Reminiscences from May 1922 Sherman Area
Local column recalls a series of events including injuries, weddings, deaths, graduations, and community notes across Sherman and nearby towns. Entries mention Mrs Browder Webster fracturing her elbow, Mrs J A Mauk's paralysis, school graduation lists for high and grammar levels, births, marriages such as Robert Taylor and Belle Hunter, and a 1922 tornado's toll with 56 killed and many injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Simmons
Roy Groves
Wayne Coggins
Lillian Neathery
Fay Reeves
Gilbert Murray
Corinne Lilley
Ruth Montgomery
Jack Spindle
Wilma Harper
Versa Tate
Grafton Montgomery
Nuell Skaggs
Robert Taylor
Pilot Grove
Belle Hunter
Near van Alstyne
James Spivy Badgett
T. E. Thornton
Ida
Clifford Jarvis
Clifton Brewer
Alvin R. Magers
Mary Jane Grimes
Grammar School
Charlie Clyde McLean
Edward Webster
Guy Anderson
Margaret Coggins
Mildred Sue White
Irene Rector
Velma Bennett
Hortense Rhody
Margaret Pierce
Mary Gae Wood
Laura Jean Fleming
Anna Jo Pennington
Velma Lee Jones
Janie Bee Vickery
Kermit Belew
Gradie Fae Coley
Johnnie V. Dossey
Roger Hol
Local High School Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Anita Vestal will be valedictorian and Kathleen Mitchell salutatorian of the graduating class. Roscoe Brown earned highest honors for boys. Ralph Sanders, 36, died Tuesday at his sister’s home, Grace Roberts. Genevieve Davidson of Chickasha Okla and W L Gordon of Dallas announce their marriage set for March 27. Frank Wright and Harold Doss returned from a Graham fishing trip. Virgil Ford bought the Ford hatchery from his father R D Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Vestal
Kathleen Mitchell
Roscoe Brown
Ralph Sanders
Grace Roberts
Genevieve Davidson
Chickasha
Okla
W. L. Gordon
Dallas
Frank Wright
Harold Doss
Graham
Virgil Ford
Ford Hatchery
R. D. Ford
You May Meet a Fool and the Road Story
A Texas Safety Association tale recalls a rain soaked detour in East Texas where a driver, lost and nearly out of fuel, spots a peeled sign reading Drive Slow you May Meet A Fool. The anecdote contrasts with a 1956 figure noting about 35 million concert attendees in over 2,100 communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Musick
The
Texas Safety Association
Texas
Triple Jersey calves born to Lexington farmer’s cow
Farmer Albert Amer of Lexington Missouri reported a rare event as his Jersey cow gave birth to triplets two days after parturition. Cattle experts note such triple births occur about once in 100 000 births and the calves were photographed at one day old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Amer
Lexington
Jersey
New Food Preservation Advances Draw Industry Interest
New methods such as gamma irradiation antibiotic preservation and freeze drying promise six month shelf life for fruit and meat. Military tests include pilot plants and an upcoming seven million dollar plant in Stockton California with FDA clearance hoped by 1959. A jet racing car uses any combustible fuel and British commuter habits show annual travel of 1545 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Army
Stockton
Calif
Food and Drug Administration
Bruce H. Morgan
Quartermaster Food and Container Institute
Chicago
Writ seeks title to Denison lot in 19th century suit
Texas citation directs Mattie Pettigrew et al to answer by 42 days from issuance in Grayson County court. Plaintiffs Samuel Turner Jr Annette Turner Pearce and T W H Flinn seek judgment for title to Lot Five in Block Twelve of Miller's First Addition to Denison City. Case filed April 7 1857.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Mattie Pettigrew
Feme
Mattie H. Pettigrew
John Pettigrew
John I. Grew
M. H. Pettigrew
C. G. Andrews
H. L. Anddruss
Cer W' Smith
Sallie Smith
Luther Andruss
George W. Smith
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Samuel D. Turner, Jr
Annette M
Turner Pearce
G. C. Pearee
T. W. H. Flinn, Jr
Towit
Miller
Denison
A. D
James L. McGill
15Th District Court of
Eula McGill
Legislature Sets Stage For Big Uns
A universal fishing license bill signed by Governor Price Daniel raises saltwater license fees from 1.65 to 2.15 and funds fisheries work. SCOT President Teddie Lee Wynne Jr. says the measure reflects Texas wildlife management needs and gains broad legislative support. Legal notice follows regarding the estate of W C Womack Sr with an executrix appointed and creditor claims required by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Sportsmen’s Clubs of
Texas
Price Daniel
Teddie Lee Wynne Jr
Dallas
SCOT
Charles Herring
O. H. Schram
Taylor
Wynne
House
Testamentary Estate of J Frank England Granted in Grayson Co
Independent Executrix Jack England announces probate of the estate of J Frank England in Grayson County Texas on May 20 1957. All creditors must present claims within legal time. Residence and post office address are RFD Whitewright Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Wome Ack, Sr
Grayson County
Texas
W. C. Womack
W. C. Womack, Sr
Gordonville
Grayson
Grace Womack
Whitewright Sun
J. Frank England
RFD
Whitewright
Graycam County
Tawae
Jack England
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Tom Sears
AMMA
Uncle Sam
First National Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Paris
United Press
Chet Shandel
Paul Bunyan
Fort Bragg
Roger W. Benedict
Wall Street Journal
James Meikle
Eire
Bangor
County Down
London
the Sun
V. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Majestic
Nat'l Park Service
U.S. Dep't of the Interior
Stell
Guananneed
S. J. Rogers
N. Jay Rogers
West Main
North Travis
Wbap-Tv
Channel 5
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