Baptist V B School Commencement Sunday Night
The First Baptist Church Vacation Bible School near 120 enrollees ends with a commencement on Sunday evening June 19 from 7 15 to 8 15. No Training Union that night as all departments present programs. Handwork displays await parents after the program. Mission offering will go to Cecil Johnsons for South America in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Bible School
Cecil Johnson
South America
Southern Mission Board
Drake
WMS
House approves 302 million pay raise for armed forces
The House voted to grant a 302 million dollar annual pay raise for soldiers and officers with a new schedule tied to rank and responsibility. Rep. Paul Kilday, sponsor, said the plan offers a career incentive and includes a new disability retirement system while trimming family allowances for enlisted personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Paul Kilday
San Antonio
Senate
Kilday
Jes ter names Walter Cardwell to Texas Prison Board
Gov. Beauford H. Jes ter named Walter W. Cardwell of Luling to the Texas Prison Board. Cardwell, an agriculture and soil specialist, chairs the Luling Foundation known for soil conservation and farm crop and livestock improvements. A note adds a speed detail about X-ray testing metals at 100 per second.
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Austin
Beauford H. Jester
Walter W. Cardwell
Luling
Texas Prison Board
Cardwell
Luling Foundation
Whitewright Boy Scouts Enjoy Week at Texoma Camp
Nineteen Whitewright Scouts spent June 5 to 11 at Texoma Boy Scout Camp for canvas camping and training in ax work rope usage knots lashings rescue compass wood craft fire building cooking tracking and camp life. Kelly Pierson and Grant Hoover led the week with a large delegation earning praise from Scout Commissioner O. J. Hammock for the Whitewright troop’s standout participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Boy
Texoma
Kelly Pierson
Grant Hoover
David Reeves
William Simms
Johnny Stephens
Jackie Pannell
Larry Doty
J. Don Biggerstaff
John Chesser
Lyndall Pierson
Barry Blanton
Larry Cooper
Leon Simmons
Kenneth Jones
Jack Badgett
Star Scouts
Joe Wallace
Life Scouts
Whitewright
Sherman
O. J. Hammock
Frozen Food Demonstration Set by Local Company
C J Meador Truck and Tractor Co and International Harvester home economist Lurene Randolph will demonstrate freezing methods at the American Legion Home on Thursday June 23 at 2 30 pm. The event highlights preserving flavor and nutrients with Home Freezers and offers door prizes and refreshments free to all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co
International Harvester
Lurene Randolph
Texas State College For Women
American Legion Home
Sun Honor Roll Adds Notables This Week
The Sun lists new honorees for the past week including Mrs. Charles B. Sydon H. B. Smith Mrs. M. Z. Jones Clifford Pheobus J. A. Jones Floyd Harris C. W. Phillips Sr. R. J. Phillips Mrs. B. P. Wallace J. B. Russell W. R. Bryson C. J. Meador John W. Nash Jesse Wallace and J. G. Sloan.
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Sun
Charles B. Sydon
H. B. Smith
M. Z. Jones Clifford Pheobus
J. A. Jones
Floyd Harris
C. W. Phillips
R. J. Phillips
B. P. Wallace
J. B. Russell
W. R. Bryson C. J. Meador
John W. Nash
Jesse Wallace
J. G. Sloan
FDR Jr Sworn In as House Member from New York District
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. takes the oath to join the House representing the 20th New York District. He succeeds Sol Bloom after a May 17 special election backed by Tammany Hall, as Eleanor Roosevelt watches proudly in the gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr
House
Franklin D
Eleanor) Roosevelt
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
New York
Tammany Hall
Sol Bloom
Church School for Children Plans Vacation Session
The Westminister Fellowship of the First Presbyterian Church will run a vacation church school for children aged six to sixteen during the week of July 11. A full program of study and recreation is planned. The note adds that the first bicycle was made in Scotland in 1840.
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The
Westminister Fellowship of
First Presbyterian Church
Scotland
Presbyterians Plan Weeklong Revival at First Church
The First Presbyterian Church will host a revival from June 19 to June 25 with two daily services at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Evangelist Rev. Joseph J. Copeland of Denton leads the events. He has roots in Mexia and studied at Trinity University and McCormick Seminary. The community is invited to attend.
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First Presbyterian Church
Joseph J. Copeland
Denton
Copeland
Mexia
Trinity University
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Frederick
Okla
Presbyterian Church
United States
Jury Awards $37,013 Damages in Misouri Kansas Texas Suit
M B Webb a former Missouri Kansas Texas locomotive engineer from Denison Texas won 37013 53 in personal damages against the railroad in Dallas County. The jury deliberated three hours after a week long trial in 59th District Court. Webb injured on duty when his passenger train crashed into a rear freight at Leonard last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
M. B. Webb
Denison
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company of Texas
W. C. Dowdy
Webb
Leonard
New Type Plane Lets Amateurs Fly Easily in Backyards
Cambridge Massachusetts two college professors Koppen of MIT and Bollinger of Harvard Business School claim the helioplane a slow speed private craft can fly as slow as twenty seven miles an hour and land on a tennis court with a maximum 112 mile per hour speed. The craft blends conventional plane look with helicopter function and reduces stall risk while requiring a large wing and oversize propeller to stay aloft and descend slowly near takeoff points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Otto O. Koppen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lynn Bollinger
Harvard Business School
Midwest Radar Stations Track Tornadoes with Three Sets
Three midwest weather stations install radar to monitor tornado activity. The setup aims to improve early warning and public safety by detecting severe weather patterns across the region.
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Midwest
Donkey Softball Game Set For Friday Night
The Amer i can Legion and Rotary Club team up for a donkey softball game at 8 o clock Friday. Sponsored by Preston Everheart Post the proceeds fund the new Legion home. Donkey games draw praise from organizers as a unique entertainment event.
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Preston Everheart Post
Amercan Legion
American Legion
Whitewright
Post
Legion
Legion Home
Tom Sears
Findley Haile
Jack Lackey
Ronald Vestal
Carlton Johnson
Roy Blanton
Wilson Kaiser
E. W. Fields
S. T. Montgomery
O. W. Barker
Rotary Club
Meador to Fly to Europe with Texas A M Group
Joe Tom Meador son of Mr and Mrs C J Meador Whitewright Texas A M faculty associate professor of architecture leaves Tuesday by train for Chicago meeting his class in architecture from Texas A M They charter a plane to Paris for 15 to 20 days around Paris then Madrid Rome Switzerland Belgium Holland Denmark England They will visit Lord and Lady Astor in England studying modern city planning landscape architecture industrial buildings and low cost housing They return to New York September 3.
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Joe Tom Meador
C. J. Meador
Whitewright
Texas A. & M
Chicago
Paris
France
Madrid
Spain
Rome
Italy
Switzerland
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
England
Lord and Lady Astor
Europe
New York
Revival at Church of Christ Opens June 26
The Church of Christ led by minister Therman Healy will host a revival starting Sunday June 26 with Harold Holland of Rockwood Tennessee delivering the preaching at the church.
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Therman Healy
Church of Christ
Harold Holland
Rockwood
Tenn
Church of Christ Plans Five Room Parsonage
Members of the Church of Christ are arranging to build a modern five room parsonage with bath on lots east across the street from the church. Part of the material has already been placed on the lots.
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Church of Christ
Bonham Limits Picture Salesmen Under City Ordinance
Bonham police reminded residents of a longstanding ordinance requiring itinerant photographers to obtain a permit and post a performance bond. A Tuesday arrest of a picture salesman crew led to refunds after they collected deposits. Police noted prior complaints about book and magazine sellers and related thefts.
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Bonham
McKissack
Rains Benefit Whitewright Crops Boost Yields
Whitewright reports a week of beneficial rain with no flood damage. Farmers note cotton and corn improving, a potential bumper corn crop, and onion harvest starting with 75 Mexican laborers and good prices. If weather holds, grain harvest nears completion.
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Whitewright
Lightning Kills War Veteran On Tractor Near Ector
Riley Beazley 33 a World War I veteran was killed when lightning struck a tractor near his home south of Ector as he worked with his 22 month old daughter aboard. The service was held at Marvin Methodist Church and burial at Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham. Survivors include his wife DeMaris Ball Beazley daughter Ryleen two parents five brothers and two sisters.
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Marvin Methodist Church
Whitewright
Riley Beazley
Lindley Vowell
Ector
Willow Wild Cemetery
Bonham
Walter Massey
James Massey
S. D. Blackerby
C. C. Burton
Louie Massey
Wm. Stanford
Whitewright High School
Methodist Church
Beazley
DeMaris Ball
Ryleen
W. T. Beazley
Curtis
Neal
Dave
Chat Beazley
Ely
Johnnie Beazley
Trenton
W. Y. Reagan
Riley Smith
First bale of 1949 Texas cotton fetches record price
In Houston a 512 pound bale from McAllen farmer Joe Acosta sold for 2 528 20 dollars and set a new record. The race to deliver the first bale to market began Monday evening and attracted competition from an airplane that carried another bale from Harlingen. Col Jake Lambert bought Acosta’s bale for Anderson Clayton and Company at 235 per pound with a 1325 dollar purse from exchange members.
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Houston
Texas
Joe Acosta
Rio Grande Valley
McAllen
Acosta
Harlingen
John R. Campbell
Col
Jake Lambert
Anderson, Clayton & Company
Knee Temperature Readings Measured by Men at Penn
Dr J M Benjamin Jr and Steven M Horvath report in Science on using a thermistor threaded through a knee joint to measure its temperature. They obtained readings around 90.3 degrees, well below normal body temperature of 98.6 degrees. The Everglades surface lies under 20 feet above sea level.
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Philadelphia
J. M. Benjamin Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Medicine
Steven M. Horvath
The
University
Moore School of Electrical Engineering
Science
the Everglades
Whitewright Chamber Attends Rainy Annual Meeting
Ninety members gathered Friday night at the American Legion Park for the Whitewright Chamber of Commerce annual meeting despite a heavy rain. Jack Meador and Geo M Hight were reelected president and vice president, with new directors O W Barker W E LaRoe C B Bryant III and Clyde Craig. The report by Meador highlighted a busy year, Lloyd Wright of Little Rock Ark gave the keynote on farm programs, and guests came from Sherman oo Longview Pilot Grove and nearby towns.
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Whitewright
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
American Legion
Dispatch
Jack Meador
Geo. M. Hight
O. W. Barker
W. E. LaRoe
C. B. Bryant III
Clyde Craig
Roby Child
Perry Kite
Janis Horton
Margaret Hight
Wright
W. F. Wright
Sherman
Longview
Pilot Grove
Researchers to Study Texoma Fish Habits This Summer
Three college teams will study Lake Texoma fish for the summer using a U S Engineers floating laboratory. The University of Oklahoma group led by Carl Riggs, a Texas A and M biology crew, and another team along the Red River will survey feeding growth survival and other factors. Findings will be shared with state game and fish departments and federal authorities to aid conservation.
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Lake Texoma
Texoma
University of Oklahoma
Carl Riggs
University
U. S. Engineers
Texas A. & M
Red River
Southwest
Game and Fish Departments
Grayson College Ex Students Plan June 26 Reunion
Grayson College Ex-Students Association schedules its annual meeting for Whitewright on Sunday June 26 with morning and afternoon sessions. Speakers include Harve Penland Dallas and J J D Cobb Tulsa Oklahoma. Details to follow in next week's Sun.
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Grayson College Ex-Students’ Association
Whitewright
Harve Penland
Dallas
J. J. D. Cobb
Tulsa
Okla
the Sun
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Boy Scouts
Fdr JR
Herr Kaminsky
Berlin
Kaminsky
Presbyterians
Joe Meador
Lightning
Grayson College
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