Grayson County Prison Commitments Highlight 40 Year Study
A study by Dr. R. C. Koeninger shows Grayson County sent 980 people to Texas prisons from 1920 to 1959, ranking 18th in the state. The report analyzes commitment ratios per 1000 residents and notes western counties drive rising rates as state population grows 65 percent while commitments rise 105 percent.
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Huntsville
Texas
R. C. Koeninger
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Koeninger
Grayson County
Harris
Dallas
Bexar
Tarrant
el Paso
Harris County
Dallam
Culbertson
Kennedy County
Castro County
Notice to Creditors T W Hooper Grayson County Texas
The assignee William H. Harrison informs creditors of T W Hooper that a deed of assignment was made on February 17 1962 conveying all property for creditors benefit. Creditors must consent in writing within four months and file claims within six months from first publication. Address to file is 829 S Andrews Sherman Texas. Notice dated March 7 1962 and published in The Whitewright Sun March 8 15 22 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Grayson
T. W. Hooper
S. Andrews
Sherman
William H. Harrison
Whitewright Sun
Steam cleaning service advertises $3.50 engine and tractor clean
An Edwards Chevrolet Co ad announces the installation of a modern steam cleaning machine for automobiles engines and tractors at a price of 3.50 dollars. Other ads promote Jetstream glass lined water heaters, flowers from Hannah's, and a local contact at Mrs. H. H. Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Chevrolet Co
Hannah’s
H. H. Taylor
Guy Hamilton
Once Over Lightly From a Quirky Collection of Snippets
A collage of witty lines and quirky observations on culture travel and finance. Notes range from a diaper cover wired for sound to expense rules for feeding horses and jokes about fortunes debts and trade. The piece surveys novelty items and social quips with light satirical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calif
Florida
Random Facts and Quips From Early 1960s US Press
A collage of trivia notes cites government worker ratios, Halley’s Comet dates, hotels opening in 1926, and honorary degrees. It also mentions Jamaica banning switchblades, 76 calories in an apple, Bermuda potatoes in 1621, a child March of Dimes entrant, a six year checker game, and cancer research funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Bermuda
North America
USA
Debbie Sue Brown
Clarkston
Wash
March of Dimes
Lloyd Frisbie
Bartow
Fla
Polk County
Craine
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Linda Theatre
Whitewright, Texas
Paris Blues
Paul Newman
Sidney Poitier
Joanne Woodward
Louis Armstrong
Diahann Carroll
Serge Reggiani
the Hustler
Piper Laurie
George C. Scott
Jackie Gleason
Myron McCormick
Insy
Colonel Glenn
Sample
Ketcha
Tom Sears
Luther Armstrong
W. L. Crawford
Steve Miller
Elmo Jones
Tom Bean
van Alstyne
East Locust Street
Paul Stephens
Cunningham
Otto Cunningham
U.S
Cole’s
Stephens & Bryant
Champlin
Dawson Propane Co
Aill
RCA Victor
Whitewright Gin—Gene’s
Radio & TV
East Main Street
West Main Street
Johnson Jewelry & Appliances
Jetstream
Johnson Jewelry & Appliance
E. C. Sims
Dr. Geers
Larry Ravert
O. R. Carry
Tom Bean Rest Home
Maude P. Clark
the Sun
Ralph M. Hall
Ralph Elliott
Charles E. Hughes
Sam Wolfe, JR
Vernon Beckham
AL Korioth
Don Hefton
Hi-Way Grocery
E. R
Brodie
Brodhead
Hoover
Les Tribble
J. N
Jim) Dickson
Roy Talley
Lillie Gardner
Whipper - Clipper
Whipper-Clipper Co
Bonham, Texas
Pct
Wayne Bruce
Tom McKee
Paul Lee
Mrs. Dovie Maye Jarrell
Fannin County
Pet
John Kent
Whitewright
Russell R. Summers
Ronce Morgan
Bells
Savoy
J. A
Hot) Alexander
Man Who
Grayson Bank Bldg
Sherman Ph
Furniture Bargains
Buckaroo
Boys
T. W. Ayres & Son
Stetson
P. S
Butch Boys
Kennedy
Martin Noteboom
Corsica
S.D
Minneapolis
America
Halley
U. S
Herbert Hoover
The
Tobacco Industry Research Committee
South Pole
Texas Press Association
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