Whitewright Community Notes 1919 Highlights
Mrs J I Dillon buys the Little residence in East Whitewright for 1500 dollars. Marriage license issued for Howard L McSpedden and Hazel V Hampton. Rev A E Major moves to Decatur to lead a Christian Church. Audrey Glidewell and Lawrence Melton wed in Mangum Oklahoma. Jack Forrest buys a cottage in East Whitewright. Local gins process 6048 bales of cotton by Tuesday noon. Weddings to Bonham and Wichita Falls noted. Several residents travel, church visits, and a new beauty shop planned by J M Simmons. Funeral services held for five women killed in a Dallas area crash. Births announced for two families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Dillon
East Whitewright
Howard L. McSpedden
Hazel V. Hampton
Pilot Grove
A. E. Major
Decatur
The
Christian Church
A. M. Haliburton
Ballinger
Audrey Glidewell
Mangum
Okla
Whitewright
Lawrence Melton
Devoe
Jack Forrest
Joe Hamilton
W. B. Holcomb
Alma Chumbley
Bonham
E. T. Doss
Harold Doss
Elmo Wallace
Grady Gillett
Texas
Fred W. Smith
State Teachers Association
Houston
Julian Montgomery
Wichita Falls
Montgomery
Annie Dickson
J. R. Harper
R. F. Broyles
Joseph Wallace
Wallace
Garland
T. E. Barbee
S. H. Montgomery
Lester Haile
B. B. Hall
R. C. Montgomery
B. S. Montgomery
S. T. Montgomery
J. R. Pennington
Anna
Mary Ryan
Emmet Penn
Claud Sears
J. H. Richey
J. M. Simmons
C. F. Clark
A. P. Grider
G. R. Grider
H. S. Pendergras
E. G
Kings and Craig Take Over Local Main Street Cafe
G W Kingly and M T Craig become the new owners of the cafe on the south side of Main Street formerly run by Mace Schlegel. Presbyterians are listed among the following groups in the page fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
G. W. Kingly
M. T. Craig
Mace Schlegel
Main Street
Grayson County Cotton Ginned and Local Notices Collected
Grayson County reports ginning of 19 738 bales of cotton. Fidelis Class hosts meeting at Lena Mae Gowdy home with co hosts. Program includes Mary Dale King Wallace Reeves and others. News on births and society events from Whitewright area. Facts cover teachers meeting Galveston and local births. Also mentions farm fire toll and Ouled Nails tribe in Algeria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Fidelis
The
Baptist Church
Lena Mae Gowdy
Carl Holland
J. B. King
Cull Reeves
Mary Dale King
Wallace Reeves
O. L. Jones
Elaine Connelly
Trenton
F. D. Layman
O. L. Sears
Sallye Hamilton
Mary Pumphrey
State Teachers Association
Galveston
W. C. Bailey
Sherman
Bailey
Edna Cox
Whitewright
J. A. Stuteville Jr
Dallas
Stuteville
Mollie Wright
Better Breakfasts Boost Grades and Attitude
A health campaign cites a medical school study showing omitting breakfast lowers morning work output and school performance in 12 to 14 year old boys and impacts attitudes. It urges a cereal based breakfast with fruit milk bread and butter as the quickest, most economical option for better thinking, behavior, and grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-West University
Decline in U S Farm Population Still Under Way
Long term migration from farms to cities continues. Farm residents fell to 21.9 million in April, 13.42 percent of the population, the lowest share on record, down from 25 million in 1950 and 30 million in 1941. Agricultural output rose due to mechanization despite the drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
U. S. Bureau Department of Agriculture
Pearl Harbor
Divorce citation for Thomas F Ward in Grayson County
The state commands Thomas F Ward to file a written answer to a divorce petition filed by Mary Jane Ward. The citation sets appearance by 10 am on the first Monday after 42 days from November 12, 1954, in Grayson County at Sherman Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Thomas F. Ward
A. D
15Th District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Mary Jane Ward
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
Buying Stocks Made Simple for Everyday Investors
The article explains that purchasing stocks is easy through a brokerage office with modest commissions. It notes costs for 100 shares at 40 dollars and 50 shares at 30 dollars, compares these to other agents, and highlights a pay-as-you-go option requiring as little as four dollars per quarter. It emphasizes stock ownership as accessible to many, not just the wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wall Street Journal
New York Stock Exchange
Phoenician Colonies and Custer Massacre Recalled
The passage notes Phoenician fishermen colonized the Portuguese coast before Roman times and asserts that no one survived the Custer Massacre of June 25, 1876.
Property Clouds Removed in Grayson County Suit
In Grayson County district court, W. H. Murphy files suit No. 61729 against numerous defendants including Benjamin Moffett and Caroline Moffett seeking removal of clouds on Lot 18 in Block 12 Highland View Addition Denison. Hearing set for December 20 1954 before the 15th District Court Sherman Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Benjamin Moffett
Joseph Watson
Josiah Watson
Chas. Carter
George W. Bond
J. B. Walker
Sarah E. Myers
S. A. Cook
Caroline Moffett
Ellen M. Woodworth
George W. Nash
James P. Dumas
John Tatley
M. J. Fitzgerald
John Faith
Faith
Robert S. Faith
Emmett Johnson
Lula Walker Johnson
Francis Johnson
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
W. H. Murphy
Highland View
Denison
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
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United States
Algeria
Joe Marsh
Sis” Brown
Buck Stone
Sis
Buck
United States Brewers Foundation
Plymouth
Montgomery Motor Co
Dick Montgomery
Mer. & Co-Owner
Dodge-Plymouth
W. Main
Free World
Christian Science Monitor
the Monitor
Monitor
Norway Street
Boston
Mass
U.S. A
Mame
Ing
Manual Industrial News Review
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Mom
Dad
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