Residence Sale and Local News From Whitewright
Byron Sears buys the current residence from Charley Truett for 4500 dollars. U S Navy man Austin Stedham returns to Great Lakes after visiting relatives. R S Morehead sells the post office confectionery to Pat Zarafone of Pittsburg. J R Oliver attends a Duroc Jersey hog sale at Arlington. Frances Giles and Eva Horton return from NTSC summer session in Denton. John Legate, candidate for district clerk, dies. A home intrusion near Whitewright leaves a watch and trousers missing. Laura Lynn Major visits from Luchoufu China to stay with her parents. Paul Owen, Ely farmer, suffers a head injury from a mule kick. A two-year-old is rescued from a well at the Meadows home in Pilot Grove. Harriet M Dixon dies south of Whitewright. C S Witt moves from Celeste to Whitewright and takes over a railway interlocking post. Bonham pair buy T A Taylor stock, plan Saturday opening. Jim Gatewood, a Black man, beaten to death near Whitewright. M W Williams contracts for a $6000 six room brick veneer home. July 18 Pauline Binion leads club girls to Sherman encampment. July 15 birth of a daughter announced by Mr and Mrs Bill Henderson at Pilot Grove. Earl Blanton, Donald Hall, and Leland May return from Lubbock. Mr and Mrs Robert Holland of Dallas announce a son born July 20. WMU program at Baptist annex features several local presenters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Caylor
Byron Sears
Charley Truett
Austin Stedham
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes Naval Station
R. S. Morehead
Pat Zarafoneta
Pittsburg
J. R. Oliver
Arlington
Frances Giles
Eva Horton
Denton
NTSC
John Legate
W. H. Murphy
Laura Lynn Major
Luchoufu
China
A. E. Major
Paul Owen
Ely
J. A. Meadow
Pilot Grove
Harry
Charlie Roberts
Bonham
T. A. Taylor
Jim Gatewood
Whitewright
M. W. Williams
Pauline Binion
Sherman
Cornell Andrew
Capitola Conner
Irene Dixon
Cassie Hunnicut
Patta Jean Hulett
Fern Russell
Bill Henderson
Earl Blanton
Donald Hall
Leland
Lubbock
Robert Holland
Dallas
Holland
WMU
Baptist Annex
J. C. Gillespie
W. F. Fields
Olive Myrick
E. J. Lilley
Bettie Currin
B. W. Newman
Myrtle Badgett
Preston Ever Heart Post elects officers at meeting
At a Preston Ever heart Post American Legion gathering on Tuesday evening the group elected Percy Darwin as post commander and Grover Stuteville as vice commander along with other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Everheart Post
American Legion
Percy Darwin
Grover Stuteville
Citation to Bill Reed heirs in Grayson County trespass case
Court summons Bill Reed and listed heirs in a trespass to try title suit over 12 1/2 acre tract in Grayson County Texas. Plaintiff Jennie E Madden seeks title and possession. case filed June 27 1955 in Fifteenth District Court Sherman. Citation issued June 27 1955. returnable August 15 1955 at 10 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Bill Reed
W. M. Reed
Fannie Reed
Nettie Reed
Rebecca Reed Harris
Ardelia Reed
Ardella Reed
Bennie Reed
A. D
Fifteenth District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Jennie E. Madden
W. MM. Reed
Azalee Boddie
Nathaniel Reed
Paralee Reed
Rosie Reed
Leanna Reed
William Henry Reed
Bell Freeling
Choctaw Bayou
James Blagg
G. C. Dugan
Williamson Austin
Saidine
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
Local News and Social Notes from Whitewright Area
W E LaRoe the commander and staff including George Burnham adjutant and John Jenkins sergeant at arms plus J R Waldrum chaplain have released the Hamilton farm southwest of Whitewright to Guy Hamilton at end of current crop year. F E Douglas resigns as active vice president of the First National Bank to become local manager of Graham Mill and Elevator Co. at Graham. Mr and Mrs Homer Jenkins announce the birth of a daughter on July 22. Mrs Lester Haile Mrs Chess Pope and Miss Myrtle Badgett will attend a home demonstration club course in College Station Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Miller of Midland announce the birth of a son on July 20. Mrs Miller is daughter of Dr and Mrs C P Johnson of Whitewright. Mr Emmett England son of Lonnie England and Miss Margaret Savage of Lewisville wed at Lewisville on July 16. Miss Belle Huddleston of Stamford and D E McCoy of near Whitewright were honored with a birthday party at the McCoy home Wednesday. Miss Mary Dale King hosted a banco party Tuesday afternoon with guests from Trenton and Whitewright. The best possible way to kill time is to work it to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. LaRoe
George Burnham
John Jenkins
J. R. Waldrum
Tony Weber
Hamilton
Whitewright
Guy Hamilton
F. E. Douglas
First National Bank
Graham Mill and Elevator Co
Graham
Homer C. Jenkins
Lester Haile
Chess Pope
Myrtle Badgett
College Station
Frank W. Miller
Midland
Miller
C. P. Johnson
Emmett England
Lonnie England
Margaret Savage
Lewisville
Belle Huddleston
Stamford
D. E. McCoy
Near Whitewright
McCoy
Veteran Education Benefits and Death Pension Inquiries
Answers cover using a second school for language courses within VA designations, surviv ors' insurance as income for pension, National Service Life Insurance debt affecting coverage, and VA compensation if a disability results from Public Law 16 training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Service
Doctor's Kids Draw Enchanted Visitor’s Quiet Admiration
A visitor to a small town is charmed by two fair-haired girls playing in a neighbor’s yard. When she asks who they are, the ten-year-old boy explains they are the doctor’s children and that he keeps the best for himself.
Personality Takes Turn Toward Milder Side With Advanced Age
Chicago report analyzes how personality shifts with age from 17 to 55. Dr Josef Brozek of the University of Minnesota compares youths 17 25 with men 45 55 noting increased emotion and tension yet greater happiness from relationships and steadier work attitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Josef Brozek
University of Minnesota Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene
Birds Circle Low Before Storm Warns Grandfather
A family exchange cites elderly superstition and a college student’s echo about birds flying low before a storm. The nephew supports the idea, linking heavy air to insects dropping and birds skimming ground for food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh
Jim
Also Mentioned on This Page
Abner H. St. John
Harriet M. Dixon
C. S. Witt
Celeste
Mr. Witt
W. J. Bryan
Emerson Electric
IHC
Meador’s
Mary Dale King
Banco
Elaine Connelly
Trenton
Marie Badgett
Martha Lee Bradley
Ruth Waldrum
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
Dorothy Chumbley
Martha Jo Darwin
Sting
J. T. Fox
J.T. Fox
South Walnut
Grayson
R. F. Ashburn
J. T Fox
Old Settlers Park
OLD Settlers Reunion
Bill Hames
Lallact
Snap Shots, Inc
Walker Pharmacy
Arthur J.snider
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
Forest
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Jerome McKinney
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!