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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
1
Advice urges thorough spring cleaning to curb pests. Keep garbage in covered cans and clear trash heaps and chicken coops. Delouse chickens and remove standing water to deter mosquitoes. city carts collect boxed cans and regular DDT spraying aids control.
The Denison Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks honors Peggy Clark with a $50 prize and Norman Watkins with $25 for essays on Why Democracy Works. Judges numbered submissions to protect anonymity. readers see two winner essays explaining democracy's American strengths and the path to world peace.
Mandy A Mangrum, born March 31, 1848 in Dyer County Tennessee, marks her 101st birthday at home. She married Robert Isom Mangrum in 1867, lived in Tennessee Missouri and Texas, now resides near Whitewright with four living children, remains active though eyesight declines slightly.
Fannin County Commissioners' Court met in special session to cut costs and boost revenue. The court hired A. P. Bolding of Bonham as delinquent tax attorney to pursue long overdue personal and real property taxes.
An analyst advocating a bearish stance predicts a broader market decline as prices drift lower. The outlook centers on waning investor sentiment and potential economic headwinds affecting stocks.
Miss Margaret Hight of Whitewright heard on Stop The Music from New York City. She correctly named the song They Dont Believe Me, earning a chance to identify the mystery tune for a car load of prizes worth 18500 dollars. She would have won if she named the tune.
The Sun lists new honorees this week including H. P. Donigan Mrs. Walter E. Boyd S. S. Russell H. E. Horton J. L. England Mrs. Irene Atterberry Verner Hodel Miss Lucy Craig Royce Jones Gene Clark C. L. Holland Mrs. Thelma Powell Thomas G. McCafferty J. J. Jenkins Miss Sue Thompson Miss Cora Morrow Mrs. Bob Walker Mrs. Wade Robbins John J. Miller and T. A. Holcomb.
The Texas Senate finance committee recommends a $69,587,909 higher education appropriation for the next biennium, a 53 percent rise with funds for all institutions. It includes new buildings at the Texas State University for Negroes in Houston and major upgrades for experiment stations and a proposed campus facilities for various schools. The measure also notes a legal standard that bans marriage-contrary contracts or wills per U.S. law.
State School Superintendent L A Woods accused Senate Bill 115 of being a tool for special interests to seize control of Texas public education The memorandum to legislators warned of higher costs from expanded programs and enrollments and argued the bills reflect pre conceived aims of the Gilmer Aikin plan rather than popular input
In Paola Kansas two starving sisters Mandy Stachling 65 and Mattie Stachling 63 were found in a bed under bedclothes with their dead brother Albert Stachling 70 nearby. The house contained mountains of food and clothing and officers forced entry. The coroner said the brother died about ten days earlier of malnutrition and the sisters may require intravenous feeding for days. County authorities opened an investigation into the case.
Dave Beck of Seattle, vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, AFL, urged recent efforts to balance labor and capital in a free enterprise system. He said workers and employers must study problems together and increase production, noting wages and conditions depend on a profitable business and a proper return on investment.
B R Caraway commends the Whitewright School Board for pursuing improvement over six years. He notes tax efficiency, new buses, government equipment, upgraded facilities, a new vocational space, and strong academic and extracurricular outcomes, urging continued public support.
Whitewright Independent School District votes Saturday to elect two trustees. Only Russell Summers and Tom Sears appear on the ticket. Board members listed include C. J. Meador retiring president, and others are Roy Blanton F. G. Hoover J. A. Harper E. W. Fields M. W. Williams. City election Tuesday to fill two city commissioners with Edwin Badgett on the ballot. all voters must show state and county poll tax receipts, city poll tax not required.
The Board of Christian Education met to discuss home department outreach to the ill, new duties for Olivia Whedbee and Jameson in charge of the Intermediate and Youth groups, and a Preparatory Membership Class from April 4. A campaign “10 Sundays at 10” aims for attendance with cards issued April 3.
Whitewright residents who donated to the South Grayson Tuberculosis Association via Christmas seals are invited to the SGTA annual meeting in Sherman on Saturday April 2 at 2 30 p m at the Chamber of Commerce building. Officers and directors for 1949 50 will be elected and the mass X ray program, courtesy of the State Health Department, will be explained.
The Department of Commerce reports that asphalt roofing accounts for 84 percent of all roofing used in the United States. This dominant share highlights the material's market strength and widespread adoption across homes and buildings.
Thomas Keevan a 73 year old city water division employee quit saying he isn't worth his salary after nearly 50 years with the utility. He stated he cannot give a dollar's worth of work for a dollar any more.
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