Shriners elect Pope president and Hamilton secretary
The Shriners recently chose D. M. Pope as president and Joe Hamilton as secretary treasurer. The club listed its personnel including D. S. McMillin, C. B. Bryant, Fitz Bryant, Emmet Penn, Lloyd Moore, Lester Haile, George Bennett, Dr. C. P. Johnson, and others. Other local notes mention Chesley Rutledge visiting Mexia, a Dodge theft report, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriners
D. M. Pope
Joe Hamilton
D. S. McMillin
C. B. Bryant
C. B. Bryant Jr
E. F. Everheart
Fitz Bryant
Emmet Penn
Lloyd Moore
Lester Haile
W. L. White
George Bennett
C. P. Johnson
A. M. Bryant
Ross May
Horace Gordon
Mr. Lawson
Grafton Montgomery Takes Sherman Employment
Grafton Montgomery has accepted employment in Sherman. E. T. Doss Sidney Watson and Elmo Wallace are deer hunting in Uvalde County. Mr. and Mrs. George Hicks honored his father R. R. Hicks with a birthday dinner for his 84th birthday. The Home Demonstration Club met last Thursday with Miss Mildred Holcomb elected president and officers.
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Grafton Montgomery
Sherman
E. T. Doss
Sidney Watson
Elmo Wallace
Uvalde
George Hicks
R. R. Hicks
Home Demonstration Club
Lindsey Coffey
Mildred Holcomb
Rich Simpson
Erwin Hughes
van Clathorn
Earl Hill
A. L. Biggerstaff
John
Wallace Reeves
James Stuteville
Anna Ruth Johnson
Azilee Smith
Virginia Hill
Helen Hill
Ben Robert Jones
Roy Waldrum Jr
Charles Bradshaw
James P. Holmes
Lester Simpson
Charles Skaggs
William Rice
Donald Hudgins
Fred Ray Garner
Paula Garner
Billy Lanius Kincaid
Katie Kincaid
Frank P. Phillips
David B. Tate
D. B. Tate
Desert
Mr. Tate
Deer Lodge
Montana
Farmers Least Apt To Have Headaches According to Survey
A Louisiana physician reports a large study on headaches showing over 60 percent of the general population suffer headaches. Medical students top the list for frequent headaches with freshmen and seniors at 80 percent. Farmers are least affected at 50 percent, with divorced individuals more prone than married ones.
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Louisiana
Henry Agden
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Southern Medical Association
Ogden
Citation by Publication Estate of Dave Fridia Deceased
Public notice in Grayson County Texas lists No 11288 Estate of Dave Fridia deceased. Paul J. McDonald as administrator filed Final Account and an Application to be discharged on November 17 1956. Hearing set for December 3 1956 at the Sherman courthouse requiring interested parties to appear or file written answers. Official clerk J C Buchanan notes publication in The Whitewright Sun November 22 1956.
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State OF Texas
Dave Fridia
Grayson County
Texas
Paul J. McDonald
A. D
Dave Fridin
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
Tex
Connell Rogers
Whitewright Sun
Quotations and Jokes From a Rural Paper A Patchwork
A collage of humorous vignettes and letters from a rural audience. It features a mother praising a son’s fiancée, a church wedding moment with a playful flower girl, a postscript urging singleness, a farmer’s wife as a grand champion, a trade quip about fair deals, a traveling salesman tale with farm life humor, and Theda Ann’s joke about punctuation in job interviews.
Fair trade pricing confuses small town shopper
A local man attempts to “charge” his purchases in a small-town menswear shop. The merchant explains the shop’s fair trade policy, clarifying that fair trade concerns price, not credit, as the customer persists in seeking to bill his items.
Woman Seeks Help Over Husband's Delusion
A wife visits a doctor to report her husband’s troubling delusion. The brief exchange captures the concern and seeks professional guidance.
Citation for Divorce Abandonment Proceeding in Grayson County
The defendant Billy Doris Moore is ordered to answer by 10 a.m. on Monday after 42 days from issuance, in the 15th District Court at Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Sam W. Moore seeks divorce on abandonment. case No. 64139 issued November 5 1956.
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State OF Texas
Billy Doris Moore
A. D
15Th District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Sam W. Moore
S. V. Earnest
Gladys Hamilton
Whitewright Sun
Delusion of Refrigerator Man Baffles Family Doctor
A patient insists he is a refrigerator, and a medical man consoles him that it is a harmless delusion. The joke turns on the man's sleep with his mouth open, keeping the family awake due to the light.
What’s thawing replaces dinner question in modern thawing slang
A humorous noir of domestic life traces a husband’s shift from asking what’s cooking to what’s thawing, reflecting changes in daily meals and time pressures. The line captures a playful take on cooking culture and household routines.
Porridge Suspected Spike Sparks Baby Sitter Joke
A playful line depicts Goldilocks scene with porridge and beds as a joke about a poisoned meal. The junior character adds a punchline claiming the porridge was spiked. The exchange reads as light humor referencing classic fairy tale motifs.
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Goldilocks
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Otro Dooley
Mary Ann Seay
Ector
Santa
Abc’s
Peter Rabbit
Mark Montgomery Jr
J. H. Murphy
Whitewright
Ray Norris
A. V. St. John
Burr Hulett
Clint Hopper
Simon Reynolds
Charles Kaiser
W. F. St. John
J. E. Scott
J. A. Scott
Mason
Royce Jones
H. G. Webster
W. M. Gates
Tom Wells
Rotary Club
F. E. Bellows
Walter J. Ferguson
J. J. Ferguson
Bells
Lucille LaRoe
Grammar School
Juanita Register
Ann LaRoe
Mary Frances Stephens
Lucille Starr
Lucian LaRoe Vestal
Millicent Ann Webster
Gene Martin Hooper
Harold Pace
David Lloyd Moore
Doris Nicholson
Luther Guy Howard
Jo Willa Stuteville
Norma Francess Donigan
Sarah Belle Gillett
Aileen Pennington
Boyd Newman
Fred Starr Jr
Margaret Lilley
Dorothy LaRoe
Frances Hedgpeth
Miss Clyde Johnson
Miss LaRoe
Tom Sears
Aina Casualty Manifoar
Andrew
Galahad
Knight
Chevy
Chevrolet
Theda Ann
Podunk
Whitewright Cleaners
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