Progress Made in Easements for Right of Way on Oak Hill Cemetery Road
Mayor R R Summers reported that easements are being secured for nine parcels fronting the Oak Hill Cemetery road. The County Attorney filed condemnation suits against three owners with a fourth suit in progress. two others have signed, one is nearing signature, and the remaining two are expected to sign without suits. Once all easements are signed, construction will commence by the State Highway Department with its own crew under Highway Engineer C C Cagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Summers
Oak Hill Cemetery Road
State Highway Department
C. C. Cagle
Reeves Bride Wed In Flight Above New Mexico
Henry Reeves of Amarillo and Mrs Lucille Florence Greer wed May 1 aboard a TWA Constella tion flight at 16000 feet over Anton Chico New Mexico. The ceremony in a cockpit adjacent compartment featured the bride and groom, her two children and Rev N Harry Champlin with a cake served after the vows. Reeves, once with Walter Hestand Grocery and later at Amarillo Auto Rental Service, was long known in Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Henry Reeves
Amarillo
Whitewright
John Reeves
Lucille Florence Greer
N. Harry Champlin
Albuquerque
N. M
Reeves
Walter Hestand
Slaton
Shivers Faces Senate Talk as Mail Rises in Texas
Governor Shivers said he will not discourage petitioners urging a 1952 U.S. Senate run. He noted increasing mail on the topic and said he has received six petitions from East Texas. He replies to all with appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Shivers
U. S. Senate
Tom Connally
Texas
Farmers May Get Draft Deferment
Washington reports farmers and three other critical occupation workers added to the draft deferment list. Secretary Maurice Tobin defines exempt farm operators as those who perform a wide variety of skilled tasks in unsupervised commercial agricultural production. Also named are navigators of commercial airplanes, metal spinners, and shipfitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Labor
Maurice Tobin
Per Pupil Payment Raised $3 By State Board of Education
The State Board of Education on Monday boosted the per pupil payment for the current school year by $3 to $60 totaling $94,063,919 in state per capita aid. Comptroller Calvert certified the funds based on an April 25 fiscal estimate. The board approved plans to determine eligibility for special education pupils and projected 425 teachers will be needed for 1951 52. Commissioner Edgar estimated the total annual cost for physically disabled and mentally retarded children at $1,424,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Board of Education
Robert S. Calvert
J. W. Edgar
Whitewright Batters Weather With May Norther
An unexpected norther hit Whitewright Sunday morning, lowering temperatures to the low 50s by night and bringing 1.01 inches of rain. The wet spell totals rise to 3.28 inches since April 20, with 6.49 inches for 1951 to date. Farmers hoped for dry weather to aid planting and crop growth.
Sheriff Reports On Liquor Cases In Grayson County
In Sherman Grayson County records show 64 liquor law arrests since the sheriff took office, with 12 arrests in April and 62 total arrests that month. April activity included 8 drunkenness 9 drunken driving 6 swindling 6 theft 2 assault with intent to murder and 1 each for disturbance attempt to murder forgery removing mortgaged property and others. Civil processes served 94 and fines totals 2171.58. Stolen property reported 993 with 95 recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Grayson County
Woody Blanton
Guard Units May Be Expanded Overseas
National Guard Bureau officials indicated possible reinforcement of U S overseas forces with additional guard divisions and units. Maj Gen Raymond Fleming noted the Army may call more National Guard divisions to active service after July while stressing large numbers already serving at home stations and that much of the Air National Guard is or will be in active service by year’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
National Guard Bureau
Raymond H. Fleming
Army
Fleming
Army Guard
Air Guard
Air National Guard
One Can't Afford To Die Ere Long
In San Antonio Leroy Rader of Kilgore, head of the Texas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association, said at the 64th annual convention that funeral costs rose from under 300 in 1940 to about 425 nationwide. He noted the misbelief about caskets and stated that about 300 goes to services with roughly 100 man hours of work per funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association
Leroy Rader
Kilgore
Rader
Grayson County Grand Jury Returns 28 Indictments
After a two day session the Grayson County grand jury returned 28 indictments from 30 cases presented Forgery led with 12 true bills Others included burglary five assault to murder two non support of minor children two assault with intent to rob two theft over 50 dollars two and one each for sodomy attempted arson and removal of mortgaged property
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Bones in crocodile reveal missing African girl
In Louis Trichardt a farmer killed a large crocodile whose belly contained the bones of a five year old girl missing ten days earlier. Beads and bangles identified by the father confirmed the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Trichardt
South Africa
Grandson of Mrs. J. S. McIver Honor Graduate of A M
Jesse David McIver son of Mr and Mrs Jesse F McIver of Honey Grove formerly of Whitewright and grandson of Mrs J S McIver of Whitewright has been named one of eight seniors in the 1951 Texas A and M College Engineering School class to receive honor awards at the June 8 commencement He ranks by grades leadership and campus activity and holds posts such as Ross Volunteers treasurer of Tau Beta Pi cadet major feature editor business manager of the Engineer president of the Student Council and senior class vice president
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse David McIver
Jesse F. McIver
Honey Grove
Whitewright
J. S. McIver
Engineering School of Texas A. & M. College
McIver
Honey Grove High School
Ross Volunteers
Tau Beta Pi
Barbee Will J. Barbee 73 Funeral Held in Whitewright
Funeral services for Will J. Barbee 73 were held at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Lee H. Smith officiating. Barbee died at his East Main Street home after a two week illness. Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were local men from Whitewright and Denison. He was born December 2 1877 near Whitewright and married Grace Dyer in 1903. He worked in insurance and left a legacy in local fraternal groups. Survivors include wife two sons a daughter a brother and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will J. Barbee
First Presbyterian Church
Lee H. Smith
Mr. Barbee
East Main Street
Oak Hill Cemetery
Earnheart
Earl Blanton
Roby Childress
George Brown
Charles E. Ayres
C. B. Bryant III
Whitewright
Robert A. Jones dies after illness in McKinney
Robert A. Jones 60, of Celina, died in a McKinney hospital after a three week illness. Funeral services were held at Celina First Presbyterian Church with two ministers officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery Whitewright. He was born Sept 21 1890 at Savoy and lived in Whitewright before moving to Celina in 1914 to run the Dyer Jones drug store later Jones Pharmacy. He married Julia E. Pritchett of Whitewright on June 23 1915. He was an elder in Celina Presbyterian Church, a Mason and a Shriner. He is survived by his wife, one sister Mabel Sears, a nephew Thomas Sears and two nieces Martha Jo Emerson and Madge Braly, all of Whitewright. The notice also mentions Sidney S Russell of St Louis whose death was reported and who was related to Whitewright residents through extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Jones
Whitewright
McKinney
First Presbyterian Church
Celina
Joe Everheart
Clanton W. Newbill
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Jones
Savoy
S. E. Jones
Dyer & Jones Drug Store
Jones Pharmacy
Julia E. Pritchett
Presbyterian Church of
Jones
Mabel Sears
Thomas Sears
Martha Jo Emerson
Madge Braly
Funeral Services for C Ray Medlin 66
Funeral services were held Sunday at Red Oak Presbyterian Church for C Ray Medlin 66 who died in a Dallas hospital Friday. Survivors include daughter Katherine Bryan of Dallas and two sisters Mrs Charles Smith of Sherman and Mrs O W Calloway of Howe. Medlin born September 1 1884 at Whitewright Otters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ray Medlin
Dallas
Red Oak Presbyterian Church
Dallas County
Katherine Bryan
Charles Smith
Sherman
O. W. Calloway
Howe
Mr. Medlin
Whitewright
A Married Man’s Rings Symbolize Life’s Turns
A wry aphorism notes a man’s life as concentric rings from engagement to wedding and finally to suffering, using humor to reflect on marriage as a sequence of milestones and hardships.
House Committee Votes Increase In Income Tax
The House ways and means committee voted 13 to 12 to raise individual income taxes by 3 percentage points to fund defense, totaling about 2.95 billion dollars annually. The plan, likely to change, contrasts with a Republican proposal for a flat 10 percent surcharge and was approved amid party-line dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Richard M. Simpson
Rep
Pennsylvania
Congress
Army Draft Plan Sets 20000 Men for June
Washington reports the Army will draft 20 000 men in June, the smallest monthly call since the draft resumed last September. Since then 550000 have been drafted or placed on call. Earlier monthly quotas were 80000 for three months, then 40000 for April and May due to higher volunteer rates and fewer casualties in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Korea
James B. Phillips Recalled to Active Duty in Montana
Tech Sergeant James B. Phillips of Whitewright is recalled to active service with the 8523rd Air Transport Squadron at Great Falls Air Force Base Montana. He returned to duty May 1 after civilian work as a paint salesman and serves with his wife Margaret and two children at 2100 Second Avenue South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Mont
Tech
James B. Phillips
Velma Sadler
Whitewright
8523Rd Air Transport
Montana
Great Falls Air Force Base
Phillips
Margaret
Second Avenue South
1801St Air Transport Wing
Military
Air Transport Service
Alaska
Aleutian Chain
Annual Grayson 4-H Girls Dress Review Winners Named
Nine junior seamstresses emerged as winners from 104 contestants at the Grayson County 4-H Club girls dress review held in Sherman. Senior, junior, and young junior groups awarded first through third with cash prizes donated by Denison and Sherman Chambers of Commerce. Gayle Cravens won senior division and will represent Grayson County at the state 4-H roundup at A and M College in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
15Th District Court Room
Sherman
Denison and
Sherman Chambers of Commerce
Gayle Cravens
Barbara Williams
Southmayd
Rena Beth Davis
Tioga
Linda Gayle Sollis
Howe
Janice Nue
Whitesboro
Dorin Anne Finke
Georgetown
Doris Sallings
Darlene DeBerry
Whitewright
Marilyn Austin
Paul Cravens
A. & M. College
Bennett Sells Beauty Shop to Rice Sisters
Elbert Bennett has sold his beauty shop to Misses Earline and Geraldine Rice of Bells. They will continue at the same location with Mrs. Loren Paul Ryan leaving for Oakland to join her husband in the Navy. The Rice sisters are trained at Vas sar's in Bonham after more than 1100 hours of instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Bennett
Earline
Geraldine Rice
Bells
Loren Paul Ryan
Oakland
Calif
Rice Sisters
Vassar
Bonham
Radio Programs by Little Rock HD Club
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club presents radio programs on Friday at 6 45 a m over KRRV with segments by James J Metcalf Mrs Bob Cawthon and Mrs George Ball The 12 30 noon KTAN program centers on Mother's Day featuring Origin of Mother's Day by Mrs R E Pierce Mother's Apron Strings a poem by Mrs J G Blanks That Wonderful Mother of Mine vocal solo by Mrs D E McCoy Jr I Love You Mother reading with piano by Mrs Horace Miller and Mrs McCoy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock Home Demonstration Club
KRRV
James J. Metcalf
Bob Cawthon
George Ball
Floyd Harris
KTAN
R. E. Pierce
J. G. Blanks
D. E. McCoy Jr
Horace Miller
McCoy
Government rolls back wholesale beef prices
Washington reports the government cut wholesale beef prices with a 10 percent live cattle price reduction and fixed ceilings. Officials project beef prices to drop 9 to 10 cents a pound by October 1, saving households about 700 million annually. Cattlemen defend the move, while industry spokesmen warn of production cuts and black market channels. Whitewright dealers note few cattle marketed commercially and fear the rollback will shift supply to illicit channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold D. Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Cooley
North Carolina Democrat
Whitewright
Fort Worth
Dallas
Texas bill bans slot machines statewide to Governor Shivers
A Texas bill outlawing ownership, sale, rental or possession of any slot machine was sent to Governor Shivers for signature after House concurrence with two minor Senate amendments. The measure, backed by prosecutors and law enforcement, makes slot machines a felony and covers fraternal organizations private clubs and gaming houses as well as pinball machines paying off in free games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Shivers
House
Senate
Jimmy Adams
Mexia
Truman 67th Birthday Triggers White House Gifts
President Truman's 67th birthday sparked a flood of gifts at the White House. Staff sent a cake with 21 candles, a gavel carved from 1817 White House wood, and a two volume Americanisms dictionary. Callers delivered a 1767 candelabra from Israel and a Seoul made Korean doll by girl students. Margaret Truman returned home with a present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Israel
Seoul
Margaret
Kitchen shelf blotters for moisture and glass protection
Discussion notes trying large desk blotters as pads under glasses on kitchen cabinet shelves. They are colorful, absorb moisture, and help prevent glasses from sticking.
Rutledge and Harper Lead Whitewright High Class
Molly Jo Rutledge is valedictorian with a 94.3 average and Gladine Harper is salutatorian with 93.7 as WHS announces the 1950-51 graduates. Conway Craig tops boys with 89.8. Commencement May 31. baccalaureate May 27 at First Methodist Church. The Bell yearbook delivered honors editor Gwen Kent and sponsor Lillian Neathery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly Jo Rutledge
Whitewright High School
Gladine Harper
Conway Craig
W. C. Cummings
Miss Rutledge
Obie Rutledge
Miss Harper
Pascal Harper
Craig
Clyde Craig
Jack Sloan Badgett
Eugene Bass
James Barrie Blanton
Peggy Burchfield
Gene D. Bush
Billy Earl Brown
Bobby Hyecock
Carol Hughes
Beverly Judd
Gwendolyn Kent
H. D. Lewis
Minnie Mae Monk
Herman Musser
Ouida Nell Ryan
Ray Simpson
Laura Jean Wilson
First Methodist Church
James L. Cooper
First Baptist Church
William Boise
Perrin Field
Lillian Neathery
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Lunch Room Menus for May 14 to 18
The menu lists daily offerings for a week from Monday to Friday. Items include sausage with peas and potatoes on Monday, cheese sandwiches on Tuesday, Bologna Cups and spaghetti on Wednesday, pressed ham on Thursday, and cheese slices with potato salad on Friday, each day served with milk.
Grayson-Collin Co-Op Gets Loan
The Rural Electrification Administration approved a $55 000 loan to the Grayson Collin Electric Cooperative in Van Alstyne. The funds fund 35 miles of new distribution lines serving 109 new farm consumers across Grayson Collins and Fannin Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative
van Alstyne
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Coop
Grayson, Collin
Fannin Counties
Enterprise Church Loses Its Pastor
Enterprise Baptist Church bids farewell to Ero and Mrs. Gilbert Skaar on their last Sunday in a rain disrupted service. A fellowship lunch at the schoolhouse followed, with visitors and Methodist friends joining. The SKAARs depart with blessings for their new work in Newport Washington, while the community notes a pastoral loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Ero
Gilbert Skaar
Enterprise Baptist Church
Good Methodist Friends
Bro
Paul Coopr
Marvin
Randolph
Enterprise Church
Ely
Newport
Washington
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Henry Reeves
Bride
Air
May Norther
Crocodile
S. S. Russell
Sidney S. Russell
St. Louis
William H
Louisa Russell
Mr. Russell
J. M. Wright
C. P. McGinnis
Frank Smith
the Sun
C., Ray Medlin
Grayson
Little Rock HD Club
Grayson-Collin Co-Op
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