Church of Christ Names New Minister Therman Healy
Therman Healy named minister of the Church of Christ in Whitewright after coming from Arkansas. He will preach at 11 and 7 Sundays and will reside in the Riley Smith home. A Harding College graduate, Healy previously taught in Florence Alabama and served as pastor in Calico Rock Arkansas. He now resides in Fort Collins Colorado.
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Therman Healy
Whitewright
Arkansas
Church of Christ
Healy
Riley Smith
Harding College
Searcy
Ark
Florence
Ala
Calico Rock
Fort Collins, Colo
Bryant Heads Publicity Department at First Methodist Church
C B Bryant III was named head of the new publicity department at the First Methodist Church. The move creates a steward led division program focusing on public relations, attendance campaigns, literature distribution, religious news, and surveys under Rev. Ashley D. Jameson.
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C. B. Bryant III
First Methodist Church
Bryant
Ashley D. Jameson
McKinney Exceeds Red Cross Quota After Tornado
McKinney, Texas, last May 3 devastation left homes demolished and residents needing food clothing and medicine. Red Cross Chair Tom W Perkins said the city surpassed its 1949 quota when the annual drive opened, praising Red Cross aid in the disaster.
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Mckinney
North Texas
Red Cross
Tom W. Perkins
Disinflation Hits Births in United States
The Federal Security Agency reports 3,715,000 births in 1948, about 160,000 below the 1947 peak. The 1948 birth rate is around 5 percent lower than 1947's 25.8 but 5 percent higher than 1946's 23.3. Registered births reach 3,559,000, about 4 percent below 1947's 3,699,000. total births for 1948 and 1947 are 3,715,000 and 3,876,000 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Federal Security Agency
Radio dial map pinpoint station by tiny light
Hinton West Virginia a radio shop operator named Jimmy Coste has created a new dial imprinted with a map of the United States that flashes a light to indicate the city being received. The device aims to eliminate waiting for station identifications. musician Dick Morgan of Spike Jones’s group is cited as another illustration of top performers in music.
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Hinton
W. Va
United States
Jimmy Coste
Dick Morgan
Spike Jones Zames
Benny Goodman
Horace Heidt
Glen Miller
Spike
Election Order for Whitewright Texas April 5 1949
City of Whitewright Texas orders an election on April 5 1949 to elect two city commissioners. Voting at City Hall with R C Vestal as judge C M Dillon and Mrs O L Jones as clerks. Notice to be posted 30 days prior and city marshal instructed to display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Echols
Whitewright
Texas
City of
R. C. Vestal
C. M. Dillon
O. L. Jones
Conferees Fail to Agree on Cotton Bill Provisions
Senate and House conferees failed to reach a pact on 1949 cotton crop legislation. They did agree to exclude 1949 plantings from future allotment calculations but split over war crop credits for 1945 46. Conferees continue negotiations before sending the bill to the White House.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
House
White House
Cooley
North Carolina
House Agriculture Committee
Funeral service held for Lucian Jones in Whitewright
Lucian Jones age 67 died Monday at St Vincent's Hospital Sherman from a heart attack. Funeral at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church conducted by Rev Weldon Drake with burial in Randolph Cemetery. Survivors include six children and nine grandchildren. Jones was born in Kentucky and moved to Texas in 1898.
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First Baptist Church
Lucian Jones
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Sherman
Weldon R. Drake
Randolph Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
Mr. Jones
Kentucky
John R. Jones
Texas
Mertie Harris
Trenton
Jones
Randolph
Whitewright
The
Baptist Church
Clinton Jones
Cecil D. Jones
Wichita
Kansas
Georgia Rae Eason
Richmond
Calif
A. O. Jones
Imogene Lindsey
Lon Lavern Jones
Mrs. Minnie Duff Parrish 75 Dies in Houston Saturday
The death of Mrs. Minnie Duff Parrish 75 was reported after she died in Houston Saturday night. A native of Grayson County she lived southwest of Whitewright for years and moved to Houston about a year ago to live with her daughter Mrs. Joe B. Foster. Funeral services were held at Mrs. Foster’s Houston home Monday. Survivors include her daughter Mrs. Joe B. Foster and a foster daughter Miss Meta Duff, both of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Parrish
Houston
Four percent drop shown by farm products prices
The Agriculture Department reported prices of farm products declined 4 percent from mid January to mid February. Prices paid by farmers for production and living costs fell 3 percent in the same period with mid February levels near the 1946 low.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Sun Honor Roll Honor roll list for renewed Sun subscriptions
The Sun names readers who renewed their subscriptions for another year. Included are Grace Roberts Helen Greenway T C Childress R H Groves Billy Smith Cordelia Russell Ed Kent Jr. Fred Harvey J O Scott J M Jarvis J D Cooper Mae Hall John A Taylor and others.
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Sun
Grace Roberts
Helen C. Greenway
T. J. McCafferty
Ben F. Bailey
Jetta B. Caraway
C. C. Childress
R. H. Groves
Billy Smith
E. F. Everheart
Charles H. Thomson
Lattie Brown John Manning
J. M. Wright
Cordelia Russell
Ed Kent Jr
Fred Harvey
Wrong Answer Wins Radio Prize
On a recent broadcast Professor Quiz marked a contestant’s answer waste paper as correct to the chief product exported from Washington D C. The unexpected call yielded a full score and a quirky moment for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor Quiz
Washington, D. C
Santa Delivers Christmas After Snowblockade
Santa arrives in snow bound region after two month delay. OMAHA Nebraska reports Fifth Army bulldozers cleared roads near Shields North Dakota allowing long overdue Christmas presents to reach families. Blizzard relief HQ says deliveries occurred last Friday and relief efforts continue.
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Omaha
Neb
Shields
N. D
Fifth Army
World nonstop flight completes historic bomber voyage
Fort Worth reports the Lucky Lady II, a B 50 bomber, circled the world in 3 days 22 hours 1 minute. After 23 452 miles at 239 mph, the crew landed at Carswell Air Force Base where they began. The mission featured four midair refuelings and touted as an epochal step for air power.
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Fort Worth
American Air Arm
Carswell Air Force Base
Azores
Saudi Arabia
Philippines
Hawaiian Islands
W. Stuart Symington
Don’t Kick The Other Man’s Car In A Minor Accident
John D. Klebe a 22 year old bank teller from Inglewood California was summoned to Municipal Judge Mildred L. Lillie s court after his car was grazed by another and he kicked at the tire and fender. He pleaded guilty to malicious mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John D. Klebe
Inglewood
Calif
Mildred L. Lillie
Klebe
Poultry Prospects for 1949 Seen by A. and M. Experts
Texas A and M College extension poultry and economic experts predict 1949 will see steady to higher egg prices early in the year with demand strong and total production near 1948 levels. Layer costs fall about a quarter, pullet numbers rise for January 1, 1950, broiler and turkey prices stay near 1948 first half levels with better turkey hatch prospects.
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College Station
Texas A. & M. College Extension
Texas
Minnows Trained to Detect Phenol Contamination
Bluntnose minnows are trained to smell phenols in tiny amounts that taint drinking water. The fish’s highly sensitive sense of smell allows detection of trace chemicals causing taste and odor issues.
Boysenberry: California bramble fruit with complex origins
The boysenberry is a blackberry like bramble fruit with a raspberry like flavor developed in California from three types of blackberries a raspberry variety and the loganberry.
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California
Donkey Basketball Show At Local High School Gym
Friday night at the High School gymnasium a donkey basketball game will feature the school's team against a pickup squad of former players. Local businessmen are rumored to star, and the donkeys are described as well trained for the performance.
Federal Reserve eases installment buying terms
The Federal Reserve Board announced lower down payments and longer repayment periods for installment purchases starting Monday. Payments may extend to 21 months, down payments drop from 20 to 15 percent for most goods, while autos keep a 33 percent down. The move aims to revive consumer buying and prevent further production, unemployment dips. It covers household appliances, furniture, and related items.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Government as World’s Largest Publisher Revealed
A Senate inquiry shows the U S government produced 133 582 867 587 copies of printed matter from 1939 to 1948 with 12 000 000 000 copies in 1948 alone. Officials cite costs of 53 million dollars for printing and binding and note vast use of mimeographs and other methods across agencies.
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Washington
United States
Senate Appropriations Committee
Oman Gulfs
Mount Rainier
Agriculture Department
America
Interior Department
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Government Printing Office
Government
Ferguson
Office of the Division of Documents
Herbert Hoover
Commission
Annual Red Cross Drive Opens in Whitewright
Mrs. E. F. Everheart chairs the annual Red Cross drive in Whitewright with a $410 quota for Whitewright and surrounding communities. Committees for West and East Whitewright, schools and clubs, rural communities, and the Negro population are named to rally support and meet the goal in a few days.
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E. F. Everheart
Whitewright
Everheart
West Whitewright
Glen Earnheart
Emory Christian
Ross R. May
Tom Sears Jr
Earl Blanton
O. L. Jones
Olivia Whedbee
O. V. Barker
F. M. Echols
B. W. Newman
Clarence McMillin
J. L. German
Adah Gillespie
East Whitewright
Vera Hickman
Byron Caraway
Bob Sears
Percy Darwin
Jennie Crittenden
Minnie Patterson
Grover Stateville
Clay Horton
Edwin Badgett
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Rotary Club
Tom Sears
American Legion
C. B. Bryant III
Bethel
Taylor Autrey
Pilot Grove
Chas. Kaiser
Kentuckytown
Viva Phillips
Canaan
Charlie White
H. H. Sears
South Whitewright
Maggie Robbins
North Whitewright
Ella Campbell
U S Savings Bonds Grow From Baby Bonds Through History
The U S Treasury notes growth of Savings Bonds since 1935 labeled Baby Bonds with 14 years of rise. Over 80 million Americans bought 1 billion bonds totaling 84 billion dollars, now 55 billion remain held by citizens. The drive titled Opportunity Drive runs May 15 to June 30 to boost sales.
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U.S. Treasury
U. S
Experiment Station Not to Be Closed in Greenville
Greenville report says the government experiment station will remain open beyond July 1 though its final status awaits congressional appropriations. D R Hooton, superintendent, notes past budget cuts spurred local efforts to preserve the farm, which serves farmers across the area, highlighted by last August’s Farmers Field Day with over 4,000 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
D. R. Hooton
Hooton
U. S. Department of Agriculture
General Clay asks retirement as US military governor Germany
Berlin report says Gen Lucius D Clay formally requested retirement from his duties as US military governor of Germany. A full shakeup of the American administration here is expected by early summer with top advisers likely resigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
United States
Germany
Clay
Whitesboro Arrest Records Released
Whitesboro city hall records show since July 1947 there have been 103 arrests. Of these 98 paid fines, two worked out fines, one served jail, and two cases were dismissed. Forty eight arrests were for drunkenness and twenty five for speeding. Other causes included reckless driving disturbance driving without license affray vagrancy shoplifting and theft.
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Whitesboro
Wasp Sting Paralyzes Prey For Weeks
The wasp’s sting can keep prey alive but motionless for more than five weeks, a strategy noted in recent observations of parasitic behavior and prey immobilization.
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State of
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Harold Doss
J. T. Sanders
National Grange
Senate Labor Committee
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Shanghai
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Snow
U.S
Gen. Clay
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