Death and births mark small town week in 1919
Mrs. E A Davis died at her father Joe Cameron's southeast of town. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs John Gladden July 17 and a son born to Mr. and Mrs Wilson Bartley July 17. Grover Stateville hired by Sears Auto Co Ford dealer. Miss Eunice Cook Olive Neff Cordelia Yeager Ruth Montgomery George Garner Lillie McFatridge Pauline Bradley appeared on B Y P U program. Odd Fellows Lodge elected officers W H Horton Noble Grand W C Brown Vice Grand Jesse Wallace secretary W W Compton treasurer W M Hickson F M Echols and T D Booher trustees.
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E. A. Davis
Joe Cameron
Paul Graves
John Gladden
Grover Stateville
Sears Auto Co
Ford Dealer
Wilson Bartley
Eunice Cook
Olive Neff
Cordelia Yeager
Ruth Montgomery
George Garner
Lillie McFatridge
Pauline Bradley
B.Y.P.U
Bargain Chicken Prank Ends With Egg Surprise
Paduaca h Ky resident Hardin P Mc Cone stopped for a bite at a roadside eatery and saw boneless chicken listed for 10 cents. He ordered it but the waitress served a hard boiled egg instead, a practical joke on the cheap menu.
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Paducah
Hardin P. McCone
McCone
Tragic pedestrian death and local incidents reported
Mercedes daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Williams was struck and killed by a car in Oklahoma last Thursday. Miles Chumbley 14 of Kentucky town suffered burns recently while working on a vehicle. Bob Sears will place his big radio at Sears Garage Saturday night to receive primary election returns. Mrs R A Gillett celebrated her daughter Sarah Belle's birthday on July 23.
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Mercedes
Henry Williams
Oklahoma
Miles Chumbley
Kentuckytown
Bob Sears
Sears
R. A. Gillett
Sarah Belle
35 Years Ago: Obituary and Local Openings
John Sadler, 80, died at his daughter Mrs. N. H. Garner’s home on Thursday. Dr. Frank Layman, a dentist, plans to begin practice in Whitewight soon. The Southern Ice & Utilities Co. will open their uptown station this Saturday.
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John Sadler
N. H. Garner
Frank Layman
Whitewight
Southern Ice & Utilities Co
Mrs Ayres Dies at Home in Canaan Community
Mrs Marcus A Ayres died at her home in the Canaan community after a brief illness. She was a respected resident known for her family ties and community involvement. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by the Ayres family.
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Marcus A. Ayres
Canaan
Ventura boys set world seesaw record at 101 hours
David Williams and Pat McCook, both 13, spent 101 hours on a teeter-totter in Ventura California, surpassing a 100 hour mark and a 1951 college record. They dismounted at 5:05 p.m. hoping to claim the world seesaw record.
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Ventura
Calif
David Williams
Pat McCook
David
College of the Pacific
Sacramento
Texas Senate Joint Resolution proposes school fund amendment
Public notice explains Constitutional Amendment Number One on the November 3 1964 ballot. It would remove authorization to transfer up to one percent annually of the permanent school fund to the available school fund and requires a vote for or against at the election.
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Public Notice
Senate
State of Texas
Texas
Simpson Williams Nuptials Tie Two Families in Ector
Myra Lou Simpson daughter of Mr and Mrs John D Simpson and Johnny Mack Williams son of Mr and Mrs J P Williams wed at 8 pm Saturday in First Methodist Church Ector Rev Stephen D Stone presiding. Attendants include Saundra Simpson maid of honor Stephen Wesley Brown Jr best man and James Vernor Williams groomsman. Reception planned in future home. both graduates of Ector High School and Whitewright High School with Mr Williams employed in Sherman.
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Myra Lou Simpson
John D. Simpson
Ector
Johnny Mack Williams
J. P. Williams
Whitewright
Stephen D. Stone
Ed Ohmert
Norman Moore
Saundra Nell Simpson
Martha’ Louise Pierce
Stephen Wesley Brown Jr
James Vernor Williams
Robert Harold Simpson
Charles Edward Williams
Patricia Ann Barnes
Saundra Simpson
Martha Pierce
Louise Dodson
Patricia Barnes
Stephen Stone
Williams
Ector High School
Whitewright High School
Sherman
Kennedy Dreaded Journey to Dallas
Pierre Salinger recalled President Kennedy saying he dreaded the Dallas trip on November 19, 1963 not from fear but from weariness of his duties. Salinger, then a Democratic Senate candidate in California, spoke to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Dallas
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Salinger
U. S
California
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of
Leonardo da Vinci's 1490 Loom Design Remains Unbuilt
A note on a world tour mentions Leonardo da Vinci designing the first power loom in 1490 though it was never constructed. The statement ties his inventive work to early textile machinery and reflects historical speculation on his workshop.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Mineral lease request for Alberta Hite estate in Grayson County
Guardian Paul W. Hite seeks court authority to lease 209.58 acres held by Alberta Hite, a person of unsound mind, for mineral exploration with pooling and unitization. Property lies along Jordan Creek in Grayson County. Hearing set for August 10, 1964, in Grayson County Court.
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Alberta
Hite
Estate OF
Grayson County
Texas
Paul W. Hite
Alberta Hite
Grayson
State of
Jordan Creek
J. L. Osborn
James King
G. W. Newcomb
O. C. McGhee
J. Osborns Survey
N. W
E. Smith
N. E
E. A. Hite
J. Swindle
Moses Parker
Spencer Asberry
Parker
W. C. Denton
Daniel Wilborn
Timber Creek
Collinsville
Sun Oil Company
Paul W.hite
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Fannin County
United States
Judy Hill
John Allen Simpson
Complete Service Department
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Texas Press Association
San Antonio Street
Austin, Texas
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