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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1956
Page
7
Local residents' weekend travels show many family connections across Denton Sherman Fort Worth Dallas and Santa Fe with gatherings in Denison Plano Commerce and Grand Prairie. Notes include a bridge club event in Denton and a joke exchange about a careless husband Leonard.
A noisy domestic dispute echoes from an upstairs apartment with shouting and a husband claiming he will be over the quarrel by morning as the wife reacts with anger and accusation.
In Grayson County Texas notices to creditors of Wade Butler deceased. Letters of Administration were granted Sept 20 1956 by the county court. Claimants must present their claims by law. Administrator W J Butler Route 2 Sherman Grayson County Texas. Published The Whitewright Sun Sept 27 Oct 4 11 18 1956.
Changing Times editors warn of ten common scams in ads including ballads fictitious lists price comparisons home improvement heavy debt adjusters franchise vending machines and fake obesity and baldness cures. Learn to avoid promises of wholesale prices and read contracts fully then contact the Better Business Bureau FTC FDA or local postmaster for unfair deals.
Reflector notes WHS students push for cleaner halls and ongoing waste disposal habits. D D D Glenn Hellman finished third in a contest as Tioga led the senior division with 1 364 points. Whitewright FFA placed second and Gainesville FFA third. Narvin Alexander Noel McKinney Herbert Taylor lead Whitewright participants with junior and senior teams listed.
The Whitewright Future Farmers junior team won first place in the junior boys division at a Gainesville contest Saturday sponsored by the Upper Elm-Red Soil Conservation District with a score of 1275 of 1446. Coach E J Morgan led the Whitewright squad. Tioga FFA, coached by Leon Brazil, finished second. Muenster FFA also competed under coach unknown.
Tex promotes the 1956 State Fair of Texas October 6 through 21 with fashion shows football games livestock displays and concerts. Highlights include Damn Yankees Peter Pan capades Elvis Presley Louis Armstrong Victor Borge and Fiesta Mexicana plus a planetarium exhibit and 13 foreign country showcases.
The WHS Tigerettes supported the Tigers on Friday night at Farmersville where the team suffered its first loss of the season.
At halftime the Tigerettes led by drum majorette Verna Lee Buchanan and majorettes Priscilla Blanton Darlene DeBerry Laura Bess Rich performed new routines The Blaze of Bugles and To the Winds then formed a revolving wheel at the 50 yard line before exiting the field.
Bryant Field was enlarged to provide space for a new concession. The upgrade aims to improve visitor amenities and boost revenue. Local officials announced the project as part of ongoing city development plans.
The Junior Music Club held a Saturday session at 10 30 a m at Mrs Guy Hamilton s home. Kathy Wilson won the loving cup as top performer among six girls Donna Franklin Jill Meador Gail Wilson Carol Dawson and Nancy Dollarhide attended with Pokey Kelly Gayla Sears Martha Anderson Sandra Kelly Judy Gosnell and others. The next meeting is set for October 27 at Nancy Dollarhide s home.
The State of Texas issues a citation to Sherrod Dunman and a long list of unknown heirs and legal representatives warning them to appear by October 15, 1956 in Grayson County District Court. The suit, No. 64014, seeks title and possession to three named land tracts totaling thousands of acres described by metes and bounds, tracing ownership through Dunman, Akers, Swindle, Ladd, Simmons, and related parties. The notice includes extensive parcel descriptions and requires unserved citations to be returned.
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