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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1951
Page
7
A classroom note urges students to inventory desks, erase pencil marks, smooth pages, and cover books. It explains the office provides covers and asks students to follow directions on the front cover, stressing care of property and consideration for others.
The sophomore class held a Jan 18 party from 8 to 10 in the ag building with many square dances. Attendees included Myra Nell Scott, Mary Lou Alexander, Beverly Bassett, Norman Harper, Aubrey Burnham, Kenneth Jones, and Larry Cooper. sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Burnham, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard. The Howards are thanked for supporting local teen social events.
Friday night the Tigers and Tigerettes beat Tom Bean girls 19 to 17 and boys 57 to 27. Jones and Parnell tied for high with 7 points each. Guthrie led Tom Bean with 13. Christian topped Whitewright with 12 as they defeated Tom Bean boys. Saturday Slidell upset Sherman at Hughey Memorial Gym 36 to 23 with Musser scoring 10 for the Tigers and Enis 15 for Slidell.
Whitewright presents a Baptist teen program at Tom Bean featuring a sermon in songs and scripture. The student choir performed several numbers while Joy Ann Layman and Jeanette Jones sang duets and Ruth Ann Cummings read poems. About 228 attended and the Bethel group received the attendance banner. Whitewright attendees included Doretha Magers and Mary Pennell.
P V Compton Roy G Dutton Irvin Suckle and Myer Shosid Grayson County Texas form Compton Lumber Company a limited partnership with Sherman as principal place of business. Partners include one general P V Compton and three special partners each contributing 5000 cash for a 1/4 share with 10 year term.
A long list of individuals including Nancy May Jeanette Jones Peggy Parnell Florena Williams Joy Ann Layman Mrs Edgar Ayers Martha Dee Williams Jimmy Nossaman Jack Smith Shirley Blanton Ruth Ann Cummings Jimmy Christian Martha Lee Burchfield Rev and Mrs James L Cooper Carol Hughes Dorothy Birdwell Nora Hughes Dixie Watkins Sarah Head Gwen Kent and Molly Rutledge referenced by M R in a memorial context.
The Q and A covers eligibility for a 1951 special dividend for disabled veterans with waivers of good health, GI Bill training eligibility tied to 90 days wartime service, waivers of disability compensation for Air Force Reserve drill days, handling overpayments of subsistence for GI training, and a question on new down payment rules for Federal Reserve Board regulated GI business loans for trucking.
The VA answer explains down payment exemptions for guaranteed business loans, medical care eligibility for service connected disabilities after any discharge other than dishonorable, and that automobile aid at government expense applies only to World War II service for loss of a leg under current law.
Scotland Yard fingerprint expert F R Cherrill proposes doctors could spot impending illness by examining patients left hand prints. His Nature article cites "white lines" appearing on the left hand of those with pathological conditions and notes left hands of the deceased deteriorate faster, suggesting living left hands may reveal signs of disease.
A brief note reports a study of fingerprints suggesting an undefined pathological cause for the white lines or creases. The passage also comments on social advice about relationships with women, advising that giving them the sense of having their own way requires letting them have it.
Citation No. 58648 lists Lester O. Lindsey as plaintiff and Goldie May Lindsey as defendant with a divorce on the grounds of cruel treatment. Issued January 9 1951 by Drake Deputy in Texas. The document references February 26 1951 as Greeting and January 9 1951 as the filing date.
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