Weekend Visitors and Travelers Entertained in North Texas
Local families and friends across Denton Sherman Sherman County and Dallas hosted out of town guests and weekend visitors from Oklahoma Texas and California. Notable names include Rev C C Childress Mrs Roby Childress Mrs M T Hogue and Mr and Mrs Bill Harrelson among others as visits stretched across multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stuteville
Kilgore
Jack Morton
Irving
Grover Stuteville
Raymond Walt
Mr. Walt
Howard Davidson
Jim
Roy
Bob
New Hall
Calif
Vernon Lansford
Troyce Wali
Dallas
Joke and vignette collection from a late 19th or early 20th century paper
A sequence of humorous exchanges and sketches. A judge jokes about character versus St Louis. A child declares his loyalties among family and pets. A knife thrower jokes about his assistant. A mountain town shootout is recounted with a quip about a disordered motion. A suitor concedes his looks while a bride speculates on his future work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Lincoln and the Sheep Tail Riddle Echoes Wit
A tale recalls Abraham Lincoln asking a committee how many legs a sheep would have if its tail were a leg. The answer four, proving mislabeling cannot change anatomy. In another vignette Willie declines more food and pockets fruit for the road, humorously asserting both pockets are full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Lincoln
Willie
Two Walton disciples fish in a chilly scene
Two avid anglers pursue trout as a blizzard rages. A railroad foreman finds a halted locomotive and, seeing a single man beside the engine, calls out a warning or command.
Is This a Healthy Place West Stranger Asks Native
A stranger asks a West region native if the area is healthy. The native replies affirmatively, saying it surely is.
Born Here: A Stranger And A Remarkable Arrival
A man recalls being unable to speak or walk and being lifted from bed, saying he was born there. A stranger comments with quiet wonder, while a sports editor notes Thirston’s fielding slump due to chasing too many highballs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirston
Estate of Della Terry Deceased Executors Named
Notice to creditors of the Della Terry estate. Original letters testamentary granted December 6, 1954, by Grayson County Court. Creditors must present claims as prescribed by law. Executors J. M. Terry and Aubry S. Terry reside at Box 307 Sherman Texas. Published Whitewright Sun June 30 and July 7 14 and 21 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Terry
Grayson County
Sherman
State of Texas
J. M. Terry
Aubry
Terry
Whitewright Sun
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Starr
Veterans Hospital
McKinney
Mrs
Russell Summers
al Petty
Denton
Roby Childress
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
R. G. Hedrick
Bobby
Muskogee, Okla
Rev
C. C. Childress
Roy Waldrum Jr
Jacksboro
Roy Waldrum
Thomas Ayres of
W. D. Williams
Jack Dickerman
Carl Holland
John Johnson
Houston
R. E. Simpson
Lucille Wheatley of
Silsbee
John Dale Reeves
David Reeves
Commerce
John Reeves
M. L. Fieldman
Fort Worth
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Ted Spinks
Amarillo
J. P. Livingston of
Allen T. Short
Pernie Badgett
Mrs. L. T. Bishop
Stephenville
J. P. Darwin
Don Farmer
A. B. Hemphill
Robert
Jack Phitchard
Bells
Joe B. Johnson
Tom Blanton
Virgil Ward
Wichita
Kansas
Mary Jo Davidson
Cal
Severe Cook
A. G. Nicely
Savoy
Little Johnnie
Mommie
Daddy
Lazy Luke
George
Izaak Walton
Cupit Laundry
Chevrolet
Flint
Michigan
Hasty Chevrolet Company
Whitewright
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