Alvin York Strikes Oil Near Campbellsville
Albany reports Sgt. Alvin C. York has a producing York No 2 well at 14 barrels per hour after a year of drilling cost under 2000 dollars including a 30 year old rig. He beats major oil firms like Standard Oil Co of California, which failed to strike oil despite spending over 500,000 dollars near Campbellsville in Giles County.
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Albany
N. Y
Alvin C. York
York No. 2
Germany
York
Standard Oil Company of California
Campbellsville
Giles County
Protestant Churches Plan Education Week Observance
In Chicago Dr Roy G Ross said 40 Protestant denominations and 634 interchurch councils in the United States and Canada will mark Religious Education Week from September 28 to October 5 with the theme Faith Is the Victory. The period will include leaders conferences family night inter church meetings and youth rallies. The observance will close with Worldwide Communion Sunday on October 5, and most churches will begin September 27 with a rally or promotion day.
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Chicago
Interchurch Councils
United States
Canada
Roy G. Ross
International Council of Religious Education
Worldwide Communion
Notice of Sheriff's Sale No. 55656 in Grayson County
The State of Texas Grayson County and Whitesboro tax units obtained a judgment against Mrs Jeany Williams and unknown heirs for 240 78 on delinquent taxes with 6 percent interest and costs. Sheriff will sell Lot 23 and 24, Block 2 Lakeview Addition Whitesboro on Sept 2 1947 between 2 and 4 pm at the courthouse to satisfy the judgment and foreclose the tax lien. Proceeds apply to the balance due with right of redemption preserved by law. Fred Prestage Sheriff Ralph T Oliver Deputy Sherman Texas Aug 5 1947 4A28
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State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
Whitesboro
District Court
Grayson County
15Th Judicial District of Texas
Jeany Williams
Texas
Jeany Willliams
Jenny Williams
Lakeview
Fred Prestage
Ralph T. Oliver
Sherman
CIO Voting Guide targets Congress in 1948 election
The CIO released its 1947 Voting Guide listing Congressional actions and advised defeating lawmakers who voted against the people. Philip Murray urged the people to speak and endorsed a Maryland candidate, while critics argue no federal action has followed. The Taft Hartley act restricts union political expenditures, affecting union publications.
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Washington
CIO
Congress
Philip Murray
Maryland
Hair Cut in Hospital Sparks $20,000 Suit
Wanda Kulig a 21 year old strawberry blonde sues Edgewater hospital alleging her hair was cut during a mastoid operation on February 27. She claims the cut ruined her appearance cost her job as a dentist's receptionist and will delay employment for about a year until her hair regrows.
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Chicago
Wanda Kulig
Edgewater Hospital
Miss Kulig
Hoover sees no domestic downturn while foreign demand endures
Herbert Hoover told reporters in San Francisco that he foresees no low mood in the United States as long as foreign demand for all American production remains. The former president spoke before leaving for Pasadena, California, and cautioned that how long such demand will last is speculative.
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San Francisco
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Pasadena
Price Cuts at Proctor and Gamble on Soap and Shortening
Cincinnati reports a six percent price cut on ivory soap and an eight percent cut on crisco vegetable shortening by Procter and Gamble. Officials cite lower raw material costs as the reason. Since last March prices have fallen 10 to 22 percent for soaps and 35 percent for shortening.
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Cincinnati
Crsco
Proctor & Gamble Co
Five Houses Left to Faithful Tenants in Towson Will
Baltimore County leader Thomas R Brannon who died recently left five houses to his "faithful tenants and friends." The will filed for probate lists the recipients as the faithful tenants and friends. Elements include a probate petition and formal notice to appear by 10 a.m. on the first Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towson, Md
Thomas R. Brannon
Baltimore County
Lawsuit Notice in Grayson County Texas Foreclosure Suit
The petition filed July 10 1947 in District Court Grayson County Denison Texas lists case No 55745 J W Standford et al as plaintiffs versus James C Hogg et al as defendants. It seeks title and possession of Lot 11 Block 2 A R Collins First Addition Denison Texas after unlawful entry and eviction. Citation issued July 30 1947 requires appearance Monday September 15 1947 before the district court in Sherman Texas at 10:00 AM.
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A. D
District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
J. W. Standford
James C. Hogg
A. R. Collins
Denison
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Notice to appear for court in Grayson County Texas
Citation issued to Mattie Mae Hume directs appearance on the first day of September 1947 before the Honorable District Court at the Court House in Sherman, Texas, by 10 o'clock A.M. to answer the State of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Mattie Mae Hume
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Divorce Suit Filed in Gray County Texas
On July 17 1947 W R Hume sues Mattie Mae Hume for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment in Gray County Texas District Court. The court action lists A S V Earnest as judge and Iva Davids on deputy duties with court date and file details.
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W. R. Hume
Mattie Mae Hume
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Alvin York
Protestant Churches
Cardus
U.S
Hoover
M. J. Hogg
Mabel V. Hogg
James F. Hogg
James T. Hogg
Martha C. Hogg
James H. Hogg
Annie J. Hogg
Richard H. Hogg
Virgie W. Yarborough
Virgil W. Yarborough
Sallie L. Yarborough
Complete Insurance Service
Stephens & Bryant
Farley’s
Pascal Farley
Iva Davidson
Dee G. Patterson
A. Y. Creager Company
M. & P. Bank
Sherman, Texas
Walter Cassel
Marie Nash
Chick Chandler
Dallas
Irwin-Keasler
Corner Commerce
ERVAW
Esso
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