Local notes and a tax foreclosure notice in Grayson County
A parade of social visits from Denison to Dallas and Sherman fills local pages, listing visitors and weekend stays. The front includes Citation No. 60854, a tax suit filed by The City of Denison against W J Douglas and others, for delinquent ad valorem taxes on Lot 13, Block 7, Dumas Addition, with judgment sought after the 42 day window, in Grayson County District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Grayson
V. J. Douglas
Amanda Douglas
Roy Douglas
Dumas
Denison
Grayson County
Texas
City of
W. J. Douglas
District Court
15Th Judicial District
Court House
Sherman
A. D
Star-Gazing and the political by-elections of the era
The piece reflects on sporadic Republican wins from 1934 onward and how pundits use such by‑elections to claim the end of the New Deal. It argues real sentiment will show in full elections in 1954 and 1956, noting how by‑elections keep voters from believing one party dominates.
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Fort Worth
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
America
Postcard Confession Sparks Domestic Postal Joke
A man recalls a comical sequence after losing electricity for failing to mail payments. His wife checked his coat for letters, then sent a postcard in her own handwriting thanking him for mailing them, revealing she had been the one mailing his letters all along.
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Joe
Postal Rates On Catalogues Boosted
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized increases in parcel post rates for catalogs and advertising matter about 17 percent and for controlled circulation publications about 10 percent. The groups include trade and technical publications circulated without subscriptions. The earlier general increase added about $153 million annually, with new hikes aimed to raise about $3.5 million more yearly in parcel post revenues.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Parcel Post
Princi
Pally
ICC
Citation in Denison land suit targets Ashley and others
Court citation requires A L Ashley wife Valina S Ashley Mable C Jennings and Charley Jennings Elmer Williams and wife Elizabeth A Williams to answer by December 14 1953 in a Grayson County Texas case Verne W Murray as plaintiff seeks title and possession to Lots 11 and 12 in Block 2 Stewart's Second Addition Denison. The suit filed October 30 1953 notes defendants and heirs must appear before the 15th District Court at Sherman Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
A. L. Ashley
Valina S. Ashley
Mable C. Jennings
Charley Jennings
Elmer Williams
Elizabeth A. Williams
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Verne W. Murray
Stewart
Denison
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
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Florene Tramel
Tom Bean
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Martha Williams
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Floyd Harris
Carol Hughes
Nora Hughes
Gene Hughes
Wes Slaughter
O. D. McKnight
Mrs. Truman Henson
J. E. Henson
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