Whitewright Whispers of 1921 and 1931 Local News
A compilation notes residents visiting relatives and returning home, local business ads, obituaries, and social events. Mentions include Tal Lively in town, Pearl Edwards in Washington, D. C., Davis and Co ad, and A. J. Robbins injured in a car crash. Also records deaths of Womack Milling Co. owner and William Foster Holland, plus several weddings, honors, and a bridge party amid year-by-year brief items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tal Lively
Jim Andrews
Caney
Okla
Pearl Edwards
Washington, D. C
Hudson, Davis & Co
Whitewright
D. H. Martindale
San Antonio
Claud Willis
Roger Davis
Joe Johnson
M. College
Lewis Holland
Baylor Medical College
Dallas
A. J. Robbins
Ely and Enterprise News
Professor Sounds Off On Static And Thunder Beyond
A UC Scripps Oceanography researcher Dr Leonard N Liebermann uses special gear to hear lightning from thousands of miles away to study thunderstorm activity world wide. The long fragment mentions 1840 paper mills and a 1956 Texas guardianship final account for James M Van Zandt with court hearing details in Sherman Grayson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Jolla
Calif
Leonard N. Liebermann
University of California
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Libermann
State OF Texas
James M. van Zandt
Fed
Grayson County
Texas
Minnie Jewel van Zandt
A. D
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
Tex
Alcohol kills more in France than tuberculosis study says
The National Institute of Statistics reported France now loses more people to alcohol related deaths than to TB with 17 400 deaths from alcoholism and cirrhosis last year up from 13 300 five years earlier when tuberculosis deaths were about 26 000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
National Institute of Statistics
Whitewright Items Highlight Graduates and Local Deals
Claire Doss led the grammar school class as valedictorian with Glenda Mae Rutledge as salutatorian. Lester Haile bought a 75 by 100 foot brick building on Bond Street and three iron clad warehouses from Grover Gillett of Lubbock. Janis Jayne Horton marked her 8th birthday with 70 friends. Mrs George Anderson died at her daughter’s home in Trenton. Dr R May celebrated his 85th birthday. Whitewright Lodge 167 elected M A Pierson as worshipful master and named Sidney Watson, Earl Jenkins, O L Jones, C W Bryant and Dr J N Powell to key posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Doss
Glenda Mae Rutledge
Lester Haile
Bond Street
Grover Gillett
Lubbock
Whitewright
Janis Jayne Horton
George Anderson
George Riley
Trenton
R. May
Whitewright Lodge
A. F
A. M
M. A. Pierson
Sidney Watson
Earl Jenkins
O. L. Jones
C. W. Bryant
J. N. Powell
Tyler
Money Making Is Tricky Business
Harman W. Nichols explains the cost components of producing currency at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He details materials such as half linen half cotton paper with embedded fibers, ink production, and manpower, plus security and destruction processes for worn notes. The piece notes historical figures on various notes, printing history, and the 1861 start of paper money amid Civil War demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
Secret Service
Treasury
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Secretary of Treasury
General Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Salmon P. Chase
Federal Reserve
Chase
Philadelphia
Mayor Resigns Over Apparent Pay Increase
In Ohio a town mayor quit after his pay rose from $1 to $1800 a year, a figure seen as an excessive boost. The village council allegedly approved the raise with malice aforethought, though the mayor had warned he would resign rather than profit from the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Sirree
Mattoon
Ill
Journal-Gazette
Debt dismissed after Italian bet dispute in Rome
In Rome, defendant Luciano Melli testified he was bet 10,000 lire he would refuse a demand and punched his challenger. Plaintiff Giorgio Botti claimed he was owed 10,000 lire. The judge ruled the case paid, dismissing the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Luciano Melli
Giorgio Botti
Botti
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Sun
W. P. Vaughn
Whitewright Milling Co
Womack Milling Co
W. D. Cowart
Bethel
Tom Bean
Preston Everheart Post
American Legion
William Foster Holland
J. W. Davidson
Leon Davidson
D. J. Yowell
Emma Davis
S. H. Montgomery
R. L. Johnson
Hayden Hamilton
The
Miller Co. of
Fort Worth
J. M. Everheart
Lucian LaRoe
Lindsey Coffey
Margaret Pierce
Durant
Frances Haliburton
Edith Mae
Sears
Lula Lee Vestal
Blanche
Kathryn Montgomery
Eldridgle Pendleton
Farmersville
Jack Lackey
Homer Craig
Mineola
R. C. Vestal
United States
State OF
Leroy Propeck
Harry Winburn
Baskem Newland
MR. McClane
Said McLane
Skelton Jun
Will Sampson
Will Ansley
Zion Watchtower
Zyens Watchtower
Bad Quasy
Ead Quasy
Luther Quasy
George Paty
Beny Reasor
MR. Farrow
Farrow
MR. Hibby
Hibby
Ray Morson
MR. Halerman
Halerman
James Woods
Roy Camel
Bill E. Lovelace
Haskell D. Williams
Sylvester E. Heineman
L. R. Propeck
Layne
Layne School
T. C. Shelton
Propeck
Layne Drive
W. L. Yandell
Washington Street
Bonnie Hestand
Whitewright Sun
L. H. Luck
North Crockett
Grain
Feed
Pascal Farley
By Harman W. Nichols
UT Auto Financing
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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