Grayson County Pool Halls Banished In Election
Local voters approved a ban on pool halls by a 3 to 1 margin Saturday. Whitewright results show Whitewright turnout and the 67 33 vote against pool halls. Corresponder from Canon notes flour purchases from Dallas mail order house. Dr R May escaped injury after buggy fell into creek. harness broke leaving horse on bridge. Mrs Cantrell announces birth of daughter. Winds caused property damage and school dismissals with glass injuries. McCarty-Davis Co moving to Knox City with stock relocation.
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Grayson County
Whitewright
the Sun
Canaan
Dallas
J. D. Heard
Jim Ashlock
Sears Park
R. May
May
Willie Smith
East Maple Street
Whitewright Electric Co
H. L. Durham
Whitewright High School
John Cantrell
G. D. McCarty
Knox City
McCarty-Davis Co
Whitewright News Briefs Tally Club Finish and Local Incidents
The Whitewright Commercial Club ended its year with a cash balance of 426 dollars. T. B. Moore died suddenly at his home Tuesday evening. Two lodgers at Smith boarding house reported thieves entered their rooms while asleep and stole about 20 dollars. The home of C. L. Patton in East Whitewright was destroyed by fire Saturday night. W. H. Stedham announces that.
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Whitewright
22 Years Ago News Roundup From The Sun 1928
Obituary notes Mrs Helen Irene Montgomery dies at home. Rotary Club to prize in Friday Literary Club Home Beautiful contest. Friday Club met with Mrs T E Barbee. Mrs H G Webster hosted a bridge party for Miss Nell Montgomery ahead of her wedding to Robert L Giles at 4 30 PM. J R Fleming sells Fleming livery stable to J A Ladd. Martin Keefe Bray Co opens a new dry goods store led by J C Gillespie. Giles Variety Store marks its third anniversary sale. Co P McGinnis returns from Slaton where he worked in a gin. Whitewright Seed Co succeeds Gillet Grain Co. Pilot Grove reports road workers leaving to fields for harvest. Gravel haul continues with about half mile left to gravele between Pilot Grove and Bow corner.
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Helen Irene Montgomery
B. S. Montgomery
Rotary Club
T. E. Barbee
H. G. Webster
Nell Montgomery
Robert L. Giles
Whitewright Seed Co
Lester Haile
Grover Gillett
Gillet Grain Co
Pilot Grove
Bow Corner
Advertising outside papers shown as poor strategy
The Altoona Tribune notes merchants using circulars and handbills instead of newspapers. It argues newspapers remain the best local advertising outlet and cites Chic Sale humor while sharing a humorous exchange about kissing a hand.
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Altoona
Kan
Low Blood Pressure May Mean Long Life
A State Medical Association of Texas article explains that low blood pressure can occur in healthy people and may signal longer life for some, especially women, while also noting distress and lifestyle factors. It advises medical evaluation to determine significance and practical steps to return to normal levels.
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State Medical Association of Texas
Helen Morgan
Soprano Performance Sparks Child Inquiry
A celebrated soprano performs a solo while a child questions the conductor a chorus. The mother hushes the boy and explains the conductor is not striking the singer, though the child wonders why she is hollering.
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Little Johnny
Notice of Sheriff's Sale in Grayson County Texas 1950
The sheriff of Grayson County Texas will sell on April 4 1950 at the courthouse door between 2 and 4 PM the property known as Lot 7 Block 1 Patterson Addition Denison Texas to satisfy a judgment of 228.28 plus costs and interest with lien foreclosures for delinquent taxes. The sale is subject to redemption rights and other legal protections. M G Dicken Sheriff with Deputy Lester Day Sherman Texas March 1 1950.
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State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
Denison
State of
District Court
Grayson County
Texas
J. D. Kirkpatrick
Patterson
M. G. Dicken
Lester Day
Sherman
Tex
Car Engineers Shift Emphasis To Power Plants
Detroit report suggests a shift in postwar auto design from styling to power plants. Chrysler is said to have developed a 1951 engine that could exceed current efficiency by about 20 percent without larger displacement. Tests in cold weather showed improved starting and refined combustion and ignition.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Power Ordered Reduced In Shoe-Fitting Machines
In Cleveland shoe stores cut machine power on health orders. Lead shielding strengthened to curb radioactive rays. City warns overexposure and limits use to five times daily or 20 yearly. exposure capped at five seconds. Commissioner H. G. Dyk tor stresses machines are real X rays. A joke ends the clipping.
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Cleveland
City Bureau of Industrial Hygiene
H. G. Dyktor
Crop Rotation and Fertilizer Urged for Blackland Farms
McKinney reports Collin County farm agent Jack McCullough urges systematic crop rotation and regular fertilizer use to boost yields on blackland farms. He prescribes legumes on fertile land, with 200 pounds of 20 percent superphosphate per acre and legume sowing, followed by rotating crops including corn, cotton, wheat, and oats with specified fertilizer schedules.
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Madrid
Blackland
McCullough
Divorce by Cruel Treatment Petition in Grayson County
Citation to Nora Lee Self to answer J. G. Self's petition filed December 23, 1949 in District Court of Grayson County Texas. Case No. 57867 seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Appearance required by April 17, 1950 at 10:00 AM before the Hon. District Court at Sherman Court House. Issued March 3, 1950.
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State of Texas
Nora Lee Self
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
J. G. Self
S. V. Earnest
Iva Davidson
Fishermen Spar Over Green Lake Spots At Fred's Garage
Handy Peterson and Easy Roberts argue over the best fishing spot near Green Lake. Handy favors opposite the old sawmill while Easy touts Cedar Point. Fred displays a mounted rainbow trout as potential proof of a top catch.
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Handy Peterson
Easy Roberts
Fred
Green Lake
Handy
Easy
Cedar Point
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