Floyd Bassett Elected President of Presbyterian Club
Floyd Bassett of Whitewright is elected president of the Grayson Fannin Presbyterian Men's Club at a Whitewright meeting. Charles McKenny of Denison steps down. New officers include Tilman Bishop Pottsboro first vice president P E Dewman Bonham second vice president and Robert Lockhart Bonham re-elected. The group from about a dozen towns attended the memorial service for deceased members since 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bassett
Whitewright
Grayson- Fannin Presbyterian Men’s Club
Bassett
Charles McKenny
Denison
Tilman Bishop
Pottsboro
P. E. Dewman
Bonham
Robert Lockhart
Mathew H. Arnold
Third Avenue Presbyterian Church
Corsicana
R. Bryant Twitty
Central Presbyterian Church of
Sherman
Robert W. Grant
Janis Horton
Presbyterian Church
McKenny of
Jesse Swig
Main Street Presbyterian Church
Honey Grove
Filibuster Wins as Civil Rights Legislation Fails in Senate
The Senate abandoned hope for civil rights action this session after a 22 Republican and 30 Democratic coalition outmaneuvered administration leaders. Senator Lucas denounced the compromise anti filibuster rule as the death knell for civil rights, while Morse condemned Republicans for allying with Southern supporters.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Lucas
Wayne Morse
Rep
Oregon
GOP
Texans oppose grain sorghum parity proposal
Texas congressmen criticized the Agriculture Department plan to set grain sorghum price support at 70 percent of parity. They urged 90 to 100 percent parity to curb cotton growth and protect farmers, warning the cut could add about a million acres to cotton in Texas. The lawmakers doubt the department will raise the guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Mahon
Poage
Pyle
Department
City Wide Religious Census Here Sunday
Whitewright churches plan a town census Sunday afternoon March 20 from 2 to 5. Pastors unite to survey all homes with W. T. Simmons directing. Workers meet at 1 30 p m at the First Baptist Church to begin door to door outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
W. T. Simmons
First Baptist Sunday School
First Baptist Church
Sixty-Seven Miles Of Roads Improved In Precinct Two
Denison commissioner E P Jackson reports Precinct 2 has spent 81 547 19 on 67 6 miles of road work from a 750 000 bond fund. Projects include crushed white rock streets from Bells to Mill Creek and Whitewright to Rose Hill with several completed and incomplete segments across Denison and surrounding areas.
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Bells
Mill Creek
Hebron Corner
Denison-Ambrose-Bells
Cherry Mound
White Mound
Bethel
Reeves Corner
Bethel- Cannon Blacktop Road
Texas Street
Darnell’s
Carpenters Bluff Road
Tom Bean
Providence
Cedar Creek
Luella
Kentuckytown
Rose Hill
VFW Elects Officers For Ensuing Term
At a regular VFW meeting in the VFW hall officers for the ensuing term were elected. A B Jones was chosen commander with W E Stanford senior vice commander and Chester Slaughter junior vice commander. Other posts include Wm Harrelson quartermaster Junior Tillett judge advocate Raymond Brown chaplain Arthur Badgett L O Neal Erwin Slaughter trustees and A B Jones service officer. New officers to be installed at the first April meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Hall
A. B. Jones
W. E. Stanford
Chester Slaughter
Wm. Harrelson
Junior Tillett
Raymond Brown
Arthur Badgett
L. O. Neal
Erwin Slaughter
Two new drugs join fight against typhus and tularemia
Dr. A McGehee Harvey of Baltimore told Dallas Southern Medical Society doctors that aureomycin and chloromycetin show strong activity against typhus group fevers and tularemia. He noted aureomycin is on the market and chloromycetin likely soon, with undulant fever also showing promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
A. McGehee Harvey
Baltimore
Dallas Southern Medical Society
Harvey
Compromise Plan Sought On Farm Crop Surpluses
Washington reports the Truman administration aims for a compromise plan to curb a new farm depression and surplus glut. Brannan's Agriculture Department weighs flexible supports for nonperishables, subsidies for perishables, and marketing programs to curb low quality produce. Some leaders favor extending wartime rigid supports at 90 percent parity for cotton wheat corn tobacco rice and peanuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Brannan
Agriculture Department
Man Held In Seven Cases Of Stealing In Grayson County
Sheriff Markel Dick announced the arrest of a suspect linked to seven thefts in Grayson County. Victims include J L Owens with a $125 trailer sold for two pigs and $15, Clarence McMillin for a $75 trailer, and H F E Sistrunk’s horse. Items recovered include a $35 radio found at the suspect’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
McKinney
Dicken
Tom Bean School
Sheriff's Department
H. F E. Sistrunk
Sherman
C. W. Wells
West Lamar
van Alstyne
Roosevelt to Seek Sol Bloom's Manhattan Seat
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr announced he will run for the Manhattan congressional seat left vacant by Sol Bloom's death. At 35 he is the first of the late President's sons to seek elected office and no special election date has been set. Roosevelt is a New York lawyer.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Manhattan
Sol Bloom
Roosevelt
Mrs Reynolds to Review Smile Please for Greenville Book Club
Ms J L Reynolds of Greenville will review the humorous book Smile Please at a Current Book Club meeting at the Baptist Church. The work recounts early photography experiences and has been a national best seller. the talk starts at 7 30 p m next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
J. L. Reynolds
Greenville
Sun Honor Roll Names From This Week
The Sun reports the week’s honor roll recipients: Co. F. Collins Finis Alverson John Biggerstaff Carol Sherrod Tom Head J. W. Murphy Mrs. L. V. Sublett Foy Reeves Mrs. J. D. Blanton or Harrison in Missc Henry.
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Sun
Co. F. Collins
Finis Alverson
John Biggerstaff
Carol Sherrod
Tom Head
J. W. Murphy
L. V. Sublett
Foy Reeves
J. D. Blanton
Harrison
Henry
Boastful Texas Adds One More First to List
State Highway Engineer D C Greer told a Texas A and M College short course that Texas has built more paved highway and farm to market road miles since V J Day than any of 48 states. He noted 12000 miles completed and 3000 more to pave soon.
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College Station
Texas
D. C. Greer
Texas A. & M
Greer
Counterfeiter Quits Overhead Too Big For Him
Houston resident Joe Ernest Riley aged 59 surrendered after admitting he competed with the U S mints and used his tools and counterfeit coins to test his theory He said the overhead was too high and that he could only make 46 cents per 50 cent piece rendering his operation unprofitable in light of Treasury half dollars now in circulation and inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Joe Ernest Riley
U. S
Riley
U. S. Treasury
Wilbarger County Farmer Charged in Tax Indictment
Albert Grat of Wilbarger County was indicted by a federal grand jury in Fort Worth on ten counts of income tax pension filing false returns for 1943 to 1947. The government seeks about 45000 dollars in unpaid taxes penalties and interest.
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Fort Worth
Wilbarger County
Albert Grat
U.S
Frank Potter
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce drives for members
Whitewright plans a Friday membership drive led by General Chairman Griffin Dollarhide Jr. to reach near 100 percent. Committees for businesses and homes target all establishments and residents, with individual dues six dollars and business dues twenty four dollars.
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E. F. Everheart
Whitewright Red Cross
Whitewright
Grayson County
Craig's
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
C. of C
Dollarhide
Tom Sears
Jack Meador
O. V. Barker
Herman Bedford
George Hight
B. W. Newman
Owen Hull
Emory Christian
Wilson Kaiser
Gomer May
Jack Lackey
Glenn Doss
Earl Blanton
C. J
Chamber of Commerce
Booster Club
Community Public Service Company
First National Bank
Severe Losses On State Taxes Seen
A Texas lawmaker warned of steep state revenue losses from oil production cuts. Rep. Marshall Bell of San Antonio said $85,000 daily losses will grow as railroad crude cuts reduce barrels and tax income, urging the Legislature to curb spending to avoid a large deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Marshall Bell
San Antonio
Railroad Commission
Bell
Trenton Road Project Begins to Connect Highways 78 and I-35
Trenton road work started Monday by the Texas Highway Department aims to form an 80 foot wide flexible base road with straightened curves at the old Bailey school site. O D Dickey supervises in Fannin County and completion depends on weather, with FM 814 timing undetermined.
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Trenton Tribune)ee
Trenton
Texas Highway Department
Old Bailey School House
O. D. Dickey
Highway Department
Fannin County
Revenue Bureau Sets Record in Tax Recovery 1948
The Internal Revenue Bureau reported a 1948 record of 2.235 billion dollars in extra taxes and penalties collected. Criminal prosecutions for tax evasion rose to 338 convictions with fines totaling 1.501 million dollars plus prison terms. Eight defendants were acquitted at trial.
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Revenue Bureau
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
Full coverage sought for hail wind damage bill prepared
A bill readied for Senate action on March 21 would permit full coverage insurance for hail and windstorm damage. Senator G. C. Morris of Greenville says current policies deduct 50 to 100 dollars and the measure aims to provide full coverage for all who can pay. The report also notes a regional term for the common fishing worm known as a dew worm.
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Austin
Senate
G. C. Morris
Greenville
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Presbyterian Club
Precinct
VFW
Korea
Nea-Acme
Richard C. Ferguson
McMillin
Clyde Sadler
Mrrs. Reynolds
Book Club
Red Cross
Trenton Road
James W. Forrestal
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
United States
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