Nancy Wilmeth's Stand Shapes Collin County Pioneer Tale
In May 1846 the Wilmeth family and others from Tennessee faced an Indian threat near Trinity River Texas. Nancy Wilmeth refused to relocate and stayed in Peters Colony, influencing the group to settle two miles north of present McKinney. Her courage illustrates pioneer women shaping Collin County history.
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Wilmoth
Tennessee
Trinity River
Texas
Trinity
Bryan
Grand Prairie
J. B. Wilmeth
Nancy
F. C
Jordon O. Straughan
J. B
Wilmoths
Upper East Fork
Cedar Springs
Dallas
White Rock
Little Elm Creeks
James Herndon
Jacob Baccus
Jack McGarrah
Buckner
Honey Creek
Chamberville Road
Highway 75
East Fork
McKinney
Nancy Wilmeth
Red Hills
Peters Colony
Frank Wilmeth
Collin County
Major Crime Record Set in United States in 1952
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover says over two million major crimes were recorded in 1952 marking the first time this level was reached since statistics began. State reports from agencies nationwide total 2 036 510, 154 350 more than 1951.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
For Sale list notes limited ad details in small town paper
Classified snippet lists a 1941 Chevrolet for sale by Harold Thornhill with minor misprints and a Palace Theater notice in Whitewright. Robert Doss as Receiver handles sale to satisfy property settlement between owners.
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Palace Theater
Whitewright
Robert Doss
Tax cut in sight by July says solons
Washington reports a near certainty of a five percent cut in individual income tax effective July 1 covering the last half of 1953. Senate Finance Chair Millikin and House Ways and Means Chair Reed back the measure, while the Eisenhower administration opposes it.
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Solons
Washington
Eugene D. Millikin
Colo
Senate Finance Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Daniel A. Reed
N. Y
Eisenhower
Reed
House
Senate
Sailors Gripes Remain Similar Across 300 Years
Atlanta report notes Emory student Jack Bachrach found sailor grievances about food discipline and beer shortage persist from 1603 to 1714, mirroring those in modern armed forces. The study highlights consistent discontent with service life and honesty in advertising.
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Atlanta
Jack Bachrach
Miami
Emory University
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Roy F. Hall
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Calgon, Inc
Hagan Building
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Harold Thornhill
J. S. McIver
South Bend Street
E. P. McIver
Bonham, Texas
J. P. Ownby
Box Whitewright
Trenton Theatre
Mara Mara
Ruth Roman
Darto
Babcock Auto Store
L. C. Cambron
Floyd Collins
Stephens & Bryant
Thornhill Laundry
Fort Worth
Johnson Jewelry & Appliance
Hannah Florist of
Sherman
Carrie Hamilton
Langford Nursery
Tom Bean
Philco
RCA
C. J. Meador Hardware
Willard Young
Farley & Hill
Brunswick
Orenduff
Farmall
Dixon
W. E. Stanford
C. J. Meadow Truck and Tractor Co
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Kroehler
Sun
National Company
Imperial Mfg
Goodfellow
St. Louis
Aubrey Lee Burnham
Chromspun
T. W. Ayres & Son Peters
McCall
Food Mart
Florida
Sunkist
Birdseye
Kraft’s Round Cheese
CDM
Wapco Hominy
Woodbury
Home Freezer
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