Down Memory Lane items from The Sun in 1918 and 1928
Notes on marriages births school incidents and local events from Whitewright and nearby areas. Includes Richard Griffith and Rebecca Longley marriage at Camp Bowie January 22 1918, a February 14 get together for Whitewright schools, Cora Lee Hoard and Jay E Payne wedding, Clint McMillin birth announcement, Genevieve Davidson injury, a war council roster, local burglaries totaling about 32 dollars, several business entries, deaths of George H McDonald and T J Smith, Alpha Kappa Society program, and 1928 banking figures from Comptroller McIntosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
Richard Griffith
Rebecca Longley
Camp Bowie
E. Longley
Whitewright
F. M. Echols
W. C. Arnspiger
H. C. Willis
J. C. Fortune
J. H. Crawford
J. D. Judd
G. E. Thrift
F. M. Sloan
Burglars Target Seven Shops and Two Stations
Burglars entered seven business houses and both railway stations in the city Saturday night. The intruders caused noticeable disturbance but no further details on losses or suspects were disclosed.
Statutes for Dividing an Intestate Estate and Per Stirpes Rules
The article explains how a decedent's separate estate is divided when there is no will. It covers surviving spouses, children, grandchildren, and their descendants, and details per stirpes allocations, parentals, and grandparent branches, noting that a will overrides these rules.
Anklam Notes on Paint, Age, and Local Wit
The column observations joke about paint as a preservative and women outlasting men. It remarks that a wife telling a husband to pull in his stomach signals middle age. A new preacher is teased for coughing as time signals while spinning wheels shift from clothing to modern misfortune.
Compton Lumber Co Partners Plan Dissolution
Prentiss V. Compton Roy G. Dutton and Irvin Suckle, partners in Compton Lumber Co, announce dissolution of the partnership and incorporation of the firm without name change after thirty days from January 22, 1953. The Whitewright Sun runs notice January 22 29 February 5 12 1953.
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Prentiss V. Compton
Roy G. Dutton
Irvin Suckle
Compton Lumber Co
Prentiss
Compton
Whitewright Sun
Questions and Answers for World War II Veterans
Veteran Q and A covers GI Bill program changes after a new degree pursuit and same field. It confirms a change of goal is a change in program. Also clarifies tax treatment of discounted home sale for pension qualification and details on naming beneficiaries for post Korean term insurance. It advises mortgage discussions during recall and requires first premium with application for Korean term insurance within 120 days.
Divorce Petitions Served In Grayson County Texas
Two divorce citations issued in Grayson County Texas list Maggie Clemons as plaintiff and Willie Clemons as defendant in case No. 60018 with a filing date of October 14 1952 and a March 2 1953 appearance deadline. The second case No. 60193 names Louise Waddle Swinney as plaintiff and Clarence A Swinney Jr as defendant filed January 8 1953 with a 90 day unserved deadline.
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State of
Texas
Willie Clemons
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Maggie Clemons
S. V. Earnest
Whitewright Sun
State of Texas
Clarence Albert Swinney, Jr
Louise Waddle Swinney
S. W. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Poage Warns of Farm Low Mood and National Impact
Washington Rep. W. R. Poage of Waco warns a farm low mood could trigger a broader economic recession. He notes falling farm prices since 1947, high input costs, and calls for freer markets and farm purchasing power to avert crisis. He cites postwar wage and price contrasts and urges farmer city relations to ease price resistance.
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Washington
W. R. Poage
Waco
Texas
Poage
Throckmorton County
House Agriculture Committee
Eisenhower
Korea
Rhumba Record Request Between Neighbors
A girl asks to borrow a rhumba record from her neighbor across the hall. The neighbor obliges and offers more, but the girl declines, noting it is the one her father dislikes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cash
Gallaher & Son
J. L. Smith
Dyer & Jones
Katy Depot
Cotton Belt Depot
Manning & Clark
Hudson, Davis & Co
George H. McDonald
Ector
T. J. Smith
Trenton
Paulagene Harper
Jack Harper
Ely and _ Enterprise News
Alpha Kappa Society
Minnie Willis
Jewell Caperton
Katherine Montgomery
Helen Craig
C. W. Hampton
Abilene
J. W. McMurry Jr
Tommie Bradley
Austin College
Ed LaRoe
Rotary Club
G. E. Henschen
Neathery Clinic
McIntosh
Mobilgas
Mobiloil
Dixon Service
Doc Anklam
Fisher
Bel Air
Hasty Chevrolet Company
Tewright, Tex
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