Whitewright High prepares for graduation tonight
Commencement exercises for the Whitewright High School class are set for 8 o clock at the school auditorium with Chaplain Major William Boice of Perrin Air Force Base delivering the address. The program includes processional, invocations, musical pieces, diplomas presented by Thomas Sears, and a benediction.
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Whitewright High School
William Boice
Perrin Air Force Base
Jimmy Nossaman
Lee H. Smith
James L. Cooper
J. P. Darwin
W. C. Cummings
Thomas Sears
B. L. White
Jack Sloan Badgett
Eugene Bass
James Barrie Blanton
Peggy Burchfield
Gene D. Bush
Billy Earl Brown
Conway
Dealers to Pass Price Changes on Manufacturers Signals
Washington authorized wholesalers and retailers to pass all new manufacturer price changes since January 26 to consumers. The directive signals a wave of price cuts and increases on various products, but officials cannot estimate the order’s full impact. Food products and items from agricultural commodities such as cigars beer wine and spirits and soft drinks were not affected.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Railroads Seek 10 Percent Fare Rise in South
Major southern railroads asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 10 percent fare increase. If approved, sleeping and parlor car rates would rise from 3.5 to 3.85 cents per mile and coach fares from 2.5 to 2.75 cents. The request covers 28 Class 1 lines facing higher operating costs.
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Washington
Majjor
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Males Under 19 in U S Hit 25 619 000 Census Finds
The Bureau of Census says 25 619 000 males in the United States are under 19 as of July 1 1950. Lowering draft age to 18 would add 1 088 000 to the manpower pool, with 1 052 000 of 17 year olds able to join next year. About 1 935 000 fall in the three year old bracket but are not draft eligible.
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Washington
Bureau of Census
United States
Bureau
Rage and anger linked to death warns doctor
Dr. Walter C. Alvarez told the Chicago Veterans Administration Medical Society a patient in a court dispute with his daughter became suddenly irate and died shortly after from anger. The professor cited rage as extremely unhealthy.
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Chicago
University of Illinois
Walter C. Alvarez
Chicago Veterans Administration Medical Society
New antiviral compounds claim to combat influenza
In Chicago researchers announce two antiviral substances visco sin and ehrlichin as potential influenza treatments. Discovered by Selman Waksman and colleagues at Rutgers University, the agents differ from antibiotics and were presented at a Society of American Bacteriologists meeting.
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Chicago
Selman A. Waksman
Deaths: Mrs W Z Spearman 81 and Vaughn former county official
Mrs W Z Spearman 81 widow of Zeb Spearman former Sun publisher died in Edmond Okla hospital after a heart attack. Funeral services were in Edmond with burial in Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include son Crawford Spearman daughter Hazel McCoy and sisters and brothers. Samuel Benton Vaughan 69 ex county commissioner Precinct 2 died at a Denison hospital. Funeral at Calvary Baptist Church Denison with Cedarlawn Memorial Cemetery burial. Survivors include son Judge R C Vaughan daughter and several siblings.
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the Sun
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Okla
Edmond
Gem Theatre
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Colo
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Ivanhoe
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A. T. Phillips
Whitewright
Samuel Benton Vaughan
Denison
Calvary Baptist Church
Cedarlawn Memorial
R. C. Vaughan
R. L. Hoard
H. V. Vaughan
E. E. Vaughan
M. O. Vaughan
Houston
Stella Ramsey
Mae Scott
Sherman
Tribune Imposes 10 Cent Change of Address Fee
The Trenton Tribune announces a 10 cent charge for changing a subscriber address. Readers may send the 10c with the request or have it deducted from their subscription.
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Trenton Tribune
the Tribune
Thrip Damage In Cotton Not Given Poison Treatment
Bonham reports thrips remain damaging in some Fannin County cotton fields not treated. Entomology workers note that fields with emergency poisoning show control, while untreated fields suffer. Improper spraying, speed, and pressure cited. Recommendations include toxaphene one pint per acre, aldrine half pint per acre, or seven pounds of 34-40 dust per acre.
Shivers Signs Bill Cracking Down On Hot-Check Writing
Gov. Allan Shivers signed a bill adding stiff penalties for hot check writing. First offenses for checks up to $50 carry fines up to $1,000 and jail up to 30 days, while higher amounts bring years in prison and larger fines. The act also imposes notice to pay, presumes fraud if ignored, and punishes people who pressure cases toward dismissal.
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Shivers
Bill
Austin
Allan Shivers
Waggoner Carr
Lubbock
Texoma Takes 2 More Lives at Lake Near Denison
Lake Texoma claimed two more lives near Denison as a canvas boat sank after striking a submerged log at Thomas Creek near Marietta. Victims were Scott Green 47 and his grandson Edgar Lewis Butcher 6, both from Oklahoma City. Russell C. Taylor swam for help but Green and the boy were not recovered until hours later.
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Taylor
Green
Share The Wealth Spread Quietly Across America
The National Bureau of Economic Research reports a major shift in wealth distribution from 1929 to today. The top 5 percent now owns 19 percent of wealth, down from 34 percent, while the top 1 percent holds 7.7 percent, marking a gradual move toward greater equality. Arthur Burns calls it a peaceful social revolution.
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New York
Pravda
National Bureau of Economic Research
Arthur F. Burns
Bureau
Burns
Soviet Union
Hasty Chevrolet Plans Grand Opening Saturday
Hasty Chevrolet Company prepares to open its new dealership at the corner of Bond and Maple streets this Saturday. The move from the old telephone building marks remodeling including a glass front and air conditioned offices as part of a broader effort to better serve customers in Whitewright and surrounding counties. A drawing offers ten prizes valued at up to a hundred dollars for registrations on opening day.
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Hasty Chevrolet Company
Bond and
Maple Streets
M. B. Hasty
Whitewright
Grayson
Fannin
Roberts Garage
Mr. Hasty
Luke McKelvain
James Cherry
S. T. Stubblefield
Roscoe Vestal
Lallace May
Taxes rise on Texas farm and ranch real estate in 1950
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station economists Robert G. Cherry and L. P. Gabbard report a four percent average tax increase on farm and ranch real estate in 1950, with school districts driving most of the rise. Tax shares shifted: schools 50 percent, counties 29 percent, state 14 percent, other districts 7 percent.
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College Station
Texas
Trans- Pecos
Rio Grande Valley
Robert G. Cherry
L. P. Gabbard
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Cherry and Gabbard
Gilmer-Aikin
Bonham Backs Fertilizer Plant Despite Odors
Bonham citizens signed a full-page advertisement in the Bonham Daily Favorite supporting the continued operation of Hi-Yield Fertilizer Company despite odors from black sulfuric acid used in manufacturing. The plant makes fertilizer and insecticides sold mainly in the Bonham trade area.
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Bonham
Bonham Daily Favorite
Connally Rebukes Nation For Being In Dark On Reds
Senator Connally of Texas questioned the U S stance on Soviet air power after General Van den Berg testified that Russia knows more about U S air forces than the United States does about Soviet capabilities. He urged strengthening intelligence and suggested listening to Russia to learn their aims. Peiping, or Peking, notes Chinese capital history.
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Nation
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Vandenberg
Russia
U. S
America
Senator Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations
Voice of America
Voice of Russia
Peiping
Peking
China
Allies Seize Hwachon Dam in Central Korea
Allied troops recaptured the 275-foot Hwachon dam and surrounding reservoir in Central Korea, taking control after light resistance. Patrols advanced along the south rim five miles north of parallel 38, following the earlier capture of Hwachon town. Red forces stiffened near the reservoir as they delayed actions to shield a new defense line.
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Tokyo
Hwachon
Korea
Eighth Army
Parallel Thirty-Eight
Pukhan
West End
Cooking School To Be Held June 5 6 At Legion Home
Whitewright hosts a two day cooking school titled Living Today. Miss Mary Charlotte Goodson Lone Star Gas home economist demonstrates using gas ranges and Servel gas refrigerators. Free admission runs 2:00 p m daily with sponsors Blanton Auto and Lone Star Gas promoting new cooking ideas.
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Mary Charlotte Goodson
Lone Star Gas Company
Whitewright Housewives
American Legion
W. R. Milam
Lone Star
Miss Goodson
Blanton Home and Auto Store
Sponson
Whitewright
516 Texans Die in Korea War
Texas casualties in Korea were disclosed as Memorial Day ceremonies honored war dead. An Associated Press compilation shows 516 Texans killed on Korea battlefields and 2,187 wounded in action. The Defense Department lists feed the latest casualty tally, though listings lag as next of kin are notified first.
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Texas
Korea
Associated Press
Defense Department
Old Soldier Bleeds for Love in London
An 82-year-old war veteran walked into a doctor with a knife in his jaw to explain his wife’s actions. The Lancet reports the 75-year-old wife attacked him weekly for three years over his past affair. His wounds were treated and he returned home.
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London
the Lancet
The
Lancet
Mass Meeting In Whitewright On School Building Plans
Supt W C Cummings announces 8 p m Monday at Whitewright High School auditorium for residents to discuss the school building program. Bond funds fall short of original plans due to a prior district missetup and value loss, with options to repair now and invest the rest or spend the remainder.
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W. C. Cummings
the Sun
Whitewright
Whitewright Independent School District
County Commissioners Court
Cummings
Garland
Gas Rationing Threat Hits United States
Washington reports gasoline rationing could hit parts of the United States this summer with possible fuel rationing next fall due to the Middle East crisis. Iran’s oil nationalization raises the risk of wider conflict and potential impacts on refining capacity, tanker building, and strategic air bases for U.S. operations.
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Washington
United States
Middle East
Iran
England
Europe
U. S
Middle Eastern
Anglo-Aranian Oil Co
Britain
Mediterranean
Iraq
Iraq Petroleum Co
Russia
Whisky Talk By General Stirs Texan Whisky Talk By General Stirs Texan
Mc Murry College president seeks to dismiss Marine Brig. Gen Lewis B. Puller over a controversial remark advocating a get tough program and whiskey for troops. Dr Harold G. Cooke prepares a temperance rally resolution to strip the general of insignia and ban him from armed service.
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Abilene
McMurry College
Lewis B
Chesty) Puller
Harold G. Cooke
Cooke
Northwest Texas Methodist Conference
General Puller
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