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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1942
Page
7
In a West Texas town a gray haired federal court bailiff known as Uncle Buck recalls two anecdotes. One a sharp arrest of a dangerous man carried out as he described, the second a revivalist tale about a preacher and a drink, both highlighting his forty years as an officer.
The War Production Board ordered a 10 percent reduction in coffee for civilians starting Sept. 1 to address shipping constraints. Civilian use drops to about 110 million pounds monthly from 147 million, with wholesalers and retailers cut to 65 percent of 1941 quarter averages.
In Reading Pennsylvania a new school run by Warren F. Ruth invites women to join. Any woman who can lift a twenty eight pound plank balance on a stepladder and swing a paint brush can pass the entrance exam. Ruth notes male workers have gone to war and urges the line to form on the right. A Madagascar note mentions a stork building a nest half as large as a load of hay.
The State of Texas citations Frangelar Madden to appear by 10 am on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, in Grayson County District Court in Sherman. Austin Madden seeks divorce on abandonment since January 8, 1936, with no children or community property, requesting final judgment after hearing.
The record shows a petition for dissolution of marriage asking for final decree and restoration of former name, with allegations of cruel treatment since the 1941 marriage. The case notes the absence of children or community property and seeks costs and full relief. Additional notices detail real estate ownership among Van, J. F., and A. L. Parker, heirs of D. J. and Nettie Parker, with property portions in Grayson and Cook counties, including Rock Creek lands.
The court issues citation directing A. L. Parker and unknown heirs to answer the plaintiff's first amended petition by 10:00 A. M. on September 21, 1942. The case No. 48671 lists J. F. Parker and Van Parker as plaintiffs and A. L. Parker, Mrs. Bell Parker, Thelma Pearce and W. D. Pearce as defendants in a Grayson County district court action. The suit concerns the described real estate and related interests.
Court records describe four tracts in Cooke and Grayson counties Texas totaling 365 acres. Tract details include bearings and distances in varas and yarns, referencing surveys for Delashaw Daugherty Gurley Sinks Woodfin and a Fannin County School Land lot. The 1942 filing notes probable value of ten dollars per acre and requests partition among joint owners.
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