Indiana Coal Men Reject Separate Peace Proposal
John L. Lewis failed to win Indiana separate peace talks as the Indiana Operators Association rejected district settlement. The 45 day strike has halted 378,000 soft coal miners and threatens utilities and services. Talks with southern producers at Bluefield also collapsed as producers walked out.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Indiana Coal Operators Association
Lewis
Indiana
Harvey Cartwright
Terre Haute
Henry Schricker
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
White House
Truman
Southern Coal
Bluefield
W. Va
Southern
Lake Texoma Top Park Attraction
National Park Service reports Lake Texoma Recreational Area attracted 1 980 876 visitors from Oct 1 1948 to Jul 1 1949, more than any other park or area under service. Big Bend National Park saw 60 255 visitors this year and 40 974 the prior year.
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Washington
National Park Service
Lake Texoma
National Park
Texas
Oklahoma
Big Bend National Park
President predicts peacetime deficit at 5.5 billion this year
President Truman revised budget estimates showing total outlays of 43.5 billion and receipts of 38 billion for the year ending June 30, yielding a 5.5 billion deficit. The forecast compares with January figures and notes a rise in outlays since January.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Frank Pace
New Anti Sex Drug Tested on Thirteen Convicts
Prison doctors report a drug that eliminates male sex urge within 14 days, with desire returning after stopping treatment. Demonstrated on 13 male volunteers jailed for sex offenses. injectable or pill form, daily dose. The trial was disclosed during a Bath court proceeding.
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Bath
Eng
C. R. Gibson
Bath City
Baker Endorsed By Schoolmen In Grayson County
Sherman man Roy G. Baker wins broad backing from Grayson County school officials as he runs for the Texas State Board of Education in the Fourth Congressional District. Ray B. Short notes Baker’s ties to public service and plans to delegate campaigning to friends while away at the Memphis convention. Baker, a Sherman lawyer and Young Democrats leader, will resign as Young Democrats president to focus on the board post. He is married to a local teacher and a lifelong Grayson County resident.
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Sherman
Roy G. Baker
Grayson County
State Board of Education
Ray B. Short
Baker Committee
Baker
Short
Memphis
Tenn
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Young Democrats
Texas
Whitewright PTA Meets At Grade School
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association held a regular session at the grade school building on Tuesday afternoon. A Halloween program led by Mrs. H. M. Gentry covered teamwork, with short talks by Mrs. Jim Williams, Mrs. Charlie Tunnell, and Mrs. Farthing on Riding Half Fare, Who Made Our Children Stutter, and comic books. A nursery plan was arranged for future meetings, the second grade had the most mothers present, and the next meeting is set for December 6.
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Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
H. M. Gentry
Jim Williams
Charlie Tunnell
Farthing
Farm Support Bill Approved by President
President Truman signed long range farm legislation replacing the Aiken law with a modern 90 percent parity support framework. The act gives the Agriculture Secretary authority to support most farm products at 90 percent, with discretionary limits for future years, and imposes acreage allotments or marketing quotas on basic crops to combat surpluses. The new system bases parity on recent farm to non farm price relations plus labor costs.
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Washington
Truman
Democratic Congress
Eightieth Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles Brannan
Department
District Governor Visits Rotary Club
Earl C. Reeves 188th district governor of Rotary International visits Whitewright Rotary Club meeting at First National Bank. He briefs committee heads and addresses the Lake Placid convention with notes on Rotary fellowship, global reach of 330000 members in 82 countries, and a new club every 23 hours. December 1 banquet date announced.
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Earl C. Reeves
Rotary International
Whitewright Rotary Club
First National Bank
Rotary
Lake Placid
N. Y
Reeves
James H. Cox
Perry Kite
Harvey Martin
Jack Martin
W. H. Stafford
Rotaryann
Texas marriages and divorces decline in 1948
Texas vital statistics show 1948 marriages at 112,898 down from 123,798 in 1947 and a divorce total of 39,587, falling from 43,584. The marriage rate was 15.3 per 1,000 population versus 17.4 previously, while the divorce rate moved to 5.4 from 6.1.
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Washington
Texas
Office of Vital Statistics
Walker to Manage Kirkpatrick Pharmacy Reopening
Dick Walker of Van Alstyne buys an interest and will manage Kirkpatrick Pharmacy which Roby Childress purchased four weeks ago and closed for remodeling. Walker, a UT Austin College of Pharmacy graduate, served as World War II pharmacist’s mate and now plans to reopen the store Friday. He is single and rooms with Mrs. Alberta Everheart.
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Dick Walker
van Alstyne
Kirkpatrick
Roby Childress
Walker
University of Texas College of Pharmacy
Cannon
Alberta Everheart
Sun Honor Roll Adds Local Notables This Week
The Sun lists new honorees including Mrs. Jerome Peschke J A Creecy Geo W Brown Mrs Georgia Smith Mrs Grace Sloan Miss Frances Bennett and many others. Other names include Clyde Vestal D W Smith J T Vestal I C Lyons James Stateville John Taylor and M H Orenduff.
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Sun
Jerome Peschke
J. A. Creecy
Geo. W. Brown
Georgia Smith
Grace Sloan
Frances Bennett
R. O. Pietzsch
Clyde Vestal
D. W. Smith
J. T. Vestal
J. I. Leard
J. Lee Smith
George Hicks
I. C. Lyons
D. M. Roddy
E. E. Tomlinson
Earl B. Jansson Clay Horton C. L. Sanders
James Stateville
John Taylor
T. J. Lilley
M. H. Orenduff
Lee Hampton
J. J. Saenz
Charles Tunnell
Seven Baptisms Mark Revival at First Baptist Church
Rev Weldon R Drake reports a revival at the First Baptist Church closing with 270 in Sunday school and seven baptisms among eleven converts. Guest speaker Rev James H Cox of Amherst First Baptist praised simple preaching and personal testimony as 60 attended the Training Union and prayer hour. Cox left for El Paso as Texas Baptist Convention meets.
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Weldon R. Drake
First Baptist Church
James H. Cox
Amherst First Baptist Church
Perry Kite
Training Union
Cox
el Paso
Texas Baptist Convention
Taxpayers Pay for Congress Words and Appendices
Washington reports that each spoken word by a member cost six cents as Congress ran a lengthy session. In the first session of the 81st Congress 531 members spoke about 21 million words across 15,286 pages, with printing and appendix costs totaling around 1.8 million dollars. The fur seal herd on the Pribilof Islands numbers over 3,380,000 animals.
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Washington
Congress
Congressional Record
House
Senate
GOP
Tigers Triumph Extend Win Streak Ahead of Gunter Clash
The Tigers seek a fifth straight win as they prepare for a Friday matchup with Gunter at Bryant Field. Whitesboro beat reins 37 to 0 last Friday while the team leads the conference in points scored with 236 to 12 for opponents.
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WHL
Tigers
Gunter
Bryant Field
Bells
van Alstyne
Whitesboro
Whitewright
Honey Grove
Wolfe City
Whitewright 7th 8th graders blank Bonham in 19 0 win
The Whitewright seventh and eighth graders capitalized on turnovers and a punt return to defeat Bonham 19 to 0 at Bonham Tuesday night. Hayes scored on a interception return, a punt return, and a tackle off run.
U S Plans Acreage Cut For 1950 Corn
The Agriculture Department says 1950 corn plantings may be reduced to about 76 million acres, the smallest since 1892, with a target of 2.9 to 3.0 billion bushels. Midwest and Middle Atlantic states would bear most of the cuts as surpluses move to government stocks.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture College
Midwest
Middle Atlantic
Average Drinking Brings Average Fine In Long Beach
Rex Torbert pleaded guilty to drunkenness before Municipal Judge Harry F. Keeler. He claimed twenty five bottles of beer over twelve hours was average drinking. The judge fined a dollar per bottle and Torbert served five days in jail for inability to pay.
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Long Beach
Calif
Rex Torbert
Harry F. Keeler
Torbert
New German Fiber Tops Silk and Cotton for Textiles
A Munich dispatch reports a novel fiber from the Uzubinum family developed by a German engineer. The plant, said to surpass cotton in strength and softness and rival silk in sheen, is being cultivated on a large scale, with potential to reduce European dependence on tropical sources.
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New York
Germany
Munich
Informaciones
Madrid
American Legion Plans Membership Drive and Activities
The Everheart Thornhill Post readied a two week membership drive with C B Bryant III and Robert Doss leading teams. The losing team must host a barbecue for winners. The group also opposed slot machines and beer sales at the Legion Home and voted to support joint VFW efforts and youth programs.
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Everheart-Thornhill
American Legion
Earl Fields
C. B. Bryant III
Robert Doss
VFW
A. B. Jones
The
Legion
Dallas
Commander Fields
North Texas
Legion Home
Auxiliary
Steel shortage delays new car plans across industry
The auto industry faces slower rollout of 1950 models as steel shortages restrict production. Hand built display cars exist for GM Chrysler and Ford, with full-scale output delayed. Kaiser-Frazer plans a spring start for a new lower priced model aided by a large loan. Ford and Chevrolet signal soon to unveil torque converter tech and expect prices under 150 dollars. timing for sale remains uncertain. The era’s first intercollegiate game is noted, with a quip about people minding their own business.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Studebaker
Nash
Packard
Hudson
Kaiser-Frazer
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Chevrolet
Frozen Siberian Mummies Unearthed Reveal Mammoth Flesh
Archaeologists report near intact mammoth carcasses in Northern Siberia with flesh and fur preserved. The find, noted by Britannica, offers rare insight into Pleistocene life and environment.
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Siberia
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Keeneyville
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U. S
Amherst
Williams
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