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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1953
Page
3
The community notes numerous weekend visits and travels. Local residents hosted or visited family and friends from Dallas Sherman Tioga Denver Fort Worth Irving Bonham and Denton reflecting a busy social scene. The text also includes a long legal citation listing heirs and parties in a Denison property case.
Daughters and relatives from Dallas Fort Worth and Big Lake visited local families over the weekend and Mother's Day. Attendees included Barbara Joe Pannell Joe and Peggy Pannell with Joe Pannell and Buddy Ford and James Norwood in from Laredo. Local ministers and church members shared in community events and a Baptist Workers Conference in Bells.
The U S Department of Health Education and Welfare reports a 1952 Texas increase in federal old age and survivors insurance. Monthly payments reached 151 400 people with total benefits of 67 511 604 dollars. Over 65 recipients numbered 104 000, up 12 percent from 1951.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a lady seeks to return a hat. The saleslady questions the reason while the woman explains her husband approves the purchase, creating a light social moment in a shop.
Citation issued May 6 1953 in Grayson County Texas for Nannie Mary Gill Witt versus Robert James Newton Witt. Plaintiff seeks divorce on abandonment for over three years. Service must occur within 90 days or citation returned unserved. Published in The Whitewright Gazette May 14 21 28 and June 4.
How owner responsibility varies by case. Courts treat tradesmen and social guests differently. knowledge of dangerous conditions imposes duty to fix. Examples include a postman, meter-reader, and a passerby harmed by a rotted branch.
A person rushes from a host home after an incident and sues, reflecting a broader legal trend. The passage notes that many fatal incidents occur in and around the home annually, exceeding highway crash fatalities.
Anklam notes many sow wild oats then seek divine aid for crop failure. Jed Somers claims women use words faster than men. He recalls old cradle politics fading to low wages. He observes civility thinning with alcohol. He jokes families balk at elephant offers at a dollar down and weekly payments.
A Ladies Aid Society member went to the bank to deposit aid money but the teller misheard as egg money. The banker commented on how well the old hens are doing, adding a humorous exchange to a small town’s day.
Eddie Laird former state game warden and US Army Corps consultant resigns to run boating and marine supply service at Grandpappy Point Resort in Denison Texas. He will offer guide service to fishermen and operate the cafe with his wife as part of the attraction.
A pretty girl sits on a park bench while a policeman patrols. A young man sits beside her and the cop asks if he is annoying her. She replies no but suggests the officer leave so he might become annoying.
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