Whitewright Almanac Highlights Local Happenings
Community notes record births marriages and anniversaries in Whitewright including a girl born to Mr and Mrs W N Hall a marriage license for H F Caraway and Miss Pearl Strickland and a twin birth for the Montgomerys. Local business and social items mention a 142 degree thermometer reading at Kimbell Milling Co and Odd Fellows district meeting attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Carter
Fort Riley
W. N. Hall
J. S. Street
Manning & Clark
Floyd Samples
Walter Keeling
Ely
H. F. Caraway
Pearl Strickland
Whitewright
the Sun
Fred Wilson
Kimbell Milling Co
Fred Cook
W. C. Cook
Josephine Pierce
P. J. Pierce
Sherman
A. F. Vestal
J. A. Harper
Zelma McCoy
P. R. Johnson
Clint McFarland
Calera
Okla
Porter Cemetery
Ely and Enterprise News
J. M. Sturdivant
D. B. Taylor
Epworth League
J. C. Parsons
Sun Office
Lucian LaRoe
Angeline Wilson
East Whitewright
R. S. Morehead
Ott Lackey
Lucian Andrews
Paul Delfel
Odd Fellows
Whitesboro
Frank Hicks
Frank Montgomery
Corona, N. M
Ohio Judge Urges Marriage Course
Cleveland Ohio Common Pleas Judge Arthur H Day urges a compulsory marriage preparation course before couples may obtain a marriage license He compares the license to other state grants and notes current requirements include being single passing a blood test being competent and able to pay the license fee.
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Cleveland, O
Common Pleas
Arthur H. Day
Ohio
Insects Attracted by Blue Light Advice for Night Bites
Cleveland report notes blue in light lures insects. General Electric engineer Joseph P. Ditchman says most bulbs attract bugs at night. He advises picnickers to use white lights away from people and yellow bulbs around tables. He suggests blue bulbs and a black light trap placed away from gatherings.
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Cleveland
Joseph P. Ditchman
General Electric
It's got to where one word rings like an anvil in my ears
A bus ride with hockey players from Louisville to Toledo interspersed with jokes and a Southern girl’s sharp quip about dialect. A Pennsgrove drugstore sign mocks laxatives and thunder. Two farmers visit a bank for loans, drink whisky, and joke about debt and land while in a somber mood. A boy warns a girl not to answer a telephone in the tub due to electrocution risk.
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Louisville
Toledo
Ohio
Jokes and anecdotes from a rural Virginia divide
A collection of short humor bits about a railroad time debate a cynical husband and wife and a coming of age moment. A young salesman questions sun time while a mail carrier defends railroad time and a father navigates a provocative calendar girl drawing with his son.
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Virginia
Size 15 Collar Sparks Oysters For A Man
A floorwalker asks a customer about notions to hide during business hours. A young bride requests a pint of oysters from a grocer who asks size options. She decides the oysters are for a man with a size 15 collar.
Tax lien foreclosures in Grayson County Texas record
The State of Texas files a tax collection suit in Grayson County against B A Elliott and H B Short deceased or heirs for Lots 6 13 4 and 15 Block 23 Original Town Howe to recover delinquent ad valorem taxes including interest penalties and costs up to judgment. The filing date July 16 1953 names court 15th District and return date August 31 1953 with foreclosure of liens sought.
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State of Texas
Grayson
B. A. Elliott
H. B. Short
Howe
Grayson County
Texas
District Court of
15Th Judicial District
District Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Sun
Franklin S. Harris
Fort Sill
Oklo
J. H. Biggerstaff
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
First National Bank
L. O. Lackey Cole & Davis Co
J. H. Hollingsworth Holcomb Tire Shop
Mangrum Bros
R. R. Waldo Sanderson Barber Shop
Simmons Barber Shop
Dyer & Childress
Luther Gordon Luther Smith & Son
Manning, Clark & Meador
Craig’s Cafe
Kingly Cafe
H. P. Boss
Texaco
Cull Reeves Hansard Filling Station
Texas-Louisiana Power Co
J. A. Norris
Orangeville
Roberts Co. Whitewright Lumber Co
L. LaRoe & Co
Gran Delain
Walker Pharmacy
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
You and
Pennsgrove
N. J
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
Hothoinil
New Electric
Nho
Hotpoint Electric Way
Community Public Service Company
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