Travelling couple visits Chicago and Washington scene
The narrator and companion tour Chicago visiting a former Miss Dorothy Dooley, then fly to Washington D C with hostess Alva Rice and pilot Sonny Smith. They see a ranch style house owned by Mr and Mrs Clifton Bass, meet Nora Hughes at the White House, and tour fashion shops with designer Cora Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Winchell
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Orville Russell
Marshal Fields
Dorothy Dooley
Conway Craig
Alva Rice
Sonny Smith
Ralph Judd
Ralph
Sonny
Gladine Harper
Wanda
Clifton Bass
Lela
Clifton
Washington, D.C
Cove Joe Vandagriff
White House
Nora Hughes
School Grounds Care And Maintenance Guidelines
The article stresses summer care for school grounds including mowing raking and resodding. It highlights pruning trees shrub trimming ongoing replacement and general shaping to improve appearance and create a positive impression on passersby and visitors. It underscores pride among pupils faculty and caretakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C
Know the Sophomores
A school feature introduces sophomores with birthdates and fleeting details. Max Taylor born Sept 11 1934 aims to be a mechanic and loves eating. Other students include Bill Brown born Nov 23 1932, Peggy Burchfield born Aug 4 1933, Gladine Harper born Sept 5 1932, Gwen Kent born May 18 1933, Mildred Morris born Nov 4 1933, Conway Craig born Dec 9 1932, and Dorothy Dooley with various hobbies and sayings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Taylor
Jimmy
Bill Brown
Bill
Jimmy Christian
Peggy Burchfield
Ouida
Gladine Harper
Sonny
Cora
Mildred
Gwen Kent
Gwen
Shorty
Mildred Morris
P. M
Gladine
Conway Craig
Dorothy Dooley
Dove Joe
Eddie Burkhalter
Junior
Molly Jo
Bladine
Beverly Judd
Peggy
Edna Griffith
Minnie Mae
Edna
Jack Badgett
Mr. Petrash
Herman
J. D. Leard
Bobby
Barrie
Gene Bush
Herman Musser
Eugene Bass
Ray Simpson
Billie Earl
Carol Hughes
O. R
P. B
School Youths Share Hobbies Ambitions and Romances
Reading a nostalgic class portrait, the piece lists students with birthdates and dreams such as Eddie Burkhalter ranching and Beverly Judd hoping to be a doctor. It threads names, hobbies including driving and skating, and crushes through a lengthy, affectionate roll call with nicknames and school pride.
Senior Class Poem and Sheriff's Sale Notice
The page mixes a 1949 senior class poem featuring D W McKinney Beverly Cove Joe Mary Thornhill Wanda Nell and The Bell editor giving a nostalgic school scene with a legal notice listing a Texas sheriff sale in Grayson County for G M Davis et al on July 5 1949 at the Grayson County courthouse. It details the foreclosure of a tax lien for 347.08 dollars with interest penalties and costs and describes the property Lot 11 and 12 Block 19 OT P Gunter Grayson County Texas subject to redemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
District Court
Grayson County
15Th Judicial District of Texas
G. M. Davis
Texas
Gunter
Markel Dicken
J. H. Brown
Sherman
Lock light eases finding lock in the dark
In Gary Indiana a door handle housed light from a battery powered unit. The device, developed by a Larned Kansas inventor, beams light through a window in the handle to illuminate the lock both for building and vehicle doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
National Patent Council
Larned
Kan
Quart of Virus Could Infect Billions
New York reports Dr. Theodore Rosebury says one quart of parrot fever virus could infect seven billion people, tied to psittacosis as a potential top weapon in biowarfare. He notes a single ounce could infect the U.S. and Canada, with disease spreading via birds and causing diarrhea and wasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Rosebury
U. S. Biological Warfare Headquarters
Camp Detrick
Whittlesey House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cora Head
Babelone
Babcock Auto Store
W. E. Stanford
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Gonsult
Edironen Roofing Company
Denison
East Walker
Don
Kentuckytown
Jerry
Joy Ann
Merry
Cupid
Dan
Dean
Cooney
Juliet
Anna Bess
Cinders
Nash
Goober Judd
D. W. McKinney
Beverly
Cove Joe
Mary Thornhill
Wanda Nell
the Bell
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Best Farm
M. & P. Bank Bldg
A. Y. Creager CO
Sherman, Texas
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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