WHL Tigers Roar To 113 Points In Three Games
The WHL Tigers have totaled 113 points while allowing 12 for opponents through three games this season. They defeated Leonard 30 6 Honey Grove 40 6 and Tioga 43 0 with reserves used in the blowout. The Bells High School Panthers visit Friday in a conference matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WHL
Tigers
Leonard
Honey Grove
Tioga
Tiger
Bells
Bells High School Panthers
Panthers
State Fair Opens At Dallas Saturday
The 1949 State Fair of Texas at Dallas opens Oct 8 and runs 16 days drawing over 2,000,000 visitors. The 64th edition features the largest livestock show in fair history, a major midway with Sally Rand and Leo Singer acts, the Man and the Atom exhibit, Chicago Fair relics, and nightly fireworks in Cotton Bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Mr. Atom
Sally Rand
Boot Hill
Leo Singer
Judy Garland
London
Toronto
Ripley’s
Leo
Simon
Jose Chitwood
Congress of Auto
Grandstand
Spike Jones
Fair Park
Belgium
Great Britain
Cotton Bowl
Lake Texoma to get 650000 for facility improvements
Washington approved a 650000 allocation for Lake Texoma recreational improvements including roadwork public toilets launching facilities picnic areas and water wells split fifty fifty between Texas and Oklahoma. The project marks the first major development since the U S Engineers took over recreation planning and will aid camping and picnicking while expanding public water and amenities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Texoma
Washington
Senate
House
Texas
Richard C. Pyle
Denison
U. S. Engineers
Lake
Texoma
Oklahoma
Pyle
U. S
National Park Service
Obsolete Animal Group Names Diminish in Modern Speech
An analysis notes that about half of the roughly fifty traditional English nouns for animal groups have fallen out of use. Terms like swarm and school endure, but phrases such as gaggle of geese and charm of finches are largely abandoned.
Sun Honor Roll Names
The Sun lists a long honor roll featuring Coralee Payne, Ed Kent Jr., Betty Jo Meador, Anna Ruth Johnson, David Johnson, Don Williams, J. Harper, S. Benedict Pfe, J. Hughes Jr., and others. The roster includes multiple Mrs or abbreviated titles and covers numerous individuals across local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coralee Payne
C. A. Super
D. W. Garrett
Betty Jo Meador
M. O. Carpenter
B. R. Caraway
Ed Kent Jr
P. McGinnis
J. T. Robinson
J. P. Darwin
Anna Ruth Johnson
David Johnson
S. E. Wallace
M. T. Craig
Don L. Williams
J. A. Harper S. M. Benedict Pfe
J. D. Hughes Jr
L. D. Selman
Maggie Montgomery
J. J. Mabry
B. Wrenn Webb O. A. Bennett
C. R. Johnson
Clifton Brewer
T. A. Gray
Sheriff Complains Force Is Short on Transportation
Sherman. Sheriff Markel Dick complained the Grayson County Commissioners Court voted to repair the old sheriff car instead of buying a new one, after four new pickup trucks were bought for county road work. The car, wrecked Sept 17 during a jail break, has 43 000 miles and the department operates with only five cars statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Markel Dicken
Grayson County Commissioners Court
Sheriff's Department
J. N. Dickson
Commissioners Court
Denison
Whitesboro
Dickson
Henry Guilloud
Guilloud
Whitewright Gets Railroad in 1878
A Denison Herald clipping notes the Denison and South Eastern Railway reached Whitewright in 1878 after work began in September 1877. Wm. Whitewright chaired the railroad’s board, and the line later extended to Dallas San Antonio and Galveston. Groundbreaking ceremonies occurred quietly with Esquire Kirk overseeing initial earthworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Denison and South Eastern Railway
MKT
Whitewright
Dallas
San Antonio
Galveston
Wm. Whitewright
Denison Herald
Denison Daily News
North Texas
Esquire
Kirk
Pensions Weigh Heavy On Economy of the Country
Washington reports that pension campaigns by unions in steel, coal, autos and other sectors spotlight the looming burden of ever more retirees. About 11 million Americans are 65 or older and will rise sharply, with fears that $100 monthly pensions could become a common standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. to Buy Cottonseed Under Support Plan
The Agriculture Department will buy cottonseed and issue loans to support grower prices. Purchases will be through local ginners under state and county committee guidance at a base rate of 49.50 dollars per ton minus 3 dollars for storage. The program is described as an emergency, year only, with resales to cover full government costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Production and Marketing Administration
Ralph Trigg
Commodity Credit Corporation
Major Wicher to Speak at First Methodist Sunday
Major Herbert W. Wicher, Wing chaplain at Perrin Air Force Base for seventeen months, will occupy the pulpit at the First Methodist Church at 11 o'clock Sunday. He is a Palo Alto native and former Oklahoma National Guard infantryman who served in six major battles and four amphibious landings in World War II. He has been transferred to Alaska and will leave Perrin later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Wicher
Perrin Air Force Base
First Methodist
Ashley D. Jameson
Kemp
Wicher
Palo Alto
Calif
Presbyterian Church
45Th Infantry Division
Oklahoma National Guard
Sicily
Salerno
Anzio
France
Alaska
Perrin
Road Meeting In Sherman Tonight
Plans for organizing a Grayson County unit of the Texas Rural Roads Association will be discussed in the 15th District Court Room Sherman at 8 00 p m Thursday Oct 6 Jim Cantrell president and Gilbert Smith executive director TRRA will aid the effort Jack Meador Whitewright Chamber of Commerce president and B W Newman secretary seek strong Whitewright turnout
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Texas Rural Roads Association
15Th District Court Room
Sherman
Jim Cantrell
Gilbert Smith
TRRA
Jack Meador
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
B. W. Newman
Whitewright
Whitesboro Highway Crash Hurts Two Men
Two men were injured in a crash four miles west of Whitesboro on Highway 82 Tuesday evening. Eldridge Mayo 28 of Whitesboro suffered neck and back fractures in three places while Lavern L Woodey 23 of Collinsville sustained a crushed right arm. Woodey was the driver. Arlis Hale of Whitesboro was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesboro
Eldridge Mayo
Lavern L. Woodey
Collinsville
Woodey
Garland Huff
Lester Robinson
Cooke County
Arlis Hale
One Arm Driver Lacks Steady Hand On Wheel
University of Georgia psychologist Dr. Austin S. Edwards tested how distractions affect hand steadiness using a mock steering setup. He found that looking straight ahead minimizes disruption while tasks like handing a pencil or looking out a window significantly increase involuntary hand movement, with higher effects when only one hand grips the wheel. Results to be published in the Journal of Applied Psychology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Austin S. Edwards
University of Georgia
Dr. Edwards
Edwards
Journal of Applied Psychology
PTA Starts Season With 122 Members
The PTA opened the season with 122 members present including 36 in regular attendance. Honor guests were Mrs Audra Bennett and her 6th graders who won the membership contest by a large majority. First grade earned a parental turnout treat. The program featured a lecture on parent teacher cooperation and four musical numbers directed by Mrs Agnes Oliver. New members listed for 1949 50 include Curlee Cummings Lucyle Sanders Charley Ayres Sallye Hamilton Joe Rich Mar dell Pumphrey Lillian Neath ery Percy Darwin Nana Francis Lee Norris L D Selman Edgar Ayers A D Jameson O V Barker J J Petrash D M Roddy Homer Sears Jack Lackey Floyd Bassett Glenn Doss Hu bert Thrasher Iola Phillips Elmo Wallace J W Wilson Charlie Tunnell C A Bartley Frank Thornhill George Brown Harmon Hayes Elbert Bennett Leslie Holland E R Bow G B Taylor F G Hoover Homer Gentry Thomas Sears Cliff Emerson M B Hasty Griffin Dollarhide Jr S T Montgomery Jack Lackey Agnes Oliver Gates Earl Benson Harold Thornhill Lola Scott Ralph Wallace Nan Dyer Perry Kite Doris McKinney Carlton Dorothy Head George Hight Ralph Kaiser J D Kent Roby Childress Clyde Craig K R Taylor Jimmy Anderson L A Watkins Homer Sanderson Mark Ayers Riley Smith Carl May Thelma Pierson Jimmy Anderson Alton McDowell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Audra Bennett
Homer Gentry
Edgar Ayers
Agnes Oliver
Curlee Cummings
Lucyle Sanders
Charley Ayres
Sallye Hamilton
Joe Rich
Mardell Pumphrey
Lillian Neathery
Percy Darwin
Nana Francis
Lee Norris
L. D. Selman
A. D. Jameson
O. V. Barker
J. J. Petrash
D. M. Roddy
Homer Sears
Jack Lackey
Floyd Bassett
Herman Bedford
Thomas Sears
Opal Hughes
C. Sanderson
Sarah Kilgree
W. G. Harrelson
Fred Cook
Glenn Doss
Jack Thrasher
Hubert Thrasher
Iola Phillips
Elmo Wallace
J. W
Chat Beazley
Coggins
Bill Milam
J. M. Haden
Pete Nicely
Tom Ayers
Owen Hull
Wilkerson
Penny
O. E. Head
Leslie Holland
Haskel Scott
E. R. Bow
G. B. Taylor
F. G. Hoover
Cliff Emerson
M. B. Hasty
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
S. T. Montgomery
Huber
Gates
Earl Benson
Harold Thornhill
Lola Scott
Ralph Wallace
Nan Dyer
Perry Kite
Doris McKinney
Mr. Carlton
Dorothy Head
George Hight
Ralph Kaiser
J. D. Kent
Roby Childress
Clyde Craig
K. R. Taylor
Jimmy Anderson
L. A. Watkins
Homer Sanderson
Mark Ayers
Riley Smith
Carl May
Thelma Pierson
Alton McDowell
Don’t Take Chances With Cancer
Dr. Geo W Cox Texas health officer notes cancer is second to heart disease as a Texas death cause with about 6900 deaths last year. Early cancers are not painful. any lump in the breast or non healing sores warrant medical check. Persistent indigestion weight loss can signal stomach cancer. seek a doctor promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Geo. W. Cox
Texas
Hurricane Loss Set at $800,000 on Prison Farms
Brownwood report says Prison Board secretary T R Havins relayed word from General Manager O B Ellis that roughly 800000 dollars in hurricane damage hit Gulf Coast prison farms. About 3000 bales of cotton in fields were destroyed along with corn and hegari crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
T. R. Havins
State Prison Board
O. B. Ellis
Gulf Coast
Ellis
Motorcycle Train Collision Kills Gene Stubblefield
Gene Stubblefield sixteen year old son of Mr and Mrs S T Stubblefield was killed at the Katy Railroad crossing on Grand avenue when the motorcycle he rode with James Bourland of Pilot Grove collided with a northbound freight engine. Bourland were uninjured. Gene a star left tackle at Whitewright High School died en route to Sherman hospital. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Stubblefield
S. T. Stubblefield
Katy
Grand Avenue
James Bourland
Pilot Grove
Young Stubblefield
Sherman
Bourland
Ed Martin
Stubblefield
Gene
Whitewright
Leonard
WHS
Tiger
City
K. L. Clinton
Melissa
Tripe Stubblefield
Joe Pannell
Conway Craig
Billy E. Brown
Dearle McKnight
Herman Musser
Barry Blanton
David Hansard
Gene Bush
John D. Reeves
Jack Badgett
Prentice Barnett
Jimmy Christian
Bobby Hyecock
Joe Reynolds
Jack Smith
Joe M. Wallace
Aubrey Burnham
Larry Cooper
Ray Simpson
Larry Doty
William Simmons
Leon Simmons
Billy W. Partridge
Kenneth Jones
Billy Cline
Dean Reagan
Royce Clem
Max Taylor
Labor To Ask For Shorter Work Week
ST. PAUL Minn top officers of the American Federation of Labor urge a union bargaining drive to cut the 40 hour week to 35 hours five 7 hour days. The AFL executive council says productivity must bring leisure and higher living standards, potentially reducing hours before wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Big
Labor Organization
Round Man Sheds Fat in Rare Operation
In Madison Wisconsin a 459 pound man Albert W Bartels of Rock Falls Illinois had 58 pounds of fat removed from his abdomen in a two hour operation. Dr James A Jackson chief surgeon at Methodist Hospital said Bartels who once weighed 700 pounds had reduced to 459 pounds before the operation. The procedure aimed to help him get around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
James A. Jackson
Methodist Hospital
Albert W. Bartels
Rock Falls
Jackson
Bartels
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Grayson
Columbia University
Kings College
Benjamin Franklin
America
Gene Stublefield
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!