Local Obituaries and Community Notes From Whitewright Area
A roundup of death notices births marriages and local events. Uncle Johnny Shell 133 died at Greasy Creek Kentucky on July 10 and B B Kimbell 66 died at home. Wayne Robinson and Ruth Nelson wed July 7. Miss Mildred Cantrell won the prettiest girl prize at North Texas Normal College Denton. Earl T. Kirby 23 died in Anthony Kansas with funeral at Wittee Cemetery. Mrs Katherine Taylor 73 died at daughter’s home. Mrs Maud Mangrum Gray trains as a nurse in Sherman. Harold Key elected principal Ida High School. Pascal Cox injured in Dallas. Mr and Mrs B P Morrow moved to Wolfe City. Miss Gladine Gates and Roy Blanton wed June 26. 50 Years Ago note on Whitewright Milling Co directors. sun rise breakfast for Camp Fire girls. births announced for a daughter and a son. various praiseworthy greetings and local updates.
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Johnny Shell
Greasy Creek
B. B. Kimbell
Jim Mullins
Wayne Robinson
Ruth Nelson
Katherine Taylor
R. W. Painter
Maud Mangrum Gray
Sherman Hospital
Hubert Cox
Brookshire
Pascal Cox
Dallas
W. M. Cox
Whitewright
Harold Key
Ida
Wittitee Cemetery
Earl T. Kirby
Anthony
Kansas
J. L. Truett
Sun Force
B. P. Morrow
Wolfe City
H. E. Durst
Desert
Sun Office
Gladine Gates
Roy Blanton
Dallas News
Whitewright Milling Company
R. M. Lively
P. McKenna
J. B. Woosley
Alfred Medlin
Jnc. D. Patterson
W. E. LaRoe
Bill Riddle
L. H. Darwin
Kentuckytown
County Court Citation In Land Dispute Denison Texas 1957
Plaintiffs SAM BURTON ET UX seek title and possession of Lot Three in Block Twelve of Day and Munson Addition in Denison Grayson County Texas. Defendants include WILLIAM R CARUTHERS et al with unknown heirs. The citation requires an answer by August 12 1957 before the Grayson County District Court in Sherman.
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Texa
William R. Coauthane
J. K. Miller
Thomas A. McIntid
H. Brooks
O. Harris
Ann Maxey
Ben Maxey
Decia Patterson
Daisy Sims
Rena Kidd
Alice Kidd
Annie Stanford
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Sam Burton
Foustine Burton
Earnest
Gladys Hamilton
Uty
Whitewright Sun
Salt and Pepper go together at hospital
Fresno report shows Sallie Salt, 3, and Johnnie Pepper, 7, admitted the same day to Valley Children's Hospital. They shared a room and eye trouble and were operated on by the same doctor.
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Fresno
Calif
Valley Children’s Hospital
Average American working life rises from 32 to 42 years
A study notes the typical American man now spends about ten more years in the workforce than before, increasing from 32 to 42 years. The change reflects longer careers and evolving retirement timelines across the United States.
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U.S
Misery Has Company As Air Conditioners Are Stolen
Calvert City report says Mayor H. V. Duckett and real estate agent Robert Arnold had air conditioners stolen from their offices. Both officials expressed anger and offered no immediate leads as investigations begin.
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Calvert City
H. V. Duckett
Robert Arnold
Arnold
Record Cold Snap: Texas Hits 23 Below in 1899 Tulsa
The historical note recalls Texas' lowest temperature, 23 degrees below zero, recorded at Tulsa on February 12, 1899, marking a brutal winter extreme in early records.
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Texas
Tulsa
Without a Will How Property Is Inherited by Law
An explainer on intestate succession covers who inherits when there is no will. It outlines how community property is divided among spouses and descendants, noting that laws differ for real and personal property and for homesteads and varied survivor scenarios.
Burglars Flee After Intercom Alert at Wisconsin Eatery
Mrs. Percy J. Faith, owner of a Racine restaurant beside a country highway, evicted burglars by using the intercom between her home and the restaurant 400 feet away. She commanded them to raise their hands and they fled without stealing anything.
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Racine
Wis
Percy J. Faith
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George Gattis
R. May
Josephine
Lester May
Waco
H. Benedict
Caldwell
Idaho
Sam Marshall
Mildred Cantrell
Ing
North Texas Normal College
Denton
W. G. Booker
Orangeville
Tom Sears
Atma Casualty
Wanrrono
Whitewright Cleaners
Montgomery
DODGE
Plymouth
Montgomery Motor Co
Dick Montgomery
Mer. & Co-Owner
Dodge-Plymouth
W. Main
Denison
Brady
McCulloch County
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Humo
Caraway Bros
Humble
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