Local News Briefs From Whitewright Area
Born to Mr and Mrs Will Barbee a son Wednesday. L B Ward dies in Cannon. two week old dies from pneumonia. Mollie Judd dies in Pilot Grove. Rain last Thursday night. US cotton crop 1916 tallied at 11 442 833 bales. Excelsior Society elects Ivy Fain president Willis Simmons vice president Mary Rena Penn secretary. Addie Barbee dies in East Whitewright. Chesley Rutledge Elmo Wallace Bob Pierce John Reeves attend American Legion Convention in Paris. W T Seagers dies at Pilot Grove. Whitewright Rotary wins attendance prize at district conference in Greenville. Scouts beat Trenton 14 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Barbee
L. B. Ward
Cannon
J. R. Cates
Mollie Elizabeth
J. D. Judd
Pilot Grove
Ely
United States
Excelsior Literary Society
Ivy Fain
Willis Simmons
Mary Rena Penn
Roy Epting
Ralph Sanders
Pennington Groves
Addie Barbee
J. C. Barbee
East Whitewright
Chesley Rutledge
Elmo Wallace
Bob Pierce
John Reeves
American Legion
Paris
W. T. Seagers
Whitewright
Rotary Clubs
Greenville
F. E. Douglas
Fred W. Smith
Lloyd Moore
W. E. LaRoe
B. B. Adams
Rham Pennington
Ray Manning
D. E. Low
F. M. Echols
B. B. Hall
Jesse McIver
J. H. Hawkins
J. C. Gillespie
Ross R. May
J. H. Waggoner
Trenton
Washboard humor and a mixed bag of local notices
Editorial quip on boards of directors contrasts with a robbery report at W T Nicholson's restaurant where about $30 was stolen. Local infant ill with influenza and pneumonia. John Wellington injured by a buggy axle sustaining two broken ribs and internal injuries. Bargain ads list Walter Hestand groceries. Texas court notice in Grayson County commands defendants to appear for a partition suit about land 60 by 221 feet in Sherman with details of the 1943 deed chain. Publication dates February and March 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Smith
John Wellington
Walter Hestand
Texas
Thomas E. Dixon, Jr
Ruth Dixon
Edna Roff
Dick Roff
Melvin A. Dixon
Noreen Dixon
Kate Murphy
Rube Murphy
Carl O. Dixon
Alphine Dixon
Robert L. Dixon
Ida Mae Dixon
Lois Dean Thomas
Joe Thomas
T. E. Dixon
G. M. Forester
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Nora B. Dixon
Henry Dixon
Jean Dixon
Citizens National Bank
Denison
State of Texas
Grayson
L. C. Alexander
Minnie May Goswick Large
Marcus H. Goswick
Edward Andrews
Ida Andrews
Elm Street
Bessie Forester
S. V. Earnest
Iva Davidson
Whitewright Sun
VEW Post 7111 Elects Officers in Whitewright
The regular VFW Post 7111 meeting elected Wheeler Russell as senior vice commander Chester Slaughter as junior vice commander Bill Hatfield as quartermaster and post adjutant A B Jones was chosen post commander for his seventh straight year Jones serves as post service officer for the American Legion of Whitewright and is active in several organizations The post resumes its 1952 membership drive inviting all veterans who served abroad or at sea to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wheeler Russell
Chester Slaughter
Bill Hatfield
A. B. Jones
Jones
American Legion of
Masonic Lodge of
Whitewright
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Savoy Receives RFC Loan for Sewerage System
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation approves a 64 000 loan to Savoy to build a complete sewerage system and extend the water network with more fire hydrants. The 30 year 4 percent loan is secured by assessment obligations and replaces 6 000 in bonds. 146 town buildings to be served.
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Savoy
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Savoy City
Grand Jury Indictments and the Conviction Confusion
This column explains that an indictment by a grand jury is a written accusation not a conviction. It clarifies that a true bill allows prosecution to proceed, while a no bill ends the case. It notes grand juries protect against baseless charges and that jurors may hear extra witnesses if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Texas
Grand Jury
Legal Note Cautions Self Advice From Law Text
An excerpt warns readers against interpreting any law without consulting an attorney who knows the facts because those facts may alter how the law applies. The guidance emphasizes caution and professional counsel.
Veteran Questions And Answers
A veteran asks about replacing lost discharge papers for a GI home loan and how to obtain a substitute certificate from the service branch. The guide notes that a certifi cate in lieu of discharge papers should be applied for.
Summer Vacation Eligible Under VA Post-Cutoff Rules
If your school offers a summer break for all students you may take it and return in fall. Regulations require continuous training except for interruptions like summer vacation that apply equally to veterans and non veterans.
At Home Said Satan to His New Arrival
A wry exchange quotes Satan greeting a newcomer who claims ownership of the place by saying his wife granted it to him before he arrived, reflecting a humorous or darkly ironic domestic scene. The dialogue hinges on ownership and marriage as it plays out in a terse, public moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satan
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W. T. Nicholson
Nicholson
Sun
Whitewright Lumber Company
Whitewright| Lumber Co.eighborly Service
VEW
Fourth Street
Presbyterian Church
Stlers
Aluminum
L. LaRoe & CO
Pascal Failey
Thomas A. Edison
ST. Louis
I. C. Lyon
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