Mrs V Y Rejebian to Review Mary for Book Club
Dallas author Mrs V Y Rejebian will review the religious novel Mary by Shalom Asche next Monday night March 20 at 8 in the Methodist Church main auditorium. Tickets at the door or by calling Mrs Alton McDowell. members admitted free with 1949 50 season tickets. Non members pay 50 cents. students 25 cents.
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V. Y. Rejebian
Dallas
Mary
Shalom Asche
Methodist Church
Alton McDowell
Book Club
School Lunch Week Menu
Monday Navy beans chow chow potato chips buttered beets cornbread banana pudding milk. Tuesday Cheese green beans corn pickles lettuce toasted bread canned peaches. Wednesday Coney Islands with chili sauce cabbage and apple salad gingerbread with lemon and raisin sauce. Thursday Black eyed peas golden hominy lettuce and tomato salad chow chow hot rolls butter honey. Friday Baked fish with lemon potato salad with pimiento green beans hot bread lime jello.
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Black Eyed Peas
Texas reports 189 polio cases in 1949 year to date
Texas Health Officer George W. Cox said 189 polio cases have been recorded this year through January to date, more than twice the 81 cases reported by the same point in 1949. The 1949 full year total reached 2,355 Texans ill with polio.
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Austin
Texas
George W. Cox
Halsey Sees Women Draft in Future War
Admiral William F. Halsey on Sunday urged drafting women for the armed services in a future conflict. He argued it would be beneficial and noted other nations do so. Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey echoed that future defense could require women in the draft.
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Halsey
Los Angeles
Adm
William F. Halsey
Seadog
Navy
Army
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
America
Fried Turkey Predicted to Rival Fried Chicken in U S Dishes
The 1949 Agriculture Department yearbook forecasts fried turkey becoming common in American homes. Young turkeys may serve as small roasters, with Beltsville experiments showing fryers in two weeks less time than frying chicken and lower feed use. Col Charles Lindbergh received the first Distinguished Flying Cross. Doughnuts have holes in the center to prevent sogginess.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Beltsville
State appoints Ernst & Ernst to run hospital system business
The Board for State Hospitals and Special Schools in Austin approved hiring Ernst & Ernst to manage the state hospital system on a businesslike basis. The 3 month $5,000 survey prompted the move as unsound current management yielded costly mistakes. Fees run about 50 dollars daily for senior staff and 35 to 40 dollars for juniors.
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Austin
Board For State Hospitals and Special Schools
Texas
H. B. Zachry
San Antonio
Zachry
Ernst & Ernst
Texas likely to receive half of extra cotton acreage
Representative W R Poage of Texas said the compromise cotton bill could add about 1.2 million acres to the national 21 million acre allotment for 1950. He estimated Texas might gain around 600,000 acres, though Agriculture Department figures are not yet set. Plantings for the year may still not exceed 21 million acres as farmers may not use their allotments.
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Washington, D. C
W. R. Poage
Texas
Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Poage
Agriculture Department
Texan
Flies Rated as No 1 Menace To the Health of the Nation
Austin reports millions of flies contribute to illness and death in the U S Each year Texas may face many casualties if sanitation lapses continue Dr Geo W Cox state health officer urges tight window and door screening keep flies from food and utensils cover outside privy vaults eliminate breeding places and bury garbage The State Health Department will provide a pamphlet on fly control upon request Do not neglect advertisements
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Austin
U. S
Texas
Geo. W. Cox
Cox
State Health Department
Waggoner and Doss dissolve partnership in Whitewright Sun
The Whitewright Sun announces the dissolution of the Waggoner and Doss partnership effective January 1 1950 with Waggoner selling his half to T Glenn Doss who becomes sole owner. Waggoner remains in critical condition at Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman after 41 years with the paper.
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Waggoner
Sun
Sun Honor Roll Readers Pay Subscriptions
John Haws of route 1 Ropesville leads this week with $6 for three years. J H Alexander of Wolfforth notes the drought as no rain since September while dust storms reach Whitewright. Others paying include Joe Riddle Bryan Weber G O Looney Mrs W J Looney O H Foster J W Hans P H Connelly Rev A D Jameson Sr Miss Lottie Brown Mrs J M Sturdivant G W Ford J F England J P Jared Mrs A Larson E D Lyons.
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John Haws
Route 1
Ropesville
Mr. Haws
Grayson County
South Plains
J. H. Alexander
Wolfforth
Alexander
G. W. Ford
J. F. England
J. P. Jared
A. Larson
E. D. Lyons
Bell-Bottom Trousers To Be Doffed By Navy
The Navy will adopt a new ashore uniform for enlisted men featuring zipper front pants full cuffs slash pockets and belt support replacing the old tight cuff 13 button front and back lace. The change approved by Admiral Forrest P. Sherman takes effect July 1 1952 and involves melton cloth as the preferred material after demonstrations.
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Washington
Navy
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Sherman
Melton
Private puts bite on Chicago bank
Pvt. Leo Niemietz of Fort Sheridan visited a Chicago bank to cash a U S savings bond. When asked for identification he presented his upper dentures showing his name and serial number. The bank cashed the bond.
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Chicago
Leo Niemietz
Fort Sheridan
U.S
National Bank of North Chicago
Niemietz
Walking Blood Bank Enrollment Surges in Whitewright
Whitewright residents answered the call for enrollment in the County Walking Blood Bank last Thursday. An estimated over one hundred people had their blood typed, with other clinics held across the county under Fred Sneed of Denison who arranged the typing sites.
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Whitewright
Walking Blood Bank
Sun
The
Fred Sneed
Denison
Joe Morris Wallace Heads to National Boy Scout Jamboree
Eagle Scout Joe Morris Wallace has been chosen to attend the National Boy Scout Jamboree from June 22 to July 9 at Camp Valley Forge near Philadelphia. He joins 39 Grayson County boys and will visit New York City Washington and Philadelphia with funding split between his partial payment and Rotary Club support. Wallace was selected by Perry Kite for his outstanding leadership in the local troop. he is the son of Mrs. Elmo Wallace.
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Joe Morris Wallace
Camp Valley Forge
Philadelphia
Grayson County
New York City
Washington, D. C
Joe Morris
Rotary Club
Perry Kite
Elmo Wallace
Shivers Signs Five Measures To Tighten Sex Crime Laws
Governor Shivers signed five new laws targeting sex offenders, enacted by the 51st Legislature during a recent special session. The measures make it a felony to entice under 14 to any location, prohibit indecent exposure before under 16, redefine disturbing the peace to include exposure before 16, amend assault and battery laws for cases involving under 14, and elevate molestation of under 14 for immoral purposes to felonies.
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Austin
Shivers
Benefits Explained in Federal Insurance Details
Ernest L. Tutt of the Social Security Administration in Dallas explains that retirement and family benefits under the National Old-Age and Survivors Insurance system depend on wages in covered jobs. He notes wage records come from quarterly reports from employers and urges accurate reporting to ensure proper benefits.
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National Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
National
Ernest L. Tutt
Social Security Administration
Dallas
Tutt
Thick steaks upheld as diet for delivery
J. Taylor of Amarillo told the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association convention that thick steaks are safe for aged persons and contain more vitamins than pills. He said meat intake has risen 16 percent and that 19 universities confirm meat can be eaten freely with proper diets to manage weight and kidney health. Robert Fulton and Samuel F. Morse are noted as early inventors who funded themselves as young men through portrait painting.
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San Antonio
J. Taylor
Amarillo
Taylor
Texas
National Meat Board
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Robert Fulton
Samuel F. B. Morse
Culberson Enters Texas Governor R ace
Olin Culberson a Railroad Commission member announces his candidacy for Texas governor criticizing state spending. He cites growth from 111 million in 1935 to 550 million in 1950 and criticizes the 80 million sales tax while pledging to run a campaign focusing on reducing waste and reform.
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Austin
Alin Culberson
Railroad Commission
Texas
John C. Calhoun
Democratic Executive Committee
Third Sunday Singing Convention at Bethel Baptist Church
The Third Sunday Singing Convention will be held at Bethel Baptist Church three miles south of Whitewright next Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Grady Young, president, invites all singers and lovers of singing to attend.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Whitewright
Grady Young
Anglers Seek to End Crappie Bag and Size Limits
Oklahoma Game and Fish Commission backs lifting bag and size limits on crappie. A April 3 meeting in Oklahoma City will consider removing daily limits of 15 and the six inch minimum as overpopulated waters produce many stunted crappie. Experts say heavier harvest now could improve fishing later.
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Oklahoma Game and Fish Commission
Texas
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
War Dead Insurance Pays Nearly 4 Billion
The VA announced 430000 World War II dead left 3.872 billion in National Service Life Insurance through last Nov 30. 81.3 percent paid by congressional appropriations for deaths traceable to extra hazard of military service. The rest from insurance premium funds. Also $93.35 million paid to dependents of servicemen killed by the enemy early in the war.
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Washington, D.C
Veterans Administration
Congress
NSLI
Family Night At American Legion House For Notre Dame-SMU Pictures
Rev. A D Jameson says women demanded inclusion so the Notre Dame SMU game pictures at the American Legion Home become family night. March 29 7 pm to 9 pm with refreshments and fellowship expectant. Adults 1 00 children 50 cents proceeds go to the church. Dick Walker is general chairman with a ticket committee including O W Barker and Rev A D Jameson. Jack Lackey and Thomas Sears handle building and chairs.
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A. D. Jameson
First Methodist Church
Notre Dame
Dick Walker
O. W. Barker
Jack Lackey
Thomas Sears
Navy removes most vocal seagoing critic Crommelin
Washington says Capt. John G. Crommelin, renowned critic of Navy unification, is placed on involuntary furlough effective April 1 with no stated reason. Crommelin cites a decades old precedent and hints at possible future policy, insisting he has no plan to quit the Navy.
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Washington
John G. Crommelin
Naval District
Philadelphia
Navy
San Francisco
Calif
Crommelin
T. Pickett MacGruder
MacGruder
Navy Department
General Staff Corps
Army
Air Force
House Panel Kills Education Aid Bill
In Washington the House labor committee rejected a Senate approved 300 million education aid plan amid loud debate. The panel then blocked other general aid measures and shifted focus to a 600 million school construction program, with Chairman John Lesinski signaling slim hope for a similar next effort.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Senate
John Lesinski
Dem
Michigan
Navy reveals radiation detecting dog tag
The Navy unveiled a metal identification dog tag that shows the amount of atomic radiation absorbed by the wearer. Rear Adm. Claude A. Swanson announced the device during testimony before a congressional investigating committee, noting it allows quick medical assessment and can indicate survivable versus fatally exposed levels. Batavia is noted as the capital of Java.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Navy
Claude A. Swanson
Swanson
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