Local Notes and Births in the Community
Down Memory Lane reports births for a son to Mr and Mrs J E Russell and a daughter to Mr and Mrs M R Jernigan. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Jack Garrett. The Schubert Club forms with officers Margaret McMurry president Evelyn Wilson vice president Lola Myrick reporter. Clarence Pace operates the picture machine at the R R Theatre. Mrs John C Russell 74 died at home south of town. Mrs W L White hosted a turkey dinner for her mother Mrs Bowles 89th birthday with guests Bettie Currin J B Hall P A Short H H Sears Mary McGaughey John Reeves Marian Simmons. Intermediate B Y P U program featured Fae Woods Earl Blanton Louise Sloan Babe Nell Penn Dorothy Hamilton Newton Manning. Mrs J J Ferguson died at her Bells home. Seven miles of concrete Highway 160 from Whitewright to Bells opens to traffic Dec 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Russell
D. S. McMillin
Waco
Grand Lodge of
The
Masonic Order
M. R. Jernigan
Jack Garrett
Frank Benton
Mexia
Frances Wilson
Margaret McMurry
Evelyn Wilson
Lola Myrick
Clarence
Red) Pace
R&r
John C. Russell
P. R. Johnson
W. L. White
Bowles
Bettie Currin
J. B. Hall
P. A. Short
H. H. Sears
Mary McGaughey
John Reeves
Marian Simmons
Fae Woods
Earl Blanton
Louise Sloan
Babe Nell Penn
Dorothy Hamilton
Newton Manning
J. J. Ferguson
Bells
Whitewright
Rotary Club welcomes Dr Reynolds May as guest speaker
Friday's Rotary Club meeting featured Dr Reynolds May as guest speaker. The report notes a Music Club program at Miss Sue McConnell the following Wednesday afternoon with participants Mrs Louise Merritt Mrs Clarence McMillin and Mrs F M Echols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds May
Sue McConnell
Louise Merritt
Clarence McMillin
F. M. Echols
Local Child Billy Ray Bartley Dies in Sherman Hospital
Billy Ray Bartley 11, son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Bartley, died in a Sherman hospital Friday. Vernon Snider of Dallas married Miss Mary Sue Hayes of the Ely community Wednesday. Methodist Church youth group elected Walter Tom Holmes president Albert Lea Jackson vice president Jo Willa Stateville secretary Nell Holmes treasurer Norma Frances Donigan worship chair Sarah Belle Gillett recreation chair Aleta Head missions chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ray Bartley
Cecil Bartley
Sherman Hospital
Vernon Snider
Dallas
Mary Sue Hayes
Ely
Methodist Church
Walter Tom Holmes
Albert Lea Jackson
Jo Willa Stateville
Nell Holmes
Norma Frances Donigan
Sarah Belle Gillett
Aleta Head
Methodist Women Back Integration Oppose Nullifying Court Rulings
The Texas State Council of Methodist Women, meeting in Fort Worth at Hotel Texas, unanimously approved a resolution opposing efforts to nullify federal and Texas court integration rulings. Additional measures urged include abolition of the poll tax and stricter controls on gambling narcotics alcohol to minors and reforms in the prison system. The group also voted to hold the 1957 session in Fort Worth on December 6-7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas State Council of Methodist Women
Hotel Texas
United States
Texas
Supreme Courts
Fort Worth Dee
Russia Far Outpacing U.S. in Medical Graduates
Moscow reports 330000 doctors or one per 600 Russians. the U.S. is one per 700. Dr. Kerbikov says Moscow's Second Medical Institute graduates 600 doctors yearly from 4000 students, while 80 Russian schools total about 23000 graduates annually. the U.S. has 81 schools producing ~7000 yearly. Also note tumbleweeds arrived in 1875 via Russian flax seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
United States
Soviet Health Ministry
O. B. Kerbikov
Second Medical Institute
Feed Surplus At Record Level
The Agriculture Department forecasts feed surpluses at record levels for the current marketing year with total supplies of 198.2 million tons. Carryover stocks are projected at 48 million tons, domestic use at 130 million tons, and exports or other uses at 20.2 million tons as feed grains and concentrates face higher year-end totals than last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Ike the Spendingest Peacetime Chief
President Eisenhower is projected to be the most spending peacetime chief as the 1957 fiscal year ends June 30. Treasury estimates place federal outlays around 69 billion dollars this year, bringing four-year totals near 270 billion dollars, a record for peacetime government spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Treasury
Legal Notice to Creditors of Jones Estates in Texarkana
Eugene Jones executor of the estates of J H Jones and Sallie Joe Jones, both deceased, warns all debtors to come forward and settle debts and all claimants to present claims within the legal period at P O Box 749 Texarkana Texas. Published in The Whitewright Sun December 6 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Grayson
H. Jones
Sallie Joe Jones
Eugene Jones
J. H. Jones
J. N. Dickson
Texarkana
Whitewright Sun
Notice of Tax Foreclosure Against Jane Crittendon in Denison
The Star of Texas reports a tax suit filed November 13 1956 in Grayson County Texas against Jane Crittendon and unknown heirs to recover delinquent ad valorem taxes on Lot 7 Block 30 M and P Addition Denison. The case 64167 seeks foreclosure of liens and payment of taxes interest penalties and costs up to judgment. The return date is January 21 1957 with appearance required before the District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Grayson
Pate of
Texas
Jane Crittendon
Block
Denison
Star of Texas
District Court
Grayson County
15Th Judicial District
Court House
Sherman
Tangled party puzzle and quips from a busy chatty page
A jumble of jokes and riddles plus a logic party problem. Characters Tuey Greene Brown Black and Bluman form a network influencing attendance at Huey’s party. Other snippets include a clergyman golfer tale, a goat tax dispute, a traffic cop quip about a wife, and a pun on curves and angles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuey
Greene
Brown
Black
Gray
White
Bluman
Huey
Goat dispute pings Hoboken neighbor over tax assessor window
A Hoboken resident kept a goat that troubled the neighboring tax assessor who disliked the animal seen from his window. The incident centers on a dispute about livestock and nuisance concerns between adjacent households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
Last Minute Wedding Plans Aide Secures Virtuoso Pianist
A mother checking wedding details learns a helper arranged a renowned pianist for the reception. The friend reassures that a famous virtuoso will perform, despite concerns about his morals.
Last Day School Farewells Include Mixed Emotions
On the last day of school the crowd, including a pretty teacher, cried during farewells while a mother urged to ensure a boy can play the piano. A nearby eight year old privately confessed he does not understand women.
Judge Warns Man About Wife Driving Car
After a vacation the man Alphonse Phid del recalls a memorable moment when his wife was in the rest room as he left a filling station. He drove 17 miles before realizing how quiet it was and how she was not in the car. The judge advises not to block his wife’s driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Phiddel
Alphonse
Private Jokes About Medical Relief In Folded War Chat
Two soldiers trade a brief exchange about relief from back pain. The sergeant is credited with curing by ordering crates left unmoved, revealing a humorous wartime moment.
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Tom Sears
ATWA
Methodist
U. S
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Cuba
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Earnest
Grayson Rounty
Tex
Shirley Davis
Fatty
New Jersey
M. B. Hasty
Stall Farm
Insurance
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