Thanksgiving Holiday Affects Whitewright Activities Nov 22
Whitewright observes Thanksgiving on November 22 with all business suspended. The Sun will publish Wednesday to serve readers ahead of the holiday. A union service at First Methodist Church led by Rev. James L. Cooper gathers church members and the community. The Whitewright Van Alstyne rivalry game is canceled due to interscholastic league reshuffling. Whitewright had defeated Van Alstyne earlier in the season.
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Whitewright
Texas
Texas A. & M.texas University
First Methodist Church
James L. Cooper
van Alstyne
van Alstyne Boys
Tigers End Season With Friday Night Clash
Whitewright High School Tigers face Farmersville Farmers at 7 30 Friday in a district finale. Farmersville already shares the District 14 A title with Honey Grove. a win secures the crown. Tigers aim to dent Farmers spotless record after a 45 0 win over Cooper.
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Whitewright High School Tigers
Farmersville Farmers
Honey Grove
Tigers
Farmersville
Cooper
Americans face another $2 billion cold season and limited cures
New York reports that the nation will lose about two billion dollars in work hours this cold season as experts like Dr. Noah D. Fabricant of Chicago note medical science has no cure for the common cold. Researchers see viruses, fatigue, weather changes, and stress as factors and multi-drug regimens mainly prevent complications rather than cure.
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New York
Noah D. Fabricant
Chicago
Fabricant
Oil Leasing Booms Around Whitewright Area
Leasing activity around Whitewright covers thousands of acres in oil leases with brokers active in bids from 1 to 3 dollars per acre and rumors of sales up to 10 dollars. Three wildcat wells are planned nearby while a 4000 acre test block was returned after no takers and a free lease deal drew landowners into the drill contract.
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Whitewright
Town
Washington demands reprisal over Red atrocities in Korea
The UN Command reports 12,790 Allied captives killed and 5,660 American prisoners slain as the Communists massacre prisoners. Congress and the executive urge severe retaliation, including possible atomic attack, and warn of a postwar reckoning for war crimes. Civilians killed exceed 250,000 according to UN authorities.
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Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations Command
Washington
United States
Executive Department
United Nations
U. N
Local notes list gatherings and visits across Sherman area
Rev Grady May of Dallas visits brother Dr Ross May in Sherman. Numerous Fort Worth Sherman and Denison visitors. Fidelis Class to host covered dish dinner at First Baptist. Local families host guests from Plano Dallas Commerce and Bells. A child had an appendectomy in Sherman. others attend church events and PTA meetings. Cpl Jerry M Pierce wounded in Korea and back on duty. Granddaughter born in Mesquite Florence Nightingale Hospital. grandmother visiting.
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Grady May
Dallas
Ross May
First Baptist Sunday School
Cpl
Jerry M. Pierce
The
Sun
Korea
First Cavalry
Ronald Vestal
E. F. Vestal
Mesquite
Florence Nightingale Hospital
Whitewright approves all five constitutional amendments
Whitewright voters join Texas in approving all five proposed amendments though turnout was low with 129 of 400 eligible casting ballots. Local counts show support for County Pensions 62 52 University Fund 74 38 Rural Fire Prevention 60 52 Veterans Land Fund 90 25 State Welfare Payments 93 31. State totals favor three amendments while one narrowly passes and one is rejected.
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Whitewright
Texas
R. H. May
Sun
Veterans’ Land Fund
Veterans Land Program
Veterans Land Fund
Pilot Grove Church Revival Announced
Rev Jimmie Burton pastor of Pilot Grove Baptist Church will lead a revival at Pilot Grove meg Church starting Sunday November 18 at 7 00 PM and continuing nightly through November 25 with services at 7 00 PM each evening A welcome is extended to all residents and non residents alike and the final day November 25 will include a special Thanksgiving observance.
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Jimmie Burton
Pilot Grove Baptist Church
The
Sun
Pilot Grove Meg
J. Burt
Burt
First Baptist Church of
Princeton
Cotton Estimates Cut Yet White Says Texas May Drop More
The Department of Agriculture trimmed its national cotton forecast by 1,160,000 bales to 15,771,000 as of November 1. Texas is reduced to 4,300,000 bales, down 500,000 from October, with White arguing the state may fall to around 4,000,000 after factors like an early frost. He notes frost halted growth in North and West Texas and predicts further declines for Texas.
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Department of Agriculture
Texas
White
John C. White
Texas Agriculture
Austin
Warren Enters 1952 Presidential Race From California
Governor Earl Warren of California announced he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 1952 becoming the second GOP candidate. Warren, a former VP nominee in 1948, said he will enter the California primary and decide on broader state campaigns later.
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Sacramento
Calif
Earl Warren
California
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Warren
Lunch Room Menus for November Week
November 19 21 menus list Monday weiners with chili sauce pinto beans baked apple. Tuesday cheese sandwiches carrot sticks apple raisin ginger cookies. Wednesday beef patties creamed potatoes green beans fruit salad cookies.
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Weiners
School Bells Ring For the Grown-Ups
American Education Week is observed in November during Armistice Day week to highlight public education. The celebration reviews the history aims achievements needs and problems of schools and colleges and emphasizes strengthening public schools with support from the National Education Association American Legion National Congress of Parents and Teachers and the U S Office of Education.
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National Education Association
The
American Legion
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
U. S. Office of Education
The Mean and the Good
A humorous mini survey contrasts one difficult mother in law with thousands of real mothers in law. It notes one chatty barber vs many who stay quiet and one stingy Scot vs generous purse openers. It ends with a quip about a cold hearted banker and sympathetic refusals.
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Doezas
Kingsport
Tenn
Livestock Group Sets Meeting Next Wednesday in Grayson County
A meeting of business men was held at Craig's cafe to discuss the livestock improvement program in Grayson County. A community meeting is planned for next Wednesday night November 21 at 8 o clock in the high school to discuss the program. All persons, townspeople and farmers are urged to attend.
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Craig's
Grayson County
Boy Scout Fund Campaign Still Short of Goal
C B Bryant III treasurer reports $688.51 collected for the Whitewright area with $311.49 still needed to reach the $1000 quota. The county budget increases $4366 for a full time field executive to boost scouting beyond Sherman. Whitewright Van Alstyne Whitesboro are asked to contribute $1000 each. Van Alstyne has likely surpassed its portion. Local committee: W C Cummings chair Grant Hoover Jack Meador C B Bryant III Thomas Sears Wilson Kaiser. Contributions may be made to any member.
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C. B. Bryant III
Boy Scout
Whitewright
Sherman
van Alstyne
Whitesboro
W.C. Cummings
Grant Hoover
Jack Meador
Thomas Sears
Wilson Kaiser
Singing Convention at Savoy Sunday November 18
The County Line Singing Convention will be held at Savoy on Sunday November 18 at 2 pm. L. L. Wendell invited the public, noting visiting quartets from around will attend and urging everyone to come whether they sing or not to support the singers.
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Savoy
L. L. Wendell
Reds Daring U N to Cease Talks at Panmunjom
Moscow trained Chinese Red negotiator Maj. Gen. Hsieh Fang warned the United Nations to quit the Korean armistice talks and try to alter front lines by force if it could. The UN said no mutual solution was in sight as subcommittee talks resumed for the twenty second time and debated whether to stop fighting now or after prisoner exchanges. Hsieh said the U N could stay away and attempt to change the contact line if it boasted military pressure.
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Korea
United Nations
Hsieh Fang
Chinese Red Subcommittee
Moscow
U. N
Panmunjom
Buffer Zone
Hsieh
Local Cleanup Campaign Set by City Officials
City announces a town wide cleanup using a newly purchased can collection truck. The Civic Committee of the Friday Literary Club led by Mrs. Alton McDowell will assist with posters telephones and articles to inform residents. Collection days for cans are Tuesdays and Wednesdays biweekly starting Nov 27.
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Friday Literary Club
Alton McDowell
McDowell
Sun Honor Roll
The publisher acknowledges subscription payments during the week from R. C. Vestal Tom Barbee Mrs. L. L. Newman H. H. Sears S. T. Montgomery Sr. Bonnie Janway Mrs. Jack Pritchard Mrs. M. L. Thornhill Mrs. E. H. Hughes Miss Dessie Reynolds O. R. Lumpkins Clarence Tillett Absent.
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R. C. Vestal
Tom Barbee
L. L. Newman
H. H. Sears
S. T. Montgomery
Bonnie Janway
Jack Pritchard
M. L. Thornhill
E. H. Hughes
Dessie Reynolds
O. R. Lumpkins
Clarence Tillett
Practical Joker Nets Another Penny Victim in Illinois
Oblong Illinois reports W R Wall a retired mailman known for jokes paid $110000 in pennies to Earl Cazzell an Indiana salesman. The pennies were carried away in a truck after the trick as Wall had bought a truck with 79045 pennies earlier. The pennies funded buys including a refrigerator a living room suite and war bonds while the prank continues.
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Oblong, Ill
W. R. Wall
Earl Cazzell
Vincennes
Ind
Texas Counties Named Disaster Area for Farm Loans
The Agriculture Department designated 13 Texas counties Collin Delta Denton Fannin Grayson Hunt Kaufman Lamar Red River Rockwall Coke Falls Robertson as disaster area. Cold drought heat injures cotton and pastures prompting Farmers Home Administration loans to help farmers continue operations until new crops are produced.
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Agriculture Department
Texas
Collin
Delta
Denton
Fannin
Grayson
Hunt
Kaufman
Lamar
Red River
Rockwall
Coke
Falls
Robertson
Breuth
Farmers Home Administration
New Chemical Destroys All Plant Life CMU Herbicide
Wilmington report says CMU a new chemical that wipes out all living plants and keeps ground free of vegetation. Developed by Du Pont researchers H. C. Bucha and Dr. C. W. Todd, CMU is a non corrosive herbicide that acts through roots and requires 20 to 100 pounds per acre.
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Wilmington
Del
du Pont
H. C. Bucha
C. W. Todd
Oath Required of Educators in Texas Public Schools
Attorney General ruled that all staff in state funded public schools and junior colleges must sign a non-subversive oath denying current membership in Communist or other subversive groups before receiving state salaries. Education Commissioner J. W. Edgar requested the ruling and was to report to the State Board of Education. The note adds a 1949 stat on U S automobile registrations.
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Austin
Daniel
J. W. Edgar
State Board of Education
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