Whitewright High School Commencement Exercises Friday
Commencement for Whitewright High School is set for 8 30 p m Friday at Bryant Field weather permitting with Captain William McCraw former Texas Attorney General delivering the address Grammar School graduation follows at 8 30 p m in the Grammar School auditorium Baccalaureate services were held Sunday night at the Methodist Church Rev E P Wootten delivering the sermon High School honors announced listing valedictorian C B Bryant III and salutatorian Grace Connelly with several other top students and eight special awards including Davis Parrish Jimmie Golden Cecil Owens Ruth Marie Chesser and others
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Whitewright High School
Bryant Field
Williams McCraw
Texas
Grammar School
Methodist Church
E. P. Wootten
The
Baptist Church
Margaret Hanna
W. W. Adcock
Jimmie Golden
William McCraw
David McKinney
E. C. Butler
Supt
C. B. Bryant III
Grace Connelly
Davis Parrish
Lucille Starr
Emerson Sears
Cecil Owens
Grace Harris
J. J. Sloan
Lucian Vestal
Charles Skaggs
Henrietta Jackson
Virginia Hill
Robert Owens
Ruth Marie Chesser
News of Our Boys In Uncle Sam's Service
Community asks readers to share signed news of local servicemen overseas or in U S camps. The paper invites parents and friends to submit authentic filled-in items to keep readers informed about the home boys.
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Uncle Sam
Sam
U.S. A
Postal unit at Camp Bowie has address trouble
Camp Bowie postoffice officials urged readers to use precise addresses for soldiers mail. They recount examples with unit numbers and camp names, noting that complete name rank unit and camp ensure delivery. Lieutenant McMullen emphasizes listing every element from name to camp.
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Camp Bowie
Brownwood
John Doe
Bowie
Cavalry
Charles N. McMullen
McMullen
Funeral for D A Hollingsworth Held Here
Funeral services for Daniel A Hollingsworth who died at his home on South Bend street were held at the Methodist Church. Rev W W Adcock and Rev E P Wootten officiated with interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. He was a retired farmer aged 79 and survived by a son two daughters twelve grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Daniel A. Hollingsworth
South Bend Street
Methodist Church
W. W. Adcock
E. P. Wootten
First Baptist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
W. C. Brown
C. W. Pope
Jasper Gunter
Randolph
R. P. Childress
John Reeves
Paul Stephens
Mr. Hollingsworth
Albany
Letha Lee Perdue
Hollingsworth
Texas
Whitewright
Dan Hollingsworth
Okalhoma City
Leon Hollingsworth
Savoy
Ella Smith
Paul Smith
Denison
Vend
J. A. Titus
Denton
J. W. Gunter
Lola Cooper
N. C. Ferguson
Sherman
K. D. Neathery
Desert
Nelson Warns Coal May Be Rationed
War Production Board Chief Donald M. Nelson warns American consumers to stockpile coal at once or risk rationing due to transportation problems. He offers Finance Corp or banks aid if coal is purchased for shipment from the mines before August 1, 1942.
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Washington
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Price Ceilings Fixed On Summer Supplies
The Office of Price Administration issued a formula to set retail price ceilings for summer seasonal items. Retailers must add last season’s percentage markup to a base figure not exceeding the March highest manufacturers’ price, effective Monday May 18, aligning with broader price controls on consumer goods.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Army Seeks Construction Workers for Engineer Regiments
War Department announced enlistments for Army engineer construction regiments and dump truck companies. Recruits aged 18 to 45 may enroll until May 25, to be trained at Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Units follow World War I model, offering skilled civilian workers a vital service role in American theaters.
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Washington
Army Engineer
War Department
Army Corps of Engineers
Camp Claiborne
United States Army
Sun Honor Roll Adds Members and Updates Dues
The Sun announces updated subscription figures and adds names to the honor roll since the last report. New honorees include Miss Mattie Allison Miss Tommie Chenoweth Claud Dillon Ray Blakey W R Vineyard Rex B Cruse Mrs Giles Cobb C H Craig Mrs Coleman Carter Sherman Chamber of Commerce.
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Sun
Mattie Allison
Tommie Chenoweth
Claud Dillon
Ray Blakey
W. R. Vineyard
Rex B. Cruse
Giles Cobb
C. H. Craig
Coleman Carter
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Moody Proposes Joint Debates With Senator O Daniel
Texas Senate candidate Dan Moody urges a series of public meetings across Texas to debate Senator O Daniel on national defense and isolationism. Moody vows face to face forums, open and close statements, and asks O Daniel to defend his record on defense, draft, and energy policy.
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Dan Moody
United States Senate
Texas
O’daniel
United States
Europe
Guam
Senate
Roosevelt
George Marshall
Atlantic
Reds Falling Back Under Nazi Pressure
Soviet forces on the Kerch Peninsula retreated to new positions under heavy German land sea and air assault but fought in good order and inflicted heavy losses. Moscow disputed German claims of a decisive Kerch victory while a Kharkov offensive sought to weaken the southern front before a Ukrainian drive.
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Moscow
Kerch Peninsula
Red Army
Kerch
Crimean
Semeon Timoeshenko
Red Army of
The
Ukraine
Kharkov
Donets
Timoeshenko
D. T. Kozlov
Feodosiya
Caucasus
Two Van Alstyne Boys Listed as War Casualties
Navy announces casualty list No. 2 naming Henry W. Allen U S Marine Corps son of Mrs Sallie E Allen of Van Alstyne and Erby Lewis Whitaker fire control second class as casualties. Allen and Whitaker both graduates of Van Alstyne High School with Whitaker noted as an outstanding football player.
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Whitaker
Orbin Whitaker
van Alstyne
Navy
Pearl Harbor
van Alstyne High School
Political appeal outlines issues for Texas Senate race
The speaker lists defense, railroad, and pension questions and calls for a public debate with Judge Allred. He seeks to expose weaknesses in Senator O Daniel and argues for a trusted Texas representative during national peril. The plan emphasizes public welfare over private interest and openness to joint discussion.
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Congress
Texas
United States
Senate
O'Daniel
United States Senate
Judge Allred
Service Members Share Weekend Visits Across Bases
Pvt Weldon Jones of Sheppard Field Wichita Falls spends Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs J W Jones. Privates Buford Simmons and Rudolph Teichman of Perrin Field visit their parents Mr and Mrs K B Simmons. Brazwell Alexander of the U S Navy on the West Coast visits his parents Mr and Mrs L R Alexander. Sgt Paul Simmons, Army Air Corps LeMoore Field Calif writes his parents they are well. Pvt David Everheart of Sheppard visits his parents. Billie Earl Montgomery of the U S Navy visits his parents after arriving from San Francisco where his ship is docked. Lieut James G Badgett landed safely at Duncan Field San Antonio after being reported missing near Vera Cruz. Frank Hollingsworth of San Diego visits his parents. he served five years in the Marines and was at Pearl Harbor. Pvt Miles Chumbley of the 220th Air Corps Ferrying Squad transferred from Sheppard to Houston, Maine and will follow Sun news. Sergeant Donald Paul Hudgins reports transfer to Hill Field Utah for flight engineer training with the Eighth Squadron Ferry Command and enjoyed The Sun’s visits.
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Paul Simmons
Army Air Corps
LeMoore Field
Calif
K. B. Simmons
James G. Badgett
Duncan Field
San Antonio
D. R. Badgett
Lieut. Badgett
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Frank Hollingsworth
San Diego
J. W. Hollingsworth
Frank
U. S. Marines
Pearl Harbor
Pvt
Miles Chumbley
220Th Air Corps
Houston
Maine
Sun
Miles
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Donald Paul Hudgins
A. A. Hudgins
Hill Field
Odgen
Utah
Eighth Squadron
Ferry Command
Hudgins
The
Father Hopes Son Is Gunner in Navy To Do Most Good
Paducah son Jimmy Henry Canon Jr. heads to naval training as his father sends a moral letter of support. The father urges gunner qualification to fire a broadside where it will do the most good and emphasizes obedience, effort, and honesty under U S Navy care.
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Navy
Dallas
Jimmy Henry Canon Jr
Paducah
United States Navy
McKinney Announces For Second Term In Grayson County
Sewell R. McKinney visited Whitewright to place his name in The Sun as a candidate for Grayson County school superintendent. He is finishing his first term and seeks a formal second term. a full announcement will appear in a later Sun issue.
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Sewell R. McKinney
Whitewright
Sun
Grayson County
McKinney
The
Graham McNamee Dies Pioneer Radio Broadcaster
New York veteran radio broadcaster and newsreel commentator Graham McNamee, 53, died at St. Luke's Hospital after a two week illness. Survivors were not listed. He helped shape early radio news and broadcasts.
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New York
Graham McNamee
St. Lukes’s Hospital
Income Tax Exemption Cuts Favored by House Ways and Means
The House Ways and Means Committee approved lowering personal exemptions from 1500 to 1200 for individuals and from 750 to 500 for singles, while keeping the 400 dependent exemption. The action targets both surtax and normal taxes, with debates over broader tax schedules and a possible general sales tax to meet Treasury revenue goals.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Morgenthau
Robert L. Coughton
Dem
North Carolina
Treasury
War Production Board freezes soft wood lumber sales
Washington reports a 60 day freeze on all sales and deliveries of soft wood construction lumber by large producers responsible for about 70 percent of output. Retail yard stocks remain available for defense housing and civilian needs. Hardwood lumber and soft wood used in factories remain free. The order targets mills producing 5 000 feet daily on average. WPB cites critical shortages for army cantonments and war plants.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Nazis Using Nerve Gas Reports Surface in Kerch Fighting
An unconfirmed Stockholm report claimed Germany used non poisonous nerve gas on the Kerch Peninsula. Berlin dispatches denied poison gas warfare, noting no German initiate. Allegedly the same gas was used at Eben Emael to paralyze troops briefly without lasting harm.
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Stockholm
Germany
Kerch Peninsula
Berlin
Kerch
Eben Emael
Leige
Low Countries
Navy Advises Families: Mail Delays Normal
Washington reports Navy letters to sailors at sea may arrive late due to long distances. The Navy reassures next of kin that no news usually means safety, and notes it notifies families when serious incidents occur.
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Washington
Navy
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Richard Krentzlin
American Legion
Tom Cunningham
Preston Everheart Post
Butler
Lily Strickland
Virginia McKenzie
Margaret Lucyle Hanna
Gladstone
Gettysburg
D. A. Hollingsworth
Henry Brooke
Moody
van Alstyne Boys
Weldon Jones
J. W. Jones
Buford Simmons
Rudolph Teichman
Perrin Field
Brazwell Alexander
U. S. Navy
Mrs. L. R. Alexander
David Everheart
Mrs
E. F. Everheart
Billie Earl Montgomery
Mark Montgomery
San Francisco
Radio
Naval
Department
William Havard
William Shakespeare
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