Navy Crew Awarded Battle Efficiency Pennant for 1950
Seaman Douglas Neal of the Aircraft Carrier USS Palau crew receives the Navy Battle Efficiency Pennant for the 1950 fiscal year while stationed with the Atlantic Fleet. Neal is home on a 21 day furlough with his parents, and the passage notes other local service updates including induction orders and Navy assignments.
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Douglas Neal
U. S. Navy
Palau
Atlantic
Pacific
George Neal
Route 2
Government restricts defense stockpiles under new NPA rule
The United States issues an inventory control order under the National Production Authority to limit "practical working inventory" of 32 essential metals chemicals building materials textiles rubber and forest products. The rule targets industry stockpiling with penalties for violations while consumer purchases face credit restrictions.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
William Henry Harrison
Army Calls More Reserve Officers
The Army announced it will call up 9 565 reserve captains and lieutenants not in troop program units along with 205 chaplains and 240 Army aviation officers to active duty. The Fourth Army area includes Texas. The note ends with a stray line about boxing rules adopted in 1860.
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Washington
Army
Fourth Army Area
Texas
Whitewright PTA Sets 2:30 P.M. Meetings On First Tuesday
At a called Whitewright Elementary PTA session, the group voted to hold monthly meetings at 2:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each school year. Mrs. Gene Hughes presided. The drive for membership is active with room mothers assisting and prizes offered to top grades. The PTA plans a social after each meeting and exploring a nursery for attending children. The group also agreed to sponsor the Youth Center at the Legion Home each Friday night. The second grade led in mothers present at the year’s first meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
Gene Hughes
PTA
Parent-Teacher Association
Legion Home
Death Notice of Mrs J W Heflin at 57
Funeral services for Mrs J W Heflin 57 were held at the First Baptist Church with Rev Fred Thomas presiding. Burial followed at City Cemetery under Earnheart Funeral Service. Survivors include her husband three daughters two brothers and 11 grandchildren. She died in a Sherman hospital after a brief illness. Born November 28 1892 in Hopkins County Texas she was married November 7 1908 in Paris and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Honey Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Heflin
First Baptist Church
Fred Thomas
First Baptist Church of
Trenton
City
Earnheart
James Cain
Aubrey Page
Ellis Harvey
Fritz Harvey
Richard Johnson
W. C. Caraway
Heflin
Sherman
Hopkins County
Texas
Samuel
Sarah Bartlett
Paris
Honey Grove
Lillian Page
Whitewright
Ollie Johnson
Grand Prairie
Helen Harvey
Pampa
Frank Bartlett
Ollie Bartlett
Denison
Joe
Henry Townsend
Funeral services for Ellis Morgan 55 in Savoy
Funeral services for Ellis Morgan 55 died at McKinney Veterans Hospital after a long illness were held at First Baptist Church Savoy with Rev. Buxton Bryant Rev. W A Rudd and Rev E C McDonald. Burial Sunnyside Cemetery Savoy directed by Earnheart Funeral Service. He lived south of Whitewright and retired from farming in 1945 to work at Perrin Air Force Base. He was born April 17 1895 in Clifton Tennessee married Gervaise Hodges Jan 17 1921 and survived by his wife one son five brothers four sisters and two grandchildren.
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Ellis Morgan
McKinney Veterans Hospital
First Baptist Church of
Savoy
Buxton Bryant
W. A. Rudd
E. C. McDonald
Sunnyside Cemetery
Earnheart
Kenneth Bibby
Sam Waldrum
Bud Wrenn
Bob Sears
Edgar Aye
The
Baptist Church
E. J. Morgan
Tom Bean
J. E. Morgan
Dallas
Jack Morgan
Newt Morgan
Brown Morgan
Dumas
A. Morgan
Clayton
Pearl Strickland
Ruth Polson
Nina Johnson
Dorothy Kennemer
Commerce
GM Tax Bill for 1949 Reaches $444 Million
Detroit reports General Motors paid a record corporate tax of 444,377,889.44 dollars for 1949, believed to be the largest by any U.S. corporation. GM filed its full return and made a 1949 third quarter payment of 108,901,926.82 dollars.
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Detroit
General Motors
Recipe For Tragedy
The National Safety Council notes a high risk from drinking and driving in 1949 with one in four fatal accidents involving alcohol. The 1950 Accident Facts yearbook also shows one in seven drivers in fatal crashes violating traffic laws were under the influence.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Whitewright Reader Request for Draft and Service News
Subscribers are asked to inform The Sun when local families receive draft calls or enter National Guard or Reserve duty or volunteer for military service. Whitewright seeks to recognize hometown servicemen and report visits to camps, outlining branch of service and leaving dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
National Guard of Reserves
Whitewright
Whitewright Students Enroll In Colleges And Teachers Leave Here
The Sun roving reporter lists Whitewright youths enrolled in North Texas State College Texas State College For Women Austin College University of Oklahoma Paris Junior College East Texas State Teachers College McMurry College Texas A M College University of Texas and business schools. Local teachers from Whitewright depart for training in Detroit Austin Kennedy Sherman Fort Worth and Alba.
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the Sun
Allen T. Short
Whitewright
North Texas State College
Denton
Betty Ann Darwin
Dorothy Wallace
Barbara Williams
Billie Jean Milam
Jane Meador
Billye Faye Dillon
Prilla Hinton
Texas State College For Women
Betty Blackerby
Austin College
Sherman
Perry Kite
J. J. Sloan
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Jackie Nossaman
Paris Junior College
Paris
A. R. Orenduff
Don Cook
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Betty Mears
Dorothy Neal
Joe Vestal
James Reeves
Edwin Badgett
David Badgett
McMurry College
Abilene
Kelly Pierson
Texas A. & M. College
College Station
William H. King
University of Texas
Austin
Joe Thomas Meador
Joe Pannell
Business College
Dallas
Louise Selman
Corinne Hardcastle
North Texas Business College
Martha Williams
Norma Smith
Detroit
Elizabeth Waggoner
Teresa Henninger
Leola Jacks
Kennedy
Mozelle Jacks
Doris Jacks
Fort Worth
Janis Horton
Hugh Hunter
Alba
Overseas Christmas Mail Guidelines for Armed Forces
Postmaster John L. Biggerstaff urges publishing and informs readers that Christmas mail to overseas servicemen should be mailed between October 15 and November 15 for delivery. Cards must use sealed first class or air envelopes with full sender and recipient details to reduce moisture damage. Further overseas mailing information is available at the local Post Office.
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John L. Biggerstaff
The
Sun
Post Office Department
Armed Services
Bonham Civil War Veteran Turns 103 in Bed
Bonham Texas resident Col. Joseph I Whitsett known as Uncle Hade celebrated his 103rd birthday Monday. The surviving Confederate veteran is bedfast nearly blind and hard of hearing with no special activities planned.
Old Fashioned Spanking Trial Highlights Domestic Views
Frank Edward Hawken, 32, a shoemaker, was acquitted of assault after his wife, 25, testified she deserved the spanking for coming home late and was now happy with him. The defense praised spanking as an old fashioned chastisement. The article also notes the first U. S. college fraternity formed at Williamsburg in 1776.
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London
Frank Edward Hawken
Hawken
U. S
Williamsburg
District Governor Cox visits Whitewright Rotary Club
Gilmer native Cranfill H. Cox, governor of Rotary district 188, conducted an official visit to the Whitewright Rotary Club. He urged service above self, praised the club, presented a service plaque to president N. E. Skaggs, and outlined Rotary four objects and the goal of international understanding. Miss Billye Faye Dillon resigned as pianist. Miss Shirley Blanton was elected to replace. Rotarian E. G. Gilley from Ec tur attended as a visitor.
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Cox
Whitewright Rotary Club
N. E. Skaggs
Rotary
Billye Faye Dillon
Claud Meador
Miss Dillon
Shirley Blanton
Roy Blanton
Dillon
E. G. Gilley
Ectur
War Casualties Reach 13911 Through Sept 15
The Defense Department reports 13 911 Korean War casualties as of Sept 15 with 1 684 killed in action 3 518 missing 8 709 wounded and 174 of those wounded later dying. Missing includes 148 returned to control and 50 confirmed prisoners of war leaving 3 320 unaccounted.
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Washington
Defense Department
Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Bottle Shortage Threatens Christmas Whisky Bottling
Senator Withers of Kentucky told reporters that a soda ash strike since June 12 has restricted bottle production. Distillers near peak bottling season fear insufficient bottles and whisky for the Christmas trade as bottle making relies on soda ash.
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Washington
Senator Withers
Kentucky
Withers
Bread complaint cited by orderly officer in Rotating Clock item
The orderly officer received a complaint about bread with a remark that soldiers should not fuss over trivialities. He joked Napoleon would have eaten the bread crossing the Alps. The lance corporal agreed it was fresh at the time.
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Alps
Decatur
Alabama
Tigers Win Opener Ahead of Honey Grove Showdown
Whitewright Tigers open season with a 21 to 6 victory over Leonard High. Dearle McKnight, Billy Earl Brown, and Jim Christian led scoring with three extra points. Tigers travel to Honey Grove Friday for a 15-B showdown and a Pigskin Club caravan departs at 6:30 p.m. from downtown.
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Bryant Field
Leonard
Whitewright Tigers
Leonard High
Tigers
Leonard Boys
Whitewright
Dearle McKnight
Jimmy Christian
Billy Earl Brown
Christian
Tiger
Honey Grove
Honey Grove Warriors
KRRV
Pigskin Club
The
Herald
Baptists Announce October Revival at First Church
Rev. James L. Cooper, pastor, announced a revival at the First Baptist Church from October 13 through October 22 with services twice daily at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Cooper will preach and an out of town singer will lead song services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Cooper
First Baptist Church
Cooper
The
Sun
UT Student Hurt After Car Crashes Into Bridge Near Whitewright
Eugene Hayes 29 of Jackson injured seriously when his car hit a bridge north of town while avoiding a cyclist. He suffered fractures to both legs and was treated at Sherman hospital then moved to the VA Hospital in McKinney. Hayes had been working for Jim Pollard Nash Co. Sherman and was returning home to begin fall term at the University of Texas.
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University of Texas
Sherman
Eugene Hayes
Jackson
Jim Pollard Nash Co
McKinney
Hayes
Bobby Fletcher
University
Grass judging contest set at Gainesville
The Future Farmers of America and 4 H clubs in the Upper Elm Red Soil Conservation District will hold a grass judging contest at Newsom Daugherty Memorial High School in Gainesville on Saturday September 30 starting at 9 a m. About 100 boys from Grayson Cooke and Montague counties across 19 departments will enter teams of four with one team per department or county agent. Contestants identify 50 plants and classify them by type season and grazing value with special awards for top three teams and top three individuals. An included dinner will follow.
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Upper Elm-Red
Newsome Daugherty Memorial High School
Gainesville
John Rice
Area Five
Grayson
Cooke
Montague
Vocational Agriculture Departments
Vocational Agriculture Department
J. W. Hess
Muenster
Ed Blackmon
Bowie
Willard Kemplin
Valley View
Sherman
103 GIS IN KOREA MADE OFFICERS
General MacArthur's headquarters announced that on the spot battlefield commissions were awarded to 103 U.S. soldiers in Korea. Major numbers include 51 in the 24th Division 34 in the 25th Division 10 in the Cavalry Division 2 in the 2nd Infantry Division and 6 in the 8th Army headquarters.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
U.S
Korea
24Th
25Th
Cavalry
2Nd Infantry
8Th Army
Speaker Fights Off Rattlesnake During Toastmaster Talk
Railroad executive Frank Lott paused his address at Spring Hill College library steps when a rattlesnake crawled up his leg. Club members helped dispose of the creature as the audience watched in surprise on a Wednesday night.
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Mobile
Frank Lott
Toastmaster Club
Spring Hill College
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