Whitewright School Opening and Local News Roundup
Whitewright schools plan to open Sept 16 with a list of teachers led by Supt H L Durham. Swinging bridge on Oak Hill Cemetery road repaired for safe traffic. Local social notes include tacky party prizes and recent marriages. Also obituaries and various community updates from The Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Olivia Whedbee
Gertrude Schooling
Finnell
Elvie Eagleton
Oneida Copeland
Alma Horn
Gertrude Hearn
Emma Davidson
Mae Hall
Susie Noe
Coralee Echols
Robert Holland
Lloyd Wright
O. C. Skipper
Lillie McBride
H. L. Durham
Gladys Ray
Tommie Chenoweth
Annette Harp
Oak Hill Cemetery Road
Margaret Barbee
Laura Elizabeth Cantrell
Dick Montgomery
Bessie Burks
James Brown
Pilot Grove
Whitewright News One More Bale Ginned and Local Happenings
Up to Wednesday 1 352 bales of cotton had been ginned here. W M Pierson bought the Byron Sears residence in northwest Whitewright. A wagon and team driven by Reynolds Haliburton were struck by a car north of Whitewright Wednesday night. one mule died and the wagon demolished but no injuries. Ambrose Neathery, 79, died at Pilot Grove. Sheriff and social events marked the week as Mrs Sears and daughters hosted a bridal shower for Miss Margaret Barbee spouse of Charles W Kelleher of Sherman with subsequent showers from Mrs Ray and other ladies. A Hollywood columnist quipped about distrusted characters. Clyde Craig acts as Ford agent locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Pierson
Byron Sears
Whitewright
Reynolds Haliburton
H. W. Key
J. H. Burma
A. M. Gaddis
Dorothy Tapscott
Virginia Draper
Lurline Travis
Johnny Bean
N. Sh. Manning
Nadine Blanton
Carter Fletcher
Sallye Hamilton
Mary Pumphrey
Kathryn Roddy
L. E. Ricketts
Clyde Craig
Ford Automobiles
Ambrose Neathery
Pilot Grove
T. E. Sears
Martha Jo
Madge
Margaret Barbee
Charles W. Kelleher
Sherman
Gladys
Inez Ray
Miss Barbee
S. H. Montgomery
W. E. LaRoe
J. H. Perry
Fred Conn
Major changes in 1957 autos lower bodies and faces
The 1957 auto season will bring major styling overhauls across most makes including Ford Chrysler GM and GM divisions Chevrolet Pontiac Buick Oldsmobile Cadillac Plymouth DeSoto Dodge and Imperial. Expect lower bodies with new 14 inch wheels and model height reductions of several inches by October and November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Dodge
Ford
Mercury
Buick
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
Plymouth
DeSoto
Chrysler
Imperial
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Lincoln
American Motors Corporation
Nash
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Studebaker
Rambler
Continental
1957 Automobile Designs Preview Two Tone Colors and Widest Horsepower Push
The piece outlines 1957 car styling shifts including stepped interior, extended rear fenders, outward curling windows, wraparound windshields, three piece back windows with rails, and two headlight setups. It notes fender styling, buoyed by new Imperial windows, and a trend toward softer color palettes with reduced three tone shading. Horsepower will rise with bucket seats becoming standard on higher priced models and safety belts touted as ongoing options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler Corp
Ford
Mercury
Lincoln
Con
Debt suit against Isabell Carroll in Grayson County
Citation in case No. 63130 commands Isabell Carroll to file a written answer by October 1, 1956, in Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Co E Piggott seeks judgment on two promissory notes with 8 percent interest and 10 percent after default plus 10 percent attorney fees and foreclosure of liens on Denison land. Also seeks costs and general relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Isabell Carroll
A. D
15Th Judicial District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Co. E. Piggott
Jimmy Carroll
Isabell Groce
Denison
S. V. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Fourth of July Festivities in Billings 1888
A Billings Missouri issue from July 1 1888 describes a rural Fourth of July celebration with wagons reaching the grounds an ice water supply via tin cups a nickel rides on a merry go round powered by horses and a night of fireworks. Speakers music wheel barrow races and a plentiful basket dinner accompanied by current prices including butter 8 cents per pound chickens 1 25 a dozen and old hens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Barnard
Harrisonville
Democrat-Missourian
Billings
Market prices and ad offer in Sun Want Ad
The notice lists egg price 1.80 per dozen and 6 cents per dozen for sorghum. Dry hides 15 cents per pound, corn 50 cents per bushel, and wheat 75 cents per bushel. It notes no market for potatoes and suggests selling via a Sun Want Ad.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. N. Powell
Chesley Rutledge
Jesse McIver
Beveridge Brents
Dillard Carr
Sun Office
East Whitewright
William Lindsey
Altha Mae Vestal
W. C. Cook
W. T. Simmons
Frances Giles
C. W. Hampton
Fred W. Smith
Ed LaRoe
Rotary
Jacksonville
Jacquelyn
Jack Nossaman
Norman
Okla
Marion Louise
Ouija) Craig
M. T. Craig
White Rock Lake
Dallas
J. A. Pumphrey
Joe Weldon Carr
The
Chaser
Bill Riddle
Nannie Ola Lambden
R. D. Maddux
C. D. Hunter
Service
West Main
EYES
Texas State
TSO
North Travis
S. J. Rogers
N. Jay Rogers
Stan
Tire Sale
Olympia
Triple Star
Stan’s Auto Supply
Whitewright, Texas
F.H.A. Title I Loans
L. Laroe & CO
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