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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1959
Page
7
A playful yet menacing campus style notice threatens Van Alstyne Panthers from the Whitewright Tigers. It calls for securing a Panther and declares the Tigers on the prowl to win the game with sharp taunts and battle imagery.
The state commands D K Lancaster to answer a petition by 10 am on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, in the 15th District Court of Grayson County. Plaintiff Helen Lancaster seeks a divorce on grounds of cruel treatment.
The Whitewright junior chapter elected Gene Sparks as president, Morris Warrington as vice president, Gene Shaw as secretary, Johnny Williams as sentinel, Sammy Montgomery as reporter, and Leon Scott as treasurer for the first term. New officers will be elected for a second term to widen opportunity. Tigers beat Van’s Panthers in a spirited chant and rally.
Washington reports that achieving weather control will cost billions at best. Dr. Archie M. Kehan of Texas A and M Research Foundation says practical results are unlikely to justify the expense. He notes some modest advances exist but warn grand schemes demand vast investment with uncertain payoff. Cloud physics work at Chicago and Arizona explores electrification and atmospheric moisture.
Reader's Digest reports a showdown between management and labor over featherbedding on U S railroads. Alfred Steinberg cites obsolete rules that waste labor, raise fares, and hinder modernization as negotiations begin after November 5.
Mobile Alabama government granted its first permits for women to wear spike heels. The city also adopted an ordinance requiring permits obtainable by signing a waiver releasing the city from liability if the wearer falls or is injured on streets or sidewalks. Without a permit spike heel shoes are illegal in Mobile.
Miss Mariana Davis of Knoxville complains to University of Tennessee officials that 19 of the 25 cheers used at a recent game contained profanity.
An escrow is a deposit of money or documents with a holder who follows buyer and seller instructions after a condition is met. It aids land transactions especially when buyers and sellers are in different cities or unavailable at closing.
The text explains escrow as a neutral intermediary in real estate deals where the escrow holder follows buyer instructions, holds funds and documents until conditions are met, and then distributes payments including taxes, rents, and broker commissions. It emphasizes prearranged terms and binding preliminary documents, noting Krushchev’s visit to California highlighted how U.S. processes shape America.
Plaintiffs T. F. Mathis and Alma Mathis seek judgment for full fee simple title and to remove clouds on Lots 3 4 5 and 26 33 in Block 6 College Park Addition Denison Grayson County Texas against Denison Land and Investment Company and numerous defendants with unknown residences. Publication issued September 28 1959 by Deputy Shirley Davis.
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