Down Memory Lane 1916 and 1921 Local Briefs Ring In News
Births and marriages announce arrivals including a girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Chess Pope and a nine pound boy for Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Haliburton. Enlistments in the National Guard and social events mark 1916 notes while 1921 records report J. F. LaRoe’s death, school heating bids, and local fatalities and obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chess Pope
A. K. Haliburton
Lester Looney
Clyde Thompson
Cyrus Wellington
Virgil Montgomery
National Guard
Etta Lackey
John A. Finch
Memphis
Tenn
D. A. Martindale
J. W. McMurry
Benton McMillin
Kathleen Hudspeth
Mary Willis
Madill
Oklo
the Sun
J. F. LaRoe
Lucian
Edwin LaRoe
Whitewright
Greenville
Sherman
Hudson, Davis & Co
Opening of Dry Goods Store and Local School Start
S R Park announces a dry goods store opening on September 9 and the school will open September 13 with three new teachers B W Crain Miss Dorothy Chambless and Miss Frances Giles. S D Fulton from five miles northeast brought in the first bale of cotton Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Austin Stedham of Salina Kansas announce the birth of a girl on August 17. Appearing on the B Y P U program were Dorothy Hamilton Laura Fleming Veretta Fleming Earl Blanton Aubrey Cook Anna Pennington and Babe Nell Penn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Park
B. W. Crain
Dorothy Chambless
Frances Giles
S. D. Fulton
Austin Stedham
Salina
Kansas
Dorothy Hamilton
Laura Fleming
Veretta Fleming
Earl Blanton
Aubrey Cook
Anna Pennington
Babe Nell Penn
Accidents Surpass Pneumonia as Killer of Newborns
Metropolitan Life statisticians say today’s newborns face higher death risk from accidents than from pneumonia influenza or tuberculosis. They note pneumonia and tuberculosis deaths have fallen sharply in the past decade due to miracle drugs, while fatal accidents show little change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Public Reaction To Fluoridation Policy in Water Supplies
Since 1945 fluoridation reduces tooth decay in communities with no harm. Officials note no staining or taste change and claim fluoridation brings fluoride to effective levels. Endorsed by major health and dental groups with warnings about overuse and mass medication rebutted. Next week discusses topical fluoride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
American Dental Association
U. S. Public Health Service
Governing Council of
The
American Public Health Association
American Water Works Association
American Association of Public Health Dentists
Veteran Questions And Answers About VA Disability Claims
A veteran asks about filing a VA disability compensation claim after discharge. There is no strict deadline, but filing within one year allows retroactive payments to discharge. after one year, payments start from the application date. The dialogue also covers using GI Bill benefits after vocational training ends if another training period is applied for within the entitlement year.
Emergency and NSLI dividend guidance from VA Q and A
The VA explains emergency cases receive top admission priority for non service connected injuries. It also notes NSLI second dividend payments depend on policy terms. If a second check is missing, contact the VA District Office handling your insurance, not VA in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Dreamwood Bride Groom Ponders Spouse's Activity
A playful exchange between a groom and his bride about their actions in their shared life. The husband wonders what his wife is doing while she sits in the apartment pondering his own activities.
Message From Grave Leads Son to Fortune
In Brussels Belgium Francois Meunier turns twenty one after a letter from his late father directs him to a hidden coal cellar cache. A box of gold coins valued at 1 000 000 Belgian francs is found under a fourth flag stone. The father Jacques Meunier a Congo mine engineer died by gas in 1936 and asked Notary Herman to withhold the letter until Francois’s 21st birthday. Francois now serves as a lieutenant in a Belgian army unit in occupied Germany. The note also mentions a Chinese seismograph inventor named Choko.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Francois Meunier
Meunier
Zaventhem
Here
Francois
Jacques Meunier
Belgian Congo
Joseph Herman
Herman
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clay Hymer
el Paso
Orangeville
Belmont
J. W. Hill
Durant
Okla
Montgomery Motor Co
Dick Montgomery, Maer. & Co
Dodge-Plymouth
W. Main
Denison
State of Texas
George T. Treadville
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Texas
Mattie Juanita Treadville
S. V. Earnest
Iva Davidson
Travelers Safety Service
Mutual Enterprise
Choko
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ree
de Free Frozen Foods
International Harvester
Wallaping Freezers
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co
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