Whitewright Leads County Canning Projects in Cans Filled
The Whitewright school lunch canning project leads six county efforts with 5160 cans by July 12 and later 6165, ahead of Tom Bean's 3343. Projects use 10 acre gardens, with cans sent to Sherman for distribution to central hot lunch programs. Staff include Mrs. Floyd Everheart, Mrs. Eula Masserang, and others.
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Whitewright
Floyd Everheart
Parent-Teacher Association
Charles O. McKown
Tom Bean
Everheart
Sherman
Grayson County
Eula Masserang
Adam B. Hensley
Katherine J. Propeck
Bells
Maud F. Stillwell
Nevada D. Gardner
Sarah E. Tignor
Mae J. Waldrop
Tom Head
Ernest Smith
Knudsen opposes 50 percent cut in car production
Washington D C William S Knudsen director of the OPM warned that a 50 per cent reduction in automobile output would cause unemployment and urged a cooperative approach with the industry You cannot just chop off 50 per cent or you will have a lot of people walking the streets
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Washington, D. C
William S. Knudsen
OPM
Knudsen
Sherman voters to decide $300000 road bond Aug 23
Sherman county commissioners call a $300000 road bond election for Saturday August 23 to fund lateral roads and right of way for widening Highway 75 between Denison and Sherman. Revenue constraints from the 1915 issue and bond law risk warrants. an ad valorem tax will be levied to retire the debt with no final levy amount yet set.
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Sherman
Denison
County Commissioners Court
Jake J. Loy
George Sheppard
Austin
Loy
Doghouse Clock Quietly Ends Howling Dog
Danville Virginia man E B Ferguson stows an alarm clock in the doghouse to stop his dog from howling at night. The ticking clock keeps the pup calm and avoids trouble for the owner.
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Danville
E. B. Ferguson
Ferguson
Stop and Go Traffic Signals Approved for Main Streets
The City Commission authorized stop and go traffic signals at the two main business district intersections and they are now operating from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m with extended hours Saturday nights until 11 p.m. Signals change every ~20 seconds and are not synchronized. Pedestrians cross at block ends on green with no right on red or U turns.
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The
City Commission
F. M. Echols
Lone Star Farmer Degree Awarded To Sonny Gosnell
Sonny Gosnell received the Lone Star Farmer degree at the Texas FFA state convention in Marshall last week. The honor, limited to two percent of members, requires two years FFA work two years of vocational agriculture class work leadership ability and a high class rank. Gosnell, a spring graduate, plans to farm next year leasing 80 acres and buying equipment and intends to apply 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 Moves From Committee to House
The House Ways and Means Committee approved the largest tax bill in U S history a 3 529 200 000 measure raising income corporate and excise taxes plus new radio broadcasting and billboard taxes It limits separate returns for spouses tightens benefits and sets time based surtaxes with rates up to 75 percent on ultra high incomes.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Treasury
Texas Longhorn Emblem To Fly With Royal Canadian Air Force
Texas Longhorn symbol approved for use on Royal Canadian Air Force planes by three Texas members of the RCAF. A letter from Flying Texans Harry, Gunn and Apple requests decals showing a charging steer over the ringed star US insignia with the motto RCAF and Texas below. Decals are being sent to their training base in Canada.
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Texas
Canada
Lighted football field project moves ahead in Whitewright
Construction begins on a lighted football field at the old cotton yard on South Bend street with a 400 seat stand planned. The project, costing 2500 to 3000 dollars, is funded by the schools city Rotary Club and public subscriptions. Whitewright aims to join towns with lighted fields as work progresses.
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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 Alert System for State
In Austin a prefabricated Army tailored plan for Texas first air raid warning service is handed to Adjutant General J Watt Page. Brigadier General Walter H Frank visits as the Army sets dates for completion by August 15 and full readiness by September 15 for 250 counties with 2600 envelopes of instructions for observation posts.
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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 Draftee Above Average In Intelligence
The ad jutant general’s office reports tests from about 130000 trainees showing 47.13 percent above normal intelligence versus 31 percent of civilians. Draftee groups shifted with higher Group III results and lower below average shares than civilians. Typewriter Paper for Sale at Sun Office.
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Washington
Adjutant General's Office
Army
Aluminum drive and death in Sherman prompt city collection
News notes the death of Mrs. J. D. Hoard at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sherman and reports a city aluminum drive for national defense. Citizens are urged to bring aluminum pans and utensils to a city bin to support war production, with mayor F. M. Echols backing the effort.
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Mark Montgomery
Grayson County
R. C. Montgomery
F. M. Echols
Germany
Trenton Man Clint McMillin Dies After Illness
Clint McMillin 54 died at 7 30 a m today at his home in Trenton after an extended illness. Funeral services will be at his late residence Friday at 3 p m with burial by the Masonic Lodge at Burns Cemetery in Trenton. Arrangements are by Glen Earnheart. Born in Kentucky November 14 1887 he came to Texas with his parents near Whitewright and lived in Trenton over 25 years. He attended Whitewright Public Schools and Grayson College. Surviving are his wife three daughters a sister and three brothers.
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Clint McMillin
Trenton
Masonic Lodge
Burns Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
Mr. McMillin
Kentucky
Texas
T. K. McMillin
Whitewright
Grayson College
Food Locker Plant To Be Opened Here In Sherman
Noland Jackson of Sherman signed a five year lease for the Bryant building on South Bend street to house a frozen food locker plant. The 45 by 45 foot structure will be prepared with new partitions and equipment, aiming to open around September 15. The plants meet growing demand for storing fresh meat fowl and vegetables, with several customers already signed for lockers.
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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 Tuesday Legion gathering, Dug Maddux was named post commander and Roy Blanton vice commander. Percy Darwin became adjutant with W O Houston service officer and John Reeves chaplain. Auxiliary officers include Mrs W L Hatfield president and Mrs Dug Maddux vice president. Delegates Mrs Tom Cunningham and Mrs Percy Darwin were chosen for the Fort Worth state convention 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
Golf club secretary suggests potatoes on course and menu
The club secretary proposed carrying potatoes to plant in divots to repair turf. Later, the club announces the clubhouse lunch menu will feature potatoes sliced topped and mashed.
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Golf Club
Transfers Requested to Whitewright Schools Before August First
The Whitewright school system urges transfer applications for the coming term to be filed by August 1. Superintendent E. C. Butler notes many transfers have already been received and offers to provide information on bus routes and transfer procedures to interested parents. Since arriving July 1 he has met many patrons and aims to assist all during the summer, inviting calls for discussions on school matters.
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Whitewright
E. C. Butler
Butler
War Department Defends Training With Imitation Weapons
Washington reports the War Department says military training continues despite substitutes like stove pipes and oak boughs for real weapons. It notes expanded Army and maintained training value, citing German prewar practice and the emphasis on tactics over firing. A separate study finds chemists’ key contributions peak around age 30.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Germany
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Sun Office
U. K
Future Farmers Plan
Woodlake
Farmer
Rex Cruse
Cruse
Whitewright Ffa
Mege- Mouries
City Office For Defense
J. D. Hoard
St. Vincent's Hospital
Hoard
J. E. Payne Jr
Dallas
E. C. Anderson
Whitesboro
C. B. Bryant
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