Local notes and society brief from town event listings
A crash injures G A Lackey while cranking a car. Mrs. Emmet Penn hosts an open house. I O O F officers elected S D Barry N G J D McMillin W G D R Lewis secretary L O Lackey treasurer. Rev Vernon McFatridge named pastor of Kentucky town Baptist Church. A 42 Club formed at Louise LaRoe home with listed members. Mr F O Mangrum and Miss Ruby Watson wed. Heavy rain attains five and a half inches. A L Groves dies southeast of town. Gomer Graves starts work at Kimball Mills. Bermuda onion weighs over 10 pounds. Barn accident injures Lawrence Burden. Rotary program features Miss Willie Ross and Miss Mary Johnson. J B Hamilton named Magnolia Petroleum agent at Greenville. Baptist Young People Union organized at Pilot Grove with officers listed. Sallye Hamilton wins Galveston trip for top subscribers. J N Powell and B W Newman attend Masonic school at Wolfe City. Mrs Fred Cook hosts birthday for son Fred Jr. Miss Margaret Barbee travels to Dallas for work. Mrs B F Gafford and daughters visit. Kimbell elevators move 10 to 20 cars of grain daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Barry
N. G
J. D. McMillin
W. G
D. R. Lewis
L. O. Lackey
Vernon McFatridge
Kentuckytown
Louise LaRoe
Mary Rena Penn
Genevieve Davidson
Edna Womack
Sallie Joe Gowdy
Emma Davidson
Emma Phillips
Lena Mae Gowdy
Velma Kirkpatrick
Hazel Ray
Frances Wilson
Margreta Fender
Neva McMurry
F. O. Mangrum
Ruby Watson
A. L. Groves
Gomer Graves
Kimbell Mills
Dave Alverson
Canaan
Lawrence Burden
H. L. Gordon
Rotary Club
Willie Ross
Mary Johnson
J. B. Hamilton
Sallye Hamilton
Galveston
The
Sun
J. N. Powell
B. W. Newman
Wolfe City
Fred Cook
Fred Jr
Margaret Barbee
Dallas
B. F. Gafford
Lurline
Ruth
Austin
Kimbell
Community youths head to Ft Sill CMTC training camp
Whitewright area boys listed as going to Fort Sill Oklahoma for a month of Citizens Military Training Camp instruction. The article notes a social event hosted by Mr and Mrs J R Waldrum for church deacons including Alonzo Harper Pascal Harper Lonnie Dar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Ft. Sill
Okla
Citizens Military Training Camp
Lloyd Biggerstaff
Harold Hash
C. W. Phillips
H. O. Lee
John Baldwin
Si Simmons
Floyd Simmons
Grady Stepp
Don Holland
Eldridge Caylor
Herman Riddle
Jesse DeBerry
Weldon Skipworth
Chester Hash
Bonnie Howell
A. J. Turner
Thomas Sears
Clarence Wortham
Ocie Holcomb
J. R. Waldrum
Church of Christ
Alonzo Harper
Pascal Harper
Lonnie Dar
Citation to unknown heirs over Tioga land dispute
The State of Texas issues a citation to Josiah Derickson and a long list of heirs and administrators in Grayson County for case No. 63929. Plaintiffs seek title and possession of a one acre parcel in Tioga described from the Sarah Cross and John Fizer surveys. The defendants must answer by August 20, 1956, before the 15th District Court in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Josiah Derickson
John Fizer
William M. McWilliams
Abraham Burns
Isaac H. Fishback
Miller Thornton
Joseph R. Gray
J. L. Kitchens
Isaac Dericson
Eli Thomas
S. M. Thomas
Susan M. Thomas
Leander Welker
Mary E. Welker
W. R. Slaughter
Mary E. Slaughter
L. Welker
G. W. Welker
J. F. Welker
Sarah Cross
James P. Dumas
Enoch Jones
Elizabeth Wilson
Joseph Wilson
Charles S. Cross
James Cross
William Cross
Thomas P. Reed
John R. Gilliland
S. M. Weddle
F. J. Kyle
Isaac N. Porch
H. Smith
Margaret Porch
Sarah Weddle
H. Weddle
S. E. Leftwich
Francis Kyle
Elizabeth Crosby
R. M. Crosby
Mary Bywater
Louis Porch
Sarah Porch
Quinta Porch
Anna Porch
Edwin Porch
Yale Porch
Isabella Hiser
D. J. Hiser
James Porch
Otis Porch
Isabella Porch
John Porch
A. J. Mershon
Isabel Mershon
N. G. Shiflett
M. H. Shiflett
R. L. Holtzclaw
Witt Clift Holtzclaw
W. C. Gant
W. Thurman
C. L. Thurman
J. A. Thurman
W. C. Thurman
Ellen Moss
W. T. Moss
Eva Neal
H. M. Neal
W. W. Thurman
L. M. Thurman
R. L. Thurman
Roy Thurman
D. C. Thurman
W. C. Gault
Lorena Gault
Gainesville
Cooke County
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Joretta Spears Wheeler
Et Ux
Gomer R. Wheeler
Finis Spears
Isobel Spears van Meter
C. E. van Meter
Et al
Sarah Cross Survey
Tioga
Metes
H. V. Estes
Pupil Laverne Kilgree Hosts Piano Recital
Laverne Kilgree, pupil of Miss Tommie Chenoweth, gave a piano recital at the Hampton home on Monday evening. She was assisted by Bonnie Bell Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Hamilton. Also mentioned were Jesse Baxter Dr J F Spindle and J M Simmons in attendance.
Washingtons and Lincolns for Today Sayings
A wry quotation highlights trust in well known figures and warns that unreliability harms people and business. The Sun invites readers to submit news items to its desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Abe” Lincoln
Illinois
Lincoln
Jerome P. Fleishman
Veterans GI Bill Q&A on Insurance Training and Loans
A veteran asks about waiving premiums on WWII GI term insurance and converting to permanent plans. training deadlines for Korean GI training while on active duty. joint loans with non veterans. and qualifying farms for Korean GI Bill training. Answers cover conversion options without a physical, three year training start limits, proportional VA guaranty for veteran share, and farm activity requirements.
Steel strike not hurting auto makers report
Detroit dispatch reports the steel strike is not harming the auto industry. Car makers, amid production curtailment, have 30 to 60 days of steel at current output and some are surveying suppliers for alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Car Makers Brace for Steel Shortage Amid Output Cuts
The industry warned steel shipments from mills could halt, prompting automakers to stockpile during April to June and reduce car assemblies. Record dealer inventories of finished vehicles pressed the need to curb production.
Partition Suit Notice for Belmont Addition Land Denison
Citation to Clara Bell Wehmeyer and heirs for partition of Lots 226 227 228 Belmont Addition Denison Grayson County Texas. Plaintiffs Sybil Newsom and R E Newsom seek division of property with court date set August 13 1956 before the Honorable 15th District Court Sherman Texas. Clerk V Earnest deputy Nancy Davenport. Published Whitewright Sun July 5 12 19 26 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Earnest
Grayson County
Texas
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
State OF
Clara Bell Wehmeyer
A. D
15Th District Court
Court House
Sherman
Sybil Newsom
R. E. Newsom
Belmont
Denison
Nancy Davenport
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. A. Lackey
Emmet Penn
Benton Roberts
Main
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Greenville
Baptist Young People’s Union
Pilot Grove
F. Lovell
Jesse Cornell
Ruth Lovell
Thelma Ownby
Joe Ashinhurst
Arthur Russell
Lois Chism
Virginia Benson
Clint Hopper
Earl Benson
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Sun
Reserve District No
First National Bank OF Bells
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S
P. H. Wilson
E. C. Whiting Hilliard Wilson Directors
State OF Texas
Grayson
M. C. McCollum
Grain
Feed
Pascal Farley
Big Brothers
L.C.F
Chevrolet
G.V.W
G.C.W
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