Down Memory Lane 40 Years Ago 1921 News
S. O. Chambers, 50, died at his home. A Ford driven by Elgie Fields struck a dog and rolled over with no injuries. Boy Scouts reorganized naming R. C. Brown as scoutmaster and Dr. Edwin May as assistant. Bascom Pritchett crushed foot in hay baler. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gillespie moved to Bonham. Kentuckytown Self Help Club met with Mrs. F. T. Harris. Music Club program featured several local ladies.
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S. O. Chambers
Elgie Fields
Boy Scouts
R. C. Brown
Edwin May
Bascom Pritchett
West Orange
N. J
J. C. Gillespie
Bonham
Kentuckytown
F. T. Harris
C. I. Witt
H. T. Atterberry
G. F. Bryant
Albert Jackson
Rham Pennington
Clarence McMillin
Tommie Chenoweth
Frances Bryant
Local youths on Junior B Y P U program and warehouse plans
Guy Hamilton Jr. Lloyd Stowers Ross Wilson Myra Nell Vestal Billy Magar Marvin Fleming Virgil Fleming and Bernard Magar join the Junior B Y P U program. Kay Kimbell contracts a local lumber yard to build a 40 by 87 foot warehouse on the old Kimbell Milling Company lot.
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the Sun
Guy Hamilton Jr
Lloyd Stowers
Ross Wilson
Myra Nell Vestal
Billy Magar
Marvin Fleming
Virgil Fleming
Bernard Magar
Kay Kimbell
Kimbell Milling Company
Edison Buried Quietly Beneath Oak in Rosedale
Thomas A Edison was laid to rest Wednesday in a simple grave shaded by a great oak in Rosedale. Funeral rites were understated as mourners gathered to honor the famed inventor.
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Thomas A Edison
Rosedale
Edith Sears Married James Hollo way at White Wright
Miss Edith Mae Sears of White Wright and Mr. James Truett Hollo way of Farmersville were married Saturday. J. A. Stateville, 83, died at his daughter’s home in Leonard last Thursday. Pat Powell and Gilbert Simmons of Ft. Sam Houston are visiting their parents on route 4. Mrs. Paul Ryan honored her daughter Ellen Carol with a birthday party Tuesday evening. Mrs. E. P. Thompson 80, died at her daughter’s home in Tom Bean Tuesday.
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Edith Mae Sears
Whitewright
James Truett Holloway
Farmersville
J. A. Stateville
Gil Sudderth
Leonard
Pat Powell
Gilbert Simmons
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Paul Ryan
Ellen Carol
E. P. Thompson
C. H. Lackey
Tom Bean
Recurring Magazine Peddlers Target Carthage Neighborhood
A nuisance reappears as a group of young women visit Carthage door to door selling magazines. A man in a costly car lures them with a prize story of a thousand dollar government bond. Residents warned to pass on all such solicitations to avoid potential crime and scams. Vitamin D noted as rare among ordinary foods.
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Carthage
Panda Watchman
Texas Legislative Council Plans Eleven Studies for 1963
The Texas Legislative Council approves an 11 study agenda for the 1963 session, including Election Code Revision, Health and Welfare coordination, AG duties, and population class laws. Aimed at improving state operations, findings will reach lawmakers in the 1963 session. Governor Daniel to name the new State Water Pollution Control Board to regulate pollution with minimal initial funding.
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Austin
Texas Legislative Council
Attorney General
Texas
Daniel
State Water Pollution Control Board
State Health Department
Health Department
Wiiter
Diminishing Returns On Tax Collection Cited By Caplin
The Treasury comments by Caplin claim the Government collected $94.4 billion from taxpayers at a cost of less than one-half cent per dollar and expects further savings as automatic processing lowers costs with increased collections. The note adds praise from The Wall Street Journal and The Sun.
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Internal Revenue
Caplin
Whitewright to vote on Aldermanic government form
Notice sets election at City Hall Whitewright Texas on November 14 1961 from 8 am to 7 pm to decide adoption of Aldermanic government replacing the current commission system. Officials named to conduct election include R C Vestal presiding judge Carl May and clerks J C McMillin and A T Short. If approved a second election will choose Aldermen.
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Whitewright
Texas
State of
R. C. Vestal
Carl May
J. C. McMillin
A. T. Short
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Stephens & Bryant
Insurance & Real Estate
Sally
Whitewright, Texas
Heritage of
Cruth
Frontier of Freedom
Yaris
Bob Calvert
Veterans Land Board
Jerry Sadler
C. H. Langdeau
U. S. Trust and Guaranty Company
Langdeau
A. B. Shoemake
Waco
Lokey Edwards
UT Public Service
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