May Day queen candidates named for May 26 fete
Freshmen Lucille LaRoe and Martha Bow with sophomores Mattie Doss and Elizabeth May vie for queen of the May Day fete set for May 26. Other items include births and obituaries, a bank robbery report, and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille LaRoe
Martha Bow
Mattie Doss
Elizabeth May
J. A. Lyons
Dallas
Pascal Cox
Mary Johnson
Theresa Everheart
Katherine Montgomery
Bessie Jo Barbee
Velma Mangrum
R. May
Whitewright Lumber Co
Local Social Roundup and Army Update
Community notes list numerous weekend visits and family gatherings across Sherman Denison Collinsville and nearby towns. Army Pfc James H Cecil son of Bells participated in Baltic Sea firing practice with 443rd Antiaircraft Battalion after enlisting in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
James H. Cecil
Howard T. Cecil
Route One
Bells
443Rd
Baltic Sea
Germany
Cecil
Fort Bliss
Txas
Europe
Citation notice in Texas district court case No 53125
The State of Texas issues a citation to T S McIntire requiring a written answer to the applicant Ss M Vernon’s petition in district court Grayson County Sherman to be filed by June 2 1958. The suit seeks a bill of review to overturn a 1944 adoption judgment of Billy Jack Vernon by T L MeIntire and Dorothy Lynn MeIntire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
T. S. McIntire
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Ss. M. Vernon
T. L. McIntire
M. V. Blackwell
Billy Jack McIntire
Billy Jack Vernon
W. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Marvin Henshaw
Amelia Henshaw
S. V. Earnest
Citation to Amelia Henshaw for court answer
Written answer to plaintiff petition due Monday June 2 1958 by 10:00 AM before the Honorable 15th Judicial District Court Grayson County at Sherman Court House Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Amelia Henshaw
A. D
15Th Judicial District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Lottie Moon Circle Meets for Work Day Quilting
The Lottie Moon Circle of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union met at Mrs. Sallye Moore's home. President Mrs. W. L. Hatfield led a reading from 1 Corinthians and opening prayer. Seven members and two visitors worked on a quilt. closing prayer followed. Next gathering will be at Mrs. W. E. Pennell's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Moon
Baptist Woman's Missionary Union
Sallye Moore
W. L. Hatfield
1St Corinthians
W. M. Gates
A. L. McCurdy
W. E. Pennell
Social Security Widow Benefits End on Remarriage
Marion L. Harkey of the Sherman office explains that a widow’s Social Security benefits end the month before remarriage, while benefits for children continue until they turn 18 or another event ends entitlement. The note stresses checks to widows read as unremarried. The poem line exchange adds a light aside about the row boat turning over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Smith
Marion L. Harkey
Sherman Social Security Office
Three in Race For Supreme Court Judge
A three way contest for Place 1 on the Texas Supreme Court emerges after the filing deadline. R W Hamilton 58, former school teacher turned lawyer and judge, seeks the seat vacated by St John Garwood. Hamilton campaigns on 31 years as lawyer and judge with a career spanning Tyler Midland and San Marcos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Supreme Court
St. John Garwood
Eighth Court of Civil Appeals
R. W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Plainview
Sonora
San Marcos
Tyler
Troup
Martin County
Midland
70Th Judicial District
Snowball incident on East Side after school hours
George De Witt confronts two lightly dressed youths throwing snowballs in New York's East Side. A snowball hits him on the head as he scolds them. They reply they are not in school because they have the flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George de Witt
New York East Side
Subscription Rates For Grayson And Fannin Counties
The Sun lists subscription rates with 2.00 for Grayson and Fannin counties 2.50 outside those counties and 5.00 for foreign subscriptions except soldiers. The paper explains its role as a service institution inviting news but reserves rights to determine news value and reject promotion-only items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
the Sun
Expressed Regret Letters Surface After Odd Thefts
A Illinois woman received a return of $7,700 after a hold up with a note reading Sorry. A Kentucky fur theft of $500 was mailed back with Please return to owner. Detroit man offered 498 packs of cigarettes and 50 cents after stealing 500 packs, saying he repented after two. Los Angeles shopkeeper got a camera back with I have turned over a new leaf. A West Virginia clerk returned $28 after theft saying it left her a nervous wreck. In 1957, 7,500 pedestrians were killed by autos in the U.S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Ill
Newport
Detroit
Los Angeles
Charleston
W. Va
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James Reynolds
J. R. Fleming
Whitewright
Agnes Duffy
Denison
Gilmore Webster
Otto Russell
Webster
Giles Variety Store
Dimity
Leonard National Bank
J. E. Mangrum
C. P. Johnson
The
Christian Churches
van Alstyne
Evelyn Hill
Earl Hill
San Antonio
James Elliott Thomas
E. O. Thomas
Tom Bean
A. & M. College
Mangrum Grocery
Folger’s
Lester Haile
Haile
Lester Martin
John
Martha
Stephens & Bryant
Insurance & Real Estate
Sherman Savings and Loan Association
Sherman Savings
North Travis
Sherman, Texas
Dial
Mrs. Russell Summers
Temple
George Key
Mrs. Rinard Barnst
McKinney
Don Haliburton of
Elmo Wallace
Mrs. James Vineyard of
Grand Prairie
Mrs
C. K. Smith
Helen Glass
Marylou Upshaw
Commerce
Homer Medearis
Charles McCray
W. J. Martin
Mozelle
Doris Jacks
Fort Worth
Nova Hughes
Carol Hughes
Ralph Hughes
Gene Hughes
Edward Kent III
R. W. Love
Glen McAlester
Oklahoma City
Ed Kent Jr
J. E. Smith
Preston Hefner
C. D. Galyon
Santos Brennetear
Billy Smith
Allen T. Short
Carl Edwards
David Johnson
Bill Webb
Colbert Boat Club
Richard P. Shelley
D. D. Shelley
Route Three
Continental Army Command
Fort Polk
Shelley
6Th Infantry
Charlie Taylor
John M. Guthrie
Mar
Franklin
Indiana
Everet McKinnon
Wewoka
Okla
Lloyd Taylor
Roy Taylor
James
Paul Taylor
Judy Ann
Max Taylor
Carrie
Cass McCuiston
Morris Atkinson
Barbara
Wendell Withrow
Ray Rayborn
Junior Key
Colbert, Okla
Andy Sanderson
Billie Sanderson
Bonham
O. L. Lowry
Valley View
Bert Sanderson
Supreme Court
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
National Editorial Association
AND
Texas Press Association
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