Auxiliary Party At Whitewright Legion Home Draws Crowd
The Auxiliary of the Whitewright American Legion Post hosted a well attended community evening featuring old fashioned square dancing. Eddie McDonald and Play Boys of Sherman provided music with Marvin Perkins calling. proceeds will fund the new Legion Home.
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Whitewright
American Legion Post
American Legion
New Legion
Eddie McDonald
Play Boys of
Sherman
Marvin Perkins
Pete McCollum
Cecil McCollum
Everet Southerland
Bob Onstock
Charlie Linxwiler
Winnie Parnell
Rex Grace
Arthur Boatwright
Tack Gordon
Denison
Bonham
Chiang Kai-shek flees to Formosa with 138 million in gold
Senator Connally accuses Chiang Kai-shek of deserting the Nationalist government and fleeing to Formosa with 138 million dollars in gold. He opposes U S aid to non Communist China as the debate over a 1.45 billion dollar global arms program heats up on the Senate floor.
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Washington
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Generalissimo
United States
China
Connally
Chiang
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman Administration
Texan
William F. Knowland
Rep
California
Knowland
Louis Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Joint Chiefs
Alaska
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
Purchasing power of farmer normal again in Illinois
Springfield Illinois reports farmers’ purchasing power has fallen to an index of 101, back to December 1941 levels and 24 percent below the October 1946 peak. The drop in corn wheat soybeans milk and hog prices does not curb the ability to buy many goods but ends the postwar gravy train for farmers. Bee shipments and milk intake guidance are also noted.
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Springfield
Ill
Joe A. Ewing
Funeral Services Held For Betty Bryant Tuesday
Betty Bryant 18 died in a Sunday night automobile crash at Perrin Field road and Highway 75 near Sherman and Denison. Funeral at First Methodist Church conducted by Rev. A D Jameson and Rev. R L Gilpin. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include mother Mrs A M Bryant, brother J C Bryant, sister Mrs Griffin Dollarhide Jr. and relatives from Whitewright Dallas and other towns.
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First Methodist Church
Betty Bryant
Perrin Field Road
Highway 75
Sherman
Denison
A. D. Jameson
R. L. Gilpin
Dallas
Oak Hill Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
C. B. Bryant III
Thomas Sears
Kirk May
Whitewright
Joe Wilson
Jim Wilson
Cloud
Lee Hudgins
Miss Bryant
Hockaday School
Southern Methodist University
SMU
Methodist Church
C. B. Bryant Sr
First National Bank of
A. M. Bryant
J. C. Bryant
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
John Clark Galvin
Perrin Field Hospital
P. C. Friesen
el Centro
Calif
Jae Wilson
Martha Wilson
Claude
C. B. Bryant Jr
Amos Fortner
Sweetwater
Robert Prentiss
Abilene
Pat Wilson
Ellen Wilson
Bill Wilson
F. Boutwell
W. A. Baxter
Leonard
Jones Barret
Los Angeles
Rash Barrett
Constance Barrett
Silas Barrett
Rosemary Barrett
Ryan
Okla
Clint Roberts
Duncan
Eugene McElvaney
Bill McElvaney
B. M. Marcom
Charlotte Dollarhide
Betty Dollarhide Weaver
Harvey Truett
Donald Estes
Ruth Boutwell
Paul Simpson
Floyd Everheart Jr
Marvin Bryant
Madill
M. B. Bryant
Charlie Bryant
E. F. Everheart
Alton
R. J. O'Connell
Rogers
Campbell
Martin
Flora Stafford
Carolyn O'Connell
Virginia Woods
Mary Lee Tate
Cecilia Boyd
Evelyn Burns
Prosper
Stafford
W. K. Penn
McKinney
Joe Brooks
Denton
Jacquelyn Newcomer
Stillwater
Funeral services for William L. Jenkins 96 in Texas
William L. Jenkins died at home on route four Sunday night at 11. Grandsons served as pallbearers at 2:30 p m Tuesday in Witte Cemetery. David McNeal of Tom Bean led the service. Survivors include his wife eight sons six daughters 45 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
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William L. Jenkins
Wittitee
David McNeal
Church of Christ
Tom Bean
Glen Earnheart
Mr. Jenkins
Ontario
Canada
William and
Mary Jenkins
Mary Jane Polly
Howe
Texas
W. H. Jenkins
Ted Jenkins
Dallas
John Jenkins
Clyde Jenkins
George Jenkins
Whitewright
Pat Jenkins
Tulsa
Okla
Bob Jenkins
Philadelphia
J. W. Jenkins
van Alstyne
Joe Stephens
A. J. Badgett
W. R. Skipworth
H. R. Kincaid
Joe Dickson
E. Stephenson
Pampa
Mrs. O. H. Bartley Rites Held in Denison
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 30 p m at Sunnyside Baptist Church Denison for Mrs. O H Bartley who died Friday at her home 909 West Coffin Denison Rev Joe Denton pastor conducted the service Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery Pallbearers were Coy Ford Lewis Massey Ross Bartley Weldon Bartley W R Free and Frank Clevenger Jr Largest reptile in the U S is the alligator
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Sunnyside Baptist Church
Denison
O. H. Bartley
West Coffin
Joe Denton
Bartley
Whitewright
Oak Hill Cemetery
Coy Ford
Lewis Massey
Ross Bartley
Weldon Bartley
W. R. Free
Frank Clevenger Jr
Cotton receipts and prices from Whitewright’s gins
Whitewright gins had received 740 bales of cotton by Thursday morning, a strong start versus 287 a year ago and 452 two years ago. Rain halted picking, while buyers paid 29 cents per pound for cotton and 45 a ton for seed, with planting seed up to 52. Corn prices showed 1 for yellow and 1.05 for white, amid a bumper corn crop facing rain.
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Whitewright Gins
Whitewright
Sun Honor Roll Grows With Subscription Rush
The Sun reports a strong week as cotton in the fields and 100 bales per day to the gins drive subscription renewals and new names onto the honor roll. Readers are urged to join and add their news item as well. Names added include Co. P. Dawson Paul Haliburton J. J. Petrash Forney Henry Co. W. Rhody R. G. Hicks and others.
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Sun
Wter. Co
P. Dawson
Paul Haliburton
J. J. Petrash Forney
Henry Co
W. Rhody
R. G. Hicks
O. L. Jacobs Harvey W. Stevens
J. G. (Buster) Graves
Grover Stateville
S. T. Stubblefield
Jack L. Morton
Stewart Delgado Jr
Albert T. Smith
J. E. Blanks
Ray Lumpkins
Ray Below
T. A. Holcomb
John Manning
J. E. Christian
R. E. Barbee
H. E. Forrest Charles B. White
Board Approves 5 Million Bonds for Veterans Land Program
The Veterans Land Board in Austin authorized five million dollars in bonds to start a war veterans land buying program. About 1,200 ex-servicemen seek to buy farms with state loans. total bonds authorized could reach 25 million, but five million is deemed sufficient now. Gov. Allan Shivers and Atty. Gen. Price Daniel were among the board members. Bascom Giles will oversee bond preparation and sale with John D. McCall of Dallas. Bonds carry up to 3 percent interest with 8 to 40 year maturities.
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Austin
Veterans Land Board
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
Bascom Giles
John D. McCall
Dallas
Noisy but Nice San Francisco Car Hits Pumps Then Drives Off
A well dressed woman in a flashy car crashed into a service station in San Francisco, toppling a pop stand, oil-display, tire rack, and gas pumps before fleeing. She waved and said Hello to an attendant as she left.
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San Francisco
First Baptist Church launches Back to Church drive
The First Baptist Church begins a September October Back to Church campaign with strong Sunday school and morning service attendance. A large evening crowd started a Ten Commandments series as the church year closes. The nominating committee led by C G May proposed officers for the new year, 47 new members 24 baptism, and a mission gift over 1200 dollars. Revival set for Oct 23 to 30 with Rev James H Cox as evangelist and Perry Kite directing singing. Attendance goals are 225 for Sunday school and 75 for Training Union.
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Weldon R. Drake
First Baptist Church
C. G. May
James H. Cox
First Baptist Church of
Amherst
Perry Kite
Training Union
Open House and Talks By W S C S Leader Mrs Landrum
The Sherman district Woman's Society of Christian Service sponsors an open house at the district parsonage 1103 North Leslie Sherman Sunday September 11 from 3 to 6 p m. Mrs W B Landrum a national speaker will address W S C S at Waples Memorial Denison September 13 at 11 a m and again at Key Memorial Sherman at 7 30 p m September 13. All members are invited.
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First Methodist Church
North Leslie
Sherman
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
W. B. Landrum
Woman's Division
New York
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Waples Memorial Methodist Church
Denison
United States
Wesleyan Service Guilds
Key Memorial Methodist Church
Landrum
Boy’s Air Rifle Accident Near Culver Causes Head Injury
In South Bend Indiana Toby Warren twelve year old from Culver dropped his air rifle and a pellet hit his forehead. X rays show the pellet lodged near the rear of his brain. No operation planned and recovery expected.
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South Bend
Ind
Toby Warren
Culver
Home-Coming And Dedication Held At Bethel Sunday
Bethel Baptist Church south of Whitewright held a large home-coming and dedication with three services. A noon dinner, speeches by Rev. Gregory and Rev. McSpedden, plus a history sketch by Rev. McDonald and a BTU program concluded the day. Attendees included charter members and travelers from Merkel, Dallas, Denison, Sherman, Bells, Abilene, and other towns.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Whitewright
E. C. McDonald
M. W. Williams
J. P. Autrey
M. E. West
F. J. McDonald
Frank McDonald
Merkel
Henna M. Lawbaugh
Lebo
Kansas
J. I. Gregory
van Alstyne
J. A. Henderson
Bells
Laura E. Hill
Raymond
Emmaletta
Sherman
Alta Janner
Denison
G. S. Hopkins
Dallas
D. Z. Brock
Sam Beckett
Allan Chambers
J. R. Gwyn
Morgan Wilson
Roy Benson
J. B. Hollensed
Tom Bean
Furgeson
Schmos
W. H. Holland
Will Holland
W. B. Holland
Whitesboro
James Knox
Happy
A. L. Reeves
Howe
F. G. Bradley
Abilene
J. W. McDonald
Lamesa
Bob Caylor
Canyon
Viola Buchanan
Joe Reid
James Alexander
H. R. Williams
W. L. McDonald
Hamlin
John Blanks
Denton
Clifford Blanks
Fort Worth
Jim Blanks
James
McAlester
Okla
Henry Miller
Season's First Football Fatality at Mertzon
Dale Hegwood 17 a backfield player on Mertzon six man squad died after a practice scrimmage when a tackle allegedly struck his temple. He was injured en route to San Angelo where doctors said blood collected at the brain base. Hegwood a senior had played since freshman year. supervised by School Supt C O Hunt in the ambulance.
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Mertzon
Dale Hegwood
Hegwood
Monk Hegwood
San Angelo
C. O. Hunt
Heywood
American girl hauled from Channel after ten hours swim
Shirley May France, 17, of Somerset Massachusetts, was retrieved exhausted and crying six miles from Dover after ten hours forty minutes in a Channel swim attempt. Her father J Walter France and coach Harry Boudakian urged rest as she fought to continue toward the coast, ending a dream of stardom.
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Dover
Eng
Shirley May
France
English Channel
Somerset, Mass
J. Walter France
Harry Boudakian
Biggest earthquake in Assam 1897 shock vast destruction
The most violent earthquake in history struck Assam India on June 12 1897. It caused complete destruction over about 9000 square miles and moderate destruction over 150000 square miles while the tremor was felt across 1750000 square miles. Major topographic changes followed the quake.
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Assam
India
Bay of Bengal
Calcutta
Europe
Whitewright prepares for new school year amid staff changes
The Whitewright district returns to classes with about 450 students and 177 school days ahead. Three new faces join the faculty: Supt Curlee Cummings, homemaking teacher Nan Dyer, and seventh eighth grade teacher Bryce London who will also coach basketball.
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Whitewright
Curlee Cummings
Nan Dyer
Bryce London
Cummings
Dyer
Evelyn Burns
Floyd Everheart
Paris Junior College
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
J. J. Petrash
Kathryn Roddy
Lillian Neathery
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Percy Darwin
Herman Bedford
Sarah Kilgree
Mardell Pumphrey
Sallye Hamilton
Lucyle Sanders
Nana Francis
Audra Bennett
James Huckaby
Ernest Smith
E. E. Benson
W. M., Gates
Harold Thornhill
Joe Miller
Ross Alexander
S. T. Stubblefield
Republicans Knock Talks By President
Washington reports President Truman returns from Labor Day speeches in Pittsburgh and Des Moines signaling a campaign to rely on labor and farm votes for 1950 victories. Republicans attack him as a minority president pushing socialism, noting his election tally and Congressional results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Iowa
Atty
J. Howard McGrath
Steve Early
Roosevelt
Clark Clifford
Charles G. Ross
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Martin
Congress
Mr. Truman
Bee sting cure ends rheumatism for veteran in England
Hayle England Col Albert Simmons aged 70 crippled with chronic rheumatism endured 143 bee stings while taking honey from his hives. He woke the next morning cured and discarded walking sticks he had used for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayle
England
Albert Simmons
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