Big Free Show at High School Auditorium Wednesday Night
C J Meador and Son International Harvester dealers present the season's largest entertainment at 7 30 p m Wednesday February 9 at the High School auditorium. The program features the Dude Ranch Buckaroos radio stars and recording artists Hal Harris M D Miss Marietta Cox two family films No Indians Please Abbott and Costello soil water and people Technicolor. Free family party designed for all ages with no sales talk and promoted by over fifty Harvester dealers in Dallas.
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C. J. Meador & Son
International Harvester
Hal Harris
M. D
Texas
Marietta Cox
Abbott & Costello
Dallas
New Auto License Plates Go On Sale In Grayson County
Tax Officer Robert Dean announced new automobile license plates went on sale Tuesday at the Grayson County tax office. Vehicle owners must display the new plates by April 1 and present the title certificate and 1948 registration receipt at application time.
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Grayson County
Robert Dean
Veterans Benefits Q and A Excerpts on Discharges and Pensions
A veteran with a bad conduct discharge must seek a VA decision on eligibility for GI Bill benefits and may request an Army or Navy discharge revision. An aunt of a Civil War veteran may not qualify for pension unless permanently helpless before age 16. Business loan terms: non real estate loans repayable in 10 years or less, real estate loans up to 25 years. GI loan eligibility for a share in a distant business requires personal labor or supervision.
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Armed Services
Army
Navy
Good Language Should Be Heard Not Seen Says Professor
Walter Loban of the University of Minnesota humanities division condemns certain pronunciations such as awn't for aunt and tomato versus tomato as distracting. He argues good language should attract little attention and be as easy as an old shoe to hear and understand.
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Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Walter Loban
University
Loban
New Chick to Have No Wishbone
Chicago report on a national poultry effort to breed a meatier chicken and reduce the wishbone. A $10,000 prize program aims for a four-pound bird at 12 weeks with more white meat. Poultrymen from 44 states pursue state trials and regional contests for a 1951 national final.
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Chicago
California
Atlantic & Pacific Food Stores
America
D. D. Slade
Lexington
Black-Draught touted as a quick laxative aid
An old advertisement claims Black-Draught can ease fatigue if caused by constipation and promotes its use as a prompt thorough remedy. It highlights low cost and generations of sales, urging readers with appetite loss headaches upset stomach and other symptoms tied to constipation to try the product. A legal notice follows about final settlement in a Grayson County Texas estate case.
Gravity Riddle Goes From Wood to Stocks
A playful exchange traces a descending chain from wood to stone to iron and ends with stocks as the fastest drop. The pun blends physical objects with a fiscal twist, hinting at market fears and economic pressure.
It All Depends Kind Old Gentleman
A conversational vignette centers on a quip about a boy named Jack if he were a brother and a sister named Ruth, highlighting dialogue about family names. The fragment hints at humor and kinship without a clear event or broader context.
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Jack
Ruth
Sheriff Sale Notice in Grayson County Texas 1949
The Lingo Leeper Company sues W. M. Pyburn in district court No. 56839. A judgment of 1415.50 will be collected by public sale of 20 acres in Grayson County on March 1, 1949 at the courthouse door. Sheriff Markel Dicken signs the notice with Deputy J. H. Brown.
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State of Texas
State of
Texas
Grayson County
Joy Dean Edwards
Audra Edwards
Said
Said County
Sherman
Jay Dean Edwards
J. C. Buchanan
J.C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
Grayson
15Th District Court
Lingo Leeper Company
W. M. Pyburn
Court House
Towit
R. B. Sigler
Denison
Dripping Springs
Denison-Dripping Springs
Markel Dicken
J. H. Brown
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L. LaRoe & Co
U. S. Air Force
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Colorado
Nebraska
Glen Earnheart
Ambulance and Funeral Service
Whitewright, Texas
Dawson’s Butane
Whitewright High School
Dude Ranch
Buckaroos
Headline Radio Stars
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co
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