Lavon Dam near completion with 90 percent finish
McKinney Courier-Gazette reports Lavon Dam is 90 percent complete though Santa Fe Railway relocation delays impoundment until spring 1953. Texas Construction Company notes major basin work done, gates and electrical controls pending, with total cost expected at 14 million dollars and benefits including irrigation, flood control, and fishing.
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Lavon
Santa Fe
Texas Construction Company of
Dallas
Max Roundtree
Texas Construction Company
Prime Construction Company
Garza-Little Elm
Army Engineer Corps
Engineer
McKinney Courier-Gazette
Engineer Invents Ticktacktoe Robot in Corona
In Corona California a government electronic engineer E M McCormick displays a home built ticktacktoe playing gadget. The device cost about 30 dollars for wire bulbs and wood and can make 2000 moves. It smiles when it wins and frowns on losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
How to Quiet A Constant Barking Dog
Dog expert Harry Miller of Gaines Dog Research Center explains that most barking stems from individual causes and can be controlled with early training. Use calm correction, distraction, and, if needed, water sprays. close off visual triggers and teach quiet on command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Miller
Gaines Dog Research Center
New York
Perfect Boy Willie and the Moral Corner
A short moral vignette shows Perfect Boy Willie in penance claiming imperfection while his mother seeks a lesson. A quip about a singular perfect boy emerges. The final line notes that President Thomas Jefferson compiled a Bible for his own use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Thomas Jefferson
Notice to creditors and claimants in estate of J B Carter
Independent executor The Merchants and Planters National Bank of Sherman warns all indebted to or holding claims against the estate of J B Carter deceased to settle or present claims by law within the period at 200 North Travis Street Sherman Grayson County Texas. Publication dates April 17 24 and May 1 8 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Grayson
J. B. Carter
Grayson County
J. N. Dickson
Said County
Travis Street
Sherman
Merchants and Planters National Bank of
Whitewright Sun
Reflector lists pep squad and drill team officers
The Reflector details pep squad leadership with drum majors majorettes flag bearers and cheerleaders named. Four snare drummers and two bass drummers will be elected later and another Pep Squad meeting is expected. A Century Room lunch with Herman Waldman’s Orchestra and Dorothy Franey’s Ice Review followed Nancy and Robert Mitchum’s near encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bula Gunter
Beverly Bassett
Barbara Hasty
Foy Bow
Mazelle Musser
Betty Jarvis
Johnnie Harper
Betty Harris
Melba Alexander
Carol Ryan
Ruth Ann Cummings
Alice Ayres
B. J
A lineup of playful pairings from a spoken verse
A list of names paired with whimsical futures and roles from a humorous verse. Each line links a person to a fanciful outcome such as wealth, fame, or domestic bliss, closing with a stray line hinting at a speaker.
State Meeting of F. H. A. in Dallas
Two excited girls and a sponsor travel to Dallas for the state meeting of the Future Homemakers of America. Activities include hotel rooms at the Adolphus, square dancing, lectures on leadership, a circus supper, and plans to choose next year’s meeting site among Mineral Wells Houston and Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Homemakers of America
Earl Blanton
Nancy May
Ruth Ann Cummings
Betty Simmons
Bells
Marcell Whitlock
Margie DeBerry
Adolphus
Baker
State Fair Grounds
Lawrence J. Taylor
Hillsdale College
Michigan
Agriculture
Sulphur Springs
Girls Taking Names of Blood Donors
On Wednesday afternoon April 23 Mr Cummings asked six junior girls from typing class to downtown to collect names of people willing to donate blood for the blood bank. The volunteers were Barbara Luna Margie Brownfield Joy Ann Layman Marjorie Neathery Shirley Pool and Mildred Clem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cummings
Barbara Luna
Margie Brownfield
Joy Ann Layman
Marjorie Neathery
Shirley Pool
Mildred Clem
Citation for Title and Possession Denison Property
Court citation commands Earl Crow and others to answer in Grayson County Texas 15th District Court. Plaintiff Edward Andrews seeks title to Lots 9 and 10 in Block 37 Miller's Second Addition Denison Texas. Defendants include Gate City Building and Loan Association and heirs or representatives of several named individuals. Publication dates listed April 24 May 1 8 15 1952 in The Whitewright Sun.
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State of
Texas
Earl Crow
Clara K. Crow
Clara K Crow
Gate City Building and Loan Association
S. G. Knaur
Louisa J. Knaur
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Edward Andrews
Verne W. Murray
Estella
Miller
Denison
S. W. Earnest
Whitewright Sun
Blood drive appeal to support wartime soldiers
The note urges more donations to help the fighting boys overseas. It praises cooperative students signing donor cards and thanks their effort, stating the country’s freedom depends on giving blood to aid the war effort.
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M. C
Health Effects of Anxiety on the Body and Medical Visit
The text explains how anxiety affects the body, causing breathing troubles headaches sighing flushed face and tremors. It notes patients may not mention worry to doctors who recognize anxiety symptoms and feel relieved when reassured that no organic disease exists, after which symptoms disappear.
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Lavon Dam
North
Harry Ufiller
Gaines Dog Research Center SC
Buster Floca
Temple, Tex
England
Queen
Audrey Bass
Bobby Robarts
Florena Willams
Alice Ryan
Jack Smith
Carol Kilgree
Jimmy Christian
Sarah Head
Peggy Pannell
Joe Wallace
Jeanette Jones
Dixie Watkins Mallard
Mozelle Harvey
Maxine Neal
Ann Harper
Nell Vandagriff
Mary Lou Brown
Dorotha Magers
John Dale Reeves
J. K
J. B. Warren
S. H. Montgomery Agency
W. E. LaRoe and
Gomer May
Bendix
Bendix Economat
Your Friendly Electric Company
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