City and School Elections Set for April Dates
City and School elections are scheduled for early April with two city commissioners to be chosen and three Whitewright Independent School District board members to be elected. The city vote falls on Tuesday April 1 and the school election on Saturday April 5. Current city officials Guy Hamilton and Roby Childress face term expirations, while John Reeves Roy Blanton and J A Harper are up for the school board seats.
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Whitewright Independent
Guy Hamilton
Roby Childress
City Commission
Board of Education
John Reeves
Roy Blanton
J. A. Harper
Harper
W F W Post Elects Officers For Year
At the regular meeting of the veterans of Foreign Wars Tuesday night officers were elected for the ensuing year. A. B. Jones is post commander with Wayne Martin senior vice commander Jimmy Anderson junior vice commander William Harrelson quartermaster Buddy Connelly chaplain Arthur Badgett trustee T. H. Neal officer of the day and Clarence Tillett Jr adjutant. The post has bought public address equipment for programs and sponsors a High School play tonight and a marble tournament at the Grammar School with first second and third prizes. A discussion on organizing a baseball team was held and several department letters were read by the commander.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
A. B. Jones
Wayne Martin
Jimmy Anderson
William Harrelson
Buddy Connelly
Arthur Badgett
T. H. Neal
Clarence Tillett Jr
Funds for Greece And Turkey Asked By The President
President Truman urged Congress to provide 400 million dollars plus American military advisers for Greece and Turkey. He called them Mediterranean bulwarks against Communism and pressed for civilian and military personnel, reconstruction aid, training, and speedy use of funds. Russia recalled ambassadors in response to the move, with no official explanation given.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Senate House
Europe
Middle East
Mr. Truman
Russia
London
Moscow
Nikolai V. Novikiv
Zarubin
OPA Wash-Up Measure OK'd by Congress
Congress cleared a bill to end the wartime OPA by June 30 with Truman's signature. The liquidation funds total more than 14 million dollars, enough to wind down operations through July and pay employees.
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Washington
OPA
Congress
Truman
Second Book Review Next Monday Night at Methodist Church
Ann Lukas Gilpin will speak at the Current Book Club meeting Monday night March 17 at 7 30 p m in the Methodist Church. She will review The Miracle of the Bells by Russell Janney and note its religious theme and mining town setting in Pennsylvania and Hollywood.
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Ann Lukas Gilpin
Current Book Club
Pennsylvania
Hollywood
Mr. Janney
Whitewright
Book Club
Boy Scouts
Paul Ryan
Ely Girl Wins 4-H Gold Star Medal
Betty Blackerby a Whitewright High School student and daughter of Mr and Mrs Alva Blackerby was named Gold Star Girl among Grayson County 4-H Club members for high achievement in club work She received the gold medal Saturday at a 4-H Club meeting in Sherman the award coming from Texas A and M College.
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Betty Blackerby
Whitewright
Alva Blackerby
Ely
Grayson County
Sherman
Texas A. and
M. College
Vote Favorable on Racing Bill in Texas House
Rep John J Bell's bill to legalize pari mutuel betting on horse races earned a 12 to 8 favorable report from the House committee on state affairs. Thousands from many Texas towns filled the House gallery as three hours of testimony heard opposition mainly from Protestant ministers. The measure goes back to committee for further consideration after the second hearing following a prior unanimous favorable vote.
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Austin
John J. Bell
House Committee On State Affairs
Texas
House of Representatives’ Gallery
House
Eastus Indicted On Income Tax Evasion
FORT WORTH Clyde O Eastus former U S district attorney for the Northern District of Texas was indicted for income tax evasion for 1942 and 1943 and Joe H Jones former assistant U S attorney and law partner was re indicted by a federal grand jury. The indictment says Eastus filed false returns claiming smaller taxes due for 1942 and 1943 and failing to file a partnership return for 1943 for Eastus and Jones law firm.
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Eastus
Eastus and Jones Law
President Signs Excise Tax Bill Extends wartime levies
The president signed legislation extending wartime excise taxes on liquor furs jewelry cosmetics and transportation and telephone services. The fur tax exemption applies to fur trimmed women coats up to 150 dollars and the foreign travel transportation ticket levy is removed. Transportation taxes remain for domestic and some western hemisphere travel.
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Washington
Truman
South America
Pastor of Central Christian Church Wins Trip to Oslo Norway
Clifford Taylor Jr., pastor of Central Christian Church in Fort Worth, is elected Texas delegate to the international United Christian Youth meeting in Oslo, Norway, July 22 to August 1, 1947. Alternates are D Orval Strong and Bill Robertson. Taylor, a TCU student, has long served in Texas CYE leadership and youth work at Whitewright and Caddo.
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Fort Worth
Clifford Taylor Jr
Central Christian Church
Oslo
Norway
United Christian Youth Movement
Texas
United Christian Youth Council
United Christian Youth Council of Texas
D. Orval Strong
Methodist
Bill Robertson
Episcopal
U.S
Taylor
TCU
First Christian Church
San Angelo
Interdenominational Youth Council
Texas Cye
International Cye Commission
Interdenominational Christian Youth Conference of North America
Lakeside
Ohio
Dallas
Texas Council
Clifford
South Dallas Christian Church
W. W. Phares
United Christian Missionary Society
Christian Churches
Whitewright
Caddo
Strong
Robertson
Texas Tech
Abilene
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Northwest Texas
University of Texas
Houston
Young Churchmen
Diocese of
Episcopal Church
Christian Youth Council
Veterans Unemployment Benefits Exhausted by Many
The Veterans Administration reports 217 841 ex service members have exhausted special unemployment allowances while New York led in benefits paid totaling 290 327 316. Pennsylvania and Texas show highest exhaustion counts, Hawaii and Alaska show minimal activity, and since 1944 over 6 500 000 veterans have drawn unemployment checks. The VA provides up to 20 dollars weekly for 52 weeks or 100 dollars monthly for 1025 months for self employed veterans. Production and Marketing Administration urges farmers to include forage crops for 1947 planting.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Hawaii
Alaska
Pennsylvania
Texas
New York
Puerto Rico
School Boxing Tournament Here
Whitewright High School will host a boxing tournament in the school gym on March 19 20 and 21. Only high school students may enter with football and basketball rules governing eligibility. Boxers from Sherman Leonard Trenton Blue Ridge and others have signed up. The event is sponsored by the Future Farmers of the High School.
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Q. V. Barker
Whitewright
Leonard
Trenton
Blue Ridge
Sherman
The
Future Farmers of the High School
Sugar Stamp for 10 Pounds Designated
Washington reports the Office of Temporary Controls will validate stamp No. 11 for 10 pounds of sugar starting April 1, replacing five-pound stamp No. 53 expiring March 31. Stamp No. 11 remains valid through September 30, with a second 10-pound stamp to be issued July 1 if imports meet forecasts, possibly totaling 35 pounds by September 30 for household use.
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Washington
Office of Temporary Controls
OPA
Communist Ban in U S Is Urged by Officials
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach proposed outlawing the Communist party in the United States during a House Labor Committee hearing. Committee Chairman Fred A. Hartley Jr. endorsed the idea citing the menace of communism and arguing bans should extend beyond unions. He planned to seek legal guidance on enacting broader prohibitions.
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Washington
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Communist Party
United States
House
Schwellenbach
House Labor Committee
Fred A. Hartley Jr
New Jersey
Hartley
County Eyes Surplus Property Sale For Farm Home
Grayson County may sell surplus property to finance a new county farm home without bonds or warrants. Commissioners studied two one story fire proof building plans. Sherman architect John Hall Brown estimates minimum cost at $45,000. Judge J. N. Dickson said a financing system must be arranged before a decision.
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Sherman
Grayson County
J. N. Dickson
Commissioners Court
John Hall Brown
Dickson
Fishermen Free-for-All Derby Opens at Grand Lake
In Grove Oklahoma a fishing derby began March 1 at Grand Lake with 1260 in prizes and runs eight months to November 30. Grove businessmen funded the prizes and awards will be monthly. C H Stevens secretary treasurer of the sponsoring association says the motto fishermen never lie and questions the need for many rules.
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Grove
Okla
Grand Lake
Oklahoma
C. H. Stevens
Government halts cotton loss claims payments
Secretary Anderson announced that federal crop insurance payments for the 1946 cotton crop are being halted due to insufficient funds. About $20,000,000 in losses may remain unpaid after half the claims were stopped, with Congress seen unlikely to provide more money beyond this year. A thorough investigation of cotton loss claims will be conducted, focusing on areas with the heaviest reported losses and reasons for the high claim numbers.
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Washington, D. C
Anderson
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Truman
Ely Club Building Fund Grows Toward 1300
Ely community forms seven member Community Council to direct projects. Members include Dave Beazley chairman J O Ne al secretary J C Mhoon Willie D Ross S D Blackerby Riley Beazley and Mrs Oleta Owens. Fundraising yielded 191 15 from Feb 27 box supper and over 1300 is on hand for a farm shop canning center hog killing meat curing landscape school property and community improvement plans. Veterans agriculture class meets weekly under William T Stanford.
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Ely
Dave Beazley
Oleta Owens
Veterans Vocational Agriculture
Veterans Agriculture
William T. Stanford
Veterans Contact Service Discontinued at Whitewright
The VA Dallas Regional Office announced the discontinuation of the weekly itinerant veterans contact service to Whitewright effective immediately. The decision follows a policy to economize operations and rests on a study of Thomas E. Mack’s contacts and the Sherman office proximity in the Post Office Building.
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Whitewright
Robert C. Rice
VA Dallas
Thomas E. Mack
Sherman
Garment Plant Opens in Whitewright for Local Work
The Whitewright Manufacturing Company opened Monday with twelve operators, after delays in equipment arrival. Dan Smith, partner and manager, said machines were moved from other plants to begin operations and that 36 machines are en route, boosting employment to about 48 when they arrive. The plant will make children's garments under six, addressing strong demand. owner R F Pool of Dallas partners with Smith.
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Whitewright Manufacturing Company
Dan Smith
Smith
R. F. Pool
Dallas
Pool
Whitewright Booster Club
Whitewright
Sheriff Report Targets Liquor Traffic In February
February sheriff report shows 13 liquor law violations, up from five in January, with $630.05 turned to the county treasurer and $1,342.40 in fines paid to the county clerk. Property stolen valued at $2,287.50, $2,230 recovered. 29 calls answered, 90 civil processes served, 59 arrests across offenses including drunk driving and assaults.
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Prestage
Taft Proposes $5 Billion Budget Cut Across Government
Senator Taft urged a joint House Senate agreement on a $5 billion budget slash and a $3.5 billion tax cut. He said the Army Navy budget request could be reduced by 10 percent without harming defense. Beardsley Ruml proposed an $8 billion tax cut on the same program. The Ways and Means Committee prepares a 20 percent across the board tax cut proposal.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
House
Senate
Beardsley Ruml
New York Federal Reserve’ Bank
Rumle
Ways and Means
Truman
Army
Navy
Second body found near California City
A bathrobe clad woman’s body was found on a river bank southwest of Los Angeles, apparently strangled with an electric cord, within 12 hours of the discovery of a former Hollywood music copy writer’s half-nude body near Los Angeles City Hall. Authorities face their fourth unsolved female death in two months.
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Los Angeles
Here
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W.F.W. Post
Clifford Taylor, Jr
the Production and Marketing Administration
ELY Club
Veterans Contact Service
California City
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