Men in service from Whitewright area enlistments and assignments
J O Huseman and Y B Kaiser have been assigned to the Wichita Falls air base after enlisting in the Army Air Force. Victory Burchfield seeks friends in Whitewright while serving aboard the U S S Chevalier. Ernest Helms returns to Navy duty as chief boatswain's mate at Great Lakes Training Station after 20 years service. Lewis Magers now has two sons in service. Cecil Magers heads to Kelly Field for exams. Glendon Magers trains at Lackland awaiting assignment. Virgil Creecy, eight years in Naval Air Service, to sea duty aboard U S S Leyte. Virgil is a petty officer, first class. Billy Earl Montgomery, 1934 Whitewright graduate and chief petty officer, serves in European waters aboard an aircraft carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Huseman
Y. B. Kaiser
Army Air Force
Wichita Falls
Ernest Helms
P. M. Helms
Navy
Great Lakes
Lewis Magers
Cecil Magers
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Glendon Magers
Lackland Air Force Base
J. A. Creecy
Virgil Creecy
Naval Air Service
Norfolk, Va
U. S. S. Leyte
Virgil
Billy Earl Montgomery
Whitewright High School
Toma Montgomery
Dallas
Billy Earl
Time payments tightened after Truman power move
Washington reports tighter credit terms on autos and home repairs following President Truman signing a bill granting wartime economic powers. The Federal Reserve Board ordered the changes effective Sept. 18, with down payments and payoff limits varying by item. Charge accounts and single-payments remain unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Mr. Truman
Delay Begins As U S Moves To Rearm
Washington reports cautious steps toward rearming with curbs on installment buying starting next week and higher income taxes likely from October 1. Steel industry officials and 21 companies met at the commerce department with Secretary Sawyer and NPA head William H. Harrison to discuss expanding production capacity for guns planes and tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Truman
Commerce Department
Sawyer
William H. Harrison
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Harrison
National Production Authority
NPA
National Cemetery at Gettysburg Covers 15.55 Acres
The National Cemetery at Gettysburg Pennsylvania spans 15.55 acres. Weather note: when no dew follows a hot day, rain may be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the National Cemetery
Gettysburg
Two Local Firms Change Hands In Whitewright
George M. Hight bought the Whitewright Manufacturing Company plant from R. F. Pool and sold an interest to Dan and Mary Smith who will run it. The plant employs 23, with 32 sewing machines and about $2400 monthly payroll. The operation began three years ago under Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Moses bought the Palace Theatre from Lee and Mae Frakes who owned it about four months before selling to the Moseses. The Frakeses left for Priest River Idaho after selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
George M. Hight
Whitewright Manufacturing Company
C. R. Moses
Palace Theatre
Hight
Smith
Moses
Missisippi
Whitewright Man Buys Trenton Show
C H Oldham sold the New Theatre in Trenton to Homer Gentry of Whitewright. Gentry will manage the show while keeping a visiting teacher post in Grayson County. Oldham will move with his family to Grand Prairie for work at a plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
C. H. Oldham
Homer Gentry
Whitewright
Gentry
Grayson County
Oldham
Grand Prairie
Sun Honor Roll Bets Its Top Paying Subscriber
Mrs. W. H. King leads the Sun subscription list as the current paying champion having sent six dollars for her paper and that of two sons Tom King of Dallas and Frank King of Houston. The article notes her long readership and home with daughter Mrs. Eugene McElvaney of Dallas. The honor roll lists subscribers including Guy Hamilton Jr J J Petrash Mrs R S Morehead and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. King
Sun
Tom King
Dallas
Frank King
Houston
R. S. Morehead
G. L. Baugher
J. E. Christian
Willie P. Edwards
Tom A. King
Frank A. King
W. F. Fields
J. P. Jenkins H. G. Hayes
Byrd Nash
R. L. Sears
C. B. Robinson
Florence White
Ellis Morgan
A. G. Burnham
D. D. Brooks
E. A. Hansard
Rev
James L. Cooper
W. C. Musser
Mrs
W. Z. Spearman
Julian Montgomery
W. Pope Kelly B. Pierson
Guy M. Davis
Valuations in Grayson County Rise 6.9 Percent in 1949
Grayson County assessments climbed 6.9 percent to 51,157,055 with a 1949 tax rate of .90, down five cents from 1948. Road and bridge funds took the largest share, 38 cents of the rate, while 95 percent of taxes were collected before delinquency and debt fell to 2,665,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Rotary To Welcome District Governor
The Rotary Club of Whitewright hosts Cranfill Cox Sr. as Governor of the 188th Rotary District on Sept 15. He meets with club officers to discuss administration and service activities, noting Rotary's global reach and 293 clubs added last year across 36 countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Whitewright
Cranfill Cox Sr
Rotary International
Rotary
Texas
Oklahoma
Nuell E. Skaggs
Russell Summers
Cox
Gilmer
Rotary Club of
Rotary Clubs
Whitewright Rotary Club
North
South
Central America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Islands
The
Pacific
Marshall Named To Succeed Johnson
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson resigned on Tuesday and Gen. George C. Marshall was recalled from retirement to take his place. President Truman accepted Johnsons resignation effective Sept. 19. Marshall, once Army Chief of Staff in World War II, would return to government service amid a fast moving peacetime rearmament push. Stephen T. Early also announced resignation as deputy secretary of defense effective Sept. 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
Louis Johnson
George C. Marshall
Truman
Johnson
Congress
Marshall
Leesburg
Army
White House
Stephen T. Early
Early
Biological Warfare Feared Over Midwest Hog Die-Off
Rep Karl Stef an of Nebraska says heavy Midwest hog deaths suggest biological warfare by enemies. he will contact FBI Hoover and ask for Agriculture Dept help though officials report no evidence supporting the claim. The Agriculture Bureau of Animal Industry is investigating losses in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Neb
Karl Stefan
Nebraska
United States
Midwest Corn Belt
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Department of Agriculture
Washington
B. T. Simms
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
Stefan
Midwest
Grayson Baptists Convene for Two Day Annual Session
The Grayson County Missionary Baptist Association met in Whitewright for a two day annual session with many ministers and laymen in attendance. Lunch served to 287 visitors. Officers reelected include Rev B C Brown moderator Rev Homer Thompson vice moderator Rev Newman McLarry clerk and Rev Mayo Cleveland treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Brotherhood
Training Union
Sherman
B. C. Brown
Calvary Baptist Church of
Denison
Homer Thompson
First Baptist Church
Newman McLarry
van Alstyne
Mayo Cleveland
The
Baptist Church of
Dorchester
3000 Reds Trapped By Allies On North East Front
Allied forces trapped 3000 Reds on the northeast front amid a series of advances from Pohang to Angang. Brig. Gen. Davidson led a fast westward push toward Angang, while Lt. Gen. Walker warned of a forthcoming Allied offensive. Air support pounded the ridge defenses as remnants tried to flee. The escape route along the mountain corridor was blocked, boosting UN defense lines while the Pohang airstrip remained in use for evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Walker
Gar. Davidson
West Point
Pohang
Kyongju
Yongchon
Angang
United Nations
U. N
Davidson
Associated Press
Ben Price
Price
5Th Division
3D Division
Deaths? Mrs A P Stanford Dies at 82 in Ector
Funeral services for Mrs Alice Stanford 82 widow of A P Stanford set for 2 30 p m at Ector Baptist Church. Born Aug 31 1868 north of Ector she lived in Whitewright before moving to Ector after Mr Stanford's death. Survivors include son Rev J D Fleming two sisters one brother and grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector Baptist Church
Alice Stanford
A. P. Stanford
Whitewright
Ector
Stanford
Frank Fleming
The
Baptist Church
J. D. Fleming
W. T. Porter
C. L. Nelson
G. C. Hundley
Wichita Falls
William Arthur Edwards dies at 59 in Bonham
William Arthur Edwards 59 of Whitewright route 3 died Monday morning in Medical and Surgical Hospital Bonham after months of illness. Born December 6 1890 in Leonard he married LaBertha Nance in 1911. Funeral held 2 pm Tuesday at Church of Christ Dallas burial Hillcrest. Survivors include wife son Jack W Edwards daughters Cecil Grimes and Boyce Maness. five grandchildren. four brothers and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Arthur Edwards
Whitewright
Medical & Surgical Hospital
Bonham
Leonard
W. H. Edwards
Leonard High School
Dodson College
LaBertha Nance
Edwards
Church of Christ
Masonic Lodge
Therman Healy
Hillcrest Cemetery
Dallas
Oscar Bowen
R. D. Maddux
R. Vestal
Tom Brown
Hobart Thrasher
L. D. Selman
Haskell Scott
Bob May
Mr. Edwards
Irving
R. V. Leach
H. F. Clark
Charles W. Edwards
G. P. Nance
Shamrock
L. F. Edwards
Tulsa
R. E. Byrd
Joe G. Loya
Fort Worth
Ed Lang
Mose Holcomb 49 Dies After Two-Year Illness
Mose Holcomb of Ector died at 3:50 a m Thursday at Medical Surgical Hospital Bonham after a two year illness. Born October 10 1900 in Texas he was a member of Ector Baptist Church. Survived by wife Fannie Holcomb one son J Lee Holcomb four daughters Ruby Mae Billie Ruth Linda Kay and Lou Ray Wait one brother Finley all in Dallas and two sisters Cleo Bethel San Francisco and M D Murry Bedford Indiana. Funeral 2:30 p m Friday at Ector Baptist Church with Rev Joe Denton officiating interment Carson Cemetery near Ector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose Holcomb
Ector
Medical Surgical Hospital
Bonham
Texas
Holcomb
Ector Baptist Church
Fannie Holcomb
J Lee Holcomb
Savoy
Ruby Mae Holcomb
San Diego
Calif
Billie
W. S. Barnett
Max Martin
Carson Cemetery
Obituary of Cyrus C. Withrow in Nobility community Texas
Cyrus C Withrow 79 died at his Nobility home after a three year illness. Funeral services were held at West Shady Grove Baptist Church with Rev Fred Thomas and Rev Peck Williams officiating. Burial followed at West Shady Grove Cemetery, Masonic Lodge in charge. Survivors include his wife two daughters three sons and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus C. Withrow
West Shady Grove Baptist Church
Fred Thomas
Trenton Baptist Church
Peck Williams
Blue Ridge
West Shady Grove
Barnheart
Masonic Lodge
Illinois
Lonzo
Martha Withrow
Texas
Mary T. Jones
The
Baptist Church
Farmersville
James Donaghey
Trenton
David Calloway
Dallas
Five Tiger Home Games Season Tickets On Sale
The WHL Tigers announce season tickets for five home games, starting with the Leonard game at Bryant Field Friday night. Supt. W. C. Cummings says tickets go on sale Friday morning and urges all fans to buy. The Pigskin Club reorganizes with Mrs. Jack Nossaman and Earl Blanton enrolling members at 3 dollars to fund post game dinners. Probable starters for Friday include Blanton, Hyecock, Bush, Reeves, Badgett, Hansard, Christian, Craig, Brown, McKnight, Musser. The season features ten games with open date October 13 and a schedule listing games through November 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WHL Tigers
Leonard
Bryant Field
W. C. Cummings
Cummings
Pigskin Club
Jack Nossaman
Earl Blanton
The
Tigers
Barry Blanton
Bobby Hyecock
Gene Bush
John Dale Reeves
Jack Badgett
David Hansard
Jimmy Christian
Conway Craig
Billy Earl Brown
Dearle McKnight
Herman Musser
Tiger
Honey Grove
Ladonia
Plano
Gunter
Denison B
Bells
Pilot Point
Whitesboro
van Alstyne
Heavy Rains Cause Wide Area Damage in North Texas
Heavy rainfall across North Texas Tuesday night and into Wednesday damaged farm land roads and streets. Totals reached up to three inches in places with creeks flooding and highways blocked including the Blue Ridge to Melissa route. Rain continued Thursday as locals recall unprecedented weather and cotton losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Blue Ridge
Melissa
Dallas
Oldtimers
Whitewright Cubs Win Championship in Midget League
The Whitewright Cubs were named champions after Farmersville could not field a team due to football practice and a rainout postponed the title game. Denison Eastside earned third by forfeit as Carpenters Bluff left the season. the Cubs finished 20 and 7 with only two league losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Cubs
Farmersville
Cubs
Eastside
Denison
Carpenters Bluff
Seven North Texas Counties Declared Cotton Disaster Area
The Farm Home Administration declared seven North Texas counties including Grayson Fannin Collin Rains Kaufman and Rockwall a disaster area due to almost total cotton failure from insects and heavy rainfall. FHA loans will aid farmers for 1951 crops covering seed labor machinery repairs and feeds. Cotton statewide suffered from insect damage and rain with 1950 Texas crop at 2,775,000 bales versus 1949's 6,040,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Home Administration
North Texas
Fannin
Grayson
Collin
Rains
Kaufman
Rockwall
FHA
Texas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Soller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Victory Burchfield
S. N
Chevalier
Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Joe Burchfield
Grayson Baptists
William A. Edwards
Chicago Drainage Canal
Babe Ruth
John Elliot
Natick, Mass
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