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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1955
Page
3
A minor is considered under 21 in contract law. Contracts with minors are voidable, meaning the minor may disaffirm before or soon after turning 21. Adults who contract with minors bear the duty to verify age and may face defeat of the contract if the minor disaffirms within a reasonable time after adulthood.
A woman hurries into a department store sale and tells her companion she hopes they do not have anything she wants, capturing a brisk moment of consumer shopping.
An anecdotal vignette set on an elevator where a girl greets a boy with authority. The boy retorts that she is not his mother, and she humorously asserts she raised him in a light hearted exchange.
Plaintiffs Willa E. Brown and W. J. Brown seek title and possession of Lot 6 in Block 14 Day and Munson Addition Denison Grayson County Texas against S A Cook and others. Citation requires written answer by Monday June 27 1955 before Judge of 15th District Court Sherman. Published May 19 26 and June 2 9 1909.
Mrs Kay Kimbell hosted the Blue Bird Club after noon gathering last Thursday. Mr R A Gillett wed Miss Jessie Fogle at the Fogle home on Wednesday at 3 PM. Dave Taylor south of town lost two mares and a colt in an electrical storm last week. Ode Crowell married Mrs Arlene Annip last Thursday evening. T H Sears suffered a Studebaker action accident east of Sherman on Tuesday hill descent. one wheel and part of a bridge banister were damaged. Epworth League program featured Christine Stukey Margaret Everheart Loren Mangrum Mrs H C Willis Kate Smith Huntley. J T Carter of Paris joined Chambers Motor Co. Miss Neva McMurry, Bells school teacher, weekend with mother Mrs R K McMurry.
H P Donigan buys the Vaughn share in Farmers Union Gin and the North Texas Gin. Cecil Badgett of Waco visits his parents Mr and Mrs Spivy Badgett. W M Cox attends the 52nd annual Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge meeting in Brownsville. Joe Bailey Hamilton and Miss Eula Mooneyham wed last Saturday.
George Hughes a 41 year old black man charged with criminal assault of a white woman was burned to death when a mob set fire to the Sherman court house on Friday night. The text lists graduates and names from a grammar school class, including Nellie Ackley Monabelle Bigger staff Alda Mae Bush Nora Bryant Pearl England Elizabeth Hedgpeth Henrietta Jones Ruth Jopling Martha Sue Lindsey Norma Joe Mangrum Mary Frances Myrick Julia Ann Pritchett Iona Lee Pumphrey Dorothy Ryan Elizabeth Sears Woodrow Belew John Bailey Jesse DeBerry Robert Doss Howard England Cleophus Halliburton Frank Hollingsworth Sonny Hancock Ballon Lay Carl Lamb A N McCoy Billie Earl Montgomery Billie Roberts Marl Ryan Vernon Rector Thomas Sears and David Smith. Miss Dorothy Hamilton is valedictorian and Miss Lucy Craig is salutatorian of the senior class.
C A Giles, Joe Riddle, John Hollingsworth, Clarence Pace, Claud Dillon, John Jenkins, K B Simmons, and C F McPherson attended the fourth district American Legion meeting at Greenville Sunday.
May rainfall in Whitewright totals 5.09 inches. Valedictorian Marjorie Nell Blanton and salutatorian Sara Kathryn Atterberry lead the grammar school graduating class. Mary Dale King, fifth grade, earned the highest state score in a national music contest held in Dallas last weekend. Rev C W Dennis and others attended SMU’s twentieth anniversary celebration in Dallas last Saturday.
The American Legion commended President Eisenhower and Senator George of Georgia for working together in foreign policy. National Commander Seaborn Collins presented Eisenhower a citation praising their cooperation and urging continued bipartisanship beyond partisan lines.
An advertisement urges readers to ask their grocer for Karo waffle syrup in pints and quarts. The verse from Ezekiel is quoted, claiming Karo as the best tasting syrup. The message emphasizes product popularity and retail availability.
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