Nancy Lee Pritchett Weds Joe Harold Taylor in Sherman
Mr and Mrs Paul L Pritchett of Savoy announce the marriage of their daughter Nancy Lee to Joe Harold Taylor son of L J Taylor also of Savoy The wedding was Sept 13 at the home of Robert B Bankes Church of Christ minister Sherman officiated The bride wore a black suit with white accessories The only attendant was the bride's mother The couple will reside in Carlsbad New Mexico after a short wedding trip
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Paul L. Pritchett
Savoy
Nancy Lee
Joe Harold Taylor
L. J. Taylor
Robert B. Bankes
Church of Christ
Sherman
A Taylor
Arlsbad
N. M
Beer ration back for GIs in Korea proposed
The Army welfare fund directors recommended using unappropriated funds to buy beer for soldiers in Korea. Combat zone GIs would get it free, rear-area troops would pay. The plan awaits Maj. Gen E. M. Arnold's approval. Dingell urged automatic rations. Army HQ gave no stop order.
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Tokyo
Korea
Army
Central Welfare Fund
E. M. Arnold
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
John D. Dingell
Dem
Michigan
Defense Department
Dingell
MacArthur
Three Million Man Army Delayed By Training Limits
President Truman announced plans to expand the armed forces from under two million to three million, but experts warn it will take about two years to field and train that many. Training camps and ships must be revived, supplies secured, and instructors recruited, stretching the timeline to stabilize at three million by next year.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Selective Service
Navy
Bainbridge Naval Training Station
Maryland
Pentagon
Beaumont quadruplets join draft prospects for Texas service
Beaumont four Perricone brothers aged 20 faced draft physicals, hoping not to be separated. Anthony works as a bricklayer apprentice in Houston, Bernard drives a truck, Carl and Donald are employed locally, with three brothers having served in World War II. The quads were born Oct 31, 1929, weighing under four pounds at birth.
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Beaumont
Anthony
Bernard
Carl
Donald Perricone
Philip Perricone
Donald
Houston
Quads
Connally challenges FPC over Brazos River control
Sen. Tom Connally accused the Federal Power Commission of overreach in claiming authority to license three Brazos River dams in Hood and Palo Pinto Counties. He argued the river is not navigable, leading to a heated 18 minute confrontation as nine Texas congressmen backed him.
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Washington
Tom Connally
Federal Power Commission
Brazos River
Texas
Connally
Hood
Palo Pinto
Brazos
FPC
Claude Draper
Classified want ads page with sales and notices
A compilation of local want ads includes sales of sewing machines free Westinghouse unit at Sandy's Radio Shop, White Rock fryers at The Food Market, a mahogany bed set, and a five room house for rent near Whitewright. Listings mention farms for sale or rent near Savoy and Bells, a John Deere auction items, a five room house in Whitewright business district, and a house for sale in Dallas area. Also advertising battery sales and home price notices, plus a card of thanks for W A Edwards and references to real estate agents Stephens and Bryant and Farm equipment parts from Babcock Auto Store.
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Dallas Morning News
Jimmie McSpedden
Childress Pharmacy
Layman Laundry
C. R. Layman
M. B. Hastyle
Jack Nossaman
Babcock Auto Store
J. C. Parsons
Bennie Thornhill
Tom Barbee
Bonham Road
Bois d’Arce Creek
Manton Fain
John Deere
International
L. H. Grammer
Whitewright
Town
Savoy and
Bells
C. E. Cook
Savoy
Tex
White Rock Road
Mahurin School House
George Blair
S. Brighton
Dallas
Texas
Crop failure ups number seeking jobs in Sherman
Sherman reports show county cotton crop failures have driven more people to look for work this month than since 1946. Texas Employment Commission official J. E. Christian notes 610 applications in August 1949, with many farmers visiting offices to review prospects without filing.
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Sherman
J. E. Christian
Texas Employment Commission
Christian
Another Dividend On GI Insurance To Come in 1951
The Veterans Administration announced a second insurance dividend will be paid on policy anniversary dates in 1951. The start date of January 1 may be delayed if the Budget Bureau reduces the 4.8 million dollars requested for administrative expenses. The VA noted its insurance division handles about 8,000 National Service Life Insurance applications daily, far above prewar levels.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Budget Bureau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nancy Pritchett
Joe Taylor
Florida
Ashburn
T. H. Stroud
Ashburn Ice Cream Store
T. W. Ayres & Son
Stetson
New Hampshire
Indiana
W. A. Edwards
Cecil I. Grimes
Jack W. Edwards
Boyce A. Maness
Caro Maxey
Farley & Hill
Barbee
G. D. Bennett
Ford
Chevrolet
Stephens & Bryant
The
Reserve Life Insurance Co
Palace Theatre
Johnson Jewelry & Appliance
Brunswick
Coolerator
W. E. Stanford
First National Bank
Dan Dailey
Anne Baxter
Jimmy “Shamrock
Ellison Russ
Lucky” Hayden
Lloyd Bridges
Ola Massen
Eddy Arnold
Gloria Henry Kirby Grant
Feudin
Rhythm
Montgomery Clift
Paul Douglas
O. K
James H. Gosnell
Jonathan Apples
Griffin’s Gelatine
Griffin
Griffin's
English Peas
Vienna
Kimbell’s Flour
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