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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1948
Page
7
Dr F M Williams, local dentist, addressed the general science class on the care of the teeth. He demonstrated proper techniques and showed X-rays of teeth and other body parts, thanking him for an interesting talk.
The article lists W H S graduates with current activities including Polly Brown and Bessie Jo Russell in Denton, Doris McKinney at Bennett's Beauty Shop in Whitewright, and others at Commerce, Austin College in Sherman, or working in Dallas Celina Sherman and Tulsa. It notes wide ranges of data in reports on students teachers buses lunches and college applications.
The article discusses the demanding duties of a superintendent of schools, noting that the public often underestimates the role. It explains a large portion of the job involves preparing reports for various recipients about educational affairs and administrative matters.
Gene Stubblefield and Betty Black erby star in The Perils of Pauline while Mary Thornhill and Caye Vanda griff perform Song of the Thin Man. Several duos headline a rich bill including This Happy Bed Night Mare Alley and Olsen and Johnson.
The article notes many children of compulsory school age missed school last year. It suggests using a visiting teacher to reach those families and improve attendance, detailing parental responsibility and potential community impact.
New York report notes whisky consumption fell from 1946 levels while beer purchases rose due to more babies. Adm. F. E. M. Whiting USN cites the baby bottle as the reason for whisky decline.
Two sheriff sale notices from Grayson County Texas announce foreclosures on delinquent taxes. First sale targets Charles Hayley property Lots 1 and 3, Block 5 Milam Heights Sherman with redemption rights. Second sale concerns N B Warner et al parcels in Bells and surrounding land with three described tracts on Cornelison Creek. Both set for February 3, 1948, at the Grayson County courthouse.
The president of Licensed Beverage Industries notes rising birth rates strain family budgets and shift spending to beer. He cites a record 87 million barrels consumed last year, up from 79 million in 1946, while whisky intake dropped 30 percent in 1947.
A deed description fixes land along the James Crawford survey and Ferguson tract near Sherman. The Texas citation to Lois and William Baulch requires appearance by February 16, 1948 in Grayson County District Court, case No. 56120, regarding Margaret Miller as plaintiff and Lois Baulch as defendant.
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