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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1957
Page
6
A compilation of Whitewright area items from residents and businesses. Birth announcements include a daughter born Aug 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Williams. Other notes cover new employment, post cards, obituaries, sales, housing, migrations, marriages, school enrollments, and a car accident injury list.
William M. Ingram 84 of Nobility near Whitewright dies Tuesday. A woman shot by gunmen robbed Security State Bank at Blue Ridge southwest of Whitewright of over $2,000 Wednesday. Cecil Badgett 41 drowns in pool on T. E. Sears farm southeast of town Thursday. Mr and Mrs C J Meador announce birth of a daughter Monday. Names listed: Billy Roberts Fitz Bryant Jr Charlie McLean David Smith Robert Long Bow Billie Earl Montgomery.
In Kalamazoo Michigan suburban Milwood mothers print two denomi nations of currency a half hour and a full hour to track babysitting trades. The system circulates within the group as mothers call for help and pay with the crafted bills. A separate note mentions a North Dakota man marketing a “first realistic two car garage” with doors labeled Hers and Fis.
The article outlines fall fishing tips for bass in cooler weather, bass lures, and northers. It notes strong catfishing in summer, carp fights, and coastal trout catches, with record redfish and trout in the intercoastal canal near Austwell. It also previews dove quail deer turkey and waterfowl prospects across Texas with regulatory checks.
The Fort Worth Press notes that Congress raised DC income tax and required withholding yet District revenue surpassed estimates by about 50 percent. Officials reportedly began planning to spend the extra money rather than propose rate cuts. The piece ends with a rhetorical jab on incentives to study and a historical reference to the Stars and Bars flag.
Chicago Public Library to display a 465 year old letter by Christopher Columbus praising rivers and mountains. The piece reflects early booster sentiment for America. A separate science note mentions snakes possessing as many as 300 pairs of ribs.
The state commands Pomery Combs and other heirs to appear by filing an answer to J. L. May's petition by 10 AM on October 7, 1957 in the 15th District Court, Sherman. The suit seeks title and possession of Lot 12, Block 4, Binkley’s First Addition to Sherman, Grayson County, Texas.
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