Whitewright Local News Roundup and Notices
Local items note visits by residents to Gilmer Denison Dallas and Denton plus a church singing event in Desert. The page also lists car wreck notes a divorce citation and a local sale ad with prices and furniture across multiple families and towns.
Mother's Day origin tied to Civil War healing tale
A retrospective notes that Mother's Day began not as a tribute to mothers but to heal Civil War wounds. Miss Ann Jarvis of Grafton, West Virginia, organized efforts to unite veterans, leading to a memorial service for her mother in 1907 and the wide observance today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ann Jarvis
Grafton
W. Va
Gene Autry Sued Over Chaps Fire in Federal Suit
Paul Kropp sues Gene Autry and others in federal court seeking 350000 dollars claiming his 11 year old son was badly burned when the Gene Autry pants chaps caught fire due to a leaf fire. He says manufacturers must exercise reasonable care to ensure product safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gene Autry
Paul Kropp
Autry
Kropp
Notice of Tax Foreclosure in Grayson County Texas
Legal notice in Grayson County Texas cites J H Crawson and wife unknown heirs as defendants in The State of Texas vs J H Crawson et al case number 58860. Property described as Lots 6 and 7 in Block 19 O T P Whitewright includes delinquent ad valorem taxes with interest penalties and costs through judgment. Debtors and all taxing units may claim liens and foreclosures. citation issued June 11, 1951.
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
Sherman
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
1950 Cotton Ginnings Reach 9.9 Million Running Bales
Census Bureau final report shows 9,907,918 running bales ginned from the 1950 cotton crop, up from preliminary 9,899,417 and below 1949’s 15,908,591. The tally includes 62,235 American-Egyptian bales and no Sea Island. State figures list Arizona, Arkansas, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas with year-to-year comparisons.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
Arizona
Arkansas
California
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Draft Test Draws 200000 Men to May 26 Aptitude Test
Henry Chauncey of the Princeton organization running the national tests said 200,000 draft eligible college men will take the first exam on May 26. Applications arrive at about 15,000 per day with a May 15 deadline.
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Washington
Henry Chauncey
Princeton
N. J
Chauncey
Health Notes on Sinuses and Infections by Dr Warren
There are three sets of sinuses on each side of the face joining the nose. They lie in the cheek bones behind the eyes and in the forehead above the eyes. Sinuses ventilate the voice through air from the nose to the lungs. Sinusitis can spread infection to the stomach intestines gall bladder bronchial tubes and lungs. Sinuses should be examined when looking for body disturbances.
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Mrs. C. N. Massey
Gilmer
Rockie McMillin
Ector
George M. Hight
Ladonia
Jimmie Petty of
Denton
Mrs. R. R. Summers
T. J. McCafferty
Dallas
Ferris
Myrtle Badgett
Mrs. C. K. Spindle
Denison
Clarence McMillin
Jim Simmons
Guy Hamiltony
Texarkana
J.C. Annip
Charles Ayres
Mrs. Grady Stepp
Barbara
R. L. Haliburton
Southland
Ira Fleming
Tom Ayres
Mare Ayres
Veterans Hospital
McKinney
Claud Dillon
Billye Faye Dillon
Howard Hedgpeth
Frances Hedgpeth
Joe Canafax
Vernon
Santa Rosa
Ora Sargent
Ben Ellis
Tom Starr
Fred Starr Jr
Garland
F. L. Starr
Randell Hopper
David of
Lillian and
Estelle Baxter
J. Lee Smith
Bogata
Willie Smith
Jim Ayres
W. H. Simmons
Alex, Okla
Mrs
H. A. James
J. H. Anderson
L. W. Bassett
Greenville
Floyd Bassett
Grayson County Baptist Workers Conference
van Alstyne
Lewis Cooper
Roy Anderson
Burkburnett
Charles E. Perry
Wichita Falls
Philla Ann Hinton
Jerry Forest
NTSC
Minnie Fay Hinton
The
First Baptist Church
Maggie Noe
Mattie Masters
Carl May
Lillie Simmons
Tom Bean
James Simmons
Larry
Jackie
San Antonio
Siah Simmons
James Siah
Sallisaw
Okla
Rene Simmons
Gilbert Maneley
Sheppard Air Force Base
Kermit Belew
Joseph H. Davis
Hammond
Indiana
C. J. Kelly
Mr. Davis
the Sun
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Helleon Ruth Penn
District Court of
Court House
Noah A. O. Penn
Helleen Ruth Penn
Iva Davidson
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Jarvis
J. B. Warren
Hrrgidaire
Johnson
Blanton
Universal
West Bend
Revere
Sunbeam Ironmaster
Westinghouse Universal
Presto
Sunbeam
Dolly Madison Electric
Food Choppers
GE and
Servel Gas
Motorola
Crosley
Philco
Hardwick, Garland and
Vesta Gas
Knap
Monarch
Emerson
Miro-Matic
Home & Auto Store