Local announcements span education travel and public life
A compilation notes county civil service attendance in Sherman, Baylor commencement guests in Waco, SMU study in Dallas, and regional moves. It also lists district court grand jurors, an American Legion picnic, a marriage near Dallas, nominations for state representative, obituaries, and other community notices from June 23 1932 via Orangeville News and The Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hollingsworth
Clay Horton
Lucian Andrews
the Sun
American Legion
J. P. Autrey
W. J. Barbee
59Th District
Sherman
D. M. Roddy
Whitewright
Denton
Lilley Dry Goods Co
Alameda Vittitoe
Joe M. Taylor
Dallas
Pruett
Orangeville
W. T. Hamilton
Tom Wells
Bells
Grayson County
Gift Tax Rules Allow Annual and Lifetime Exemptions
Internal Revenue officials explain gift tax basics. The donor may owe tax if gifts exceed limits. The $3,000 annual exclusion applies per recipient, and a $30,000 lifetime exemption can be used over years. Example shows a $10,000 gift using $3,000 plus $7,000 of the lifetime exemption with no tax due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Ellis Campbell Jr
Texas
Prayer for Father and Family Amid Illness at Home
A four year old Donnie Laine prays for his father and sister to recover from illness while his mother sees a doctor. The note recalls U S postage stamps first sold July 1 1847.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Donald Laine
Donnie
U. S
Citation by Publication Estate of Cora E Morrow
Public notice from Grayson County Texas estate proceeding for Cora E Morrow. Lydia Henry executrix files Final Account and seeks discharge. Hearing set first Monday after ten days from publication at Sherman courthouse. Readers may file answers or contest if interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Cora E. Morrow
Grayson County
Texas
Lydia Henry
A. D
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
Connell Rogers
Whitewright Sun
Edna Mack
Robert Burns Mack
Tex
Women outlive men in health study from Texas health desk
A statewide health feature notes men are biologically less resistant to disease and life than women. It cites higher male death and birth rates, with diseases like lung cancer and ulcers hitting men harder, and discusses gender longevity trends and potential health actions. It also includes court citation notices for Grayson County cases and divorce proceedings in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Gender Gap in Lifespan and Health Advice Recalled
The article notes women live longer than men in 1953 by about 7.2 years, while men face higher stress, disease risk, and aggression linked to responsibilities. It advocates a nationwide asset inventory for men and reducing stress of modern life, plus health education urging adherence to medical guidance. It also mentions the first U S A abbreviation used to stamp gunpowder in Frankfort Pennsylvania for Washington's Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Washington
Divorce Petition Filed in Grayson County Court
The 1957 citation for Audrey Ponton and Howell Ponton lists a divorce petition filed June 15 in Grayson County District Court. The case No. 64549 sets a hearing by August 5 at 10 AM in Sherman, with cruel treatment as the grounds. clerk S. V. Earnest and deputy Gladys Hamilton noted publication dates June 27 and July 4 11 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Edith Young
A. D
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Dewey Young
V. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
State OF Texas
Howell Ponton
Dstrict Court
Audrey Ponton
S. V. Earnest
Gladys Hamilton
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Sarah Binion
Pilot Grove
A. M. Roberts
Ben R. Roberts
Frances Giles
Hermitage
James I. O’neil
East Las Vegas
N. M
W. C. Cook
Ed LaRoe
59Th District Court
R. W. Painter
E. B. Kent
Choice Summers
E. F. Everheart
Pattie
Mary Frances Totten
T. E. Sears
Everheart
Josie Graves
Paul
Bettie Blant
Tom Sears
Atma Casualty Sattione
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp
Wash
Ington
D. C
Sherman Savings
N. Travis
Sherman, Texas
Beetle Bailey
Mort Walker
U.S
Kye li
The
Texas State Department of Health
Humble Oil & Refining Company
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