Local visits from area residents over the weekend
A roundup of short weekend visits shows Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bixler of Wylie visiting friends, Miss Jane Meador of Fort Worth visiting her parents, and numerous Dallas Sherman and McKinney residents spending time with relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Bixler
Wylie
Jane Meador
Fort Worth
Mrs. C. J. Meador
Jerry Wilson
J. P. Darwin
Bobby Booher
Sherman
E. W. Booher
Mary Jeanette Jones
Dallas
Mrs. O. L. Jones
Patsy Gotchee
Mrs. W. D. Williams
Jack Thrasher
McKinney
Ross Alexander
O. G. Alexander
Joe Rich
N. B. Nicholson
Farmersville
W. T. Nicholson
Boyd Newman
B. W. Newman
Leslie Holland
Mrs
Carl Holland
Sidney Scott
Noel Scott
R. I. Scott
Friday Literary Club Meets for Africa Theme
The Friday Literary Club gathered January 22 at Mrs. Olivia Whedbee's home. Members shared Africa facts, discussed Leaders for Africa's Treasures and Leaders for Africa's Troubles, and Mrs. Sears announced a $20 donation for the March of Dimes after a coffee gathering at Mrs. C. P. Johnson's home with visitor Mrs. Lanius Kincaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia Whedbee
Africa
B. W. Newman
Homer Sears
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Owen Hull
C. P. Johnson
Sears
Lanius Kincaid
Rotary Club hears Judge Dickson on delinquency and roads
County Judge J N Dickson of Sherman spoke at the Rotary Club about juvenile delinquency and the Cotton Belt highway plan. He forecast a Sherman to Commerce highway years away, with Tom Bean to Whitewright funded in 1954 and Tom Bean to Sherman delayed due to 1954 55 funds. Accompanied by Deputy Chambers and Patrolman Kyle, he attended with visitor Andy Anderson. Rev Newton V Cole announced porch light crew captains for tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Blanton
J. N. Dickson
Sherman
Rotary Club
Dickson
Cotton Belt
Tom Bean
Whitewright
Grayson County
Chambers
Kyle
Andy Anderson
Newton V. Cole
March of Dimes
Clarence Tillett
Earl Blanton
Wilson Kaiser
Harold Taylor
Prices for Farms Showing Decline
Washington report from the Agriculture Department notes reduced demand for farm land as a hedge against inflation. Declines in farm produce prices and income, plus crop restrictions for 1954, cooled the postwar land boom and lowered farm real estate values. The Mayflower barn in Buckinghamshire is said to use timbers from the vessel that carried the Pilgrims in 1620.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Korea
Buckinghamshire
England
Atlantic
Publication Notice In Estate of George W Ratliff Jr
Public notice in Grayson County Texas states No 10454 estate of George W Ratliff Jr. administrator George W Ratliff Sr seeks final account and discharge. Hearing set on Sunday February 1954 at Sherman courthouse. Interested parties must file written answers and contest if needed. Clerk J C Buchanan administers with deputy Marguerite Berry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
George W. Ratliff, Jr
Grayson County
Texas
George W. Ratliff, Sr
Sherman
A. D
J. C. Buchanan
Tex
Marguerite Berry
Ialeet
Whitewright
Humorous Anecdotes From Everyday Life And Travel
A collage of lighthearted vignettes includes a substitute teacher honeymoon mix up, an Irish crowd advising about whiskey, a diabetic grandmother in a maternity ward, a child’s cheeky comment, a health claim about following doctors orders, a sailor’s navy contract cue, a country visit with a sow pig joke, a romance tip about liking someone, and a mountain wind travel mishap where a passenger refuses to fasten a seat belt.
Peach on a limb and study of history twist
A playful exchange features John asking about after class intentions with a professor and Mary coyly replying with a risqué twist. An oldtimer quips that the finest sight is a limb on a peach, delivering a comical old-time flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mary
Doctor Warns Patient on Smoking After Heart Worry
A man visits a doctor worried about his heart. The physician asks if he smokes and learns the patient lights about 15 cigars daily. The doctor advises cutting down and trying to be satisfied with less.
For sale ad and travel note with auction tone
A fragmented listing describes a black format size 12 outfit worn once offered for sale or trade for a baby bed. The text trails into a separate hint about a cowboy boarding an airliner, creating a disjointed public notice fragment.
Hidden refuge prompts patient and doctor quip
A patient declares a secret place mother warned them about and jokes with the doctor about hearing sounds in the ear. The physician responds with a wry line about where else such sounds would be heard.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Morris Wallace
Pecos
Elmo Wallace
Larry Cooper
A. & M. College
College Station
Lewis Cooper
C. C. Childress
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Ray Hansard
Jack Hansard
Wilburn Ayers
J. W. Ayers
Leonard
Edgar Ayers
Murl Ryon
Luther Gordon
Lela Ryan
Guy Hamilton
Guy Hamilton Jr
Birmingham
Mich
Craig’s Cafe
S. H. Montgomery
W. E. LaRoe
Gomer
Sherman Savings & Loan Association
East
Lamar
Sherman, Texas
Miss Jones
Maggie Riley
Billings
Mont
Thornhill Laundry
Gum
DeAnLield Cosmetics
Beauty Line
Walker Pharmacy
Pascal Farley
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