Whitewright Jubilation for Wilson Win and Local News
Local items from Whitewright dated November 17 1916 note a Democratic jubilee for Wilsons re election, births in Ely and Lankford families, sheriff Tom Roberts sworn in Grayson County, a lost Elgin watch, and junior league program names. The page also recaps 30 years ago events including a high school football win, a theft report, store specials, a death, a wedding, Santa letters, and community club notes.
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the Sun
Whitewright Democrats
Wilson
W. C. Brown
Ely
Minnie Willis
Lucy Webster
Willie Ross
Jewel Caperton
Wilma Dixon
Margaret McMurry
Mary Freeman
Fay Reeves
E. C. Lankford
Jewel Elgin
Luther Gordon
Tom Roberts
Grayson County
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Jennie Jones
John Oliver
Trenton
Orangeville
Mangrum Bros
Death of Dr. Joseph E. Johnson and Tom Bean store fire
Twenty five years ago The Sun reported the death of Dr Joseph E Johnson aged 49 formerly of Whitewright who died at his Houston home. The report also noted a fire that destroyed the G E Ball general merchandise store at Tom Bean.
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Joseph E. Johnson
Whitewright
Houston
G. E. Ball
Tom Bean
Goose Finds Home At Commerce
A lost goose on Fred England's East Texas State Teachers College farm herds a flock of sheep for almost a week. The big gray bird leads them to water, swims while they drink, and guides them back to pasture, occasionally bumped by an impatient ram. He may be tempted away by a new flock of wild geese.
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Commerce
Fred England
East Texas State Teachers College
England
New Papa I m a father Boss So s your old man
A brief cartoon style caption depicts a worker announcing fatherhood to a boss who replies with a wry line about his own father. The exchange frames workplace humor about family news and normals.
Health Talks on Reducing Diet and Food Costs
The article explains that weight loss is possible on a 1500 calorie daily diet drawn from seven basic food groups if portions are correct. It highlights the need for medical clearance, notes higher carbohydrate emphasis, and breaks down vegetable costs and choices to meet a low budget while maintaining nutritional balance.
Divorce Abandonment Case Issued By Grayson County Court
Citation No 59246 directs James George Wolcott to appear by 10 am on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, December 3 1951, in Sherman Texas before Judge Fifteenth Judicial District. Plaintiff Lucile Wolcott seeks divorce custody of Mary Lynn Wolcott and costs. Court clerk S W Earnest issued October 16 1951 with deputy Nancy Drake. 4n15
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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
Five Cent Veggies For A Daily Budget
A discussion of economical half cup portions of six percent carbohydrate vegetables and their calorie costs. It lists fresh beets 5 cents canned beets 4 cents carrots 3 cents turnips 3 cents onion 3 cents kohlrabi 2 1/2 cents and pumpkin 3 cents and suggests mixing them into soup broth or salad to meet daily vegetable intake.
Washtub a Golden Mine in Yukon 1898 Tale
Victoria British Columbia Mrs Josephine Cassidy 86 recalls fortune from washing during the Yukon gold rush earning 50 to 150 dollars a day. She won 2000 dollars in a dog team race and left the Yukon with about 100000 dollars after equipment losses. The couple later settled at home keeping an always set table as a Yukon tradition.
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Victoria
B. C
Josephine Cassidy
Dawson
RCMP
Yukon
Cassidy
Romans Used Powder in Cleaning Teeth
The West Virginia Dental Journal reports 1 900 year old tooth powder used by Romans. Dr and Mrs Armand Singer of the University of West Virginia traced Octavia sister of Augustus Ceasar brushing teeth with powder. Pliny described formulas from ashes of animal parts. The Singers tested a Roman recipe finding it nearly as effective as modern products but non foaming.
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West Virginia Dentak Journal
Armand E. Singer
University of West Virginia
Octavia
Augustus Ceasar
Pliny
I Pray For All I Pay For All And More
A short, reflective note describes a preacher, a lawyer, a doctor, and a citizen each adding lines on a fence. The citizen ends with a pledge to contribute, underscoring a theme of communal responsibility and shared welfare.
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Bureq
Lottie Frances Price
Ben Nelson
Ozro Dooley
Mary Ann Seay
Ector
Santa Claus
Santa
Abc’s
Peter Rabbit
Mark Montgomery Jr
Box
Ray Norris
Pilot Grove
Kentuckytown Community Club
P. H. Connelly
Manne LD
Goose
du Pont House
DU Pont
L. LaRoe & Co
Jimmie McSpedden Whitewright
Dallas News
Texas Almanac
STATE
Dallas Morning News
Dallas 2
The
State Medical Association of Texas
Carload
Katy
Plain Citizen
R. P. Childress
Boy Scout Circus
Whitewright Boy Scouts
America
Rbsolue
I. C. Lyon
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