Whitewright Cubs Run Of Wins Marks Strong Baseball Run
The Whitewright Cubs teenage team posted a string of wins led by sponsor Claud Birdwell. Highlights include a 12 9 victory over Farmersville at Bryant Field and a 22 0 win over Denison East Side Crows, with Larry Hayes hitting two homers.
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Whitewright Cubs
Claud Birdwell
Cubs
Farmersville
Bryant Field
East Side Crows
Denison
Ross Layman
Peabody
Denison East Side Crows
Crows
Whitewrighters
Larry Hayes
James Burchfield
Cotton Field Days At Greenville Station Schedule
Farmers field days at the U S Cotton Field Station Greenville will run July 20 21 24 and 25 with 7 30 am to 12 noon tours. Station staff and visiting specialists will be available for conferences rest of the day. County visits on July 20 Collin Hunt Kaufman Bowie Rains July 21 Ellis Hunt Denton Cooke Fannin Tarrant Johnson Navarro Hopkins July 24 Hunt Rockwall Van Zandt Franklin Lamar Red River Titus Wood July 25 Hunt Dallas Grayson Delta.
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U. S. Cotton Field Station
Greenville
Dalton R. Hooton
Collin
Hunt
Kaufman
Bowie
Rains
Ellis
Denton
Cooke
Fannin
Tarrant
Johnson
Navarro
Hopkins
Rockwall
van Zandt
Franklin
Lamar
Red River
Titus
Wood
Dallas
Grayson
Delta
Georgia Guard freezes discharges amid summer training draw
The Georgia National Guard halted all discharges after a flood of requests to leave. State Adjutant General Ernest Vandiver Jr ordered guardsmen to report for summer training with their units unless granted relief.
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Atlanta
Georgia National Guard
Adj
Ernest Vandiver Jr
Political Announcements for Democratic Primary 1950
The Sun lists candidates subject to the July 22 1950 Democratic primary. For State Senator 9th District: Joe D Carter James T Sparks. State Representative Place 2: Robert Doss. County Attorney: Wilson F Walters Murray H Nance Jr. Sheriff: Murdell Dicken G W Woody Blanton Ernest Millsap. Assessor-Collector: Robert Dean I E Brown. District Clerk: Ss V Earnest (re-election). County Clerk: J C Calvin Buchanan. County Commissioner Precinct 2: F W Fred Wright E P Edgel Jackson.
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The
Sun
Joe D. Carter James T. Sparks
Murkel Dicken
G. W
Woody
Blanton Ernest Millsap
Negro School Set to Open Monday for Six Weeks
Whitewright Negro school will start Monday for a six week term with a six week recess for cotton picking. A bus will transport about 15 eighth grade and high school students to Sherman, with stops at White Rock along the Whitewright Sherman farm to market road. The school board added Wilson Kaiser to fill a vacancy, and Mrs Lallace May was named a teacher pending assignment. The high and grade schools may open on September 11 pending final decisions.
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W. C. Cummings
the Sun
Whitewright
Sherman
White Rock
Whitewright-Sherman Farm
London
Grand Prairie
Cummings
Draft exemptions may tighten to boost manpower
Washington. Selective Service Chief Hershey said exemptions for veterans and men with dependents could be tightened if needed to raise manpower for the Korean war. He predicted the current 20 000 induction push by Sept 30 will be followed by further calls if the war worsens. He noted a possible amendment path but did not specify changes.
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Washington
Selective Service
Hershey
Boston
Defense Department
Sun Honor Roll Subscriptions Acknowledged
Sun editor thanks readers who renewed, listing names including W. R. Cox Carl Hicks Dan Hollingsworth Jones R. Pierce W. R. Bryson S/Sgt. W. L. England P. L. Owen John J. Kaiser W. G. Kaiser W. M. Ingram Mrs. L. C. Taylor J. A. Hardcastle J. Ernest Smith Chat Beazley R. C. Blanton Lucile Sanders A. L. Scott Owen Hull R. B. Mack Chancy Corse.
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Sun
W. R. Cox
Carl Hicks
Dan Hollingsworth Jones
R. Pierce
W. R. Bryson
W. L. England
P. L. Owen John J. Kaiser
W. G. Kaiser
W. M. Ingram
Mrs. L. C. Taylor
J. A. Hardcastle J. Ernest Smith Chat Beazley
R. C. Blanton
Lucile Sanders
A. L. Scott Owen Hull
R. B. Mack Chancy Corse
Pension Boosts for Colorado Aged Lands August Increases
Denver reports the State Welfare Board approved an $936,000 balance in the old age pension fund and other factors leading to a monthly rise from $71 to $78 starting in August. Director Earl M. Kouns cited anticipated revenue from liquor and sales taxes as part of the funding. Thomas Jefferson led a political party named the Democratic Republicans.
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Denver
Colorado
State Welfare Board
Earl M. Kouns
State Welfare Department
Massive National Guard and Reserve Strength Made Public
Washington reports about 8.5 million men in National Guard and armed services reserves subject to call by Defense Secretary Johnson under President Truman. Readiness varies: Guard divisions are largely organized but at half wartime strength. Navy and Air Force reserves show large rosters with limited regular training and drill-pay status.
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Washington
National Guard
Armed Services
Defense Johnson
Truman
Army
Air National Guard
Guard
Navy
Marine
Air Force
Air Force National Guard
Korean Crisis Triggers Housing Controls and Limits
President Truman ordered drastic credit and construction restraints on veterans and public housing to divert materials to national defense and curb inflation. Down payments on veterans loans rise to 5 percent. federal housing payments increase. new dwelling construction capped at 30,000 units in early fiscal 1951. mortgage limit cut from 16,000 to 14,000. August 1 10 percent down payment set for low cost homes under title one FHA act.
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Washington
Truman
Franklin D. Richards
Denison Dam Near Denison Reigns as World’s Largest Earthen Fill
Denison Dam located north of Denison is identified as the world’s largest earthen roll fill dam. The structure stands as a significant hydraulic engineering achievement, reflecting the era’s emphasis on large scale concrete and earthworks projects.
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Denison Dam
Denison
Ida Baptist Church Homecoming Next Sunday
Ida Baptist Church west of Whitewright invites former members and friends to a homecoming on Sunday July 23. The all day event begins at 10 a m with dinner on the grounds. Rev. Connie Salios, pastor, announces the program.
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Ida Baptist Church
Whitewright
Connie Salios
the Ida Baptist Church
Government Keeps Loan Cotton On Market To Stabilize Prices
The U S government announced 4,320,000 bales of loan cotton will stay available for market sales and set more frequent sale dates. Instead of pooling 1,020,000 bales from the 1949 crop, growers retain control until Oct 1 enabling more time to sell and repay loans. The move aims to curb rising prices by expanding market supplies and flexibility in loan-cotton sales.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas Surges Past 7.6 Million In 1950 Census Count
Texas added 1,262,236 people in the last decade for a 1950 census total of 7,677,060, preserving sixth place among the nation’s most populous states. Despite rural losses in 145 of 254 counties, urban gains in the coast, Lower Rio Grande Valley, and West Texas and Panhandle offset declines. Ohio stands at 7,901,791.
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Texas
Associated Press
Ohio
Rio Grande Valley
West Texas
Panhandle
Peaches Prove Hatfields Grow Best on Black Land
Mrs. W. L. Hatfield displays thriving peaches at East Main Street and on a west farm. The 12 Belle of Georgia trees are heavy with fruit, limbs nearly touching the ground. She credits sprays and thinning, noting five sprays used this year instead of seven. The Hatfields plant about 90 trees eight years old with diverse peach varieties. Sun editor concludes peaches can be grown here if observed.
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W. L. Hatfield
Sun
Bankers urged to curb panicky consumer buying
The American Bankers Association asked all banks to avoid loans that spur inflationary or speculative purchases amid a widespread panicky buying wave. ABA President F Raymond Peterson warned banks to recheck policies as retailers and manufacturers increase forward purchasing and speculation grows.
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Washington
American Bankers Association
F. Raymond Peterson
ABA
New Plant Ills Plague Farmers
Nine new plant diseases appeared in 1949 in the United States per the Department of Agriculture. Kentucky wheat fields saw cladosperium herbarum blight, while broomcorn fields in Illinois suffered complete infestation. Sugar beet mosaic hit California clover, and a new mold afflicted clover in Oregon and Washington. There were 19 first-time occurrences nationwide, with drought conditions intensifying losses.
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Washington
U. S
Dept. of Agriculture
Kentucky
Europe
Illinois
California
Oregon
Department
Old Age Just Comes Natural at 101 in Rome
Jeremiah O'Leary celebrated his 101st birthday at home in Rome as family members gathered. He noted age runs in his family, with a mother reaching 98 and a grandmother 105, reflecting a hereditary view on longevity from the retired carpenter.
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Rome
N. Y
Jeremiah O'Leary
Vet Disability Benefit Increase Approved in House
The House passed a bill to raise the maximum World War I and II veterans disability benefit from 50 to 100 dollars a month under servicemen's insurance, with higher premiums. Veterans Administrator Gray opposed, saying the move would not serve policy holders' best interests. James Buchanan was the only bachelor president.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Gray
Truman asks Congress for wartime readiness and higher taxes
President Truman sent a 6,000 word message requesting $10 billion in new military pay, heavier taxes, and a 2,005,000 club limit removal to expand armed forces. He urged defense priorities, material allocation powers, and possible price controls for a sustained, partial war footing amid the Korean conflict and potential global war.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Defense
Louis Johnson
Nickel Bottle of Pop May Be Vanishing
A National Bottlers' Gazette survey finds about 22 percent of bottlers raised prices and 47 percent plan to raise, as nickel soda fades with rising wholesale costs. Coca-Cola and Seven-Up strive to hold five-cent line though some bottlers push price per case to retailers. East and South regions remain nickel strongholds due to Coca-Cola dominance and cheaper production.
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New York
Gazette
Coca-Cola
Coca- Cola
Austin to Enforce Texas Blue Law Next Sunday
Austin plans to enforce the Texas Blue Law starting next Sunday with police filing charges under the old rule on July 23. City officials will designate which establishments must close on Sundays after notification to affected businesses on Tuesday. The move follows grocers’ complaints about competition with chain stores.
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Austin
Texas
R. D. Thorp
Trueman O’quinn
Thorp
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Calvin) Buchanan
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Fred) Wright
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