Whitewright News Roundup of Local, County and State Highlights
Local builders John Pumphrey and Frank Sims finish a five room bungalow for Roy Benson in Bethel. Grayson County approves 862000 dollars in road bonds with five percent interest maturing in forty years. Whitewright picnic advertises a balloon ascension as lead attraction. City Council refuses to accept Mayor Moore's resignation. ICC authorizes railroads to raise revenues by 1.5 billion. freight up one third, Pullman up one half, passenger fares up one fifth. J T McMillin named Commissioner of Insurance and Banking by Governor Hobby. Agriculture estimates 1920 cotton crop at 12519000 bales. Mr and Mrs Robert Bow relocate to Hedley. Grayson County Republicans nominate a full November ticket. O G Bow nominated district clerk, C B Bryant county treasurer. Claud R Truett buys bungalow from L LaRoe Co and J M McMurry rents another. Marvin Bryant elected president of Madill National Bank. Mrs J M Sturdivant first to send open bolls of cotton to The Sun. Dick Barbee and Jack Bogle take a hike to Galveston, arriving there midweek. Lightning hits Whitesboro Methodist Church steeple. damage to window and interior. B W Newman to transfer from Bells route to Whitewright.
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John Pumphrey
Frank Sims
Roy Benson
Bethel
Grayson County
T. B. Moore
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullman
J. T. McMillin
Whitewright
Hobby
Department of Agriculture
Robert Bow
Hedley
Texas
Sherman
O. G. Bow
C. B. Bryant
Claud R. Truett
L. LaRoe & Co
J. M. McMurry
the Sun
Marvin Bryant
C. W. Bryant
Madill National Bank
Madill
Oklo
Bryant
D. D. Whiting
J. M. Sturdivant
Sun
Dick Barbee
Jack Bogle
Galveston
Methodist
Whitesboro
B. W. Newman
W. O. Brents
Veterans asks about GI loans and college benefits
A veteran widow asks if she can hold two GI home loans, which is not allowed. a widow with own veteran status cannot gain extra widow benefits. VA says college training after high school is not a change of course. submit a supplemental eligibility certificate. Travel refunds are possible if VA authorized travel beforehand. Domici liary care requires the veteran to be unable to earn income due to a chronic disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wacs
War on Speeding Saves 60 Texans
Texas highway patrol credits its aggressive crackdown on speeders with reducing June traffic deaths to 146, a drop from May totals. Patrol Chief Walter J. Elliott reported 3,390 speeding charges in June, the highest one month total on record. Governor Homer Garrison noted June marked the first dip in the year's toll due to the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Highway Patrol
Walter J. Elliott
Elliott
State Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison
Women urged to stay home as war crisis deepens
Washington officials say women’s top war role is conserving fuel and maintaining a normal home policy during the Korean crisis. No draft for women is planned. nurses and hospital staff are needed, and women are urged to curb hoarding, conserve food and fuel, and drive cautiously as possible rationing looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Sam
Seven types of accident prone drivers named in AMA piece
The AMA in Today's Health lists seven types of immature drivers identified by Marion Gleason of the University of Rochester. From the pampered flirt to the rebellious speedster, the article links childhood patterns to adult driving behavior and rule breaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Medical Association
Marion Gleason
University of Rochester
N. Y
Estate of M. B. Cox final settlement notice
Public notice in Grayson County Texas commands the sheriff to publish for ten days and cite all interested parties in the estate of M. B. Cox deceased. Dorothey M. Cox administratrix filed final account July 27 1950 in Grayson County Court. Hearing set August 14 1950 at 10:00 a.m. to approve or contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
State of
Texas
Grayson County
M. B. Cox
Dorothey M. Cox
Said
Said County
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
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God
S. H. Montgomery Agency
W. E. Laroe
Quality Floor Covering Company
East Lamar Street
Quality Floor Covering Co
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Lamar
Sherman, Texas
Gaines Dog Research Center
THE
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
North America
Columbia, Tenn
U.S
National Safety Council
Noah
Murray H. Nance, Jr
E. P
Edgel) Jackson
Tuffie
Paris
Roundhouse Jeans
Pin-Vale
TOM Sawyer
Prissy-Missy
Trojan Maid
Cinderella
Shirey and Carter
Naa
Denison
S. V. Earnest
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