Calf Show News and Local Business Moves Across 1920s
In 1926 local notes report S T Montgomery selling his Wilson Montgomery Hardware interest to Gus Ferris of Chilton with Truett dividing estate among heirs, plus a 32 cent cotton bale sale and a $25 premium. 1925 items note filling station half interest purchase, a wedding, a death, a dry goods store opening, a burglary, and a new manager for Kimbell milling. 1930 items tell of Beaumont fireball sighting, Trenton school fire, a Bokchito grocer opening, and a new baby born Aug 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T. Montgomery
Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co
Gus Ferris
Chilton
W. T. Truett
Riley Williams
Dave Haliburton
Orangeville
Mr. Haliburton
Beaumont
Trenton
A. F. Houston
Bokchito
Okla
Ernest Andrews
Subscriptions Outside Grayson and Fannin Counties
Foreign subscriptions outside Grayson and Fannin Counties are addressed to all readers except soldiers. The notice outlines availability and considerations for distribution beyond the specified counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson and
Fannin Counties
Garyson and
Whitewright Local Socials and Crimes Noted
Joe Thomas May fell in the bath tub at home and fractured his left arm. Mrs. W. H. Ackley complimented Miss Nellie Ackley and Miss Frances Pope with a birthday party Tuesday evening. Miss Dorothy Hamilton entertained with a slumber party Friday night. Present were numerous Whitewright girls and Noweta Whiting of Madill Oklahoma. 25 Years Ago item references the 1940 draft bill and O. J. Mears cot ton bale premium. Carrie Cummings Aug 27 birth in Bonham hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Sears' son Thomas Dan Sears wed Carrie Sue Aughtry of Gainesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Thomas May
W. H. Ackley
Nellie Ackley
Frances Pope
Dorothy Hamilton
Emmagene Sears
Clyde Johnson
Louise Sloan
Florence Wilson
Louise Echols
Una Mae Mangrum
Lucy Craig
Frances Gillespie
Babe Nell Penn
Elizabeth Waggoner
Maxine Roberts
Frances Bryant
Johnnie V. Dossey
Mary Gee Wood
Ouija Craig
Oleta Chambers
Martha Jo Sears
Mary Sears
All
Whitewright
Noweta Whiting
Madill, Oklo
Senate
O. J. Mears
Martha Harper Weds Paul C Brownlow in Lawton Oklahoma
Martha Carol Harper married Paul Clyde Brownlow in the Eighth and See Church of Christ Lawton Oklahoma. The couple, both students at Abilene Christian College, plan careers in ministry with Brownlow having served as assistant minister in Wichita Falls last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Carol Harper
Paul Clyde Brownlow
Church of Christ
Lawton
Okla
Allen B. Harper
L H. Darwin
Whitewright
LeRoy Brownlow
Fort Worth
Harper
Eighth and
Lee Church of Christ
Law
Barry Harper
Abilene Christian College
10Th
Broad Church of Christ
Wichita Falls
Electric trolley fleet in 1900 tops thirty thousand cars
In 1900 there were about 30,000 electric trolley cars operating in the United States signaling massive urban transit expansion. The figure reflects rapid adoption of electric traction in American cities at the turn of the century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Keliehor Priestly Wed In Corpus Christi Garden Ceremony
Miss Karen Keliehor daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles W Keliehor married Thomas Felton Priestly son of Mr and Mrs Tom Priestly in a Corpus Christi garden ceremony Friday evening. Priestly a Texas A&M graduate and Keliehor Austin College alumna reside at 306 Laurel Drive Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Keliehor
Charles W. Keliehor
Thomas Felton Priestly
Corpus Christi
Mr. Priestly
Tom Priestly
Margaret Barbee
Whitewright
Tom E. Barbee
City
Charles J. Kelieher
Sherman
Austin College
University of Texas
Texas Christian University
Priestly
Texas A&m University
Laurel Drive
State Teen Job Surge Dims Teenage Unemployment Fears
A Census based Labor Department report shows July teen employment rising by 1.6 million, far above typical summers and offsetting fears of a teen unemployment crisis. The overall jobless rate fell to 4.5 percent, the lowest since October 1957, as youth ages born in 1949 reach working age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Department
Redemption center sign reads souls not stamps in Ohio town
In Amelia Ohio a church sign at the Amelia Church of Christ proclaims Redemption center No stamps needed appealing to passersby with a spiritual message about salvation without material requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia
Ohio
Amelia Church of Christ
Redemption Center
Arz Records Its First Traffic Accident Involving Cyclist
In France on Arz isle a girl bicyclist was seriously hurt in a collision with a butcher's truck. She was brought by boat to a hospital on the mainland. Arz has six motor vehicles and just over three miles of road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cames
France
Isle of
Arz
Colllision
Ancient Cotton Use Traced in India and China
Evidence shows cotton among the oldest valued crops, used in India and China long before Christ. The material's early presence underscores its historical importance in ancient economies and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
China
Christ
Foreseen Worries Span a Decade of Concern
For more than ten years officials and residents had anticipated the issue and grown anxious about its potential impact. The warning repeated across councils and communities underscored the lasting unease and calls for action.
Reception Held for New Dentist and His Bride
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen A Sullivan welcomed to Whitewright at a Sunday reception at the Whitewright M S Clinic. Dr Sullivan a Baylor Dental College graduate now has a practice. Mrs Sullivan a UT graduate will teach in Bells schools. They were married Aug 7. Over 100 guests attended including out of town visitors from Sherman McKinney and local clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen A. Sullivan
Whitewright
Whitewright M & S
Paul Geers
Dick Walker
Sullivan
Baylor Dental College
James Griffin
Frank Layman
Sherman
Robert Dale
E. F. Hayes
F. B. Martin
Lyman Robinson
Childs of
McKinney
Car Thieves Targeted by Texas Master Key Law
A 1965 Texas law bans selling ignition master keys that fit multiple vehicles. Fines of 200 dollars apply to sellers or offers of such keys. Law aims to curb auto theft by cutting off a national market for master keys. Texas officials say it is the first state to out law master keys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
C. C. Benson
National Automobile Theft Bureau
Steel for Autos
Auto assembly plants consume 30 percent of the nation s steel 14 percent of its aluminum and 13 percent of its copper.
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R. H. May
Huffines & Bailey
Joe Johnson
Mabel Ruth Moore
Bells
J. E. Webster
S. R. Parks
Denison
W. H. Davidson
Gomer May
Kimbell Milling
Ed L. Stine
Bob Meisenbach
FORD
Ed Price
S&h
Chuck Roast
Decker
Weiners
Foremost Ice Cream
Deesive
Farley & Hardcastle
Whitewright, Texas
Beom
T. Glenn Doss
Texas Press Association
Linda Theatre
Elvis Presley
Julie Adams
Jocelyn Lane
Jack Mullaney
Technicolor
Martha Harper
Paul C. Brownlow
Lawton, Okla
Thomas F. Priestly
Mrs. Thomas Felton Priestly
Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co
Bonham
North Main St
Your Electric Light & Power Company
Lokey Edwards
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