Funeral Services Held Wednesday For A M Bryant
Anthony Murry Bryant a lifelong Whitewright resident died suddenly at Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman from a heart attack. The First Methodist Church service was led by Rev. Duke Barron with Rev. Joe Connally assisting. He was a 32 degree Mason Shriner and longtime bank director with broad community ties. Survivors include his wife a son Lt James C Bryant of Corpus Christi two daughters Mrs Griffin Dollarhide of Miami Fla and Betty Bryant of Whitewright one brother C B Bryant Jr one sister Mrs A H Fortner and a grandson.
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First Methodist Church
Anthony Murry Bryant
Wilson N. Jones
Sherman
Duke R. Barron
Joe M. Connally
Paris
J. B. King
R. A. Gillett
W. E. LaRoe
Gomer May
Newell Skaggs
Whitewright
R. T. Pennington
Pete Hudgins
Oak Hill Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
Mr. Bryant
el Paso
Marcia Wilson
Leonard
C. B. Bryant Sr
Trinity University
Waxahachie
Carlisle Military Institute
Arlington
Grayson College
Whitewright Rotary Club
First National Bank
Methodist Church
Bryant
Stephens & Bryant Insurance
Whitwright
James C. Bryant
Corpus Christi
Griffin Dollarhide
Miami
New Secret Ballot System Debated for Texas Elections
Texas lawmakers pass a plan to shift from voting against candidates to voting for them. Voters will mark a check next to favored names on a numbered ballot, with perforated corners torn off and separated to protect anonymity. Courts may consider if this complies with the state constitution’s ballot provisions.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
House
Husband Confesses Slip About Old Letters
Milwaukee, Wis. Fred Stratton confessed to his wife before leaving for the bus that he found letters in old clothes for a clothing drive. He added in passing that the letters were given to him by Mrs Stratton to mail years ago.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Fred Stratton
John T. Vestal Dies Suddenly Prominent Local Farmer
John T. Vestal died of a heart attack at his home southeast of Whitewright Monday evening. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Central Christian Church with Rev. A. L. Clinkenbeard and Rev. LeRoy Anderson officiating. Interment followed at City Cemetery. Vestal, born December 3, 1872, was a Grayson College graduate who taught school before farming. He is survived by his wife Pina Dickenson, a son Clyde T. Vestal in the Philippines Army, a daughter Mrs. D. W. Smith of Leonard, five sisters, a brother W. R. Vestal, and a grandson Jerry Lewis Smith.
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John T. Vestal
Whitewright
Central Christian Church
A. L. Clinkenbeard
Dallas
LeRoy Anderson
Denison
City Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
J. E. Mangrum
W. E. LaRoe
Gomer May
W. J. Barbee
Haskell Scott
Ralph Brown
Mr. Vestal
Medlintown
George T. Vestal
Pina Dickenson
Melissa
Old Grayson College
Vestal
Clyde T. Vestal
Philippines
D. W. Smith
Leonard
A. E. Valentine
Trenton
G. W. McDaniel
Texoma
Okla
Ed Deaton
Harry Brown
Alton Bowen
W. R. Vestal
Jerry Lewis Smith
Congressmen Call for Punishment of Nazi War Crimes
A six senator six member House delegation reported after touring Dachau Buchenwald Nordhausen that the Nazi system was a calculated torture and extermination program. They urged swift punishment for those responsible while not recommending a new war crimes body, noting existing Allied mechanisms suffice. The report detailed camp conditions and the pervasive degradation of slave laborers and political prisoners.
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Washington
Europe
Dachau
Buchenwald
Nordhausen
Germany
Allied War Crimes Commission
Public School Music Program Friday at Elementary School
A 1 15 p m program featuring public school music will be held Friday May 18 at the Elementary School Students’ parents are invited to visit with teachers after the program Regular schedules will be observed during the visit period All parents are invited to attend and meet teachers
Piano Recital by Mrs Guy Hamilton Pupils at Baptist Church
Mrs Guy Hamilton presents a piano recital by 22 pupils at the Baptist Church Monday evening May 21 at 8 15. Participants include Jo Anne Gray Tommie Sue Beaz ley Barbara Nell Hasty Betty Bryant Janis Jayne Horton Katie Kincaid Henrietta Jackson Betty Lou Reeves Billye Fae Dillon Wanda Sue Alexander Gwendolyn Kent Mollie Joe Rutledge Doris Ann Wallace Ann Brown Jane Meader Lonnie Ray England Betty Ann Darwin Thelma Norwood Patricia Ann Smith Barbara Ann Williams Jo Doris O Neal and Peggy O Neal. The giraffe remark follows.
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Guy Hamilton
the Baptist Church
Jo Anne Gray
Tommie Sue Beazley
Barbara Nell Hasty
Betty Bryant
Janis Jayne Horton
Katie Kincaid
Henrietta Jackson
Betty Lou Reeves
Billye Fae Dillon
Wanda Sue Alexander
Gwendolyn Kent
Mollie Joe Rutledge
Doris Ann Wallace
Ann Brown
Jane Meader
Lonnie Ray England
Betty Ann Darwin
Thelma Norwood
Patricia Ann Smith
Barbara Ann Williams
Jo Doris O'Neal
Peggy O'Neal
Service members in World War II update from Whitewright
Promoted first lieutenant Billy G Earnheart serves with an Army Engineer battalion in Germany. Joe W McCarty reports promotion to technical sergeant with good conduct ribbon and hopes to return home from Europe. Multiple updates detail Army Navy and Marine service members including medals, prisoner releases, and postings across Germany Italy the Pacific and Alaska with family mentions in Sherman Whitewright and Texarkana.
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Billy G. Earnheart
Glen Earnheart
Germany
Joe W. McCarty
War Bond Sales Progress in Whitewright Area
Up to Thursday morning the 7th war bond sales totaled 30843.75, a weekly gain of 5792.50 from 25031.25. The Whitewright and communities quota stands at 107000, leaving 75156.25 remaining to reach the target. Authorities urge faster selling and personal initiative to insure campaign success and avoid a drawn out drive.
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Whitewright
Rain and Cold Slow Farm Work Delays Record Cold Sets In
A half inch rain Monday night and Tuesday delayed farming as ground remained wet from last week. A norther dropped temperatures from 90 on Monday to 46 early Tuesday, then hovered near 50 Wednesday and fell to 44 early this morning, reportedly a seasonal record.
WPB Frees 1 200 Consumer Goods From Controls
The War Production Board lifted controls on 1 200 common civilian items including golf clubs juke boxes and house trailers but exempted metals for production. The move affects pinball machines coin operated devices and slot machines and precedes a planned unconstrained steel pool set for July. WPB predicts 200 000 passenger cars this year and 2 000 000 annual rate in 1946 with output rising through late 1945.
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Washington
WPB
War Production Board
Automobile Industry Advisory Committee
Henry P. Nelson
Donald M. Nelson
Chevrolet Plans Lighter, More Economical Postwar Car
General Motors announces definite plans to produce a lighter weight and more economical Chevrolet after the war with Japan. A spokesman says the term economical covers lower original cost and cheaper operation and maintenance.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation Today
Chevrolet
Japan
Italy to Get German POWs for Rebuilding
The Bonomi Cabinet was informed that Italy will receive at least 200,000 German prisoners to be used for rebuilding the country and Rome. Allied decisions set the number, but officials have not announced when work will begin.
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Rome
Italy
Bonomi
Alcide de Gasperi
Allies vow military control as Germany is disbanded
Allied leaders declare Germany will be under strict military supervision until it earns readmission to the international community. Doenitz and chosen officers are described as temporary custodians, not a government, while London and Eisenhower allies push for a military regime to crush Nazism and punish war criminals.
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Paris
Germany
Community of Nations
Karl Doenitz
Doenitz
Flensburg
Ludwig Schwerin von Krosigk
Lucius D. Clay
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Clay
London
Winston Churchill
Commons
Roosevelt
2561 Pounds of Clothing Shipped This War Aid
Clothing drive items including garments shoes quilts and blankets were packed for shipment weighing 2561 pounds. The collection compared favorably with others in the section and included many new items for all ages. The shipment was valued at several thousand dollars.
Senator Eastland Announces CCC Surplus Cotton Sold
Washington Senator Eastland reports the Commodity Credit Corporation has reduced a seven to eight million bale cotton stockpile to 3 476 000 bales with 428 000 high quality bales. CCC profits total around 98 million dollars. He notes 80 000 bales monthly are exported for cash and urges a Bankhead Eastland bill to exchange surplus production for foreign goods to achieve permanent surplus removal and parity for farmers.
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Washington
Eastland
Mississippi
Senate
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Congress
Bankhead
Alabama
Surrender of Germans Concluded by Reds
Moscow announced in a brief communique that the reception of surrendered German officers and men on all fronts has been concluded. The report omits any reference to Field Marshal Ferdinand von Schoerner and Col. Gen. Otto Woehler who led forces in Czechoslovakia after surrender.
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London
Moscow
Ferdinand von Schoerner
Otto Woehler
Czechoslovakia
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India-Burma
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Texarkana
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Pacific
E. H. Hughes
War Department
James E
Buck) Hughes
Frank Johnson
Marine Corps
J. L. Truett
Capt
J. B. Johnson
9Th Army
Buford W. Simmons
Hamilton Field
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G. E. Scott
Route One
George W. Scott
Philippine Islands
Manila
Scott
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Independence
Kansas
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Utah
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Marshall Hasty
558Th
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J. M. Ashinhurst
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Fort Worth
the Sun
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New York
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APO
Yowell
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Aubry Page
Okinawa
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Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
J. A. Krug
Nagoya
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