Local Notes Record Deaths and Happenings in Town
Obituaries note Mrs. E M Badgett and Mrs Henry Garrett passing away. Social items list dinners hosted by Mr. and Mrs W W Dossey for local operators. Community announcements include births, marriages, school honor roll, a tax assessor candidacy, a bank dividend, rainfall total, and local employment moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Badgett
W. W. Dossey
Whitewright, Bells
Savoy
Kathleen Phillips
Emma Phillips
Lillie McFatridge
Gladys Magar
Mary Perkinson
Whitewright
Alma Kidd
Bells
Velma Booth
Henry Garrett
Lanius Kincaid
Homer Craig
Jack Everheart
San Angelo
Amateene May
Evelyn Wilson
CIA
Denton
Grady Brown
Kentuckytown
J. W. Chism
Red River County
Pilot Grove
W. J
Bud) Hogan
Grayson County
Betty Jo Henderson
Bobby Dale Blanks
Marcia Lane Blanks
Mary Dale Fields
Buford Garner
Blanks
Roland Blanton
Ruby Felts
Walter Jenkins
Route 4
J. L. Carpenter
T. F. Coffman
Agnes McKenna
George McCleskey
Fort Worth
George Head
Waldo Buys Local Undertaking Business
R. R. Waldo purchased Lloyd Moore's local undertaking business. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Dillon hosted a birthday dinner on January 1 honoring their daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
R. R. Waldo
Lloyd Moore
Doctors discuss fees in witty exchange
A financially successful doctor tells a younger practitioner his method for judging patient means. He says he asks the patient to rest and take a sea voyage. if he goes, the doctor knows the patient can afford his fees. The remark comes from a wealthy neighborhood context.
Pedestrian Safety Rules Urged by Texas Safety Association
J O Musick of the Texas Safety Association calls out a high pedestrian fatality rate as proof drivers must act with care. He lists seven rules for motorists to protect pedestrians including stopping at crosswalks, waiting behind lines, not rushing signals, checking for pedestrians at turns, and watching for children and the elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Musick
Texas Safety Association
STA
Musick
National Safety Council
Squirrels in the Hills Rivalry Sparks Tall Tale
Ebenezer brags with a boast about killing 99 squirrels yesterday afternoon. The storekeeper challenges him to make it 100, and Eb refuses, saying a lie for one extra squirrel would be weak.
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Ebenezer
Poll tax reminders and school integration tensions in Texas
January brings poll tax drives as citizens rush to payment centers before deadlines, while courts wrestle with Dallas integration. Estate Life Insurance seeks to reclaim "rotten eggs" from a bankruptcy policy haul, amid accusations of false asset statements and a shaken leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Dallas
A. T. Atwell
U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Physicians Life Insurance Co
Insurance Board
J. D. Wheeler
Southern Bankers
American Atlas
Physicians
A boy’s witty take on Father’s Day
A small boy defines Father’s Day as similar to Mother’s Day but notes you don’t spend as much on the gift. The remark captures a lighthearted view of holiday spending and parental affection.
Sense and dollars in a punny exchange
A stone asks how to spell sense and the boss counters with options dollars and cents or horse sense. The dialogue twists to a joke about not having seen him sense a moment later.
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Billye Faye
W.L. Miller
Blanche Montgomery
Texas- Louisiana Power Co
Edna Earle
Gladys Taylor
Orangeville News
Lillian Lively
T. E. Sears
First National Bank
S. H. Montgomery Agency
C. C. C. Cotton Loans
Banking House
the First National Bank of
Whitewright, Texas
Federal Reserve Bank
United States Securities
U. S
Lone Star
Saanninear Annionn
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
State Insurance Department
Estate
John L. McCarty
McCarty
Golden Anniverse International
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor CO
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