Automatic Laundry To Open Here Soon
Roger K. Van Dusen, moving from Rockport, N Y, will install 15 Launderall automatic washing machines in the former Hi Way Cafe building and hopes to open early next week if boilers arrive. Another laundry by Tom Brown Jr on lower Main Street should open in a few days, giving Whitewright four laundries to serve the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger K. van Dusen
Hi-Way Cafe
Mr. van Dusen
Rockport
N. Y
Tom Brown Jr
Lower Main Street
Record Crop Lifts Sugar Stockpiles in East
In New York sugar piles rose in eastern warehouses as Cuba harvested a record crop amid favorable weather. Refiners raced to meet import quotas under the 1937 US sugar act. USDA spokesmen awaited final Cuban crop figures before adjusting industrial or home rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seaboard
Cuba
United States Department of Agriculture
Hail storm damages Sherman florists and hothouses
A Sherman hail storm caused extensive damage to florists and hothouses, with thousands of dollars in losses. Glass panels shattered across Sherman Floral Co. and Tipton Floral Co., totaling about 20,000 square feet. Rainfall reached 1.18 inches as winds and electrical activity accompanied the storm, while other Grayson County towns reported washouts and communication outages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Grayson County
Texas
Lubbock-Plainview
Lubbock
South Plains
Sherman Florists
Hannah and Son
Sherman Floral Co
Tipton Floral Co
Jack Hannah
van Alstyne
Whitewright Farm
East Ford Creek
Fannin County
Leonard
Mills Shut Down In Rochester N H Job Loss Tops 1100
More than 1,100 mill workers were laid off when two woolen plants halted operations citing no orders. The plants had run continuously on a 24 hour basis for over seven years, marking their first idle day since 1939.
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Rochester
N. H
Help to Firemen Goes Unrewarded
East Fairmount summary notes W Van Lowell Morgan aided the local fire department by extinguishing a car fire from his furniture store. When he asked to refill the extinguisher, the captain demanded a dollar, illustrating the ironic and unrewarded gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Fairmount
W. van Lowell Morgan
Morgan
Robbers Fail to Take Cash at Candy Stand
Two men attempted to rob Neal Thomas in the courthouse corridor as he headed home. When they found no money, they threw steak and bread into a nearby field, sheriff says, as officers continue to seek suspects.
Seniors Versus 1947 W H S Football at Bryant Field
Whitewright High School seniors host the 1947 WHS team at Bryant Field Friday night May 9 at 6. The senior lineup includes Johnson Alexander Harper Gray Morris Leard Ryan Kent MacSpedden Williams Miller. Tigers lineup features Thrash er Reynolds Blackerby Howell Stephens Pierson Huseman King Alexander Thornhill Kaiser. Substitutes Stubblefield Smith Neal Craig Burchfield. Coach Montgomery says the exhibition will showcase next fall potential. Proceeds go to the Texas City relief fund. admission is the donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
Bryant Field
James Johnson
Ross Alexander
J. A. Harper
Pat Gray
Billy Wayne Morris
William Leard
Loren Paul Ryan
Dan Kent
Jack MacSpedden
Billy Mack Williams
Terry Miller
Tigers
Texas City Relief Fund
Denison Carpenter Catches First Rodeo Fish to Hit Jackpot
Denison carpenter Harold J. Dennis snagged the first prize fish in the Lake Texoma Fish Rodeo, winning $133 plus extra prizes and wearing a $1,000 tag. Edgar Brown of Van Alstyne also won a prize with a three-quarter pound black bass after spotting the gold tag. About 498 tagged fish remained loose as hundreds sought prizes. Dennis fished off Texoma Boat and Dock Co. docks around 10:30 a.m. and said he planned to donate a buck with his ticket. Brown, who bought a ticket earlier, was surprised by his quick win after nearly tossing back a small fish with a glittering tag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Harold J
Pete) Dennis
Denison Carpenter
Lake Texoma
Dennis
Edgar Brown
Texoma Boat and Dock Co
Sportsman's Club
Mr. Brown
McKinney Theatre Cashier Is Killed
McKinney woman Agnes Venable 25 shoots and kills Rio Theatre cashier Mrs H F Coldiron 46 in the ticket booth then surrenders at the sheriff s office. Robbery denied as motive with no further explanation offered. Venable held without bond in Collin County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
H. F. Coldiron
Rio Theatre
Agnes Venable
Rio
Frontier Gas
Sheriff's Office
William Lewis Brown
Miss Venable
Collin County
Laundry cost groom $327 after late suit return
SHREVEPORT La A Caddo parish jury awarded Thomas J Mitchell $327 for a late returned suit that ruined his wedding day and $27 50 to cover the cost of the lost garment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Thomas J. Mitchell
Mitchell
House Tax Forces Sharply Set Back
In Austin the House faced a setback as Rep. Woodrow Bean’s bid to advance his natural resources tax bill failed 77 to 53. His motion to set the measure as a special order for next Tuesday required a two thirds vote, while opponents argued against more tax legislation before funding needs are settled. A House approved levy on natural gas gathering systems intended to raise 29 million dollars annually has stalled in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House
Woodrow Bean
Bean
Claud Gilmer
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Texoma lake tourist estimate for 1946 47 urged
Secretary Krug presses for restoration of a House cut as NPS supervisor James V. Lloyd reports Texoma area may attract 600000 tourists in the 1946 47 fiscal year. Lloyd cites 200000 already visited and 400000 expected, with a summer surge. House had cut 97000 from Texoma funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Krug
Senate
James V. Lloyd
National Park Service
Denison
NPS
Washington
A. E. Demaray
Lake
Texoma
Lloyd
Sec. Krug
House
Sun Honor Roll Adds Notable Local Names
The Sun lists new honorees including Ben Robert Jones, Mrs. Paul Robbins, Mrs. A. J. Schubert, J. W. McDonald, Mrs. W. M. Cox, G. B. Jones, Cloud Garner Monumental Arts, Ltd., Raymond Bryson, Frank Thornhill, Ray Hyepock, Burn Everheart, Mrs. T. J. Giles, Mrs. E. E. Carter, and Mrs. W. T. Beazley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Ben Robert Jones
Paul Robbins
A. J. Schubert
J. W. McDonald
W. M. Cox
G. B. Jones
Cloud
Garner Monumental Arts, Ltd
Raymond Bryson
Frank Thornhill
Ray Hyepock
Burn Everheart
T. J. Giles
E. E. Carter
W. T. Beazley
Handling a Boat In Rough Water
Field and Stream describes bow on approach to heavy seas. It notes three outcomes from driving directly into waves: pounding on the bottom, pitch polling in high long seas, or the bow slicing through wetting passengers and risking swamping. Best practice favors bow quarter and slow speed if dead on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field & Stream
Auto death case upheld by court in Texas
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed a five year sentence for Flowers of Waco charged with driving while intoxicated and killing Elizabeth Phillips as his car struck three pedestrians on the highway near Bellmead August 4. Ruby Redden died later from injuries. Flowers testified he swerved to avoid a boat being towed on a trailer by another car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Flowers
Waco
Elizabeth Phillips
Bellmead
Ruby Redden
Senate cuts funds for Labor Bureau in budget vote
Senate approved a Labor Department and Federal Security Administration appropriation totaling 1.676 billion, about 100 million less than the President’s request, with further House-Senate committee refinements planned. House action earlier trimmed 162.9 million from projected needs for State Justice and Commerce agencies and the judiciary, while Budget Bureau figures were reduced to 525.7 million. Republicans and Southern Democrats backed the cuts, with benefit payments and state grants for old age aid, blind aid, children, and unemployment threatened to bear 90 percent of the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Labor Department- Federal Security Administration
Truman
Senate
House
House Appropriations Committee
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Budget Bureau
Labor Department
Take Heart Men May Die Of Old Age Say Doctors
Eighty five Chicago executives attended a lunch by the Chicago Heart Association at the Union League Club. A doctor showed four hearts in bottles illustrating outcomes from high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries. One heart was normal, one belonged to a hot tempered newspaper executive who suffered a stroke, another to a department store boss who wouldn’t slow down, and the last to a man who relaxed and died at 80 after a heart attack at 65. Dr Louis N Katz warned that half of doctors and executives die from heart disease or related conditions, while Dr G H Fenn urged slowing down and noted a $100,000 fundraising goal for research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Heart Association
Union League Club
Louis N. Katz
Michael Reese Hospital
Katz
G. H. Fenn
Fenn
Road Weather Service May Cut Driving Deaths
Two meteorologists C C Bates and A H Glenn propose highway weather forecasts like airways forecasts. They argue bad weather causes many highway deaths and property losses and foresee forecasts at filling stations and local broadcasts for auto receivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Road Weather Service
Washington
C. C. Bates
Hydrographic Office
Navy Dept
A. H. Glenn
Air Weather Service
Army Air Forces
Taft Suffers Defeat On Labor Curbs Vote
Washington Sen. Robert A. Taft faced a sharp setback as the Senate rejected 44 to 43 a labor bill amendment backed by Taft to curb bargaining power of international unions. Six freshmen Republicans broke with Taft, with support from twelve Southern Democrats. Ken Wherry cried for a recount that did not occur. The amendment would limit Wagner Act bargaining units to single companies or local areas and allow industry wide bargaining via national union officials with withdrawal rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Taft
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
W. Lee O’daniel
Tom Connelly
Joseph H. Ball
Minnesota
National Labor Relations Board
Dallas strike halts phone bill issuance
The Dallas division of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co announces a moratorium on telephone bills due to the ongoing strike. Company officials say there is no employer to prepare bills and audit collections, advising the public not to pay until the strike ends, likely several weeks away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Truman Urges Fire Safety Reform at National Conference
President Truman called for a broad push to reduce fire hazards as part of a health program. He cited 23 million injured in fires and accidents, blamed carelessness and old codes, and warned 1947 fire losses could top 750 million unless rates fall. The conference drew federal, state, local officials and private groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
National Fire Prevention Conference
Senate Investigators Seek Resignation of Pardon Board Chief
Senate investigators urge Abner L. Lewis to resign as Pardon Board chairman after charging gross abuses in clemency administration. They advocate returning to the governor’s sole pardoning power, a system abandoned in 1936. Lewis refuses to resign and defends the board’s record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Pardon Board
Austin
Senate General Investigating Committee
Abner L. Lewis
Lewis
Tartly
Texas Cotton Week Set for May 19 to 24
Hillsboro May 19 24 will be observed as National Cotton Week with a state wide program. Burris C Jackson general chairman of the statewide cotton committee announced. Miss Maurine Hearn vice director for women and state home demonstration agent College Station has been named chairman of a National Cotton Week committee for Texas by Jackson. Thirty prominent men and women are on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Texas
Burris C. Jackson
Maurine Hearn
College Station
Jackson
Legion Plans Picnic Dates And Elections
Preston Ever heart Post of the American Legion set July 8 to 12 for the annual picnic after signing with W. A. Schafer Shows to perform. At the May 20 meeting officers for the next year will be elected but not installed until October. The post, now at 184 members, aims to reach 200 amid a June barbecue. The building fund holds about $8,000 in cash with several pledges unpaid.
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Preston Everheart Post
American Legion
W. A. Schafer
Schafer
Sherman
Red River Valley
Tom Sears
Building Fund
Auto Driver Puts On Show in Bells
A 65-year-old driver from Sulphur Springs caused a 12 hour spree ending in Bells after ramming a home and wrecking two cars in a chase district. He fled from Marshal Cleve Anderson, drove on Highway 82, collided with a Texas Telephone Co truck, and was jailed after a second escape attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulphur Springs
Cleve Anderson
E. L. Craig
Marshal Anderson
Texas Telephone Co
J. R. Curtis
German POWs Needed to Wed British Women
London reports Martin Lindsay MP urged using German war prisoners to address England's surplus of marriageable women. He argued granting British citizenship to POWs could allow marriages with British soldiers in Germany and enable women to fulfill natural biological functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Martin Lindsay
Germany
A Recipe for Small Fry and Grown-Ups
When educator Alice Freeman Palmer, former president of Wellesley College, was asked for a happiness recipe she offered three steps. First, commit something good to memory daily. Second, seek something pretty each day and pause to admire it. Third, do something for somebody every day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Freeman Palmer
Wellesley College
Last Quarter Milking Yields Highest Butterfat
Experimental data from Lester I Legrid of Wisconsin state dairy shows butterfat rises with each quart milked. First quart 1.4 percent butterfat, last strippings 7.6 percent. Rapid milking suggested to maximize herd yields. Lock factories produce over 50 million locks yearly. Missouri farmers devote twenty thousand acres to growing large cobs for corn cob pipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester I. Legrid
Dairy Division
Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture
Missouri
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McKinney Theatre
Cashier
Sun Office
Auto Death Team
Labor Bureau
Legion
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