Weekend visitors and travels around Bells area
Mrs C K Smith and daughter Cynthia spent Sunday in Bells with the Vinodleys. Numerous relatives and friends from Anna, Irving, Waco, Gainesville, Dallas, Tyler, Gar land, Ab ernathy, San Angelo, Clarksville, Sherman, Carrollton and other nearby towns visited Bells residents or hosted guests over the weekend. Sgt Layman Bates and family from Japan were en route to Indiana AFB, after spending time in Bells.
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C. K. Smith
Cynthia
Bells
W. R. Vineyard
Layman Bates
Japan
W. E. Mynatt
Bunker Hill
Indiana
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Sergeant Bates
Divorce Petition Between Muse and Muse in Grayson County
Citation issued for William Monroe Muse Jr to answer Alla Margaret Muse in a divorce case filed April 17 1961 in Grayson County Texas. The citation requires a written answer by July 24 1961 before the 15th District Court in Sherman. Published in The Whitewright Sun June 8 15 22 29 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
William Monroe Muse, JR
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Alla Margaret Muse
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Gladys Hamilton
Whitewright Fire Era Photo Tour of 1911 District
The Sun credits Ira Fleming for pictures showing Whitewright’s business district after the June 12 1911 blaze. Dr. G J Hornbuckle took the images. the north wind fanned the fire as Harve Lively burned trash behind his store, injuring himself while rescuing records. The scene looks east from the current City Hall site past J W McMurry grocery toward the First National Bank dome, the lone survivor, with shops including Lilley Christian Hardware Coxs grocery Pierce cafe Kirkpatrick Hamilton drug Steinlein Lively dry goods Cameron Lacy men’s shop Simmons barber J W Davidson grocery visible on the north block.
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Ira Fleming
Whitewright
G. J. Hornbuckle
Harve Lively
Main Street
City Hall
J. W. McMurry Grocery
First National Bank
J. F. Lilley
Christian Hardware
Cox Grocery and Hardware
Pierce Cafe
Kirkpatrick & Hamilton Drug Store
Steinlein & Lively Dry Goods
Cameron & Lacy Men’s
Simmons Barber Shop
J. W. Davidson
Local grocer to open shop after purchase of Brents stock
W. B. Hestand buys W. O. Brents stock of groceries and plans to open a new store in the area. Mrs. E. R. Lay, 29, dies at home Sunday. Joe Johnson heads to Little Silver New Jersey for six weeks in a government radio training camp. Eva Williams and a group of girls enjoyed an overnight outing at Lake Fannin last Friday including Lucile Starr and Grace Harris among others.
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W. B. Hestand
W. O. Brents
Eva Williams
Lake Fannin
Lucile Starr
Grace Harris
Betty Jane Harper
Juana Ruth Andrew
Grace Connelly
Virginia Hill
Marjorie Burchfield
Mary Frances Clabhorn
Sarah Simmons
Ruby Holcomb
Ernestine Tomlinson
Una Fay Blackerby
Margaret Hanna
Billie Jo Phillips
Dale Marie Robbins
Betty Marie Allen
Mary Frances Stephens
Betty Lou Tomlinson
Billie Burk Vineyard
Etha Louise Brown
Lotta Fay Brown
Whitewright Sun Wins Ad Contest At Texas Press Meet
At the Texas Press Association annual meeting in San Antonio last week The Whitewright Sun took first place for the third year in the association ad contest. Mrs Caroline Worden aged 88 died at her home south of town Tuesday. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Crawford Montgomery on June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Press Association
San Antonio
Whitewright Sun
Association
Caroline Worden
Crawford Montgomery
Dress sales surge from ad in Sun at Martin Keefe Bray
J. C. Gillespie, manager of Martin Keefe Bray dry goods store, said the store sold 84 dresses Saturday, result of an ad in last week's Sun. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. has signed a 10-year lease contract for a modern 5-room cottage to be erected on West Grand avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Gillespie
Martin- Keefe Bray Dry Goods
Sun
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
West Grand Avenue
Whitewright FFA selects president as delegate to state convention
The Whitewright Future Farmers of America elected John Biggerstaff as delegate to the State FFA convention at Marshall July 16 19. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Luther Skaggs at Marion North Carolina on June 17, granddaughter of Mrs C H Skaggs of Whitewright. Jack Harper lost his peddling truck and about 50 dollars of merchandise in a fire Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Future Farmers of America
John Biggerstaff
FFA
Marshall
Luther Skaggs
Marion
N. C
C. H. Skaggs
Whitewright
Jack Harper
Citation for defendants in suit over Denison property
Public notice of Citation No 67533 directed to Jack Mires and others and Benton Vaughan and Frances Vaughan as plaintiffs seeks title and possession of Lot 13 and Lot 14 in Block 6 West End Addition Denison Grayson County Texas. Expiration 42 days from issuance dated May 27 1961 with publication in Sun June 1 8 15 22 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Benton K. Vaughan
Frances Yvona Propece Vaughan
Jack Mires ET AL
West End
Denison
Sun editorial policy on news and submissions
The Sun invites individuals and organizations to submit news items but reserves the right to decide what counts as news. It may reject items deemed too old or promotional material not news and will determine what is publishable.
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