Social Roundup Hears of Visits and Births Across Texan Towns
Mr and Mrs Tom Kelsey announce the birth of a son on Jan 5. Families from Durant Paris Dallas Denton and Van Alstyne visit relatives in Greenville Gainesville and surrounding towns. NTSC student Mary Pennell visits parents at home. The Thursday Evening Bridge Club met with high scores noted and plans a future gathering.
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Tom Kelsey
Mary Pennell
NTSC
Denton
Mrs
W. E. Pennell
4 H Club Sees New Year Ideas and Recipes
Junior 4 H Club met in the fifth grade room on Monday January 24. The president led the meeting as members recited the 4 H motto and prayer. The secretary read minutes and outlined new year resolutions while the program committee proposed poems. Miss Guthrie demonstrated a pear grape salad and apricot with cream cheese samples were served along with cheese crackers.
Waiter Wears New Hat Sparks Morning Stir at Toots Shor’s
Nick Kenny reports a waiter at Toots Shor's who brings home a new hat that makes him look foolish. His wife objects but the man says the salesman forced the hat on him and he felt unable to argue after seeing his reflection.
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Nick Kenny
Toots Shor’s
Housewives Swap Wash for Unemployment Benefits Scheme
In Oldham England two housewives qualified for jobless benefits by swapping laundry. They employed each other and met weekly to stamp each other’s national insurance cards proving work for six months, then fired each other to collect benefits for a six month period before rehiring.
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Oldham
England
Lancashire
Texas Divorce Citations In Grayson County
Two court notices issued in Grayson County Texas command responses by March 7 1955. The first case 61854 is Faye Seymour versus Bill Seymour seeking divorce on grounds of cruel treatment with 61854 filed January 19 1955. The second case 61888 has G B Young suing Clara Berry for title and possession of property in Laynes Addition Denison Texas with March 7 1955 deadline.
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State OF
Texa
Bill Seymour
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Faye Seymour
W. Earnest
District Court
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
Clara Berry
G. B. Young
Feme
Grayson
Laynes
Denison
Earnest
State OF Texas
Enna Brown Batsell
Rowan Batsell
de Bonis Non
de Bonis
J. C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
Fullines
Whitewright
Labor ministry official cites nationwide ongoing issue
A Labor Ministry official acknowledged limited options and suggested the problem is likely spreading across the country, saying there may be little that can be done to halt it.
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Labor Ministry
Inland Lake Tides and Personal Resolve
A brief exchange notes small tides in inland lakes and Chicago’s Lake Michigan tide range under two inches. The dialogue also reveals a personal goal to give up smoking as a result.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago
Homemaking and typing students shine in PTA program
The January PTA program featured Mrs Blanton's homemaking girls modeling jumpers in gray spun rayon tweed cotton corduroy and sailcloth. First and second year students showcased diverse outfits while Miss Darwin's typing II class presented progress and a top typing score of 67 WPM. The Whitewright Future Farmers of America conducted a parliamentary drill under E J Morgan with leadership from Billy McDowell to Jimmy Bassett.
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Laura Bess Rich
Betty Ann Williams
Donna Wetzel
Ella Sims
Nelda McCurdy
Alice Ayres
Ella Mae Hood
Lynda Pannell
Ann Hunter
Margaret Williams
Miss Darwin
Johnnie Harper
Sue Alexander
William Russell
Laura Williams
Donna Williams
Barbara Hasty
Green Hand
Whitewright Future Farmers of America
Denton
Billy McDowell
Benny Simpson
Noel McKinney
Loel McKinney
Jimmy Smith
Sentinel
William Cox
Jimmy Bassett
E. J. Morgan
Father and Children Admit Obedience in Month’s Survey
A playful exchange shows the father asking which child was most obedient last month and did all tasks. The children respond in unison that the father himself was the most obedient during the period.
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Pop
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Tommie Hodder
Dallas
William Kelsey
Durant, Okla
Harvey Stevens
Frank White
Paris
T. J. Lilley
Frank Smith
Claud Jones
Gainesville
Elbert Price
E. A. Love
Lamasco
Clydean Selman
Mrs. Royce Jones
J. W. Inter
Adah Gillespie
Olive Myrick
al Petty
Russell Summers
Earl Blanton
Becky
Greenville
Winnie and
Sallye Hamilton
Mrs. Hayden Hamilton
Johnnie Hynds
van Alstyne
Frank Wright
Bonham
J. E. Worsham
R. H. Thornhill
Fort Worth
M. L. Thornhill
Houston Garner
Pleasant Grove
Homer Sanderson
Loren Paul Ryan
Austin
University of Texas
Vernon Bryant
McKinney
O. L. Jones
Jess Blanks
Los Angeles
Calif
Edgar Ayers
Linda and
Jackie Pannell
Alice Blanks
Denis
A. B. Jones
Grover Stateville
Fred Starr
Veterans Hospital
Rice Melugin
Betty Harris
Grace Decker
D. F. Hodges
Calera
Okla
J. H. Hudgins
A. A. Hudgins
D. W. Smith
A. L. Smith
Purvis Smith
Jane
Leonard
John Vestal
J. F. Roberts
Pottsboro
Emmett Penn
R. E. Hickman
Neva Smith Woods
Ray Smith
Ted Walker
Jack Walker
Boyce Murphree
Dick Walter
Clint Hennig
Emory Christian
Wilson Kaiser
Glen Earnheart
Philip Earnheart
A. M. Bryant
Katy
San Antonio
Fed
Katy Ay
Sota
TOM Roach Motors
Ford Crestline
Ford
Ford Customline
Linton Savage
The
Travelers Safety Service
By Robt. Day
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