Local notices and social news from Pilot Grove and surrounding area
Obituary notes report the death of T. M. George near Tom Bean. Local business changes include Y. T. Manning and Sons opening a hardware stock in Leonard and Tom Truett leasing the Dr. May building for a new furniture store. A J A Norris and Miss Ida May Moore wed, and several area residents endure measles. A Pilot Grove reunion occurred near Slaton with multiple attendees. Rain delayed farm work across the region.
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T. M. George
Tom Bean
Y. T. Manning and Sons
Leonard
Holcomb
Tom Truett
Ector
Dr. May
Main Street
J. A. Norris
Ida May Moore
Penile
Wallace Moore
Irene
Isabell Alverson
Lorene McMillin
Carl and
Clifford Lankford
C. D
Horace
Hill McMillin
Canaan- Everheart News
Clean-up week prompts community call to action
Editorial urges participation in March 5 to 11 clean-up week asking residents to do their share and avoid labeling neighbors as slackers. In local notes Miss Sue King wed Eugene McElvaney of Dallas at her parents home. Mahurin News reports birth of baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. Baker and social gathering hosted by Lucy and Enna Pritchett. Advice suggests lemon dipped in carbonate of soda to cure a corn. Whitewright school lists top six month averages by room with names and scores.
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Sue King
Eugene McElvaney
Dallas
W. H. King
S. E. Baker
Mahurin News
Lucy
Enna Pritchett
Frances Delfel's Daughter Dies in Early Morning
Frances Ludonia, daughter of P. C. Delfel, died Monday morning around 5 30 in the forenoon. An editorial note from the Honey Grove Signal adds a pithy proverb contrasting criticism of one’s country with consequences.
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Frances Ludonia
P. C. Delfel
Honey Grove
Hormone Sprays to Clear Pastures and Crops
A UT Austin lecturer Dr George Sherman Avery Jr describes hormone sprays as safe for pastures and effective against mesquite and other brush. He cites 2 4 D and 2 4 5 T as killers of cactus elm blue brush and mesquite while noting uses on wheat rice strawberries and stored nursery stock. Farmers can obtain sprays via agricultural agents hardware feed dealers or nurserymen. He foresees future advances to weed control in field crops prevent fruit drop and speed up fruit growth.
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Austin
University of Texas Reports
George Sherman Avery Jr
Brooklyn
N. Y
Botanic Garden
Avery
Bedroom group in maple blonde or walnut sold at Lem Tittsworth
Six piece bedroom set offered in maple, blonde or walnut finishes. Priced at 69.50 89.50 and 110.00 with Lem Tittsworth in Bonham for immediate purchase.
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Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
John Q Needs a Friend at the Hatchery
The text notes a hatchery diet and cleaning up practices while the commission bans corn or cereal as trout bait upsetting meat fishermen who used canned corn to chum spots. It also mentions colonial settlement by Catholics in Maryland Quakers in Pennsylvania Walloons in New York English debtors in Georgia and Cavaliers in Virginia.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Georgia
Virginia
Answers for Korean veterans on training and disability benefits
Questions cover vocational training for hospitalized veterans awaiting discharge and GI Bill advancement, disability compensation based on average earning capacity rather than occupation, and who may provide aid for a veteran with a spending pension. Clear guidance on eligibility and conditions is provided.
New Mexico Bans Horse Meat and Corn as Trout Bait
The State Game and Fish Commission prohibits using uncooked red meat as trout bait to deter horse meat fishermen from following hatchery trucks to planting areas and baiting trout. The ban targets horse meat and corn as forbidden baits to protect fish stocks and ensure fair fishing practices.
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New Mexico
Santa FE
N. M
State Game and Fish Commission
One Texan in Five Gypped On Short Gas Groceries
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White cites inspection results showing about one in five consumers shorted by faulty scales and pumps. Of 7,742 scales checked, 20 needed adjustment and 1,489 condemned for repairs. 9,993 gasoline pumps had 1 condemned, 101 adjusted, and 2,011 condemned. He urges local inspections to protect shoppers.
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Austin
John C. White
White
Postcard to State Dept of Agriculture Acknowledged
The text notes an offer to weigh correctly and advise dropping a postcard to the State Department of Agriculture in Austin, promising an immediate check in response. It references an official address and a prompt action.
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State Department of Agriculture
Austin
White
Telegram Entry Sparks Regimental Strip Down Chaos
A private tries to avoid a clothes search for headache pills. The sergeant orders him to strip, provoking grumbling. The scene sharpens when the front-line messenger in line reveals he only came to deliver a telegram.
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Sarg
Divorce Notice in Grayson County Texas
Citation in No 59461 commands La Verne Brown to appear by March 24 1952 before Judge in Sherman Texas to answer Worley M Brown's petition for divorce on grounds of abandonment for over three years. Issued February 8 1952 by District Court clerk S V Earnest with deputy Nancy Drake. 4m6
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State of Texas
la Verne Brown
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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Eugene McIiver
Bailey
McIver
Mattie Doss
E. T. Doss
R. E. L. Russell
Slaton
Pilot Grove
Pell Cato
J.D. Judd
Howard
George Parrish
Dave Binion
Fred Davidsons
L. L. McSpedden
Helen Welch
Madeline Maples
Summerour
Lester Haile
Stephens & Bryant
John Q
MacKenzie
G. C. Stateville
DU Pont
du Pont House
L. LaRoe & Co
Babcock Auto Store
Whitewright, Texas
Chevrolet
W. E. Stanford
Whitewright
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