Whitewright News 1917 Highlights And Local Tidbits
Editorial urges civic effort in 1917 to improve Whitewright. Birth announcements include Claude Phillips's son and Rev H G May's ten pound boy. Legislation trip by D S McMillin. Emmet Penn buys Whitewright Lumber stock. YMCA B Y P A program features several local youths. New high school building dedication planned with inspection after. 80th birthday celebration for W P Ownby. Chesley Rutledge moves peanut roaster to Denison. Lila Reubell and Ross Moore Dickerson wed. Jennie Jones and Bob Henry wed in Wisconsin. Local notices note a constable appointment and 1927 updates with fires and weddings.
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Whitewright
Claude Phillips
D. S. McMillin
Austin
Emmet Penn
Whitewright Lumber Company
T. H. Sears
C. B. Bryant
R. H. May
H. G. May
Bellevue
Rev
May
R. May
W. P. Ownby
Chesley Rutledge
Denison
Superba Theatre
Lila Reubell
Ross Moore Dickerson
Presbyterian Church
Wisconsin
Jennie Jones
Bob Henry
Jones Mansion
Jones
Maine Street
Milwaukee
The Sun Seeks Reader Submissions and Notes of Visits
Readers are invited to share any item or note of visits and courtesies to be featured. The paper encourages including personal travel reminders and friendly mentions from guests and hosts alike in upcoming pages.
Veteran Questions And Answers On Government Life Insurance
A digest of VA guidance for veterans about new non-convertible government term insurance, refund of waived NSLI premiums, reinstating surrendered policies, and keeping term policies active after release. It covers 31 days active duty, Korea service, 120 day action windows, and where to contact VA offices in Washington, D. C.
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Korea
National Service
Washington, D. C
Rancid Butter Rendered Sweet by Boiling Leaves
A Britannica account notes that in India rancid butter can be treated by boiling with horseradish tree leaves to render it sweet. The claim highlights traditional folk methods and a specific plant used in the process.
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India
Texas Aims for Grain Storage Lead in Nation
Texas holds about one tenth of U S off farm commercial grain storage with 217 481 000 bushels. The national total is 2 175 942 000 bushels. Kansas Illinois Minnesota follow, CCC storage not counted.
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Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Illinois
Minnesota
Commodity Credit Corporation
Double Parking Liability Wins Case
A man who double parked behind a curb car left the vehicle for about an hour. The owner could not move his car and sued for lost money from a delayed business deal. The court held the double parker liable for damages due to the unlawful parking in a public street.
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McKinney Examiner
Door Stop hinge method for barn or garage door
An easy method to control an open barn or garage door uses a strap hinge bent and attached to the door. The bent half rests with the straight end touching the ground at a 45 degree angle to hold the door in place.
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Family Handyman
Trade shifting at Massaua docks signals changing imports
Until Italian control, Massaua trade centered on silks, cotton goods, hides, coffee, and civet. Now gasoline, machinery, medicine, and factory goods dominate imports, while birds migrate southward for winter in search of natural food rather than cold.
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Ethiopia
Massaua
Major oil lease plea for Arlin H Johnson minor in Grayson
Guardian Pauline C Johnson reports County Court of Grayson County Texas approved January 21 1952 for a hearing on January 21 1952 at 10:00 am regarding authority to lease minor Arlin Harlon Johnson estate interests to Magnolia Petroleum Company. Real estate described includes five tracts totaling 290 plus acres in McLeod Survey and McConnell partitions. Judge J N Dickson entered order scheduling the hearing.
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Arlin Harlon Johnson
Grayson County
Texas
Magnolia Petroleum Company
John D. McLeod
McLeod Survey
McConnell Heirs
Varas
McConnell
Georgia A. McConnell
Alvin A. McConnell
J. N. Dickson
Pauline C. Johnson
Inflation Clause in Will Shows Inflation Risk for Beneficiary
Washington commentary notes lawyer Louis Caldwell left a trust paying $6,000 a year to his daughter but authorized increasing the annuity if dollar purchasing power declines. The piece cites 1939 inflation at about 47 percent and the dollar worth 54 cents versus 1939, with future hikes likely. It includes unrelated items on football and dessert.
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Washington
Louis Caldwell
Caldwell
U. S
Caldwell’s
United States
Baugh Winds Up 23rd Grid Year With Redskin Precision
Sammy Baugh concluded his 23rd consecutive football season for the Washington Redskins as he kept lighting up the game with precise passes and steady gains. The veteran quarterback showed no sign of decline, extending his standout era in pro football.
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Baugh
Chicago
Sammy Baugh
Washington
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Bright
Bob
Altha Caraway
C. J. Davenport
G. D. Bennett
Commissioners’ Court
Ed Lankford
Planters Gin Co
Maxie Echols
J. E. Montgomery
Graham
F. M. Echols
R. A. Gillett
Central Christian Church
W. P. Vaughn
Markwell
Staplers
L. LaRoe & Co
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Red Grange
Sammy
Mobil
G. C. Stateville
Murray
Navy
Murray Sices
Forstmann
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