New Whitewright Firm Launches Insect Fogging Service
Whitewright based Weed & Insect Control Inc introduces Todd insecticidal fog applicator mounted on a Dodge truck. Incorporators Clyde Sears and C. B. Bryant Jr plan public fogging in Gainesville and Whitewright streets at two dollars per business and one per residence for three foggings. The firm also distributes Buffalo turbine dusting machines mounted on a Jeep for field crops.
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Todd
Weed & Insect Control, Inc
Whitewright Corporation
Clyde ‘Craig
Thomas Sears
C. B. Bryant Jr
Dodge
Gainesville
Sears
Whitewright
Buffalo
Delinquent Tax Collection Urged By Gov Jester
Governor Beauford H. Jester urged steps to collect delinquent taxes to raise revenue. Houston oilman and former U S senator candidate Porter proposed legislation to seize nonresident lands and real property with long nonpayment to recoup millions without lawsuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Beauford H. Jester
H. J
Jack) Porter
Houston
U. S
Texas
Temporary Wheat Loan Rates Set
The Agriculture Department set temporary price support loans for 1949 crop wheat harvested before the official season. The national average is 1.93 per bushel, with No 2 hard winter wheat at 2.15 in Kansas City and Los Angeles and 2.26 in Galveston. The rates run just under 90 percent of parity to provide a safety margin before July 1 final rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Galveston
Two Perrin Field fliers die in storm crashes
Perrin Field training planes crashed in Oklahoma during hail and rainstorms Monday night. Lt. Jack A. Shuler, 26, an instructor at Perrin Field, died when his plane went down south of Ada while searching for a missing aircraft. The missing pilot and plane were found near Dustin on Tuesday. Shuler leaves a wife from Denison and an 18 month old son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Shuler
McClenny, Fla
Sunday School Softball League Opens Friday at Bryant Field
The Sunday School Softball League begins Friday at 7 45 p m at Bryant Field with two five inning games and runs through June 24. Four teams are led by S T Montgomery Jr Kaiser Elbert Bennett and Leslie Holland. Managers promise entertaining battles between Baptist and Methodist clubs amid a field of capable players.
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Bryant Field
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Butch” Kaiser
Elbert Bennett
Leslie Holland
Montgomery
Baptist
Kaiser
Methodist
Whitewright
United States
Whitewright High School Alumni Plan Midland Reunion
Whitewright High School alumni and families announce a second annual reunion at Midland July 16–17 in the Scharbauer Hotel. Joe Weldon Carr heads plans with letters sent to former residents. photos from past events urged and entertainment for former glamor girls highlighted.
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San Angelo
Whitewright High School
Midland
Joe Weldon Carr
Carr
Whitewright
Scharbauer
Lester Short
Oil and Ranch City
Short
Yesteryear
West Texas
Dallas
Amarillo
Odessa
George Looney
Jim Lindsey
Allen St
Six Women Pallbearers Named for Emma Foster
Six close women friends are chosen as pallbearers for Emma Foster's funeral at Gause-Ware Chapel in Fort Worth. Foster who died after a long illness wished women pallbearers. Rev. L R Vanderpool will officiate at 2 p m. Services. Pallbearers listed include Mrs. T S Huckaby Vera Keys Mrs B C Russell Mrs A D Crow Mrs Catherine Huffman and Mrs Kenneth Penrod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabine
T. S. Huckaby
Vera Keys
B. C. Russell
A. D. Crow
Catherine Huffman
Kenneth Penrod
Goldstein Buys Arizona Town for Vacation Resort
Morris J. Goldstein purchases a town in Arizona renaming Bumblebee to Chicago. He plans a low cost resort for needy Chicagoans, using his own hardships as inspiration after growing up in an orphan’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Morris J. Goldstein
Arizona
Goldstein
County-Wide Road Committee Sought
A county wide committee from Chambers of Commerce in each town will be formed to push road improvements. The Sherman Denison C of C presidents and road committee chairmen decided Friday in Denison to contact other chambers for appointments to the panel. A single county wide plan is seen as better than separate committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers of Commerce
Denison
Sherman-Denison C. of C
16 A Declares Throne Vacant Over a Gift
Grand Saline high school baseball faces no champion this year after a District 16 A committee found a player accepted a one dollar gift for a home run that beat Edgewood 1 to 0. The action follows league rule warnings as district officials review infractions.
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Grand Saline
Edgewood
Wallace Broyles
Edgewood, High School
Guy C. Pryor
H. H. Riley
Canton
J. E. Rhodes
Van
Missionary Cecil Johnson to Speak at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church invites all to hear Rev. Cecil Johnson of Overton Texas at 8 p m June 1 during the regular prayer meeting hour. Johnson, a new Baptist mission worker to Chile, recently graduated from the Baptist Seminary of Southern Baptist in Fort Worth. The pastor urges strong attendance and welcomes visitors.
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First Baptist Church
Cecil Johnson
Overton
Texas
Johnson
Chile
Southern Baptist Missions
South America
Baptist Seminary of Southern Baptist
Fort Worth
Wheat Belt Embargo Set By Railroads
The Association of American Railroads announced a June 1 embargo on movement of grain consigned to storage in the Wheat Belt as harvest begins. Grain moving to market is unaffected. Galveston, Houston and Port Arthur ports are exempt. The order covers multiple states and requires storage certification on bills of lading.
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Association of American Railroads
Texas
Galveston
Houston
Port Arthur
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Missouri
Oklahoma
Council Bluffs
Iowa
East St. Louis
Sun Honor Roll Adds New Names to List
The Sun adds names to its honor roll since the last report. Included are Carl Hicks R G Hicks W A Goodnight M L Jackson Mrs S S Phillips E M Badgett Johnnie Mac Vestal G V Ford Mrs Mary McGaughey Harry Farrow Robert A Jones Lloyd Moore Wm Fleming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Carl Hicks
R. G. Hicks
W. A. Goodnight M. L. Jackson
S. S. Phillips
E. M. Badgett
Johnnie Mac Vestal
G. V. Ford
Mary McGaughey
Harry Farrow
Robert A. Jones
Lloyd Moore
Wm. Fleming
Victor Reuther Shot at Home in Detroit
Victor Reuther brother of Walter P. Reuther UAW CIO president was shot and seriously wounded Tuesday night. Initial police reports said the wound was in the face and that the shot passed through a window of his Detroit home. This repeats the same method used to shoot Walter last April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Victor Reuther
Walter P. Reuther
Uaw-Cio
Reuther
Walter
Frankfurt man confesses to axe killing of boy praying for peace
Frankfurt police say Walter Huegel, 30, confessed to forcing 8 year old Sigmar Schuster to pray for world peace then killed him with an axe. Huegel is in custody as the alleged slayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Walter Huegel
Sigmar Schuster
Motor Canning Is Perfected At San Antonio Kelly Field
The Air Force and Navy perfected a canning method to ship aircraft engines in 27 000 pound metal containers at Kelly Field San Antonio. Engines are mounted on shockproof supports inside the can replacing wooden crates. The system eliminates routine 30 day inspections and protects engines if the cans fall into water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Kelly Field
Air Force
Navy
Contract Let for Ida Road in Grayson County Texas
The Texas Highway Commission let the surface contract Tuesday for the Whitewright Ida Sherman road to Austin Road Company of Dallas. Bid is 179 508 dollars for a 16.2 mile route with flexible base and asphalt covering. C C Cagle says grading and drainage structures worth about 150 000 dollars are nearly finished and work should start within 30 days. Whitewright residents expect improved school bus routes and farming access along the Ida section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Commission
Austin Road Company
Dallas
Grayson County
Austin Company
Sherman
Iron Ore Creek
C. C. Cagle
House Panel Backs $400 Million Veterans Bonus Plan
A Texas House committee endorsed a $400 million veterans bonus bill. The measure, backed by Rep. Jimmy Horany, would pay $250 to World War I and American-licensed veterans within the U S and $250 to those overseas after three months. Financing would come from higher tobacco and alcohol taxes including 2 cents per pack of cigarettes and 64 cents per gallon of liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wylie
Horang
House
Constitutional Amendments Committee
Texas
United States
Odd Laws and Quirky Bills Roll Through State Legislatures
A roundup of unusual measures from multiple states includes no hunting while drunk in North Dakota, blue lights for volunteer firefighters in New York, after noon Memorial Day sports in Nebraska, and April fishing start in Massachusetts. Other quirks ban cuspidors in Illinois, require skull and crossbones labels in Iowa, and spark debates on potato licenses in Maine and walling nudist camps in Indiana.
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Chicago
North Dakota
New York State
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Michigan
Maine
Idaho
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
Oregon
Coon Described as Bear Family Relative
The note states that a coon belongs to the bear family, clarifying its classification as a relative within that group.
Baccalaureate and Graduation at Whitewright High
Baccalaureate services for Whitewright High School graduates will be held at 8 00 p m Sunday at First Methodist Church with Rev James I Logan delivering the sermon The sixteen graduates include Nova Jean Hughes valedictorian and Wanda Nell Lewis salutatorian Graduation will be Friday June 3 at 8 00 p m in the High School auditorium L D Robinson Collin County superintendent will speak The senior class is small but the junior class numbers thirty The school highlights its football basketball and baseball achievements including district and regional championships and an upcoming series with Duncanville for the region title
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Whitewright High School
First Methodist Church
James I. Logan
First Presbyterian Church
Nora Jean Hughes
Wanda Nell Lewis
Cora Lee Head
Alva Rice
D. W. McKinney
Dorothy M. Dooley
Lela Simpson
Anna Bess Neathery
Sonny Smith
Cove Joe Vandagriff
Dean Alexander
Don Reynolds
R. C. Thrasher
Ralph Renea Judd
Orville Henry Russell
Jerry Lynn Neal
Nova Jean Hughes
G. O. Hughes
Arthur Lewis
Route One
L. D. Robinson
Collin County
Duncanville
Whitewright
Returning As Pastor After Forty Two Years
W. W. Alverson announces his return to the Fairview Presbyterian Church in Limestone County after a 42 year absence. He recounts early years in Whitewright and ministry at Christoval Ozona Sonora Fairview Trinity University and notes strong local support for his reinstatement.
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Whitewright
Christoval
San Angelo
Ozona
Sonora
Trinity University
Waxahachie
Presbyterian Church
Fairview
Limestone County
Trinity
W. W. Alverson
Joe Manning 104 Says We Do Not Know How To Live To 100
104 year old Civil War veteran Joe Manning, famed for helping capture Geronimo, contends modern life shortens longevity. He criticizes fast living, poor diet, lack of exercise, and mental strain, urging a simple life as the key to happiness at a Red Cross dinner in Wadsworth Veterans Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Los Angeles
Joseph C. Manning
Manning
Geronimo
Red Cross
Wadsworth (Veterans) Hospital
Governor Signs Bill Renaming NTSTC to North Texas State College
Governor Jester signed legislation changing the name of North Texas State Teachers College in Denton to North Texas State College. The bill creates a separate board of regents but he did not name its members.
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Austin
Jester Monday
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
North Texas State College
Board of Regents
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Bear Family
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