Land deal makes Bob Sears owner of 400 acres east of Sherman
This week Bob Sears completed a land purchase transferring 400 acres east of Sherman. Multiple local events include first 1923 cotton bale brought by M. H. Mullins with a $30 premium from area business leaders. Obituaries note deaths of William T. Reeves Pate Reeves Homer May.
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Bob Sears
Sherman
M. H. Mullins
William T. Reeves
Ode Crowell
Joe Riddle
Crowell and Riddle
Mail carrier transfer and bank appointment headline
B W Newman of Bells will be moved to Wrightsville by order of postmaster W O Brents. Marvin Bryant formerly of Wright has been elected president of Madill National Bank in Madill Oklahoma. A daughter was born Friday to Mr and Mrs Boace Nelson northeast of town.
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the Sun
B. W. Newman
Bells
Whitewright
W. O. Brents
Marvin Bryant
Madill National Bank
Madill
Oklahoma
Los Angeles
Frank B. Jewett
Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc
Boace Nelson
Local Obituary and Short Notices From Pilot Grove Area
George W. Spencer, 67, died of a heart attack while plowing in his field south of Pilot Grove. Mrs. Luther Skaggs lives west of town. Paul Vestal attends the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. Carl May sold his filling station to W. D. Harvey of Ely. Jack Lackey appointed engineer at the Texas Louisiana Power plant in Blossom.
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George W. Spencer
Pilot Grove
Luther Skaggs
Paul Vestal
Chicago
Carl May
W. D. Harvey
Ely
Jack Lackey
Blossom
Ed Kent Delivers First 1938 Cotton Bale
Ed Kent of the northern area brought in the season’s first bale of 1938 cotton on Tuesday, signaling harvest progress noted in The Sun’s August 11, 1938 report.
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the Sun
Ed Kent
Subscriptions Rates and Press Association Policy
Subscription rates are listed for Grayson and Fannin Counties and outside areas with foreign rate. The Sun outlines it as a service institution inviting news items while reserving editorial rights to determine news value and reject items, including promotional content for organizations.
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Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
the Sun
Doctor Arrests Revenue Officers
Amarillo physician Harvey K. Jackson was sentenced by Judge Joe Dooley to 18 months in jail with six months to serve and one year suspended. He was placed on two years probation and fined $500. He had previously used a “citizen’s arrest” to detain Internal Revenue Officers at his office on August 24 1962 during tax collection efforts. Jackson was indicted in Lubbock on May 13 1963 and found guilty after a two day trial on June 28 1963. He has appealed the sentence and was released on $2000 bond.
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Amarillo
Joe Dooley
Harvey K. Jackson
Dr. Jackson
Lubbock
Texas
Notice to Creditors in Estate of R E Edwards
Legal notice from Grayson County Texas states original Letters Testamentary were granted to Mable Childress on July 26 1962. Creditors must present claims as required by law by mailing to Mable Childress or attorney R C Slagle Jr. Published in The Whitewright Sun on July 18 25 and August 1 8 1963.
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R. E. Edwards
Grayson County
Texas
Mable Childress
E. College
Sherman
R. C. Slagle, Jr
Commercial
Whitewright Sun
J. B. Montgomery
Dee
Lula Pearl Montgomery
Absurd Federal Studies Budget Uncovered by Rep Abele
Rep Homer E Abele reveals a string of pricey federal research projects including studies on wandering albatross behavior earthworm reclassification and social structures of ants termites Babylonia and caribou totaling tens of thousands of dollars. The disclosures underscore concerns over taxpayer dollars and government spending.
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Earl Wilson
R-Ind
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Rep. Wilson
Homer E. Abele
Ohio
Ethiopia
Madagascar
Babylonia
Notice of Sheriff Sale Tioga property Grayson County Texas
The State of Texas Grayson County Tioga Common School District obtained a judgment for delinquent taxes of 18.81 dollars and accrued costs. Sheriff G. W. Blanton will sell on September 3 1963 at the Grayson County Courthouse to satisfy the judgment by foreclosing the tax lien on Lots 1 and 2 in Block 3 PH Street Addition Tioga Texas. The sale is subject to redemption and applicable law.
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State OF Texas
Grayson
Tioga Common
District Court
Grayson County
15Th Judicial District of Texas
Texas
PH Street
Tioga
G. W. Blanton
Lester Day
Sherman
Whitewright Sun
Harvard to study Cuban land mollusca monographs funded
The Senate Republican Policy Committee notes a $10,400 Harvard project on Cuban land mollusca monographs. The critique cites this as the Kennedy administration’s first approach to Cuba since Bay of Pigs and mocks Harvard for ignoring the Soviet fishing fleet while accepting the money.
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Harvard University
Cuba
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Bay of Pigs
Harvard
Russia
Rommel treasure hunt linked to Corsica river site
Deep sea diver Peter Fleigh seeks six steel chests buried 200 feet down the Golo River in Corsica. The hunt ties to Rommel era African treasure rumored from Egypt Libya and Tunisia with contested ownership among Germany France and British financiers.
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Erwin Rommel
Golo
Corsica
Afrika Korps
Egypt
Libya
Tunisia
Peter Fleigh
Rommel
Fleigh
Third Reich
Bonn
Stuttgart
Treatment proposed to arrest muscular dystrophy progress
Dr Robert N Dowben of Northwestern University announces a new therapy using physical therapy plus digitalis. Tried on 37 patients, it does not cure but can halt muscle wasting for up to a year and a half, potentially extending life for about 200000 MD victims.
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Robert N. Dowben
Northwestern University
Dowben
Great Wall of China Began in 255 B C
The article notes that construction of the Great Wall started in 255 B C. It highlights the ancient effort to fortify northern boundaries and the wall’s long historical timeline.
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China
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W. H. Horton
Precinct
J. L. Cantrell
Pate Reeves
Homer May
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Eugene Oliver
Paul Ryan
L. LaRoe & Co
Jack Harper
Pascal Cox
Raymond Walt Sunday
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Texas Press Association
Federal Deposit Lneunance Coy
Dorothy Perkins
Federal Drug Administration
Walker Pharmacy
Whitewright, Texas
Methodist
Hubert Johnson
Methodist Home
Waco
Johnson
Ethel Gregory Rodgers
Houston
New Mexico
Dawson Propane Co
Matic Electric Dishwasher
Lorey Edwards
OU Rba Public Service
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