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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
4
The Whitewright News editors urge residents to tidy properties before summer heat elevates fire hazards. They praise spring cleaning for safety and town appeal, warn against clutter and improper storage of paints and solvents, note favorable weather and crop stands, and announce upcoming road contracts for Whitewright routes including Whitewright Ida Sherman and Whitewright Trenton.
The article notes Whitewright needs more rental dwellings and predicts the first builders will rise soon. It highlights bright prospects for fresh home grown vegetables and mentions improving roads to slow deterioration as summer approaches.
Fort Worth broker H H Hampton of Ross Bros and Parker Jamieson predicts a mule comeback as tractors replace work animals. The Fort Worth stockyards handled 115 233 horses and mules in World War I year 1917, vs 16407 head last year, with mules making up about half. Prices for spans range 400 to 250 dollars, with a sale average around 500 animals per event.
Mr Gomer May of Kirkpatrick Pharmacy donated an electric clock to the Negro school for boys and girls of Whitewright. Whitewright residents including Guy Hamilton W J Barbee and Bob Sears supplied valuable books and magazines for side reading. Principal J L Huckaby Jr notes success in state contests due to local support and thanks merchants for better values.
A sequence of aphoristic lines on life and character. Metaphoric images compare hope and failure in reverie and daily growth. The piece jests at wisdom with pithy contrasts and playful wordplay.
The State of Texas Grayson County executes a sheriff sale for W R Holder and wife on Lots 15 and 16 Block 13 O T P Ambrose Grayson County Texas. The sale to satisfy delinquent taxes plus interest costs is set for the first Tuesday in June 1949 between 2 and 4 PM at the Grayson County courthouse and is subject to redemption and other liens as described in the judgment.
M G Dicken Sheriff of Grayson County Texas will conduct a tax lien sale to satisfy a judgment and tax lien. Proceeds apply to the judgment and costs with the defendant’s right to redeem preserved. Sale is held in Sherman Texas with J H Brown deputy noting dates May 9 1949.
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