Whitewright leads county canning projects in cans filled
The Whitewright school lunch canning project tops six projects in Grayson County with 5160 cans by July 12, later rising to 6165. Tom Bean’s second place totals 3343, while Whitewright workers include Mrs. Floyd Everheart and staff such as Eula Masserang Hensley Propeck Waldrop.
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Whitewright
Floyd Everheart
Parent-Teacher Association
Charles O. McKown
Tom Bean
Everheart
Sherman
Grayson County
Eula Masserang
Ada B. Hensley
Katherine J. Propeck
Maud F. Stillwell
Nevada D. Gardner
Sarah E. Tignor
Mae J.waldrop
Tom Head
Ernest Smith
Knudsen opposes 50 percent cut in car output
William S. Knudsen, director of the OPM, warned that a blanket 50 per cent cut in automobile production would cause unemployment. He urged a cooperative approach with the industry and said such a drastic reduction would leave many people out of work.
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Knudsen
Washington, D. C
William S. Knudsen
OPM
Sherman faces $300000 road bond election on Aug 23
Sherman county commissioners call a $300,000 bond election for August 23 to fund right of way for widening Highway 75 between Denison and Sherman and to finance lateral roads. Revenue constraints from the 1915 issue and bond tax limits curb warrants and set tax implications.
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Sherman
Denison
County Commissioners Court
Jake J. Loy
George Sheppard
Austin
Loy
Doghouse Clock Prevents Howling in Danville
E B Ferguson places an alarm clock in the doghouse to stop his dog from howling at night. The ticking clock reportedly quiets the canine, saving Ferguson from nightly disturbance and keeping him out of the doghouse himself.
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Danville
E. B. Ferguson
Ferguson
Stop and Go Traffic Lights Implemented In City District
The City Commission authorized and now operates stop and go signals at two main business intersections. Signals run 8 AM to 10 PM, 11 PM Saturdays, with 20 second intervals. No turn on red, green light guides pedestrians, and signs indicate right or left turn privileges. Mayor Echols notes public observation and future ordinances to extend rules.
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The
City Commission
F. M. Echols
Lone Star Farmer Sonny Gosnell Earns FFA Degree
Sonny Gosnell received the Lone Star Farmer degree at the State FFA convention in Marshall last week. The honor, limited to two percent of FFA members, requires two years of FFA work, two years of vocational agriculture, leadership, and deposits of $250 from projects. Gosnell, a spring graduate, plans to farm next year on 80 rented acres and equipment, aiming for the American Farmer degree in 1942.
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Sonny Gosnell
Future Farmers of America
Marshall
FFA
Texas
Lone Star Farmer
Gosnell
Biggest Tax Bill In History Given Committee Q
Washington reports the House Ways and Means Committee approved a record $3.529 trillion tax bill raising income, corporate and excise levies. New surtaxes target individuals, estates, and corporations. radio broadcasting and billboard rentals face new taxes and fees.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Treasury
Texas Longhorn Over Germany emblem on Flying Texans
Three Texas members of the Royal Canadian Air Force request approval to use the Texas Longhorn as their insignia on combat planes. They seek decals showing a charging steer breaking through a ringed star with RCAF motto, to be sent to their Canadian training base.
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Texas
Canada
Construction Starts on Lighted Football Field in Whitewright
Construction begins on a lighted football field at the old cotton yard on South Bend Street within Whitewright. The project, funded by the city, schools, Rotary Club, and public donations, plans a 400 seat stand and sod covering at an estimated $2500 to $3000.
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Cotton Yard
South Bend Street
Tigers
Kay Kimbell
Fort Worth
W. C. Fain
Rotary Club
C. B. Bryant Jr
Bryant
Whitewright
Texas Outlines Air Raid Alarm System for State
Austin reports a prefabricated Army designed air raid warning plan for Texas with 250 counties to be organized by August 15 and training by September 15 under Brig. Gen. Walter H. Frank. Observation posts mapped with 2,600 instruction envelopes. defense council to proceed, while oleomargarine note follows.
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Austin
Texas
First
Adj
J. Watt Page
National Defense Committee
Walter H. Frank
Third United States Army Air Force
Page
Army
Louisiana
Frank
State Defense Council
Average Draftees Smarter Than Civilians in Intelligence Tests
Washington report shows 130000 trainees with 47.13 percent above normal intelligence, higher than the civilian 31 percent. Adjutant general’s office notes this aids learning and compares initial draft group estimates to actual test results.
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Washington
Adjutant General's Office
Aluminum drive and obituaries in local notices
Death notices for Mrs. J D Hoard in Sherman and Clint McMillin of Trenton. funeral plans and survivors listed. Aluminum drive at city offices urges residents to donate usable metal for national defense, with Mayor Echols promoting personal deposit over pickup and noting aluminum shortages aid aircraft production.
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J. D. Hoard
St. Vincent's Hospital
Sherman
Hoard
J. E. Payne Jr
Dallas
E. C. Anderson
Whitesboro
C. B. Bryant
Clint McMillin
Trenton
Masonic Lodge
Burns Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
Mr. McMillin
Kentucky
Texas
T. K. McMillin
Whitewright
Grayson College
Mark Montgomery
Grayson County
R. C. Montgomery
F. M. Echols
Germany
Food Locker Plant to Open in Bryant Building
Noland Jackson of Sherman signed a five year lease for the Bryant building on South Bend street to house a Grayson County Frozen Food and Locker Company plant. The 45 by 45 foot facility will have partitions removed and equipment installed, with opening expected around September 15. The service will offer frozen storage for meats fowls and vegetables, a growing convenience for farmers and others.
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Noland Jackson
Sherman
Grayson County Frozen Food and Locker Company
Bryant
South Bend Street
Jackson
American Legion Elects Officers at Legion Hall Meeting
At a Legion meeting Tuesday night officers for the new term were chosen including Dug Maddux as post commander Roy Blanton as vice post commander Percy Darwin as adjutant W O Houston as service officer John Reeves as chaplain and Carrol Wilson as sergeant at arms The Auxiliary also elected officers led by Mrs W L Hatfield as president and Mrs Dug Maddux as vice president Delegates Mrs Tom Cunningham and Mrs Percy Darwin were chosen to attend the state convention in Fort Worth on August 17.
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American Legion
Legion Hall
Dug Maddux
Roy Blanton
Percy Darwin
W. O. Houston
John Reeves
Carrol Wilson
The
Legion
Auxiliary of the American Legion
W. L. Hatfield
Leon Johnson
Ronald Vestal
Claud Dillon
Allen T. Short
Tom Cunningham
Fort Worth
Club secretary urges potato divots and menu twist
A golf club secretary advises players to carry potatoes and plant one in the ground before replacing divots. Later the clubhouse menu will feature potatoes sliced topped and machied as a playful food note.
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Golf Club
Transfers to Whitewright Schools Due Before August First
Parents should file transfers for Whitewright schools before August 1 for term start. All transfers must be completed by August 5 per state law. E. C. Butler, superintendent, welcomes inquiries on bus routes and transfer procedures and will meet patrons during the summer.
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Whitewright
E. C. Butler
Butler
Army training not hindered by improvised weapons says War Department
The War Department stated training continues despite substitutes like stove pipes for mortars and oak boughs for machine guns. It notes rapid Army expansion outpaced modern weapons production but asserts all units have sufficient arms and learn basic handling. German forces used imitatives in maneuvers, focusing on tactics over real fire. A study finds chemists’ top contributions occur around age 30.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Germany
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