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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1949

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Hobby Show And Book Club Open At Methodist Church

The First Methodist Church hosts a fall and winter Book Club meeting at 7 45 p m Monday with a hobby show exhibition in the educational building. Entries include needlework handcrafts and collectors items judged by non Whitewright women with ribbons for top entries. Miss Lucyle Sanders to speak on Victorian Glass and tips for recognizing genuine art objects. An admission fee defrays exhibit costs. Current Book Club tickets remain valid.

Book Club First Methodist Whitewright Clarence McMillin Lucyle Sanders Ruth Webb Lee

Duke researchers temper vitamin promotion shifting view on supplements

Duke University Medical School experts, once strong promoters of universal vitamin supplements, now warn against overreliance on pills. Dr Julian Ruffin and Dr W A Perlzweig emphasize individual needs based on diet, noting excessive intake can be harmful and fresh fruit can outperform packaged vitamins.

Durham N. C Duke University Medical School Duke Southland Julian Ruffin United States Ruffin W. A. Perlzweig

Gas Turbine Engine May Find Use in Cars

Airesearch Manufacturing Co announces a 98-pound gas turbine engine designed for aircraft, with 84 horsepower and potential auto use. Assistant chief engineer Homer Wood says it can burn diesel or kerosene, could cut fuel bills, and though untested in cars its vibration is minimal and capable of being geared for automobile use.

Los Angeles Airesearch Manufacturing Co Homer Wood Airesearch Wood

Military Pay Bill Signed by Truman

President Truman on Wednesday signed into law a raise in pay for most armed services members. The White House said action came hours before the midnight deadline. The bill adds about 300 million dollars annually, effective October 1, boosting pay for virtually all uniformed personnel from about five dollars a month for recruits to just over 300 for generals with 30 years service. In many cases disability retirements will yield higher monthly allotments.

Washington Truman Armed Services White House

Prison Rodeo Souvenir Program Sold to Public

Inmates compile a 1949 prison rodeo souvenir book featuring over 140 photographs and behind the walls scenes. Priced at 50 cents plus 10 cents mailing, proceeds support the prisoners education and recreation fund. Orders go to A. C. Turner or The Echo, Box 32, Huntsville, Texas.

Huntsville Echo Texas A. C. Turner Box

Newspaper Men Guests of Elks in Denison

Denison Lodge of B P O Elks hosted newspaper men from Denison Sherman and Whitewright at Hotel Denison for National Newspaper Week. Alexander Gullett outlined Elks defense of Americanism and humanitarian service while Ward Mayborn and Claud Easterly spoke on the institution’s public trust.

Denison Sherman Whitewright Denison Lodge B. P. O. of Elks Hotel Denison Alexander Gullett Lodge Elks Ward Mayborn Sherman Democrat Claud Easterly Denison Herald The Easterly W.E. LaRoe Bill Regensburger

Ladies first idea fails in Japan after 2000 years

In Tokyo, a postwar import drop fails to catch on as Japanese men keep walking ahead of women. Young gay men say their girlfriends precede them, but they are the exception. Yukio Suga questions why women should go first, noting Japan has more women than men.

Tokyo Japan Yukio Suga Suga-san

Veterans Administration Delays GI Insurance Dividend

The Veterans Administration announced that GI insurance dividend payments, totaling 2.8 billion dollars, will not commence until next year. Assistant administrator Harold W. Boeining dismissed reports of Christmas payouts as baseless. The piece also notes per capita meat production in 1948 stood at 145 pounds.

Washington Veterans Administration Harold W. Boeining United States

Sheriff Dicken Launches Drive Against Reckless Driving

Grayson County Sheriff Markel Dicken announced a county wide crackdown on reckless and drunk driving. He vowed the heaviest penalties to curb a high traffic death toll with 21 fatalities this year and patrols on all roads, notably Perrin Field road, while praising the State Highway Patrol but noting it cannot cover every road constantly.

Sherman Grayson County Markel Dicken Grayson Dicken Perrin Field State Highway Patrol

Bed Rest Best for Cold Says AMA Journal

A statement in the Journal of the American Medical Association asserts bed rest is the sane effective treatment for colds. It notes no salve vaccine or preparation reliably cures the common cold and warns against advertising exaggerations while urging rest to reduce fever spread and complications.

Chicago Journal of the American Medical Association AMA

Three Burglary Suspects Arrested

Constable Burn Everheart arrested three Negroes Sunday for questioning in connection with the burglary of the Walker Booker store and filling station at Trenton. The suspects had spent 4 in pennies in Whitewright, which led to the arrest. Entry was made by prying a window. The suspects reside at Trenton and were jailed in Bonham.

Burn Everheart Trenton Whitewright Everheart Milam Anderson Bonham

Draw For Lowest Bidder on Supplies

Grayson County commissioners drew the winning supplier from the judge’s hat after five firms submitted identical bids for 24 deed binders. Clarke and Coutts were awarded the order at $1,044.

Sherman Grayson County Commissioners Court Clarke

Whitewright Boy Scout Quota Set At 600 Dollars

Sherman Area Council requests Whitewright and nearby communities contribute 600 dollars to the county scout program which totals 11 612 80 with 9000 from the Sherman Community Chest. Whitewright last drive two years ago raised 820 with twenty percent to the local troop. Local expenses cap fifteen percent of the Whitewright contribution. Contributions accepted at First National Bank or through Rotary Club members.

Whitewright Sherman Area Council van Alstyne Whitesboro Bells Tom Bean Pottsboro Collinsville Tioga Sherman Comunity Chest Area Scout Grayson County

Second Largest U S Corn Crop Forecast

The agriculture department estimates this year’s corn crop at 3.476 billion bushels, the second largest on record. This is 48.8 million less than last month’s forecast, below last year’s 3.651 billion and above the ten year average of 2.788 billion.

Washington Agriculture Department

Texas Cotton Crop Forecast Surpasses Prewar Averages

The U S Department of Agriculture predicted a Texas cotton crop of 5 5 million bales and a national total of 15 446 million bales for 1949 based on Oct 1 conditions. Hurricane rains and high water may reduce actual output, prompting possible rigid marketing quotas for 1950 to curb a surplus.

Washington Texas U. S. Department of Agriculture Owever Sec. Brannan

82 Million Cars Made in 49 Years

Detroit report from the Automobile Manufacturers Association shows 82,000,000 passenger cars produced over 49 years beginning in 1900 with a 1943 1944 wartime car curtailment and a postwar surge to 2,000,000 in 1946.

Detroit Automobile Manufacturers Association

Why Beer Gushes When You Open A Can Or Bottle

Dr. Philip Gray explains at the Master Brewers Association of America convention that gas release on opening is a physical process. Colloidal particles serve as nuclei that trigger carbon dioxide liberation from supersaturated beer.

Los Angeles Philip Gray Master Brewers Association of America

Perrin Pair Killed as Plane Crashes at Base

An instructor Lt Eugene B. Norway age 24 from Milwaukee Wisconsin and Cadet Frederick G. Gray age 23 from Altoona Pennsylvania were killed when a training plane crashed at Perrin Air Force Base during a routine landing. No marriages reported.

Sun Honor Roll Adds List Of Local Students

The Sun reports newly added names to the honor roll for the past week including Mrs. W. L. Hatfield C. H. Taylor Mrs. W. B. Head Mrs. Frank Armstrong Oscar Mears J. H. Mears M. A. Pierce Mrs. E. H. Hughes Mrs. Minnie Climer H. B. Smith Mrs. A. J. Cates Mrs. Lou Bell Phillips T. B. Rascoe W. R. Milam Mrs. Lela C. Hall F. O. Mangrum.

Sun W. L. Hatfield C. H. Taylor W. B. Head Frank Armstrong Oscar Mears J. H. Mears M. A. Pierce E. H. Hughes Minnie Climer H. B. Smith A. J. Cates Lou Bell Phillips T. B. Rascoe W. R. Milam Lela C. Hall F. O. Mangrum

End of GI Domination in Colleges at Hand

New York report notes fall enrollments show fewer than 10 percent new students are ex servicemen after years with over half of freshmen veterans. Analysts attribute the shift to returning servicemen reintegrating and changing enrollment patterns across American colleges and universities.

New York

Accordion Band to Perform at Palace Friday Night

Miss Lloyd Marie Pollock of Dallas brings her accordion band to Whitewright for a Friday program at the Palace Theatre between features around 8:20 PM. Fifteen to twenty young performers in colorful uniforms will appear, with no admission charge.

Lloyd Marie Pollock Dallas Whitewright Palace Theatre Palace

Lions Caught. Circus Sends Details by Mail

A circus correspondent reports three lions have been captured and details will be mailed. The exchange suggests a dramatic update from Africa via a cablegram about the circus animal training.

Circus Man Africa

Methodists To Meet In Fort Worth For Advance Event

Fort Worth hosts a Methodist mass meeting at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum on Oct 18, with the SMU band opening and representatives from all area churches. The Fort Worth First Methodist Church hosts related sessions Oct 18–19 as part of the national Advance for Christ and His Church program, aiming to raise 50 million dollars over four years with speakers including Bishop Werner Cushman and Dr. Robert Goodrich Jr.

Fort Worth Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum SMU Christ First Methodist Hazen G. Werner Columbus Ohio Ralph C. Cushman National Council On Family Relations Chicago C. A. Bickley Lubbock Woman’s Society of Christian Service Robert E. Goodrich Jr First Methodist Church Dallas Ray H. Nichols Vernon William C. Martin Dallas-Fort Worth Area

Tigers Crush Bells 53 To 0 In Memory Of Late Teammate

The WHL Tigers overwhelmed Bells 53 to 0 Friday, boosting their season to 166 points for and 12 against over four games. They dominated with six first-half TDs and 407 rushing yards as tribute to Gene Stubblefield, star tackle killed in a motorcycle train accident.

WHL Tigers Gene Stubblefield Dwayne Hayes Tiger Bells Sam Montgomery van Alstyne Pilot Point Pilot Point Bearcats Collinsville Whitewright Whitesboro Gunter Wolfe City

Prices Drop for Texas Farmers Continue Sliding

Prices received by Texas farmers slipped again in mid September reaching 262 as the farm price index fell one point from August. The index was 47 points or 15 percent below a year ago the lowest in three years. Calves hogs sheep corn grain sorghums rice cotton and cottonseed fell while gains occurred in other grains lambs poultry and dairy products.

Austin Texas U. S. Department of Agriculture

Giant Oriental Snails Found in Ship's Cargo

Crop destroying giant snails from the Orient were found on a ship being unloaded at Baltimore. Bureau of Plant Quarantine officials ordered the scrap iron cargo fumigated with cyanide gas. The snails, larger than baseballs, outbreed rabbits and ravage any cultivated food.

Washington Orient Baltimore Bureau of Plant Saipan

Six Tons of Coal Used in Each Ford Auto

Ford Motor Co reports six tons of coal power a single passenger car, covering coke ovens powerhouse Rouge plant steel supplier input and transport of materials. Bees have four wings.

Ford Auto Dearborn Ford Motor Co Ford Rouge

Grayson County Sees Record 1949 Tax Valuations

Grayson County reports 1949 assessed valuations at 51,157,055, up from 47,626,710 last year and the highest in 28 years. Increase driven by personal property, new construction, industrial growth, and oil and motor boat activity on Lake Texoma. Tax roll approval required by county commissioners and state comptroller before collections begin.

Gray County Robert Texoma State Automatic Tax Board Austin Gilmer- Aikin Grayson Commissioners Court State Comptroller’s Department Robert Dean

Two men fined record sum for card cheating in Williamson

Junior Mullitt and Oliver Newsome were convicted of cheating Khryl Geogerr in a May poker game in Williamson. They received one year in jail and a combined fine of 19 300 dollars, the largest in Mingo Circuit Court history, per Circuit Judge C W Ferguson.

Williamson W. Va C. W. Ferguson Mingo Junior Mullitt Oliver Newsome Khryl Geogerr West Virginia

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