Local notes and community updates from Whitewright area
Obituary notes Mrs J B Williams dies at her son’s home near Tom Bean. A fishing trip brings Bryant Penn John Philip Barbee and Elmo Wallace to South East Oklahoma. Kentuckytown Self-Help Club president Mrs F T Harris attends Farmers Short Course at A and M College. School superintendent H L Durham attends summer school at Baylor. July rainfall in Whitewright totals 1.82 inches. Albert Lea Jackson ships as crewman on a merchant steamer for two months from Houston. C B Bryant III earns Dixie Camp for Boys honor as outstanding camper. Dr George K Stephens of Sherman plans to open an office in Whitewright August 1.
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J. B. Williams
Arthur Williams
Tom Bean
Bryant Penn
John Philip Barbee
Elmo Wallace
Oklahoma
F. T. Harris
Kentuckytown
A. & M. College
H. L. Durham
Baylor University
Waco
Whitewright
Albert Lea Jackson
Houston
C. B. Bryant III
Dixie Camp
George K. Stephens
Sherman
Three Injured in Collision at Choc taw Creek Bridge
Sunday night an accident at the Sherman Luella road left Russell McGinnis Clifford Gould and Mrs Billy Beams injured. R R Waldo the Van Alstyne funeral director has joined the Lloyd Moore furniture store and moved his family here. Mr and Mrs Wes Judd report the birth of a son on July 21. Bow Corner Club met Friday with Mrs Hannah Neely.
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Russell McGinnis
Clifford Gould
Billy Beams
Choctaw Creek Bridge
Sherman- Luella Road
R. R. Waldo
van Alstyne
Lloyd Moore Furniture
Wes Judd
Bow Corner Club
Hannah Neely
Pilot Grove News
Canaan Farmer First To Plow In Cotton Reduction
J. E. Smith of Canaan leads Whitewright area in plowing up cotton for the acreage reduction campaign. Several named residents including Thomas Sears Woodrow Smith Clovis Childress Charlie Clyde McLean Billie Earl Montgomery and H. R. Musser visit Turner Falls Oklahoma for a few days. Mrs R A Gillett honors daughter Sarah Belle on her twelfth birthday with a dinner. Barber price cuts spark five cent shaves and ten cent haircuts at some shops. Needlework Guild meets with Miss Carolyn Simmons and Mrs Joe Wallace. Mrs Joe Wallace dies at 78 in Sherman.
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J. E. Smith
Canaan
Whitewright
Thomas Sears
Woodrow Smith
Clovis Childress
Charlie Clyde McLean
Billie Earl Montgomery
H. R. Musser
Turner Falls
Oklo
R. A. Gillett
Sarah Belle
Carolyn Simmons
Why Do Mosquitoes Find Humans Savory
Ottawa reports the Canadian Defense Research Board enters year two of a five year study to determine why humans attract mosquitoes. Entomologist Ian Lindsay notes reassessment after three and five years. work conducted at Canadian universities aims to develop longer lasting repellents. He cites body odor, skin color, and clothing as factors and mentions Eskimos and Indians show more immunity.
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Ottawa
Canadian Defense Research Board
Ian Lindsay
Lindsay
Constitutional Amendment on Ballot for November 1958
Proposal for a Texas constitutional amendment to be voted on November 4 1958 at the general election. The measure would require resignations before candidacy for a different office if more than one year remains in the term. Proclamation and publication duties assigned to the Governor.
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HOUSE
Texas
State OF
State of Texas
United States
PCR
The Spice of Life and Lifts From the Lounge
A string of light anecdotes and quips on health aging pay TV late night humor and workplace jests. Jokes range from knee talk about a neighbor to a headhunter’s call and satire on sponsorship and television.
Don't Dig Up the East 40 Guns Buried
A farmer serving overseas writes to his wife about planting potatoes in the east 40. He warns her not to dig there, noting that the guns are buried in that field. The lighthearted exchange blends home front tasks with wartime danger.
Wartime letter prompts potato planting reply
A censor reads a wartime letter and the husband receives a response from his upset wife. She recalls soldiers overrunning the east 40 and digging it up, asking what to do. Her practical reply: Plant the potatoes.
Asthma Medicine Moonshine Joke At Kentucky Court
A Kentucky man is arrested for possessing a bottle of corn whisky and pleads guilty to possessing illegal moonshine. He says the liquor is medicine for his asthma, while the judge asks if it helps. Homer Livingston of the American Bankers Association shares the tale at a Louisville bankers gathering.
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State OF Texas
Grayson
Allie Keliehor
Grayson County
Texas
J. N. Dickson
Sal County
Mavis Drive
Corpus Christi
Kentucky
Homer Livingston
American Bankers Association
Livingston
Louisville
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