Community Notes Show Frequent Travel and Local Moves
We summarize marriages, visits, relocations, and job changes. Persons named include Newman, Mrs Anderson, Porter, Tomlin, England, Schubert, Grant, McFatridge, Morris, Brooks, Barbee, Kidd, Thornhill, Kent, Barker, Ireland, Ryon, Johnson, Essary, Bruechner, Conner, Brown, Walker, Eng land, Davis, Montgomery, Williams, Jacks, Hefner, Galyon, Wilson, Baxter, Stephens. Locations span Bonham Dallas Fort Worth Sherman Durant Lindale Whitewright Paris Bells Hillsboro Richards Fort Worth Commerce. Notable events include a heart attack, a Bay lor Hospital patient, and a son at East Texas State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Stephens
Dallas
John Paul Stephens
Baylor Hospital
East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce
Paul
May Badgett
Local Social Notes From Clarksville and Nearby Towns
Capt Frank Wilson family visited Clarksville relatives while gatherings included the Taack and Smith families with children present. A bridge club gathered for a Thursday session with high score recorded and Christmas party plans discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cook Jr
W. E. Stanford
Jack Farley
Idleness as Emptiness Cited by Ballou
A compact quotation from Ballou equating idleness with emptiness and stagnant sap, presenting the tree as fruitless when labor or activity halts. The line underscores diligence as the path to growth and productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballou
Rotary guest Captain J Frank Wilson speaks at club meeting
Captain Wilson returned September 15 from Korea where he served as Quartermaster supply officer with the 24th Infantry Division. He described his duties and conditions in Korea while being introduced by program chairman Bun Alexander at the Rotary Club gathering Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Wilson
Rotary Club
Bun Alexander
Ray Circle Elects Officers After Meeting at Sadler Home
The Ray Circle of the Baptist Missionary Society met Monday at Mrs. Clyde Sadler’s home with her presiding. Officers elected for the new year include Mrs. Sadler as Circle chairman and Mrs. Ira Fleming as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
The
Baptist Missionary Society
Clyde Sadler
Sadler
Ira Fleming
Citation by Publication Estate of Maria A Roberts
Guardianship of Maria A Roberts minor in Grayson County Texas files Final Account and discharges request on October 21 1957 at Sherman Courthouse. Public notice requires interested parties to respond in writing to contest the account. Clerk J C Buchanan signs with deputy Paul E Lee. published October 10 1957 in The Whitewright Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Maria A. Roberts
Grayson County
Texas
Mildred M. Lutrick
Sherman
A. D
J. C. Buchanan
Tex
Paul E. Lee
Whitewright Sun
Church Women Elect Officers and Meet for Bible Study
The article lists church group officers including president Mrs Fred Wal drop treasurer and several chairmen such as Mission study Mrs Al ton McDowell and Publicity Mrs Guy Stepp. Refreshments were served to 11 members and one visitor.
WSCS Meeting with Mrs Roby Childress in Church
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church met Monday afternoon with Mrs Roby Childress and co host Mrs H C Willis. Officers filed monthly reports after opening prayer led by Mrs Griffin Dollarhide Jr. Program leader Mrs Sears Anderson spoke on Spiritual Life Division work assisted by Mrs W R Vestal and Mrs I L Neathery. Refreshments served to 14 members and Rev John Roberson. Next meeting set for Oct 21 at 7 30 p m in the church sanctuary with Wesleyan Service Guild as host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church
Roby Childress
H. C. Willis
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Sears Anderson
Spiritual Life Division
W. R. Vestal
I. L. Neathery
John Roberson
Wesleyan Service Guild
FTC Rules Trading Stamps Not Unfair in Commerce
The Federal Trade Commission ruled that trading stamp plans are not an unfair method of competition. It warned it will act against any company using the plans illegally. The probe followed complaints and studied operations of unidentified stamp firms amid about 300 U.S. companies running such programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
United States
Stevenson Quote on Work and Happiness
The quotation reflects on a future path where individuals find value in work, living well, and pursuing happiness as a shared good. It emphasizes collective progress and the beauty of purposeful effort inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Test of 12 Month School Use Set
South Carolina plans a limited 12 month term experiment to test education gains and costs. Brownsville Independent School District in Texas also studies the term with the state education agency and the University of Texas, focusing on advantages and disadvantages without a full pilot. The debate over a year round schedule continues to attract national educator attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Brownsville Independent
Texas Education Agency
University of Texas School of Education
Brownsville
United States
Man Fights License Charge in Isleton Court
In Sacramento County, Judge Milo Dye heard a case of a man charged with fishing without a license. The defendant claimed he was just practicing and had never fished before, arguing he would obtain a license if he chose to fish. The article notes the U.S. Children's Bureau falls under the Department of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Milo Dye
Isleton
Sacramento River Delta
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. B. W. Newman
Strong, Ark
Jimmie Anderson
Farley & Hill Grocery
R. S. Porter
Allen Memorial Hospital
Bonham
Mrs. N. Tomlin of
Fort Worth
Mrs
J. F. England
Mrs. W. M. Pierson
A. J. Schubert
Concord
Bob Grant
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Carl McFatridge
A. H. Kerr
Durant, Okla
Roy H. Morris
Paradise
Gerald Cleveland
Joe Brooks
Denton
F. M. Echols
W. J. Barbee
Jack Barbee
Lindale
J. M. Kidd
W. C. Thornhill
Lewis Kidd
Jackie Garner
General Cable Corporation
Ed Kent III
Linda of Sherman
Betty
J. E. Barker
Floydada
Maud McCurdy
A. L. McCurdy
Bill Ireland
Whitewright
Clyde Craig
Bill
Texas State Highway Department
Loren Paul Ryon
Houston
Paul Ryon
R. H. McKinney
Joe Johnson
David Johnson
Charles Essary
S. H. White
San Antonio
C. A. Massey
Ely
A. E. Bruechner
Marshall
Ed Martin
Mrs. Herman Taylor
S. W. Conner
Birdstown, Tenn
Joan Brown
Betty Walker
Alice
Mrs. O. M. Brown
Mrs. S. H. White
Frank England
N. H. Davis
Bells
Guy Davis
J. E. Montgomery
Ben Williams
New Ibera
John Smith
L. F. Jacks
H. O. Grayson
Doris and
Mozelle Jacks
Jim Davis
Douse Thrasher
Mrs. W. Penninger
Grand Prairie
Lee Wilson
W. A. Phillips
Vern Norris
E. FE
Chism
Preston Hefner
McKinney
C. D. Galyon
Billy Smith
Hillsboro
Frank Phillips
Don Baxter
Richards
Kimbell
Cowley
del Monte
Maxwell House
Heinz Baby Food
Pork & Beans
Hunt's Fruit Cocktail
Folger’s
Borden’s
BIG Tex Bacon
Oleo
Grayson
Mrs. Pickford
Borden’s Biscuits
America
Ain
Frank Meisch
Clarksville
W. W. Taack
Wilson
John Robert
Olney
Virgil Smith
John Dale Reeves
Garland
Eugene Reeves
David Reeves
Commerce
John Reeves
Kelly B. Pierson
U. S. Air Force
Luther Burbank Vocational High School
Kelly
J. A. Worsham
Mrs. Minnie Patterson
West Maple Street
W. M. McLauchlin
John Norris
Larry Cooper
Texas A. & M. College
Whitewright High School
Sherman High School
Byron Davis
Larry
Tay Circle
Harry
Montgomery Motor Co
Dick Montgomery
Mer. & Co-Owner
Dodge-Plymouth
W. Main
Denison
Bald
Slavis UI
WSCS
U.S. Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Mrs. Tucker
Angel Food
Grayson Oleo
Weiners, IK
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