Remembering Civil War Hardships and Suffering
A history of the 1861 65 Civil War recalls Lee s surrender at Appomattox on April 9 1865 and Confederate hunger barefooted soldiers. It cites grim losses at Franklin Petersburg and Bull Run with accounts from Texas veterans and civilians, including women aiding wounded and scarce rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Appomattox
Grant
A. B. Barnes
Greenville
Texas
Alf Johnson
McKinney
North Texas
Collin County
Bingham
Good
Franklin, Tenn
Hood
A. B. Barratt
Celeste
Ben Bessant
Captain Cobb
Lacy Bone
Franklin
J. W. Boyd
Hawley
Petersburg
Anthony A. Bryant
Frost
Bull Run
Henry A. Morehead
McGregor
South
P. G. Beauchamp
Ross’ Brigade
Thompson Station
Tennessee
The Old Timer and Confederate Resolve
A columnist recalls the term The Old Timer in the Confederate Army and notes the enduring will and spirit that carried the South through four years of conflict. Citing Watus Pendergrass of McKinney he recalls the remark We were over-powered but not whipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Watus Pendergrass
McKinney
Kaiser Endorses Eisenhower Health Insurance Reinsurance Bill
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser praised the proposed health insurance reinsurance bill at a National Press Club luncheon. He supports legislation that could expand comprehensive medical care and help private firms offering liberal new policies through government reinsurance. The bill, under review in House and Senate committees, aims to stabilize non profit plans like Kaiser Foundation Health Plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
National Press Club
Kaiser Foundation
House
Senate
Dolly the Mule Granted One Last Pension
Shelby Mississippi reports Dolly the mule, age 44 or about 159 in human years, enjoys a full pension with no work, fresh pastures and corn on the cob twice daily. Owner D N Ray, 69, says she helped him earn a living since 1912 and fund his children's schooling, so he will feed her for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Dolly
D. N. Ray
Doctor-Patient Exchange in Quiet Clinic Scene
A doctor instructs a woman to use a thermometer for five minutes while her husband jokes with the doctor asking what he will take for the device. The exchange captures a humorous moment in a domestic medical setting.
Texas estate notice for John H. Perry in Grayson County
Enna Perry is named independent executrix of the John H. Perry estate. Creditors and claimants are urged to present debts or claims by law at 315 Belden St Sherman Texas. The notice was published in The Whitewright Sun on May 13 20 and 27 1954 and June 3 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Grayson
John H. Perry
Grayson County
J. N. Dickson
Belden St
Sherman
Enna Perry
Whitewright Sun
Flicker Machine Predicts Anxiety Levels From Light Flicker
A Duke University psychologist reports a flicker test that may indicate abnormal worry levels. Normal minds see a steady light turn to flicker at 37 per second, while highly anxious individuals perceive flicker around 32 per second. The study links anxiety to breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure, noting uncertain therapeutic value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford Goldstone
Duke University
Goldstone
Legal Notice summons in Gerlach et al vs Ikonen case
Texas state notice commands Anna Maxwell Blanche Maxwell Russell Miller and John Casselman to appear in 59th District Court Grayson County Sherman by July 12 1954 to answer the First Amended Original Petition in Cause No 61277 Emma Gerlach and Estelle Gerlach plaintiffs against Beulah Ikonen Ed Ikonen and unknown heirs of Otto Anderhub with guardian R J Gerlach for Emma Gerlach and Estelle Gerlach as plaintiffs and Esqualiltrustee under Caroline Gerlach deceased as defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Maxwell
Blanche
Fred Pugsiey
C. R. (Jack) Lockler
Elsie Lockler
Delma Elkins
Robert H. Elkins
Walter J. Dalson
Delma Dalson
Russell W. Miller
John Casselman
M. E. Blackwall
Denison Federal Savings and Loan Association
Howell Elkins
L. H. Overturff
Denison
Grayson County
Texas
Caroline Gerlach
Beulah B. Ikonen
59Th District Court
Ed Ikonen
S. V. Earnest
District Court
Sherman
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
State OF Texas
Blanche Maxwell
59Th Judicial District Court
Emma_ Gerlach
Estelle M. Gerlach
Emma Gerlach
Otto H. Anderhub
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Roy Hall
McKinney Examiner
S. H. Montgomery
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Henry Kaiser
H. P
Ford
Tom Roach Motors
U.S
America
U. S
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