Monoxide Fatality Ties Texarkana Man Death
A 43 year old Texarkana Arkansas man Lawrence A. Lewis was found dead in the back seat of a car in Grayson County after companions drove from Texarkana. Justice of the Peace Ed Martin returned an inquest verdict of death by carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Texarkana, Ark
Texarkana
Lawrence A. Lewis
Justice of the
Ed Martin
Lewis
Grayson County
DeKalb
Highway 69
Whitewright
Glen Earnheart
Arkansas
Senior Class Game Night Aids School Annual Fund
The VHS senior class hosts a game night on Thursday March 22 at 7 30 p.m. in the school gym to raise funds for the annual fund. Activities include bridge canasta bingo dominoes and ping pong with an in gym nursery for children. Admission 25 cents for adults 15 cents for students 5 cents for preschoolers.
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VHS
New Process for Rebuilding Asphalt Roads Developed
Shell Oil Company develops a portable asphalt rejuvenation method that could cut street repair costs by up to 50 percent. Old asphalt is ripped up lane by lane, ground, mixed with a softening compound, and laid cold. The process saves waste and may boost asphalt’s competitiveness against concrete.
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Shell Oil Company
Mortality rate at all time low in Korean War
Air Force surgeon general Maj. Gen. H. G. Armstrong reports the Korean War mortality rate among wounded U S soldiers fell to two per 100, a drop from World War II when four and a half per 100 died after reaching aid stations. He credits air evacuation flights miracle drugs and better use of blood plasma.
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Seattle
Wash
Air Force
H. G. Armstrong
Boeing Magazine
Armstrong
Fire Safe Home booklet lists home fire hazards
The illustrated guide from the National Board of Fire Underwriters at 85 John Street New York City asks what you would do if a fire started tonight. It notes thirty Americans die daily in fires and provides a room by room hazard checklist plus methods to remove hazards. It also mentions the enduring influence of old wilderness routes on today’s transportation east of the Mississippi.
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Fire Safe Home
National Board of Fire Underwriters
John Street
New York City
Carl U Pierson Appears in The Frogmen aboard USS Kleinsmith
Carl U Pierson a quartermaster second class USN son of W M Pierson of Whitewright appears as himself in the film The Frogmen aboard the high speed transport USS Kleinsmith The ship carried the cast and crew to St Thomas in the Virgin Islands with scenes filmed in Norfolk Virginia Key West Florida and St Thomas to depict Navy Underwater Demolition Team activity during World War II.
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Richard Widmar
Dana Andrews
Gary Merrill
Art
Carl U. Pierson
Quartermaster
USN
W. M. Pierson
Whitewright
Kleinsmith
Navy
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Norfolk
Key West
Fla
Revival Meeting Planned at Central Christian Church
Plans announced for a revival at Central Christian Church in Whitewright from Sunday March 18 to Friday March 23. Services begin at 7 30 each night with Rev R R Hudler assistant pastor of First Christian Church Denison leading. Members of all congregations invited.
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Central Christian Church
Whitewright
R. R. Hudler
First Christian Church of
Denison
Subscriptions and Divinity Recipe in The Whitewright Sun
Dr Edwin O May of Madill Oklahoma writes praising The Whitewright Sun and asks for Cecile’s divinity candy recipe. The note lists many subscription payments including Mae Hall J W McDonald Joe Miller Burn Everheart H V Reeves and others, plus a World War II era address style roster.
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Edwin O. May
Madill
Okla
Whitewright Sun
Memory Lane
Spice of Life
Cecile
Divinity
Edwin
Re Wrews
Mae Hall
J. W. McDonald
Joe Miller
Burn Everheart
H. V. Reeves
University of Texas
R. W. Ball
James B, Russell
Sam H. Montgomery
Robert L. Benish
J. C. Woodson
Gladys Ray Bill Wolfe
C. W. Tree
C. C. Childress
W. H. Forrest
Alice Blanks
W. J. Martin
C. L. Jarvis
Robert A. Jones
Claud Birdwell
Newspaper Reveals Mining Stock Fraud in St. Louis
The St. Louis Star-Times reports a 52 million dollar yearly stock fraud tied to fake Canadian mine stock sold by mail order and long distance phone. Probers note promoters based in Toronto claim over one million dollars weekly in takings across its syndicated publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Star-Times
Better Business
Toronto
Texoma Fishing License Ends This Year
The Texoma universal license has expired and no new licenses will be issued until Texas and Oklahoma reach an agreement. To fish both sides this year cost 5.00 for an Oklahoma license and 1.65 for a Texas license totaling 6.65. Grayson County residents may fish Texas side without a license using bait. artificial lures require Texas license. An agreement to set a universal Texoma license at 2.50 is being pursued but cannot materialize this season.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Grayson County
Lake Texoma
Officials See No Basis For Peace Report
Washington said the Communists remain intent on driving U N forces from Korea and there is no basis for recent Wall Street reports that the war will end in days. MacArthur’s progress prompted guarded optimism among United Nations delegates at Lake Success, New York.
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Washington
State Department
U. N
Korea
Michael McDermott
Wall Street
McDermott
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
United Press
Lake Success
N. Y
Sooners Set Crappie Limit
Oklahoma fishermen are limited to twenty five crappie per day by an order of the State Game and Fish Commission. No length limit is imposed on this popular game fish.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
State Game and Fish Commission
Births Rise, Deaths Fall to Record Lows in 1950
Washington reports 1950 ends with a record low total death rate of 9.6 per 1000 and infant death rate of 29.2 per 1000 live births. Births estimated at 3,699,000, nearing the 1947 high of 3,699,940, with 1946-1950 marking the most births in any five-year period.
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Washington
United States
National Office of Vital Statistics
Social Security Rep To Visit Sherman In March 21
Ernest Tutt of the Dallas Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance says many retirees and dependents risk losing back payments if they delay claims. A bureau representative will be at the Sherman Chamber of Commerce March 21 from 8:30 to noon to assist retirees 65 and over who worked in covered jobs and to file or refile claims under the revised law.
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Ernest Tutt
Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Dallas
Tutt
Bureau
Sherman
Chamber of Commerce
Briggs
Grayson County
Meador To Stage Family Party At High School Auditorium
C. J. Meador Truck and Tractor Company will host a free Family Party at the High School auditorium on Wednesday March 21 at 8 p m. Titled Your International Hit Parade the show features Charlotte Allen Jack Pyle Regini and Billy Papon plus movies. Jack Meador invites all to attend.
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C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Company
Charlotte Allen
Jack Pyle
Regini
Europe
Billy Papon
Jack Meador
Whitewright FFA Team Heads to State Meet at Huntsville
Ten members of the Whitewright Future Farmers of America chapter, led by instructor O V Barker, travel to Huntsville for the State FFA meet at Sam Houston State Teachers College. The team: Norman Harper Kenneth Jones Dearle McKnight J Don Biggerstaff Joe Morris Larry Cooper Gene Stephens Pat Russell Aubrey Burnham James Ayres. Their Arlington area contest win on March 3 qualified them for the state tests.
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Future Farmer
O. V. Barker
Huntsville
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Norman Harper
Kenneth Jones
Dearle McKnight
J. Don Biggerstaff
Joe Morris
Larry Cooper
Gene Stephens
Pat Russell
Aubrey Burnham
James Ayres
Whitewright
FFA
Arlington
Local Red Cross Quota Falls Short for Whitewright
Local workers report $296.57 raised toward a $500 Grayson County quota, leaving $203.47 still needed. Some business leaders have declined gifts while others donate $1 to $15. residents can contribute at City Hall for an official receipt.
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Red Cross
Whitewright
Grayson County
PTA Eastern Star Game Postponed To Friday Night
The PTA planned basketball game with the Order of the Eastern Star was delayed to Friday night at 8 30 due to unseasonable weather. Cakes and candy will be sold and a cake walk staged with admission set at 10 and 25 cents.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Order of the Eastern Star
PTA
Whitewright Named for Union Trust Co President
Historical note confirms Whitewright’s name origin tied to the president of the Union Trust Company aboard a Denison and South Eastern Railroad excursion. The Denison junction town naming debate ends with Bellplain chosen for the junction and Whitewright named for the Union Trust Co. president.
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Whitewright
Union Trust Co
White
Wright
MKT
Denison Daily News
Denison and South Eastern
Freezing Weather Hits Three Days This Week
A Sun reader summary notes three days of freezing temperatures this week with lows of 26 degrees on Monday and Tuesday. The cold extended to the Rio Grande Valley causing heavy damage to cotton and other crops, while Whitewright trees showed bloom and fruit fears linger. Corn planting began last week and is expected to accelerate with warmer weather.
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Sun
Neck of the Woods
Rio Grande Valley
Whitewright
Sun Editor
Running Ad Till It Rains Doesn’t Pay, Publisher Finds
W E Newton publisher of The Bishop News warns selling ads to run until it rains is unsound after a drought in South Texas. He sold a rain wanted page with 24 sponsors for two weeks at five dollars each, ran nine weeks with no rain, then shifted to safety copy and bond ads. The paper ran 15 pages for 120 dollars.
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Bishop
yYou
W. E. Newton
The
Bishop News
Bond
Mr. Newton
Doctor Recommends Blood Pressure Checks
Memphis Tennessee physiologist Dr. C. R. Houck of the University of Tennessee medical units says people should learn to take their own blood pressure or have a family member do it. The simple mechanical technique can be taught to almost anyone and could save lives by diagnosing hypertension earlier.
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Memphis
Tenn
University of Tennessee Medical Units
C. R. Houck
Houck
Guest’s uninvited dog creates chaos at Mass. home
A man at Tea Ticket Mass. welcomes a friend who brings a boisterous dog. The dog chases the man’s cats into the cellar and tracks through the house, knocking items over while the friend shows no discipline. The dog finally naps on a hair-covered couch. The host learns the dog is not his.
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Mass
License Plates Arrive After Fort Sheridan Move
Highland Park, Ill. Mrs. Richard Biddle received her 1951 Illinois license plates sent from Fort Sheridan while her husband was stationed in Korea. He had to mail the plates back to her after they arrived following his transfer.
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Highland Park
Ill
Richard Biddle
Illinois
Korea
Fort Sheridan
Oakland auto dealer begins jail term in lake incident
Phil Davis, wealthy Oakland auto dealer, started a six month sentence after a prolonged attempt to overturn it. In June 1949 his speedboat propeller cut off both legs of 13 year old Iene Wittsche in Lake Tahoe, injuring the California schoolgirl.
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Oakland
Calif
Phil Davis
Lake Tahoe
Davis
U. S
Iene Wittsche
Ville
Post Office to Move Next Month to New Building
Postmaster John Biggerstaff announced in the lobby a bid solicitation to dismantle move and reassemble post office fixtures as the office relocates to a new building under construction by Pascal Farley. The move is expected in late April when occupancy of the new facility may begin.
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John Biggerstaff
Pascal Farley
Ed LaRoe
H D Club Sponsors 4 H Dress Revue
Mrs. R. A. Vestal attended Sherman meeting of Home Demonstration Club members for the county 4 H dress revue. All 4 H members who made a dress skirt or blouse may enter. Three classes: school outfit, sport outfit, and dress outfit. Judging by trained HD Club women. entrants scoring 80 or more on the score card may enter the county revue.
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R. A. Vestal
Sherman
Home Demonstration Club
HD Club
More Older People Constitute a Problem
Ohio State University physician Dr. Jonathan Forman warns that longer life expectancy creates a public health challenge by extending working life. He notes future 20 year olds may live 10 more years after work, doubling the number over 45, with medical effort focused on prevention rather than expanding medical schools.
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Columbus, O
Jonathan Forman
Ohio State University Medical Health Center
Forman
Boy Pays for Damages In Idaho Wagon Incident
Seven year old James Hamersley faced a 3750 dollar verdict in district court after a dog tied wagon incident caused a collision with Susan Jackman who sought 32000 dollars for more than a year of hospitalization. The boy’s father, Robert L Hamersley, will pay the amount.
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Boise
Idaho
James Hamersley
Susan Jackman
Robert L. Hamersley
James
Express Asks 25 Cent Boost On Shipments
The Railway Express Agency asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise rates by 25 cents per shipment for all less than carload business, excluding milk and dairy, newspapers, and corpses, with a $2 minimum charge. The proposal could double prices in some cases.
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Washington
Railway Express Agency
Interstate Commerce Commission
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