Whitewright Christmas tree event and nuptials noted
From The Sun December 14 1922 the Whitewright Chamber of Commerce planned a three day community Christmas tree event next week. Miss Kate Thomas and Mr Sterling Evans wed on December 7 at the Douglas home. A Church of Christ program featured Beasley Carter Hamilton Reynolds Spindle and others.
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Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Kate Thomas
Sterling Evans
F. E. Douglas
Beatrice Beasley
Lois Carter
Sallye Hamilton
Pete Roberts
Dessie Reynolds
Lucian Andrews
J. M. Simmons
Dorothy Spindle
Frank Benton
Ollie McMillin
Church of Christ Young People
Local Students Lead Honors and Community Notices
Seventh grade honor roll includes Mary Jane Ford Dorothy Hagard Granvolee Hansard Litha Sue Hollingsworth Jack Meador Mark Montgomery Jr Betty Jo Morrow and Anita Vestal. Rotary program features Mrs Gomer Graves. Junior Music Club lists Ethel Harper Martha Ves tal Martha Joe Darwin Dorotha Darwin Jack Smith Mary Phillips Lucille LaRoe. Sophomore beauty candidate Clyde Johnson Fort Worth Texas Christian University The Horned Frog. Funeral notices: C B Bryant 75, died at Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman. Hugh Tim Atterberry Jr died Dec.8 at St Vincent’s Hospital Sherman. Mrs G Alexander 48 died south of town. Birth announced for a daughter to Mr and Mrs Arthur Griffin on Dec 14. Friday Literary Club members listed. Grayson County cotton up 56317 bales. Whitewright Ely road work started.
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Mary Jane Ford
Dorothy Hagard
Granvolee Hansard
Litha Sue Hollingsworth
Jack Meador
Mark Montgomery Jr
Betty Jo Morrow
Anita Vestal
Frank Layman
Rotary Club
Gomer Graves
Ethel Harper
Martha Louise Vestal
Martha Joe Darwin
Dorotha Darwin
Jack Smith
Mary Phillips
Lucille LaRoe
Clyde Johnson
Whitewright
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
C. B. Bryant
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
Grayson County
Whitewright-Ely
Hugh Tim Atterberry Jr
St. Vincent’s Hospital
G. Alexander
Arthur Griffin
Newton Manning
Lee Wilborn
R. P. Childress
Olivia Whedbee
O. L. Jones
T. E. Barbee
J. H. Waggoner
The Negro Moves Up in Postwar America
The piece notes a large shift of African Americans from the South to the North and from farm labor to industrial work since World War II. It cites gains in home ownership, purchasing power, civil service representation, and professional roles, highlighting notable entrepreneurs and figures like Asa T. Spaulding and John Johnson while stressing broad, progressive change across society.
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James P. Mitchell
Labor
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Washington, D. C
White House
Labor Department
Asa T. Spaulding
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co
Durham
N. C
Unesco
New Delhi
India
S. B. Fuller
Fuller Products Co
John Johnson
Ebony
Horatio Alger
Vice President Nix Foresees Economy in Government
The discussion urges trimming nonessential government functions focusing on commercial ventures that run at big losses. It argues military needs must take priority over tax cuts while calling to root out frills and inefficiencies across agencies.
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Nixon
Letter carriers' uniforms blend Union Blue and Confederate Gray
A historical note describes letter carriers wearing a 50 50 mix of Union Blue and Confederate Gray, reflecting a divided color symbolism in postal attire.
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Letter Carriers
Local man nabbed for green stamp windshield prank
Arlington readers will recall Elmer M. Fitz gerald of Boyds Tavern, Va. Police picked him up for pasting a block of green trading stamps on his windshield instead of a car inspection sticker, amid the Want Ads craze.
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Arlington
Elmer M. Fitzgerald
Boyds Tavern
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D. S. McMillin
J. N. Powell
B. B. Hall
Jesse Meliver
Masonic Grand Lodge
Waco
James Lindsey
Caroline Simmons
Frances Gillespie
Velma Bennett
Ford Scott Vestal
Homer Annip
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Alberta Haliburton
Tom Sears
This
U. S. Savings Bonds
America
Treasury Department
Advertising Council
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Kaufman Herald
Lloyd Alexander
Areeting
Denison
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