Whitewright School Board Names Year’s Faculty
Whitewright school board elected all teachers for the coming year in a called meeting. High School principals and staff were chosen, with grammar and Negro School teachers listed. Salaries await Gilmer-Aikin bill guidance, which could alter staffing and a superintendent remains to be elected from several applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
J. J. Petrash
O. V. Barker
S. T. Montgomery
D. M. Roddy
Lillian Neathery
Percy Darwin
Evelyn Burns
Herman’ Bedford
Elbert Bennett
Sarah
Baptists Meeting In Oklahoma City 1949 Convention
Twelve thousand Baptists from 21 states converge on Oklahoma City for the 92nd annual Southern Baptist Convention session. Dr. Robert G. Lee presides as the Bellevue Memphis pastor, with plans to advance world missions amid talks on civil rights, parochial schools, and church state issues. The convention lists 26,822 churches and 6,491,981 members with a 1948 gain of 229,162.
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Oklahoma City
America
Southern Baptist Convention
Porter Routh
Nashville
Robert G. Lee
Bellevue Church of
Memphis, Tenn
Bonham voters back separation plan for independent schools
In Bonham, 493 votes were cast with 456 in favor of separating public schools from city control to form an independent district. A second election will set consolidation of outlying districts, and a $400000 bond for a new ward school plus expansions and improvements.
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Bonham
Willis Duff
Duff
Boll Weevils Waiting to Hit Cotton Fields
Dr. H. G. Johnston reports boll weevils remain in Central Texas cotton fields despite record low January temperatures. Inspections show 50 percent of fields infested near College Station and Waco, averaging seventy six weevils per acre. He warns continued rains could worsen infestations. farm equipment spending neared 2 billion dollars in 1948.
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College Station
H. G. Johnston
Texas A. & M. College
Texas
Waco
Acre
Johnston
Whitewright High School Wins District Baseball Championship
Whitewright High School defeats Van Alstyne High School 12 to 5 to claim the District 26 B baseball title. The win marks Whitewright’s sixth straight win this term and follows the football team's district and regional championships last fall under coach S. T. Montgomery Jr.
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Whitewright High
van Alstyne High School
van Alstyne
Whitewright High School
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Whitewright
Montgomery
Eastern Star Elects Officers
Eastern Star members in the Masonic hall elected officers for the coming year. Worthy matron Mrs. O. V. Barker and worthy patron O. V. Barker lead the slate with associate matron Mrs. E. M. Badgett and associate patron Ray Dobson. Secretary Mrs. Ray Dobson and conductress Mrs. G. L. Baugher along with associate conductress Mrs. L. C. Cooper were chosen. Installation is set for Tuesday May 31 at 8 p.m.
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The
Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
O. V. Barker
E. M. Badgett
Ray Dobson
G. L. Baugher
L. C. Cooper
Grayson County Proposes Seven Lateral Road Projects
Commissioners Court in Sherman forwards seven road projects for a state lateral road program funded by a 30 million general fund appropriation. The list includes Howe to Tom Bean, Gunter to Tioga, and Pottsboro north to Lake Texoma, among others, with final selection by the State Highway Department. County Judge J N Dickson notes only right of way is county funded and not all requests may be approved.
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Grayson
State Highway Department
Commissioners Court
Sherman
R. M. Davis
Paris
State Department
Senate
General Fund
Howe
Tom Bean
Gunter
Tioga
Pottsboro
Lake Texoma
Sadiler
Perrin Field
Cannon
Bethel
Whitewright
Texas State Land Service
J. N. Dickson
Grayson County
Roosevelt Wins 20th District Seat In Liberal Ticket Victory
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr. wins a New York City congressional seat in a tight special election. He defeats Tamany backed incumbent Benjamin Shalleck and other rivals, capturing 41 146 votes in 179 districts while pledging support for President Truman’s Fair Deal housing and civil rights agenda. His term runs until November 1950.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Congress
Tammany Hall
Roosevelt
Four Freedoms
Tammany
Municipal Court
Benjamin H. Shalleck
William H. MclIntyre
Annette Rubinstein
Manhattan
West Side
Sol Bloom
Truman
Farm worker productivity rises over time in food sharing
A farm worker now feeds 13 percent more people in addition to himself, up from 9 percent in 1920 and 34 percent a century ago, reflecting rising agricultural output and efficiency.
Negro School Closes With Five Programs in May Series
The Whitewright Negro School wraps five closing events with a four page Sun program. Events include a junior senior dance led by Lawrence Stone Orchestra of Gainesville last Saturday. May 25 baccalaureate at Negro Baptist Church. May 26 primary room program. May 27 class night. All shows start 8 p.m. at the Negro school.
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Whitewright
The
Sun
Lawrence Stone
Orchestra
Gainesville
Negro Baptist Church
Special Session For Needed State Buildings in View
Governor Jester said he would call a special session to provide needed eleemosynary buildings if lawmakers do not approve the $21,000,000 state hospital building appropriation. He noted a majority supports the measure as a must and warned a rescheduled session may be required.
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Austin
Jester
House Bill Aims to Stop Cigaret Tax Leak
The House passed by voice vote a bill to stop an estimated 40 million dollars yearly avoidance of state cigaret taxes through mail order shipments from tax free states. Thirty nine states have cigaret taxes.
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Washington, D. C
House
NBC Cooks Up 25 000 Dollar Radio Jackpot Plan
New York report says NBC is preparing a Sunday eve slot with a potential 25000 dollar cash jackpot. The program would originate from Hollywood and is not officially announced.
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NBC
New York
Hollywood
Pinball Robot Rocks Cradle in Somerville
Roy Morris Jr. devised a three pound cradle rocking device from an old pinball machine. It includes a timed rocking mechanism to automate the cradle motion.
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Cradle Will Rock
Somerville
Tenn
Roy Morris Jr
Flood refugees start returning to water damaged Fort Worth
Fort Worth residents began moving back into flood damaged homes as damage estimates ranged from 6 million to 100 million dollars. Nine dead with three more bodies found as flood waters receded. At least 13 000 left homeless due to levee breaches on the Trinity Clear Fork. City urged non essential businesses to close and rest rooms closed for water shortage. Food drug stores ordered shut pending stock inspections.
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Fort Worth
Trinity River
Gulf
Dallas
Frank Wills Guy
Frances Moore
Cpl
Ted Moore
Japan
John D. Fawks
Pension raise odds with property lien
Texas senators approved a resolution to lift the welfare aid limit and would impose a lien on the property of pension applicants to recoup benefits after death. Sen Grady Hazelwood sponsored the lien, with a 24 to 3 Senate vote. The measure goes back to the House for consideration and would call an election on lifting the spending cap.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Grady Hazelwood
Amarillo
House Passes Ban On Fraternities In High Schools
In Austin the House approved a bill banning high school fraternities sororities or secret societies and sent it to the Senate. Other measures require parental responsibility for juvenile delinquency and allow a judge to bond parents when custody is given to delinquent children.
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House
Austin
Senate
Council of Churches Endorses Closed Shop Policy
The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America approved a closed shop if it emerges with safeguards from collective bargaining and opposed all jurisdictional strikes as unjustifiable in the public interest.
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New York
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
New Officers Installed For PTA
At the final meeting of the current term the Parent-Teacher Association installed officers for the coming year. Elected were Mrs Gene Hughes president Mrs Homer Gentry first vice president Mrs Charles Tunnell second vice president Mrs Lester Holland secretary Mrs Fred Cook Sr treasurer and Mrs James A Huber reporter retiring president Mrs H H Sears presided. The program featured second and third grade pupils. Twenty two members attended. The next meeting is scheduled for September.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Gene Hughes
Homer Gentry
Charles Tunnell
Lester Holland
Fred Cook Sr
James A. Huber
H. H. Sears
Whitewright to face Duncanville in bi district series
Whitewright meets Duncanville in a planned tri game bi district series in Plano. the Whitewright squad aims to win two of three 2 pm games to clinch the bi district championship while fans travel to support the locals.
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Whitewright
Duncanville
Whitewright High
Plano
GOP Senators Seek 5 Percent Cut in Farm Bill Funds
Washington reports Republicans push to trim five percent from the 1.465 billion agriculture appropriations, aiming to hold farm program spending to 95 percent. Senators Homer Ferguson of Michigan and Styles Bridges of New Hampshire spear the effort, though prospects look dim as farm aid typically withstands cuts.
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Washington, D. C
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Draft Brannan farm bill seen by Congress this week
A working draft of the Brannan farm bill reached Congress on Tuesday but action this year seemed unlikely as many must measures clutter committee and floor agendas. Senator Aikin urged there was no chance for major revisions this session.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Aikin
Vermont
Senate Agriculture Committee
Halley's Comet Return Scheduled for 1986 Observers
The next appearance of Halley's Comet is set for 1986, with forecasts and viewing guidance from astronomers and space agencies. The event promises widespread public interest as the ancient comet returns to the inner solar system.
Rainfall in Whitewright Drops 2.14 Inches Monday Night
Whitewright area received 2.14 inches of rain Monday night, the first measurable May rainfall. Total 1949 rainfall through May 18 reached 19.18 inches, up from 15.59 inches last year. farmers resumed work as the downpour lasted most of the night and minor washouts occurred on bridges northwest of town.
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Texas
Whitewright
City
Cotton Insects Can Be Controlled
E. P. Ewing of the Bureau of Entomology spoke at the Grayson County Agriculture Club in Van Alstyne on controlling cotton pests. He stressed early season dusting, timing with boll weevil activity, and cautioned against late applications that harm beneficial insects.
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van Alstyne
E. P. Ewing
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Grayson County Agriculture Club
van Alstyne Gymnasium
Ewing
Charity returns as man donates to Memphis hospital
J R Kinderer of Oklahoma City, soon to be 80, stopped in Memphis to give 25000 dollars to City Hospital, where he had been a charity patient 60 years ago. The note recalls Rudyard Kipling's birthplace in Bombay, India.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. R. Kinderer
Oklahoma City
Mississippi River
City Hospital
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N. Y
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General Custer
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Gop
Brannan
Tommy Thompson
Uaw-Cio
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge
Detroit
Rudyard Kipling
Bombay
India
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