War Fund Chest Campaign Opens October First
Judge Ben H. Powell announces the National War Fund victory campaign begins October 1 with a statewide radio opening from 9 30 to 10 p m Dr James L Mc Conaughy United China Relief speaks on needs in China Gov Coke Stevenson honorary Texas will announce National War Fund month Music by the Eighth Service Command Band Local drive leaders B W Newman Marshall Hasty and F G Hoover head Whitewright area quota 1725 00
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben H. Powell
Austin
United War Chest of Texas
National War Fund
Powell
James L. McConaughy
United China Relief
Texas
McConaughy
China
Japan
Coke Stevenson
Eighth Service Command
U. S. Army
B. W. Newman
Marshall Hasty
F. G. Hoover
Whitewright
Methodists Host Fellowship Supper Speaker Analyzes War
Dr. C. H. Beseda of Van Alstyne spoke at a Methodist Church fellowship supper on wartime and postwar world conditions. He warned Germans bear long aggression, praised Russia’s potential, and urged living by Nazarene teachings and the Ten Commandments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
C. H. Beseda
van Alstyne
Beseda
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Russia
England
Dr. Beseda
Whitewright
Grayson County
Texas
U. S
Ration Boards To Be Consolidated Across Region
The Denison War Price and Ration Board will consolidate with the Sherman board on Nov 12 with the Bonham and Paris offices joining Grayson Red River and Delta Counties respectively. Marvin Love of Dallas says the move aligns price controls under OPA policy to speed reconversion as supply overtakes demand. After consolidation a Denison office will close though some members join the Sherman board and serve in Denison on price control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison War Price and Ration Board
Sherman
Marvin Love
Dallas
Denison
Bonham
Grayson
Paris
Red River
Delta
Love
OPA
Mr. Love
Dallas County
Whitewright Tigers win 6–0 over Tom Bean
Whitewright High School Tigers beat Tom Bean High School Tom Cats 6 to 0 on their home field in the season opener. Attendance exceeded expectations as Whitewright without a formal coach received support from Dr. R E Lingenfelter and F G Hoover. Conference play begins October 19 at Rockwall with Plano coming to Whitewright November 2.
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Whitewright High School
Tigers
Tom Cats
Tom Bean High School
Whitewright
R. E. Lingenfelter
F. G. Hoover
Rockwall
Plano
Survey Recommends 50 Percent Cut in Federal Taxes
The Committee on Postwar Tax Policy led by Roswell Magill urged an overall federal tax reduction of over 50 percent. Immediate elimination of the 3 percent normal tax on individuals would cut revenue by about 2 billion dollars and free more than 9 million small-income earners. The panel also backs repealing excess profits tax on corporations, capital stock tax, and declared value excess profits tax, with gradual corporate tax reductions. By 1947 or 1948 a 15 to 20 percent individual tax and a similar corporate rate are proposed if spending is curbed, plus shifting estate and gift taxes and gasoline taxes back to states.
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New York
Committee
Roswell Magill
the Treasury
Senate Rejects $25 Pay Boost to Spur Enlistment
The Senate 64 to 18 defeats a proposed $25 a month pay raise for soldiers and sailors as part of a bill to boost volunteer enlistment. Key provisions include dependents allotments, GI Bill benefits, mustering out pay, optional retirement, travel allowances, and housing substitutes. The chamber also approves a six month to one year enlistment option, aligning with the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Army
Navy
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Armed Services
War Department
House
Shoe ration decision due this weekend
Washington reports the government will decide this weekend whether to end shoe rationing on October 1. The Leather Bureau favors termination, while OPA and WPB civilian requirements want September production figures before deciding. They fear continued rationing to October 15 or November 1 may be wiser. Leather bureau projects about 30 million pairs monthly by month’s end, near the 1939 rate. You can't keep your mind and your mouth both open at once.
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Washington
War Production Board
Leather Bureau
OPA
WPB
Office of Civilian Requirements
Military Families Share Weekend Visits and Overseas News
Fort Sam Houston’s Pfc Clyde Whitworth spent the weekend with his mother Mrs T B Whitworth while Sgt and Mrs Boyce White returned to Randolph Field after visiting his parents in Ely. Cpl Billie Hatfield transfers from El Paso to Jefferson Barracks Mo and Lt Kennard Auten heads to Oregon for overseas duty as families relocate.
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Pfc
Clyde Whitworth
Fort Sam Houston
T. B. Whitworth
Boyce T. White
Randolph Field
E. W. White
Ely
Cpl
Billie Hatfield
W. L. Hatfield
el Paso
Jefferson Barracks
High School Farm Shop Open Again
The Whitewright High School farm shop reopens offering free use of equipment for farmers to do their own work. B L Janway oversees the shop and will assist farmers unable to work themselves and charge for work he performs. O V Barker, vocational agriculture teacher, says the school welcomes farmers to use the equipment provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright High School
B. L. Janway
O. V. Barker
Large Velvet Back Rattlesnake Killed Near Tom Bean
Claud Birdwell of the Tom Bean area killed a four foot six inch velvet back rattlesnake near his home Tuesday afternoon. The snake, found north of Whitewright, had eleven rattles and was among the largest seen in years in this section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Birdwell
Tom Bean
Whitewright
Neighbor confronts the washer’s face wash dime tale
A neighbor questions why the speaker appears dirty. The child explains the brother received a dime yesterday to wash his face, implying a playful or mocking exchange about cleaning appearance.
Central Christian Pastor Resigns to Lead Wills Point Church
Earl Bissex resigns after two years as pastor of Central Christian Church in Whitewright, where he preached twice a month and made many friends. He will become pastor of the Christian Church at Wills Point and is a senior student at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bissex
Central Christian Church
Christian Church
Wills Point
Rev. Bissex
Texas Christian University At
Fort Worth
Whitewright
Whitewright Tigers to host Gunter in Friday night football
The Whitewright High School Tigers meet Gunter High School in a non conference game Friday at 8 p.m. at Bryant Field. Gunter brings a solid unit as Whitewright seeks another win in this clash.
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Whitewright High School Tigers
Gunter High School
Bryant Field
Gunter
Tigers
Cautious and Shrew Clash Amid Angry Campaign Scene
Two opposing candidates rushed at each other as friends separated them. Each struggled to reach the other while the first shouted for bystanders to restrain Jones. One man proclaimed he could hold him back.
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Jones
Soldier Thrift Injured in Main Street Car Collision
Pvt. G. E. Thrift, grandson of Mrs. G. E. Thrift of Whitewright, suffered a broken leg when a car backed into his westbound vehicle on Main Street Saturday. He had just left a recent leg injury cast and had served in the South Pacific. He was taken to Ashburn General Hospital in an Earnheart ambulance.
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Pvt
G. E. Thrift
Whitewright
Thrift
Main Street
South Pacific
Ashburn General Hospital
McKinney
Earnheart
John Adams
Cannon
Nationwide strikes idle nearly two million workers across the nation
The walkouts halt production coast to coast with 1,850,000 idled and a possible 250,000 oil workers set to strike. New York and Chicago are focal points as 15,000 city strikers widen to 1.5 million amid calls to extend action toward apartments and other industries. Conciliations proceed under War Labor Board pressure.
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New York
Chicago
New York City
Fur and Garment
Garment
AFL
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
Regional
War Labor Board
CIO Oil Workers International Union
Lewis Schwellenbach
Extra Hour of Sleep as Clocks Return to Standard Time
The nation returns to standard time this weekend with clocks set back one hour, officially at 2 a.m. Sunday though many will adjust before bed Saturday. It marks relief after wartime clock changes begun Feb 9 1942 and follows years of adherence to the schedule despite debates on electricity savings. In Whitewright small towns saw early daylight, yet the overall electricity savings remained disputed.
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America
Whitewright
Porter Overcome By Fumes of DDT at Bus Station
Lambus Ellis, a porter, fainted at 4 a.m. while spraying the Denison bus station with DDT. he recovered at Madonna Hospital and was sent home, marking the first local DDT reaction case. Authorities caution cautious use of the insecticide.
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Denison
Madonna Hospital
Lambus Ellis
West Morgan
Sherman Texas Rodeo Slated October 2 3 4 5
Red River Valley Fall Rodeo to feature 75 head of professional stock and top cowboys from the Southwest. Events include bare back riding saddle bronco bull dogging calf roping and brahma bull riding at the Fair Grounds Sherman Texas October 2 3 4.
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Red River Valley
Southwest
Fair Grounds
Sherman
Texas
Cotton Ginned Totals and Prices Report
Up to Wednesday night White Wright gins had received 231 bales of cotton. A year ago the total was 1216 bales. Buyers paid 22.25 per hundredweight for cotton and 57.00 a ton for seed. Cotton picking is later this year than in recent years, with 1943 about 2000 bales ginned by Oct 1 and 1944 around 1500 bales on the same date.
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Whitewright Gins
Grayson County Tax Rolls Report Record Valuation
Grayson County 1945 tax rolls show assessed valuations of 42 077 436 an increase of 1 209 156 over 1944 The state comptroller will approve the rolls after county tax rates rise to 63 cents and 72 cents The largest taxpayers are Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Texas Power and Light Merchants and Planters National Bank The count of poll tax exemptions will determine qualified voters after Jan 31 1946 and exemptions for residents over 60 become annual under new law.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Commissioners Court
George Schumacher
Austin
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Texas Power and Light Company
Merchants and Planters National Bank
Schumacher
Ration Extensions Alert and Audie Murphy Update
Ration calendar details extend fats meats and sugar stamps through late year with various book and stamp ranges. Shoes stamps remain valid indefinitely. OPA plans unchanged. Lt Audie Murphy of Farmersville Texas famed Army hero does not drink or smoke.
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OPA
Audie Murphy
Farmersville
Texas
Army
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War Fund
Wallace Reeves
Sir
Call Reeves
Houston
Anther A. Hudgins Jr
San Antonio
Hudgins
Brooks General Hospital
J. Y. Russell
Naval Hospital
Norman
Okla
Mrs
Otto Russell
Wallace J. Wilson
Greensboro
N. C
Kennard R. Auten
Florida
James C. Watson
M. E. Winburn
Corporal Watson
47Th Service Group
Ninth Air Force
Dick Barbee
Pacific
San Francisco
W. J. Barbee
Clarence Tillett
J. O. Wallace
James A. Jarvis
Caddo, Okla
J. M. Jarvis
Jarvis
Sheppard Field
Pacific Coast
J. P. Young
C. E. Young
Fort Ord
Calif
Camp Fannin
S Sgt
Obe A. Hefner Jr
United States
Emory Christian
William V. Christian
Tokyo
Bay
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Martha Bryant
Billy Allen
G. C. Allen
Corporal Allen
Corregidor
Billy Pritchett
California
Bascom Pritchett
Sergeant Pritchett
Pearl Harbor
Dewey P. Griffin
85Th Naval Construction Battalion
Aleutians
New
Hebrides
Archie L. England
Lee England
Mountain Home Army Air Field
Mountain Home
Idaho
T. H. Johnson and Son Construction Co
Iwo Jima
C. H. Alexander
L. R. Alexander
31St Naval Construction Battalion
Iwo
Mt. Suribachi
Jack A. Dickerman
A. S. Dickerman
Corporal Dickerman
Kelley Field
C. L. Holland
Kentuckytown
J. D. Hughes Jr
J. D. Hughes
Army of Occupation
Fort Sill
Samuel Phillips
W. A. Phillips
Central Christian
Porter
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