Whitewright News Briefs From The Sun November 11 1916
Local items report a car crash injuring five Whitewright youths returning from a musical gig near Bells road, a Pil troca girls aid event, a Farm ersville wedding invitation, a railroad accident injuring a two year old, and several obituaries. Other notes include store ads, a Halloween party, a fire at Lively Co, and a reader letter from Bonham urging longer dresses.
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Lively & Co
Bonham
Whitewright
Whitewright HIgh School team defeats Sherman Junior High 28 to 0
From The Sun dated November 10 1921 report notes Whitewright High School football team overwhelmed Sherman Junior High 28 to 0 on a Saturday afternoon. The game results highlight a decisive win for Whitewright.
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Whitewright
Sherman
Scouts Earn Tenderfoot Badges At County Event
Eight scouts were presented tenderfoot badges Tuesday night at the Baptist Annex by County Executive McLean as they begin the path to first class scout. Recipients include Earl Blanton Jack Bogle Millard Mangrum Fender May Charlie Mayo Guy Yowell Eugene Hall and Grover B Smith. Mr Ben Dopson of Lubbock and Miss Robbie Cowan of Cooper were married at the Baptist parsonage Sunday morning with Rev J H Hawkins officiating. Miss Mary Johnson hosted the Kantagree Bridge Club Monday evening with Miss Willie Ross achieving high score.
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Baptist Annex
McLean
Tenderfoot
Earl Blanton
Jack Bogle
Millard Mangrum
Fender May
Charlie Mayo
Guy Yowell
Eugene Hall
Grover B. Smith
Ben Dopson
Lubbock
Robbie Cowan
Cooper
Baptist Parsonage
J. H. Hawkins
Mary Johnson
Kantagree Bridge Club
Willie Ross
Indian Bureau critique on welfare state impact
The piece argues that 126 years of Bureau of Indian Affairs guardianship created dependency and stagnation among Indians. It contrasts self reliant Oklahoma Indians who prosper outside government care and warns free citizens to learn from this failed model of paternalism.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington
Oklahoma
America
Indian Bureau
Indian guardianship blamed as failure amid misery report
The Marquette League for Catholic Indian Missions details squalid Navajo housing, high tuberculosis and infant mortality, illiteracy rates, and budget waste. It calls government guardianship a hindrance to self reliance and progress, urging true opportunity instead of paternalism.
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Marquette League For Catholic Indian Missions
Continental
United States
Indian Bureau
Bernard A. Cullean
Marquette League
Illinois Acre Yields 265.3 Bushels Corn
Lincoln farm at an Illinois state institution set a new world record with 265.3 bushels per acre in corn. Ray Anderson of Farm Journal noted the record surpasses 224.2 bushels set in 1948 by Carol Brown. Planting date was May 19 with Pfister seed No. 384 and moisture tested at 15.4 percent.
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Lincoln
Ill
Colony Farm
Ray Anderson
The
Farm Journal
Lincoln Farm
Anderson
Carol Brown
Rose Hill
Iowa
Ben Courtwright
Lincoln Institution
Courtwright
Pfister Associated
Divorce Petition in Grayson County Texas
Citation to James George Wolcott for 1951 divorce action filed by Lucile Wolcott. Court in Sherman set a return date by December 3, 1951. Case No. 59246 lists abandonment grounds and custody of Mary Lynn Wolcott. Clerk S W Earnest issued October 16, 1951. Deputy Nancy Drake signed.
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State of Texas
James George Wolcott
A. D
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Plantiff’s
Mary Lynn Wolcott
S. W. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Community News Requests Visitor and Event Notes
The Sun invites readers to share visits, gatherings, or any community happenings. The paper aims to publish local happenings and requests cooperation to inform editors of events and social news within the community.
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the Sun
Bureau Aims Nationwide Drug Crackdown After New Law
The U S Bureau of Narcotics launched a nationwide crackdown on drug peddling after President Truman approved a new law with mandatory penalties. Harry J Anslinger said the drive is on and predicted a decline in illicit trafficking in months. First offenders face 2 to 5 years, second offenders 5 to 10 years, third offenders 10 to 20 years plus fines up to 2000 dollars.
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Washington
U.S. Bureau of Narcotics
Harry J. Anslinger
Truman
Anslinger
Garner Shelling Pecans as 83rd Birthday Nears
The 32nd vice president John Nance Garner enjoys sunny days on his Uvalde back porch shelling pecans. He plans to turn 83 on November 22 and had once hoped to live to 93, after 46 years in public life before retiring in 1941.
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Uvalde
United States
Texas
John Nance Garner
Landlady Weds 22-Year-Old Boarder in Newark
In Newark England Mrs Elsie May Marshall a 57-year-old boardinghouse keeper and mother of 22 children married Robert Kerry a 22-year-old Irish boarder on Saturday. The wedding drew other lodgers as guests and was noted for its unusual age gap.
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Newark
England
Elsie May Marshall
Lovers Lane
Robert Kerry
Ireland
U. S
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