Whitewright Sun News Briefs 1946 UT, Texas polls, and voter tips
University of Texas reports a 33 percent May gain in retail sales over 1945 with motor vehicle dealers leading the increase. UT Interscholastic League notes 200000 Texas high school participants in 1945-46 events. Only 29 days until the July primary elections, with commentary on candidates and voter courtesy briefed for readers.
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University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Texas
University of Texas
Countywide cleanup targets insect borne disease spread
All Fannin County towns launch a general cleanup to protect residents from insect-borne diseases. The program includes weed eradication rubbish disposal and spraying spots with DDT where flies gather and painting screens with DDT. Whitewright should join a similar effort to curb flies and mosquitoes and improve safety and quality of life.
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Fannin County
Whitewright
June Bride Blessings On Thee Winsome Bride
Poem notes a June wedding and playful admiration for a bride who buys a recipe book after admitting no cooking skill. It wittily links love with meals from the deli and a daily menu to keep love thriving. The verse reflects wedding sentiment and domestic humor.
One Trillion Pengos Issued as Inflation Surges in Hungary
A one trillion pengo note was issued Saturday as Hungary’s inflation hits new highs. The note, officially named the epymillio milpengo, would have been worth about $200 million before the war but today trades for roughly 35 cents.
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Budapest
Hungary
Automatic change maker unveiled by Bell Aircraft
Bell Aircraft Corporation unveiled an automatic change maker for vending machines in Burlington Vermont. The device accepts a 10 cent piece or a quarter for a nickel item, returns the correct product and change, and rejects slugs. The postwar innovation aims to simplify transactions for customers and operators.
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Burlington
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Big Jim Folsom Wins Alabama Governor Nomination
Big Jim Folsom, 37 year old burial insurance salesman, becomes Democratic nominee for Alabama governor after decisive win over Lt. Gov Handy Ellis. His campaign featured a hillbilly band, no socks, and a mop to signal sweeping out rascals. The Tulsa Tribune notes the campaign mocked substance yet appeals persisted.
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Big Jim Folsom
Alabama
Handy Ellis
Big Jim
South
LaGuardia
Huey Long
Tulsa Tribune
Ink blot test eyed to predict murder risk
New Hampshire hospital psychiatrist Dr. Albert I. Sabin reports at the American Orthopsychiatric Association that the Rorschach ink blot test may in time help foresee fatal acts by individuals. Yet practical challenges remain including scarcity of qualified interpreters and difficulty screening people before tragedy. A cited case shows a patient released after six weeks who then killed his wife and three dogs and attempted self harm.
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New York
Albert I. Sabin
New Hampshire State Hospital
Concord
American Orthopsychiatric Association
New England
Rorschach Test Reveals Shifts In Patient’s Aggression Warning
A hospital case describes a patient given the Rorschach ink blot test to assess intelligence and personality. Initial results showed emotional repression and tension, flagged as a warning of possible homicide or self harm. After a suicide attempt, a later test showed reduced tension, greater relaxation, and the patient perceived more ink blot images with faster response and broader interests.
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Rabin
Columbus First New Dealer Says Autry
Gene Autry, the Texan cowpuncher and singer, in Washington after discharge from the Air Force, spoke about politics. He called Christopher Columbus the first New Deal Democrat and offered a quip about Columbus discovering America and doing the whole thing on borrowed money.
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Gene Autry
Texas
Washington
Air Force
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Autry
Spain
America
Clean Skillets and Home Seasoning Tips from War Era Advice
The article advises restoring cast iron skillets after wartime shortages by seasoning at home. It notes that factories paused seasoning during the war and recommends rubbing the inside with unsalted fat and heating on the stove to recondition the utensil.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Obituary notes for Margie Jones and John Adams in Texas
Mortuary services were held for Margie Jones at First Baptist Church Danville Ark. Interment in Danville Cemetery. She resided with her daughter Mrs. Marshall Hasty and would have been 54 in September. Survived by three daughters and a son. Also, John Harvey Adams 79 of Sherman died at St. Vincent Hospital. Funeral at Desert Church and burial in Desert Cemetery. Survived by four sons and two daughters. Mordaunt C. Everheart Sr. died
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First Baptist Church
Danville
Ark
Charlie Finch
Margie Jones
Madonna Hospital
Denison
Glen Earnheart
Jones
The
Baptist Church
Eastern Star
Hasty
Dan Gibson
Tishimongo
Okla
W. W. Walton
Oakland
Calif
Joe Tate Jones
Whitewright
John Harvey Adams
West Wilson
Sherman
St. Vincent Hospital
J. A. Henderson
Desert Church
Desert Cemetery
Earnheart
Masonic Lodge
Bells
Delmar C. Adams
Cecil Adams
Charlie Adams
O. L. Adams
Caney, Okla
Cora Bell Sutherland
Myrtle Buchanan
van Alstyne
How to season a metal utensil with fat for cooking
A historical cooking tip advises letting a metal utensil cool and rubbing its interior with clean fat without water. Repeat daily for several days to fill the pores of the surface with unsalted fat and bake it well, creating a seasoned cooking surface.
Everheart obituary notices long service at family grocery
Sherman mourns the death of Wm Everheart born 1873 Kentucky son of William and Mary Montgomer y Everheart. He married Genevieve Elliott in 1898. As president of Everheart Grocery Co from 1910 to 1945 funeral held at St Marys in Sherman. Survived by wife two sons two daughters a brother a sister and a cousin. Funeral arrangements noted.
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Sherman
St. Mary's Catholic Church
E. V. McCullough
Mr. Everheart
Kentuckytown
William
Mary Montgomery Everheart
Genevieve Elliott
Everheart Grocery Co
St. Mary's Cathe
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J. H. Waggoner
T. Glenn Doss
Whitewright Sun
Louise Darcy
Orenduff
Huey Longs
Mrs
Mordaunt C. Everheart Sr
State of
Grayson County
Herbert C. Potts
Alice V. Potts
Said
Said County
J. C. Buchanan
J.C. Buchanan
Iva Medlin
E. F. Everheart
Rainey
John H. Bickett
Dallas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
American Telephone and Telegraph
Wilkie
Stevenson
D. Frank Strickland
Mission
Karl Hoblitzelle
Texas Tech
Texas Regulars
Dan J. Harrison
Houston
Magnolia
Landon, Wilkie
O’daniel
Orville C. Bullington
Wichita Falls
Kemp and Kell
Kemp Hotel Company
Wichita Falls and Southern Railroads
W. Scott Schreiner
Kerville
Bluebonnet Hotel
Schreiner Wool and Mohair Company
San Antonio National Bank of Commerce
San Antonio First National
Portland Cement Company
H. H. Weinert
Seguin
Seguin Bank and Trust Company
Texas Oil Company
Texas Power Company
Burrus Mill and Oil Co
H. J. Lutcher Stark
Orange
Lutcher and Moore Lumber Co
Sabine Hotel Co
First National Bank of Orange
Board of Regents
I. D. Fairchild
Lufkin
K. H. Aynesworthy
Waco
Regents
Aynesworth
Texas Spectator
Capitol Station
Austin
J. C. Jaques
Homer P. Rainey
Fender
Fender and Body Work
Woody
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