hasty
Whitewright
American Legion Hall
Electrified worm lure spurs new fishing aid prank
In the Muenster Enterprise item a two rod electric bait device draws angle worms to the surface. The setup uses a corded plug, extension cord, and pointed rods driven two feet into ground to expose worms for fishing. The operator feels a vibration if active and can reverse plug if needed. This gadget promises yard wide bait yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muenster Enterprise
Beef Cattle Price Highest in 81 Years
CHICAGO prime beef cattle sold at the highest price in the eighty one years of the union stock yards' existence at 23 dollars per hundred pounds. Traders expect prices may rise to 30. One trader said there is nothing in sight to stop it and that high receipts will peter out soon as held back stock is released.
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Chicago
Union
Bishop Urges Marriage Sacrament Elevation
Bishop Schuyler Garth of Madison Wisconsin urged making marriage a sacrament to strengthen family life. Speaking at a conference of 19 bishops and war veterans from 45 states he called for greater emphasis on chastity and religious dedication in new homes and urged training of parents in responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Schuyler Garth
Madison
Wis
Garth
Senate Riddles OPA Bill With Price Controls Amendments
In Washington a Senate majority rewrote the price control measure by amending to bar controls on petroleum and its products milk and dairy goods and cottonseed and soybeans while the grain ban failed 32 to 40. Amendments also moved to exclude livestock poultry and eggs from control as the bill is reshaped to meet the President's objections.
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Washington
Senate
Clyde M. Reed
Rep
Kansas
Revival Planned by Church of Christ
Members of the Church of Christ announce a revival at the church from Sunday August 4 through Wednesday August 14 led by minister Homer P Reeves of Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Homer P. Reeves
Sherman
Rat Menace Needs Community Action Across Texas
Rats cause economic loss and home annoyance and spread at least six diseases including plague typhus trichinosis and food poisoning. Dr George W Cox Texas State Health Officer urges continuous rat control in urban and rural areas, stressing rat proof buildings storage of food and proper waste disposal to force rats out and disrupt breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cox
Cox
Texas
Largest Peacetime Navy Bill Signed
President Truman signed a $4,119,659,300 peacetime Navy appropriation for the year starting July 1. The grant funds 500,000 enlisted sailors, 58,000 officers, 100,000 Marines, and 291 major combat ships active with 42 in reserve and 632 inactive.
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Washington
Truman
Marine Corps
Heart attack ends career of Hillman in Point Lookout
Sidney Hillman, 59, labor leader and confidante of FDR, died at his Long Island summer home on Wednesday from a heart attack. Though less famous than John L. Lewis or others, he led the CIO Political Action Committee and wielded notable political influence in labor.
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Point Lookout
N. Y
Sidney Hillman
Long Island
Roosevelt
CIO
Grayson College Ex Students To Meet In August
The eighth annual Grayson College Ex-Students Association meeting will be held Sunday August 25, with Roy Robinson as president. About 650 postcards have been mailed by Vera Hickman inviting former students, and attendees are asked to share known addresses for invitations. War conditions are expected to boost attendance, and the homecoming will feature a picnic style luncheon with baskets to form a long shared feast.
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Grayson College Ex-Students Association
Roy Robinson
Vera Hickman
Sun Honor Roll Adds Notable New Subscribers
The Sun lists new names on its honor roll since the last report, including Walter H. Bogle D. W. Garrett Ray Hyepock Edgar Burchfield Mrs. T. F. Coffman Pfe. Orbin Slaughter C. M. Howard Mrs. Cora Humphries Mrs. Avon Dale Ricks Raymond E. Kerby V. L. England Dr. Minnie Harmon Pirtle W. M. Ingram C. B. Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Walter H. Bogle
D. W. Garrett Ray Hyepock
Edgar Burchfield
T. F. Coffman
Pfe. Orbin Slaughter
C. M. Howard
Cora Humphries
Avon Dale Ricks
Raymond E. Kerby V. L. England
Minnie Harmon Pirtle
W. M. Ingram
C. B. Robinson
Bond Pay Plan Wins Approval
Washington Senate military committee endorsed a White House plan to pay about 14 million war veterans with cash for terminal leave and five-year bonds for larger amounts. The plan, proposed by President Truman, limits leave accumulation to 90 days after Sept. 1 and aims to curb inflation from a large cash payout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Military Committee
White House
Roy Baker Burned In Boat Explosion
Sherman attorney Roy Baker suffered superficial burns when the motor on the boat he operated at Lake Texoma exploded. Three other young lawyers Jack Nossaman George Avery and Dean Martin were aboard and uninjured. The outing of the Grayson County Bar Association occurred at Star Dust Lodge near Whitesboro. Baker was taken to St Vincent hospital after the blast sank the boat. Jim Ainsley recovered the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
St. Vincent Hospital
Jim Ainsley
Hundley
Hundley Dock
Martin
Cotton Prospects Show Improvement Across Region
Dry hot weather has boosted cotton outlook as insects ease and fruiting accelerates. A farmer reports a fourth of a bale per acre in small bolls and predicts a good crop if favorable weather persists. Corn yields are strong with greater acreage than usual.
Crop Outlook Very Bright For Main Grains In 1946
Washington reports record or near record crops for corn wheat oats potatoes and rice with July 1 condition the best in seven years except 1942. Indicated yields are above average and feed grain production may be largest on record. If final production matches forecasts livestock products may stay near last year’s levels through 1947. corn expected at 3.34 billion bushels, wheat at 1.09 billion.
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Washington
20 000 Soldiers Given Clemency
Former Supreme Court Justice Owen J Roberts reported that a War Department Clemency Advisory Board he heads reduced the sentences of almost 20 000 soldiers convicted of serious wartime offenses. He noted about a third of 22 500 reviewed prisoners have been freed and another third set for release within a year, while over 32,000 have been restored to duty for honorable discharges. He urged basing judgments on final sentences, saying clemency is the capstone of military justice.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
War Department Clemency Advisory Board
Kenneth C. Royall
War Department
Roberts
Congress
Unfavorable Weather Cuts Cotton Acreage
Unfavorable spring weather kept Texas farmers from planting planned cotton acreage, though 6,350,000 acres were planted by July 1. The figure shows a 4 percent rise from last year but remains far below 1935-44 averages and the 1925 record. Excess rain in East Texas and drought on the South Plains affected seeding, with insect infestation noted as well.
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Austin
Texas
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
East
South Plains
Bureau
Union dispute halts 78000 cases of beer shipments
In Philadelphia an estimated 1,872,000 bottles of beer in 78,000 cases stood on loading platforms at 15 breweries as a jurisdictional dispute between two unions halted delivery. Draft beer in kegs to taprooms was not affected.
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Philadelphia
New clothing store to open after Sanders vacates
DuBois King and W. W. Haynie of Sherman have leased the Main street brick building formerly H. L. Sanders groceries. Sanders moves stock to Highway 160 and will vacate by late summer. King and Haynie plan a men’s clothing store with shoes and work clothes, opening about September first.
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DuBois King
W. W. Haynie
Sherman
H. L. Sanders
Main Street
Mr. Sanders
Highway 160
Pension Association to Meet Saturday
The Grayson County Old Age Pension Association will meet at 2 p m Saturday in the 15th District Court room at Sherman. All old people are invited to attend the meeting and hear discussions of interest to them. Speakers will be Ray Short, Lester C. Newman and Sidney McClain and probably others.
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Grayson County Old Age Pension Association
15Th District Court Room
Sherman
Ray Short
Lester C. Newman
Sidney McClain
Four Gabriel brothers confess to wartime draft evasion
Four Gabriel brothers Albert 40 Frank 28 Henry 26 and Ernest 23 surrendered to FBI agents in Chicago after admitting they hid in a tiny attic room on their parents farm near Ontarioville for four years to evade the draft. FBI director George R. McSwain called it one of the war era's most aggravated draft evasion cases.
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Chicago
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George R. McSwain
FBI
Gabriel Brothers
Albert
Frank
Henry
Ernest
Edward W. Halloran
Ontarioville
Here
Little Miss 1565 Claimant Remains Hidden After Hartford Fire
In Hartford two years after the Ringling Brothers circus fire a tiny grave bears the number 1565 for a girl with curly hair blue eyes and no claimant. Police held a floral fund for the unidentified girl and 167 others, hoping someone will come forward to claim Little Miss 1565.
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Hartford
Conn
Wilson
Thomas C. Barber
Edward T. Lowe
Price Gouging Revealed At Philadelphia Car Showroom
The OPA exposed a 1946 Chevrolet offered at 2250 dollars in Philadelphia, though its ceiling price is 1050 dollars. Investigators labeled it the worst case of price gouging found in a local dealer’s showroom. The disclosure underscores the gap between listed price and government ceiling on the model.
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Philadelphia
OPA
Quaker City
Rat Caught in Mousetrap Terrorizes Philadelphia Family
A large enraged rat trapped by a mousetrap chased Louis Somershoe, his wife, and their two young sons onto tables and chairs when they returned home. Police arrived in a riot car and shot the rat with a riotstock, ending the incident.
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Philadelphia
Louis Somershoe
Somershoe
Joe Kelly
Large crowds attend picnic and rodeo events tonight
The 21st annual American Legion picnic runs through Saturday drawing large crowds. A Wednesday rally featured about twenty county and precinct candidates, including Benford H. Jester and Price Daniel. Denison and Sherman groups plan activities with nights, roping and riding contests at Bryant Field, a $100 calf roping match, a wild mule race, flag and boot races, and admission of 25 or 50 cents plus tax.
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American Legion
Benford H. Jester
Price Daniel
Jester
Sherman
Whitewright
Mr. Daniel
E. L. Foshee
Homer P. Rainey
Sherman-Denison
Bryant Field
Red Pope
Bonham
Russell Moore
Bells
Invisible lens described by eye specialist in Pittsburgh
Dr. William Feinbleem, after 23 years of research, described a new invisible lens in Pittsburgh that could free about 30 million Americans from spectacles. The plastic, unbreakable lenses sit in the eye and reportedly offer vision better than traditional glasses or early contact lenses.
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Pittsburgh
New York
William Feinbleem
Congress
American Optometric Association
OPA Extension Message Signals Congressmen Push
In Tokyo GIs used love coded mails to petition Congress for OPA extension. The note urges a year more of price controls to ensure a smooth shift to peacetime economics. The piece argues extending OPA reflects public will and prevents economic dislocation.
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Tokyo
Congress
Divorce Granted After Day of Axiomatic Cruelty
In Phoenix Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dudley W Windes hears a divorce request on grounds of physical cruelty. The husband testifies his wife struck him five times on the head with an ax and warns someone may get hurt. The divorce is granted.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Maricopa County
Dudley W. Windes
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Grayson College
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Johnson
Budget Bureau
Roy Baker
Pension Association
Sherman Booster Club
Topper
Denison
L. M. Newsom
Denison Chamber of Commerce Trade Extension Committee
Denison Group
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