Measles and births noted in small town memories
A 1918 column recalls Miss Pearl Edwards with measles, Elizabeth May’s twelfth birthday party for 32 guests, Clay Horton named mail carrier, and W R Foster buying J B Woosley hardware. Bethel School District forms Junior Red Cross with many members. John Jenkins sells 65 bales cotton at 29 cents for about 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Edwards
J. H. Trigg
Red River County
D. A. Ray
Elizabeth May
Clay Horton
W. R. Foster
Trenton
J. B. Woosley
Bethel
Red Cross
Earl Denton
Retha Norris
Ellen Sloan
Vera Fields
Addie Williams
Johnnie Pierce
Effie Jones
Jewel Denton
Overton Stateville
Lowell Blanton
Hal Benson
Wayne Coggins
Olan Alexander
Wade Coggins
Houston Blanton
Fay Sloan
Maud Benson
Ronald Pierce
A. C. Woodruff
Clemmer Coggins
Ray Majors
Tom Norris
Ella Autrey
Annie Jones
Tom Sloan
Clifton Jones
Foyce May Jones
A. L. Clayton
Lucian Sloan
Ermine Webster
Local Drug Stock Sale Moves to New Location
Lee Johnson has purchased the Gallaher and Son stock of drugs and part of the fixtures and is relocating them to his business site. The Alpha Kappa Society program featured Mary Johnson, Katherine Vaughn, and Beatrice Bennett. Mrs. Bettie Currin delivered a cake at The Sun office, baked in her wedding pan 54 years ago. Mrs. W. C. Anderson hosted a birthday dinner for her mother Mrs. S. B. Williams, who turned 77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Johnson
Gallaher & Son
Alpha Kappa Society
Mary Johnson
Katherine Vaughn
Beatrice Bennett
Bettie Currin
Sun Office
Force
W. C. Anderson
S. B. Williams
New Dry Goods Store Opens Soon Under Keefe Bray Name
J C Gillespie announced a new dry goods store to be opened later this week with Martin Keefe Bray as manager. Louise Echols won first in second year sewing at the local high school with Pattie Pritchett taking second in tailored dresses. Ben Robinson of Orangeville died suddenly at home Sunday night. Funds planned to gravel the highway between Whitewright and Trenton. Sunday School attendance: Church of Christ 73 Methodist 134 Presbyterian 86 Central Christian 68 Baptist 226.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Gillespie
Martin Keefe-Bray
Louise Echols
Whitewright
Trenton
Church of Christ
Methodist
Presbyterian
Central Christian
Baptist
Penicillin Revives Ailing Tomato Crop
In Baltimore, the Maryland Vegetable Growers Association heard that minute penicillin doses can heal several crops. Trials show concentrations as low as a few parts per million control ring rot and halo blight in potatoes and beans, with higher doses aiding apple and pear blights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Vegetable Growers Association
Veterans GI Bill earnings and widow pension guidance
Questions cover Korean GI Bill earnings no cap on education allowances with side work, proof of legal widowhood for World War I survivor, replacement discharge papers via a certificate in lieu, and GI term insurance conversion options. Answers confirm no earned-income reduction for education benefits, required proofs, and flexible conversion in $500 multiples.
Occupation as Gimmick Ends With Robbery at Loan Office
A man approached Otto Shaffer, loan company assistant manager in Los Angeles, and confessed he sticks up places after Shaffer asked his occupation. He handed over $204 with no collateral or argument. The item also notes the U S released 30 postage stamp issues in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Otto Shaffer
Shaffer
Notice to Creditors of the Estate of O. T. Sanford
The County Court of Grayson County granted letters of administration with will annexed to W. E. Harrison on February 9 1953 for the estate of O. T. Sanford deceased. Creditors must present claims by law. Residence Bells Grayson County Texas. Published in The Whitewright Sun Feb 19 26 Mar 5 12 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. T. Sanford
Grayson County
Bells
Texas
W. E. Harrison
Truman Pay Check Puzzler Answered by Government
The General Accounting Office says Former President Truman received a partial January paycheck after his term ended at noon January 20 while Eisenhower began full pay that day. Truman said he took his last check without calculating its exact coverage, hoping the government would stay solvent to cash it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
General Accounting Office
Philadelphia Bulletin
Philadelphia
Independence
Divorce on Cruel Treatment Court Citation in Texas
The State of Texas issues citation No. 60134 to Barbara Ann Wilson Mathews requiring appearance and answer by 10 a.m. on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, before Judge of the 15th District Court in Sherman Grayson County. Plaintiff Bobby Gene Mathews filed December 5, 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Barbara Ann Wilson Mathews
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Bobby Gene Mathews
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright
Stand Up for Heaven Inquiry in Colorful Sermon
A colored preacher commands “Stand up” to urge salvation. Everyone rises except an old man who refuses the heavenly excursion, saying he won’t go along on the trip. The exchange captures a dusty gospel moment with humor and stubborn independence.
Partition Suit Over Sherman Land Tracts in Grayson County
Idelle B. Johnson and others sue to partition three described tracts in Sherman Texas Grayson County on Post Oak Creek. Defendants include Annie Kyle and heirs while the case references J. B. McAnair survey deeds and Hall and Jones additions. Citation issued January 29 1953 with 90 day service period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Kyle
Henry Browning
Gladys Patterson
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Idelle B. Johnson
Eli Johnson
James E. Patterson
Hattie Browning Bruce
Greyson County
Post Oak Creek
J. B. McAnair
N. W
Lizza Bush
Caroline Ross
Grayson
State of
Hall
Jones
A. D
S. W. Earnest
Whitewright Sun
Poinsettia Offer Sparks Odd Bargain in Late Shop Scene
A late night shop boss faces a rough customer who appears drunk yet shifts the moment with a quick pitch offering a poinsettia. The exchange twists when the thug misreads the seller as selling bird dogs, revealing a humorous misunderstanding in a single-page vignette.
Storytelling Across Generations in a Suburban Exchange
A brief家庭 exchange shows a mother urging a boy named Tommy to sit and tell his sister a story. The boy replies that he cannot sit because he just completed telling his father a story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
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Derson
John Jenkins
Vaughn
Ida
J. L. Cantrell
South Western Bell
Texas’ Progress
Montgomery
Plymouth
Montgomery Motor Co
Dodge-Plymouth
Denison
W. Main
Brn
Ike
United States
State of Texas
Exchange
Whitewright Cleaners
Lone Star
Lone Star Gas Company
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