Local People At Home Visiting Friends And Family
Denison resident Vonda Lee England visited Jack England on Saturday. Ed Martin spent Sunday in Hillsboro. Meadow native Dennis Belew visits his grandmother Maude Belew in Meadow. Several guests from Saginaw Grand Prairie Dallas and Carrollton gathered weekend visits. Major Davis P Parish and family visit former foster mother in Sherman as he transfers from Cape Canaveral to the West Coast missile field. Ballon Lay of Whitewright, manager for Ringer Staples, profiled in Staples Minnesota World newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis P. Parish
Ross R. May
Cape Canaveral
Florida
West Coast
Ballon Lay
Royce Lay
Whitewright
Staples
Minnesota
the World
Ringer- Staples Company
United States
Lay
Ringer
Stillwater
Whitewright High
Whitewright Notes: Local Visits and SMU Cheer Leader School
Pascal Farley returns home from Bonham hospital after weeks as a patient. Whitewright students from Nine Whitewright High School attend SMU Dallas for a five day cheer leader and majorette school. Attendance includes Delinda Blackerby as head cheerleader and ten others. Doris Tillett misses session. The event runs eight to five with evening sessions on yells and routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascal Farley
Bonham Hospital
Whitewright
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Delinda Blackerby
Dumpy Cureton
Patricia Jarvis
Gail Wilson
Kay Buchanan
Judy Gosnell
Karen Darwin
Kathy Wilson
Anna Franklin
Doris Tillett
SMU
Ohio
Rotary Club hears speech by Rotary International President
The Rotary Club's Friday meeting featured a talk on Rotary and its principles by Nittich C. La Harra of India. Ralph Judd served as program chairman and S. T. Montgomery Jr. will host next week's program. Members praised the meals prepared by Mrs. Ernest Smith and Mrs. Clarence Bonds after Mrs. Gladys Cook resigned a month ago.
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Rotary International
Nittich C. la Harra
India
Rotary
Rotary Club
Ralph Judd
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Ernest Smith
Clarence Bonds
Gladys Cook
Students argue over history exam answers at Mathematics Courthouse
In Memphis eighth grade history class a dispute over a test question led to competing claims. One student said Lee surrendered to Grant at Mathematics Courthouse while another argued the courthouse name was Ap proximate, prompting a lighthearted moment as a Want Ad hint appeared.
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Memphis
Lee
Grant
Dogs Learn Old Tricks Behind the Wheel
By Bob Bartos Manager Friskies Research Kennels notes a growing trend of dogs sitting beside owners during rides and questions whether owners consider the welfare of their four legged companions while driving.
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Bob Bartos
Friskies Research Kennels
Heat Safety for Dogs Left in Parked Cars
Companions warn about dogs in hot cars and urge precautions. Park in shade, open windows wide enough for air but not escape, and carry a wide mouthed jar of water to provide access while away.
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Fido
His Inspiration Curiosity Fueled Millionaire Comeback
A quotation quotes the late entrepreneur noting curiosity as a driver of wealth and a personal test about his wife’s longevity. The fragment hints at a rags to riches mindset and a provocative self critique.
Sheriff’s sale ordered in Grayson County Texas
The notice describes a 1962 foreclosure of tax liens in Grayson County Texas. Judgment against R. E. Smith N. B. Jones Richard J. Jones and the estate of Fred J. Jones deceased amounts to 685.01 with costs. Property described as Lots 3 and 4 Block 2 Chaffin’s Addition Sherman Grayson Texas will be sold at public auction on September 4 1962 between 2 and 4 PM at the courthouse door to satisfy the judgment and liens with right of redemption preserved.
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State OF Texas
Grayson
Sheman
Grayson County
Texas
Sherman Independent School District
District Court
15Th Judicial District of Texas
R. E. Smith
N. B. Jones
Richard J. Jones
Fred J. Jones
Chaffin
Sherman
G. W. Blanton
Lester Day
Whitewright Sun
Ben Ficklin: Pioneer, Messenger, and West Texas Namesake
Ben Ficklin, instrumental in founding the Pony Express and the first message carrier between California’s governor and Missouri’s governor, died in 1870. The name survives as a stage stand and as the historic county seat of Tom Green County four miles south of San Angelo, Texas, until the town of Ben Ficklin was destroyed by a flood in 1882.
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Ben Ficklin
Pony Express
California
Missouri
Tom Green
Texas
San Angelo
Helena Duels Added To Colorful Texas History
Helena Texas earned its bold nickname red through a notorious local tradition, the Helena Duel. Duelists bound left hands, fought with knives in their free hands, drawing large crowds and prominent local celebrities as recurring winners.
Helena Duel Recalled At Old Courthouse Site
The fragmented reminiscence centers on the old courthouse known as the place where they talked things over before they lynched a man. It evokes out of court settlements and the infamous Helena Duel as part of early town lore.
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Helena
Marker Honors Fourth Cavalry Deaths Under General McKenzie
In northwest Texas a marker commemorates Fourth U S Cavalry soldiers who died in the 1870s under General R S McKenzie. The inscription notes they faced perils with no hope of honor.
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Texas
R. S. McKenzie
Fourth
U. S. Cavalry
Courage and cruelty in the plains fight for survival
A plain tale recalls fierce clashes with the Commanche as settlers push westward, where defenders faced death or torture if captured while fighting to clear the terrain for white settlers.
Bee sting kills 6-year-old in Michigan
Ludington Michigan authorities report 6-year-old David Swan Jr of Edmore died after a bee sting while visiting grandparents in Custer. Dr Benjamin Doll Mason County coroner said death appeared almost instantaneous and the boy died on arrival at a Ludington hospital. Texas state park system began in 1923 and notes on Arkansas diamond mines appear in the same summary.
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Ludington
Mich
David Swan Jr
Edmore
Benjamin Doll
Mason County Corner
Custer
David
Vintage Car Listings From 1950s Era Auctions
Classified ad lists multiple classic vehicles with prices including a 1957 Chevrolet 4-Door Bel Air a 1958 Cadillac 4-Door Yellow and a Turquoise 1957 Pontiac 4-Door. Also features 1960 GMC 14-Ton Pickup 1955 Chev 12-Ton Pickup and others with asking amounts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vonda Lee
England
Denison
Jack
Ed Martin
Hillsboro
Dennis Eugene Belew
Meadow
Maude Belew
Jim Hardcastle
Saginaw
Mrs
Grover Hardcastle
Lester Haile
Roy Belew
Morton Badgett
Grand Prairie
Mark Ayres
of Sherman
Ned Ayres
R. B. Neathery
W. C. Thornhill
Mur! Ryan
Children of
Lela Ryan
Fred Clark
of Denison
Charlie McKenna
Roy Whitt
Lubbock
Wallace Wilson
Boyd Newman
Nancy
Carrollton
B. W. Newman
John E. Smith
C. D. Galyon
Roy Galyon
Bells
Cecil Owens
Randolph
Lee Jones
Slaton
Jack Hall
Aubrey Cook
Muleshoe
Paul Cook
Fred Cook
Gilbert Keck
Nocona
J. M. Ashinhurst
J. H. Gosnell
J. G. Simmons
Vernon
Glenn Doss
Floyd Haliburton
R. S. Morehead
Haliburtons
Lee Hampton
Stephens & Bryant
Insurance & Real Estate
Ant Tesmenen
Federal Deposit Inamanca Coy
Helena Duels
Texas’ State Park
North America
Arkansas
Whitewright Nursing Home
North
Corvair
Studebaker
Bel Air
Terete
Oldsmobile
Ford
Mercury
Chevrolet
Dodge
GMC
Eeeee
Corvair Tudor
Olds
Chev
Bel-Air 4-Door 6 Ltd
Plymouth
Club
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