Texoma War Bond Show Invades Lake Texoma Sunday
Thousands expected at Denison Dam for the Lake Texoma War Bond Show with nine Higgins landing boats and 175 troops staging an invasion across the lake from Oklahoma to Texas. The program starts at 2 30 with speaking and invasion maneuvers at 3 pm followed by Iwo Jima flag raiser survivors and a B 17 life boat drop rescue.
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Lake Texoma
Denison Dam
Higgins
Oklahoma
Texas
Iwo Jim
Rangers Beat Rotarians 12 to 25 In Bryant Field Softball
In a Tuesday night game at Bryant field the Rangers managed by Sonny Gosnell defeated the Rotarians 12 to 25. Veterans like Roy Blanton and Clay Horton battled stiff joints while younger players such as O W Barker and Jack Ryan helped the Rangers pull ahead.
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Bryant Field
Rangers
Sonny Gosnell
Rotarians
Roy Blanton
John McGraw
Rotary
Clay
Kingfish
Horton
Roy
Lightning
Blanton
B. W
Crawford
Don Newman
Morris Fogle Gillett
Navy
Jack Ryan
Newell Skaggs
William Fleming to Speak at First Baptist Church
William Fleming of Fort Worth, formerly of Whitewright, a prominent Baptist layman, will speak at the 11 o clock Sunday service at the First Baptist Church. He still considers Whitewright home and has supported local churches. he and Kay Kimbell of Fort Worth donated 20000 dollars to Oak Hill Cemetery Association for permanent upkeep, a fund later augmented by lot owners.
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William Fleming
Fort Worth
Whitewright
First Baptist Church
Fleming
Kay Kimbell
Oak Hill Cemetery
Texas H could, Farm to Market Road Plan Puts Burden on State
A Texas Highway Department plan proposes a 60 million dollar postwar program for 7 205 miles of farm to market roads over three years. The state would surface and maintain 5 830 miles with half funding from existing operating income and federal matching funds, shifting costs from counties to state government to boost farm road improvements.
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Austin
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Texas
Most Soldiers Do Not Plan to Return to Old Jobs
Major General William F Thompkins told the eleventh annual veterans employment conference in Chicago that a War Department survey found only two fifths of enlisted men expect to return to their prewar jobs. Three fifths will not or cannot return, while one fifth seeks work elsewhere.
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Chicago
William F. Thompkins
War Department Special Staff
Thompkins
Veterans
G I Bill Topics At Rotary Club Meeting
Hal P. Watkins of State National Bank Denison spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon on the G I bill. He outlined a 2000 dollar loan for discharged soldiers and conditions including valuation and 90 days service. He noted veterans may borrow up to 4000 dollars with the government backing only 2000. Watkins praised Whitewright before detailing loan rules. A committee was named to arrange the annual fish fry and Dr. Lingenfelter will lead Friday’s program.
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Hal P. Watkins
State National Bank of Denison
Rotary Club
Joe Johnson
Mr. Watkins
R. E. Lingenfelter
Rotaryanns
Lingenfelter
Sugar Exports Reach 78 Million Pounds in Four Months
Washington reports 78 million pounds of sugar sent abroad under lend-lease in four months, seven percent of civilian canning allotment. Total food shipments to liberated countries reach 595.3 million pounds. UK services receive 1.25 billion pounds. Russia gets 750.3 million. Livestock and meat top the exports, with Britain and Russia receiving large shares.
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Washington
United Kingdom
British War Services
Russia
Britain
Poland
Greece
French West Africa
French North Africa
Netherlands
Belgium
War Food Administration
Spain
Switzerland
Whitewright area service members report from WW II era
Fort Sam Houston hosts Pfc and Mrs Whitworth after visiting family as servicemen like Sgt Blanton from Waco and Navy Seabees member Morris Gillett spend furloughs. Promotions, births, POW releases, and battlefield commissions are noted for multiple Whitewright High School alumni and area families.
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Pfc
Clyde Whitworth
Fort Sam Houston
T. B. Whitworth
Earl Blanton
Waco
Whitewright High School
State Highway Officer Arrests Here in Whitewright
A Sherman state highway officer visited Whitewright Saturday night and made several arrests. Three charges were filed in Ed Martin’s Justice Court for driving without a license and for driving with one light or no tail lights. Officers found many drivers lacked licenses. more charges were filed elsewhere. The officer plans another Whitewright visit due to numerous traffic violations.
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Sherman
Whitewright
Justice Court
Ed Martin
Five Red and Blue Stamps Added to June Ration
Washington announces new meat and fats red stamps V2 to Z2 and blue stamps D1 to H1 will be valid June 1 through September 30 in Ration Book Four. Other stamps Red Y5 Z5 and A2 to D2 blue H2 to M2 and sugar coupon No. 35 expire June 2.
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Washington
OPA
Pacific War Keeps Textiles on Short List
Washington government officials warned of a tighter civilian pinch as military demands for cotton textiles and leather products rise to record levels. War Production Chairman J A Krug said wool textiles and knit goods supplies look bleak amid higher requirements.
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Washington, D. C
J. A. Krug
B-29 Superfortress Revealed With 350 MPH Top Speed
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is disclosed to exceed 350 miles per hour, boast roughly 3,600 miles range, and carry a bomb load up to ten tons. Maj. Gen. Oliver P. Echols later noted the load could be more than ten tons.
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Washington
Japan
Oliver P. Echols
The
Air Forces
10 000 More Sleuths Hunt Tax Dodgers
Secretary Morgenthau announces 10 000 more Internal Revenue Bureau personnel to pursue shocking violators of tax laws. He previously sought 5 000 additional workers but now says even more are needed to run down tax evaders.
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Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Internal Revenue Bureau
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Free Boat Ride Tickets Offered in Whitewright Bond Drive
J H Waggoner chairs the 7th War Bond drive in Whitewright offering eight free boat ride tickets on a Higgins LCP boat for purchasers or sellers of 5000 in bonds. Only one ticket distributed. eight remain to reach the Whitewright quota as bond sales total 41551. E bonds require 67000, leaving 25668.75. other bonds require 37000, with 6700 sold and 23300 more needed.
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J. H . Waggoner
Lake Texoma
Denison Dam
Whitewright
Navy Warns of Slow Ship Repair as War Looms
Washington reports say home-front ship repair is not progressing well amid intensified Japanese aerial attacks near the shores. Workers quit on the West Coast due to shortages and heavy loads, with officials urging workers to stay on the job.
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Washington
United States Navy
Naval
James V. Forestal
Okinawa
Frederick J. Horne
Naval Operations
Truman Seeks Jobless Benefit Gap Bridge
Washington President Truman urged Congress to close a major gap in the reconversion program by supplementing state unemployment benefits. He proposed 26 weeks of payments in any year for war workers who are jobless, and at least $25 weekly for unemployed workers with dependents. He said the aim is to provide security for those who served on the fighting and production fronts.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Wheat Crop Price Ceiling Increased in 1945
Washington agency announces an immediate 3.44 cent a bushel increase in producers' price ceilings for the 1945 wheat crop to reflect parity. The update applies to all grades and adds a formula for ceilings on deliveries stored at points off the farm.
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Washington
OPA
Prodigies Return Stir at General Store
Farmer Dickinson compares the Bindle twins to his landpoor son ruined by cultivation as talk at the general store turns on the prodigies.
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Bindle
Dickinson
End of School Year Marked by Graduations and Services
The jornada school year ends Friday with Grammar School graduation at 10 am and High School commencement at 8 30 pm. Baccalaureate was held Sunday at the Methodist Church with Rev. E P Wootten delivering the sermon. The Grammar School program features a musical piece Songs America Sings and diploma awards with Supt B R Caraway giving a brief talk. Names of graduates appear for both Grammar School and High School, along with speakers and directors for the ceremonies.
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Methodist Church
E. P. Wootten
First Baptist Church
Grammar School
B. R. Caraway
America
Sarah Kilgree
Margaret Lucyle Hanna
Dean Alexander
Tommy Bartlett
Victor Burchfield
Johnny Mack Greer
Charles Lewis
Jesse Mack McCarstin
D. W. McKinney
J. P. Melton
James Norwood
Sonny Smith
R. C. Thrasher
Jimmy Walsh
Scarbrough Woodson
Billie Jean Birdwell
Dorothy Birdwell
Marjorie Bridgewater
Betty Jo Darst
Caroline Gladden
Cora Head
Wilma Lee Hickson
Pinky Raley
Cyrus Barcus
Denison
Paul Ryan
Duke R. Barron
W. A. Casseday
Further Cut Seen in Meat for Civilians
The OPA forecast a further June shrinkage in civilian meat supply about seven percent below May. It announced higher point values for fat pork to prevent diversion into lard, with fatbacks and plate cuts up one to three points. Cheeses in Group 3 see a two point reduction to six per pound while other red point values stay at ten.
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Washington, D. C
OPA
Lawmakers to Fight Pension Bill in Court
Austin Sen James E Taylor of Kerens plans a court challenge to a constitutional amendment on age assistance. He opposes the $20 monthly ceiling and argues the measure expands rolls without restricting eligibility, citing publication requirements not met before August 25 vote.
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Senate
Taylor
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W. W. Adcock
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R. A. Gillett
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36Th Division
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Jack Sears
Naval Air Station
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Pvt
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First Army
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Lloyd B. Cato
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