Cadet Davis Parrish Receives Cadet Lieutenant Rank
Cadet Davis P Parrish of Whitewright is promoted to cadet lieutenant at West Point, acting as second in command of Company L, Second Regiment and directing about 100 cadets. He entered West Point via Sam Rayburn and has a long record in football, choir, and the Navy prior to cadet life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
Davis P. Parrish
R. May
Whitewright
Parrish
United States Military Academy
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Whitewright High School
Rice Institute
Houston
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Navy
Military Academy
Air Force
Bones that break revealed by tests at standards
Washington reports the Naval Medical Research Institute and the National Bureau of Standards studied bone strength by replicating every bone in plastics and other materials. They have mechanically broken bones to learn how much force causes failure, aiming to improve safety devices in plants, cars, and even bathtubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Naval Medical Research Institute
National Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Bureau of Standards
The Whole Truth by a veteran farmer vignette
A government expert asks a veteran farmer his wakeup time. The farmer replies he does not go to work he wakes up surrounded by it, implying a lifelong immersion in farming rather than a fixed schedule.
Refrigeration Key To Prevent Disease Outbreaks
State Health Officer Dr. Geo W Cox reports that lack of proper refrigeration drives thousands affected by foodborne illness. In a year 299 outbreaks sickened 12 526 people with 17 deaths, largely from unsanitary handling and delayed chilling. Proper refrigeration reduces toxin formation and protects public health, with pasteurized grade A milk showing no linked outbreaks when refrigerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Health Department
Geo. W. Cox
Cox
United States Public Health Service
Notice of Sheriff Sale No 56371 in Grayson County Texas
The State of Texas Grayson County issues a sheriff sale for docket No 56371 with a judgment against C E Craycroft et al for 123.45 dollars with 6 percent interest. The sale, by order of the Grayson County District Court, will occur November 2, 1948 at the courthouse between 2 and 4 PM to satisfy delinquent taxes and costs. The property is the east half of Lots 25 26 27 28 in Block 1 C L Dickerman’s Second Addition Sherman Texas with a prior reservation to a railway company and subject to redemption rights. Fred Prestage Sheriff and Ira Wisely Deputy. Sherman Texas October 5 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Grayson County
Texas
C. E. Craycroft
C. L. Dickerman
Sherman
C. L. Stowe
St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway Company
Fred Prestage
Ira Wisely
Tex
State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
Tioga
15Th Judicial District of Texas
J. M. James
Buck Creek
John Fizer
Nannie J. Vanzant
C. H. McLendon
McClenden
Main Street
Crime in Texas drops in first half of 1948 nationwide bid
Texas crime fell 22 percent from January to June 1948 compared with the previous year, led by a 35.6 percent dip in rape offenses. Glen H. McLaughlin of the Texas Department of Public Safety cites sheriff and police reports for the Bureau of Identification and Records. Also included is a lengthy sheriff sale notice involving Grayson County and Tioga, detailing a delinquent tax foreclosure against J. M. James and related parties with a $538.17 judgment and property description along Buck Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Glen H. McLaughlin
Bureau of Identification and Records
Texas Department of Public Safety
McLaughlin
Texas Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police
Sheriff's Sale Notice for Tioga District Texas Property
A parcel in Tioga Grayson County Texas described as land on South Main Street and Lots 29 30 Block 4 Waddill Addition with metes and bounds. The Tioga Independent School District of Grayson County and City of Tioga intervene in the case against J B Ramsey et ux for delinquent taxes totaling 505.06 dollars judgment date September 14 1948 and sheriff’s sale terms noted.
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Cadet Davis Parrish
Sience
Bassett Station
Sinclair Products
Stephens & Bryant
Coprighs
Neville
L. la Rue & Ora
Paasul
Co ”Ry
Silvertowns
Silvertown
Blanton Home & Auto Supply
B.f.go PC
Rubbe
Willard
Childress Pharmacy
Chiropractic
Jack W. Reynolds
Old Chamber of Commerce Bldg
Bonham, Tex
Tel
Mobilubrication
Mobiloil
Cate
Mobilgas
G. C. Stateville
Tioga Independent
City of
District Court of
J. B. Ramsey
Waddill
Harvey Harbison
Babelone
Babcock Auto Store
W. E. Stanford
Whitewright Lumber Co
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