Mrs. W. A. Kirkpatrick to Celebrate 90th Birthday Open House
A open house for Mrs. Alice Sears Kirkpatrick marks her ninetieth birthday on August 18. Her children invite friends to drop in August 12 from three o'clock to sundown at her Whitewright home. Born 1866 on a Sears farm she helped shape local church life and community growth.
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W. A. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Alice Sears Kirkpatrick
Joseph H. Sears
Fannin County
Kit Sears
Sears
Alabama
Little Alice
First Presbyterian Church
Long life of Alice Kirkpatrick of Whitewright described
A biographical sketch details Alice Kirkpatrick born near Whitewright, married minister Wm A Kirkpatrick in 1884, built a lifelong home, raised six children, and remained active in church and community. It notes her as the oldest local newspaper subscriber, her family ties, and a 1956 legal citation appears alongside.
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Alice
Henry Sears
R. L. Sears
Kirkpatrick
Whitewright
Grayson College Journal
Whitewright Eagle
H. S. Ellis
Eagle
Plow and Hammer
Sun
Vera
Ex-GIs Can Reinstate Insurance Policies
President Eisenhower signed a bill allowing World War II and post Korean veterans to reinstate GI insurance lapsed for non-payment. The Veterans Administration urged affected veterans to wait a month before inquiries and will locate policyholders to mail application forms and instructions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Veterans Administration
Trade objecting to plastered tag for drunks
Phoenix report notes the Arizona Lab and Plaster Institute representing more than 500 contractors and union members adopted a resolution opposing the use of plastered to describe heavy drinking. Executive secretary William F. Mitten questions why a trade is linked to inebriation and argues plaster implies rigidity, not intoxication.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Lab and Plaster Institute
William F. Mitten
Trains Outrun Mosquitoes On Rockaway Route
New York The Transit Authority advised motormen to speed up trains to outrun mosquitoes along five miles of marshland to Rockaways Playgrounds after rejecting a marsh spraying proposal.
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New York
Transit Authority
Rockaways
Judge suspends sentences as detention home fills
In Knoxville Tennessee Judge Charles G. Kelly suspended sentences for several women on petty charges yesterday because the detention home was full. He praised the police department saying it speaks well of their work.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Charles G. Kelly
Book theft from officer’s car on juveniles list
County Probation Officer Harold Garrison said his car was broken into and five books were stolen. The volumes covered juvenile delinquency criminal psychology and probation studies. A separate note claimed only 15 percent of the world’s forests are managed as renewable resources.
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Los Angeles
Harold Garrison
Medicine Cabinet O K
A reminder to inspect the family medicine chest and discard half empty bottles and unused items. The piece urges stocking essentials like iodine first aid bandages eye drops aspirin smelling salts and burn salve for household safety.
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