Rattle Snake Visit and Local Notices Spark Town Talk
Lester Ulch reported a 62 inch rattlesnake found near his Rose Hill home after killing it with a shotgun. Earl Fields shows a Shetland pony and saddle to be given away by Everheart Thornhill Post American Legion on December 19. Sun readers get home remedies for drinking problems from a century old Household book and word of caution about new auto insurance rules.
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Lester Ulch
Rose Hill
Earl Fields
Everheart-Thornhill Post
American Legion
SUN
Thompson
Party guest misreads hostess twins in basket
At a party Jenkins, intoxicated yet self restrained, watches as the hostess reveals twins in a basket. He steadies himself and exclaims in wonder at the sight, remarking on the beauty of the babies.
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Jenkins
Parent Teacher Association To Meet December 15
The regular monthly meeting of the Whitewright Parent Teacher Association will be held in the school gymnasium at 7 30 p m on Tuesday Dec 15. Mrs Sarah Kilgree will direct the Christmas program by the first four grades of the elementary school with assistance from Mrs Elbert Bennett Miss Sallye Hamilton and Miss Mardell Pumphrey. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
Sarah Kilgree
Elbert Bennett
Sallye Hamilton
Mardell Pumphrey
Letters To Santa From Children In A Texas Town
A collection of Christmas wish letters from young children in Hurst Texas and surrounding areas. Kids request toys bikes dolls tractors firearms gun sets and candy with mentions of siblings and family. One note thanks Santa and another includes a catalog image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Chris
Linda
Mama
Daddy
Donna Renfro
Hurst
Texas
Deaths and funeral notices from Greenville area
Mrs. Laura Hagler attends the funeral of her sister Mrs. Joe Webb 85 in Greenville. burial at East Mount Cemetery. Mrs. Webb survived by husband and sister Mrs. Lina McCann of Clinton. Funeral services for Dr. C S Carter 81 in Bells Baptist Church with burial at Sunny Side Cemetery Savoy. died in Sherman hospital. Born near Savoy November 1 1878, educated at Bonham High School and Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine. Survived by wife two daughters a son a sister and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Hagler
Greenville
Joe Webb
East Mount Cemetery
Webb
Lina McCann
Clinton
C. S. Carter
Bells Baptist Church
Robert Baldridge
Sunnyside Cemetery
Savoy
Barnheart Funeral Home
Carter
Sherman Hospital
J. W. Carter
Bonham High School
Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine
Maude Short
Ethel Belote
Whitewright
Bells
W. Marshall May
Austin
M. D. Johnson
Dallas
Charles W. Carter
Nora Burks
Pauls Valley
Oklo
Allen T. Short
Tuition and boarding at Orangeville Academy in 1891
Mrs. John Henry provided a copy of Orangeville Academy 1891 third annual bulletin. It lists monthly tuition by department from 1.50 to 2.50 dollars, incidental 25 cents per quarter, and room, board and washing from 5.50 to 9.00 dollars a month. Evans and Crandall lead the faculty with several named instructors. The board outlines discipline rules, boarding facilities, and a new two story building. The academy, located near Whitewright and Bonham, includes a three story building and medals funded by local donors. A commercial department trains students in bookkeeping and business practices. a cheap meal plan is offered at six dollars fifty cents per month. Commencement speaker Rev. Mountcastle is set for June 5, 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry
The
Sun
Orangeville Academy
Whitewright Plow & Hammer
Evans
Crandall
I. W. Evans
W. M. Crandall
Lula Durham
W. H. Smith
Birdie Tong
R. L. Corley
H. Rodgers
Rosston
J. Ballard
Wm. Blassingame
M. D
Gainesville
Bulletin
Society of Young Ladies
Trenton
Whitewright
Bonham
Fannin County
R. C. Benton
Orangeville
O. H. Clark
M. Beskow
E. Ross
I. C. Blanton
D. W. Mountcastle
Sherman
School Lunch Menu Week and Fat Intake Facts
Weekly menu lists Sliced Bologna and Creamed Potatoes on Monday, Vienna Sausage on Tuesday, Pork Patties on Wednesday, Hamburgers on Thursday, and Peanut Butter Banana Sandwiches on Friday. A decade ago per capita fat intake was 42.4 pounds yearly. current estimates say about 46 pounds.
Judge Fines Man for Littering After Wind Blame
In New York 62 year old Oscar Stein was fined three dollars after the judge rejected his claim that wind caused his lit cigar band to fall to the street. The courtroom comment urged him to hold it tighter next time. Sun advertising gets results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oscar Stein
Stein
Dear Mister Editor Letter From Uncle Dan
A reader from Tom Bean laments high taxes and waste in government programs while joking about global affairs. He mocks U S standards research, Khrushchev era disarmament talk, Elvis Presley, and Russian restrictions, contrasting American freedoms with Soviet controls and urging restraint and self reliance. He closes with a homespun defense of American life.
Grayson Officers Praised by Grand Jury for Crime Battle
Grayson County officers earned a sweeping commendation from a 15th District Court grand jury. Foreman Mack Newsom urged public support to curb rising crime, noting repeated burglaries of service stations, grocery stores, and 36 school burglaries since September. The panel praised sheriff and local forces, citing strong intercounty cooperation and urging citizen jury service.
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Grayson County
Newsom
Sun Readers Acknowledge Subscription Payments
Subscriptions are acknowledged for a long list of Sun readers including Mrs. Mattie James Morris Wilson Mrs. E R Johnson Virgil Mullins Holmes Connelly Joe Reeves Dr H V Reeves Albert Partridge B R Super Mrs J M Ashinhurst Travis Holcomb Mrs T E Montgomery Mrs Clyde Sadler Woodrow Bowen James Stateville Mrs C H Lewis Mrs Bonnie Stephens Joe Johnson J H Harris J G Muirhead Thurston Montgomery J W Andrew Mrs Sam Golden Mrs H R Rhody Mrs J W Mullins Mrs Grady Sanders Mrs W W Haynie M Sgt Lester M Martin T L Cowart C W Tree QO V Barker Mrs Callie Lane Jack Meador Lillian Neathery P H Binion W E Mynatt Clyde Little H D Cobb Sallye Hamilton Manton Fain James B Russell Lee Wilborn Gomer May Guy Stedham Jesse Bow Mrs A J Schubert W M Pierson O J Mears Walter Robbins Dr Edwin O May Dessie Reynolds M Sgt Wandell Riddle J M Franklin Grafton Montgomery Frank Smith J E Henson Mrs Aubrey Page Mrs C S Jarvis Mrs Sarah Kilgree J C Elliott C N Massey Mrs Lowell C Watson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Mattie James Morris Wilson
E. R. Johnson
Virgil Mullins
Holmes Connelly
Bob Whitworth
James Vineyard
Joe Reeves
H. V. Reeves
Albert Partridge
B. R. Super
J. M. Ashinhurst
Travis Holcomb
T. E. Montgomery
Clyde Sadler
Woodrow Bowen
James Stateville
C. H. Lewis
Bonnie Stephens
Joe Johnson
J. H. Harris
J. G. Muirhead
Thurston Montgomery
J. W. Andrew
Sam Golden
H. R. Rhody
J. W. Mullins
Grady Sanders
W. W. Haynie
Lester M. Martin
T. L. Cowart
C. W. Tree
QO. V. Barker
Callie Lane
Jack Meador
Lillian Neathery
P. H. Binion
W. E. Mynatt Clyde Little
H. D. Cobb
Sallye Hamilton
Wife Influences Sentence In Drunken Driving Case
In Knoxville Mrs Wil lard Edward Lynch urged the court to send her husband to the workhouse. Judge Charles Kelly fined Lynch 175 dollars and sentenced him to 30 days before deciding on the final sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Willard Edward Lynch
Charles Kelly
Lynch
Christmas Lighting Judging Set by Friday Club
The Friday Literary Club announces judging of Christmas lighting entries from December 17 to December 99. Four prizes will be awarded with donors including Rotary Club Chamber of Commerce Friday Literary Club and Community Public Service Co. Residents urged to submit names and locations to Mrs. James Bryant FO 4-2510.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bryant
Rotary Club
Dick Walker
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
Friday
Community Public Service Co
Bryant
Cotton Allotment Notices Mailed for 1960 Farm Plans
COLLEGE STATION Official notices from county ASC offices inform cotton growers of 1960 allotments under the stabilization plan. Two allotments per farm may apply with Choice A or B if quotas exist, affecting price support. Plan B requires registration and affects timing if quotas pass.
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Ferguson
ASC
Cotton Crop Well Above 1958 Yield
The 1959 U.S. cotton crop is estimated at 14,701,000 bales with Texas producing 4,500,000 bales. Last year totaled 11,514,000 and the 10 year average is 14,046,000. Texas shows 4,062,678 bales more than a year ago on 6,415,000 acres at 337 pounds per acre. National acreage is 15,164,000 with 465 pounds per acre yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Agriculture Department
Expert predicts 1960 recession in unemployment
Prof Wilbur J Cohen of the University of Michigan School of Social Work told a U S Senate committee that national unemployment may average 4 to 4 percent next year and that a recession like 1957 58 could occur in 1961 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Wilbur J. Cohen
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
Cohen
U. S. Senate
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Voltaire
Parent-Teacher Association
Santa Claus
Mike
Regina
Bobby Gene McCullough
Robert Burns
Robert
Dan
Tom Bean
Dear Mister
Earth
United Nations
Mundt
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Khrushchev
Elvis Presley
Russia
America
Uncle Dan
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson Or
Fannin Counties
United States
Grayson
Tmas
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