Remembrances and life events from local 1930s notes
Obituaries births marriages and community notices from Whitewright Floydada Bonham and Denton reflecting a period of gatherings illness and passing. Notable items include deaths of Robbins Smith Taylor Sears Richey and Boyd. weddings Truett Gillespie Andrews Lane Bird. births to Thurmond Bishop. and a marijuana of measles in local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Oliver
Swine Breeders Association
Arlington
Thurmond Bishop
Floydada
J. S. Badgett
Whitewright
Calvin Curtis Robbins
Wade Robbins
Frank Smith
Gainesville
R. P. Childress
Dyer & Jones Drug Store
R. A. Jones
Rose Hill
Emma Cowart
Horace F. Thompson
Robert Lee Sears
John H. Richey
Walter E. Boyd
Jacksonville
Margreta Fender
Jim C. Andrews
Pilot Grove
Jessie Lane Bird
Bonham
Austin House race shows tight speaker contest and turnover
With 120 of 150 House members seeking re election both major candidates claim broad backing from returnees. Turman and Spilman lead the speaker fight while 30 members retire or seek other offices. One third turnover is expected. 16 senators face re election, ten oppose. Albert B. Fay named Texas GOP national committeeman. No John son opponent in Senate. Also a flu epidemic aid adjustment plan to protect state funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
House
Turman
Spilman
Albert B. Fay
Houston
Jack Porter
Texas
Porter
Eisenhower
Old Guard
Sen
Robert Taft
Fay
GOP
State Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Senate
State Board of Education
Charity Collector Made a Real Killing
Newark based Wilbur Henry a tool setter turned clothing charity collector built a large operation from 1952 to 1956 growing to twelve trucks. Prosecutors say he used charities to shield earnings and stashed about 125000 in ten bank accounts across cities while evading over 187000 in income taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Wilbur Henry
Henry
Allentown
Veteran VA questions answers with loan, schooling and disability notes
Veteran questions cover loan assumptions and liability release with VA, earning outside school hours without affecting GI Bill allowance, and GI insurance loan interest payment rules. Guidance notes abandonment risk for missed medical exams and steps to reapply if seeking higher disability rating. Also a note on naked eye star limit and Pittsburgh nickleodeon origin.
Rayburn Seeks 25th House Term From Fourth Texas District
Longtime U S congressman and Speaker Sam Rayburn announces his candidacy for a 25th term in the Fourth Texas District Democratic primary on May 7. The Bonham resident, 78, cites decades of service through war and prosperity and notes he has no opposition this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Rayburn
U. S. Congress
Texas
Rayburn
Bonham
House of Representatives
Congress
Wall Street
U. S. Army
Rep
William Bankhead
Alabama
House
Roane County
Tennessee
Fannin County
Mayo College, Commerce
East Texas State College
Texas House
Citation in Sherman land suit names multiple heirs and defendants
The State of Texas issues a citation in Case No 66516 to Tennie Tardy and others as heirs and representatives regarding land title in Sherman Grayson County. Plaintiffs Massingale Suckle Brownlee and Will-Flow Oil seek judgment for title and possession of Lot 2 Block B Bond Third Addition Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Tennie Tardy
Tennie Allen
Allen Tardy
Gertrude Johnson
Ethel Johnson
Kate Johnson
Seawillow Winchester Nelson
Wash Winchester
Mollie Winchester Howard
Sallie Winchester
Sallie Johnson
Fannie Johnson
Howard
Seawillow Winchester
Nelson
Sallie Winchester Howard
Fannie Johnson Howard
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Jack Massingale
Irvin Suckle
James Brownlee
Will-Flow Oil Corporation
Sherman Foundry Company
Dallas
Dallas County
Will Johnson
Gainesville
Cooke County
Clarence Winchester
Nellie Moore
Pig Moore
Seawillow Erat Treets Nelson
Court For Title and Possession
Bond
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Pilot Grove Methodist Church
W. P. Ownby
Elizabeth Taylor
Bernard Collins
Alpine
Dan Scott McMillin
Adah Truett
J. C. Gillespie
Dorothy LaRoe
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Charlie Ayres
State Capitol
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Farley
Pascal Farley
United States
Pittsburgh
Angie Miller
Ed Miller
Karin Nelson
Charlie Nelson
Seawillow Nelson
Pauline Nelson
Albert Nelson
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
Melvin C. Nelson
Brooklyn
Kings County
New York
Hydie Nelson, Jr
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California
Maxine Dupre
Charlie Dupre
Anne Boyd
Alex Boyd Jr
Wharton
Wharton County
Hattie Winchester
S. V. Earnest
Tex
Gladys Hamilton
Whitewright Sun
Lorey Edwards
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