Local notes from Whitewright and vicinity dated 1928
Obituaries note William Dillon dies at his mother's home in Whitewright. Barn fire destroys J J Looney’s barn. Births announced for Chumbley and Echols families. Denison burial for J M Cox. Ross Russell dies in Kentuckytown. Spanish flu closes Whitewright school. McDonald dies near town. Bryant and Sears wedding. Mrs Lloyd Moore passes away in Howe. Walter Adkins and Mary Ayres wed at Bells. Friday Literary Club reports. Whitewright gins record 3250 bales. Lilley Dry Goods ad promotes sales. Rector and Warren go to Dallas for college. Whitewright Tigers lose to Rockwall 6-0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Godfrey Dillon
U. S. Marine Corps
Washington
D. C
J. I. Dillon
J. J. Looney
George Chumbley
Ruby Ross
Ector
F. M. Echols
J. M. Cox
Denison
Randolph
Ross Russell
Kentuckytown
Whitewright
F. M. McDonald
Marvin Bryant
C. W. Bryant
Eula Sears
R. L. Sears
Sherman
Lloyd Moore
Howe
the Sun
Walter Adkins
Mary Ayres
Bells
J. W. Wilson
Carrie Hamilton
Gladys Ray
Lucian Andrews
A. A. Adams
T. E. Barbee
C. B. Bryant Jr
Lilley Dry Goods Co
T. J. Rector
Robert Warren
Dallas
Tigers
Rockwall
Rockwall High
WHS
O. M. McMillin
Lamesa
Alton McDowell
Margie Bessie Phillips
Trenton
Durant
Okla
J. Y. Russell
Tillman Mears
D. B. Wilson
Klondike
Sallie Bryant
Lucian la Roe
H. P. Donigan
L. G. Hagard
Emmet Penn
R. A. Gillett
Ross May
Grady Gillett
Accidental shootings report in Ely and Bells areas
Ruth Bartley, 10, recovering in Bonham hospital after being shot by her brother near Ely. Mrs. Jesse Linn Houston dies at home near Bells. Dr. E O May relocates to Bethel with principal post. Tom Sloan, 13, shot in left leg while hunting, son of J G Sloan near town. Maggie Montgomery moves to Bond Street home. Senior B Y P U program lists Lucile Giles Juanita Lawson Alma Ryan and H L Durham among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Wilson Bartley
Ely
Bonham Hospital
Jesse Linn Houston
Bells
E. O. May
Bethel
May
Bethel School
Tom Sloan
Tom
J. G. Sloan
Maggie Montgomery
Bond Street
Lucile Giles
Caroline Simmons
H. L. Durham
G. M. McNeilly
Alma Ryan
George Gattis
Tippy Bradley
Juanita Lawson
Tragic Crash Claims Mrs. McMillin Near Lamesa
In the Lamesa area on Saturday evening Mrs. O. M. McMillin was killed instantly in an automobile accident. The brief item notes the tragedy occurred near Lamesa and lists no other fatalities.
Divorce by Cruel Treatment Citations in Grayson Court
Citation issued to Willie Sanford Milligan in Grayson County Texas requires appearance by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, November 2 1953, for Patricia Milligan plaintiff and Willie Milligan defendant. Presented in Sherman court. filed September 14 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Willie Sanford Milligan
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Patricia Milligan
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
Summer school could aid cotton areas and child labor laws
Trustees in cotton regions face a clash between harvest needs and federal prohibitions on hiring under 16 during school. Proposing summer sessions would boost attendance, keep students in school, and let them learn work ethic while farmers save up to 100000 dollars yearly on picking. A notable discovery notes a mountain range beneath the Atlantic.
Notice of Sale of Real Estate No. 60677 Texas Grayson County
A sheriff sale is ordered in Grayson County Texas under a 1953 judgment in Denison Federal Savings and Loan Association vs M C Strode et al Cause No 60677. Lot 5 Block 32 Original Town Denison is to be sold at public auction on the first Tuesday of November 1953 between 10 am and 4 pm at the courthouse door Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Grayson
District Court
Fifteenth Judicial District
Grayson County
Texas
Denison Federal Savings and Loan Association
M. C. Strode
Alice P. Strode
Ben Strode
United Credits Corp
Denison
Sherman
G. W. Blanton
Whitewright Sun
Auto Built in 1904 Seeks 1953 Buyer
A 1904 one cylinder Cadillac rustless and ready to roll is up for sale by the Bureau of Public Roads. The maroon buggy may bring $2,000 from antique car collectors with sealed bids due October 30. It was bought for $100 about two decades ago by Harold L. Ickes to be shown in a highway exhibit. It has no windshield or doors and a rubber bulb horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Public Works
Doctor Delivers Grim Pneumonia Diagnosis Exchange
A patient questions pneumonia diagnosis while a doctor asserts accurate treatment leads to death from pneumonia. The exchange illustrates medical certainty and the peril of misdiagnosis in clinical care.
Four year old replies to psychiatrist joke
A psychiatrist questions a four year old asking where bad little girls go and the child answers everywhere with unexpected blunt wit. The line captures a dark humorous exchange highlighting child perspectives on punishment and moral boundaries.
Citation by Publication in Hefley Estate Suit
Public notice commands unknown heirs of Sallie M Hefley and George W Hefley to appear in Grayson County Texas Fifteenth District Court by November 9 1953 to answer Elizabeth Nix Fain et al in Cause No 60795 seeking appointment of a receiver for contingent future interests and authorization to lease described land in Grayson County for oil gas and minerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Sallie M. Hefley
George W. Hefley
Fifteenth District Court
Grayson County
Sherman
Grayson
Elizabeth Nix Fain
Karen Elizabeth Fain
Julien R. Fain
George Andrew Nix
Ants
Elizabeth Fain
Davie Hefley
Hazel Hefley Nolen
Rita Nell Nolen
Dovie Hefley
Hazel Nolen
Mabel Belden
John Hefley
Katie Mae Walker
Mabel Hefley Belden
Edwin Belden
Norma Jean Belden
Sandra Ann Belden
Mary Margaret Belden
Timothy Belden
Barbara Alice Belden
Susan Kay Belden
Sharon Gale Belden
Vickie Janet Belden
John Martin Belden
Katie Mae Hefley Gibbs Walker
William A. Walker
James Michael Gibbs
Linda Maxine Gibbs
Susan A. Walker
Robert Wayne Walker
Charles H. Hefley
Mary Ann Hefley
John He
Land description notice from Grayson County Texas court
The document records a land description in Sherman within the James McKinney Survey referencing deeds from February 5, 1895 and a 1953 court action. It notes a ninety day citation service requirement and is signed by S V Earnest, Clerk, with deputy Nancy Drake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
James McKinney
McKinney
John Brooks
J. P. Wheat
G. W. Hefley
J. M. Davis
Grayson County
Texas
S. V. Earnest
15Th Judicial District Court
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
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C. H. Beseda
van Alstyne, Texas
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Ford
Tom Roach Motors
L. L. Petty Truck Dept
Walker Pharmacy
Westinghouse
Service
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