Demonstrations By Home Economist Planned For Whitewright
Miss Isabel Herndon, home economist for the Community Public Service Company, will present two demonstrations in Whitewright next week. On Thursday at 2 30 p m in the high school Homemaking Department she will show food preparation on the new electric range with dishes to be given as prizes and refreshments for all. On Friday at 2 30 p m in the company store she will cover laundry and equipment with cold drinks and cookies for guests. The public is invited to attend both events.
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Isabel Herndon
Community Public Service Company
Whitewright
Herndon
The
Sun
J. H. Waggoner
F. M. Echols
Holland & Adcock
Europe
Dora Tucker
Waxahachie
May Hendricks
Sherman
C. J. Denton
University of Texas
W. T. Truett
G. D. Hamilton
Durant
Oklahoma
J. R. Fleming
Commerce
Roscoe Cook
Atlanta
Fudge & Robbins
Morehead
Roscoe Gillett
Mangrum Bros
J. W. Davidson
W. L. Lyons
Bud Riley
Trenton
H. Brodhead
Whitewright Electric Co
W. O. Brents
J. T. Roberts
Blannye Reeves
Allenreed
Lester Looney
Pascal Cox
Grady Spindle
Flint Little
Denny Davis
Bonham
O. W. Myrick
J. M. Carter
Galveston
Medical Department
Wilbur
Irene Dickson
Dallas
Kathleen Hudspeth
Sid Hudspeth
Ruth Moore
the Sun
Mollie Wright
Ivy Fain
Ruie Reeves
Frances Low
Fannie Giles
Margareta Fender
Mary Rena Penn
Velma Kirkpatrick
Samantha Murphy
Pina Murphy
Eva Horton
Hazel Ray
Joe McKinsey Jr
R. L. Sears
Dero Austin
Louisiana
Silas Hare
Pilot Grove
Brice Garland
Department of Justice
California
J. C. Robinson
Winnie Hamilton
Bertha Cox
Olive Neff
Emma Gordon
Claud Dillon
John Reeves
Hudson, Davis & Co
Mattie Manning
Y. T. Manning
Leonard
C. L. Manning
C. J. Meador
Denton
Nadine Holcomb
Louise LaRoe
Estelle Montgomery
Genevieve Davidson
Nell Montgomery
Gladys Sears
Coralee Echols
Frances Wilson
Macie Montgomery
Kathleen Badgett
May Thrift
Roberta Sloan
W. T. Nicholson
Ruth Abernathy
H. T. Arterberry
Mamie Arterberry
Denison
Bryant Penn
Joe Johnson
Roger Davis
Claud Willis
College Station
A. & M. College
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Fannin County Towns See Population Decline in 1950 Census
Preliminary figures from Greenville district office show population dips in most Fannin County towns. Savoy rises from 298 to 312, Dodd City from 308 to 325, Windom from 290 to 293, while Ladonia Ector Bailey Trenton Ravenna and Leonard fall to 1101 425 197 599 192 and 1203 respectively.
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Ravenna
Leonard
Methodists Debate Liquor At Northwest Texas Conference
At the forty first annual Northwest Texas Methodist Conference in Big Spring two speakers assailed liquor. H Millard Jones of Dallas called the business avaricious and greedy and predicted a major fight with liquor interests. Bishop W C Martin called alcohol a curse threatening civilization.
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Northwest Texas Methodist Conference
H. Millard Jones
Dallas
United Texas Days
W. C. Martin
Sun Honor Roll Includes New Dallas Subscriber
Sun Honor Roll lists Mrs. W. T. Carroll of Dallas as a new subscriber formerly Inez Montgomery. The roll also names multiple local residents and patrons who have paid their subscriptions, including F. B. Doggett A. L. Biggerstaff H. B. Turner Earl Denton Roy Taylor Mrs. Mary McGaughey Jones Ray Vestal L. F. Jacks and others.
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W. T. Carroll
Dallas
Inez Montgomery
Sun
Carroll
F. B. Doggett
A. L. Biggerstaff
H. B. Turner
Earl Denton
Roy Taylor
Mary McGaughey Jones
Ray Vestal
L. F. Jacks
Charles B. Sydow
J. A. Jones
Iola Phillips
H. E. Horton
J. D. Blanton
Mattie Hasting
Ray Schlosser
Tom Brown
Grover Gillett
Joe T. Meador Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Scientific American Farmer Gets More And Better Crops
The American farmer turns to science to boost yields by mixing insecticides with fertilizer. A South Carolina trial added chlor Dane to 4-10-6 fertilizer, yielding 19 more bushels per acre than the untreated plot. The U S Department of Agriculture warns use is experimental until effects are understood.
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New York
South Carolina
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Journal
Three Die as Greenville Storm Causes Fatal Electrocutions
In Greenville three people died from electric shock after a fierce wind hail and rain storm. W. A. Laird a 42 year old lineman was fatally shocked at a 2400 volt line. Arch L. Stinebaugh 50 and his granddaughter Celina were killed when their car hit a downed pole and touched a live line. Billy Ray Webb 21 of Peniel was electrocuted Monday night. Property damage estimated at 1 million dollars in Greenville and similar to crops.
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Greenville
W. A. Laird
Laird
Arch L. Stinebaugh
Celina Stinebaugh
Stinebaugh
Celina
Billy Ray Webb
Peniel
Farm Program Costs Reach Half Billion Dollars
Washington report shows the farm price support program cost the federal government 517.6 million dollars since 1933 with yearly losses rising after World War II. Potatoes led in subsidies, followed by wool peanuts corn wheat and eggs, while cotton profits offset some losses. Loans outstanding total 2.17 billion with major holdings in corn wheat and cotton.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Postman Faces Probe Over 3000 Letters Stored at Home
Rollie B. Veal a 25 year postal worker is under federal scrutiny after inspectors found about 3000 letters stacked in the closet of his home and he spent days loafing on the front porch instead of delivering mail beginning May 11 and continuing.
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Miami
Rollie B. Veal
Veal
Down Memory Lane 1915 to 1920 Whitewright Notes
Thirty five years ago The Sun reported J H Waggoner buying the paper and local scenes from May 1915 include mule exports to Europe, school board moves, city tax collection, and social events. Twenty five years earlier highlights cover graduations and local business activity, court cases, oil interests, trade days, and community notices.
New Study Opposes Sharp Excise Cuts
A Brookings Institution tax study argues against large cuts in excise taxes. It urges careful integration of corporate and personal income taxes while noting current levies hurt business incentives. The 38 percent rate for high incomes influences plant expansion, based on surveys of manufacturers and retailers.
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Washington
Brooking Institution
GI Dividend Payments Down to Problem Cases
Washington report notes only 270 million dollars remain to be paid in National Service Life Insurance dividend money to veterans and survivors in the first special dividend. The bulk of funds already disbursed totals over 2.5 billion, but most remaining payments are to problem cases requiring manual processing.
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Washington
National Service Life
Veterans Administration
Novel Rooted in Italian Word for Tale
The term novel derives from the Italian word novella meaning tale or new thing. It reflects a narrative form distinct from shorter tales and emphasizes extended prose and character development.
Eating Habits Blamed for Tuberculosis Rise Among Girls
Dr Horace Joules of Central Middlesex Hospital told a meeting that the tb rise in girls over twenty years stems partly from concerns about appearance reducing food intake. He contrasted smallpox coverage in Glasgow with the lack of media attention to tuberculosis deaths.
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London
Horace Joules
Central Middlesex Hospital
Joules
British Broadcasting Corp
Soviet claim US drops potato bugs on Germany
Moscow reports Berlin datelined story accusing America of potato bug warfare to harm Eastern German food supplies. Soviet press says German workers enraged, population mobilized against the bugs while Americans in Germany scoff at the charges as a scapegoat for crop failures.
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Moscow
Germany
Berlin
Domino Set Totals Twenty Eight Pieces
The standard domino set for play uses twenty eight tiles. Each tile shows a pair of numbers from zero to six. Players form matching numbers to play and score traditionally depends on game variant.
Officers Installed By Eastern Star In Masonic Hall
The Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 939 installed officers Wednesday night in the Masonic Hall with Dr. and Mrs. T. G. Rogers of Decatur among installing officers. Twenty nine to 31 attendees enjoyed refreshments after the session.
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Order of the Eastern Star Chapter
Masonic Hall
T. G. Rogers
Decatur
Bonnie Lupens
Denton
Dan Poole
Hettie Lee Wilson
Sherman
William Stanford
Warren Ross
Ector
Moton Badgett
Ray Dobson
George Baugher
Bells
Reeves Receives Commendation in Air ROTC Award
James A. Reeves of Whitewright earned a commendation ribbon as a member of the best drilled and best appearing Air ROTC flight in East Texas State College. He belongs to flight 2, Squadron B, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Reeves. ROTC at ETSC lets men pursue college work while studying for a commission as a second lieutenant in the U S Air Force.
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James A. Reeves
Whitewright
G B Taylor Delivers First 1950 Grain Load
G B Taylor living southwest of town delivered the first 1950 grain to the Whitewright market last Friday. His oats sold to Findley Haile of Lester Haile Seed & Grain for 75 cents per bushel.
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G. B. Taylor
Town
Whitewright
Mr. Taylor
Findley Haile
Lester Haile Seed & Grain
Grasshopper Infestation Report Advises Immediate Control
Grayson County reports very light grasshopper infestation except near Choctaw in the northeast. County agent Ben Cook urges farmers to inspect fields and act promptly with spraying or dusting. Spicer and Harrell found a large young hopper population along roads and streams near Collinsville. Recommended chemicals include chlordane or toxaphene with specified application rates. farmers should consult the county agent for precise methods.
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Grayson County
Ben Cook
Cook
W. J. Spicer
U. S. Bureau of Entomology
Range Creek
Collinsville
Spicer
Norris Harrell
U S Coffee Use Falls About Twenty Percent
Senator Guy M Gillette reports a roughly 20 percent drop in U S coffee consumption in the first four months of 1950 compared with 1949. The decline, about 74 million pounds, comes from 33 roasters representing about half of U S roasted coffee sales.
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Washington
United States
Guy M
Gillette
Dem
Iowa
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Honor Student Molly Jo Rutledge Omitted From List
High school aides report Molly Jo Rutledge junior, with over 95 average, was unintentionally left off the honor list announced at commencement. The ceremony featured seniors William King Jane Meador Billie Milam Louise Selman and others with awards for sportsmanship attendance and manners while diplomas were handed by County Judge Moore.
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W. C. Cummings
the Sun
Molly Jo Rutledge
Gwendolyn Kent
Caro J. Kilgree
Joe Morris Wallace
Beverly Ann Bassett
J. Dony Biggerstaff
Aubrey Lee Burnham
Ruth Ann Cummings
Norman Marper
Kenneth Ray Jones
Myra Nell Scott
Pat L. Russell
Babe Ruth
Dorthy Birdwell
Dwayne Hayes
Billie Jean Milam
Kelly Pierson
Billy Earl Brown
William King
Emily Post
J. J. Petrash
Choice Moore
Fannin County
Thomas Sears
Board of Education
David Badgett
Clifton Bass
Betty Blackerby
Jack Lee Bowen
Don Cook
Billye Faye Dillon
Earlene Fletcher
Corinne Hardcastle
Prilla Hinton
Wilford House
Eutolia Judd
Willian King
Salutatorian
Jane Meador
Billie Jean Mil
Economists Split Over Causes of Postwar Boom
Economists in Washington debate whether the U.S. boom stems from inflation or genuine prosperity as wholesale prices rise. Building materials steel and meat costs climb while unemployment falls from 4.4 million to 3.5 million. Views vary on whether prices will keep rising, with factors including war jitters debt financing and installment credit shaping the outlook.
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Washington
U. S
Prvate
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Methodists
Scientific American
William Pitt
England
Postman
Lewis H. Kimmel
Falk Foundation
Pittsburgh
Eastern Star
James Reeves
ETSTC
G.B. Taylor
Betty L. Blackerby
Alva Blackerby
Louise Selman
L. D. Selman
Dorotha Magers
L. M. Magers
Norman Harper
J. A. Harper
H. L. Scott
W. H. Russell
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