Local notes: farm sale, births, and travels
E L Stein sold a 160 acre farm south of town to H S Nelson of Cad Do Mills for 205 dollars per acre. A marriage near town, military updates from France, first cotton bale sold by Marvin Jarvis on Chess Pope farm, births to Layman and Nelson households, and local moves and appointments including Beatrice Beasley to Wilson N Jones Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Stein
H. S. Nelson
Caddo Mills
Lonnie Darwin
Lytle Biggerstaff
W. H. Montgomery
Virgil
France
Rocky McMillin
Walker Brents
Naval Training Station
C. W. Bryant
Whitewright
Madill National Bank
Madill
Oklo
Dick Barbee
Jack Badgett
Galveston
Boace Nelson
G. F. Bryant
Main Street
Nora Little
Houston
Albert Lee Jackson
New York City
Grady May
Dallas
Roby Childress
Floyd Everheart
Sherman
E. O. Thomas
Tom Bean
C. W. Hampton
Beatrice Beasley
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Beasley
First 1923 cotton bale sells for 25 cents with premium
The first 1923 bale weighed 470 pounds and sold for 25 cents, plus a $30 premium from local businessmen. The cotton came from the R H May farm near town and was raised by M H Mullins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. May
M. H. Mullins
William T. Reeves
Whitewright
Harding
Ode Crowell
Joe Riddle
Crowell & Riddle
Bob Sears
Sherman
Mail carrier transfer and local notices from Grayson County
The Whitewright Sun reports on B W Newman being transferred from Bells to Whitewright by Postmaster W O Brents. It includes a public notice in Grayson County about Maggie Mae John estate final account and guardian discharge, with court date August 17 1953 in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Newman
Bells
Whitewright
W. O Brents
Marvin Bryant
State of Texas
Maggie Mae John
Grayson County
Texas
Tom John
A. D
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
Whitewright Sun
Texan farmer boasts of mild weather and rare storms
A Texan shows a large farm to a prospective buyer from the East. When asked about the weather he plants a bold claim of no tornadoes severe winds or hard freezes, then a companion confirms only a distant memory of two years ago a little rain.
TVs Color Breakthrough Signals Slow Path to Production
RCA NBC and the national committee press FCC petitions for an all-electronic compatible color system that can fit into black and white. CBS plans fall tests under the new standard this autumn. FCC approval and a lengthy hearings process mean color TV may not be widely available before Christmas 1954, with sets possibly costing up to $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rca-Nbc
National Television System Committee
Federal Communications Commission
CBS
FCC
Color Ready TV Sets Support Black and White Signals
The article notes color TV systems will operate with black and white signals and allow tuning of color programs in monochrome with high quality. It also says new black and white stations are launching and that black and white TV will remain common due to cheaper receivers.
Pretty Young Lady Uses Mirror For Bank ID
A young woman presented a check at a bank window and was asked to identify herself. She produced a small mirror from her purse, glanced into it, and declared, Yes, it’s me after a moment of suspense.
Feeders Claim $185 Million Loss Amid Cattle Market Woes
Legal citation No 60604 commands A Jacobs and heirs of multiple Jacobs, Roy Rucker and wife, and others to answer by Aug 24 1953 in Grayson County Texas. Separate note reports livestock feeders in the Corn Belt losing about 185 million dollars on cattle bought from western ranches last fall, with estimates of $15 per head average losses across 10 million steers 2 million heifers and 2 million beef cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
A. Jacobs
Fannie Jacobs
Charles M. Jacobs
Roy Rucker
Rucker
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Chicago
Corn Belt
Ed Hollenbeck
Dixon
Ill
Illinois Livestock Feeders Association
Hollenbeck
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Palace Theatre
Joe Johnson
C. C. Horton
Johnson
George W. Spencer
Pilot Grove
Luther Skaggs
Paul Vestal
Carl May
W. D. Harvey
Ely
D. G. Coley
Omaha
Cotton Belt
Lindsey Coffey
W. R. Vestal
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Honey Grove
C.H. Beseda
van Alstyne, Texas
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By Robert Osborn
New York
James W. Davis, M.D
Chevrolet
Hasty Chevrolet Company
Stewright
Texa
Sun
Willie Conner
Leona Conner
Miller
Denison
S. W. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Gun Delafold Cosmetics
Walker Pharmacy
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