Baccalaureate and Commencement Plans for Whitewright High
Baccalaureate services for the Whitewright High School class start at 8 p m Sunday at First Methodist Church with Rev Ashley D Jameson delivering the sermon. Commencement exercises follow at 8 p m Wednesday in the high school auditorium with Judge Choice Moore as speaker and 27 seniors to graduate. 39 eighth grade students also have exercises Wednesday afternoon.
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Whitewright High School
First Methodist Church
Ashley D. Jameson
Paul Ryan
Mendelssohn
Lucyle Sanders
J. J. Petrash
Therman Healy
Church of Christ
Lord Jesus
B. W. Newman
William Stickles
Mrs. Ryan
Madge Braly
Louise Selman
Whispering Hope
Billie Jean Milam
Prilla Hinton
Supt
W. C. Cummings
Choice Moore
Fannin County
Thomas Sears
Board of Education
William King
Murray Nance Announces For County Attorney
Murray H. Nance Jr. was in Whitewright to authorize The Sun to place his name in the political announcement column as a candidate for county attorney. His formal announcement will appear later. Nance, a former assistant county attorney, is now city attorney of Sherman.
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Murray H. Nance Jr
Whitewright
The
Sun
Mr. Nance
Sherman
Hoover’s speech on the growing boy at Boys Clubs convention
Herbert Hoover, addressing the Boys Clubs of America, described the growing boy as both a periodic nuisance and a future national asset. He noted a child’s world is new and that coming of age leads to taxpayers and responsibility, reflecting on idealism and destruction in youth.
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Herbert Hoover
Boys Clubs of America
Hoover
Pork Prices Jump After Policy Change
Washington reports pork prices rose sharply after the Agriculture Department ended hog price supports at end of March. Experts predicted a fall due to larger pig crops, but prices climbed about 23 percent since then. Farmers received about 19.95 dollars per 100 pounds in Chicago last week, up from 15.86 in late March. Officials attribute higher demand from consumer purchasing power.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Chicago
William Eddington 101 Shares Health Advice
Kalamazoo Michigan resident William Eddington known as Dad urged friends to get a physical checkup every 100 years. He recently went to a hospital for the first time in his life after a bad cough, which has since subsided, as he celebrated his 101st birthday.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
William
Dad
Eddington
Whitewright Plans Six Holidays Including Memorial Day
Memorial Day is listed among six holidays chosen by Whitewright businessmen for observance. The others are July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
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Whitewright
Flower Festival at First Methodist Church May 28
Whitewright hosts a Sunday Flower Festival at 11 o clock at the First Methodist Church. The event features a flower committee led by Miss Ludge Sanders and Mrs. Griffin Dollarhide Jr. Flowers will be available for the service or for the ill and deceased. Rev. Ashley Jameson will preach on God's power.
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Whitewright
First Methodist Church
Ludge Sanders
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Ralph Wallace
Aubrey Burnham
Ashley Jameson
Grayson Plans FFA Barracks at Texoma Campsite Project
Grayson County aims to raise funds to build a 20 by 40 foot FFA barracks at a 127 acre Texoma campsite, recently acquired from the government. The site serves Area IV with twelve local schools, and each district hopes to fund its own barracks to benefit about 2800 FFA members across Bells, Collinsville, Denison, Gunter, Howe, Sherman, Southmaydr, Tom Bean, Tioga, Van Alstyne, Whitesboro, and Whitewright.
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O. W. Barker
Grayson County
Lake
Texoma
FFA
Farmer
Bells
Collinsville
Denison
Gunter
Howe
Sherman
Southmaydr
Tom Bean
Tioga
van Astyne
Whitesboro
Whitewright
Barber recalls old days in Shamokin barbering
In Shamokin Pennsylvania 11 year veteran barber Frank K Sheary reflects on journeys over 50 years in the trade. He notes customers have become more considerate and credits the safety razor with transforming the business shifting focus from shaving to haircuts. He recalls 10 cent shaves and 15 cent haircuts as weekend peaks and Sunday clean shaves.
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Shamokin
Frank K. Sheary
Sheary
Pilot Grove and Cannon Vote on Soil District Annexation
Landowners in about 138 square miles around Van Alstyne will vote Saturday June 3 on joining a soil conservation district. The request, approved by the state board, would annex part of Grayson County to Collin County district. Polling places are Van Alstyne Cannon Pilot Grove and officials J D Harris Wade Powell Forrest Doggett.
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van Alstyne
W. W. Blassingame
State Board of Soil Conservation District
Grayson County
Collin County
J. D. Harris
Cannon
Wade Powell
Pilot Grove
Forrest Doggett
Upper Elm-Red
Howe
Gunter
Eighth Grade Elects Favorites
A Thursday morning home room meeting elected 8th grade class favorites for the year. Winners include Best all around boy Bob and Best all around girl Dora Lou Beazley, most likely to succeed Jimmy Nossaman and Betty Harris, most athletic Lyndal Pierson and Juanita Thrasher, most handsome Jerry Ray Brown, most beautiful Foy Jean Bow, most popular Kenneth Hyepock and Shirley Blanton, most studious Dale Taylor and Mary Pennell, cutest boy Morris Bowen, and cutest girl Virginia Buckner.
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Bobby Wayne Clark
Dora Lou Beazley
Jimmy Nossaman
Betty Harris
Lyndal Pierson
Juanita Thrasher
Jerry Ray Brown
Foy Jean Bow
Kenneth Hyepock
Shirley Blanton
Dale Taylor
Mary Pennell
Morris Bowen
Virginia Buckner
Truman denies rubber stamp charge at Democratic women
President Truman rejected critics who call him a rubber stamp. Speaking at a Democratic Women’s National Council event, he recalled being labeled a rubber stamp in the Senate and said a rubber stamp is one who tows the party platform in cooperation with the president.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Democratic Women’s National Council
Senate
United States
British Army Accepts 15000 Illiterate Recruits Annually
YORK England Fifteen thousand youths drafted into the British Army each year cannot read a newspaper with sufficient intelligence to understand it Brigadier M West War Office deputy director of manpower told a recruiting officers conference here The army often must teach recruits to spell and write he said.
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York
England
Brig. M. West
War Office
Revival at Church of Christ June 2
Therman Healy the Church of Christ minister has announced a revival from June 2 to June 11. Evening services start at 8 15 and daytime services 10 o clock June 5 through 9. Paul Wallace of Denison will do the preaching.
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Therman Healy
Church of Christ
Paul Wallace
Denison
Rubber price hikes hit tire costs nationwide
In Akron five large tire makers raised prices 2 percent for passenger car tires and 5 percent for most truck tires citing a 65 percent rise in natural rubber costs over six months. United States Rubber Company led with the increase announced in New York, followed by B F Goodrich Goodyear Seiberling and General Tire.
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Akron
Ohio
United States Rubber Company
New York
B. F. Goodrich Company
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Seiberling Rubber Company
General Tire & Rubber Company
Angler Loses Fish and Upper Plate at Texoma
Denison angler Joe Barker reeled in a gigantic black bass at Lake Texoma but in excitement his upper plate fell out. He rushed home to visit a dentist who said replacement would take several days because the dentist had mumps.
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Denison
Joe Barker
Texoma
Barker
Pilot Grove Cemetery Lot Dues and Caretaker Notice
Notice to lot owners at Pilot Grove Cemetery announces a caretaker hired for the year and ongoing work. Dues are 3.00 per lot for the year. Contact R. I. Scott at Whitewright or J. D. Lane, treasurer, at Pilot Grove.
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Pilot Grove Cemetery
Pilot Grove
R. I. Scott
Whitewright
J. D. Lane
30 Million Shifting Acres Rebalance U.S. Farm Picture
College Station report examines 30 million adjusted acres shifted from wheat corn cotton and more due to surplus. Analysts foresee mixed farm income impact through 1950 as meat milk and non food uses rise while per capita food consumption lags population growth.
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College Station
U. S
Three Whitewright Graduates To Receive Degrees At ETSTC
David L. Johnson Roby L. Wilson and Norma Lucille Smith of Whitewright will receive bachelor’s degrees while 74 master’s degree recipients are named at East Texas State Teachers College spring commencement.
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Commerce
David L. Johnson
Roby L. Wilson
Norma Lucille Smith
Whitewright
East Texas State Teachers College
Paul L. Boynton
Stephen F. Austin State College
Nacogdoches
James O'Connell
Church of the Holy Cross
Paris
Ferguson Auditorium
Johnson
Joe Johnson
Wilson
Lee Wilson
Miss Smith
Frank Smith
Whitewright High School
ETSTC
House Votes to Extend National Draft Act for Two Years
The House approved a two year extension of the stand by draft act by 216 to 11. 18 to 26 year olds remain in the registration pool but induction remains on hold until Congress declares a national emergency. The bill advances to the Senate and prompts talk of a broader mobilization law.
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Washington
D. C
House
Congress
Senate
Carl Vinson
Dem
Georgia
House Armed Services Committee
United States
Truman
Defense
Louis Johnson
Russia
John E. Lyle
Corpus Christi
Nickel thief pays up in New York after 46 years
An elderly man returning to New York after 46 years surrendered a 1902 to 1904 nickel theft, presenting a $500 bill to a transit company superintendent. He explained he kept a detailed record of the nickels he took as a streetcar conductor and came east to ease his conscience.
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New York
California
Cost of Britain's socialized medicine per Londoner
London officials report socialized medicine costs Londoners about $10.47 per year per person. The 12,028,884 pound London total for the year ended last March equals $33,680,752, funded mainly by the national treasury with local subsidies from general taxation.
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London
Britain
National Treasury
Left on the Hook Jones Faces Glasses Dilemma in Challenge
Jones, angering Smith, is urged by referee Brown to remove his glasses and strike from memory after declining to fight with spectacles on. Brown insists Jones must get a good look at Smith before throwing a punch or deciding to abstain from action.
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Jones
Smith
Brown
Whitewright Team Receives New Uniforms From Local Donors
The Whitewright grade school baseball team under 14 receives new uniforms funded by local businessmen and others led by Claud Birdwell. Donors include Dawson Butane, Sanderson Barber Shop, Whitewright Cleaners, Fleming Grocery, and many more. The team has played two losses to Denison and will host Carpenter's Bluff Sunday at 2. The sparkplug Birdwell invites all boys within age limits to join.
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Whitewright
Claud Birdwell
Dawson Butane
Sanderson Barber Shop
Whitewright Cleaners
Fleming Grocery
Holland & Dixon
Walker Pharmacy
Brown Shoe Shop
Craig’s Cafe
H. A. Bow
Bennett Barber Shop
Stateville
Williams
Joe Johnson
R. P. Childress
Layman
Johnson
L. LaRoe & Co
Farley & Hill
Orenduff
Cole & Davis Co
T. H. Stroud
Babcock Auto
Findley Haile
Hi- Way
D. H. Thrasher
Wilson Cafe
Paul Stephens
Thomas Sears
Frank Ross Watkins
Ralph Hughes
Jerry Jenkins
Jack Bartley
Orville Fletcher
Public Demand for TV Coverage Prompts Football Stand
Fort Worth Star Telegram argues against the Southwest Conference ban on live game TV. It says no telecast unless a sellout, with postgame movies allowed after 6 pm next day. The piece asserts the public’s right to watch games and questions the link between gate receipts and TV rights.
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Southwest Athletic Conference
Southwest Conference
Fort Worth
Texas Traffic Toll Rises 20 Percent For Month of April
Texas motor vehicle fatalities rose about 20 percent in April, per a Department of Public Safety report. Preliminary figures show an 18 percent rise, with 180 deaths versus 124 in April 1949, lifting the year’s total to 679.
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Texas
Austin
Department of Public Safety
N. K. Woerner
Woerner
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