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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1955
Page
2
Dr Henry A Holle warns against self diagnosis and self treatment. He urges reliance on physicians for timely care to avoid protracted illness and premature death and to maximize medical science benefits.
A preacher urged wives to “mother her husband” during a sermon and a deaf woman stood. she later corrected herself thinking he said “smother him.” The note recalls the first U S street railway arriving in 1832.
A VA mortgage owner may sell or have the buyer refinance to relieve liability. VA permission is not required. A widow may use a certified family Bible record as proof of birth for death pension. a notary should state Bible printing year and entry authenticity. VA disability payments are waived during reserve training but resume after release. When buying a GI loan home, wait for a firm settlement date before giving notice to current housing to avoid delays from weather or other factors.
A married couple banter over a missing portion of a new book. The absent minded doctor explains he removed the part labelled Appendix, mistaking it for excess material, prompting a humorous exchange about his habit.
Louisiana Governor Kennon says the Democratic Party may endure another lean year before shifting from radicalism. He predicts Texas Governor Shivers could be a presidential or vice presidential nominee in 1960 or 1964, with Kennon doubtful of any Gulf State ally for Adlai Stevenson. He cites Woodrow Wilson as a precedent for delayed leadership before nomination.
Citation to Alice Phelps et al all heirs to appear by filing answer before 10 am on September 26 1955 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas. Plaintiffs seek fee simple title to Lot 4 Block 17 Dumas Addition Denison Texas and removal of clouds. Published Whitewright Sun Aug 18 25 and Sep 1 8 1955.
Poteau Oklahoma editor Lorren L Williams and his wife face a clash of state rules over vehicle tags. Arkansas demands an Arkansas plate for the car used in her school duties across the border in Mena while Oklahoma requires an Oklahoma tag for retirement and ranch use, leaving the family car with both state plates.
Citation No 63241 announces a divorce petition by Dora Mae Lindquist against Donald Vincent Lindquist filed August 2 1955 in the 15th District Court Grayson County Sherman Texas. The grounds are abandonment for more than three years with a court date set for September 19 1955 before Judge Earnest. Publication dates listed as August 4 11 18 and 25 1955.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Garner visited his father Homer Garner in Mesquite Sunday. Misses Sallye Winnie Hamilton and Mardell Pumphrey visited in San Antonio and Austin last week. Mrs Oscar Caraway of Van Alstyne visited Mrs John McAlester last Sunday. Mrs J H Gosnell and granddaughter Judy Gosnell visit Dr and Mrs James Robnett in Lubbock. The Gateses and Mary Grace Gates visit Kelous Watson in Albuquerque New Mexico. Thelma English of Dallas spent weekend with Mrs J M Simmons. R L Powell of Lockney visited Mr and Mrs J P Darwin and relatives. Jim Russell and Benton Russell of Dallas visited M R Smith and family. June Marie Starner returned to Fort Worth after funeral in Gainesville for great aunt Mrs R W Rice of Fordyce Arkansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sanderson spent Sunday in Pleasant Grove with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Houston Garner. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Fite and children of Long Beach California are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lallace May and other relatives here.
Family reunion at Log Lake on Aug 14 includes numerous Kaisers and in laws from Tulsa to Whitewright plus nearby Texas towns. Amid notes mention Moravian College as the United States oldest Protestant women’s institution and a claim that nearly 500 forest fires occurred daily in the U S last year.
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