Births and events in Whitewright community 1917
Various local notices report births in families including Morrell Sears and Elliott Thomas, a marriage license for Raymond Stapleton and Gertrude Thornhill, a child injured by a falling window, draft board appearances for Marshall Robbins and Bob Pierce, a death in Ravenna, a missing gold Elgin watch, cotton ginning statistics for Whitewright, gifts from Pilot Grove, church mission society officers, school program participants, and Otto Russell purchasing the D A Ray home in Southwest Whitewright.
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the Sun
Morrell Sears
J. F. Fender
Memphis
Texas Synod of the Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Raymond Stapleton
Gertrude Thornhill
Bob Bow
Elliott Thomas
Groesbeck
T. E. Sears
Afton
Cates
Ruth Horn
Sherman
Marshall Robbins
Bob Pierce
Denison
M. E. Simpson
J. M. Sturdivant
Ravenna
Jewel Elgin Watch
T. J. Liggett
Helen Ray
Lena Mae Waldrop
Pilot Grove
Women’s Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
C. W. Hampton
Grammar School
Oleta Chambers
Clyde Johnson
Princess Compton
Emmagene Sears
Homer Lee Sears
Raymond Chambers
Edwin Fulton
Frances Bryant
Madge Sears
Thomas Gillett
Alberta Haliburton
van Vestal
James Lindsey
Ouija Craig
Thomas McMillin
Frances Hedgpeth
Otto Russell
D. A. Ray
Whitewright
Fires Destroy Fleming Residence One Block From Business District
Fire swept the J R Fleming home near the business section on Wednesday around 3 o clock. Also reported: last Friday the high school football team lost to Honey Grove at Honey Grove. A Ford touring car belonging to W J Barbee was stolen Saturday night during a tent show, the first auto theft in Whitewright. Cotton and cornPrices noted. Kate Sears died in Dallas. Irene Roberts wed W G Newman. Austin Clabhorn couple announce birth of a son.
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J. R. Fleming
Honey Grove
Whitewright
W. J. Barbee
P. A. Jones
The Ballad of the Doleful Dollar
A dated poem notes currency decline from 100 cents to 53 in modern value. It recalls William Jennings Bryan's 1896 campaign use and laments the shrinking purchasing power of the dollar.
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William Jennings Bryan
Notice To Creditors of the Estate of Noble Birge
Independent executors W S Dorset and Jack S Birge announce letters testamentary were granted July 21 1952 by Grayson County Texas. Claimants must present their claims as prescribed by law. Addresses: W S Dorset Preston Drive Sherman Texas and Jack S Birge 124 West Scott Street Sherman Texas. Published in The Whitewright Sun September 11 18 25 and October 2 1952.
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Allan Birge
Grayson County
Texas
W. S. Dorset
Preston Drive
Sherman
Jack S. Birge
West
Scott Street
Noble Allan Birge
Whitewright Sun
State of
Alfred Kuhel
A. D
15Th District Court of
Court House
Johnnie Marie Kuhel
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Ike tax tale stirs critics over Crusade in Europe sale
General Eisenhower faces tax questions as the sale of Crusade in Europe to Doubleday raises questions of capital gains versus income tax. Ike’s advisers argue he was an amateur writer selling property notes and diaries, while critics say others in wartime memoirs paid different taxes. The issue highlights campaign mudslinging and concerns over perceived special treatment.
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Fred Sparks
New York
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Europe
Ike
Doubleday
Internal Revenue Bureau
Washington
Department
Omar Bradley
Bedell Smith
Bradley
Smith
Morningside
Manhattan
Commodore Hotel
Adlai
Divorce Citations Issued in Grayson County Texas
Public court notices announce divorce petitions in Grayson County Texas. and Clarence Patton listed for cruel treatment in case 59935 filed September 16 1952. Alfred Kuhel named in case 59908 for abandonment over three years filed September 8 1952.
Hoover Hog Put Over Ike Sign
Quick action by Ellis County Republicans removed a large jackrabbit figure that appeared above the county Eisenhower Nixon headquarters. Officials of both parties refused to comment on the incident.
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Ellis County
Eisenhower- Nixon
Two Minds With Wrapped In Cozy Rivalry
A playful couple huddles close and exchanges flirty banter over a challenge to race to the ice box, with coy responses about their shared desire. The moment centers on intimate teasing and a light domestic contest.
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John Garland
C. H. Beseda
van Alstyne, Texas
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Quan
Pembroke
Ledgewood Lavatory
Cadet
Whitewright Lumber Co
Army
State OF Texas
Clarence Patton
15Th District Court
Annie Rose Patton
R. Grady Bruce M.D., B.S
F.A.C.A
Greenville
Calgon Inc Hagan
Pittsburgh
F.H. A. Title I Loans
L. LaRoe & Co
Dallas
Martin & Lewis
America
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Swenson
Milea-Mionce
Dis International Circus
Joan Terrect
Stan Kramer
Cor
SMU
Georgia Tech
Dallas Texans
San Francisco 49Ers
Aunia College
Nat'l University of Mexico
Oklahoma
Pere Arthur
Wylie
Prairie View
Forest
Greiner Jr
House of Magic
Stony Boox
Texas Acriculture
King Ranch
Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Natural History
Aquarium
Health Museum
Guernsey
Women's Department
Negro
Mexico
Farmers Home Administration
Cotton Rowl
East Texas
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