Down Memory Lane 35 Years Ago May 5 1916
Local notes recall visitors and births with Dalhart and Denison ties. W N Stone Dalhart visits. Grace Swope Bonham visits Gillett sisters. C P Johnson appointed city health physician. George Lindsey to Dallas for Texas National Guard. Birth announced for Mrs L E Garner’s girl. kid party hosted by Edwin May for senior class. Ruth Myrick and Enna Montgomery hosted gatherings. Minnie Willis birthday surprise. wide list of local young people at Bailey Montgomery and Miss Minnie Willis homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.N. Stone
Dalhart
Grace Swope
Bonham
Virginia
Izetta Gillett
Eddie
Bettie Lou Badgett
Denison
C. P. Johnson
Robert Little
Frank Thomas
van Alstyne
George Lindsey
Dallas
Texas National Guard
P. B. Smith
Pecos
L. E. Garner
Canaan
Edwin May
West Main Street
Litta May Love
Lloyd Wright
Ruth Myrick
Tom Barbee
Paul Roberts
Eva Stilwell
Enna Montgomery
Centennial Life Mourns Harvey J Ford Loss of District Manager
The directors of Centennial Life Insurance Company of Paris Texas pass a resolution mourning Harvey J Ford district manager at Whitewright Texas who died at 445 a m He served the company for over fifteen years protecting many families and delivering numerous policy checks The resolution notes his honesty friendship and impact and directs copies to Mrs Cora Ford and the minute book of Centennial Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial Life Insurance Company of
Paris
Texas
Harvey J. Ford
Whitewright
Mr. Ford
Ford
Bro. Ford
Cora Ford
H. J. Ford
Earnheart Funeral Homes
Trenton
C. P. Johnson
Glen Earnheart
Dr. Johnson
Tom Bean Shooting Leads May 6 1921 Local Briefs
30 YEARS AGO. Guy McCafferty 15 was shot in the right leg while hunting near Tom Bean. Elder W N Carter will preach at the Church of Christ at 11 Sunday. Mr and Mrs Grover Stateville announce the birth of a girl last Friday. Mrs C R Fralicks and Miss Cora Morrow of Ely visited J H Richey. Miss Pearl Edwards of Washington DC visiting here. Lost nickel plated Ingersoll watch with leather fob. Velma Kirkpatrick, Trinity University student, spent the weekend with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy McCafferty
T. J. McCafferty
Tom Bean
W. N. Carter
Church of Christ
Grover
Cora Morrow
Ely
J. H. Richey
Pearl Edwards
Washington, D. C
Haskell Thomson
Velma Kirkpatrick
Trinity University
Waxahachie
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Grafton Montgomery Home From Navy After Four Years
25 years ago May 6 1926 reports Grafton Montgomery returning home Monday after four years in the Navy. Charley Cates started work May 1 as city marshal and night watchman. Miss Hazel and Bettie Lou McLean visited Sherman friends. Mrs J S Rascoe Royse City visiting daughter Rhom Pennington. Miss Pina Murphy visited Sherman and Gunter. Josh and Manton Fain Sherman relatives visited. Mrs B S Montgomery and son Andrew visiting Groesbeck. James Andrews visiting Marlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Montgomery
Navy
Charley Cates
Misses Hazel
Bettie Lou McLean
Sherman
J. S. Rascoe
Royse City
Rhom Pennington
Pina Murphy
Gunter
Josh Fain
Manton Fain
Jealous Wife Divorces Coffee Loving Husband
In Louisville a wife was granted divorce after accusing her husband of prioritizing coffee over her safety. She said she fainted while bringing his coffee and he left her to die, making another cup and continuing to drink while she remained unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Understanding GI Loan Side Payments and VA Rules
The article explains side payments are illegal when buying a home with a GI loan. It gives an example where a veteran pays $500 covertly to raise a home’s value above VA’s appraisal, violating the GI Bill. It also covers VA certificates issued before Oct 19, 1949 needing replacement and continuing GI Bill training entitlement after rehabilitation under Public Law 16 if started by July 25, 1951.
Hangover Problem Hit Factories Hard
ATLANTIC CITY N J An industrial health specialist says hang overs cost factories 1 000 000 000 man hours annually This estimate by Dr Edward Carleton president of the American Association of Industrial Physicians and Surgeons notes alcoholism as industrys greatest health issue while praising medical advances in factory health programs The worker is now 100 percent better protected against accidents and disease than a decade ago and children may tear up a house but they never break up a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Edward Carleton
American Association of Industrial Physicians and Surgeons
Carleton
Defense Bonds Promote Teamwork and National Security
Uncle Sam urges citizens to buy U S Savings Bonds now renamed Defense Bonds to strengthen America. Purchase through Payroll Savings or Bond-A-Month plans at banks to support a financially strong nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Farm Land Ownership in the Southwest
A study by John H Southern of the U S Department of Agriculture finds individuals own 84 percent of Southwest farm land across Texas Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and Oklahoma. Corporations hold about 11 percent, public ownership is about 3.6 percent, and individual owner operators control nearly half of owners but only 23 percent of land averaging 192 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Southwest
John H. Southern
U. S. D. A. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Southern
Real estate tax suit over delinquent property in Grayson County
The State of Texas sues J H Crawson and heirs over delinquent ad valorem taxes on Lots 6 and 7 in Block 19 O T P Whitewright Grayson County Texas. The filing, case number 58860, seeks foreclosure of tax liens and payment of taxes penalties and costs with a return date the first Monday after 42 days from June 11 1951. The notice names City of Whitewright Whitewright Independent School District and other taxing units as parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Grayson
J. H. Crawson
City of
Whitewright
Whitewright Independent School District
Grayson County
Texas
District Court
15Th Judicial District
Court House
Sherman
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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Bailey Montgomery
Miss Minnie Willis
Dee Little
John Philip Barbee
Roy Epting
Frank Gafford
Paul Graves
Mary and Louise Freeman
Katherine Vaughn
Willie
Lillie Ross
Bessie Joe
Marian Barbee
Jewel Caperton
Dorothy Spindle
Elizabeth May
Lurline Gafford
Mary Johnson
Maxey Echols
Clara Belle Southerland
Hope Ball
Bertha Cox
W. C. Francis
Whitewright | Lumber Co.eighborly Service
Uncle Sam
Tural Experiment Station
Thomas Hughes
Arizona
Valentine State
Perfect Posture Shoe Store
South Travis St. Sherman
Ppinehurst Green
L.laroe & Company
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