Whitewright Echoes 1919 Portrait of Local Life and Loss
Down memory lane recaps Whitewright Texas events from February 7 1919. Obituaries note Eliza Medlin Jim Brown J L Medearis and Mary Jarvis deaths. residents return from service Birch Hunter and Manley Thomas at home. births marriages PTA program and local business leases. notable injuries and fires. plus townsfolk grid 42 game and a daughter born to Jim Wallis family.
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the Sun
H. C. Willis
L. O. Lackey
S. O. O. F. Lodge
Grand Lodge of Texas
Dallas
Eliza M. Medlin
E. O. Thomas
Elvy Hampton
Dallas Times Herald
Jim Brown
George Head
Manley Thomas
San Antonio
Trent Phillips Jr
Pershing
Army of Occupation
Birch Hunter
U. S. Susquehanna
Norfolk
J. L. Medearis
W. J. Martin
Samuel B. Jarvis
Mary Jarvis
J. E. Rutledge
W. H. King
PTA
Tom Barbee
Annette Harp
Fitz Bryant
Florence Wilson
Lloyd Moore
W. A. Stuckey
S. H. Montgomery & Son
Chesley Rutledge
McMillin
Insurance Agency
Chesley
W. F. Sanders
Under-the-bed Storage Box for Kids
A compact home project to store children belongings after holidays. Build with 8 inch by 0.5 inch back and sides, 1 inch by 10 inch front, Masonite bottom and top, casters hinges bolts and nuts. Paint to match room decor for neat dust-free out-of-sight storage.
A Little Confused Over New Year's Day Meaning
The piece questions why New Year’s Day is a holiday with stores closed and time off work. It notes it could serve as rest after Christmas and cites scripture from I Chronicles. It also mentions a prewar statistic: world farm output per capita around $16.27.
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Stamford American
It's the law public service on wills and escheat in Texas
A Texas Bar pamphlet explains that intestate estates without heirs escheat to the state, real and personal property included. It notes how wills can prevent escheat, designate executors, and provide orderly distribution. Escheated lands go to the Permanent Free School Fund. personal property is sold by the sheriff. Obtain a free pamphlet by mailing name and address to the State Bar of Texas.
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Texas
No Wonder You Lost Your Job
Police present evidence from 30 sources that a highly placed bank employee with vault access leads a gang of robbers. The bank president is urged to act to protect stockholders and depositors. details describe an ongoing investigation and risk to the institution.
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Brownell
Bank Misconduct and Leadership Failure Explores Culpability
The passage questions how to handle an employee implicated in systematic looting. It contrasts prudent action with empowering the suspect, exposing the risk of promoting criminals and prompting blame by the district attorney for governmental tolerance of subversives.
Coleslaw Dressing Recipe Mix and Chill
A simple cabbage based dressing combines evaporated milk sugar salt pepper and cider vinegar. Let sugar dissolve in the milk then whisk in vinegar and chill to finish the about cup dressing.
Colored glass beads made in Egypt around 3000 B C
Ancient Egypt produced colored glass beads dating to about 3000 B C. The craft reflects early glassmaking skills and trade networks in the Nile valley.
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Egypt
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Lester Haile
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S. H. Montgomery
B. S. Montgomery
B. B. Hall
R. L. Sears
Maggie Montgomery
Emmet Penn
J. F. Fender
B. Wrenn Webb
W. J. Barbee
Roy Hamilton
Pauline Bolding
Dan Hollingsworth
June DeGrush
Oklahoma City
Save Your Beauty Gun Era Cosmetics
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E Lumber
Chron
George M. Hight
Bankers Life & Casualty CO
Blanton Home & Auto Supply
State Bar of
Teves
State Bar of Texas
Colorado
Austin
By Brit Pavtitson
Hazel
Fort Worth Press
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Morse
Humble
Humble Oil & Refining CO
Highway 69 North
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