Kentuckytown Page Story Highlights Old Grayson County Town
Denison Herald profiles Kentuckytown Grayson County oldest community two miles west of Whitewright. Eight pictures show old settlers homes church and school with many structures near 100 years old. The centennial celebration, early settlers like Andrew Thomas and Pascal Connelly, railroads decline, and migrations to Savoy Whitewright mark the town’s long history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilburn McNutt
Denison Herald
Kentuckytown
Grayson County
The
Herald
Kentucky
Whitewright
Dean
Pascal Connelly
A. J. Badgetts
Connelly
The Lioness and the Boyish Answer
A classroom joke centers on a teacher asking which animal the lion fears. Billy volunteers that the king of beasts fears a lioness, delivering a humorous punchline about the lion’s supposed rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King of Beasts
Little Billy
Billy
Kentuckytown Reunites in Memorial Celebration
The article recalls Kentuckytown’s notable residents including Ben Harden and Bill Morgan in a fatal duel witnessed by Paris, whose wife and children arrived after his death. It notes John D. Templeton, former attorney general of Texas, raised in Kentucky town, and J. J. Taylor of the Dallas News. Population remains about 50 as old residents plan a holiday gathering to reminisce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Harden
Bill Morgan
Morgan
Paris
Texas
John D. Templeton
Kentuckytown
J. J. Taylor
Dallas News
Old Village Humour Strip and Quick Quips
A collection of old time gags and light verse. Jokes about neighborly love aging out with a wry smile and a sales clerk clash. A village smithy, a wife with a new lamp shade, and a minister framed by a cheeky elder.
Court summons in Grayson County land dispute 1949
Citation No. 57777 commands defendants to appear by December 26, 1949 in Sherman Texas district court. Plaintiffs N. B. LaRock et ux claim to remove cloud on title to 40 acres on Smith Creek, Grayson County, alleging unlawful occupation since Jan 2 1949 and twenty five years of peaceable possession under recorded deeds.
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State of
Texas
W. M. Norman
Lucretia Lyle
G. R. Allen
D. M. Allen
D. M. Nelson
Jennie Nelson
Albert Allen
Edward Allen
A. H. Drake
L. F. Drake
D. S. Gentry
Barney Daniels
L. S. Evans
R. O. Barrett
A. S. Mangum
J. L. Jones
S. A
A. D
Honorable
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
N. B. LaRock
Et Ux
Et al
Cloud
Grayson
Smith Creek
N. W
S. V. Earnest
Iva Davidson
Prospective Buyer and Contractor Exchange on House Condition
A buyer remarks the house seems weak while a contractor notes the wallpaper has not yet been applied. The exchange highlights the building's unfinished state and ongoing interior work.
Speaker denounces modern food as danger to public health
A speaker condemns contemporary eating practices and directs a sharp question at a distressed listener, asking what it is that everyone consumes. The remark highlights concern over diet and food safety in a public discourse.
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Ann Eliza
Republic of Texas
Andrew Thomas
Darwin
Grandfather Thomas
Bonham
Texas & Pacific
Texarkana
Savoy
Katy
Denison
Robert Dean
Jefferson
Carl Holland
John Harrison
S. H. Montgomery Agency
W. E. Laroe
Kingston Drug Store
Rexall
M. & P. Bank
A. ¥. Creager CO
Sherman, Texas
Harry Ujilitr
Gaines Dog Research Center
Dunkirk
Amerkas
U.S
Mrs. We.stockdale
Putnam,conn
Boxer
Stetson
Portis
Newsom’s
Newsom
Orenduff
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