Red Cross Quota Progress Report For City Districts
Red Cross collections totaling 211.25 were turned in to Harold Doss at the city office by eleven committee members. Only the north side of the business district reported about half the total while outlying communities had not yet reported. Whitewright’s quota is 750 and less than one third has been raised. Mrs. H. H. Sears of Canaan was omitted from chairmen lists and residents should donate to Mrs. Sears.
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Red Cross
Harold Doss
Whitewright
H. H. Sears
Canaan
Meador to Stage Annual Family Party Here Next Thursday
Inter national Harvester Company hosts its annual family party at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. The free event features Jim Boyd and the Men of the West, Miss Louise Rowe, Bob Shelton, and a program of travel, comedy, and education фильмы.
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International Harvester Company
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Company
Jim Boyd
Men of the West
Louise Rowe
Bob Shelton
Heads I Win Government
Air Force Undersecretary Roswell L. Gilpatrick reports to a Senate committee that two years into Korea the U S military still lacks a clear weapons priority system. With 256 critical items only 12 have priorities three services use a coin toss to allocate scarce tools and materials risking production of the F 84 Sabrejet and other programs. Charles Wilson and aides pressure helped avert worse disorder in mobilization. Fort Worth Press says the piece offers an inside view of unification and a shaky wartime command.
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Russia
Britain
Air Force
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Senat
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Mr. Gilpatrick
Joint Chiefs
Moody
Michigan
Gilpatrick
Army
Navy
Gilpatric
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Mobilizer
Air
Fort Worth Press
Hospitalization Insurance for Old Persons
Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing said Congress will be asked to approve hospitalization insurance for old persons and survivors covered by old-age and survivors insurance. He expressed optimism the legislation will pass and provide a five dollar monthly increase in cash benefits under the program. The armadillo of Argentina is only a few inches long.
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Washington
Oscar R. Ewing
Congress
Ewing
Spring Arrives Early Across Regions This Year
The article notes spring arrived at 10:14 AM by the calendar, one day early except in leap years, with warmer temperatures and budding bois d is in February. Johnson grass grew everywhere signaling advancing seasons and trees showing early growth despite a mild winter overall.
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Bois d
Eisenhowers write in show draws crowds in Minnesota
In Minneapolis primary backers hail Eisenhowers write in performance as a political miracle while Stassen leads with about 42 percent of the GOP vote. Precincts report Stassen 128,068 to Eisenhowers 106,567 with many north woods ballots pending. Humphrey wins Democratic contest. Kefauver and Truman write ins trail.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Washington
Stassen
Eisenhéiver
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Truman
Humphrey
Estes Kefauver
Weeek
New Hampshire
Edward C. Slettedahl
St. Paul
Douglas MacArthur
Slettedahl
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
President Truman
Fewer Cattle in Texas Than 50 Years Ago
Texas has fewer cattle today than 50 years ago with declines in cows sheep and goats over decades. Horses and mules also dropped, while total cattle stood about 8.94 million in 1952 versus 9.33 million in 1902, milk cows 1.053 million in 1952 from a high 1.594 million in 1945.
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Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Generous Husband Passes Christmas Gift Test
Humorous quote about a husband who immediately donates a dozen Christmas ties to the Salvation Army after receiving them, highlighting his generosity and practicality.
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Salvation Army
Blood Donor Drive Plans Set for Spring
No list of blood donors is available yet for the Red Cross mobile lab visit to Grayson County in late April. Rotary Club chair W Cummings reports full faculty participation and aims for 250 Whitewright residents to pledge a pint each, enabling the lab’s visit on April 28 or 29 with a 180 daily service limit.
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Red Cross
Grayson County
W.C. Cummings
Rotary Club
Whitewright
Two County School Board Members To Be Elected
Grayson County to elect two trustees on April 5 with candidates for precincts 2 and 4. Walter Loomis seeks precinct 2 seat to replace C. C. Halliburton who will not seek reelection. Precinct 4 trustee P. G. McClendon undecided. Existing trustees Foshee, Ball, and Allen on one year terms. Allen chairs the board.
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Grayson County
Ray B. Short
Walter Loomis
Denison
C. C. Halliburton
Bells
P. G. McClendon
E. L. Foshee
Sherman
H. G. Ball
No Work Longevity Claim From Decatur Man
Ed Harris, claiming a longevity formula of "no work," observes his 114th birthday in Decatur Illinois. Born into slavery in Georgia, Harris has lived in Decatur 79 years and says he has worked only 242 days since arriving there. He lives alone and receives state aid.
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Decatur
Ill
Ed Harris
Harris
Georgia
Reeves to Receive Active Duty Assignment in Air Force
James A. Reeves of Whitewright among East Texas State College air force ROTC students eligible for active duty within 120 days after spring graduation. Newly commissioned officers without prior service and others will be ordered, with delays for graduate study in technical fields, and options for flying training or civilian study in meteorology, languages, and physical sciences. Assignments will be based on education and air force qualifications, and many will know their posting before graduation.
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James A. Reeves
Whitewright
Air Force
Lunch Room Menus Whitewright Public Schools
The weekly menu for Whitewright Public Schools lists meals for Monday through Friday. Each day includes a main dish, sides, desserts, and milk served with every meal.
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Whitewright Public Schools
Eskimos Form Eisenhower Club in Alaska Village
Eisenhower booster club formed at Shishmaref Alaska a Eskimo village of about 200 residents on the Seward Peninsula near Siberia. The note adds that the giant armadillo is five feet long.
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Dallas
They Get Your Heart and Your Goat a Boy and a Girl
A nostalgic appreciation characterizes boys and girls as living contrasts. It celebrates boys as loud, adventurous bundles of energy and girls as spirited, compassionate forces who shape family life. The piece contrasts the dirt of childhood with the dignity of adulthood, ending with a tender note from a child to a father.
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Paul Bunyan
Mother
Eve
Salome
Florence Nightingale
March Rainfall Totals Reach 2.82 Inches
March rainfall reached 2.82 inches with Monday night adding 0.33 inch. The total for 1952 to date is 5.03 inches, compared to 3.74 inches for the first three months of last year. Farmers faced delays as winds dried ground, with corn planting urged by March 25 for best yields.
Doctor Blames Fat on Worries at Dallas Medical Meeting
Dr. Henry M. Winans of Dallas told the Dallas Southern Clinical Society conference that obesity is primarily a psychiatric problem rooted in emotional immaturity, security needs, and tension release. He urged focusing on psychotherapy rather than appetite suppressants and offered a simple diet plan of lean meat vegetables and fruit.
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Dallas
Henry M. Winans
Dallas Southern Clinical Society
Hotel Adolphus
Winans
Vision standard questioned by optometrists in Pittsburgh
The American Optometric Association denounces the 20-20 vision standard as a fallacy. Dr J Ottis White argues normal vision cannot be defined by this arbitrary measure, citing tests for clarity at 15 inches, binocular coordination, depth perception, and broad field awareness. He spoke during a visit related to a local family, with a jokey interlude about a duck and the stork.
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Pittsburgh
American Optometric Association
J. Ottis White
Association
White
Abandonment Of Cotton Belt Line Opposed In Whitewright
Whitewright will be represented at a Wolfe City meeting Monday where plans will be set to oppose the abandonment of the Cotton Belt railroad branch from Sherman to Commerce. The line, losing money per a Dec 26 1951 ICC filing, serves Sherman Tom Bean Whitewright Randolph Bailey Wolfe City and Commerce with depots closed at Tom Bean Bailey and Randolph.
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Whitewright
Wolfe City
Cotton Belt Railroad
Sherman
Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tom Bean
Randolph
Bailey
Plan Ahead For Cotton Insect Control In Texas
Extension entomologist A C Gunter urges Texas cotton growers to obtain the 1952 Guide for Controlling Cotton Insects in Texas and start early season control, late season actions, and stalk cleanup now. He warns labor shortages will hamper peak season work and stresses repairing spraying equipment to beat pests.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Gunter
Mabank Sees Another Year Of Controls
Senate banking committee chair Maybank said there is no chance of a two year extension for price wage and other controls and expects renewal of the law for one more year with slight changes. He also anticipates rejecting repeal of the Capehart and Herlong amendments allowing price boosts to cover higher production costs.
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Washington
Senate
Banking Committee
Truman
Maybank
South Carolina
Flexible yield proposed on Series E bonds
Aubrey G. Langston, president of Langston & Co., urged replacing Series E bonds with savings certificates that adjust interest every six months to economic conditions. He spoke to a subcommittee of the joint Senate House economic committee led by Rep. Patman of Texas studying credit control and debt management.
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Washington
Aubrey G. Langston
Aubrey K. Langston & Co., Inc
New York
Joint
Senate
House Economic Committee
Patman
Texas
92 Percent of UT Students Tie Religion to Beliefs
A registrar survey shows 92 percent of University of Texas students express a preference for a religious denomination and 83 percent report actual membership. Methodists lead with 4,014 students, followed by Baptists and Catholics, with numerous other denominations including Presbyterians Episcopalians and Jews represented in smaller numbers.
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Meador
Argentina
Ike
Eisenhower Club
Rastus
Mabank
U. T
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