Fire destroys hull house at oil mill in Whitewright
From The Sun Oct. 19 1917 a report lists a Monday morning fire destroying the hull house at the oil mill. The item notes other local happenings including Typhoid cases in Kentuckytown and illness in Mrs. Knox Armstrong, along with civic notes on land transfers, military callups, court dates, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Oscar Brown
Kentuckytown
J. C. Skaggs
Troy Caylor
Whitewright
Joe Hamilton
Magnolia Oil Co
Sears
Knox Armstrong
Virgil Montgomery
Camp Bowie
Harry Brown
Beatrice Milling Co
15Th District Court
Cotton
Jessie Fogle
W. C. Dupuy
Kennard
Tenn
H. T. Atterberry
Glasgow
Death of Mrs. Edna Phillips May at home
Mrs. Edna Phillips May died at the home of Mrs. Mattie May on October 15. The report notes cotton sold on the streets here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. McKenna
R. C. Brown
John M. May
Bells Gin Co
Bells
Edna Phillips May
Ellis May
Mattie May
Whitewright News Snapshot from 1927
Obituaries note William Pennington oldest citizen dies at home. Marriages record Pennington Groves and Pearl Price. Elders Larelda Chumbley dies in Kentuckytown. Birth reported for Arthur Conner and wife. Pilot Grove school opens with named teachers. Local merchants offer 30 cash prizes and sponsor free picture show Saturday and Tuesday event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pennington
Whitewright
Pennington Groves
Pilot Grove
Byron Caraway
Maurine May
Marian Barbee
Cook
van Alstyne
Oliphant
Denison
Pure Food Show Opens In City
The Presbyterian Church ladies sponsor a Pure Food Show opening today. A gasoline price war drops East Texas gas to 8 cents per gallon. Lonnie Darwin loses about $1000 in a barn fire Wednesday. Bruno Hauptmann is arrested charged with the Lindbergh child murder. A daughter is born to Mr and Mrs Virgil Ford on Oct 11. Mack Pierson and Miss Jo Willa Bradley wed Wednesday. J H Gosnell offers a good farm mule for $40. Reporters barred from commissioners court meeting on projects for the new federal work program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
Presbyterian Church
East Texas
Lonnie Darwin
Bruno Hauptmann
Charles Lindburgh
Virgil Ford
Mack Pierson
Jo Willa Bradley
J. H. Gosnell
Commissioners Court
Auto Fumes Claim Lives of Children
Funeral services were held for two Bryan County children who died from asphyxiation after riding in the back of an open truck from Ardmore to Bennington Saturday night. Louella Harrington, 9, and Lonnie Harrington, 6, died, while two siblings survived, possibly due to head coverings. The tragedy prompted authorities to note the danger of exhaust fumes in open cargo areas.
Denison Land Case Involving Theon Nelson Interests
Clarence Scott sues The Denison Improvement Company and others over land on Iron Ore Creek in Denison Grayson County Texas. He alleges unlawful entry and possession loss, seeks title restitution and damages of 250 dollars annual rent plus costs. Case No. 57716 dated October 17 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Arnett C. Monroe
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Lorene Owens Monroe
S. V. Earnest
Iva Davidson
The
Denison Improvement Company
C. M. Theon
C. M
Horatio P. Nelson
Clarence Scott
Denison
Grayson
Iron Ore
P. C. Martin
Denison Improvement Co
P. C. Martin Survey
Tone Avenue
Monterey Street
Perry Avenue
Heron Street
Jonathan T
Oak View
Denison Land and Investment Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. T. Stillwell
Max Pope
Katy
Dallas
Bob Pierce
Alonzo Harper
Camp Travis
C. B. Bryant Jr
A. & M. College
Albert Truett
Lester Ross
Cavalry
George Baugher
Iowa
Illinois
Kentucky
Earl Denton
Bethel
Red River Valley Fair
Tom Barbee
Fort Worth
E. B. McLean
Chesley Rutledge
Bassett Station
Sinclair Products
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Stae
Mound City
Mound City Way
la Rue & Ora
White Wright
California
Stetson
T. W. Ayres & Son
Whitewright Lumber Co
Universal Gas Ranges
Universal “Marlboro
Lone Star
Lone Star Gas Company
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