Down Memory Lane and Local Happenings in Whitewright
Guy Dillon returns to The Sun mechanical department after two years away. Horace and Mrs Thompson relocate back to Whitewright from Celina. Local grocers pay 115c per dozen eggs. A street carnival opens for a week starting next Monday. Benton Roberts becomes manager of a Marlin dry goods store. A P Neff, 79, longtime Whitewright resident, dies last Thursday. Prices from Sun ads include No 1 corn or tomatoes 5c, 9 oz pineapple 10c, pickle quart 15c, maize 90c per 100 lb, chopped maize $1.25, pepper 35c lb, large salmon 10c, Maxwell House coffee 35c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Dillon
the Sun
Horace Thompson
Whitewright
Celina
Benton Roberts
Marlin
A. P. Neff
Maxwell House
Local Obituaries and Marriages Reported
Thomas Gillett Confederate veteran and longtime resident since 1869 died at his home Sunday. Charley Jarvis and Miss Imogene Martin were married last Saturday with Rev. J. F. Fender officiating. Luther Gentry age 40 died at his Nobility area home last Sunday. Mrs. Floyd Collins died at her northeast town home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gillett
Charley Jarvis
Imogene Martin
J. F. Fender
Luther Gentry
Nobility
Floyd Collins
Roof work halted by nails on state highway area
Reports indicate roofing nails scattered along the road from the supply depot to the road construction project halted work on highway 160 south of town this week. Other items note a local school census, a revival meeting, a presidential veto stance, an on the job injury, social news, a death, and a public estate notice filed in Grayson County Texas court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
O. E. Phillips
Abilene
Church of Christ
Hoover
Congress
Cole Davis Co
S. H. Jared
Clarence McMillin
West End
Old- Timer Looks For Friends In Grayson County
Sam Teel of Wilburton Oklahoma becomes a Sun subscriber and writes that he grew up near the area 53 years ago. He recalls wolves in Grayson County and hunting with the Ray boys and others. At 82 he still hunts, now by car or truck, and asks for messages from anyone who lived there 50 years or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Teel
Wilburton
Okla
Sun
Mr. Teel
Grayson County
Ray Boys
Tom Sears
Bill Everheart
Homer Montgomery
Fannin County Launches Malaria Control Program
County Judge Choice Moore announces a county wide malaria control program in Fannin County starting April 1. The effort is a cooperative project with the State Department of Health. Three field crews will start on April 1 with plans to cover the entire county in a similar manner.
County malaria program and tax suit details in Texas county
The article notes a malaria prevention spraying plan with a small residence fee, plus a legal notice in Grayson County Texas. It details a tax suit The State of Texas vs S A Able for delinquent taxes on Lots 6 through 10 in Whitesboro, with filing in 1950 and inclusion of City of Whitesboro as a party defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Grayson
S. A. Able
Whitesboro
Grayson County
Texas
Foreclosure of Tax Liens Ordered in Grayson County Texas
The court requires defendants to appear on the return day May 8 1950 before the District Court of Grayson County to show cause why judgment should not be entered for taxes penalties interest and costs and a foreclosure of tax liens on property. The filing implicates all taxing units and intervening parties and demands answer to all current and future claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
State of
Texas
Grayson County
L. R. Kersey
Ollie M. Kersey
B. F. Spindle
Said County
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
J.C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
S. A. Able
District Court
15Th Judicial District
City of
Whitesboro
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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Fannin
Ner
Moore
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Sinclair
Bassett Station
Sinclair Products
Positors
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Gabardine
Fabrica
Yorkshire
Roymont Brand
Smoky Tone
Jerry Lewis
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