Montague County Court records district and county docket
District court filings include Peoples National Bank of No cona against Merchants Investment Corp W D Alt Jr and cona against H E Brown and Merchants Investment Corp and State of Texas cases including assault with intent to murder and child desertion. A partition case Annie Lillian Shelton et vir vs Harold Shelton et al prior tried without jury. Divorce Lottie Christine Long vs Rufus Y Long. County court case Dan D McDonald vs Dept of Public Safety an appeal. State of Texas vs William Salmon aggravated assault with a motor vehicle.
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Peoples National Bank of
Annie Lillian Shelton
Harold Shelton
Glenn Molsbee
G. A. Marmaduke
W. A. Hodge
Lottie Christine Long
Rufus Y. Long
James Ed McAdams
C. C Ware
Dan D. McDonald
Dept. of Public Safety
State of Texas
William Salmon
Montague County Trustees Call Saturday Meeting
The Montague county board of trustees is called to meet at 9 am Saturday in the office of County Superintendent Henry W. Johnson. The session will review proposals to transfer students from one school district to another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague County Board of Trustees
Henry W. Johnson
Jury Commission Names Grand and Petit Jury Lists
A jury commission met on Friday June 1 and selected the grand jury and four petit jury lists for the June term of court. Members were Ralph Reynolds of Nocona Gordon Cady of Bowie Zoe Gammon of Nocona and V W Redman of Saint Jo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Reynolds
Nocona
Gordon Cady
Bowie
Zoe Gammon
V. W. Redman
Saint Jo
Grand jury returns seven more indictments in March term
The March term grand jury returned seven more true bills at the request of County Attorney Glen Sutherland, bringing total indictments to twenty for this panel. Sutherland has already prosecuted nine of the cases. the minutes note this is the most indictments by one jury in over ten years.
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Glen Sutherland
Grand Jury
Sutherland
Vehicle listings reflect Nocona area buyers and dealers
A compiled catalog shows multiple individuals and towns purchasing or owning automobiles from brands such as Buick Ford Chevrolet Oldsmobile Mercury Pontiac and a Gulf Oil Co listing. Names include Louis R Burnett Clement Bay Measures W F Maxwell Ophelia Cable J B Jones and others with addresses in Nocona Bowie Dallas Aransas Pass Forestburg and Fort Worth.
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Louis R
Louis R. Burnett
Nocona
G. F. Goodgson
Ford
Clement Bay
W. F
Bessie A. Maxwell
Dallas
Oldsmobile
B. G. Biter
Texas Termite Control Co
J. I. Tisdale
Aransas Pass
J. B. Jones
Property transfers and land surveys in Montague and Bowie areas
A dense ledger of deeds and transfers lists Thorn & Hunt Tool Co. and multiple buyers in Nocona and Bowie. Entries cover lots, surveys, abstracts, and 5 to 7 year leases with major movements involving Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. and TE&L Survey blocks across Kaufman and nearby counties.
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H. F. St. John
Same
Te&l Sur
Cora Weatherford
EF. BE. Scannell
Jack
G. P. Cone
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Kaufman Csl
Myrtle Chappell
Kaufman
Moneul Montabba Sur
L. T. Cone
Land transfers and mortgages recorded in March 1956
A list of property transactions including transfers and mortgage assignments. Names such as Sinclair Oil & Gas Co., W. S. Bar ons, Robert D. Gunn, Leland Fikes, J. C. Man Jr., Phillips Petroleum Corp., Monsanto Chemical Co., Oakland Corp., G & B Oil Co., and The Texas Co. appear with numerous tracts ranging from about 40 to 535 acres in various surveys and subdivisions. Dates mostly fall in March 1956 with some entries in April 1956.
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Man
Mtge. Co
Cook Co
M. Bailey
E-Ballinger
L. Hh. Cullum
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Kaufman Csl
G. E. Hall
Leland Fikes
Isaac Garner
J. H. Hayes
Molly
R. M. Pipkin
Molly Berry
John E. Bennett
M. Aura
J. J. Hennis
Phillips Petroleum Corp
J. C. Man, Jr
Josefa Diaz
Ige Sur
Longhorne Sur
Diaz Sur
G & B Oil Co
Allan T. Strong
Te&l Sur
J. N. McKnight, Jr
Nancy Williams
Oakland Corp
N. B. Hunt Et al
Bbb&c
H. A. Russell
M. T. Oil Co
J. B. Thompson
Warren Petroleum Co
Sur
J. Lee Youngblood
Ruth David
S. A
J. B. Stoddard
Hugh Combs
Geo
Leonard
Ben J. McGaha
the Texas Co
M. W. McCracken
Te&l
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Shantung
Russell
Montague County Court House
JURY
Thorn & Hunt Tool Co
R. H. Henderson
Newton E. Lewis
D.L. Campbell
Carrie T. Maddox
Martha Lou Hughes
John Chambliss
C. W. Thompson
H. S. Arnold
Blairs
W. P. Zuber
Samuel Little
G. W. Butler
C. A. Willis
Samuel Fisher
Z. Westmoreland
W. J. Mobley
J. G. Cox
S. D. Hughes
Texana McGuairt
Luke H. Hatfield
James D. Jeniings
Novana
Pearl Goldsmith
Lillian Cunningham
William Clarence Goldsmith
Jordan and
Broaddus
W. C. Perry
George Leonard
Mattie Davis
Montague County
Texas
Panola County
C. P. Dodson
W. W Bell, Jr
Meadowbrook
R. L. Cowley
A. O. Leek
C. V. Young
A. O. Huradt
Bobbie Brashear
B. F. Shaw
Texas Co
Russell’s Department Store
Russell’s
Faather’s
Bowie, Texas
Bowie Trade Area
W. G. Gouchie
W. B. Comexys
A. W. Howard
J. B. Crabtree
C.F. Phillips
Arthur Harvey
Ballanger
T. E. Giles
Robert D. Gunn
Pat
E. Ballinger
ETRA
W. T. Burns
Wm. Davis
W. S. Barcus
J. H. Ross
Sheets & Walton Drilling Co
B. A. Dutty
Te& L Sur
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Big Sister
S-M-L
Little Boys
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