Local Notes Highlight Students and Community Events
The 11th graders Wilma Harper Fay Reeves had perfect attendance. A Sunday hail storm damaged area cotton on farms of Gosnell Sanderson Russell Scales and Williams. Several residents changed jobs with new posts in Greenville Denton and Idaho. A Red River fishing trip yielded a 33 pound catfish. Marie editors and honor rolls noted among students and town events. Bernie Marshall drowned southeast of town while swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Harper
Fay Reeves
J. H. Gosnell
B. L. Sanderson
John Russell
Dora Scales
M. W. Williams
Lester Ross
Greenville
Irene Roberts
Denton
Ras Benedict
Whitewrigh
Walter Fain
Mary Rena Penn
Daedalian Quarterly
College of Industrial Arts
J. W. Wilson
R.C. Hoyle
Bob Bane
Reed Wilson
Maurice Holland
Red River
Bernie Marshall
Sears
Josh May
T. E. Atterberry
Savoy
Ben Patterson
Whitewright
Denison
Lytle Biggerstaff
Paul Pierson
Isabelle Craig
Dorothy LaRoe
Othel Ray Adams
Louise Gladden
Jay Lee Vestal
Margaret Lilley
J. C. Hannah
Pauline Coley
Vivian Echols
Billy Lanius Kincaid
Billy Coy Harris
Jim Galey
Neal Burnham
David Ray Manning
Hoyle Riddle
Davis Parrish
Mary Frances Clabhorn
Grace Harris
Jessie Coffey
Lucile Starr
Naomi Waldo
Millicent Ann Webster
C. B. Bryant III
Local Man Killed In Accidental Death At North Pleasanton
Lloyd Becheler, 50, formerly of Whitewright, died this morning in an accidental event at North Pleasanton. Other items note John Philip Barbee named agent for Pierce Oil Corporation in McKinney and J A Melugin with Joe Riddle opening a restaurant in the Nicholson building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Becheler
Whitewright
North Pleasanton
John Philip Barbee
Pierce Oil Corporation
McKinney
J. A. Melugin
Joe Riddle
Nicholson
Farewell party for Trotters as Clifton move noted
20 years ago in The Sun June 3 1937 Mr and Mrs Hugh Trotter left Clifton after moving there earlier in the week. Other items include the death of Eliza Pope at 74 at granddaughter’s home and Judge M Wood at 70. Earl Jenkins took a Dallas job and Dr Reynolds May marked his 86th birthday on May 31. J R Oliver nurses a crippled arm after an encounter with a Jersey bull last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Trotter
Clifton
J. W. Hollingsworth
Eliza Pope
Tom Head
Judge M. Wood
Earl Jenkins
Dallas
Reynolds May
J. R. Oliver
Dry cleaning risks and home safety cautions
University of Illinois safety specialist O L Hogsett warns spring dry cleaning can jeopardize home value and belongings. He says explosive vapors from cleaning fluids may travel quickly and ignite from a spark, advising professional cleaners and well ventilated use of non inflammable cleaners for spot removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
O. L. Hogsett
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Hogsett
Farm relief limit eyed to cap subsidies at 2500 dollars
Fort Worth Press argues a 2500 dollar cap on Soil Bank payments should extend to all USDA subsidies. It cites Kansas Colorado land payments near 61000 dollars as proof of inequity favoring large commercial operations over the "family farmer" and urges a broader limit to end the evident injustice amid 25 years of price support. The note also mentions 6000 coral species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Kansas Company
Colorado
Fort Worth Press
Letter of the Law Inspires Questioning of Orders
A husky Texan, a top sergeant, addresses a unit of U. S. Army recruits overseas. He says the aim is to promote peace and tells them to agree with locals if they claim Asia is bigger than Texas, then forget his prior statement unless the Captain asks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Asia
Texas
Citation in divorce suit for Margaret Stone in Grayson County
Court citation commands Margaret Stone to appear and answer in a divorce case filed May 20 1957 by Richard Olin Stone. The petition seeks divorce on abandonment grounds. Case No 64503. Issued May 24 1957 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas. Published in The Whitewright Sun May 20 and June 6 13 20, 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Margaret Stone
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Richard Olin Stone
Ss. W. Earnest
Personality tied to food choices among soldiers
A study reported to the Midwestern Psychological Association found that among 100 soldiers at Fort Carson, those who reject many foods were more active and impulsive, vegetable lovers preferred theoretical planning tasks, bread lovers showed opposite traits, and salad lovers were more social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kamenetsky
Quartermaster Food and Container Institute For the Armed Forces
Fort Carson
Colo
Land title suit targets Munson and Purinton lot in Denison
Citation in case 64476 names T H Warren and others and seeks judgment for title and possession of Lot Five in Block 20 of Munson and Purinton's Addition to Denison Grayson County Texas. Hearing set for June 24 1957 before Judge Markham and wife Opal Markham. Publication in The Whitewright Sun May 16 23 40 and June 6 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
T. T. H. Warren
M. E. Bridell
Marion E. Bridell
Richard Hodgins
R. Hodgins
Stephen French
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
T. H. Markham
Opal Markham
T. H. Warren
Munson and
Purinton
Denison
Help on the Road Delays Tire Change as Man Seeks Quiet
A red faced man struggles with a flat tire while a passing motorist offers aid. The man asks the helper to distract his wife so he can finish the job, praising the kindness. In a separate note, researchers report flying insects found 12 miles above the earth.
Land Suit over Sunny Side Addition Denison
The State of Texas files suit No. 64477 against Abby A May John N Mackey Charles May trustee and others in Grayson County. North eighty feet of Lot 8 Block 2 Sunny Side Addition Denison. Issued May 9 1957 Sherman Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Abby A. May
Feme
John N. Mackey
Charles May
Charles C. May
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Nettie Williams
Abby May
Sunny Side
Denison
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Minnie Willis
Claud Stephens
Irline Blanton
Myra Nell Vestal
James Lindsey
Billie Magar
Guy Hamilton Jr
Dick Montgomery
Melvin Gould
Tom Sears
Atma Casualty
Antrone
Commodore Perry
Japan
U.S
Beery
Optometry
TSO
S. J. Rogers
N. Jay Rogers
West Main
North Travis
Wbap-Tv
Channel 5
Texas State Chad
Stockholm
Stein-proof
Lone Star
Chicago
Midwestern Psychological Association
Shultz
S. V. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
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