Whitewright Swe and Local Prices Then and Now
The Whitewright paper notes subscription rates in Grayson and Fannin Counties and reflects on a Denison Herald column from fifty years prior. It compares bricklayer wages, barber shave costs, and watermelon prices, then cites Cotton production in Grayson County and federal subsidies to potato growers in Maine as context for price shifts.
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Denison Herald
the Herald
Grayson County
Aroostook County
Maine
Potatoes vs Cotton Support Costs and a Fatal Taxi Crash
The piece contrasts government support for potatoes with cotton loan programs, noting losses to potato producers and the seeming efficiency of cotton aid. It then reports a taxi driver with 23 prior traffic violations being responsible for the death of Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With The Wind, and calls for license suspensions to curb reckless driving.
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Uncle Sam
Dallas News
Margaret Mitchell
Bees Not Lost After All In Howe Community
Charles E Davis a longtime local beekeeper reported a swarm he thought vanished. The bees and a solid mass of honeycomb were found under his truck where he had parked daily. The discovery came during a routine greasing check after longer hauls.
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Howe
Charles E. Davis
Bridal Shower Fetes Miss Bessie Joe Russell Before Her Wedding
Miss Bessie Joe Russell received a large bridal shower at the home of Mrs. M. R. Smith on Friday evening. After games a big basket of gifts was presented to the honoree. Attendees included Miss Nedra Swafford of Merkel and numerous local guests.
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Bessie Joe Russell
M. R. Smith
Wayne Martin
Nedra Swafford
Merkel
Jack Brown
Denison
Janis Jayne Horton
W. L. Kincaid
Olivia Whedbee
John Hughes
Harry Farrow
C. P. Johnson
T. E. Sears
Thomas Sears
Morton Badgett
Healy Coffelt Couple Wed in Fort Smith Arkansas
Mrs Mereda Coffelt and Therman Healy were married in Fort Smith Arkansas on a Tuesday with Herbert Frazier Church of Christ minister officiating. The bride is daughter of F O and Mrs Jackson Coffeyville Kansas and the groom son of L C and Mrs Healy Fort Collins Colorado, a Harding College graduate and former Calico Rock Arkansas minister now in Whitewright.
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Mereda Coffelt
Therman
Healy Family Returns Home to Church-Minister’s House
Mr and Mrs Healy and their four year old son returned to Whitewright Tuesday night. They are now at home to friends at the minister s home recently completed by the church.
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Church of Christ
Turner Russell Wedding in Whitewright at First Methodist
Miss Bessie Joe Russell and William Lee Turner wed at 6 p.m. Sunday in Whitewright First Methodist Church. Pastor Dr. Travis White officiated before white asters and seven branched candelabra. The bride wore white satin with lace, carried a white prayer book, and was escorted by her father. The wedding featured organist Mrs. Paul Ryan and vocalist Miss Janis Jayne Horton, with songs including The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise, One Alone, and Indian Love Call. A reception followed at the bride’s home.
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Bessie Joe Russell
Whitewright
William Lee Turner
Z. L. Turner
Paris
First Methodist Church
Otto Russell
Travis A. White
First Christian Church of
Paul Ryan
Janis Jayne Horton
Wayne Martin
Medna Swafford
Merkel
Joetta Russell
Ruth Rutherford
Roxton
Eunice Kinard
Wedding Details Highlight Brown Satin Hat and Local Groom
The couple plans to reside in Bowling Green Kentucky where the groom will represent Star Engraving Company of Houston. Out of town guests include George Rutherford and many others from Texas and nearby states. The bride, a 1948 North Texas State College graduate, has served as assistant county home demonstration agent at Waco and is part of Phi Epsilon Omicron and Green Jackets. The groom, a 1949 North Texas State College graduate, was in Phi Alpha Lambda and nominated to Who's Who, attended Paris Junior College, and served in the U S Army.
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Bowling Green
Star Engraving Company of
Houston
George Rutherford
Roxton
Nedna Swafford
Merkel
Eunice Kinard
Virgil Hawkins
Waco
Carl Happell
Ed Scott
J. J. Russell Sr
Bill Anderson
Dallas
Joe Kimbrough
Bells
B. R. Bailey
Leonard
Ed Norris
Z. L. Turner
Joe B. Johnson
Gomer Thomas
Bill Abshire
Mary Speains
John Binnion
Mary Wans
Paris
Travis White
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J. H. Waggoner
T. Glenn Doss
Texas
Postoffice
Grayson
Fannin
Orenduff
Jewelry
Sherman Fall
Sherman
Sherman, Texas
Healy-Coffelt
Craig’s Cafe
Palace Theatre
Solomon
Race Street
Charles Starrett
Smiley Burnette
Laramie
Donald
Mr. M
Loretta Young
William Holden
Robert Mitchum
Rachel
John Payne
Gail Russell
Sterling Hayden
George
Gabby) Hayes
Dick Foran
EL Paso
Cinecolor
Paramount
Ardemerie
Humphrey Bogart
Allene Roberts
Susan
Perry George Macready
John Derek
Bogart
Lloyd Alexander
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