Congress Blamed Partly for Low Government Morals
Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren told a Senate labor subcommittee that there has been an undoubted weakening of moral standards in government and beyond. He urged creation of a citizen ethics commission to shore up standards including those of Congress and warned against repeat waste during large defense spending. He noted most federal workers are honest but cited rotten apples affecting public trust.
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Washington, D. C
Lindsay C. Warren
Congress
Warren
Sam
Senate Labor
Arren
Douglas
Illinois
Americans Owe Each Other 79.5 Billion in Debt Rise
New York report shows personal debt soared after World War II with total debt rising from 34.7 billion in 1945 to 79.5 billion in 1950. Home mortgages remain the largest growth driver, hitting 44 billion by 1950 and doubling from five years prior.
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New York
Institute of Life Insurance
Bridges Washout Toll in Fannin County Rains
In Fannin County Texas commissioners tally over 100 rural bridges ruined or made unusable by more than twelve inches of rain in early June. Some bridges washed away entirely while others remain lodged in drifts, with plans to reuse surviving structures in rebuilding efforts.
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Rawleigh
Grayson County
S. R. Brinkley
E. Evergreen
Sherman
Texas
Rawleigh’s
Dept
E. T. Nicely
Eliza Miller Phillips
John J. Miller
Mollie Murley
Bill and
Besse Muirhead
Classified Wants and Services Listing in Whitewright Area
Local Want Ads list buying and selling requests including rag and iron purchases, eggs cream and hides, baby chick feeds Ful-O-Pep and Sun-Glo, rentals of a five room house, real estate services by Stephens Bryant, auto parts by Babcock Auto Store, television and radio sales and service at Sandy's Radio Shop, plumbing and wiring supplies, farm equipment and land listings by Tom Barbee and C J Meador, breeders like Cole's Hatchery, and warnings about trespassers from Martha Joe Sears Emerson.
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Farley & Hill
Singlo
Jack Nossaman
Stephens & Bryant
Babcock Auto Store
California
J. E. Moran
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Westinghouse
Philco
Sandy
C. J. Meador Hardware
Auto Parts
Ford
Chevrolet
Cole’s
Phillips Grocery
King Cotton Still Southwest's Biggest Money Maker Crop
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports cotton remains the top revenue source for Southwest farmers. Cotton accounts for 28 percent of income, followed by cattle 23 percent, wheat 11 percent, dairy 7 percent, and chickens and eggs 5 percent, with hogs, rice, sorghums, wool, and peanuts smaller.
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King Cotton
Southwest
Dallas
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Denison Man Breaks Free From Captors in Korea
Denison captain Ralph Darnell, 37, held by Communists in Korea, shot his way to freedom twenty minutes after capture. His wife received a letter noting his rifle was taken but a pistol concealed in his clothing enabled escape. He returned to American lines then to Japan for a checkup. Darnell has 17 years in the Army and six months in Korea with a field artillery unit.
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Denison
Korea
Ralph Darnell
Japan
Funeral services for Mrs Eliza Miller Phillips
Mrs Eliza Miller Phillips 79 died Friday after a long illness at her brother's home. Funeral held Saturday at 3 p m at the residence, with Rev R L Hamm and Rev Boatwright officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Eula Boles and three brothers, three sisters, and three grandchildren. Out of town relatives listed.
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Eliza Miller Phillips
R. L. Hamm
Assembly of God Church
Boatwright
McKinney
Oak Hill Cemetery
Earnheart
Erwin Slaughter
Elmer Ryan
Frank Whitworth
Olin White
Frank England
N. E. Skaggs
John J. Miller
Kentucky
Phillips
Otho
Betty Miller
Emery Phillips
Eula Boles
Albany
R. C. Miller
St. Louis
Whitewright
Death of Thomas Harve Lively Former Dry Goods Merchant
Thomas Harve Lively 69 former Whitewright dry goods merchant died last Thursday in a Dallas hospital. Funeral services were held in Dallas and burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery. He began in dry goods circa 1910 later forming Steinlein & Lively, once running 15 stores. He started the 1911 fire that devastated much of Whitewright. He retired after a 1925 fire and moved to Grover Stateville’s site. Survived by wife two sons Thomas H. Lively Jr Leon Lively and a stepdaughter Wanda Lyday all of Dallas.
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Thomas Harve Lively
Whitewright
Dallas
Oak Hill
Mr. Lively
Steinlein
Grover Stateville
Church Listings Highlight Sunday Services and Programs
Central Christian Church holds Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Denison speaker Joe Lee Pike to preach. Assembly of God notes services from 9:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. with various church officers and activities including Boys and Girls programs, prayer, training union, and choirs. Men's Day scheduled for next Sunday with church leadership directing.
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Central Christian Church
Joe Lee Pike
Denison
Assembly OF God Church
R. L. Hamm
James L. Cooper
W. T. Simmons
S. S
Edgar Ayers
T. U
J. P. Darwin
Ralph Brown
Brotherhood
Allen Collier
Our Church
Brotherhood Sermon and Scripture Readings at Princeton Church
Jim Cantrell will deliver the morning message at Princeton with Charles Skaggs reading the Scripture in the evening. J D Marlowe Ralph Brown and B W Newman will give testimonies on Christian responsibility amid the pastor's absence for the Southern Baptist Convention. Bulgaria's 1950 metal output rose to 28 times prewar levels and machine tools 50 times higher. Joe McGinnity holds the record for hitting batters with 41 in 1900 as a Dodgers pitcher.
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Bulgaria
Joe McGinnity
The Sun Courtesy Note For Readers
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Caro Maxey
W. E. Maddox
Tom Barbee
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co
Farmall
Cline
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Stetson
T. W. Ayres & Son
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Batiste
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Whitewright Sun
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