Deaths and local notes from Whitewright 1922 hometown column
1922 item notes C L Manning 40 died at home. Finis Alverson defeated Hugh Boren for precinct 2 commissioner. Galey announces birth of a son. McCarty family moved to Knox City. W B Hestand elected Democratic chair. A Fletcher Williams son injured by harrow. Judge Jim Reeves visiting. Josie Bell Sears hosted As You Like It Club. John W Pennell 80 died in Tom Bean. Williams filling station burned northwest Whitewright. Wind hail damage over 6000 in Whitewright area. Claire Hays 76 died in Bonham. Claud Jones joins Bow Wright Drug Co. Uncle Mat Taylor 88 died near Savoy. B Y P U program includes Guy Hamilton Jr Billie Magar Dick Montgomery Emmagene Sears Maxine Roberts Margaret Sears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Manning
Finis Alverson
Hugh Boren
A. D. Galey
G. D. McCarty
Knox City
W. B. Hestand
Fletcher Williams
Jim Reeves
Houston
J. H. Reeves
Josie Bell Sears
John W. Pennell
Tom Bean
Williams
Whitewright
Claire Hays
Bonham
Claud Jones
Bow-Wright Drug Co
M. L
Uncle Mat) Taylor
Savoy
Guy Hamilton Jr
Billie Magar
Dick Montgomery
Emmagene Sears
Maxine Roberts
Margaret Sears
Local officials elected and community notices reported
H G Webster elected cashier of Huntsville Bank and Trust Co. at Huntsville. W H Horton named precinct chairman at Democratic convention. Rotary clubs program leaders named. Miss Sallie Moore visiting relatives in Sanger. Obituaries note Mrs G B Pruett 75 near Trenton and Bettie Gay infant of Harrison family. First homemade saddle delivered to Otto Russell by Ed Martin. Tom Cunningham named vocational agriculture teacher. Rev Leslie O Evans new pastor of First Baptist Church. Future Farmers of America officers elected in Whitewright chapter. Births: a son for Grady Stillwell and for Clyde Medearis. a daughter for Elmer Magers. Massey of Randolph community died. Donihoe and Segers marriage noted. Williford family moved from Gladewater. FFA convention attendance by Rex Brown and others. General biology terms added on animals and ovology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Webster
First National Bank
Huntsville Bank & Trust Co
Huntsville
W. H. Horton
W. R. Hooper
Whitewright
Henry Williams
Trenton
Bettie Gay
Ernest Harrison
Bonham Hospital
Otto Russell
Ed Martin
Tom Cunningham
Edhube
Leslie O. Evans
Lone Oak
First Baptist Church
Future Farmers of America
Rex Brown
Merriwell Vineyard
Pascal Connelly Jr
Buck Howard
Wilson Kaiser
Billy Pritchett
Roy Martin
Floyd Everheart Jr
Grady Stillwell
Clyde Medearis
Elmer Magers
Wm. T. Massey
Randolph
J. E. Donihoe
Orangeville
Lline Segers
Marshall
L. A. Williford
Gladewater
Boyd Newman
Jack Meador
Arlington
Legislator Blatnik Attacks Filter Tip Cigarettes
Rep. John A. Blatnik of Minnesota says smokers waste money buying filter-tip cigarettes. He cites a congressional inquiry claiming filters are phoney and urges industry to make a safer cigarette with a better filter. He notes tar and nicotine are similar to regular brands and 200 million dollars is spent annually on filter tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John A. Blatnik
Dem
Minnesota
Blatnik
House
Cigaret
Widow in the Week Found After Isolation
A 59 year old widow, Betty Schardt, was found paralyzed in her San Francisco home after neighbors noted weeks of unread newspapers. She had suffered a stroke on July 18 and lay unattended as a television blared until police and firemen arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Betty Schardt
Subscription rates and correction policy notice
Lists subscription rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties with outside area and foreign options. Promises to correct any erroneous reflections about any person, firm, or corporation upon notification to the publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson and
Fannin Counties
Egg Law Sets Standards for Texas Markets
Texas Egg Law takes effect August 22 with mandatory grade labeling for all eggs sold retail. Ungraded eggs must be labeled. shell eggs cannot be advertised as fresh or similar terms unless meeting Grade A standards. Licenses for dealers are due by October 20, enforcement starts February 17, 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
F. Z. Beanblossom
Beanblossom
A Good Lesson in a Bricklayers’ Path
A narrator recalls a millionaire father telling his son he once worked with bricklayers. The son expresses pride and notes the father’s pluck and perseverance saved him from following the same route. In Whitewright, a printing advertisement appears.
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S. H. Montgomery Agency
Earl Blanton Whitewright
Life Insurance
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp
Wash
Ington, DC. Co
Sherman Savings
N. Travis
Sherman, Texas
Tom Sears
Atma Casualty Maatrono
Coronet
Meador’s
State Farm
M. B. Hasty
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
National Editorial Association
AND
Texas Press Association
Stephens & Bryant
Insurance & Real Estate
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