Whitewright City Studies New Electric Rates
The Community Public Service Company proposes revised residential and commercial electric rates to start in March. Domestic bills would rise or fall by tier with small users under 26 KWH paying no change, while 100 KWH drops from 5.75 to 5.00 dollars. Commercial rates show larger reductions with savings growing to about 44.83 percent at 200 KWH, then tapering.
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The
Community Public Service Company
City Commission
Whitewright
Palace Theatre Initiates Red Cross Drive March Week
Palace Theatre to aid Red Cross War Fund Week March 15 to 21 with collections after a Red Cross film featuring Ingrid Bergman. Local chairman M. B. Hasty notes all donations go to the Texas Red Cross chapter and cites Texas theatres raising $210,419 last year as industry pledges grow.
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Palace Theatre
Red Cross War Fund
M. B. Hasty
Motion Picture Industry of
Texas
Hasty
Red Cross
Ingrid Bergman
American Red Cross
Dallas
Vinson Nominated to Head Federal Loan Administration
President Roosevelt nominated Fred M. Vinson economic stabilization director to be federal loan administrator. Vinson succeeds Jesse Jones heading the loan agencies moved to independent status before Wallace confirmation as secretary of commerce. Vinson is a former Kentuckian congressman and former U S Circuit Court judge who has led stabilization since Byrnes left for war mobilization.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
Roosevelt
Vinson
Jesse Jones
Commerce Department
Henry A. Wallace
Senate
Wallace
Secretary of Commerce
Federal Loan Administration
Congress
Kentucky
United States Circuit Court
District of Columbia
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Red Cross Drive Near Halfway Mark
Miss Inez Ray local Red Cross chairman reported Thursday morning that 580.90 of the 1200 quota had been subscribed. Those not yet seen should call at the City office or First National Bank to contribute. Some communities had not reported yet. their contributions will add to Whitewright totals.
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Inez Ray
Red Cross
First National Bank
Pilot Grove
Bethel
Kentuckytown
Whitewright
Senate Approves Lake Texoma Bill in Texas Legislature
The Texas Legislature gave final approval to a bill adopting the Texas Oklahoma Compact Commission recommendations for Lake Texoma. The House passed it without opposition last week. the Senate approved unanimously this morning. Senator Charles Jones of Bonham announced the action, citing Rep. M. B. Morgan and Rep. Roger Evans of Denison as key supporters. Oklahoma action is still needed for full implementation.
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Denison Herald
Texas- Oklahoma Compact Commission
Lake Texoma
Texas
House
Compact Commission
Senate
Charles Jones
Bonham
Herald
Jones
M. B. Morgan
Denison
Roger Evans
Oklahoma
Grayson County Hires Farm Planner Selmer Reynolds
Selmer C. Reynolds joined the Grayson County conservation unit as farm planner on March 1. He previously worked in Bonham Huntsville Madisonville and is a Bells native with a BS in agronomy from Texas A and M College. Also this week Kudzu crowns were planted by Des Voignes group members Tapscott Arthur and Fenn with local support for revegetation efforts.
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Sherman
A. & M. College of Texas
Reynolds
Grayson County
S. G. Tapscott
J. A. Arthur
J. B. Fenn
Des Voignes
Denison Chamber of Commerce
Tapscott
Finland Declares War on Germany in Formal Statement
Helsinki reports the Finnish government formally announced that a state of war exists between Finland and Germany, following the Saturday night declaration.
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Finland
Germany
Helsinki
Father beaten 35 years after son’s whipping
W. M. Blanton, 70, was hospitalized near death after his son Benjamin Blanton, 42, allegedly struck him with a hand ax in what police described as retaliation for a whipping 35 years earlier. Benjamin was taken into custody.
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Little Rock
W. M. Blanton
Benjamin
Blanton
Ice Storm Damages and Restores Whitewright Utilities
Ice storm damaged electric service across Whitewright and surrounding areas. Power to most homes and neighboring towns has been restored, but street lights remain out and REA lines are wrecked. Generators ran for long stretches as crews worked to repair lines and rebuild infrastructure. Local telephones and long distance circuits faced outages, with restoration plans ongoing.
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Whitewright
Community Public Service Company
F. G. Hoover
Hoover
Paul Cook
REA
Mary McGeughey
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Greenville
Coal Stockpile at Risk as Talks Open in Washington
Government warns dwindling soft coal stockpile amid closed door wage talks between United Mine Workers and bituminous operators. Ickes cites conservation urgency while discussions focus on a 10 cent per ton royalty and miners demand for a 35 hour work week and overtime rules.
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Washington, D. C
Harold L. Ickes
United Mine Workers
UMW
New License Plate Rules For 1945 Instructed By Officer Lummus
A. D. Lummus the state highway patrolman in charge warned motorists that no other tags may be attached to the new 1945 plates and that no tags can be carried on the front after April 1. The department will arrest those who display front plates after the deadline or cover any rear plate with another license. Read the Ads for profit.
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A. D. Lummus
Lummus
Americans Drive Deep Into Germany as Rhine Pocket Forms
Paris—American Third Army tanks crossed the Rhine west bank near Coblenz after racing more than fifty miles into Germany. German resistance collapsed, with pockets of troops and loot falling to Allied forces. The first and third Armies enveloped Coblenz and Bonn, leaving a wide river pocket and looming German defeat.
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Paris
Third Army
Rhine
Coblenz
Germany
4Th Armored
Bitburg
First Army
Cologne
Ardennes
Bonn
Moselle
Wallace Becomes Secretary of Commerce in Official Oath
Henry Wallace was sworn in as Secretary of Commerce with Justice Hugo Black officiating. The Senate had confirmed him 56 to 32 the previous day. He pledged to push maximum cooperation among employers, investors, business, agriculture and government to keep America employed and productive.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Secretary of Commerce
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Wallace
Senate
Commerce Department
More Nazi Prisoners to Be Brought to U S
Washington reports that 100000 additional German war prisoners will be brought to the United States to ease labor shortages and reduce guarding duties abroad. The total here will exceed 400000, and they will be used only for essential work where no civilian is available.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Colorado rejects move to lower voting age
In Denver Colorado a bid to submit to voters the question of lowering the voting age to 18 failed in the state Senate Monday. Proponents argued that if they're old enough to fight they're old enough to vote. Opponents called it part of war hysteria.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
State Senate
March rainfall totals in Whitewright and impact on farming
City gauge records 1.32 inches of rain in March with .73 on March 2, .13 on March 4, and 46 inch on March 5. Total rainfall since February 11 reaches 8.56 inches, suspending farm work. Two consecutive fair days show hope for improved weather, though optimism is cautious.
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Whitewright
Marines Punch Qut Gains On Iwo Jima Amid Fierce Resistance
American Marines pressed Japanese lines on Northern Iwo Jima gaining 100 to 500 yards amid heavy, hand to hand fighting. Gen. MacArthur reported Balayan Bay reach on Luzon as planes hit Asiatic shipping and Allied forces pushed in Burma and Mandalay.
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Chester W Nimitz
Burma
Old Lashio
Mandalay
Great Nippon
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Balayan Bay
5Th Marine Division
War Loan Sevenths Drive Sets New Individual Quota Record
The Treasury expands the Seventh War Loan with a seven week sale from May 14 to June 30 asking individuals to buy 7 billion in bonds. Corporations also face a 7 billion quota. The Series E quota reaches 4 billion the highest in any drive. April 9 introduces intensified activities and payroll savings plans to boost participation through July 7.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Negro School Thanks for Donation of Over Eighty Books
The teachers and students of the Negro school extend thanks to Miss Lucyle Sanders, elementary school principal, for donating more than eighty books to the library. Two students receive books weekly and review them in English class. the program fosters reading and discussion, joyfully noted by principal Anna Bell Spencer.
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Lucyle Sanders
Anna Bell Spencer
Soldier found wandering in Omaha with injuries
An Omaha police report said a disheveled soldier could not explain his condition after claiming he was 4-F. He was taken to Fort Crook Hospital with two black eyes a broken nose head bruises and a chin cut.
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Omaha
Neb
Fort Crook Hospital
Whitewright Soldier Killed in Luzon Battle
Pfc. Jack L. Thornhill 22, son of Mr and Mrs Harold C Thornhill, was killed in action on Luzon, Philippine Islands on January 19. Inducted May 28 1943, he trained at Camp Roberts and Fort Ord and sailed with the 169th Infantry for New Zealand December 10 1943. He is the first native of Whitewright to die in action. He leaves a wife Betty Ann Wiser and two year old son David Michael, plus parents, brothers, sisters and a number of relatives.
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Jack L. Thornhill
Harold C. Thornhill
Luzon
Philippine Islands
War Department
Sherman
Whitewright
Thornhill
Army
Camp Roberts
Fort Ord
Calif
169Th
New Zealand
New Caledonia
New Guinea
Baptist Church
Pascal Farley
Betty Ann Wiser
Bells
David Michael
Pfc
Stanley R. Thornhill
Childress
Joe Thomas Thornhill
Norman Richardson
Fort Worth
Mary Thornhill
Thomas E. McKnight
Anna Methodist Church
Anna
Texas House approves 18 cent school tax increase
The measure sponsored by Rep. Joe Humphrey increases ad valorem taxes to 35 cents per $100, with the current per capita tax rising from 25 to 29 and projected to at least 31 if the Senate follows the House. The bill also mandates full distribution of annual tax funds to prevent future surpluses and would tax property owners for at least $1 million more.
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Austin
Texas
Joe Humphrey
Abilene
House
Senate
Humphrey
Mountain Wool Company Yarn Offer Interest Spurred
A customer expresses interest in coarse yarns from the Mountain Wool Company after a sales pitch. A dialogue tone shows polite, brisk exchange as a potential buyer asks for a couple of items.
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The
Mountain Wool Company
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