Local residents share weekend visits and travels
Mrs. Roby Childress and Mrs. Jack Nossaman returned from Dallas and Wilson N. Jones Hospital. Several families, including the Carpenters, Bodines, May, and Nicholsons, spent time with relatives in Cleburne, Dallas, and Phoenix. Rev. Fuller moved to Bethel Baptist parsonage in Fort Worth area, and others visited kin in Denton Lubbock Cedar Point and Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Nossaman
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
H. B. Fuller
Fort Worth
Bethel Baptist Parsonage
Rev. Fuller
Y. B. Kaiser
Denton
C. W. Jordon
Margaret
Eugene Sprinkle
Vernon
Fred Garner
Little Rock H D Club Hosts Howe Guests During Week Program
The Little Rock Home Demonstration Club held a guest day as part of National Home Demonstration Activities Week. Fourteen Howe H D Club members attended. activities included lunch, group singing, and a meat preparation demonstration. The next meeting will feature a bedspread making demonstration at a covered dish luncheon with the Wright club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Howe H-D Club
Horace Miller
J. G. Blanks
Bill Ireland
Owen Watson
Jack Biggerstaff
T. L. Cowart
Sims Wortham
Howe Club
W. W. Reeves
Mary McCord
George Stockton
Corinne Calloway
Birdie Sollie
Jewell Clayton
Helen Dutton
Ona Watson
A. L. Reeves
J. M. Howdeshell
J. W. Hamilton
L. W. Selby
Grace Sloan
George Ball
Whitewright Club
The King Can Do No Wrong and Sovereign Immunity
The piece explains sovereign immunity where governments cannot be sued without legislative permission. It contrasts royal absolutism with the modern American stance after the colonies, noting that private harm by a bakery could be pursued in court while government harm requires a special law or bill to award damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Colonies
Congress
Sheriff’s Sale Ordered In Grayson County Texas
The notice states Koeppen Baldwin Inc obtained a 1960 judgment against Mattie Conger for 373.29 with interest and costs and a foreclosure of lien on Lots 11 and 12 in Block 4 Original Town Plat Denison. The sheriff will sell June 7 1960 at the Grayson County courthouse to satisfy the judgment. Proceeds cover the judgment and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Grayson
A. D
Koeppen-Baldwin, Inc
District Court
Grayson County
Fifteenth Judicial District of Texas
Mattie Conger
C. J. Conger
A. J. Conger
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Texas
Denison
Suing the State of Texas and the Limits of Legislative Permission
The article outlines how federal tort liability expands suing power after the war, then explains Texas rules: general suit categories against the state require legislative permission, while suits against state officials may proceed with consent in many cases. It notes annual legislative actions expanding or restricting such actions and asks what happens if permission is obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Texas
Suit Against Texas May Lead to State Judgment
If a suit against the State of Texas is successfully prosecuted a judgment may be awarded against the state. Then the Legislature would consider more legislation to appropriate funds to pay the judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
1959 Texas Traffic Accidents Fact Book Highlights
Texas DPS reports 2453 deaths and fifteen injuries per thousand in 1959. A Hidalgo County head on collision killed ten on Feb 15 near Alamo. Death calendar marks Nov 14 as deadliest day with 24 killed in eight crashes. Motorists logged over 46 billion vehicle miles, up five percent from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Department of Public Safety
Col
Homer Garrison Jr
DPS
Texas
Hidalgo County
Alamo
Department
N. K. Woerner
Garrison
Eratosthenes Calculated Earth’s Circumference First
The ancient Greek scientist Eratosthenes is credited with the first calculation of the Earth's circumference, tying geometry to geography and marking a milestone in scientific measurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eratosthenes
Apply Early for Your Retirement Insurance
Charles J. Campbell of the Sherman Social Security office urges workers to file retirement and family insurance claims two to three months before retirement. Early filing speeds payment after retirement. bring age proof and earnings statements or tax return for self employed. No appointment needed. office at 300 East Houston Street open 8 30 a m to 4 45 p m Monday through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Campbell
Sherman Social Security Office
Social Security Administration
Treasury Department
Campbell
Sherman Office
The
East Houston Street
Thief Charged After Stealing Hamburger and Ham Burgers
Clifton Witcher, 34, of Lyndonville Vermont was charged with stealing three pounds of hamburger from one store and asking a clerk to wrap it at another. He allegedly stole another three pounds of hamburger from a generous clerk across the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndonville, Vt
Clifton Witcher
Subscription Rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties
Subscriptions are 2.50 in Grayson and Fannin, 3.00 outside these counties, and 5.00 for foreign subscriptions except soldiers. The Sun describes itself as a news service and invites items. editors may reject items considered too old or promotional material not news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
the Sun
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Indian Creek
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N. B. Nicholson
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W. T. Nicholson
A. L. Ingram
Johnnie Johnson
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J. C. Annip
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Charlie Ayres
Roy Whitt
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A. R. Orenduff
H-D
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G. W. Blanton
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State of
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U.S. Army
Hughes Aircraft Company
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the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
Whitewright, Texas
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