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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1953
Page
7
Article explains jury summons arrive by chance as Texas district court panels are selected. It notes people postpone trips or business to answer jury service and that timing feels inopportune.
The text explains two jury selection methods, the Jury Wheel and the Jury Commission. In wheel counties, a yearly August list of qualified jurors is prepared from tax lists, with names placed in a hollow revolving wheel kept locked by two keys. When needed, the wheel is spun and names drawn by three officials in the chamber, with names returned to the container after use. In non wheel counties, the district judge appoints three to five jury commissioners who use tax rolls to assemble juror lists for court weeks, sealed and delivered to the judge, then filed with the clerk.
The text explains that extreme circumstances may prevent reflection on important issues and urges contacting the judge. Courts strive to be reasonable in granting excuses and will consider the situation carefully to determine if service should be deferred.
Texas farm population fell over 40 percent from 1920 to 1950 per Agriculture Department data. The west south central region saw declines in farms and farmers while remaining farms grew bigger. By 1950 only 18 percent of Texans lived on farms, down from 49 percent in 1920.
Court citation orders Jesse J. Shelton and numerous heirs to answer by January 4 1954 in district court Grayson County Sherman Texas. Plaintiff R B McIntire seeks simple title and possession of Lots 7 and 8 Block 4 College Park Addition Sherman Grayson County Texas.
The Reflector notes include rumors about students and locals Sunday outings to Trenton. It mentions romances, earnings, marriages, and employment as residents, including Willie, Ann, June, H. C., Laura Bess, Mary Ola, Bobby, Marga ret, Smut, David Reeves, William Russell, Donna Williams, J. R., and Margaret Williams, painting a vivid picture of small town life and social ties.
Barbara Ayres now married to an oil company worker and mother to a son. Jack Ayres owns Ayres Department Store in Whitewright. Connie Andrew works in Dallas. James Bennett tests cars for General Motors. John Brown and Ralph Hughes play pro football. Bobby Burchfield farms near Whitewright. H. C. Carpenter manages a Whitewright chain grocery. Eugene Cox attends Commerce College. Johnnie Harper is an insurance secretary in Houston. Barbara Hasty married to Bobby Lee He works for Hasty Chevrolet. Ann Hunter attends Abilene College. Bill Hyecock heads the ETSTC library in Commerce. Mary Lewis secretary for an oil firm in Waco. Aline Neal married to Joe Wolf in Greenville with two kids. June Neathery married in Dallas. Jackie Pannell, a college student, comments on pharmacists’ singleness.
A senior girl, 5 feet 4 inches, 110 pounds with brown hair and eyes is profiled as this week’s Guess Who. She holds a high pep squad rank, is described as friendly and popular, and is dating a senior boy.
A brief dialogue captures affection as a father praises Aunt Marjorie, saying no other woman compares and affirming it as a good thing. The exchange centers on warmth and familial admiration without further context.
A Charleston convention of the Pharmacists' Association concluded that a teaspoonful is no longer a standard measure. They noted unequal teaspoons in house holds and that many cannot distinguish between a teaspoon and a dessert spoon. They urged revision of the United States Pharmacopeia to fix the discrepancy.
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