House Moves to End GI Tax Exemption
The House approved a bill by 119 to 19 to end the extra tax exemptions for armed services members by December 31, 1947. Service pay would be tax free, officers gain 1500, civilians 500. It would also end admissions tax relief and transportation tax exemptions for servicemen and women on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Armed Services
Herbert Eberharter
Dem
Pennsylvania
Retrospective: Youth Missed 1947 Conveniences Declared
Clyde Warwick in Canyon News laments that young people of today do not know what they have missed. He recalls screen doors electric fans telephones automobiles movies paved highways air conditioning loudspeakers radios comics and many 1947 conveniences. He asks, are we getting old?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Warwick
The
Canyon News
Warwick
Divorce Petition Served in Grayson County Texas
Citation issued to Johnnie Craig commands appearance by August 18, 1947 before the District Court in Sherman. Peggy L. Craig files suit for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment, filed March 11, 1947, in Case No. 55466. Clerk S. V. Earnest signs, deputy Iva Davidson assists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Johnnie Craig
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Peggy L. Craig
S. V. Earnest
Iva Davidson
New Traffic Code Clarifies Hitchhiking Rules In Texas
In Austin George Clarke of the Texas Safety Association states the Uniform Traffic Code does not ban hitchhiking. The code prohibits standing in a roadway to solicit a ride but allows standing on road shoulders. penalties range from $1 to $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
George Clarke
Texas Safety Association
All Aluminum House Proposed at $2500
Ann Arbor engineer Ivan Cummins, 30, proposes an all aluminum five room house with kitchen bath fixtures and garage priced around 2500. He cites aluminum abundance and lower labor costs due to easy fabrication and previewed a trial home with plans for mass production later this year. A separate WWI casualty note lists 121 soldiers died in hospitals and 200 on the battlefield from gas poisoning. Mules used nosebags for bananas around the fruit crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ivan Cummins
Cummins
Texas Road Cost Climb To Billion In Thirty Years
Austin Texas backed by State Highway Commission chairman John S Redditt reports nearly one billion dollars invested in Texas road network in 30 years since the Highway Department was formed. Paved mileage rose from 6061 miles in 1929 to 25734 miles by July 1 as traffic demand grew and more roads were built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
State Highway Department
John S. Redditt
State Highway Commission
Redditt
Foreclosure Suit Over Delinquent Taxes in Grayson County
Citation issued to L C Long Myrtle Long and others in Grayson County Texas to appear in the Fifteenth District Court in Sherman on September 1 1947 to answer the tax lien foreclosure matter No 55760 regarding Lot 29 Block 6 OT P Whitewright for years 1932 through 1944 totaling 164 84 dollars plus interest penalties and costs S W Earnest District Clerk Iva Davidson Deputy (Seal) July 16 1947
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Grayson
L. C. Long
Myrtle Long
Fain Townsend Company
Combs and Glade
W. K. Long
Fifteenth District Court
Grayson County
Said County
Sherman
A. D
Whitewright
S. W. Earnest
Iva Davidson
Three Things That Shape a Man’s Quiet World
A brief verse notes three enduring forces that form a man’s life none the less. It claims solitude with the grindstone, patience, and self reliance craft a world where ordinary sounds fade and simple toil defines existence. The poem hints at resilience and personal focus through humor.
Citation Notice Names Forestalled Heirs in Grayson Suit No 55700
Plaintiffs Anna N Hunter Ernest H Hunter Roy F Hunter and many related Hunter and Blackmon heirs are summoned in Grayson County Texas Fifteenth Judicial District Court for a case filed as No 55700. The notice requires appearance on or before June 19 1947 before Judge in Sherman at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Mamie Sexton Roberts
William Aldridge
N. L. Blackmon
C. E. Blackmon
C. FE. Blackmon
N. E. Blackmon
H. C. Blackmon
Moning Osburn
W. D. Blackmon
A. D
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Anna N. Hunter
Ernest H. Hunter
Roy F. Hunter
Carrie Catherine Hunter Overcash
Walter Lee Overcash, Jr
Gertrude Elizabeth Hunter Ghantt
Sadie Hunter
Mary Hunter Christmas
Malcomb B. Christmas
W. C. Hunter
J. Clyde Hunter
Ruby Hunter Wilson
Walter B. Wilson
Aileen Hunter Fite
Milon Fite
Grace
Partition suit for 816 acres in Grayson County Texas
Plaintiffs named as heirs and legal representatives of multiple Blackmon heirs file to partition 816 acres of land in Grayson County Texas. The suit seeks appointment of commissioners, a writ of partition, sale of the property, and distribution of proceeds among plaintiffs and defendants per their respective undivided interests. Judge and date noted July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie G. Blackmon
Mattie Lucile Blackmon
Nell May Blackmon Sullivan
Charles W. Blackmon
Edward A. Blackmon
N. E. Blackmon
Carl Henry Dahne
H. C. Blackmon
Alice Blackmon
Clifton Blackmon
Joy Blackmon West
Clarence A. West
Fern Blackmon Banks
Joe Banks
Moning Osburn
W. D. Blackmon
Henry Hynds
Sarah C. Blackmon
I. L. Hood
Rossie E. Hood
Pearl Cunningham
A. H. Cunningham
G. W. Chapman
H. Har
Notice of Sheriff's Sale No. 55529 Grayson County Texas
Sheriff announces sale on August 5 1947 at Grayson County Courthouse to satisfy a June 16 1947 judgment against Ned Smith and unknown heirs for delinquent taxes with interest and costs. Property: Lots 17 and 18 Block 39 O T P Whitewright Texas. Sale subject to redemption and other legal rights. Fred Prestage Sheriff and Ralph T Oliver Deputy Sherman Texas. 4131
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
State of
District Court
Grayson County
Texas
Ned Smith
Et al
Whitewright
Fred Prestage
Ralph T. Oliver
Sherman
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William D. Blackman
W. H. Cave
W. D. Blackman
T. M. West
Joe Marsh
Clarion
de Marne
United States Brewers Foundation
Lone Star Fay
Lone Star Gas Company
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