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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1953
Page
3
A list of residents and guests recounts extended weekends in Dallas and attendance at the State Fair. Names include Jim Hardcastle, the Whites, the Hights, the Cooks, the Florences, and many others visiting Dallas, Sherman, Denison, Duncan, and Leonard. Multiple family trips and social visits are noted.
At the Friday Literary Club meeting in Miss Lena Mae Gowdy’s home twenty members and two visitors attended. Mrs. C. P. Johnson was elected delegate to the State Federation of Women’s Clubs convention on November 10 in Austin with Miss Gladys Ray as alternate. A symposium covered The Economic Condition of the United States Today, Progress of the New Administration, and The War in Korea. The club adjourned to meet October 30 at Mrs. Johnson’s home.
Accidental gunshot deaths total about 2 250 annually and firearms rank seventh among accidental fatalities. Magellan named the Pacific Ocean for its calm, tranquil appearance at discovery.
Dr. Clive McCay of Cornell warned at a Chicago food editors meeting that death begins at 40 unless calories are paired with proteins vitamins and minerals. He said overeating burdens the body with excess fat and that proper diet after 40 can salvage aging health.
The Denison Herald notes a magazine story about President Eisenhower as a boy in Denison Texas. It recalls his mother making a Jacob’s ladder quilt while Ike cut pieces and arranged them in a stairstep pattern. The piece also mentions the Welland Canal and a fer-de-lance serpent.
The State of Texas Grayson County sheriff announces a foreclosure sale of W R Connor's property due to delinquent taxes. On November 3 1953 between 2 PM and 4 PM the sheriff will sell Lots 8 9 and 10 Block 13 College Park Addition Denison for cash to satisfy a 32.42 debt plus interest and costs. The sale is subject to redemption and other legal rights. Published in The Whitewright Sun October 8 15 22 1953.
Citation issued for Eugenia May Ritchie versus De marle Enoch Ritchie demanding answer by November 30, 1953 before the 15th District Court in Sherman. Case concerns divorce on grounds of cruel treatment with publication in The Whitewright Sun on Oct 15 22 29 and Nov 5 1953.
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