County Unit Road Plan Discussed At Rotary Luncheon
Howard Hestand of Sherman spoke at the Rotary Club about the new county road unit law passed in the recent Texas Legislature. An August election will decide adoption in Grayson County with a county road department to oversee all road work and a central repair shop.
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Howard Hestand
Sherman
Rotary Club
Grant Hoover
Hestand
Texas
Grayson County
County Road Department
Commissioners Court
S. P. Tucker
Fred Kinsley
Ches Roilson
Luther Skaggs
Marion
S. C
Don Newman
Marshall Hasty
Insects Attack Cotton in County
Widespread boll weevil and flea hopper infestations were reported in Grayson County cotton fields after a field tour by county agent Ben Cook and entomologist Charley King Jr. infestations ranged from 94 percent in bottomland fields with no control to under 20 percent where control occurred. Dusting guidelines and caution on insecticide shortages were given, with specific mixes and application intervals advised.
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Denison Herald
Grayson County
Ben Cook
Charley King Jr
Texas Extension Service
A. &. M. College
Mr. Cook
Central
South America
Arnold reverses term-limit stance to seek fourth term
Washington Representative Arnold of Missouri, who once urged three-term limits for House members, announced on Tuesday that he will seek reelection to a fourth term. He told a reporter, I have changed my mind.
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Washington
Arnold
Missouri
House
Teenage Groom Becomes Father in Chelsea Hospital
In Chelsea Massachusetts a 14 year old expresses joy as a daughter is born to his 14 year old bride at Chelsea Memorial Hospital. The expectant father Miller Mitchell will be just old enough to meet the ward’s age requirement as visitors must be at least 14.
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Chelsea
Mass
Chelsea Memorial Hospital
Miller Mitchell
Jukebox Infiltrates American Homes on One Night Stand
The juke box has invaded the quiet of the American home. It is now possible to rent a juke box on a one night stand basis. Juke firms receive calls to install the 500 pound mechanical minstrel in lodges hotels rooms basements summer cottages and even the homes of the rich.
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Chicago
American Legion Picnic a Success in Whitewright
The 22nd annual American Legion picnic closed Saturday night as a financial success adding to the Post building fund. Rodeo and carnival profits, strong attendance, and excess parking income boosted the event. Sherman and Denison visitors arrived for Sherman Night and Denison Night with caravans and escorts, Denison providing the largest out-of-town turnout.
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American Legion
American Legion Post
Post
Legion Post
Sun
Whitewright
Sherman
Denison
Sherman Democrat
Denison Herald
Bells
Madden's Department Store
Madden
Craig's
Legion Park
Fred Sneed
Denison Chamber of Commerce
Sun Honor Roll Adds Week’s Recipients
The Sun lists new names added to the weekly honor roll, including Tanner Furniture Co., B. W. Newman, Clay Horton, Mrs. H. O. Leuschner, Will Mitchell, Mrs. H. D. Ricks, Drewie Caylor, Mrs. Alvin Wiist, W. G. Kaiser, John J. Kaiser, J. C. Hicks, H. R. Williams, B. W. Lankford, M. A. Pierson, Dan Hollingsworth, Bill Cecil, and Mrs. Ernest Harrison.
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Sun
Tanner Furniture Co
B. W. Newman Clay Horton
H. O. Leuschner
Will Mitchell
H. D. Ricks
Drewie Caylor
Alvin Wiist
W. G. Kaiser
John J. Kaiser
J. C. Hicks
H. R. Williams
B. W. Lankford
M. A. Pierson
Dan Hollingsworth
Bill Cecil
Ernest Harrison
Automotive Tax Repeal Proposed
A petition signed by over 400 national and state highway user groups including the Dallas Automobile Club urged Congress to repeal federal automotive taxes. It cites levies on new vehicles, gasoline and oil, tires, tubes, parts and accessories, noting a new car tax adds about $70 to the cost of a low priced model.
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Washington, D. C
Dallas Automobile Club
Texas
Congress
National Highway‘users Conference
Free Grasshopper Poison for Grayson County Farmers
Grasshopper poison and wheat bran mix supplied free to cotton growers through the county agent in Sherman. Proper mix is 24 pounds poison, 100 pounds wheat bran, 300 pounds filler, diluted in 20 to 30 gallons water. Farmers bring their own sacks. Poison bait station run by Bill Schumacher at the Kimbell Oil Mill warehouse on Kerr Street, Sherman.
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Grayson
Sherman
Ben D. Cook
Cook
Bill Schumacher
Kimbell Oil Mill
Kerr Street
Governors Back Jester in Tidewater Oil Lands Fight
Governor Beauford Jester of Texas won a first national victory as the Governors Conference voted unanimously to oppose federal seizure of submerged coastal oil lands. Only Missouri Democrat Gov. Donnelly abstained. The move seeks Congress to return title to states and protect private property and state lands from federal reach. Jester warned of a broader federal overreach affecting inland resources if the policy continues.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Beauford Jester
Texas
Governors Conference
Phil M. Donnelly
Missouri
Congress
Jester
Who Rides the Tiger Book Club Event Monday Night
The Current Book Club invites members and guests to a Monday night review of Dorothy Disney's Who Rides the Tiger at Central Christian Church, 8 p.m. The central character is Harriet Lowden and Dorothy Tapscott Lackey leads the discussion with appreciation and insight.
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Dorothy Tapscott Lackey
Central Christian Church
Price peak outlook from retail federation leader
Washington reporter Jerome M. Ney, chair of the American Retail Federation, said prices may be near or past their peak though cautious due to grain price swings and rising meat costs. He spoke before the joint congressional committee on the economic report and urged a benchmark equal to twice 1939 industrial output, 58 million employed, and a national income of 185 billion dollars. Diabetes is most common among the Jewish race, strikes more women than men, and more married women than single.
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Washington
Jerome M. Ney
American Retail Federation
Ney
Sears and Associates acquire Community Frozen Food Locker
Tom Sears and Associates close a deal to buy the Community Frozen Food Locker plant from Joe T. May and W. L. White, keep the name, form a $30,000 capital corporation, elect directors led by Tom E. Sears, and plan a full line of fresh meats, groceries, with Sears in charge and White remaining with the business. Billy Rob ers stays on at the meat counter.
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Tom Sears and Associates
Joe T. May
W.L. White
Mr. Sears
Tom E. Sears
W. L. White Jr
C. J. Meador
Lester Haile
Jack Nossaman
Whitewright
University of Texas
First National Bank
White
Sears
Billy Robers
Thompson Says Texas Can Furnish More Oil To Nation
Thompson tells Senate committee that Texas can boost oil output significantly while meeting wartime and peacetime demand. He cites 2,288 barrels daily now, 118,000 additional possible, 106,336 producing wells across 1,172 fields, and weekly additions. He urges more drilling, refinery capacity, higher crude prices, lower octane gasoline use, and secondary recovery methods to reclaim vast remaining oil.
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Austin
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
George W. Malone
Nevada
Senate National Economic Resources Committee
Washington
Thompson
Texas
Dollar a Dozen for Christmas Eggs Predicted
E. E. Birks of Borden Co predicts retail eggs will reach $1 per dozen by year end. He cites government parity price policies and large overseas shipments as drivers of higher costs. The USDA bought nine million cases in January to sustain parity, with some eggs dried and sold to Great Britain.
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Chicago
E. E. Birks
Borden Co
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
Open House Honoring Pastor And Wife At Methodist Church
Members of the Women’s Society of Christian Service hold an open house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Bryant Jr. Friday evening from 7 to 9 o’clock in honor of Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Gilpin. All Methodist members and other denominations invited.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
C. B. Bryant Jr
R. L. Gilpin
Methodist Church
Revival at Kentuckytown Baptist Church Begins Sunday
Rev Rudolph Russell of Kentuckytown Baptist Church announces a revival starting Sunday at 11 a m with Rev J G Miller of Van Als tyne Baptist Church preaching. The revival runs eight days and a vacation Bible school is held daily from 8 45 to 10 45 a m.
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Rudolph Russell
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
J. G. Miller
van Alstyne Baptist Church
Denison Police Tiptoes Toward Kilroy Fine Pot
Denison police have added a 10.45 dollar tip to cover a tipsy fine if the Kilroy prize winner indulges after the catch. The move accompanies prizes including a bottle of medicine and a case of beer in the Lake Texoma Fish Rodeo Kilroy No 1013, bringing total cash and prizes to 1318.38 dollars.
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Denison
Dallas
Kilroy
Paul Borum
Lake Texoma
VA Aids 162 500 Vets to Become Better Farmers
The Veterans Administration reports 162 500 World War II veterans enrolled for on the farm training under the G I Bill and a related act as of May 1. Of these, 142 000 own or rent farms and 20 500 work for employer-trainers. over 13 500 are disabled. Tennessee leads with 18 500 students across eight states. Farms serve as labs with instructors visiting to inspect farm work.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Tennessee
North Carolina
Kentucky
Illinois
Arkansas
Alabama
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas Acreage Up 7 Percent
Texas farmers boosted overall crop acreage seven percent from last year led by heavy cotton and wheat plantings. The USDA reported 3.5 million more cotton and wheat acres, while sorghum dropped by 1.5 million. Other crops fell about 500,000 acres with gains in rye flax and rice.
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Austin
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Birth Rate Reaches Record With Seven Births Per Minute
Minneapolis report shows seven babies born every minute and 3,750,000 children expected this year. Northwestern National Life Insurance notes that this year's birth cohort equals the 1790 U S population and expects an average life expectancy of 67 years for today’s newborns versus about 39 a century ago.
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Minneapolis
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Alley Improvement Under Way on Main Street North Side
Graveling of the alley behind north side business houses is underway under the Booster Club and City of Whitewright. Property owners bear the cost, with most agreeing to participate. The city plans 36 foot culverts to allow large trucks for unloading, then similar work will occur behind the south side businesses. Unloading on Main street will be prohibited after completion to ease congestion and curb double parking.
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North Side
Booster Club
City of Whitewright
South Side
Main Street
Former Grayson College Teacher Buried Here Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Dickey Landrum 82 widow of Dr. Sam H. Landrum were held Friday at 10 a m at Cook Funeral Home burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery Whitewright at 5 30 p m She was mother to Lynn W. Landrum Dallas News columnist and Miriam Gordon Landrum director of the Texas School of Fine Arts in Austin Born February 18 1865 in Virginia she taught art at Grayson College where she married in 1890 Her husband taught at several institutions before practicing medicine in Whitewright and Altus Oklahoma She was active in DAR UDC and WCTU and campaigned for prohibition She taught a Methodist Sunday school class for over 30 years in Waco Survived by grandson Graham G. Landrum of Dallas Services were led by Dr. Edmund Heinsohn and Dr. C M Hall
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Austin
Mary Dickey Landrum
Sam H. Landrum
Texas
Oklahoma
Cook Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Whitewright
Landrum
Lynn W. Landrum
Dallas News
Miriam Gordon Landrum
Texas School of Fine Arts
Altus
Okla
James Wesley Dickey
Robert E. Lee
Army of Virginia
Clearborn
Plantation
Grayson College
Oak Cliff
Waco
Edmund Heinsohn
University Methodist Church
C. M. Hall
U S Revises German Aim In European Recovery Plan
Berlin reports the United States government issued a revised policy toward Germany stressing that a stable productive Germany with a higher living standard is vital for European recovery and lasting peace. The new directive marks American guidance toward German participation in the Marshall plan for European reconstruction.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Delay Likely in Patronage Till Elections
Washington reports indicate federal patronage appointments will be delayed until after the 1948 Democratic primaries with exceptions for postmaster ships. The move, tied to Treasury and Justice Department differences between Senators Connally and O'Daniel, aims to avoid controversy on other nominations such as Joe B. Dooley for North Texas Federal District Judge. Two Texas vacancies loom: Dallas internal revenue collector and West Texas federal marshal.
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Washington
Treasury
Justice Departments
Tom Connally
W. Lee O'Daniel
Executive Branch
Joe B. Dooley
North Texas
Texas
Dallas
Collector of Internal Revenue
West Texas
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Papa
the Sun
U.S
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