Official Ballot For July Primary
The official Democratic primary ballot lists candidates for United States Senator Governor Lieutenant Governor and many state and local offices. Voters study the printed slate including Lake County names like Otis C. Myers and Lyndon B. Johnson, with positions across Supreme Court Court of Civil Appeals and various county roles.
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the Sun
United States
Otis C. Myers
Dallas County
F. B. Clark
Brazos County
Roscoe H. Collier
Coke R. Stevenson
Kimble Co
Cyclone Davis
Frank G. Cortez
Bexar County
Jesse C. Saunders
Orange Co
George Peddy
Harris County
Lyndon B. Johnson
Blanco Co
Terrell Sledge
Hays County
James F. Alford
Beau
Eastland County
Charles T. Rowland
Tarrant Co
Supreme Court
Few Brewster
Bell County
James P. Hart
Travis County
John A. Rawlins
W. St. John Garwood
Harris Co
Jefferson G. Smith
Travis Co
Court of Criminal Appeals
Court of Civil Appeals
Wm. M. Cramer
Tom Nash
Robert Doss
James T. Sparks
Joe D. Carter
J. A. Benton Rayman Craft
LeRoy Anderson
R. C. Slagle Jr
W. C. Dowdy
Harold Vestal
J.N
Jim) Dickson
R. C. Vaughan
Ralph Elliott
S. V. Earnest
George T. Morris
J.C
Calvin) Buchanan
Markel Dicken
Fred Prestage
Robert Dean
Gertrude D. McBee
R. M. Carter
F. M
Fat
Work F. F. Trim
L. G. Quassa
E. P
Edger
Jackson Earle Whiteacre
Justice of Peace
E. B. Martin
Tom Head
H. B. Everheart
Not Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake Regulation
A Farmersville Times note urges Congress to pass a law regulating the term old fashioned strawberry shortcake. It argues genuine shortcake uses biscuit dough not cake and says substitutions upset more customers than any other issue.
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Congress
Farmersville Times
State Ad Valorem Tax Rate Cut to 42c
Austin Texans will see a 30 cent per 100 dollar drop in state property tax bills as the automatic tax board sets the ad valorem levy at 42 cents. The rate funds the school fund from 35 cents plus 2 cents for Confederate pensions and 5 cents for college building bonds. If the constitutional amendment governing bonds fails in court, the five cent levy may be returned to taxpayers.
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Austin
Automatic Tax Board
George H. Sheppard
General Revenue Fund
Sheppard
Poage Attacks Bartered Voters in Waco Speech
Rep. W. R. Poage of Waco denounced voters as blindfolded until he urged a constitutional fix to electoral votes. He blasted lobbyists as a private force larger than Congress, warned of sectional voting blocs, and pressed parity between Harlem and Texas votes.
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Poage
Washington
Congress
America
Europe
Philadelphia
Harlem
South Side
Chicago
Iowa
Texas
Ed Gossett
Wichita Falls
Hasty King Inc to Open Whitewright Wholesale Blouses
Marshall Hasty announces a new Whitewright based company Hasty King Inc to wholesale women s blouses produced by Whitewright Manufacturing Company under the Clairecraft label. Mrs Mabel King of Dallas will be vice president and Texas Arkansas and Louisiana will be covered by salesmen with expansion planned. Headquarters and stock storage will be in the Hasty building east of the Palace theatre and shipments will begin soon.
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Marshall Hasty
Whitewright
Hasty-King Inc
Hasty
Mabel King
Dallas
Whitewright Manufacturing Company
Clairecraft
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Palace Theatre
Congress urged to act on high prices this summer
Two Democratic senators press Congress to back Truman wage price controls or craft better laws to curb prices and housing shortages. Senator Hatch accuses Congress of neglecting inflation despite the 10 point program, while Senator Green urges passage of effective measures to relieve price pressures. GOP leaders criticize the administration plan as a police state scheme and favor voluntary controls.
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Washington
Congress
Carl A. Hatch
N. M
Truman
Theodore Francis Green
R. I
Hatch
House
Senate
GOP
OPA
Young Men May Volunteer For Twenty One Months
The Sherman Army Recruiting Station reports from Fourth Army Headquarters that men may volunteer for 21 months of service. Sergeant Mulkey says this helps men beat the draft rush and return to civilian life before large draftee groups arrive, while standard three year enlistments remain open for branch choice including medical corps engineers infantry and artillery. A waiting list exists for Air Force and Signal Corps service.
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Sherman Army
Fourth Army
Mulkey
Sherman Office
Medical Corps
Engineers
Infantry
Artillery
Air Force
Signal Corps
Republicans Will Meet Saturday in Whitewright
The Republican precinct convention is set for 11 a.m. Saturday in the directors room of the First National Bank in Whitewright. All Republican voters in Justice Precinct 3 and Democrats without a home who plan to vote for Dewey and Warren in November are urged to participate, per Jack Nossaman, Republican Executive Committee.
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First National Bank
Whitewright
Justice Precinct 3
Dewey
Warren
Jack Nossaman
Republican Executive Committee
Keith Coleman to Speak at Church of Christ Friday
Keith Coleman, Maywood Illinois minister, will address the Church of Christ at 8 p m Friday on missionary and relief work in Germany. He will describe current conditions in Germany based on reports from those abroad. The public is invited.
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Keith Coleman
Maywood, Ill
Church of Christ
Germany
Mr. Coleman
Skaggs Appointed to Grayson County FHA Committee
N E Skaggs of Whitewright is named to the Farmers Home Administration county committee for Grayson County for a three year term replacing Arthur J. Badgett. The Grayson committee vets loan applications for farm ownership and operating loans and includes Luther Spalding and Finous E. Foust. County supervisor George Smith notes the panel’s role in supervising credit and refinancing, with 105 applications filed in the last year and 600 families aided since program start.
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N. E. Skaggs
Whitewright
Farmers Home Administration
Grayson County
L. J. Cappleman
Skaggs
Arthur J. Badgett
Luther Spalding
Sadler
Finous E. Foust
Denison
FHA
George Smith
Smith
American Legion Picnic Success at Preston Everheart Post
The Preston Everheart Post American Legion reports a successful 23rd annual picnic with strong finances and a well above average amusement company. Attendance rose to near record on Saturday, with four nights fair to strong. No disturbances. one motorcycle collision near Highway 160 north of Whitewright injured a Sherman youth. Politicians spoke nightly, including Brown, Morris, and Rayburn supporter, plus precinct and county candidates and appeals for Senate and court positions. Organizers look toward 1949 picnic.
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Preston Everheart Post
American Legion
Sherman
Highway 160
Whitewright
Congress
David H. Brown
G. C. Morris
Sam Rayburn
U. S. Senate
Court of Civil Appeals
Sun Honor Roll Subscribers Add Names
The Sun lists subscribers who have renewed or joined since the last report. Names include B. W. Langford Allen Harper Clay Hansard Walter H. Bogle C. S. Jarvis Mrs. A. J. Schubert Mrs. L.C. Taylor Dan Hollinsworth Mrs. Addie Sweatt D. R. Badgett Chas. M. Chumbley J. R. Pierce Robert J. Warren Katie Kincaid L. E. Cato E. A. Douglas J. P. Barbee J. W. Neves.
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Sun
The
B. W. Langford Allen Harper Clay Hansard
Walter H. Bogle
C. S. Jarvis
A. J. Schubert
L.C. Taylor
Dan Hollinsworth
Addie Sweatt
D. R. Badgett
Chas. M. Chumbley
J. R. Pierce Robert J
All-Time Voting High Is Foreseen
Texas faces an all time voting high as 2 350 333 Texans are eligible to vote in summer elections. The comptroller reports 1 722 333 poll taxes paid and 528 000 exemptions. R C Calvert of the comptroller's office notes the rising voter pool and strong turnout potential.
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Austin
State Comptroller’s Office
R. C. Calvert
Comptroller’s Office
Whitewright Ida Sherman Road Project Ordered by Highway Commission
The Texas State Highway Commission ordered grading and bridge work on Farm-to-Market Road 697 from Sherman to Whitewright. The 16 mile section is estimated at 142700 for earth work and bridges and will connect Greenville and Sherman via US 69, with total cost over 300000.
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Austin
State Highway Commission
Sherman
Whitewright
Grayson County
Greenville
Ida
Highway Commission
The
Jewelry And Gift Shop To Open Here
Sherman craftsman A R Orenduff leases a 12 by 30 foot space in the Hasty building east of the Palace Theatre to open a jewelry and gift shop with watch and jewelry repair. Remodeling should finish by August 1. He plans a stocked line and will relocate to Whitewright when housing is available.
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A. R. Orenduff
Sherman
Palace Theatre
Orenduff
Bonham
Whitewright
Mr. Orenduff
Simple Shaft of Marble Marks Grave of Pershing
Arlington grave marker for General of the Armies John J. Pershing erected with the inscription JOHN J. PERSHING General of the Armies United States 1860 1948. An armed sentry stood by the grave as the Army planned a 72 hour honor guard and flags were to fly at half staff for 30 days in mourning.
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Pershing
Arlington
John J. Pershing
Arlington National Cemetery
United States
Potomac River
General Pershing
Washington
Johnson Rivals Pappy in Heyday In Political Show
A Texas political spectacle in Fort Worth featured Lyndon Johnson miming a campaign rally with entertainers and free lemonade, echoing old style roving shows. Broadcasts in Austin and Waco had George Peddy and Coke Stevenson canvassing on economy and federal payroll cuts.
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Johnson
Pappy
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Fort Worth
U. S
Sen. W. Lee O’daniel
Capitol
Austin
George Peddy
Coke Stevenson
Peddy
Stevenson
Waco
Expert warns against head over heels love in Britain
Dr. A Herbert Gray, 80, a marriage guidance pioneer, says falling head over heels is risky. He favors friendship that ripens into love and urges both sexes to keep broad social circles before marriage. Gray cites a 1 in 5 marriage breakdown rate with 54 000 divorces granted last year.
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London
A. Herbert Gray
Britain
Gray
Registration To Begin August 30 Amid Draft Plan
President Truman issued a proclamation setting August 30 as the start for draft registration for men 18 to 26. Dates follow by birth year, with specific days listed from 1922 to 1930. Enlistments are being accepted and the first call is expected to be relatively small.
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Washington
Truman
Territories
District of Columbia
Armed Services
Mr. Truman
Congress
Royall
Steel Prices Are Increased Nine Dollars A Ton
United States Steel Corporation announced an average price rise of 9.34 per ton on finished products effective Wednesday restoring last April’s 1.25 decline and adding 8.09 to base prices for major products. The move follows a nine percent wage hike for about 170000 production workers and cites rising costs as the boost. Slender gilt pins used by entomologists are so small that 4500 weigh an ounce.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
America
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Bob) Poage
Kiwanis Club
Whitewrght
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