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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1927
Page
7
A brief excerpt reflects on happiness and contentment, praising a mindset of sufficiency. The quote contrasts wealth with inner state, noting true fulfillment comes from being content rather than accumulating titles or riches.
Practical advice for mothers on safe stair use and lifting, cleaning with damp cloths or vacuum cleaners, hydrating infants with water and juice, a simple homemade laxative blend using prunes figs dates and raisins, using citrons for garnishes and desserts, and techniques for steaming puddings with a double boiler.
In tribute to a beloved son, Mr and Mrs Essie Ingram express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for support and empathy during their bereavement. The note extends blessings to all who offered help and words of comfort in their time of mourning.
Pilot Grove notes a few frost risks despite a recent good rain. Several residents and teachers are listed visiting kin in Sherman, Anna, Van Alstyne, Commerce, and Whitewright. Local figures, including Mrs. A. H. St. John, suffered injuries after a fall, with rib fractures keeping her indoors.
Mary and Myrtle Scoggins entertained the B Y P U with a social Friday evening and are recovering slowly from an accident. R E L Binion and daughter Pauline attended a Pure Food Demonstration in McKinney, Binion displaying Oak Lawn syrup and homemade ginger snaps. D M Taylor loaded millet seed at Van Alstyne for shipping. Farmers are busy preparing ground for another crop.
A playful tale from After Dinner Stories features Willie telling his father of a dream where St. Peter guides him to heaven via a chalk marked ascent on a ladder. The punch line arrives when Willie notices his father descending for more chalk, implying forgiveness or more sin to confess.
United States gasoline consumption runs about 30,198,000 gallons per day this year, notably higher than the 27,174,000 daily average recorded in 1926.
East India practitioners crack eggs on a board and study shell fragments to predict future events, interpreting where the bits land and their positions as signs.
Citation by publication requests sheriff publication in Grayson County News for ten days prior to December 1927 return day. It informs interested parties that Emma Gill Cooper filed to probate Anna T. Gill deceased will seeking letters testamentary in County Court of Grayson County Sherman. Notice dated November 14 1927 with Clerk R Q Loving and Deputy.
In the Estate of Thomas L. Bruce, deceased, notice is given of probate proceedings. Creditors and interested parties are invited to present claims within the statutory period and to pursue any required filings with the court. The notice outlines court details and deadlines for claims.
County Court of Grayson County Texas issues a writ directing appearance to contest an attached copy of the writ. The notice states Minnie F Bruce estate involved and requires execution of the writ as of 1927.
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