Local Notes Tie Many Visitors to Whitewright and Area
Local items list weekend and Saturday visits by residents and guests from Dallas Fort Worth Commerce Denton Sherman and other towns. Notables include Mr and Mrs George M Hight Mrs T W Ayres and Byron Caraway with school supervisory moves cited.
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Mrs
George M. Hight
Dallas
Byron Caraway
Princeton
Wylie
Community
Frisco
Renner
Clear Lake
Collin County
Caraway
Whitewright
Grayson County
McKinney
Bethel W. M. S. Meets at Church in Wednesday Session
Bethel Woman's Missionary Society gathered Wednesday at the Bethel church to discuss missions and stewardship. Members,Friendly guests and several children attended as prayers were offered by Susie Denton and Jewel Jarvis, with Ruby Cawthon presiding over business.
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Bethel Woman's Missionary Society
Susie Denton
Ray Bartley
Ben Bow
Taylor Autrey
Ruby Cawthon
Jessie Williams
J. H. Gosnell
Jewel Jarvis
Mallie Williams
Mack Williams
J. P. Williams
Texas Businesses Face New Tax Fees Nationwide Confusion
A Texas comptroller district reports many business owners remain unaware of a new state fee law. The 1951 act requires 17 exempt types to buy a certificate of exemption or face higher store license fees, with costs set for this year and next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Cigarets and Occupation Tax Division
Shivers opposes Truman renomination at Tennessee meeting
Governor Allan Shivers of Texas told reporters in Gatlinburg that he does not support President Truman’s renomination unless policies shift. He urged an uninstructed delegation to the 1952 Democratic convention and suggested Eisenhower could win on a Democratic ticket. He said Eisenhower would attract broad Texas support if nominated by the Republicans, and named Sen. Richard Russell and Chief Justice Vinson as potential Democratic contenders.
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Gatlinburg
Tenn
Allan Shivers
Texas
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Russell
Georgia
Fred M. Vinson
Shivers
The Spice of Life and a Quick Change Scene
A collage of humorous vignettes about wealth revealing tax truth, marital banter, parking mishaps, a traffic stop and a witty check stub reaction. It weaves small city scenes with punchlines and streetwise dialogue.
Humorous Lost In Translation Egg Sale Card
A gag about a vacuum cleaner salesman asking a woman if she wants to buy egg shampoo. A young bride replies she doubts it as eggs are rarely dirty. A housewife complains the neighbors’ cleaner is terrible. The fragment features urban quips and witty misunderstandings.
Toll Bridge Fare Sparks Quick Sale
A battered old vehicle crawled to the toll gate where a gate keeper demanded fifty cents. The driver paid, and the vehicle was admitted with a swift sale-like exchange.
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T. A. Gray
Clan Justice
W. E. Rice
Billings
Montana
Alice Blanks
John Blanks
Denton
Lake Prigmore
Son Thornton
Fort Worth
Ona Bell Hampton
Lee Hampton
Jim Stateville
Frank Wright
T. W. Ayres
Trenton
Inlaw
Charles E. Ayres
Miss Dell Sanderson
Elmer Sanderson
Ouida Nell Harris
Floyd Harris
Marguerite Smith
Lon Smith
D. S. Williams
Kerrville
George Bennett
Marie Stanford
T. H. Stanford
Randlett, Okla
Mrs. W. E. Stanford
Jack Badgett
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Ray Badgett
Jane ,Meador
NTSC
C. J. Meador
Mollie Joe Rutledge
ETSTC
Commerce
Obie Rutledge
Fred Starr
Garland
Fred Starr Jr
Dayton Hargett
Sherman
O. G. Alexander
Olan White
Roy Talley
Robert Sears
Houston
Angleton
Maurice Garner
Grover Smith
Marvin Smith
Mae Hall
C. T. Sadler
Leon White
Baby
Mr. White
Mrs. White
Community Public Service Company
White
Mobil Tires
G. C. Stateville
Bethel W. M.S. Meets
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
General Electric
Plymouth
Montgomery Motor Co
Dick Montgomery
Met. & Co
Dodge-Plymouth
W. Main
Denison
Huntsville
State of
Grayson
T. L. Brice
J. N. Dickson
Said County
Belden
Grace Davis Brice
Mary King Boyd
Said
South
Travis Street
Anna Boyd Davis
Mary Kin
Boyd
Watkins Products
Watkins
P. O
Luther Gordon
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