Rotary X ray unit to visit Whitewright December 15
W. Cummings urged Rotarians to mobilize for the state health mobile X ray unit to be in Whitewright all day Saturday December 15 offering free chest X rays for residents 15 and older. The aim is to secure 1000 X rays to justify future visits while reports will be mailed to individuals with no sharing. Visitors included John Perry J B Moorman Dick Jones Tommy Thompson and R F Mankins. Sam Montgomery set to present the program this week.
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W. C. Cummings
Rotary Club
State Health Department
Whitewright
Cummings
W. R. Milam
John Perry
J. B. Moorman
Dick Jones
Tommy Thompson
Sherman
R. F. Mankins
Bonham
Sam Montgomery
Cooley Defends Farm Prices Against Charges of High Costs
Chairman Har old D. Cooley of the House agriculture committee urged consumers to stop blaming farmers for high prices. He said food costs are cheaper now than in 1939 as a smaller income share buys essentials and farm prices remain below 1948 levels.
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Washington
Harold D. Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
North Carolina Democrat
Cooley
Congressional Report
U S Auto Death Toll Near One Million Mark
The National Safety Council reports 995 600 traffic deaths in the United States since the automobile was invented, through November 15. The council expects the millionth death in the third week of December but hopes it comes after Christmas.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
Ned H. Dearborn
New Cotton 1517C Aims For Higher Yield And Longer Staple
A tough new cotton variety 1517C developed at New Mexico A and M College shows higher field yield longer staple and better quality. Farmers report earlier maturity stronger fiber and greater wilt resistance with 75 500 000 pounds of pure seed being distributed by seed associations and gins across three states.
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Las Cruces
N. M
New Mexico A
Censors OK Clash By Night Script With Change
Producer Jerry Ward notes he submitted Clash By Night to the Johnston office with misgivings. The censors approved the script after removing a scene of Barbara Stanwyck smoking in bed due to fire risk.
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Hollywood
Jerry Ward
Johnston
Barbara Stanwyck
Miss Stanwyck
Thanksgiving Holiday Plans Disrupt Whitewright Newspaper
The Sun goes to press early on Wednesday to observe Thanksgiving with local businesses. Some shortcuts appear in the paper, as the town suspends all business Thursday and Whitewright schools close for a four day break ending Monday.
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Sun
Powers
Whitewright
Good Luck Twenty Found At Marshall Post Office
Jimmy Wilson, a Marshall post office lobby newsstand operator, found a crumpled 20 centric bill in the change bin. He followed a man’s instruction to keep the note separate. Louie Bachus confirmed the bill is a normal twenty with no unusual markings.
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Bachus
Red Cross Sets Date For Second Blood Collection
The American Red Cross will hold a second Grayson County blood drive on December 12 and 13 in Denison and Sherman. Sheriff Woody Blanton, county blood drive chairman, will announce the definite schedule later. Grayson County’s fiscal year quota ends July 1 at 2,700 pints.
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Grayson County
American Red Cross
County Red Cross Board
Denison and
Sherman
Woody Blanton
Sun Honor Roll Names Acknowledged for Subscriptions
The publisher lists subscribers honored this week including John Trammel Pauline Nelms Weldon Drake W M Stockton C A Wilson F G Hoover Walter Keeling A C Keeling T A Holcomb J E Coggins W T Reeves Don E Williams Olivia Whedbee J F England M Sgt W L England S T Stubblefield E R Johnson J S Melver W R Hamilton W M Pierson Henry D Parsons.
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John Trammel
Pauline Nelms
Weldon R. Drake
W. M. Stockton
C. A. Wilson
F. G. Hoover
Walter Keeling
A. C. Keeling
T. A. Holcomb
J. E. Coggins
W. T. Reeves
Don E. Williams
Olivia Whedbee
J. F. England
W. L. England
S. T. Stubblefield
E. R. Johnson
J. S. Melver
W. R. Hamilton
W. M. Pierson Henry D. Parsons
County Health Unit Chief Resigns Post
Dr. D. R. Reilly, director of Grayson County Health Unit for two and a half years, resigned effective January 1 to become director of the Angelo and Tom Green County Unit. The Grayson unit with a $47,638 budget is funded by the State Health Service, Grayson County, and Sherman and Denison. The post is filled by a state appointment with local agency approval.
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D. R. Reilly
Grayson County
Angelo and
Tom Green County
Grayson
State Health Service
Sherman
Denison
State Department
Scarlet stickers eyed to curb reckless driving
New Jersey official Warren N. Gaffney urged a highway safety conference to paste scarlet stickers on windshields of reckless drivers. He said widespread adoption across states could significantly cut highway accidents and fatalities.
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New York
New Jersey
Warren N. Gaffney
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Denison to broadcast Eisenhower radio plea Thursday night
Denison born General Eisenhower gets a state wide plea via a 15 minute radio broadcast at 7 pm Thursday on a 20 station Texas network. Robert Doss of Denison will chair the effort for the non partisan Texas For Eisenhower movement, launching the statewide appeal from Eisenhower Birthplace studio. An open house at the birthplace will follow with Gold Star Mothers hosting.
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Denison
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert Doss
Doss
Ike
Austin
University of Texas
America
KRRV
Monte Bales Jones
Eisenhower Birthplace
South
Lamar
Youths Under 19 Likely to Be Called Next Year
The Pentagon expects to scrape the bottom of the draft barrel by late 1952 as 18 year olds may be called to the Army before turning 19. Draft boards now call 20 and 21 year olds and aim for a 3.8 million force by mid 1953, requiring quick processing of new draftees.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
Texas Rural Population Ranks Second in U S
Texas holds the nation s second largest rural population and sixth largest city population according to the Census Bureau. Texas total population ranks fifth, with 2 873 134 rural residents or 37 percent. Urban residents total 4 838 060. NY and PA show higher urban shares. PA rural hits 8 539 420.
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Washington
Texas
Census Bureau
Lone Star
Pennsylvania
New York
California
Illinois
Ohio
Five Million On Relief Roll Amidst Boom
The Federal Security Agency said more than 5 million Americans receive public aid amid a strong business boom. About $2.5 billion was spent last year to support roughly 5.5 million people on federal, state and local relief rolls, a figure higher than 1939 but below total need-based assistance.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Security Agency
Tigers End Sevon By Trouncing the District Champs
The Tigers upset undefeated Farmersville 27 to 13 at Bryant Field to end Farmersville’s district 14-A claim and force a bi district playoff bid as Leonard had beaten Honey Grove and tied Farmersville on the year. Coach Montgomery had predicted a strong showing and the victory marked the Tigers as giant killers after the upset. Starting and squad players are listed.
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Sherman
Denison
Tigers
Farmersville Farmers
Bryant Field
Montgomery
Rotary Club
Tiger
Farmersville
Leonard
Farmers
Honey Grove
Lunch Room Weekly Menu Plan
Monday features pressed ham potato salad green beans and apple crumble. Tuesday serves stew green salad cranberries and cookies. Wednesday offers beans buttered spinach beets cornbread and cake with lemon sauce. Thursday presents Bologna cups with spaghetti English peas and fruit salad. Friday includes tuna casserole slaw carrot sticks and baked apple.
Deaths Gaines Bow 62 El Paso to Whitewright
Gaines Bow 62 died at 9 45 p m Friday in Southwestern Hospital El Paso after a brief illness He was en route to Whitewright with his wife from Caldwell Idaho when ill at Alpine Body returned to Caldwell for burial Born May 16 1889 in Burksville Ky came to Texas with parents in 1891 Lived near Whitewright then moved to Idaho about 30 years ago Wife Mildred Benedict native of Whitewright Survivors include wife three brothers Oscar Bow Whitewright Bob Bow Alpine and Steve Bow of Nampa Idaho and many nephews and nieces
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Gaines Bow
Southwestern Hospital
el Paso
Whitewright
Caldwell
Idaho
Alpine
Burksville
Texas
Mildred Benedict
The
Baptist Church
Oscar Bow
Bob Bow
Steve Bow
Nampa
Pie Bet Boarded for Truman Dizzy Dare Across Rapidan
Fredericksburg Mayor C M Cowan invited President Truman to throw a dime across the Rappahannock River with a cherry pie wager. If he fails, Washington Mayor Dorothy Davis offers to bake the cherry pie. The challenge nods to Washingtons silver-dollar river crossing tale.
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Washington
Truman
Rappahannock
C. M. Cowan
Fredericksburg
Mr. Truman
George Washington
Cowan
Dorothy Davis
Texas Auto Theft Loss Set At 3.5 Million Annually
C C Benson head of the Texas division of the National Auto Theft Bureau told delegates at a Texas Police Association conference that about 91 of every 100 cars stolen are recovered. He estimated total thefts cost Texas about 3.5 million dollars each year, with autos valued around 15 million dollars stolen but largely recovered to cut actual loss.
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Dallas
Texas
C. C. Benson
National Auto Theft Bureau
Benson
Texas Police Association
Truman Proclaims Issues For 52 Race
President Truman warns the Republicans against turning foreign policy into the 1952 campaign issue and pledges a Democratic platform of world peace and prosperity. He predicts a GOP defeat if foreign policy becomes the main battle, while GOP chair Guy Gabrielson issues a counterattack criticizing Truman and noting spending differences in 1950.
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Truman
United States
National Women’s Democratic Club
Washington
Democratic Party
Guy Gabrielson
Republican National Committee
Mr. Truman
Sancho Panza
Missouri
Gabrielson
New Tax Request Would Be Beaten
President Truman faces unified opposition as Senator Edwin Johnson of Colorado vows not to vote for more taxes and Representative Reed of New York says Congress will reject any White House tax plan. The remarks follows Truman plan to seek higher levies, drawing bipartisan criticism.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Senate Finance Committee
Johnson
Senate Committee
Reed
New York
Ways and Means
Lyndon Johnson Among Top Ten Big Spenders in Senate
The Council of State Chambers of Commerce ranked Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson seventh among ten senators most aligned with higher federal spending. Tom Connally edged him for a more economy-focused record, with Connally voting ten for spending and four for economy across twenty roll calls. All ten spending-most-friendly senators were Democrats except Oregon Republican Wayne Morse.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Council of State Chambers of Commerce
Tom Connally
Connally
Johnson
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Where the apparel proclaims the man Detroit story
Herbert W. Hart of Detroit is named America’s best dressed businessman after amassing a vast wardrobe of suits ties shoes hats coats and rainwear. Hart is president of the C. F. Smith Company grocery chain and grandson of its founder. The Statue of Liberty dedication date noted as October 28 1886.
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Detroit
America
Herbert W. Hart
Hart
C. F. Smith Company
Post Office to Install New Fixtures This Week
Postmaster John Biggerstaff announced the installation of new post office fixtures will start Monday and take a little over two days to finish by Wednesday. Patrons and workers will face some inconvenience, but service will be maintained. Old boxes will be used on the floor during work, and boxholders should receive same numbers where possible.
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John Biggerstaff
the Sun
Biggerstaff
Pascal Farley
East West Chasm Alarm Deepens in Eden Speech
London Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden warned the House of Commons that the East West chasm is deep and alarming. He urged settling smaller disputes first and cited Korea Germany Iran and Egypt as trouble spots amid near total diplomatic contact breakdown.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Eden
Korea
Germany
Iran
Egypt
Andrei Vishinsky
Paris
Land Benefits Law Effective on 28th
Austin news notes Korean and post World War II veterans cannot apply for the Veterans Land program until after November 28 when official election returns are certified. The amendment increases bond money to 100 million and was the only one of four proposed amendments passed.
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Austin
Veterans Land
Veterans Land Board
Pink Bollworm Alarms Texas Cotton Fight Urged
State Agriculture Commissioner John C. White warns the pink bollworm invasion in Texas is alarming and demands an all-out battle. The pest has moved into 193 of Texas 254 counties, with most areas only lightly infested but rapid spread signals potential heavy infestation ahead.
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John C. White
Texas
White
National Production Authority Grants Retailers Priority to Replenish Supplies
The National Production Authority on Monday granted retailers priority standing to replenish inventories of nails copper wire and other controlled materials. Previously retailers had to honor orders from others but had no priority to replace sold goods. NPR warned inventories were shrinking and some items were wholly depleted.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPR
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