Memory Lane Dispatch Highlights Local Events
A Sunday afternoon wedding unites Down Memory Lane Levers Holcomb and Miss Lucy Brock. Reports note rainfall of six to eight inches last Friday, flooding creeks and damaging Cotton Belt track east of town. Other items include births, injuries, farewells, and social visits across Ely News coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levers Holcomb
Lucy Brock
Thomas J. Doss
W. J. Doss
John A. Ray
Whitewright
Laurence Marquis
South Africa
Edwin May
Wichita Falls
Gladys Ray
H. D. Neff
Hamlin
Obituary and Society Notes From Local Area
Paul Jarvis son of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Jarvis died in a Sherman hospital on June 26. Mrs. R. L. Sears and daughters hosted a golden butterfly party at the Sears home Tuesday afternoon. J. L. McSpedden and Miss Lillian Mathews of Pilot Grove were married on Sunday. Orbin Blanton will attend the University of Mexico in Mexico City. Mrs. Jimmie Yates has returned from Dallas. Dr. I. P. Gundy of Sherman died in Seattle, Wash., on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jarvis
P. M. Jarvis
Sherman Hospital
R. L. Sears
Marvin Bryant
Madill
Okla
Jack Mitchell
Florida
Sears
J. L. McSpedden
Lillian Mathews
Pilot Grove
Orbin Blanton
Mexico City
University of Mexico
Jimmie Yates
Dallas
I. P. Gundy of
Sherman
Seattle
Wash
Citation by Publication in Grayson County Estate Case
Public notice to Ada Randolph Potter estate creditors and interested parties. William R. Bryant guardian filed final account July 2 1956 with County Court Grayson County Texas. Hearing set for July 16 1956 at Sherman courthouse to contest or approve account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Ada Randolph Potter
Grayson County
Texas
William R. Bryant
Sherman
A. D
J. C. Buchanan
Louise Gill
Whitewright Sun
State OF
H. L. Luker
S. E. Luker
Samuel Moore
Easter H. Moore
Easter H. Rush
15Th District Court
Court House
Henry C. Rush
H. Luker
Big Mineral Creek
Alf Johnson
W. B. Crabtree
Gordonville
D. C. Smith
Crabtree
E. Luker
Ss. V. Earnest
Nancy Davenport
Optimist Says Cheer Up When Things Go His Way
A brief quip notes that an optimist urges cheerfulness when events align in his favor. The remark frames optimism as a reaction to favorable outcomes.
Four Washability Levels Defined for Men Shirts and Wear
Washington report outlines four washability degrees for men's shirts pajamas and sportswear plus a possible dry clean label. The definitions aim for universal understanding across manufacturers laundries and homemakers with a two year effort led by Max J Lovell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Max J. Lovell
National Association of Shirts
American Home Economics Association
Texas Woman Cottons To Her Job as a Ginner
Mrs. Florence Donigan of Pattison runs a cotton gin from August to October and manages a family gin in a South Texas town. With life centered on cotton she works up to 12 hours daily during the fall season. She and her husband own three other Texas gins and learned buying during World War II, proving women can master demanding work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Donigan
Forth Worth Press
Whitewright
Farmer's Daughter Challenges Inheritance Rule in Germany
A North German farmer's daughter claims she should inherit the family farm under equal rights rules. Two lower Saxony courts have rejected her case. she proceeds to the federal supreme court. Separate note says research finds hens lay most eggs at 55 to 70 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
North Germany
Lower Saxony
Federal Supreme Court
Germany
Grain cravings linked to alcoholism, doctor says
Dr Theron G Randolph of Chicago argues some alcoholics are food addicts, seeking to delay withdrawal by consuming allergenic grains in liquor. He cites a volunteer whose hangover-like symptoms recur after eating wheat, suggesting cure may lie in diet. North America’s prewar oil share noted later in report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Chicago
Theron G. Randolph
Randolph
Yale University
Quarterly Journal of Studies
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Sid Hudspeth
Atoka, Okla
G. W. Pope
Oscar
Pig) Jones
J. R. Jordan
West Grand Avenue
Reynolds Haliburton
Lillian Cambron
Oklo
T. K. McMillin
West Maple Street
Joe Rich
E. J. Lilley
Jesse Blackerby
Ely News
James Arthur Burden
Dyer & Jones Drug Store
Bryan Weber
Montgomery Ward
Laredo
J. H. Cantrell
Julius Cantrell
Billie George
John Pace
J. R. Fleming
Denison
Homer Sanderson
Almajo
Dorotha Darwin
Herkimer
Jerkimer
Stan
Tire Sale
Olympia
Triple Star
Stan’s Auto Supply
Whitewright, Texas
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Doc
Dr. Randolph
North America
SOUND
Ben Ramsey
Sunbeam Cooker
Guior
Sunbeam
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