Rotary Club backs frozen food locker plant plan in Whitewright
Rotary members approved the project 100 percent after C B Bryant reported R W Burel smith of Turkey will buy a Whitewright brick building for a frozen food locker plant provided enough locker contracts are signed. Twenty members signed on the spot. Ernest L Tutt of Dallas spoke on Social Security, noting current limits and a pending bill to extend coverage. Clyde Russell visited.
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C. B. Bryant
Rotary Club
R. W. Burelsmith
Turkey
Whitewright
Burelsmith
Roy Blanton
Ernest L. Tutt
Dallas
Federal Social Security Board
Tutt
Congress
Pfe
Clyde Russell
President Truman Heads to Big Three Parley in Europe
President Truman, four days out of Newport News, sails toward Europe for the Potsdam conference with Stalin and Churchill. He travels with advisors including James Byrnes and is expected to meet in the Potsdam area near Berlin. a London visit may follow on the return.
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Washington
Truman
Newport News
Europe
James F. Byrnes
Stalin
Churchill
Potsdam
Berlin
London
Foreign Office
America
United States
U. S. Army
Templehof
Truman Plans Berlin Talk Without Churchill Before Big Three
President Truman will join the Berlin talks with Stalin next week in the Augusta cruiser without prior discussion with Churchill. The move aims to reassure Stalin that the U S will not make independent or tentative agreements without Stalin's involvement.
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Churchill
Truman
Augusta
Berlin
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Grayson County Commissioners Increase Salary to 300
Grayson County Commissioners Court raises monthly pay from 250 to 300 dollars for the rest of the year. The $50 car expense allowance is discontinued. traveling expenses including gasoline are on each commissioner. Salary is split evenly between the general fund and the road and bridge fund.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Caraway Installed As High Priest Of Royal Arch Chapter
At Whitewright Chapter No 447 Royal Arch Masons meeting B R Caraway was installed as high priest. Other officers named included Reed Moulton Stedham Christian Cunningham Moulton Summers Badgett Badgett Newman Cook. The chapter also honored Emory Christian with a past high priest apron. Whitewright Council No 136 Royal and Select Masters named Newman Summers Cunningham Stedham Christian Moulton Caraway Cook.
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Whitewright
Royal Arch Masons
B. R. Caraway
C. B. Reed
King
Mark Moulton
W. H. Stedham
Emory Christian
T. H. Cunningham
J. W. Moulton
R. R. Summers
Royal Act
E. M. Badgett
A. J. Badgett
B. W. Newman
Paul Cook
Council
Whitewright Council No
Royal and Select Masters
War Ration Book 5 to be issued in December in Fort Worth district
District OPA Director J H Kultgen announced a committee to arrange distribution of War Ration Book 5 for the 49 county Fort Worth district. Issuance is expected early December with consumer registration likely through schools, the preferred method from prior distributions.
Sun Honor Roll Readers Added This Week
The Sun notes continued growth in its honor roll with new or renewed subscriptions. Names listed include Mark Ayres Pfe Stanley Thornhill Mrs A D Ricks W E Hardgrove Glen C Cole Dr R E Lingenfelter Lt D W Smith B W Langford Lt Billy Smith Julian Montgomery Morris F Gillett C W Phillips J I Leard T H Neal J A Neal Mrs Lorene Flowers Alfred D Hill C B Robinson Clan Justice Miss Maggie Means Lt F M Williams Ray Hansard Dr Minnie H Pirtle Chas Hagler Cpl H R Johnson Mrs W E Rice Drewie Caylor Dan Hollingsworth.
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Sun
Mark Ayres
Pfe
Stanley Thornhill
A. D. Ricks
W. E. Hardgrove
Glen C. Cole
R. E. Lingenfelter
D. W. Smith
B. W. Langford
Billy Smith
Julian Montgomery
Morris F. Gillett
C. W. Phillips
J. I. Leard
T. H. Neal
J. A. Neal
Lorene Flowers
Alfred D. Hill
C. B. Robinson
Clan
Maggie Means
F. M. Williams
Ray Hansard
Minnie H. Pirtle
Chas. Hagler
Cpl
Food shortages to persist into spring say government reports
A survey of U.S. government food agencies indicates shortages in meat sugar fats and oils will continue at least into spring next year. Meat supplies for fall and winter likely no better than last year, beef output up while pork declines offset by lower pork stocks. butter production lagging. military demand cutback may ease pressure. sugar stores are very low. Philippines shipments could improve the outlook.
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Washington
Philippines
Army kin and local families share wartime postings
A parade of letters and notices traces soldiers from Whitewright area in the Pacific and Europe. Many relatives report promotions, transfers, furloughs, and recent recoveries as sons, brothers, and husbands serve in the 300th Engineer Corps, 69th Troop Carrier Squadron, and other units.
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Edgar W. White Jr
O’riley General Hospital
Springfield
Ely
White
300Th Engineer Corps
First Army
Germany
O’riley Hospital
End-of-June per Capita Currency Reaches $191.42
Treasury reports $191.42 in circulation per person at end of June, up from $162.96 a year earlier. The calculation uses $26.686 trillion in circulation and a population of 139.408 million. Also notes Gene Stratton Porter's Limberlost Cabin near Rome City Indiana.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Gene Stratton Porter
Sylvan Lake
Rome City
Indiana
Frozen food locker plant promoter seeks contracts in Whitewright
R W Burelsmith of Turkey plans about 25000 investment for a Whitewright frozen food locker plant. Over 150 residents have signed locker rentals at 12 50 to 15 00 yearly. Contracts are urged to gain government approval for equipment purchase and secure the building on Main Street.
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R. W. Burelsmith
Turkey
Whitewright
Burelsmith
Main Street
L. LaRoe & Company
First National Bank
Dickson named Grayson County judge to fill unexpired term
J N Dickson assistant auditor of Grayson County was named county judge for the unexpired term of the late Jake J Loy by the Commissioners Court. The unanimous appointment comes after two days of deliberation and makes Dickson a native of Grayson County born October 24 1890. He has served as tax assessor 1924 28 county auditor 1929 35 and assistant auditor since 1943. Bow en praised court cooperation and urged county unity in planning highway programs.
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J. N. Dickson
Grayson County
Jake J. Loy
Commissioners Court
Luella
J. H. le Tellier
Austin College
Dickson
Cannon
Tom Bean
Reece Bowen
Precinct One
Bowen
Wheat Tops Big 1944 Crop Forecast by Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department forecast a corn crop of 2,685,328,000 bushels and wheat production of 1,128,690,000 bushels for 1944 based on July 1 conditions. The corn projection is below last year’s record 3,228,361,000 bushels, while the wheat figure exceeds the previous year’s 1,078,647,000 bushels and the 10 year average of 789,079,000.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wartime Stamp Schedule Details Through Autumn
Ration schedule lists Meats Fats and Processed Foods by color and book, with various stamp ranges and expiry dates through July to October. Sugar stamps 36 cover five pounds to Aug. 31. next stamp Sept. 1. Shoes stamps and gas coupons show validity up to Sept. 22 and August 1 renewals.
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OPA
Rainfall totals across Texas reach 2.57 inches in Whitewright
Weather tally shows 2.57 inches in Whitewright from July 4 to 4 p.m. yesterday with 14.68 inches in southern Scurry County and eight inches in two hours at Rouse City. The report notes impacts on cotton and corn, insect damage from wet conditions, and compares 1945 to 1944 rainfall. Grover Stateville recalls a 1924 July cold day as a memory cue.
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Whitewright
Texas
Scurry County
Rouse City
South Plains
Grover Stateville
Foes Blast Charter Ends Hearings Friday
Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Tom Connally expects hearings on the United Nations world charter for peace and security to end by Friday. On Wednesday the panel heard nineteen witnesses, many opponents, with two favorable ones testifying later. The session began preparations for a report recommending ratification in executive session.
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Washington
United Nations
San Francisco
Senate
Texas to spend 417 million in next two years
Texas officials announce a biennial state budget totaling 417 million dollars for government and schools. Comptroller George Sheppard cites 317 million from the 49th Legislature and 100 million from constitutional funds with about 10.93 million carryover. The highway department leads with 148 million for postwar construction.
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Austin
Texas
George Sheppard
Highway Department
MacArthur Predicts End of Far East War by 1946
General Douglas MacArthur, quoted in London, forecast the Far East war would be over toward the end of 1946 from a military viewpoint. The report was relayed by Air Vice Marshal Satterly after his return to England from talks with MacArthur.
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London
MacArthur
Far East
Satterly
England
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Camp Crowder
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Durant
Oklo
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Route Three
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G. C. Stuteville
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W. A. Kirkpatrick
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470Th Infantry Regiment
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Perrin Field
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Sicily
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43Rd “Winged Victory
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43Rd
Guadalcanal
Solomons
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Route 1
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Charles G. Lorance Jr
Houston
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36Th Division
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133Rd Field Artillery
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Blue Ridge
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