County Races Forming for Grayson County in 1950s
Sherman voters watch early candidates emerge for Grayson County offices with a crowded field in the race for county assessor-collector led by D. W. Harmon and W. R. Henderson and potential bids for county clerk sheriff and district judge. Names such as Collier Yeary Waldo Lowe Sam Ricketts Barrett Caraway C. H. Shorty Garrett and J. J. Loy are among those discussed. Several incumbents appear likely to seek third terms while others face possible challenges. Complex jockeying continues as候 various factions back candidates and health or moves affect entry odds.
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Sherman Democrat
Grayson County
Judgng
J. C. Allred
D. W. Harmon
W. R. Henderson
Collier Yeary
Yeary
S. W. Earnest
Cc. H
Shorty’’ Garrett
C. M. Cole
Barrett
R. B. Caraway
Millard Belden
Sherman Insurance Mai
Jake J. Loy
Railbirds
Loy
J. S. Kane
Sam Wolfe
Sherman
J. Benton Davis
Hubert Bookout
R. C. Slagle Jr
George Hagans
Denison
Commissioners
Perry Waldrop
A. T. Cook
Whitesboro
B. Vaughan
Hardie McAdams
Charley Cannon
Clayton Flanery
R. M. Carter
Fifteenth District Court
F. E. Wilcox
Fifty-Ninth District Court
Wilcox
Telegrams to the President Collected and Paid
The article explains how telegraph petitions to the President are handled and funded. Telegrams from the public are screened for seriousness, with costs borne by senders or the appropriate department. It notes a large White House staff now manages these messages, far more than under Roosevelt.
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White House
Telegraph Company
Theodore Roosevelt
Exchange
Beware of Worn Out Cars and Unsafe Auto Condition
A public advisory notes many cars fail safety tests. Travel Insurance data show three of four examined vehicles in poor condition with 29 percent needing brake work, 56 percent tires fair or poor, and 63 percent lamps needing replacement or adjustment. Emphasizes vigilant maintenance to prevent serious accidents.
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Travelers Insurance Company
Bridegroom Dodges Arrows In Pygmy Wedding Custom
Smithsonian anthropologist Matthew Stirling described a pigmy bridegroom test in Dutch New Guinea where a man dodges about 25 arrows fired from a distance of 60 feet by the bride’s family. He notes equal gender roles, a family-based government unit, and occasional polygamy among the isolated tribe.
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Washingon
D. C
Dutch New Guinea
Matthew Stirling
Smithsonian Institution
Stirling
One Big Happy Family Divides Beads Among Camp Visitors
A speaker recalls sharing beads and vegetables with pygmies at a camp. He says the beads were divided evenly among all visitors, implying not everyone helped raise them but all shared in the trinkets. The scene is framed as a cordial communal gesture.
Cabbage snakes spotted in Collin County heads
The McKinney Examiner reports cab bage snakes found in a Whitesboro head of cabbage prompting warnings to Collin County residents. A woman discovered three in one cabbage and recalls a fatal case linked to cabbage containing a cabbage snake. Superstitions noted from Celina tale.
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Collin County
Whitesboro
Celina
McKinney Examiner
Senator James O'Neal Dies In Downtown Collapse
A city editor warned a cub reporter to be concise. The next day the piece reports that U. S. Senator James O'Neal died after feeling chest pain and slumping against a telephone pole while walking downtown this morning.
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U. S
James O’neal
Cardui Claims To Aid Appetite And Strength In Women
A testimonial from Mrs Ratliff of Hinton West Virginia praising Cardui for stimulating appetite improving digestion and increasing strength after childbirth. The writer notes personal health recovery and better nourishment as Cardui builds up the body.
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Ratliff
Hinton
Www
Cardul
Humorous exchanges from a paper page joke section
A string of light quips about sickness faking, lost dog ads, editors hunting for a dog, a wife reacting to a shock, and a rummage sale where a new two dollar hat is sold for thirty cents. The items showcase local humor and social quirks in a period newspaper format.
Shortage of Pals Hostess
In a humorous vignette a hostess asks Tommy to play with his little friends. Tommy responds with a witty line about having only one little friend whom he hates, reflecting a child's curt retort.
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Tommy
Irish and Dutch Pepperbox Joke Exchange
Pat asks why an Irishman aims the pepperbox bottom and a Dutchman side. Mike replies with a begorra question. Pat explains it is to get the pepper out.
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Pat
Moike
Mike
Begorra
Remarkable Health Aged Man Credits Early Birth
A very old gentleman jokes that his health owes much to being born before germs were discovered, implying fewer worries as a start. He frames the remark as a humorous answer to a question about his well being.
Boy Sentenced to Ten Years Paroled Early
Mrs Mulcahey relays gossip about Michael's sentence and parole. Neighbors discuss his ten year term, gain due to good behavior, and return home in under eight years. The tone reflects local community pride in his release.
Seafarers on Stormy Skiff Find Land Says Promise
Jack and Sandy weather a perilous voyage when their light skiff foundered threatens. Sandy prays aloud promising church attendance, repayment of debts, fidelity to family, and sobriety if spared. Jock calls from the bow that land appears.
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Jack
Sandy
Jock
Wisconsin landowner rebels at wildcat leasing remark
The Oil Weekly reports a Wisconsin woman who owns land near Rio Hondo Texas objected to an oil scout’s note about leasing the land for wildcat oil drilling. She insisted there are no wildcats on her property, stressing it is good land with taxes paid.
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Oil Weekly
Wisconsin
Rio Hondo
Texas
Skiff Rowing Clerical Angler Remembered by Bishop’s Friend
An elderly boatman who once rowed for Phillips Brooks while he fished now gives similar aid to another clergyman angler who recalls the bishop as a noble soul.
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Phillips Brooks
If Thar Be a Bass Bishop Swears In Bible Talk
A comic dialogue scene features an oarsman recounting Bishop Brooks swearing after catching a big bass. The preacher claims it was the only time he used such language while a sharp exchange over a daughter being necked surfaces. A wife debates anti trust bills as grocers demand cash.
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Bishop Brooks
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Pig) Jones
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Blotz
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
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Western Electric
Southwestern Bell
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