Local Notes From 1923 Sun Paper Family News
A PTA organization forms locally. births and a school accident are reported. Obituaries include Norman Brown and others. Triangle Club officers are elected. a farmer jokes about hog slaughter. An ad lists aluminum and enamelware prices. various community notes close the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
A. C. Brown
Rolla Vestal
Joe Lee Pritchett
W. R. Booker
Mahurin News
Triangle Club
Lucille la Rue
Sue McConnell
Robert Cantrell
Durelle Mangrum
Laura Elizabeth Cantrell
Ira Kirkpatrick
Cole and Davis Co. Acquires Hudson and Davis Store
N. B. Warner, 70, postmaster at Bells, was killed in an auto accident. Local business changes include Cole and Davis Co. taking over the Hudson and Davis dry goods shop.
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Cole & Davis Co
Hudson & Davis Co
N. B. Warner
Bells
Legal Notice in Grayson County Texas 1963 Citation
1938 notice recaps a land dispute in Grayson County Texas with parties L. O. Blanton Jr Mary E. Blanton D. W. Light and others. Court date fixed February 11 1963 before the 15th District Court in Sherman. Land description covers 20 acres tied to E. M. Jones survey and related deeds. Publication in Whitewright Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Jones League
J. S. Thompson
Jones League
Permelia Conger
N. E. Ritchey
Grayson County
Texas
G. P. Gafford
J. B. Washburn
Sherman Texas
Eunice S. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Population boom from lower death rate rather than births
The article notes that population growth stems from reduced mortality due to medical advances. It cites Sri Lanka in 1946 launching a nationwide antimalaria campaign, raising population from 6.85 million to 9.6 million by 1959, while births remained mostly steady and deaths fell about 60%.
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Ceylon
Texans urged to shop early for 1963 inspection stickers
AUSTIN Col Homer Garrison Jr, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, urged motorists to obtain the 1963 vehicle inspection sticker by April 15, 1963. Half the period has passed and about a quarter of vehicles have been inspected. delays loom if inspections crowd the last days. There are about 5,000 stations ready to handle the volume to avoid arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Garrison
Salesman’s wife compared to Teddy Roosevelt Rough Riders
A salesman jokes that his wife acts like Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, shouting charge wherever she goes, making a playful public remark about her bold behavior.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Sam
Foam padding to become standard in new cars by 1964
Goodyear Foam Products chief predicts padded dashboards will be standard in most American cars by 1965 and fully common by 1970. He says foam absorbs impact to reduce injuries and will not rebound like furniture foam, transforming car interiors into safer, padded cabins.
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Detroit
F. R. Evans
Foam Products Division
Goodyear
Evans
Belives
Automen
Padding Cars To Save Lives Aims For 1962 Safety
The article notes padding inside cars as a safety measure with plush colors and embossed surfaces to please eye and touch. It cites 1962 traffic deaths near 40,000 and an estimated public cost of 7 billion dollars, underscoring safety as the primary motive.
Fishing leaders for toothy fish and flies
A wire leader protects the line from sharp teeth while a fly leader helps presentation and hides the line from the fish.
Estate of J. O. Reed Deceased Excutrix Named
Bessie Reed qualified as independent executrix of the estate of J. O. Reed deceased. Creditors must file claims with executrix at 2408 North Travis Street Sherman Texas and pay debts owed to the estate. Published in The Whitewright Sun January 17 24 31 and February 7 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Reed
Grayson County
Texas
Bessie Reed
North Travis St. Sherman
Executrix
Whitewright Sun
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Norman Brown
Sherman Hospital
Giles Variety
Lon H. Darwin
John R. Harper
Weldon Binion
Ft. Worth
Elmo Wallace
R. P. Childress
State OF Texas
D. W. Light
S. E. Marshall
John Miller
Q. M. McCullough
L. Williams
M. E. Williams
Jane Farris
Ida McDougal
A. M. Gilmore
J. H. Brown
Vera Brown
W. E. Badgett
Helen Badgett
H. M. Snowden
Aldene Washburn
J. H
J. L. Dyer
Dyer & Childress
Joe Johnson
R. May
J. F. Spindle
John Reeves
R. A. Gillett
N. L. Manning
Sherman
Imogene Nelms
Lubbock
W. O. White Jr
Near Whitewright
Whitewright
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
Texas Press Association
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Cry
Shevrules
Chevrolet
Whitewright, Texas
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