17 Years Ago in Whitewright Milinery Change and Local News
Mrs Annie McGaughey buys J F Bogid millinery stock and joins Lilleys millinery department. Benedict Dry Goods sold for 3890 to A M Robinson. consolidated with Spivy stock. Various social events, auctions, weather notes, and local business ads recap life in Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie McGaughey
Katy
Martha Bryant
Denton
Clara Wilson
W. P. Valuga
T. E. Barbee
R. H. May
Sherman
Frank Christian
Sid Hudspeth
Irene McMillin
Austin
Minnie May
Jessie Fogle
Irene MecMillin
Williams
Mildred Benedict
Rachel Montgomery
Kathleen Hudspeth
Clint McMilin
Gaines Bow
George German
Percy Davis
Kern Glidewell
Oran Sears
John Yeager
John Eden
King Farm
Everheart Cemetery
Local Business Moves and Post Office Relocation
Crockett and Frazier plan a bakery at the site of the former post office after it moves to new quarters. Whitewright bank deposits total 1 135 643 42 and resources 1 732 426. Hudson and Davis have bought the Armstrong dry goods store with J C Robinson of Paris named manager. Mrs. F R McFatridge census enumerator for Whitewright provides details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crockett & Frazier, McKinney Bakers
Whitewright Banks
Hudson & Davis Company
Armstrong Dry Goods
J. C. Robinson
Paris
F. R. McFatridge
Whitewright
New Year motoring resolutions urged in Kansas paper
A 1932 Kansas newspaper urges five New Year resolutions for motorists following a record high in auto fatalities. The tips emphasize prudent driving, respecting others rights, avoiding roadhog behavior, maintaining lights and brakes, and staying watchful to prevent accidents. The article ends with a note on ancient Egyptian cosmology.
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Kansas
New Cure for Drug Addicts and Insanity Cases Explained
Cornell scientist Dr Wilder D Bancroft describes a protein agglomeration theory for anesthesia and drug addiction using sodium rhodanate as a dispersing agent. He cites a 49 year old man cured in seven days from morphine with no relapse for weeks, and discusses manic depressive and catatonic dementia psychoses as functional types potentially treatable with agglomeration therapy and psychotherapy.
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Cornell
Wilder D. Bancroft
Ithaca
N. Y
Claude Bernard
Cornell University
Lapicque
France
Richter
Gutsell
Rutzler
Langenstrass
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Washington
Heckscher
The Good Old Days by Bruce Barton
A reflection on hardship and resilience through historical glimpses of the past. The piece notes grim fates in old times, compares them to modern comforts, and argues that trouble is normal yet humanity survives and improves. It cites Harvard and Yale families to illustrate enduring patterns of marriage and mortality, ending with a nod to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s father.
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Bruce Barton
William Hard
Harvard
Yale
Helen of
Helen
Kruschen Salts Diet Promise Fat Loss Tip
Advertises Kruschen Salts as a safe weight loss aid for women. Recommends a morning dose of half a teaspoon in hot water before breakfast with diet tweaks. Claims quick benefits like energetic health and a attractive figure. Promises money back if not satisfied after first bottle.
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Kruschen
Sheriff Sale Issued for Grayson County Real Estate
In Grayson County Texas Wayne G Simmons sues Thomas G Forbes case No 11890. By order of sale dated December 28 1931 the sheriff will sell February 2 1932 at courthouse Sherman to highest cash bidder two tracts in Block 3 Original Town Plat of Sherman. First tract describes 50 by 120 foot parcel. Second tract begins at the southwest corner of Lot 6 and continues as described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Street
Hattie Sumner
City of
Sherman
Walnut Street
Max Eppstein
N. B. Birge
Grayson County
Texas
J. P. Geren
Mill Creek
Canton
Horton
Washburn
Dave Washburn
F. L. Kidd
Alexander Morrison
Varas
A. W. Hullett
Pottsboro and Denison
A. Morrison
Tomas G. Forbes
Frank Reece
Fred Holloway
State of
Grayson
Wayne G. Simmons
Thomas G. Forbes
Court House
Towit
J. B. McAnair
First Tract
Also Mentioned on This Page
Files of the Sun
H. T. Atterberry
Comptroller’s Office
T. H. Lively
Clyde Thompson
Arlington
Johnnie V. Dossey
Walter Hestand
Internal Revenue Department
Aper Jameon
Collecor
Lon Manning
J. W. Wilson
Dallas
Hardware Dealers’ Association
U. S
Garland Bros
J. W. Woosley & Son
Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Company
Wade Robbins
O. L. Sears
Mitchell Cox
Dart Automobiles
Monroe Bryant
Bells
Kimbell Milling Company
North
Deadbroke
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sheriff's Sale
Henry Heape
Lincoln St
Savannah
Gates Bakery
Whitewright Institution
Lloyd Moore
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