Whitewright Teams Open Weekend Schedule with Denison
The Whitewright Cu faces the Denison Midgets at 2 p m Saturday at the local field. After, Whitewright High School boys meet the Denison Teen-Agers. Claude Birdwell manages Whitewright. Claude Shields leads Denison. Sunday they travel to Colbert Oklahoma for junior and teen-age clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Denison
Saturda
Claude Birdwell
Claude Shields
Colbert, Okla
Colbert
Dysentery Surge in Texas Alarm Sealed by Health Official
Dr. Geo W Cox state health officer notes a high dysentery incidence in Texas. He defines the disease as infectious with diarrhea abdominal pain and toxemia caused by a germ. The germ enters through the mouth and spreads in the intestines. Carriers remain after recovery and threaten epidemics. Food protection measures are urged to curb spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Geo. W. Cox
Senate subcommittee backs $733.5 million highway aid plan
A Senate public works subcommittee on Tuesday recommended $733,500,000 in federal aid for highway construction for each of the next two fiscal years. The amount exceeds the House approval by $87,000,000 annually, with authorization items showing identical or slightly higher figures than the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Public Works
House
Baylor Student Confuses Draft Talk With Graft
A Baylor University student responds to a congressional draft bill by joking that it sounds like graft. When the pollster repeats the question, the student corrects him, saying he thought the topic meant graft. The light exchange captures public sentiment on the draft during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Baylor University
Political Announcements for Democratic Primary Slates 1950
The Sun publishes candidate declarations for the July 22 1950 Democratic primary across offices including State Senator 9th District Joe D Carter State Representative Place 2 Robert Doss County Attorney Wilson F Walters Murray Hance Jr Sheriff Murkel Dicken re election Woody Blanton Ernest Millsap Assessor Collector Robert Dean I E Irrel Brown County Clerk Calvin Buchanan re election County Commissioner Prect 2 Fred Wright Edgel Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murkel Dicken
G. W
Woody
Blanton Ernest Millsap
A Little Fear Guides Safe Fourth of July Living
A veteran airline pilot credits intelligent fear with his record of safety and urges Americans to keep a cautious mindset during Fourth of July celebrations. The National Safety Council warns the holiday period is especially hazardous and many will not be alive by the fifth.
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National Safety Council
Margarine Prices Cut Early Ahead of Tax Repeal
Consumers are already receiving savings from a tax repeal not yet effective. Yellow margarine now 10 cents per pound cheaper as competition forces premature price cuts. A leading maker reduced prices over a week ago, with many others soon following.
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Washington
River Baptism Sparks Salvation Claim
A comely colored lass emerges from a river baptism proclaiming salvation from sin. She declares last night she was in the arms of the Debil but now she is in the arms of the Land. A baritone voice from the shore asks about tomorra evening plans.
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Debil
Sistah
Tomorra
Large Crowd Attends Grayson College Ex Students Reunion
Gladys Ray reports the Grayson College Ex-Students Association held its annual reunion in Whitewright with ideal weather and a full day of events from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The program included a reception, a class relations talk, hobbies exhibits, an antique display, a memorial service for 22 deceased members, an educational panel on Texas schooling, a memorial scholarship award to William Henry King, an oratorical contest, and a campus tour.
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Gladys*Ray
Grayson College Ex-Students’ Association
Whitewright
Exes
Grayson
Whitewright High School
Olive Myrick
Homer Sears
Association
Vera Hickman
Adah Gillespie
Nell Penn
Alberta Everheart
Ophelia Harris
Carrie Barbee
Lillian Coffey
Mary Connelly
May Badgett
Ross May
James Bryant
Irene Atterberry
Dallas
Joe Harper
Gilmer
Lake Daingerfield
Ford Moore
Sherman
Mahala Chandler
Anna
John Cobb
Tulsa
Okla
Myrtle Fulton
Emma Gordon Livingston
Kay Kimbell
Fort Worth
I. B. Hughey
Pampa
G. C. Exes
Mary Lena Longley
Chess Pope
Clara Willis
Willis
Josephine Cook
John Reeves
Grady Riley
Percy Darwin
Mollie Kirkpatrick
Vesta Lackey
Grace Barbee
Grace Roberts
Bob Sears
Nettie Groves
Roy Robinson
Trenton
Janis Horton
Emma Gibson Reeves
Ada
Clyde Johnson Miller
Midland
Mildred Riley
Annie V. Wright
Paris
Ben Roberts
Sweetwater
J. E. Abney
San Marcos
Lucian Andrews
San Bernardino
Calif
Guy Hamilton
E. L. Ellis
Fannie Montgomery Roberts
W. C. French
Gattersburg
J. W. Messick
Dorchester
E. C. Hancock
Arlington
Allen W. Kennedy
Denny White
Whitesboro
Texas
W. C. Cummings
Grayson College
William Henry King
Bryant King
William
Yellowstone Park
A. & M. College
Bill Pennington
Cleveland-Willard Women’s Society
George German
Grady Society
James L. German
Houston Society
Westbrook
Emma Patterson Biggers
Wewoka
Myrick
Lent Mae Gowdy
Nora
Guy Dillon
Joe Hamilton
Hattie Montgomery
Jennie Noe Crittenden
Carrie Hamilton
Flowers
Grady Gillett
R. C. Vestal
Lena Mae Gowdy
Myrtle H. Fulton
War controls unlikely says NSRB head
Washington. Chairman W. Stuart Symington of the National Security Resources Board predicts the Korean fighting will not become a full war. He notes the NSRB is ready to revive controls if needed and that Truman would seek rationing and civil defense plans if war is declared.
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Washington
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Symington
White House
United States
Truman
NSHB
Late Developments In Korean War Crisis
Tokyo reports Gen Douglas MacArthur flies to Korea as U S ground forces go on alert and South Koreans seek a new line south of Seoul while American planes strike farther north. Washington hopes the fight will bring world peace. Taft urges Secretary Acheson resignation. Moscow says U N resolutions have no legal force. Britain offers Far East fleet support. U N appeals for arms from all members without Russian cooperation.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
United States
Seoul
Washington
Taft
Acheson
Moscow
U. N
South Korea
London
Britain
Far East
Lake Success
President Truman vetoes USPS veterans pay raise bill
Washington. President Truman Friday vetoed a bill that would have granted automatic $250 pay raises to about 100,000 World War II veterans now employed by the Post Office Department. He called the proposal discriminatory and unsound.
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Washington
Truman
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Cost of Making Money Too High
New York reports the South African mint will halt silver florin production for now due to rising silver costs. An official explanation cites high production costs amid increasing metal prices.
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New York
Government Information Office
American Legion To Elect Officers Wednesday Night
Everheart Thornhill Post of the American Legion will elect officers for the ensuing year at its regular meeting at the Legion Home on Wednesday night July 5 at 8 o clock. Post commander E W Fields urges full attendance and final plans for the Legion picnic will be made. Refreshments follow the business session. Officers named include Jack Lackey Carlton Johnson John Biggerstaff Roy Blanton Ted Head Rev A D Jameson and A B Jones.
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Everheart-Thornhill Post
American Legion
Legion
E. W. Fields
Fields
Commander Fields
Jack Lackey
Carlton Johnson
John Biggerstaff
Roy Blanton
Ted Head
A. D. Jameson
A. B. Jones
Cotton and corn price supports set temporarily by USDA
The Agriculture Department announced temporary 1950 crop support rates. Cotton will be 27 cents per pound for 7/8 inch middling until August 1, with permanent rates later. Corn in non commercial areas will be $1.05 per bushel at the farm until permanent rates on October 1. Wheat, rice, peanuts, and tobacco rates to be fixed later.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Agriculture Department
One Truman Item Certain as Taxes
Washington reports a daily schedule fact about President Truman: he signs about 600 official papers every 24 hours, including letters commissions orders and autographs. The routine continues whether in Washington or on the move as couriers deliver papers for his signature.
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Washington
Truman
Church Service Schedule Listings
A collection of church service times and leaders includes Bible classes, morning and evening worship for multiple congregations. Assemblies of God led by Rev. E A Doty, First Baptist with Rev. James L Cooper, Methodist with Ashley D Jameson, and others outline service hours and youth activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Therman Healy
Assembly OF God Church
E. A. Doty
First Baptist Church
James L. Cooper
W. T. Simmons
Edgar Ayers
Training Union
B. W.newman
J. B. Layman
Brotherhood
Methodist
Ashley D. Jameson
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The
Sun
Joe D. Carter
Robert Doss
Wilson F. Walters
Murray H. Nance, Jr
Robert Dean
I. E
Irrel) Brown
J. C
Calvin) Buchanan
F. W
Fred) Wright
E. P
Edgel
Jackson
Joe Morris Wallace
Elmo Wallace
Valley Forge
Irene M. Atterberry
Roy Benson
Howe
Tom Barbee
City
Will Barbee
Julian Boone
Virgil Biggers
Charley Bryant
Emma Smith Blackburn
Durant
Wilbur Carter
Homer Caston
Leonard
W. H. Carver
J. J. D. Cobb
Oklo
Berniece Chandler
D. F. Cannon
Lillian Ray Coffey
H. A. Cunningham
Bonham
Fenner Leslie
Robert Cantrell
C. A. Covington
Frisco
Lula Hollingsworth Denton
J. P. Darwin
Preston Dugan
Lone Wolf
B. B. Dobbs
Maude M. Fain
Ethyl Spindle Gilley
Ector
George J. German
Bettie Hestand
Floyd Harris
Ruth Pennington Hopper
Faye Lewis Haden
Lula B. Holland
Joe Hembree
McLean
Gil
NSRB
Paul Revere
Ramsey McMillan
Julian Montgomery
Gertrude Montgomery
H. J. Bradshaw
Abilene
Fountain Kimbell
Groesbeck
Max Montgomery
Mayfair B. McCaulay
Hugh Norris
S. T. Montgomery Sr
Ethel Hopkins McLarry
Ethaline Eakle Lee
McKinney
Ira Kirkpatrick
R. W. Grant
J. P. Luton
Sulphur Springs
Ellen Lewis LaRoe
T. J. Lilley
Grace Alderson Marshall
Kate Shannon Maniss
Gainesville
Trent Phillips
Lott
Joe Pender
Denton
R. A. Gorman
Garland
C. B. Knight
Ennis
W. A Kirkpatrick
Henry Phillips
Dorothy Hamilton
Sammie Minorief
Oklahoma City
W. B. Maniss
Fred Thomason
Decatur
Pascal H. Connelly
Mary Connely
Clyde Johnson
Frank Miller
Hugh Lawrence
Mesquite
Claud Willis
Bay City
Roby Childress
Church OF Christ
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