Down Memory Lane and Nearby Happenings
A compilation of local notes from The Sun issues in 1919 to 1934 highlights changes in bank staff and town employment, marriages, deaths, and notable events in Whitewright Kentuckytown Ely Pilot Grove and nearby areas including bank resignations, new hires, marriages, and a fatal airplane crash.
Sheriff Sale Notice Denison land to settle tax lien
Grayson County Texas will auction on February 2 1954 between 2 and 4 PM at the courthouse door the property of Emma L Seay and Will Ray described as Lot 7 Block 8 Original Town Denison Grayson County Texas to satisfy a delinquent tax lien of 359 11 plus costs and interest with right of redemption and subject to law. Proceedings proceed under Sheriff G W Blanton and Deputy. Publication dates January 7 14 21 1954 in The Whitewright Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Grayson County
Texas
Emma L. Seay
Will Ray
Denison
G. W. Blanton
Lester Day
Sherman
Whitewright Sun
Man Leaves Dog Across Strait, Dog Returns
In Palms Calabro Sicily Rocco Galdo could not pay the dog tax, ferried the animal to Regio Calabria, and found it at his door dripping wet upon returning home. The dog had reportedly swum the 242 mile Strait of Messina, famed since ancient times for dangerous currents. Galdo then paid the tax.
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Palms Calabro
Sicily
Rocco Galdo
Regio Calabria
Hessina
Rocco
Scientists Seek Chemical Barricades to Halt Dental Decay
Dental researchers pursue anti enzyme protection to block acid formation by mouth bacteria. Tests point to sodium sauroyle sarcosinate and sodium dehydroacetate as promising additives in toothpaste, absorbing into the tooth film to protect enamel for hours.
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Italy
Father responsible for support of minor children after divorce
A divorced father must continue monthly child support even if the mother remarries. John Smith paid $100 monthly for two underage children, stopped after learning of Susan’s remarriage, and was later cited for failure to pay and charged with family desertion. His attorney faced tough questions over the legal duty and penalties.
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John Smith
Susan
John
Law lesson warns reluctant fathers about child support
The article explains how a father remains liable for child support even after remarriage or non adoption by a stepfather. It highlights that partial payments do not satisfy the law and notes the 1951 adoption of the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act to enforce civil and criminal provisions against fleeing fathers.
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Texas
Leopard Seeks Eye Exam After Zebra Marriage
A leopard visits an optometrist claiming night visions of spots when he returns home to his wife who is a zebra. The doctor questions the unusual union as the big cat seeks help for his sight.
College Return Sparks Inquiry About Lost Years
A terse exchange hints at a missing four year period as one person asks where the other has been while away at college studying medicine. The reply confirms attendance and suggests a long-awaited recovery or improvement may be connected to medical studies.
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the Sun
J. B. May
First State Bank of
Savoy
National Bank
Joe Self
Katy
Frank England
Near Ely
Burns
M. Jones Roberts
San Antonio
Henry Everheart
Kentuckytown
Gladys McMurry
Roy Epting
Neva McMurry
W. J. Epting
Olive Neff
Macie Montgomery
Alma Ryan
Russell McGinnis
Adah Truett
Clarence Pace
Bryant Penn
Lyon-Gray
Mary Bray
Muenster
W. F. Fields
Vera
Guy Allen
Birthright
Edna Taylor
Jim Swafford
Mahurin News
Yvonne Henry
Pilot Grove
Willard Reeves
Whitewright
Floyd Badgett
William M. Holcomb
Guy Hamilton
Planters National Bank
Cora Simmons
Tom Bean
W. H. King
First National Bank
Carrie Hamilton
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Royce Reagan
Opal Washburn
Bells
Jack Binion
Reflector
Robert Doss
Gladys Ray
Billie Earl Montgomery
Merle Robbins
Ruth Jopling
David Smith
Mary Lena Reeves
Inez Coffey
Thomas Sears
Monabelle Biggerstaff
Albert Lea Jackson
Anther Hudgins
F. D. Layman
J. P. Darwin
Betty Ann
Thomas Gillett
Grady Gillett
Grady
Thomas
Thomas D. Reynolds
Troy Lee Ford
R. D. Ford
Urah Lee Lewis
Pascal Farley
THE
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin Counties
Doc
James Jones
Jones
Ea Dos
George M. Hight
Bankers Life and Casualty Co
Ford
America
Fordomatic
Rusk & Houston
TOM Roach Motors
H.p. Beni
Sherman, Texas