Rotary Luncheon Hosts 39 Members and Guests
Thirty nine attended the Rotary Club luncheon including five past presidents from Denison Sherman and Jacksonville among others. Cecil Peeples president of Low Morris College spoke on Our Attitude Toward Life urging a positive view for health and success. Five new members were announced Griffin Dollarhide Jr Earl Blanton James Bryant S T Montgomery Jr and Dr F M Williams all WWII veterans.
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Rotary Club
Lloyd Moore
Denison
Ray Manning
Leonard
Rham Pennington
Sherman
W. R. Hooper
Jacksonville
F. D. Layman
H. P. Donigan
Dick Montgomery
A. H. Fortner
Sweetwater
Will H. Evans
Edd Pyle
Campbell Gillespie
Tony Anthony
of Sherman
Guy Hamilton
Mr. Hooper
Joe Johnson
Hooper
Cecil Peeples
Low Morris College
Peeples
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Earl Blanton
James Bryant
S. T. Montgomery Jr
F. M. Williams
President Truman proposes compulsory sick insurance plan
President Truman urged Congress to establish a mandatory health insurance system for all workers with premiums set on the first 3600 dollars of annual earnings. He proposed 4 percent funding and left Congress to decide premium shares versus Treasury contributions, outlining five health program points including hospital grants and expanded medical education.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Treasury
Butane Gas Dealers Warned to Comply With Safety Rules
AUSTIN Dealers and purchasers of butane gas equipment were warned by Railroad Commission Chairman Olin Culberson to ensure equipment meets safety regulations. Reports say some dealers sell tanks without proper connections and valves risking life and property. Minimum specifications can be requested from the gas utilities division in Austin.
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Austin
Olin Culberson
Railroad Commission
Culberson
Gas Utilities
Tulsa bans toy cap pistols amid fire code fear
Tulsa Oklahoma fire officials ordered a metal toy pistol shipment removed from a city store. Fire Marshal George Askew said exploding caps could spark a conflagration and violate the fire prevention code.
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Tulsa
Okla
Make Believe Sheriffs and Robbers
George Askew
Tigers Meet Royse City Here Friday
Whitewright High School's Tigers prepare for a tough home game against district leaders Royse City Wolves Friday night. Royse City comes off a 55 0 win over Van Alstyne while Whitewright fell 12 6 to Farmersville last week after early fumbles. A rivalry mood drives hope for an upset with Van Alstyne looming on November 29 at Bryant Field.
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Tigers
Whitewright
Royse City Wolves
Wolves
van Alstyne
Farmersville Farmers
Funeral Held for R. E. L. Binion Wednesday in Pilot Grove
Funeral services for R. E. L. Binion were conducted at 2 p m Wednesday at the Church of Christ with R C Bell of Abilene Christian College officiating. Interment followed at the Binion family cemetery in Pilot Grove. Born October 25 1869 in Orangeville he lived many years near Pilot Grove then moved to Whitewright. Surviving are two daughters Pauline Binion and Virginia Crabtree a son Lee Binion a sister Miss Sarah Binion and grandson Don Crabtree.
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Eddie) Binion
Church of Christ
R. C. Bell
Abilene Christian College
Binion
Pilot Grove
Glen Earnheart
Sherman Hospital
Orangeville
Texas
Whitewright
Pauline Binion
Virginia Crabtree
France
Lee Binion
Dallas
Sarah Binion
Don Crabtree
Duncan
Okla
Sun Honor Roll Adds New Names This Week
The Sun announces new names on its weekly honor roll. This week’s additions include W. H. Stockton, F. E. Douglas, Guy Allen, Mrs. J. C. Pace, B. W. Evans, Albert Burks, Mrs. Alyne Felker, Mrs. Elbert Bennett, Clyde Gibson, J. L. Reeves, G. W. Ball, Ray Manning, C. F. Collins, C. H. Lewis, Mrs. Ben Savage, Mrs. E. R. Johnson, Jack Thruston, Grafton Montgomery, Mrs. T. E. Montgomery, John Cantrell, E. C. Watson, C. W. Pheobus, Mrs. O. H. Layman, Mrs. John Freeman, Mrs. R. O. Pietzsch, Pvt. James C. Sloan, Set. Clyde R. Owen, Ernest McCoy, and Joe Rich.
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Sun
W. H. Stockton
F. E. Douglas
Guy Allen
J. C. Pace
B. W. Evans
Albert Burks
Alyne Felker
Elbert Bennett
Clyde Gibson
J. L. Reeves
G. W. Ball
Ray Manning
C. F. Collins
C. H. Lewis
Ben Savage
E. R. Johnson
Jack Thruston
Grafton Montgomery
T. E. Montgomery
John Cantrell
E. C. Watson
C. W. Pheobus
O. H. Layman
John Freeman
R. O. Pietzsch
James C. Sloan
Clyde R. Owen
Ernest McCoy
Joe Rich
Slagle To Return To Beach Dec. 1
Sherman report states R C Slagle Jr a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps will transfer to judge of Fifteenth District Court effective December 1 after terminal leave following over two years of service He left the bench in August 1943 and will be replaced by Judge Jesse F Holt as elected by local attorneys for each term.
Discharges and posts of several regional service members
Sgt J B Cates and Pfc J Frank Wilson return home after Army and Marine Corps service. Families host visits by Billy Earl Henslee, Billie Hatfield on furlough, and others. Navy, Coast Guard and Army personnel—James Stuteville in Japan, Nagasaki, Kyushu, and Iwo Jima. discharges at Norman Oklahoma and Brooke Hospital Center. Multiple relatives note overseas duty in the Pacific and Europe with reunions planned.
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Charles James
Groom
Yeoman
James
Pacific
Leon Spindle
Mayoday
Navy Seabees
Hawaii
Guam
Grover Stuteville
James Stuteville
Japan
Kyushu Island
Nagasaki
Corben Hill Alexander
L. R. Alexander
South Bond Street
Navy
Separation Center
Norman
Okla
Iwo Jima
Pastor W A Casseday Takes Plano Pastorate
Rev W A Casseday, longtime pastor at First Presbyterian, will move to Plano to lead the Plano and Corinth churches in Parker County. He and Mrs Casseday relocate next week to the new manse and he will preach Thanksgiving sermons in Plano and at Bethel Baptist Church south of Whitewright. He thanked friends in Whitewright for two years of fellowship.
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W. A. Casseday
First Presbyterian Church
Plano Presbyterian Church
Corinth Church
Parker
Plano
Casseday
Presbyterian Church
Bethel Baptist Church
Whitewright
Eisenhower Calls for Unified Military Command
In Chicago Gen Dwight D Eisenhower the Army's acting Chief of Staff urged a unified control of the nation's fighting forces and a universal military training program with at least one year of instruction. He spoke at the American Legion national commander's banquet, closing the Legion's 27th annual convention day.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
American Legion
Eisenhower
the Legion
69 CARS PASS OVER MAN IN NEVADA TRAIN ACCIDENT
Sparks conductor J. J. Prendergast survived a dramatic mishap when 69 cars of a Southern Pacific freight train rolled over him as the train backed into a siding near Humboldt. He suffered the loss of two fingers and a badly bruised leg but remained conscious and quiet throughout. Sun Advertising is Economical.
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Sparks
Nev
Southern Pacific
J. J. Prendergast
Prendergast
Humboldt
Auto Union Orders Strike Against GM
CIO Auto Workers Union called a nationwide wage dispute strike against General Motors expected to begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday. About 350,000 production workers would be affected across GM plants, with notices telephoned to locals at the Detroit national conference. The action excludes GM appliance plants under a separate union. President R J Thomas said coordination with UK unions is possible.
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Detroit
Mich
General Motors Corporation
CIO Auto Workers Union
United Automobile Workers Union
South Gate
Calif
CIO United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
R. J. Thomas
UAW
No Sugar Bonus For Holidays Declared By Official
Dallas report states there will be no sugar bonus for home bakers and industrial users during the holiday season. B E Trigg, regional Office of Price Administration officer, cites pressure for more sugar and notes many home bakers have exhausted the No 38 sugar stamp. The nation’s allocation for the last quarter is 982000 tons, 562000 tons less than the previous year.
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Dallas
B. E
Bob) Trigg
Office of Price Administration
Trigg
The Sun Moves Thanksgiving Day Up One Day
The Sun prints on Wednesday to join the town in observing Thanksgiving. Businesses and The Sun office close for the holiday. A union Thanksgiving service at First Methodist Church begins at seven led by Rev. E. P. Wootten with all Whitewright churches invited.
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Sun Office
First Methodist Church
E. P. Wootten
First Baptist Church
Whitewright
Lake Texoma
Thanksgiving Day Change At Whitewright Van Alstyne Games
Whitewright schools will dismiss Wednesday afternoon for a two day holiday and celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday November 22 observed nationally. The annual Whitewright Van Alstyne football game will be played at Bryant Field Thursday afternoon next week with local businesses likely to close for the event. The Tigers hope to win to maintain their home string.
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van Alstyne
Tigers
Bryant Field
Whitewright
the Sun
Caraway
Whitewright High School
van Alstyne High School
Eisenhower Nimitz Named Top Military Leaders
President Truman announced changes at a press conference naming General Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Chief of Staff and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Chief of Naval Operations. Eisenhower, 55, succeeds Marshall while Nimitz, 60, succeeds King as both retire due to age.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chester W. Nimitz
Eisenhower
Army
Nimitz
George C. Marshall
Ernest J. King
Marshall
King
Truman
Youth Barred From GI Benefits By Under Age Service
A 16 year old sailor was denied veterans benefits under the GI Bill because he enlisted at age 13. He served 28 months overseas as an electrician's mate first class with five battle stars, but a void enlistment paper declares his signing age was 13. He is ineligible for financial benefits due to enlistment void.
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G. I
Bowles Hears Mills Are Holding Goods
Price Administrator Bowles says there are indications textile mills are delaying shipments to exploit the new excess profits tax repeal effective January 1 1946. He noted complaints of manufacturers withholding scarce goods until January and sent a letter to Senator Young of North Dakota acknowledging no definite reports yet.
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Washington
Bowles
Senator Young
North Dakota
Whitewright Tops Victory Loan Drive First in Grayson County
Whitewright led Grayson County by going over the top in the Victory loan drive with a $73,300 quota. Ex-service men James Bryant and Earl Blanton chaired the campaign, delivering the best Thanksgiving gift to Whitewright and nearby communities. The town has a history of leading war bond efforts, having previously surpassed an $86,000 quota in a prior drive and excelling in the recent war fund drive as well.
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Whitewright
Grayson County
James Bryant
Earl Blanton
Missionary Will Speak Wednesday at First Baptist Church
Miss Cleo Morrison of near Bonham and a China missionary for years will speak at 3 p m Wednesday November 28 at the First Baptist Church. Sponsored by the Missionary Union of the Baptist Church the speaker will relate her year plus as a prisoner of the Japs and discuss her China work. The public is invited.
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Cleo Morrison
Bonham
China
First Baptist Church
Whitewright
Missionary Union of the Baptist Church
Miss Morrison
OPA Sets New Auto Prices at 42 Level
Washington reports new 1946 model prices near January 1942 averages with specific ceilings for Ford and Studebaker while GM, Chrysler pricing shifts apply. Ford up about 2 percent, Studebaker nine percent higher, GM group 2.5 percent lower, Chrysler about one percent higher. Bowles says factory prices will rise 3.5 percent over 1942 but dealer margins shrink to maintain 1942 retail levels. detailed Ford F O B Detroit prices listed for various models with 931 Ford de luxe fordor sedan in 1942 terms and about 1056 with taxes and transport in Washington.
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Washington
OPA
Ford
Studebaker
General Motors
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Buick
Cadillac
Chrysler
Plymouth
Dodge
de Soto
Packard
Nash
Hudson
Chester Bowles
Detroit Ford
Washington, D. C
Detroit
Simple Solution Carload Eggs Exchange Joke
A humorous exchange about buying in carload lots for cheaper eggs. Harold and a lover debate why colleagues in an office don’t share a carload of eggs, highlighting frugality and practical savings.
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Harold
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Slagle
J. B. Cates
C. C. Cates
Pfc
J. Frank Wilson
Lee Wilson
Marine Corps
Baby
J. B
Billy Earl Henslee
The
Marines
Roland Cox
Pfe
Billie Hatfield
Jefferson Barracks, Mo
Mrs. W. L. Hatfield
W. B
Pirtle) Humphries of
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Pvt
Co. B
75Th Regt
Camp
Jas. T. Robinson
Ark
Sgt
Rendell Freeman
Ellington Field
Randolph
James Clifton Page
Wallace Reeves
Coast Guard
Curl Reeves
San Diego Naval Hospital
Russell Ray Summers
Russell Summers
Young Summers
Arthur C. Stephens
Orbin L. Slaughter
Lee Allen Gabriel
Vernon Chaney
Geo. C. Beach
Brooke Hospital Center
Fort Sam Houston
Wayne Martin
Cpl. Ward Neal
Aleutians
England
Germany
Philippines
Carl D. Simmons
K. B. Simmons
Texarkana
Army Air Force
Sheppard Field
Simmons
Buford Simmons
Army Air Transport Command
Robert B. Simmons
Peiping
Jefferson P. Simmons
Moody Field
Valdasta
Nation
Auto Union
Bowles Hears Mills
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