Onions Harvested Across Whitewright Area Market Moves
The Whitewright onion crop of about 250 acres is being harvested with yields from 35 to 100 bushels per acre and is about a month late. Prices range from $2 to $2.50 a bushel as market strength wanes. Mexican laborers from South Texas are brought in to harvest in Whitewright and Trenton, with trucks shipping onions to Memphis and Nashville and several cars planned for railway shipment.
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Whitewright
Texas
Trenton
Memphis
Nashville
Tenn
Home Coming at Enterprise Baptist Church Celebrates 59th Anniversary
A Home Coming at Enterprise Baptist Church four miles northeast of Whitewright drew many former members and pastors. Activities included Sunday services, an all you can eat dinner under shade trees, a song service, and an ex perience meeting. Rev. Joe C. Denton leads the church, which marks 59 years since the first building in 1889 and the current structure in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Baptist Church
Whitewright
Enterprise Church
Joe C. Denton
Barbecue Precedes Rayburns Campaign Speech in Bonham
A district wide barbecue precedes Sam Rayburns June 23 campaign speech for re election to Congress from the Fourth District. The event at Fannin County Fairgrounds runs 6 p m for the barbecue and 7 p m for Rayburns remarks. Radio stations across the district will broadcast the rally. delegates from all counties are expected.
McDonald Indicted in U S Lobbying Case Over Legislation Ties
Federal grand jury charges Texas Agriculture Commissioner J E McDonald with lobbying law violations and conspiracy to violate them. He allegedly accepted pay to influence commodity markets while acting as a state official. Co defendants include Tom Linder Georgia agriculture commissioner Ralph W Moore and others tied to Harriss & Vose and farm groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas Agriculture
J. E. McDonald
McDonald
Texas
Congressional
Tom Linder
Georgia Agriculture
Ralph W. Moore
Texas Grange
Robert M. Harriss
New York
Harriss & Vose
Farm Commissioners Council
National Farm Committee
Vandenberg Predicted by Briton Reporter
London dispatch from Daily Herald correspondent Arthur Webb forecasts Senator Vandenberg's nomination and election. An unnamed source predicts 26 million votes for Vandenberg in November, with Truman at 19 million and Wallace at 5 million.
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London
Washington
The
Daily Herald
Voice
Britain
Labor Party
Senator Vandenberg
Arthur Webb
Michigan
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Fire Destroys Phillips Grocery
The Phillips grocery on South Bond Street was destroyed by fire about 9 a m Monday while Mr and Mrs W A Phillips were inside. The fire started in a large electric fan and spread quickly. Firefighters used two hose lines from front and rear to control the blaze in the wooden corrugated iron building. The owner Willie Smith reported no insurance on the building and the Phillips stock was underinsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Phillips
South
Bond Street
Willie Smith
Bible School Commencement Scheduled at First Baptist
Rev. Weldon R. Drake announces Vacation Bible School at First Baptist reached 114 enrollment this week. Commencement exercises will be held in the church auditorium at 8 p m Friday, with all parents and friends invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon R. Drake
First Baptist Church
Tax evaders face stiff penalties in Virginia court
Federal Judge John Paul in Richmond scolded both large and small income tax evaders likening their approach to “matching pennies with the government.” He fined four Virginians, including Dr. Guy Ross Harrison, Dr. Warren Koontz, Dr. George Snarr, and Dr. Julian C. Major, for concealing income and dodging taxes.
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Richmond
John Paul
Harrisonburg
Paul
Guy Ross Harrison
Windsor Farms
State Board of Health
Harrison
State Dental Association
National Dental Association
George R. Humrickhouse
Humrickhouse
Warren W. Koontz
Lynchburg
Koontz
George Snarr
Winchester
Julian C. Major
Alexandria
Combining Wheat Crop Begins at Ely
The article notes limited wheat yields this year with some farmers such as John Baker and Clarence Baker posting yields per acre around 15 to 12.5 bushels. It suggests using summer legumes like hubam clover or field peas and soil nitrogen through top-dressing and crop rotation to improve soil fertility. It also covers pest control for grasshoppers using toxaphene and arsenate blends, chinch bugs, and pasture maintenance tips as veterans’ agriculture classes study pasture improvement.
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Water Boy
Combine
John Baker
Clarence Baker
Hay Newell
Calvin Witherspoon
Bun Alexander
Denton
Greenville
Charles Laney
McKinney Veterans Hospital
Veterans Agriculture
Mose Holcomb
Fannin County
Hubam
Funeral Services Held for Sergeant Jones Alexander
Funeral services were held at Bethel Baptist Church near Whitewright for Staff Sgt. Jones Paul Alexander son of O. G. Alexander. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery with American Legion military rites. He died in India August 2, 1945, after volunteering September 9, 1941 and leaving for India August 19, 1944. Survived by father five brothers and one sister.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Whitewright
Jones Paul Alexander
O. G. Alexander
Oak Hill Cemetery
American Legion
Bethel
Alexander
India
Lloyd Alexander
Manuel Alexander
Doyle Alexander
Ross Alexander
James Alexander
Dallas
Daton Hargett
Sherman
Untreated Gold Sold in Bottles Inflation Hedge
In New York a newspaper ad seeks bids on untreated placer mined gold in 500 and 1000 ounce lots sold in bottles vials and cans. The Treasury once allowed such sales at any market price, leading some miners to fetch far above the fixed 35 dollar ounce price. Investors seek physical gold to hedge against inflation and bank balance risk.
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New York
United States Treasury
Treasury
Bodies found preserved in 2000 year old Siberian tomb
Soviet archaeologists report two almost perfectly preserved mummies from 2,000 years ago in a looted Altai tomb in southwestern Siberia. The scene shows a young girl and her slain companion, with food remains including cheese still edible. The tomb was sealed and later breached, creating an icy preservation effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Altai
Siberia
S. I. Rudenko
Rudenko
Father's Day Origins in Spokane Remembered
In 1909 Mrs. John Bruce Dodd of Spokane proposed a day honoring fathers. Her father William Smart, a Civil War veteran, raised six children after their mother's death. The Spokane Ministers Association began the first city celebration in 1910 leading to national holiday status.
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John Bruce Dodd
Spokane
Wash
William Smart
Spokane Ministers Association
Wilson
Dad
Lyndon Johnson to Visit Grayson County Friday
Representative Lyndon Johnson candidate for the United States Senate will visit Sherman and Denison Friday afternoon and night. He will land by helicopter at Denison at 4:30 p.m. and at Sherman at 5:30 p.m. He departs at 7:40 p.m. from Sherman and lands at 7:50 p.m. at the Sherman Denison Twins baseball park to attend the Twins Paris game.
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Lyndon Johnson
United States Senate
Sherman
Denison
Johnson
Sherman Municipal Building
Sherman- Denison Twins
U S Ban Favored On Rail Walkouts
Washington A federal law to forbid indefensible railroad strikes or lockouts was proposed by J Carter Fort vice president of the Association of American Railroads. Senate House committee chairman Sen Joseph H Ball said the ideas have to be explored.
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Washington
J. Carter Fort
The
Association of American Railroads
Senate
House
Joseph H. Ball
Minnesota
Fort
Army asks 70 000 barbers to aid recruiting drive
San Antonio reports the 4th Army has sent letters to seventy thousand barbers urging them to persuade patrons to join the Army. The campaign targets customers with plain and fancy talk about service as fuel for a drive, amid rising haircut costs.
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San Antonio
Army
4Th Army
Cotton Dusting Demonstration Held Near Kentuckytown
A cotton dusting demonstration on June 21 at 2 p.m. will show new insecticides and how to identify cotton insects. The event occurs at the J. B. Dixon estate near Kentuckytown, with equipment on display including airplanes. speaker Charles King Jr of A&M College will lead.
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J. B. Dixon
Kentuckytown School
Blacktop
Newell S €Aggs
Edgar Taylor
Charles King Jr
A. & M. College
Prowlers Meet Buckshot Warning Issued by Whitewright Residents
Whitewright citizens report multiple prowlers and window peepers in the past week. Local gun owners say they have loaded buckshot and will shoot anyone seen on private property at night. Several residents warn intruders to stay off yards or risk harm.
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Whitewright
Texas Polio Sets Record For Period
Texas reports the worst polio period in state history for this time of year with 428 cases for the year and eighty five new cases in the week ending June 12. Health Officer George W. Cox cites filth neglect and praises cleanup efforts though expects little relief this year as polio is blamed on a virus spread by flies and insects.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
George W. Cox
Average U S Salary In Forty Seven Set At Two Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty
The Federal Reserve Board reports the middle U S income for 1947 at $2 920 a year for 42 000 000 families, up $320 from 1946. Half earn more, half less, with 69 percent above $2 000. high earners largely run businesses or manage others.
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Washington
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Picnic Committees Appointed By Preston Legion
At the Preston Everheart Post American Legion meeting committees for the July 13 to 17 picnic were appointed. Speakers plan two nights for political talks including congressional candidates. A veteran candidates night was rejected. A $25 gift from O G Alexander to beautify Oak Hill Cemetery memorial plot was noted. An auxiliary to the post may be formed with Robert Doss to gauge interest. Election of officers for the new term is set for July 6.
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Preston Everheart Post
American Legion
Congress
Campaiin
Findley Haile
O. G. Alexander
Oak Hill Cemetery
Robert Doss
Doss
Home Demonstration Club Organized in Blanks Community
A Home Demonstration Club was organized Thursday in the Blanks community southwest of Whites Wright at the Blanks school house. Officers elected were Mrs. Horace Miller president Mrs. Sims Wortham secretary treasurer and Mrs. Bob Cawthorn reporter Attendees included Mrs. Bob Andrew Mrs. Jack Biggerstaff Mrs. Cawthorn Mrs. Miller Mrs. Wortham Mrs. Lumpkins Mrs. Henson Mrs. Harris Mrs. Ireland and Mrs. Miller and daughter Susan.
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Blanks
Whitewright
Blanks School House
Horace Miller
Sims Wortham
Bob Cawthorn
Bob Andrew
Jack Biggerstaff
J. P. Lumpkins
G. E. Henson
Floyd Harris
W. L. Ireland
Lillian Miller
Susan
Segregation Ban Issued For Latins In Texas Schools
Texas State School Superintendent L A Woods orders all district officials to end segregation of Latin American children in public schools. The directive follows Federal Judge Ben H Rice Jr ruling Latin American student segregation illegal under the Fourteenth Amendment in Bastrop Elgin and Martindale districts and Colorado Common School District.
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Austin
L. A. Woods
Texas
Rice
Bastrop, Elgin
Martindale
Colorado Common
Ping Pong Balls Restore Health For TB Patients
New York reports that acrylic ping pong balls inserted into the chest help certain tuberculosis patients recover. Dr. Allan Hurst of National Jewish Hospital notes 50 operations through April 15, 1948, with minimal complications. The method uses Lucite spheres to collapse diseased lung and reduce deformity, offering fewer operations and quicker recovery than rib removal.
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New York
Allan Hurst
National Jewish Hospital
Denver
National Tuberculosis Association
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William T. Stanford
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