Local Social Notes and Upcoming Buys in Bonham Area
Local residents share weekend visits and births across Bonham Whitewright Denison Sherman and Paris corridors. Notables include Mrs Wayne Stephens ill at home Roy Robinson visiting Trenton and several families from Dallas Albany Texarkana and Gainesville with extended stays. Local ads promote Lem Tittsworth Bonham furniture and goods. The Monday Night Bridge Club reports high scores and plans a February 5 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence McMillin
Cecil Doss
Glenn Doss
Allen T. Short
Vestal and McCarty Tie Knot in Van Baptist Ceremony
Miss Anna Jo McCarty of Commerce married Joe Truett Vestal of Whitewright in a candlelight service at the First Baptist Church in Van. The couple plans to reside in Commerce where the groom studies at East Texas State Teachers College. The bride is a Van High School graduate and Baylor University junior. Out of town relatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Vestal
Whitewright
Anna Jo McCarty
Commerce
van News
Tom McCarty
Joe Truett Vestal
R. C. Vestal
First Baptist Church
Van
R. D. Copeland
Marian Murray
Baylor University
Waco
James McCarty
Mary Ann Petty
East Texas State Teachers College
P. M. Coleman
Josephine
Pat E. Emmett
Houston
T. J. Hines
Grand Saline
Bobby Stringer
Wills Point
Jane Rosson
Talco
Rotary Club Meeting Hosts East Sherman Pastor
Rotary Club of Sherman Friday meeting featured Rev. R M Williams pastor of East Sherman Baptist Church as guest speaker introduced by Rotarian James Cooper. Secretary Summers reported 100 percent attendance for the week with hopes of a perfect month. Visitors included Al Slusher of Corpus Christi and John Clift of Denison. Roscoe Gillett chaired and welcomed four Grayson County lawyers Judge R C Vaughan Jack Nossaman Boyd Newman and Robert Doss as guests with Nossaman introducing Vaughan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Hasty
Rotary Club
R. M. Williams
East Sherman Baptist Church
James Cooper
R. R. Summers
Nuell Skaggs
al Slusher
Corpus Christi
John Clift
Denison
The
Sun
Rotary
Roscoe Gillett
Grayson County
R. C. Vaughan
Jack Nossaman
Boyd Newman
Sherman
Robert Doss
Gillett
Nossaman
Judge Vaughan
More and Better Cotton Seed Decay Prevention
Seed rot caused by soil bacteria and fungi kills cotton seeds before germination. Protection is available by treating seeds with an organic mercury dust at low cost, under 10 cents per acre, advised by county agents.
Hidden Reds in American Industry Threaten War Effort
In a stern warning, FBI chief J Edgar Hoover argues communists exploit heavy industry to cripple U S war production. He notes 55 000 known Communists concentrate in industrial unions and warns saboteurs could emerge during a national emergency. Report includes a factory interview about suspected party members among the workforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalin
Russia
Hitler
Free World
FBI
U. S
J. Edgar Hoover
Communist Party
FBI Ciief
United States News
War Production and Sabotage Concerns Cited
A speaker warns against open sabotage and union influence, noting the danger to war production if sabotage occurs. He asserts workers are loyal Americans but cites a city plant with a union controlled by Communists as a potential trouble source, with FBI and management on alert to protect production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Baking Soda Shortage Traced to Scare Buying
Large baking soda producers blame ongoing scarcity on scare buying and consumer hoarding as demand outstrips supply. Local distributors note persistent shortages across New York and surrounding areas amid the recent panic buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Divorce Petition Served in Grayson County Texas
Citation No 58648 commands Goldie May Lindsey to appear by 10 AM on Monday February 26 1951 before the District Court of Grayson County Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Lester O Lindsey filed January 9 1951 seeking divorce on cruel treatment with case No 58648. S V Earnest clerk Nancy Drake deputy issued January 9 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Goldie May Lindsey
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Lester O. Lindsey
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Soda ash shortage eases as strike ends. demand remains high
A 3 percent month strike in the soda ash industry ended Sept 25 but producers struggle to catch up with demand. A manufacturer spokesman says baking soda output is at a record rate, yet housewives buy four to five packages instead of one or two, risking continued tight supply for weeks.
Funeral director quips with mourner at 98
A humorous exchange unfolds as a funeral director asks an elderly mourner for his age and the 98 year old replies he is nearly done. The director quips that it may not be worth going home, reflecting a grimly comic moment.
Hadacol Restores Appetite Says 15 Year Old
Sara Loraine Beck of Coker Alabama reports she recovered from run down illness and poor appetite after using Hadacol. She says she weighed 90 pounds before and now weighs 123 pounds with good appetite after ten months of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Loraine Beck
Coker
Alabama
Loraine
Loraine Beck
LeBlanc Corporation
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wayne Stephens
Roy Robinson
Trenton
Luther Gordon
Greenville
Mrs. L. R. Alexander of
Dallas
Carl Heninger
Milton Calahon
Gadston, Ala
Mrs
M. E. Winburn
John McGaughey
Albany
Mary McGaughey
Cumby
Lee Norris
Charlie Ayres
W. T. Ayres
Clemmer Coggins of
Decatur
J. E. Coggins
J. W. Forrest
Texarkana
Mrs. Hill
Mineral Springs, Ark
W. H. Forrest
C. W. Pope
George Gordon Pope
Bonham
E. G. Gilley
Ector
J. F. Spindle
Sally Cherry
Gainesville
Troy Owen
Ely
St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sherman
Paul Taylor
W. E. Stanford
Lee Wilson
Laura Jean
Frank Phillips
Mrs. Morris Riddle
Blue Ridge
Lem Tittsworth
East 4Th Street
Singer
Philco
Lem Tittsworth’s
R. T. Pennington of
James Reeves
NTSC
John Reeves
Jack Barbee
Children of Commerce
W. J. Barbee
Robert Welch
O. H. Layman
Stephenville
Vestal
McCarty
Robert L. Doss
Citizens National Bank Bldg
Denison, Texas
Whitewright Lumber Co
George & Benson
Searcy, Arkansas
France
Italy
England
Hadacol
Insurance
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Yound
Mound City
Mound City Way
L.la Rue & Stn
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