American Legion To Install Officers At Tuesday Meet
Preston Everheart Post No. 225 American Legion will install officers at the Tuesday meeting October 7 at 7 30 p m Findley Haile to become post commander Clifton Emerson to serve as finance officer Others remain in their posts Elbert Bennett adjutant Bill Roberts sergeant at arms Clay Horton historian Griffin Dollarhide service officer urged all members to attend
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Preston Everheart
American Legion
Findley Haile
Clifton Emerson
Elbert Bennett
Bill Roberts
Clay Horton
Griffin Dollarhide
1210 Bales Of Cotton Ginned This Week At Fair Gins
White Wright gins reported 1210 bales ginned by Wednesday night while last year 965 bales had been processed. Cotton sold for 30 cents per pound and seed at $100 per ton, compared with 38 cents and $80 a year ago. Weather aided picking and yields look better, with many fields still white and farmers expecting at least a half bale per acre.
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Whitewright Gins
Indictments Arise From Fifteenth District Grand Jury
Thirty four felony indictments were returned by the Fifteenth District Court grand jury. Ed LaRoe of Whitewright, foreman, led the panel. Indictments include four for burglary tied to Denison and Sherman thefts, two for forgery, plus charges of assault with intent to murder and assault with intent to rape. Several defendants remain at large or unnamed in this release.
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Fifteenth District Court
Ed LaRoe
Whitewright
Paul Adam Hill
Grayson County
Denison
Sherman
W. O. Altman
Whitesboro
R. G. Bruton
Carl Satterwhite
Titus County
Mt. Pleasant
Low Bidders Named On Dam Projects Denison
Denison Dam powerhouse unit No 2 and switchyard bids announced. Russ Mitchell Inc and Wyche Bruce Construction Co of Houston named apparent low bidders. C F Lytle Co Sioux City La was apparent unsuccessful bidder. Col C H Chorpening Tulsa District said bids will be checked and award recommendation sent upward. Houston bid 840196.40, higher than government estimate.
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Denison
Russ_ Mitchell, Inc
Wyche & Bruce Construction Company
Houston
Denison Dam
Col. C. H. Chorpening
Tulsa
C. F. Lytle Company
Sioux City
Col. Chorpening
Survey of Executive Branch Starts
Former President Hoover and 11 other men begin a 15 month 750000 study to streamline the federal executive branch. Representative Brown of Ohio notes the government has grown and Congress ordered the project after reorganizing itself. The bill created a commission to reduce the maze of departments bureaus and agencies and may lead to eliminations or consolidations.
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Washington
Hoover
Brown
Ohio
Congress
Merchants Begin Fall Campaign In Whitewright
Whitewright merchants will inaugurate the fall campaign at 4 p.m. Saturday. The plan, used before in Whitewright, has drawn large crowds, and residents are urged to attend the opening afternoon event.
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Whitewright
Americans Asked To Share Bounty With Europeans
Americans called to cut waste and share food with starving Europe to prevent political and economic collapse. Luckman, chair of the Citizens Food Committee, urged reduced consumption of grain meat poultry butter and eggs in a nationwide waste-less-food drive.
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Washington
Charles Luckman
Citizens Food Committee
Truman
Luckman
White House
Whitewright
George C. Marshall
Europe
Sun Honor Roll Adds Names To The Sun Subscriptions
The Sun lists weekly honors for new subscribers as Fall renewal activity rises. Recipients include Dr B Wrenn Webb Mrs R L Sears G L Baugher W T Nicholson Mrs J M Jarvis Charlie White W T Reeves Mrs Lou Bell Phillips M O Carpenter Mrs F L Clendening Roy Taylor Lou Rae Holcomb Mrs J E Everheart Harry Farrow D W Garrett Robert Dean Grover Smith Mrs I L Neathery Mrs W J Hepburn Mrs Ira Fleming Frank Smith T B Rascoe Ralph Kaiser Dr John A Ray Allen T Short F L Starr Fred Starr Jr John Reeves C H Taylor R E Barbee Mrs Coleman Carter.
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Sun
B. Wrenn Webb
R. L. Sears
G. L. Baugher
W. T. Nicholson
J. M. Jarvis
Charlie White
W. T. Reeves
Lou Bell Phillips
M. O. Carpenter
F. L. Clendening
Roy Taylor
Lou Rae Holcomb
J. E. Everheart
Harry Farrow
D. W. Garrett
Robert Dean Grover Smith
I. L. Neathery
W. J. Hepburn
Ira Fleming
Frank Smith
T. B. Rascoe
Ralph Kaiser
John A. Ray Allen
T. Short
F. L. Starr
Fred Starr Jr
John Reeves
C. H. Taylor
R. E. Barbee
Coleman Carter
Whitewright Chorus to Sing at Central Christian Church
The 1947-48 Whitewright High School Chorus, directed by Mrs. Sarah Kilgree, will perform at Central Christian Church tonight at 7 30 as the final Evangelistic service. They will sing three numbers including Were You There When They Crucified My Lord and The Londonderry Air, with a special Communion Service tied to World Wide Communion Day. James L. Sandlin will deliver the closing message and use an Army Communion Kit issued by the government.
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Whitewright High School
Central Christian Church
Janice Neal
Betty Blackerby
Jane Meador
Louise Selman
June Kelly
Ruse Roberts
Mary Frances Thornhill
Joan Scott
Martha Wallace
Corine Hardcastle
Prilla Hinton
Dorothy Birdwell
Jean Wilson
Peggy Clark
Gwen Thomas
Eutolia Judd
Billy Fay Dillon
Sarah Kilgree
James L. Sandlin
Greenville Central Christian Church
Lord
Londonderry
Boy Scout News from Whitewright Troop 1 Meeting
Troop 1 Whitewright BSA met for weed cutting, a treasure hunt, and tracking, with Jack Hammock Sherman neighborhood commissioner attending and bringing tools. Next meetings, membership drive, radio program, and a Sherman Court of Honor on October 9. June 6 12 1948 set as next summer camp dates. The piece notes Boy Scout round up goals and local community support.
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Whitewright B. S. A
Jack Hammock
Sherman
Hammock
Whitewright Sun
Fellows
Boy Scouts of America
Boy’s Life
Whitewright
Rotary Club
Blinker lights mark parking plan on Main Street
The past week the business district marked for parking with lines and a blinker light installed at Main and Bond streets to slow traffic and encourage uniform parking. An additional blinker at Main and Sears streets is planned soon.
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Main
Bond Streets
Main Street
Sears Streets
Farm cash income in Texas up 24 percent
The University of Texas bureau of business research reports Texas farm cash income in August rose to 935,861 dollars, surpassing the first eight months of 1946 by nearly 300 million. The gain, driven by higher crop values, outpaced the national 21 percent rise.
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Texas
Austin
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Rail unions seek 30 percent pay rise for rail workers
Five operating railroad brotherhoods demanded a 30 percent wage increase effective November 1, 1947, with a minimum rise of $3 on the basic day. Unions said the demand has been served on all railroads and direct negotiations start in Chicago on October 7. The unions represent about 350,000 workers in engine, train and yard service citing soaring living costs.
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Chicago
Veteran Wins $28700 Pension After 43 Years
Boston veteran Roland C. Sweigart, once a top executive at a Boston department store, received 28700 for waiting 43 years to claim a Spanish war pension. He will get 90 dollars monthly in addition. Now 81, he had not applied earlier due to financial stability.
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Boston
Roland C. Sweigart
Sweigart
Senator Flanders cites high food prices harming health in cities
Senator Flanders of Vermont told a Senate subcommittee public hearings on food and clothing costs show white collar workers and low wage earners in New York City and other metro areas are seriously undernourished. He presides over two weeks of inquiries into rising costs and their impact on health.
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Washington
Flanders
Vermont
New York City
Senate House
Experiences in the Gulf Port Gulf Storm
Ross Brown and wife recount surviving the gulf storm at Gulf Port Mississippi. Their cabin and car destroyed they faced twenty foot waves and a five hour flood. They clung to life aided by Ross lifting his wife through water to safety then reached Mr Hills home before being rescued and sheltered at Long Beach High School.
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W. T. Brown Sr
Ross Brown
Gulf Port
Miss
Mrs. Hill
Ross
Mr. Hill
Hills
Long Beach High School
Texas motor vehicles to pass 2 million for all time high
Texas will exceed 2,000,000 registered motor vehicles this year for the first time. Six month totals show 1,922,331 vehicles registered, up 209,493 from the same period last year, with passenger cars at 1,429,305 and trucks up 73,635. End of line forecasts push daily registrations at about 4,500.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
E. J. Amey
Doctors deride octuplets tale from Shanghai paper
Reputable Shanghai physicians dismissed a Shun Pao report that Mrs. Chang Ping Wei, 27, gave birth to eight sons last June in Ishing Hopei. Investigators found no verifiable details as the village lay in Communist-held territory and attempts to verify the claim failed.
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Shanghai
Shun Pao
Ishing
Hopei
Chang Ping Wei
Masonic Lodge To Entertain Grand Master Friday
Whitewright Lodge No. 167 A F and A M will hold a special communication in the high school auditorium Friday Oct 3 to receive Grand Master R Bruce Brannon of the Grand Lodge of Texas A buffet dinner will be served at 7 00 and the lodge opened at 8 00 All members are urged to attend and all Master Masons are invited
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Whitewright Lodge No
A. F
A. M
R. Bruce Brannon
Grand Lodge of Texas
Whitewright Lodge
Tigers Ready for Leonard Showdown Friday
Whitewright Tigers head to Leonard Friday to face Leonard High School after a 24 to 0 season opener win over Honey Grove. A large local turnout is expected to cheer them on as they prepare for next games in Denison on October 9 against the Denison B Team and October 17 versus Rockwall at Bryant Field.
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Whitewright Tigers
Leonard
Tigers
Honey Grove
Denison
Rockwall
Bryant Field
Girls Becoming Less Choosy Says Marriage Expert
Cleveland report notes more than twice as many unmarried women aged 20 to 34 than men. Rev. Gil bert H. Appelhof, author and marriage counselor, says many women over 22 seek any man for fear of being left. He urges pursuing self-improvement to attract a compatible partner.
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Cleveland
Gilbert H. Appelhof
Episcopal
Methodist School of Religion
Appelhof
U.S. Traffic Deaths Increase in August
Chicago report shows 3,140 traffic fatalities in August, per the National Safety Council. It marks a fourth straight monthly rise over 1946, yet eight month total stays 5 percent below 1946’s pace due to early 1947 declines. August deaths exceed 1946 by 6 percent.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Oklahoma Sabath Law Test Begins With Market Arrest
Oklahoma City market operator Ralph Adair was technically arrested Sunday to test an old statute forbidding merchants from bartering or selling goods on the Sabbath except for necessities. Adair argued that food is a necessity, prompting a court case over whether families might go hungry on Sundays.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Ralph Adair
Adair
Grayson County Authorizes Condemnation Suits and Equipment
Grayson County commissioners approved six condemnation suits for right of way on FM 121 and FM 120. Four suits target land between Denison and Carpenter's Bluff, including Oak Ridge Cemetery. They also authorized purchase of two front end loaders at 3750 dollars each to be paid from road funds for precincts one and two.
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Grayson County Commissioners
Gunter
van Alstyne
Denison
Carpenter’s Bluff
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Hi-Way Machinery Co
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Marshall
Powell Studio
BOY Scout News
Lyndol Pierson
KRRV
15Th District Court Room
Masonic Lodge
U.S
Butcher
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