This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1951
Page
4
After three weeks in office Sheriff Woody Blanton and his deputies, with Texas Liquor Con trol agents, continue a county wide crackdown on illicit liquor traffic in Grayson County with a series of raids designed to fulfill campaign promises.
The article notes bootlegging thinning to a trickle with an out-of-town buyer in Sherman failing to obtain liquor. It emphasizes the need for countywide cooperation among the county attorney, courts, and juries to end routine guilty pleas and $100 fines. County Attorney Murray Nance and staff are urged to pursue vigorous prosecutions following the sheriff's initial efforts.
The Prince of Peace a new 2.5 million Hallmark production will be shown at the Palace Friday January 26 with three performances at 2 pm 7 pm and 9 pm Admission 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children The feature highlights the Wichitas as scenery and stars Ginger Prince in her first screen appearance
Recipe of the Week describes preparing rutabaga in a cream sauce with butter flour and cooking water. It yields five servings and is complemented by pork sausage patties creamed rutabaga buttered peas biscuits margarine celery ambrosia vanilla crisps coffee milk. The note adds Ohio coal fields acreage.
Whitewright residents received an invitation to the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show set for January 26 to February 4. Fort Worth business leaders sponsored the trip, with Charles G. Cotten of the Chamber and Maxwell Goodman and Mack Pegues as officials. The event features a large premium pool, the world’s largest indoor rodeo at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum, mixed horse shows, and daily square dancing under a 1951 showcase plan with livestock from about 30 states plus Canada and Cuba.
Readers are offered hope for fast relief from eruptive skin infections with aureomycin described as the golden wonder drug. Early tests show superior effectiveness to penicillin and sulfa drugs, with capsules as effective as injections for many cases and no resistance observed.
A caller asks if the doctor is in and is told he is away performing an appendectomy. The child explains the word means $175, delivering a wry bedtime joke in a clipped diary tone.
Funeral services were held at Travis Street Methodist Church in Sherman for Sewell R. McKinney 64 former Grayson County schools superintendent. Born March 29 1886 at Van Alstyne he was a great grandson of Collin McKinney. Surviving are his wife son daughter and other relatives. Also notes on nylon care and local Texas landmarks.
Mrs Dorothy White Bush died Sunday at 10 23 a m at her Whitewright route 3 home after a 16 month illness. Born May 5 1921 in Bells she was married to Travis Bush June 4 1949. Surviving are her husband parents and a large blended family including Kenneth Jer ger and Kay Lynch. Funeral at Trenton Baptist Church with Rev Fred Thomas and Rev Terrell Gordon officiating. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery Whitewright.
Nylon fabrics gain popularity for durability and easy care. Nena Roberson from Texas A & M Extension Service advises washing nylon with household soap, handwash delicate trims, squeeze suds through, rinse with warm water, then lightly press and hang to dry. Dripping wet nylon can be hung indoors or outdoors, but avoid excessive direct sunlight.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.