Lunchroom fees set at 5c per meal at grammar school
L. E. Ricketts, grammar school principal, announces changes to the school lunch program. A 5c per lunch charge or 25c per week is requested, payable in cash or groceries, to supplement government staples. Eating is optional, a Works Progress Administration supported privilege. Students must supply their own plate and utensils not to be returned.
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L. E. Ricketts
The
Sun
Works Progress Administration
Cotton Payment to Be Cut Under 1940 Farm Program
Washington A A A Tuesday set the 1940 soil depleting crop goal at 270 000 000 to 285 000 000 acres, same as this year. Wheat acres rise and cotton rate drops to 1.6 cents. Corn goals down slightly with 10 cent payments, peanuts and barley reduced, tobacco adjustments. parity payments possible from a 225 million appropriation if prices fall below 75 percent of parity.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
R. M. Evans
AAA
Europe
Five Corpus Christi Physicians Charged With Narcotics Sales
Corpus Christi five physicians C P Callison H R Giles J R Thomas Ace Nichols and Sterling B Martin face narcotics charges for one sale each not under a written order form. Two druggists O A Swinebroad and Johnny Galvan also charged. Swinebroad pled guilty with a $1000 bond, Galvan set at $1500.
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Corpus Christi
C. P. Callison
H. R. Giles
J. R. Thomas
Ace Nichols
Sterling B. Martin
O. A. Swinebroad
Johnny Galvan
Swinebroad
Galvan
Red Cross Roll Call Drive Sees $132.15 In City
The Red Cross Roll Call headquarters reports receipts of 132.15 to date in the yearly drive, double last year’s. Funds accepted through Thanksgiving week. List includes Mrs. Roscoe Vestal and Rev. J. F. Fender among contributors plus sixth, fifth, and seventh grade students and local firms such as Community Natural Gas Co. and Nossaman & Baker.
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Red Cross
Roddy
Jack Lackey
Community Natural Gas Co
Nossaman & Baker
L. E. Ricketts
Billy Christian
Patricia Murphy
Don Newman
Eugene Reeves
James Sloan
Roy Taylor Jr
L. A. Watkins
Edyth Biggerstaff
Polly Ann Brown
Betty Lou England
Nancy Sue England
Janis Jayne Horton
Mary Lee Hughes
Henrietta Jackson
Edith Pauline Owen
Bessie Jo Russell
Alice Taylor
Aurelia Penny
Mary del Fields
Betty Nell Yeager
Katie Kincaid
Jimmie Bartlett
912 000 Will Get Old Age Insurance Funds Next Year
Washington officials estimate 912000 persons will receive benefits in 1940 the first year under the old age insurance plan of the social security act. The system becomes effective Jan 1 1940 with 45 to 50 million covered wage earners. The board projects 485000 primary beneficiaries 125000 wives 20000 widows over 65 78000 widows with dependent children 194000 dependent children and 10000 dependent parents by year end.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Heater Explosion Kills Two Women in Savannah
In Savannah Georgia two water heater tanks embedded in a fireplace masonry exploded last night ripping away the rear of a frame house. Mrs John Kimker and Mrs Alzeta Richardson were killed and six others injured in the blast.
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Savannah
John Kimker
Alzeta Richardson
O Daniel Thanks Texans For Blessings On Texas
Governor O Daniel in a weekly radio broadcast thanks the Almighty for blessings of American citizens and Texans. He notes Texas has two official days of thanksgiving this year and celebrates freedom to worship. The item ends with an odd line about the armadillo outrunning a man.
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Austin
O’daniel
Texas
Old Age Pension Cut Size Question Raises Count
Texas Tax Journal editor John T. Smith releases figures on October pensions showing most of 121,688 recipients were cut $6 from September payments. Among the first 5,000, 31 got raises, 119 had lower October grants, averaging $10.46 versus $11.32 in September. Comptroller Geo H. Sheppard certifies all warrants were issued in September and October and included in the first 5,000 lists.
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Austin
John T. Smith
Texas Tax Journal
Smith
Johnson
Comptroller
State OF
Texas
A. D
World Traveler to Speak Sunday Night To Presbyterians
Joe Smith Dyer, a world traveler and travel tour guide, will speak at First Presbyterian Church Sunday at 7 p.m. The son of Ben and Mrs. Dyer of Garland has roots in Whitewright and older family ties in the area. His lecture offers glimpses of foreign places and the public is invited to attend. Farmers pay city residents about 1.5 billion dollars yearly for power and machinery now, versus the prewar value of work animals.
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Joe Smith Dyer
First Presbyterian Church
Mr. Smith
Ben Dyer
Garland
Whitewright
J. L. Smith
First Freeze of Winter Registered In Whitewright
Whitewright recorded its first frost of the season with a 32 degree reading at 7 am marking the earliest freeze. The cold spell extended from the coastal regions to the Panhandle with warmer rain on Wednesday hinting at Thanksgiving weather. The AAA reports conservation efforts improve wildlife on over 50 million privately owned acres under the program, per administrator R. M. Evans.
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Whitewright
Texas
Panhandle
AAA
R. M. Evans
Christmas Lights Herald Coming of Christmas Season
H G Rountree and Earl Jenkins of the Community Public Service Company strung festive lights in the business district on Monday. Jack Thruston canvassed local businesses and raised 42.00 for the Christmas lighting fund, six fifty more than last year, with many area merchants like Stateville Service Station and First National Bank contributing.
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H. G. Rountree
Earl Jenkins
Community Public Service Company
Jack Thruston
Stateville
Devonport
Short’s
Cole & Davis Co
Childress Pharmacy
Gordon's Grocery
Palace Theatre
Morgan Food
Sanderson
Pierce’s
Fleming Grocery
Felker’s
S. H. Montgomery
First National Bank
Whitewright Lumber& Co
Johnson's
W. O. Houston
L. LaRoe & Co
Farley & Hill
T. W. Ayres & Son
Glen Earnheart
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
J. W. Press
Is Your Name On Sun Honor Roll
The Sun announces a fall campaign to add names to its honor roll for new and renewed subscriptions at $1 per year in Texas. A clubbing offer with Farm News is $1.50 for a year. The list of new honor roll names includes Taylor Autrey, Miss Lillian Baxter, L. P. Sears, C. F. Collins, J. B. Smotherman, and others.
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Sun
Texas
The
Taylor Autrey
Lillian Baxter
L. P. Sears
C. F. Collins
J. B. Smotherman
C. H. Craig
W. F. Mason
C. B. Bryant Jr
J. E. Mangrum
C. B. Bryant Sr
A. H. Fortner
J. S. Badgett
W. T. Simmons
G. C. Stateville
Wade Robbins
Arthur Badgett
P. L. Owens
Homer Caston
S. S. Phillips
A. J. Reed
J. C. Parsons
W. H. Montgomery
B. S. Montgomery
G. F. Teague
A. G. Bradley
J. M. Wilson
R. T. Ray
D. A. Yowell
R. H. Groves
Elvin Petty
E. P. Wootten
F A A Boy Boys Register Gilt Trade Highlighted
Wilton McFarland of the Denison Future Farmer Chapter bought a registered Pol and China gilt shipped from Illinois. Whitewright FFA urges all members to buy registered purebred hogs for long term value, as vocational teacher T H Cunningham notes hogs are affordable now.
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Wilton McFarland
Denison Future Farmer
Illinois
Whitewright
T. H. Cunningham
Thanksgiving Holiday Noted in Whitewright Parish and Schools
Whitewright to observe Thanksgiving on the last Thursday in November with many stores closing part or all of the day. Post office remains open per Washington orders. The annual union Thanksgiving service is set for tonight at 7 30 at the Presbyterian Church with Rev Ben Bell delivering the sermon. Thursday features the Van Alstyne at Whitewright Thanksgiving football game at 2 p m at the American Legion field, drawing many Van Alstyne fans. Public schools dismiss this afternoon for a two day holiday.
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Whitewright
Washington
Union
Presbyterian Church
Ben Bell
van Alstyne High School
Whitewright High School
American Legion Field
van Alstyne Rooters
Thanksgiving Game With Van Alstyne High School
The annual Thanksgiving clash between Van Alstyne and Whitewright high schools will be held Thursday at 2 PM in Whitewright. The game is expected to be hard fought with large fan support from Van Alstyne. Both teams hold similar records, promising a spirited contest and mutual sportsmanship from fans and players.
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van Alstyne High School
Whitewright High School
Whitewright
van Alstyne
Texas
Van
Whitewright Tigers
Tigers
Border Clashes Bring Finns and Reds Close to War
Moscow radio reports three new incidents along the 600 mile frontier from the Arctic Ocean to Lake Ladoga as Red Star threatens to fire and Finnish soldiers clash near Vedlitsa. Observers note nearly 1,000,000 Soviet troops in position amid mounting tension along Finland's border.
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Moscow
Moscow Radio
Arctic Ocean
Lake Ladoga
Leningrad
Red Army
Red Star
Finland
Kremlin
Vedlitsa
Rybachi
Sredni
Arctic Circle
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Jim Bills
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June H. Bradley
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Jim Underood
Susie Barnes
William B. Horn
Martha E. Williams
Elijah D. Calvert
Sam Davis
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J. P. McKinne
Cordelia P. Harris
Amanec*. N. Bruste
Joseph W. Bruste
Russell Pollard
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Lanzo Castell
Eugene Grice
Allen H. Hanill
Ora B. Hood Phoby L. Hunter
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Joseph J. Nicholson
Mary L. Nicholson
John C. Pierson
Charlie D. Sears
Howard Love
Will Sawyer
Emma J. Walker
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Wm. R. Thompson
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John M. Burkhalter
Ora L. Catlett
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Sophy V. Bingham
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Caroline Patton
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Will Sessions
Lizzie Phillips
Andrew J. Roe
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Jennie Rosser
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Lord Tweedsmuir
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