Whitewright Tigers Boosters Pledge For New Football Seats
At a Monday meeting at the American Legion hall, $400 was pledged by 20 men to erect seats at the new lighted football field. Since then 20 more names joined, with booster tickets selling well for the September 19 opener against Bells High School. Northside and Southside committees sell tickets to residents, with proceeds funding seating and future expansions.
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American Legion Hall
Whitewright Tigers
Bells High School
Roby Childress
Gomer May
Main Street
Whitewright
Boyd Payne
26 Homemaking Girls Complete Summer Schedule
Miss Eva Williams reports that 26 of 29 girls completed summer assignments earning half a credit toward graduation. Achievement day showcased work in the homemaking room at the High School with mothers present. Summer output included canned meats and produce, new and remodeled garments, furniture refinishing, and home improvements.
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Eva Williams
Miss Williams
Union Service For Public Schools Draws Good Crowd
The union service at the Methodist Church Sunday night drew a large crowd of students and patrons of the public schools. Pastors from the Baptist, Church of Christ and Presbyterian churches joined in leading. E C Butler, superintendent, spoke on the 12 grade system and other topics. S R McKinney, county superintendent, gave a brief talk. Faculty members were introduced and Allen Harper gave the benediction.
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Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Church of Christ
Presbyterian Church
B. Wrenn Webb
The
Alan Harvey- Brooks
E. P. Wootten
E. C. Butler
S. R. McKinney
Allen Harper
Legislature Meets As Road Bond Bill Is Debated
Governor Stevenson urges a compromise plan to shift right of way costs for state highways from counties to the state. The proposal, supported by the Texas Highway Commission and Judge Merritt H. Gibson, would have the state pay future rights of way and assume $10.31 million for county donated rights of way, potentially ending the deadlock over the road bond issue. It emphasizes farm to market roads as vital for rural economies and education.
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Austin
Coke Stevenson
Texas Highway Commission
Merritt H. Gibson
Gregg County
Stevenson
Texas
Highway Department
Highway Commission
Gibson
Stevenson outlines plan to fund Texas highway rights of way
Stevenson argues new policy would yield more money to the highway department than a straight 50 50 split of a 10 3 million surplus. He projects 1 million annual right of way needs, 15 acre per mile costs, and by 1935 surplus to 6 5 7 million. The plan would enable 500 to 1000 miles of farm to market roads yearly benefiting farmers and rural Texans. Whitewright merchants offer you better values.
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Stevenson
Highway Department
Texas
First 1941 Whitewright Cot ton first bale premium
S D Fulton north of town brought in the first bale of 1941 cot ton for Whitewright territory and received a $26 cash premium. The Palace theatre gave a 30 day family pass and The Sun added one year to the subscription for total over $30. The bale was ginned free by Planters Gin. The Sun had not yet raised all premium money when reported. The first bale was brought in Saturday August 30 by C C Morgan east of Orangeville, gin of Donigan.
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S. D. Fulton
Whitewright
Palace Theatre
Sun
C. C. Morgan
Orangeville
Donigan Gin Company
Morgan
Denison Meeting Opposes New Bridge Across Denison Dam
Regional opposition to a proposed bridge across the Denison Dam reservoir drew delegates from North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. A resolution committee was named to protest public funds for the span and its use as a through route to benefit Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Fort Worth and Dallas.
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Denison
Denison Dam
Willis
Okla
Whitesboro
North Texas
Oklahoma
Hotel Denison
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Dallas
Millard Cope
Tip Newell
Sherman
Glenn McDonald
Durant
Cliff McMahon
Gainesville
E. Jones
Sam Rayburn
Governors and Highway Departments
Texas
War Department
Leon C. Phillips
Gov
Coke Stevenson
Texas Highway Commission
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Greer
J. Lee Greer
Denison Chamber of Commerce
W. L. Ashburn
Mr. Greer
Gov. Phillips
Ardmore
Bonham
Marietta
O. L. Davidson
Colbert
T. J. Long
Frank Thompson
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
F. D. Perkins
McKinney
C. B. Bryant Jr
Whitewright
Reece Bowen
van Alstyne
John Hardy
Carroll Sullivant
J. J. Loy
R. W. Stoddard
Thompson
Lighting Installed At Whitewright High School Field
Community Public Service Company crews have installed lighting at Whitewright High School football field with a $150k in kind or greater contribution if BOE paid. Rotary Club added 250, others pledged 400 for seats. city approved 1000 and BOE 500. Local boosters to cover costs. landholder Kay Kimbell involved. Field to receive grass and lighting after multi-group effort.
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Community Public Service Company
Whitewright
Utility Company
Board of Education
Rotary Club
Kay Kimbell
Mrs Roosevelt Laid To Rest At Hyde Park
Mrs Sara Delano Roosevelt was buried at Hyde Park near St James Churchyard as President Franklin D Roosevelt and eleven family members stood in solemn silence. The service followed Episcopal rites with a simple casket bearing gladioli roses and a wreath from the Democratic National Committee marking the private family burial.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Sara Delano Roosevelt
United States
Frank R. Wilson
St. James Churchyard
Roosevelt
Mr. Wilson
White House
James
Frederick A. Delano
Price Collier
James Roosevelt
Rebecca
Food costs rise 1.3 percent in August says conference board
The National Industrial Conference Board reports August food costs up 1.3 percent while overall cost of living climbs 0.6 percent. Since August 1940 living costs have risen 4.7 percent and stand 24.7 percent above the 1933 depression low. Rents up 0.2 percent to 2 percent above last August. Clothing gains 0.9 percent in August, 2.1 percent higher than August 1940. Russia's rail network now 60,000 miles versus the United States 250,000.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Russia
United States
Rotary Club hears about R. R. V. Fair
Red River Valley Fair Association president Will Leslie and Sherman Chamber of Commerce manager Frank Thompson spoke at the Rotary luncheon. Leslie traced the fair’s debt-free progress and plans for a strong show, while Thompson outlined the September 29 week program stressing educational benefits for Grayson County clubs. High School football coach Boyd Payne urged local support for a competitive Whitewright team.
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Will Leslie
Red River Valley Fair Association
Frank Thompson
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Leslie
Thompson
Farmers Club
Grayson County
F. M. Echols
Boyd Payne
Glen Earnheart
Payne
Whitewright
Mr. Payne
Texas Farmers to undergo food production survey
COLLEGE STATION Texas will survey every farmer via house to house visits before December 1 to sign pledges to boost food production. The Texas USDA Defense Board chaired by B F Vance will coordinate through 254 county boards and use the farm plan to map individual production and pledges with emphasis on milk goals of 125 billion pounds for 1942 and other targets for eggs hogs beef veal and chickens.
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College Station
Texas
B. F. Vance
Texas Usda Defense Board
Claude R. Wickard
Vance
Usda Defense
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Wickard
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Memphis
Usda Defense Boards
General Manager of Texas Prison Given Discharge
The Texas prison board discharged O J S Ellingson, former Sherman city manager, after a day long meeting. Dr Signey M Lister said the majority believed a change would help, but offered no specific reasons.
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Texas
Houston
O. J. S. Ellingson
Texas Prison System
Ellingson
Sherman
Signey M. Lister
Whitewright Cotton Ginning Progress Through Thursday
Whitewright reports 63 bales ginned up to Thursday, far below last year’s 1,176 as the crop runs 4 months late amid Monday rain. Early cotton yields a bale per acre or more, late cotton struggles with worms, and prices show 17 cents per pound for lint and 55 dollars per ton for seed.
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Whitewright
Whitewright Public Schools Open For 1941 42 Term
The Whitewright public schools opened last Monday for the 1941 42 term with higher attendance than last year. All faculty were present despite two weeks of changes. Superintendent Butler praised the outlook and cooperation. A Sunday night Methodist Church service featured Butler as speaker. He outlined the year’s program and urged community help as building improvements and a lighted football field progress boost student enthusiasm.
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Whitewright Public
Butler
Methodist Church
Grain Sorghum Loan Rates Set by Agriculture Dept
The Commodity Credit Corporation will make loans on the 1941 grain sorghum crop to aid producers in holding feed and seed and in marketing surpluses. Eligible farmers must meet conservation acreage provisions. Rates vary by grade and storage location, with a farm storage No 1 grade at 40 cents per bushel and warehouse storage 7 cents less. Loans run through Jan 31 1942 and mature by June 30 1942. The 1941 crop is estimated at 128,731,000 bushels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
CCC
Prison Director Ellingson Is Ousted by Board Vote
Dr Lister calls Ellingson efficient but notes turmoil in the prison system. The board voted six to one to discharge Ellingson, effective Oct 1. A committee will recommend a successor from San Antonio, Kenedy, Trinity. Ellingson cites commitment to the system and the quote on words.
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Dr. Lister
Riley Wyatt
San Antonio
Denver Cresnut
Kenedy
Paul Sanderson
Trinity
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Lester Haile
Milt Houser
H. T. Artert
Ben Ball
Wien
T. E. Sears
First National Bank
Stephens & Bryant
Botte Ee Community Public Service
N. E. Skaggs
Ds Rewack Nossaman
Reeves
C. C. Burchfield
David Beazley
Lee Wilson
Jack Farley
Ices Planters Gin
PRG
Pat Aninniinon
Union Service For
State
Denison Meeting
T. Browne
Mrs. Roosevelt
R. R. V. Fair
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