J. W. Henry Dies After Long Illness at 72
J. W. Henry, 72, died at his home at 1 p m Wednesday after about 10 months of illness. Funeral set for 2 p m Thursday at the Presbyterian Church with Dr B Wrenn Webb officiating. A retired school teacher, Henry lived in Trenton and Whitewright and wrote a weekly Sun column widely read and reprinted in Texas newspapers. He was a longtime Sunday school teacher and Presbyterian member.
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J. W. Henry
Presbyterian Church
B. Wrenn Webb
Mr. Henry
Trenton
Whitewright
the Sun
Texas
The
Farewell Party Planned for Army Bound Youths
Sherman and Whitesboro draft boards plan a farewell breakfast for ten volunteers chosen for selective training. The 6:30 a.m. event at Hotel Grayson will feature Mayor H. G. Tuck as chief speaker before an honor march to the interurban station for a 7:28 a.m. departure.
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John T. Nall
Sherman
Albert Dibrel Arney
Oani Ray
Jack Glasscock
Howard Vaught
Leo McKinney
Charles Lawrence Harmon
William Henry Gattis
Whites
Aggies Set New Record in Defeat Of Rice Last Week
Texas A M Aggies extended their winning streak to nineteen in a 25 to 0 defeat of Rice Owls at College Station. The record matches and surpasses prior Southwest Conference marks due to eighteen straight undefeated games, with a 0-0 tie in 1920 and 7-6 loss to Texas in 1938 the last blemishes.
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Aggies
College Station
Texas Aggies
Rice Owls
University of Texas
Texas
Arkansas
Aggie
Oklahoma A. & M
Tulane
Austin
Burglars loot Trenton drug store for cash and morphine
Thieves break into Holmes Connelly drug store in Trenton Friday night and steal $100 and 400 morphine tablets. They force open the safe and cash drawer. a similar Celeste burglary is reported the same night.
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Holmes Connelly
Trenton
Celeste
Grayson County Sets Three County Cage Divisions
Countywide basketball divisions formed in Sherman with Class A including Whitewright Whitesboro Van Alstyne Howe Gunter Collinsville. Class B lists Dorchester Tom Bean Southmayd Sadler Tioga and rural teams Pottsboro Ambrose Willow Springs. Plans include double round robin and a boys tournament, plus a girls tournament, with trophies to the champions and rotating cups.
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Grayson County
Sherman
Denison
Whitewright
Whitesboro
van Alstyne
Howe
Gunter
Collinsville
Dorchester
Tom Bean
Southmayd
Sadler
Tioga
Pottsboro
Ambrose
Willow Springs
Roger Martin
E. J. Cappleman
Collinsville Gymnasium
Supt
H. W. Key
S. T. Montgomery
L. B. Morris
Tom Cunningham
Whitewrght
U. S. Army Pay Tops World Salaries
After four months draftees will earn a base pay of 30 dollars monthly, about one dollar a day, the highest in the world. A table by Leland Stowe compares with ten foreign armies. The piece notes Shirley Temple’s 1938 salary exceeding William S. Knudsen’s by 4000 dollars.
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United States
Leland Stowe
Chicago Daily News
Shirley Temple
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
Red Cross Drive Nears Its 155.00 Goal in Whitewright
A 1941 Whitewright Red Cross drive shows memberships and contributions received up to Wednesday noon. The town is near its $155 quota based on population. The school faculty students and three workers districts have not reported yet. Additional amounts will be published next week.
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Red Cross
The
Sun
Whitewright
Cotton allotments to be known early for 1941
Texas farmers will learn their 1941 cotton allotments before the December 7 referendum. E N Holmgreen says county notices and farm breakdowns are underway. Most allotments match 1940 levels with a 50 percent minimum and 40 percent cap tied to cropland. The referendum seeks approval of marketing quotas by two thirds of voters.
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College Station
Texas
E. N. Holmgreen
AAA
Holmgreen
REA Systems Run Across Nation in Finishing Quarter
At quarter end 669 REA systems operated in 45 states and 2000 counties nationwide, highlighting expansive rural electricity reach and ongoing expansion plans.
District Governor Visits Whitewright Rotary Club
George A. Kelley district governor of Rotary International visited the Whitewright Rotary Club. He met committee chairmen, spoke on Rotary aims, commended crippled children work and loans to students, and praised the local club. A dinner at the Baptist Church followed by an unannounced program capped the week instead of the usual noon meeting.
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George A. Kelley
Longview
Rotary International
Whitewright Rotary Club
Rotary
Kelley
Whitewright Club
Grayson Ginnings Ahead of Last Year
Census Bureau data show Grayson County ginned 46 503 bales of cotton from the 1940 crop before November 1, up from 38 150 bales for the same period last year.
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Grayson Ginnings
Census Bureau
Grayson County
Sloan Proposes Return To Six Day Week For War Production
New York Alfred P. Sloan Jr. chairman of General Motors proposes restoring the six day work week to boost U S production as unemployment is reduced. He argues the shift would aid the defense program by increasing output and mobilizing industry.
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Sloan
U. S
New York
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
General Motors Corporation
Sun Honor Roll Grows With Names Added This Week
The Sun reports continual growth in its honor roll as new and renewed subscriptions rise during the fall campaign. A $1 yearly rate is offered briefly, with price increases expected after the campaign ends. readers are urged to renew now. Names added this week include W. H. Stedham, Miss Tommie Chenoweth, J. R. Oliver, Dr. J. F. Spindle, J. A. Bixler, Ben Ball, Paul Cook, and others.
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Sun
Texas
The
the Sun
W. H. Stedham
Tommie Chenoweth
J. R. Oliver
J. F. Spindle
J. A. Bixler
Ben Ball
Paul Cook
Roscoe Pace
E. P. Wootten
W. C. Brown
S. J. Janway
Lelia V. Sublett
J. H. Hayes
Lee Hampton
R. L. Sears
United States Population At 150 Million Plus In Daily Census
The Census Bureau announced preliminarily that the total population of the United States, its territories and possessions reached 150,362,326. The mainland increased 8.6 percent since 1930, while territories and possessions grew faster, up 20.7 percent to 2,596,445.
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Washington
United States
Philippine Islands
Grayson County claims approved for federal old-age payments
Grayson County claimants under the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance program have reached 53 paid claims as of October 1940. Total lump-sum payments amount to 1226.27 with 747.82 monthly benefits. Dallas area offices cover eight counties with 272 lump-sum payees and 773 monthly beneficiaries.
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Grayson County
Ernest L. Tutt
Social Security Board
Dallas
Tutt
The
Collin, Cooke
Denton
Ellis
Grayson
Kaufman
Rockwall
Whitewright Turkeys in Thanksgiving Day Game
Whitewright and Van Alstyne High Schools meet Thursday at Van Alstyne at 2 30 p.m. A large Whitewright turnout will travel to cheer the Tigers. Many local stores close for the Thanksgiving observance proclaimed by President Roosevelt and Governor O Daniel.
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Whitewright
van Alstyne
van Alsetyne
Tigers
Post Office
Roosevelt
O'Daniel
State Teachers Association
Fort Worth
Methodist Church
LeRoy Anderson
Central Christian Church
Whitewright Music Club
White man faces charges in Sherman for stabbing couple
J. P. Smith, 24, was charged in a Sherman justice court with two counts of aggravated assault after slashing Eugene Williams and his wife and injuring their 18 month old baby. Williams suffered a neck wound needing fifteen stitches. the wife had cuts to the face and chest needing sixteen stitches. The incident followed an argument over wages.
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J. P. Smith
Sherman
Smith
Eugene Williams
Williams
West Texas Methodists Decide Sermons on Liquor Problem
Northwest Texas Conference ministers closed their session in Pampa by setting aside next Sunday for sermons on liquor. They urged funds for United Days to press state legislation to end liquor sales in dry counties via drug stores and to remove minor car hops from honky tonks. Dr J H Habblen of Abilene First Church criticized selling liquor in drugstores.
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Pampa
Methodist
Northwest Texas
United Days
Honkytonks
J. H. Habblen
Abilene
Fannin County Plans To Build New Jail
BONHAM Texas Fannin County names Page and Southerland of Austin as jail architects after a long commissioners court session. Plans call for a two story reinforced concrete and steel jail 40 by 90 feet on the present site condemned in the past. Estimated cost is 50000 with WPA aid expected to cover about half.
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WPA
Joe Lee Pardoned After Nickel Game Conviction
Joe Lee, operator of a Bells beer tavern in Sherman, was pardoned by Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel after a October 19 sentence of thirty days in jail for operating a nickel gaming device. He was released Friday following the pardon.
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Sherman
Joe Lee
Bells Beer
W. Lee O’daniel
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