Enlisted Soldier and Local Happenings From 1917 Sun
George Garner joins Battery E field artillery at Sherman and will head to Fort Worth for training next week. Miss Mae Graves at a Greenville house party. Roy and Mrs. Caylor announce birth of daughter. Lattimore couple welcome a daughter. Will Cox leaves for Dalhart to work in wholesale grocery. Evelyn Wilson hosts a party for friends. Morgan Benton and Mrs. M. A. Scott wed in Sherman with Rev. Baxter officiating. Coast Guard sergeant Steel Cantrell in San Diego earns promotion to first sergeant and gunner range finder. Lost wishbone breast pin with opal. reward offered. Local men seek Navy service in Dallas but many branches full. This season's cotton crop forecast at 11,440,000 bales.
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George Garner
Field Artillery
Sherman
Fort Worth
M. A. Scott
Bells
Court House
J. H. Baxter
Steel Cantrell
Coast Guard
San Diego
Calif
Sun Office
P. M. McKenna
Carl Fender
L. E. Sweeney
Grady
Buell Spindle
Dallas
Navy
Wichita Falls records hottest July in history
Old settlers claim July was the hottest on record in Wichita Falls as the 31 day period shows an average maximum temperature of 102 degrees. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Oscar Pierce on Wednesday. Call Reeves opens a cleaning and pressing parlor behind Gordon Clothing Company.
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Wichita Falls
Oscar Pierce
Call Reeves
Gordon Clothing Company
Texas Citation For Divorce In Grayson County
Citation orders Verna Mae Sterling to appear and answer a divorce petition filed by Rufus J. Sterling Jr. The case No 59806 is set for September 15 1952 in the 15th District Court at Sherman Texas. Published in The Whitewright Sun in July and August 1952.
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State of Texas
Verna Mae Sterling
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Rufus J. Sterling, Jr
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
25 Years Ago Board Members Elected at First National Bank
In 1927 J M Wright and Bryant King were elected to the board of directors at First National Bank. Various local items note achievements in butter judging, sunflowers, births, a death in Pilot Grove, and a high school graduate earning the top grade.
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the Sun
J. M. Wright
Bryant King
First National Bank
Floyd Harris
Kentuckytown
Grayson County Council
A. and M. College
Farmers
Whitewright
D. A. Ray
Sun
Clarksville
Lee Williams
Betty Sloan
Annie Wilson
Pilot Grove
Dorothy Gordon
Whitewright High School
Cracks At The Crowd and a Lesson in Home Etiquette
A niece's baby visits and shows off household items, breaking a vase and a teapot. The adults rescue the pieces and advise plain talk to curb such demonstrations. The piece ends with a wry remark on choosing a timid suitor and a tongue in cheek about a wife's potential career.
National Newspaper Week Set for October 1–8
National Newspaper Week runs October 1 through October 8. Sponsored by Newspaper Association Managers Inc. with the theme Your Right To Know a Constitutional Guarantee. The slogan Your Newspaper Lights The Way of Freedom remains in use. Theodore A. Serrill of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers' Association chairs the promotion.
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The
Newspaper Association Managers, Inc
Theodore A. Serrill
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Fish Story Tabasco Butter Sauce Recipe
Melt butter in a saucepan then add lime juice and Tabasco sauce. Stir in minced parsley until well combined. This yields about a quarter cup of sauce suitable for fish, with a Tabasco kick and citrus note.
Heat Stress Hits Farm Pond Fish Hard in Texas
Texas wildlife official R E Callender warns hot dry mid summer conditions stress farm ponds. Oxygen depletion and cloudy water from fertilizer and algae cause fish die offs. gentle wave action and occasional draining may aid recovery while toxins such as toxaphene and DDT wash in after rains.
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College Station
R. E. Callender
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Callender
Bell the Cat ordinance stirs in Ohio city
In a small Ohio city residents discuss a proposed rule requiring cat owners to fit bells on pets to protect birds. Skeptics worry the measure may be a smoke screen for other motives amid rumors of a mouse lobby.
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Ohio City
Origin of Democratic Donkey GOP Elephant
Chicago notes how the donkey and elephant became the two major political mascots. Thomas Nast created both animals in the 1870s, with the donkey tied to Democrats and the elephant to Republicans. The symbols evolved from satirical cartoons and endured after 1874 to symbolize each party.
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Chicago
Thomas Nast
Harper’s Weekly
Edward M. Stanton
Lincoln
Copperhead Press
Democratic Party
Horace Greeley
Finance Party
Nast
New York Herald
Woman and man clash over buttons in witty exchange
A humorous dialogue contrasts a wife scolding men for needing women to sew buttons with the husband retorting that without women there would be no need for buttons. The exchange highlights gender roles in a playful domestic setting.
Local News Requests Community Notices and Visits
The Sun invites readers to share visitors gatherings and any news items of local interest. It aims to publish community happenings and requests cooperation from the public to keep residents informed.
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He Sun
Mongrel 140 Years Old Dies in New England
Fanny a mongrel dog died Sunday night during a major operation in Dr M Terry Mills hospital in Charleston Mass She was believed to be one of the oldest dogs in New England bought by the Edwin Nelson family at one month old 20 years ago She reportedly had a litter of four puppies at age 17 highlighting the disparity between canine and human lifespans.
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Charleston
Mass
Fanny
New England
M. Terry Mills
Edwin Nelson
Can't Afford One Sun and Air Request Sparks Tense Talk
A couple discusses finances with one partner revealing stress from overwork and desire for rest while the other notes they cannot yet afford a vacation or leisure break. The exchange hints at budgeting limits and emotional strain.
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Department of Agriculture
By Claude Callan
Kaiser Aluminum
Whitewright Lumber Co
United States
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Stephens & Bryant
West Coast
Carload
Fir
L. LaRoe & Co
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