Floyd Bassett Elected President of Presbyterian Club
Floyd Bassett of Whitewright was chosen president of the Grayson Fannin Presbyterian Men's Club at the Whitewright meeting Tuesday night. Charles McKenny of Denison steps down. Tilman Bishop Pottsboro is first vice president P E Dewman Bonham second vice president and Robert Lockhart Bonham is re elected. A memorial service honored members since the November 1934 organization.
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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
Abandon Hope On Civil Rights Filibuster Wins
Washington reports the Senate abandoned hope for civil rights passage this session. A 22 Republican and 30 Democrat coalition outmaneuvered administration forces as Sen. Lucas blasted the anti filibuster compromise. The 53 to 42 Democratic majority proved powerless under coalition control.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Truman
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Lucas
Wayne Morse
Rep
Oregon
GOP
Texans oppose grain sorghum parity decision
Texas congressmen object to the Agriculture Department price support for grain sorghum set at 70 percent of parity. They argue for 90 percent or higher to deter cotton planting and reduce cotton surplus, warning a lower guarantee will drive an estimated one million more acres to cotton in Texas.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Mahon
Poage
Pyle
Department
City Wide Religious Census Here Sunday
Whitewright churches unite for a town wide religious census this Sunday afternoon March 20 from 2 to 5 o clock. Volunteers meet at the First Baptist Church at 1 30 pm with W T Simmons directing the survey and asking families to stay home until after 3 30 pm if possible.
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Whitewright
W. T. Simmons
First Baptist Sunday School
First Baptist Church
Sixty-Seven Miles Of Roads Improved In Precinct Two
Grayson County report shows Precinct 2 spent 81547.19 on 67.6 miles of road work from bond funds. Completed crushed white rock roads include sections from Bells to Mill Creek and Hebron Corner to Cherry Mound, with detailed costs. Incomplete projects with crushed rock surface are listed from Tom Bean to Providence and nearby routes.
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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 the regular VFW meeting in the VFW hall officers for the ensuing term were elected. A B Jones was named commander with W E Stanford senior vice commander and Chester Slaughter junior vice commander. Other posts filled include Wm Harrelson quartermaster Junior Tillett judge advocate Raymond Brown chaplain Arthur Badgett L O Neal and Erwin Slaughter as trustees and A B Jones as service officer. New officers will be installed at the first meeting in April.
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 Fight Disease
Dr. A McGehee Harvey of Baltimore told doctors at the Dallas Southern Medical Society conference that two new drugs aureomycin and chloromycetin are highly effective against typhus group fevers and tularemia. He said aureomycin is on the market and chloromycetin likely soon, with potential in undulant fever.
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Dallas
A. McGehee Harvey
Baltimore
Dallas Southern Medical Society
Harvey
Compromise Plan Sought on Farm Crop Surpluses
The Truman administration plans a compromise to curb a new depression and crop surpluses. A split exists among farm leaders on returning to prewar controls. Brannan and aides study flexible price supports for nonperishables, subsidies for perishables, and marketing programs.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Brannan
Agriculture Department
Man Held In Seven Cases Of Stealing In Grayson County
Sheriff Markel Dick said seven thefts in Grayson County are believed solved with the arrest of a suspect who will face the Grand Jury. Stolen trailers and a radio were linked to the man, along with a stolen saddle horse and tools, all traced from Bells, Whitewright, Tom Bean, and Van Alstyne areas.
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Whitewright
McKinney
Dicken
Tom Bean School
Sheriff's Department
H. 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 open by Sol Bloom's death. The 35 year old New York lawyer is the first of the late president's sons to enter elective politics and no special election date has been set.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Manhattan
Sol Bloom
Roosevelt
Mrs Reynolds to Address Greenville Book Club
Mrs J L Reynolds of Greenville will speak at the Current Book Club meeting at the Baptist Church. She reviews the humorous memoir Smile Please about early photography practices, written by her daughter, and the book has been a national best seller. The event begins at 7:30 p m next Monday.
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Baptist Church
J. L. Reynolds
Greenville
Sun Honor Roll Names For This Week
The Sun lists this week’s honor roll recipients: C. F. Collins Finis Alverson John Biggerstaff Carol Sherrod Tom Head J. W. Murphy Mrs. L. V. Sublett Foy Reeves Mrs. J. D. Blanton Harrison Martin ie ae Henry.
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Sun
C. F. Collins
Finis Alverson
John Biggerstaff
Carol Sherrod
Tom Head
J. W. Murphy
L. V. Sublett
Foy Reeves
J. D. Blanton
Harrison Martin Ie Ae Henry
Boastful Texas Adds Another First To List
State Highway Engineer D C Greer at a Texas A M College short course says Texas has built more paved highways and farm to market roads since V J Day than any of 48 states Other figures include 12000 miles completed and 3000 miles to be paved soon.
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College Station
Texas
D. C. Greer
Texas A. & M
Greer
Counterfeiter Quits Overhead Too Big For Him
Houston news reports Joe Ernest Riley 59 who admitted competing with U S mints and surrendered saying there was too much overhead. He explained he couldn't profit from 50 cent pieces selling at 46 cents each and inflation made his coins uncompetitive against the Treasury 50 cent issue.
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Houston
Joe Ernest Riley
U. S
Riley
U. S. Treasury
Farmer Albert Grat Charged in Tax Evasion Indictment
A Wilbarger County farmer named Albert Grat was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Fort Worth on 10 counts of income tax evasion. The government claims Grat filed false returns for 1943 to 1947, seeking about 45 000 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 membership drive kickoff
Mrs. E F Everheart reports the Whitewright drive reached $535 55 toward a $410 quota in four days and a Friday meeting at Craig's Cafe will assign district committees for a one day push. Budget details and member benefits outlined plus signatures sought for 100 percent involvement.
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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 warn of big deficit
Representative Marshall Bell of San Antonio warned that Texas state revenue could drop sharply as oil production cuts reduce tax income. He cited a current $85,000 daily loss from a 750,000 barrel daily cut and projected further declines totaling $60 million for the next biennium, urging lawmakers to curb spending.
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Austin
Marshall Bell
San Antonio
Railroad Commission
Bell
Trenton road work begins with highway department
The Texas Highway Department started a flexible base road project on the Trenton road just south of Trenton to connect with Highway 78. The 80 foot right of way will allow curve trimming and four right angle turns near the old Bailey schoolhouse will be straightened. O D Dickey supervises the project in Fannin County and completion is expected in a few months, weather permitting. It is unclear when FM 814 from Trenton west will start. Three tons is cited as an average load for an adult elephant to carry.
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Trenton Tribune
Lea Sout
Trenton
Texas Highway Department
Old Bailey School House
O. D. Dickey
Highway Department
Fannin County
Revenue Bureau Sets Record in Recovery of Taxes
The Internal Revenue Bureau reported a 1948 record $2,235,822,110 in extra taxes and penalties collected. Criminal prosecutions for tax evasion rose to 338 convicted, fined $1,501,000 and given prison terms. Only eight acquittals occurred among tax evasion trials.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
Full Coverage Sought for Hail and Wind Damage
Senator G. C. Morris of Greenville backs a bill for full coverage hail and windstorm damage in Senate action due March 21. He notes current policies deduct $50 to $100 and says the bill targets coverage for all who can pay. The article also mentions that anglers call the common fishing worm a dew worm in some areas.
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Austin
Senate
G. C. Morris
Greenville
United States
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Precinct
VFW
Korea
Nea-Acme
Richard C. Ferguson
McMillin
Clyde Sadler
Mrs. Reynolds
Book Club
Red Cross
Trenton Road
James W. Forrestal
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
Revenue Bureau
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