Rain and Death Mark Small Texas Town News
W R Foster sells Northwest Whitewright residence to M T Craig. Lt Jim Reeves returns from overseas service. Kentuckytown post office to close May 31. Mrs Mahala Ann Chumbley dies near town. J L Dyer buys Higginbotham drug store in Sherman. Seven Whitewright seniors post 90 plus averages. Oliver Ruth Vestal dies at 13 in Sherman hospital. Afton Cates returns from 32nd Division service overseas. Frank Smith injures hand in jar accident. C B Bryant chosen Texas delegate to Republican convention in Cleveland. Whitewright Band remains diligent. rain dominates weekly weather. Engaged couple Emma Auben and Simmons Powell set June 9 wedding.
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the Sun
W. R. Foster
Trenton
Northwest
Whitewright
M. T. Craig
J. T. Stillwell
MK & T Railroad
Denison
W. M. Cox
McMillin
Jim Reeves
Afton
Cates
Frank Smith
Ely
Kentuckytown
C. B. Bryant
Texas
Cleveland
Ohio
Mahala Ann Chumbley
J. L. Dyer
Higginbotham
Sherman
Marvin Kurkendall
Blue Ridge
Whitewright Band
J. E. Russell
Parent-Teacher Association
S. H. Montgomery
R. May
H. G. May
Dallas
C. W. Bryant
Grayson County
Dr. May
J. F. Fender
D. A. Ray
East Grand Avenue
Whitewright High School
Monabelle’ Biggerstaff
Norma Jo Mangrum
Salutatorian
Ruth Jopling
Robert L. Doss
Thomas Sears
Billie Earl Montgomery
Vera Dodd
John Harp Gladden
Durant
Okla
Oak Hill Cemetery
Olive Ruth
Roscoe Vestal
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Local Obituaries Include Means Family Loss and Fatality
Mrs. J. S. Means, matriarch of a large clan with 14 surviving children, 92 grandchildren, and 42 great grandchildren, died Sunday morning. J. W. McMillan, aged 92, passed away at his Bells area home Saturday. W. L. White, a gun operator and farmer, was fatally struck by a fast Katy passenger train Sunday morning.
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J. S. Means
J. W. McMillan
Bells
W. L. White
State Bar of Texas gains ground against unauthorized practice
In Cleburne a State Bar spokesman said the profession is winning the fight to stop laymen from practicing law. Former board chair Traylor Russell cited three past barriers—funds, personnel, and lawyer indifference—that are now overcome by funds, Judge Earl P. Hall as general counsel, and rising lawyer concern. Buffalo Bill and William F. Cody were the same person.
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Cleburne
State Bar of Texas
Public Protection Institute
Texas
Traylor Russell
Mount Pleasant
State Bar
Bar
Russell
Earl P. Hall
Fort Worth
Veteran Questions and Answers on Korean GI Bill Farm Training
A veteran FAQ covers applying for institutional on farm training under the Korean GI Bill. It explains obtaining an application, required documents, and school certification. It notes on farm training must be in a farm or agricultural establishment and that on the job training may be possible with state approval. It also addresses maximum 36 months and classroom instruction requirements.
Minimum classroom instruction hours policy
The rule requires at least 200 hours of classroom instruction per year with no fewer than eight hours in any single month. It establishes a yearly baseline and a monthly minimum to ensure ongoing teaching commitment.
Court summons in 1954 Grayson County land trespass suit
Citation commands J. G. Self and co plaintiffs to appear by filing a written answer to the petition in No. 61318 in the 15th District Court of Grayson County Sherman Texas by 10 a.m. on Monday after 42 days from issuance. The action seeks trespass to title to land in Tioga Texas described as 25.47 acres in High School Addition blocks 1 through 7. The defendants include Hindman Traylor Suggs and many others. Issued May 6 1954 by Clerk S V Earnest. Published Whitewright Sun May 13 20 and 27 and June 3 1954.
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State OF Texas
M. E. Hindman
M. A. Traylor
L. A. Suggs
Ida McDonald
McDonald
Isabella McDonald
Henrich L. Koch
H. L. Koch
J. Montgomery Brown
C. M. Swindall
Co. M. Swindall
Minnie Hunter
Minnie Estill
E. R. Forbes
F. A. Forbes
C. E. Whiteside
W. V. Thompson
Edgar Martin
Bertha E. Martin
J. E. Johnson
William D. Hartman
W. D. Hartman
Louie Doughty
D. K. Thompson
L. B. Purcell
H. L. Chadwick
A. L. Skinner
Mamie Hagedorn
Sallie
Jess Wall
G. Dial
Godfrey Dial
W. H. Hart
R. G. Walker
John A. Hiett
S. P. Hiett
Joe R. Dean
T. J. Dean
Mattie L. Dean
Jules A. Jaccard
M. J. Briscoll
Briscoll
Arthur M. Moss
Thomas Forbes
A. Y. Creager
Lucy Wall
Grayson County
Tioga
Texas
Lyon-Gray Lumber Company
A. D
Court House
Sherman
J. G. Self
Buford Self
Estelle Chamberlain
Ray Chamberlain
Joel T. Case
Sarah Cross
Tioga and
Collinsville
Cleburn Street
Temple Street
Waco Street
Gainesville
San Antonio Street
Galveston Street
Broadway Street
Denison Street
Texas Avenue
Michigan Avenue
S. V. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
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C. D. Alverson
Mary Ryan
E. O. Thomas
J. W. Davidson
Emma Auben
Simmons Powell
Vernon
Davison
Sarah Katherine Atterberry
Wynona Bush
Margie Nell Blanton
Helen Claborn
Alba Dickerman
Margaret England
Bubbles Ford
J. W. Jones
Doris Nicholson
Thornhill Laundry
Buffalo Bill
William F. Cody
Speaker
C.H. Beseda
van Alstyne, Texas
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