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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
3
Washington reports latest Census Bureau estimates put the July 1947 Negro population at 14 460 000, up about 1 549 000 since 1940. The piece traces growth from 1790 through wartime migrations and notes continued strong Southern urban increases.
The sheriff will sell on July 5 1949 at the courthouse in Whitewright Grayson County Texas Lot 7 Block 5 Grayson College Addition for Mrs B H Henderson Ada Davidson E T Kemp and J L Truett Trustees of Grayson College Addition A T Thomas and unknown heirs. Proceeds go to satisfy a tax judgment of 233.98 with 6 percent interest and costs and is subject to redemption. Sherman Texas June 9 1949.
Two Pittsburg women Mrs. T. J. Julius and Mrs. Marvin Warrick recount a lake fishing trip at Highland Club Lake where a three foot water moccasin slid into Mrs. Julius lap. The snake rose beside their boat amid bass catching excitement.
A piercing cry by the water may have killed an unknown intruder snake. Mrs. Julius and Mrs. Warrick have not returned to the lake this week, leaving residents uneasy about the disappearance.
In College Station extension expert Sadie Hatfield warns that termites attack plants unseen, hollowing interiors from underground roots or ground level wood. Dig up infested specimens and burn them, and check stems and roots for hollow centers to confirm termite damage.
Miss Hatfield recommends a soil DDT treatment to curb termite activity in lawns. Apply 10 pounds of 100 percent DDT or 100 pounds of 10 percent DDT per 1000 square feet, distribute evenly, work into soil, and soak to 8 to 10 inches depth to target surface and dark termites.
The famous breathing well in Cat taragus County New York dates to 1841 and acts as a natural barometer as air currents rise and fall with approaching storms. A population projection estimates 10 150 000 more people in the United States by 1960.
Notice of Sheriff's sale No 57203 in Grayson County against N M Woods L L Woods and Mrs L L McMillan whose residences are unknown if any deceased their unknown heirs and legal representatives for the aggregate sum of 65 15 dollars with interest foreclosing plaintiff lien and lien of taxing units and accrued costs apportioned to each tract or lot of land as described in the order of sale dated May 9 1949.
A sheriff sale is scheduled for 4 o'clock P M on the specified day to auction the rights of N W Woods and others in a Grayson County Texas parcel. The property lies in the J B Earhart survey with exact boundary lines described, and the sale is subject to redemption rights under applicable law. Deputy Sherman, Texas, June 9, 1949.
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