Preaching Mission Speakers Announced at Whitewright Church
The First Methodist Church Whitewright announces speakers for a nine day Preaching Mission September 25 to October 2 as part of the Advance For Christ and His Church Program. Key figures include President C. E. Peeples, Rev. Neyland Hester, Rev. Joseph M. Connally, Dr. H. C. Henderson, and lay leader J. W. Folsom with events led by Bishop William C. Martin and Rev. Ashley D. Jameson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley D. Jameson
First Methodist Church
Methodist Church
William C. Martin
Dallas
C. E. Peeples
Low Morris College
Jacksonville
Peeples
Whitewright
Twin Towers
Norton Chimes Company
Atlanta
Georgia
Neyland Hester
National Methodist Youth Fellowship
Chicago
Christian Advocate
Hester
Methodist
Lake Bridgeport
Texas
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Joseph M. Connally
McKinney
Connally
Amsterdam
World Council of Churches
Holland
Europe
England
France
Switzerland
Poland
Germany
H. C. Henderson
Waples Memorial Methodist Church
Denison
Henderson
Sherman
J. W. Folsom
North Texas
Ed Barcus Jr
Travis Street Methodist Church
Barcus
Sherman East
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Byron Cavanar
Savoy-Marvin- Randolph Methodist Church
Earl Marlatt
Whitewright Whitewright
Give A Way Ban Blocked In Court
A federal court in Chicago issued a temporary injunction preventing the FCC from banning radio give away programs. Judge Michael L. Igoe granted Radio Features Inc. a TRO and set October 7 for a three judge hearing on a permanent injunction. Also noted, San Marcos University in Peru was founded in 1551.
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Chicago
Federal Communications Commission
Michael L. Igoe
Radio Features Inc
Americas
San Marcos
Peru
Whitewright Cotton Ginning Report Sees Small Weekly Gain
Whitewright gins have processed 836 bales of cotton by Thursday morning, up 96 from the prior week, with 481 bales ginned last year. Poor weather limited picking to one day this week, while corn harvest is also slow. Prices for cotton and seed have fallen from last year and two years ago, as farmers await better conditions.
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Whitewright
Moyne Kelly Named Executive Director of State Board
Moyne Kelly, superintendent of the State Orphans Home at Corsicana, was chosen as executive director of the new State Board for Hospitals and Special Schools. The $10,000 annual post oversees 22 eleemosynary institutions and 4,000 employees, with 22,000 mental patients under care. Kelly, 48, was selected from 13 applicants after a month of interviews by the board which assumed duties from the Board of Control on September 1.
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Austin
Moyne Kelly
Corsicana
State Board For
Kelly
Board of Control
Bob Calvert
Democratic Executive Committee
Hillsboro
Baylor University
Methodist
Waco
Lubbock
Dickens County
Austin State Hospital
American Legion To Meet Wednesday
E. W. Fields, commander of the Whitewright Post, announces a special called business meeting for 8 p.m. Wednesday. Important post business will be discussed. All members urged to attend. Mr. Fields said.
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E. W. Fields
Whitewright
The
American Legion
Mr. Fields
Sun Honor Roll Adds Names and Renewal Vigilance
Corrections to The Sun subscription list were made last Saturday and renewals before then show proper credits. Check the first page left of your name or wrapper for the paid through date, such as 9 50 for September 1950. Names added to The Sun honor roll include Mrs. W. M. Cox Myra Vestal Schultz G A Burnham Mrs. F L Dyer Mrs. Boyd Nash Mrs. W E Rice Miss Doris Hunter Mrs Don E Williams J O Maxwell.
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Sun
W. M. Cox
Myra Vestal Schultz
A. Burnham
F. L. Dyer
Boyd Nash
W. E. Rice
Doris Hunter
Don E. Williams
J. O. Maxwell
Recorded Programs For Hope Are Out
Los Angeles court confirms arbitration ruling requiring Bob Hope to perform radio broadcasts in person. The dispute with sponsors Lever Bros. centered on Hope's bid for transcription shows under an eight year contract dated Sept 30 1946 totaling 20000 per program for the first two years 22500 for years three to five and 25000 for the final three. In Peru a humidity condition prevents matches from igniting unless kept in airtight boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Bob Hope
Superior
Lever Bros
Hope
Whitewright Schools Open With Enrollment Rise
Whitewright public schools opened with total enrollment of 407. High School 115, Elementary 244, Negro School 48, up modestly from last year. Supervisors and nurse added under Gilmer Aikin law. Miss Trent Hamm supervisor, B R Caraway visiting teacher, Mrs. John Biggerstaff visiting nurse. Tigers travel to Leonard for season opener hoping to start 100 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Curlee Cummings
Gilmer-Aikin
Grayson County
Pilot Grove
Kentuckytown
Tom Bean
Bells
Ambrose
WHS Tigers
Leonard
Tigers
Tiger
Shivers Announces Run for Governor in 1952
Texas Governor Allan Shivers, guest of Mexico, confirmed he will seek an elective term next year. He announced at a press conference in Mexico City after attending the independence celebration, praising Texas-Mexico ties and planning to visit much of Mexico during his term.
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Mexico City
Allan Shivers
Beauford H. Jester
Texas
Miguel Aleman
Mexico
Lone Star
Republic
Shivers
Aleman
Old Municipal Council
Tipica
City Slicker Tops Collin County Cotton Picker Contest
A Dallas man, Do ward Mills of Dallas, claimed the title of champion cotton picker in Collin County by weighing 776 pounds at the H. S. Wysong farm in Melissa near McKinney. The event featured local farm hands competing in a county fair style challenge.
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Mckinney
Doward Mills
Dallas
Collin County
Mills
H. S
Wysong
Melissa
Divers collide at pool leaves one dead and another hurt
In Sheerness England Robert Fray aged 17 died from a broken neck after colliding midair with 16 year old John Gage off adjacent pool boards. Gage sustained a concussion and was hospitalized.
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Sheerness
England
Robert Fray
John Gage
Fray
Gage
Hitch-Hiker Slashes Throat of Motorist Near Hillsboro
James Moore 22 of Midland was cut from ear to ear by a hitch-hiker after giving a ride. The assailant, a Whitney ex convict, rode with Moore from the McClennan County line to five miles south of Hillsboro on Highway 81 before slashing occurred and Moore was hospitalized in serious condition.
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Hillsboro
James Moore
Midland
Whitney
Moore
McClennan
Fannin County Taxes Set At 95 Cents For 1950
Fannin County adopts a 95 cent per hundred tax rate for 1950, up 21 cents from last year, with 44 cents for general fund and road and bridge fund each. Of the road and bridge fund 37 cents covers operations and 29 cents for general fund operations, the rest funding outstanding bonds. Total operating expenditures exceed 271 thousand dollars, with about 100 thousand in sinking funds for bond retirement. Property valuation rises to 17.009 million, with total bonded debt at year start 1.1145 million, reduced by 45 thousand last year under Judge Choice Moore.
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Choice Moore
Aiken Defends His Farm Bill in Washington
Senator Aiken of Vermont defended the flexible price support law amid a new push to pass a farm bill. He argued the 1950 law sets wheat and cotton supports at 83 to 90 percent of parity and accused others of misrepresentation. An administration ally hinted at no bill this session, aiming for a compromise bill by Senator Anderson to salvage administration ideas in a conference committee.
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Washington
Aiken
Vermont
Congress
Senate
Anderson
New Mexico
Senate House
Agriculture Committee
Driver Outwits Pair In Hold Up
Cambridge cab driver Rosco Spooner 26 says two men robbed him of 8 dollars and forced him to drive to a lonely spot then booted him from the car He hid in the trunk as they started the engine and fled ten minutes later Spooner flagged a policeman and identified the suspects who are held on suspicion of armed robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Rosco Spooner
Spooner
Song Composer Harry T. Burleigh Dies at 82
Stamford Conn reports the death of Harry T Burleigh 82 Negro composer of Deep River Little Mother of Mine and Just You dies Monday. He was known for folk songs and spirituals and his work influenced American music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford, Conn
Harry T. Burleigh
Fatal sting on farm near Batesville claims life
A single wasp sting is believed to have killed Cipriano Cruz 33 on a Batesville area farm yesterday morning. He died en route to Uvalde hospital.
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Cipriano Cruz
Batesville
Cruz
Uvalde
Whitewright or Van Alstyne May Be District Winner
Howard Page predicts District 15 B crown for 1949 with Whitewright Tigers favored and Van Alstyne Panthers as strong challenger. Thanksgiving clash at Whitewright may decide bi district entry, with Whiteswright returning most 1948 starters. Other teams Pilot Point Whitesboro Bells Gunter Tioga Collinsville weigh in as dark horses. final title likely decided in the Tigers versus Panthers showdown.
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Howard Page
The
Sherman Democrat
Whitewright Tigers
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Tigers
Sam Montgomery
Wannie Miller
Panthers
Pilot Point
Whitesboro
Bells
Gunter
Tioga
Collinsville
van Alstyne and
Fall Vote On Texas Poll Tax Sets Up New Registration Fee
Texas voters head to the polls on November 8 to decide the poll tax fate and a 50 cent registration fee. The new law would require party affiliation disclosure for primaries and may compel Republicans to declare Democrat to vote in Democratic primaries. Registration runs Oct 1 to Feb 1 with mail options and spouse registrations allowed.
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Texas
Austin
GOP
Loans On Corn Offered Farmers
The Department of Agriculture announces Texas corn producers may obtain loans on the present corn crop. Loans are administered by county and state PMA committees through AAA offices and available on No. 3 grade or better corn stored in farm bins, cribs, or approved warehouses. Loans mature on demand but no later than May 1, 1950, at 3 percent interest. A producer may be owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper and storage must be maintained in good repair. The Grayson County loan is 1.39 per bushel with a 1 cent per bushel service fee or $3 minimum. If called, shelled corn must be delivered from car storage. Insurance is optional. if chosen, it benefits the CCC after the producer's equity is satisfied, and the producer bears loss unless external factors cause loss without fault or negligence.
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Department of Agriculture
Texas
PMA
AAA
Grayson County
Commodity Credit Corporation
GOP Wins Key Spot From Denis in Pa District
In Johnstown Pennsylvania Republican John P. Saylor won the 26th Pennsylvania congressional seat, reclaiming it for the GOP. The race targeted a Democratic stronghold and marked a setback for the Truman administration as Coffey, backed by the fair deal coalition, lost the race.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
John P. Saylor
Iwo Jima
Robert L. Coffen Sr
Oleo Tax Repeal Delayed to 1950
Senate Democratic leaders shelved the oleomargarine tax repeal until January adding the issue to the next Congress. The House previously voted to repeal the taxes set at 10 cents per pound for colored oleomargarine and 0.25 cents per pound for uncolored.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Congress
House
Funeral services held for Henry W. Phillips Jr.
Henry W. Phillips Jr. died in a car crash caused by a blowout near Pam pa Monday afternoon. Funeral held at 4 p m Wednesday in Pam pa. Survived by father Henry W. Phillips Sr. and mother Myrtle Mitchell, plus sister Betty Hefley and grandparents. Relatives attended from Whitewright.
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Pampa
Henry W. Phillips Jr
Kentuckytown
Whitewright
Henry W. Phillips Sr
Myrtle Mitchell
Denison
Betty Hefley
Sherman
T. A. Holcomb
W. H. Phillips
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New State Board
Slicker
Fannin County
Whitewright Or
Denis
Wellington
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