Whitewright Glimpses 1917 Local News Digest
Selections include draft exemption notices for Ray Cates Trent A Phillips Basil Thomson Hayden M Hamilton Robert C Pierce Perry F O Connor and Frank M Hicks. Marital, birth, and local business notes along with school enrollment figures and lost items from Whitewright. John W Stephens dies. Rev W A Kirkpatrick buys a corn mill. PTA program participants listed. Public Schools open with 370 pupils. cotton ginning progress at 538 bales. Lost pink hat and Spencer shotgun reported with rewards offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison Selective Draft Exemption Board
Whitewright
Ray Cates
Trent A. Phillips
Basil Thomson
Hayden M. Hamilton
Robert C. Pierce
Perry F. O’connor
Frank M. Hicks
Hazel May
A. L. Jackson
New York City
R. May
R. E. Watkins
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Ira Kirkpatrick
John W. Stephens
PTA
J. T. Purvis
Guy Hamilton
Mary Johnson
Fred W. Smith
Emma Dee Randle
T. E. Barbee
Chambless
Chenoweth
Truett
J. B. Dickson
J. J. Cox
Marshall Robbins
Ellen Sloan
S. L. Reagan
Spencer
Lee Johnson
Local News Briefs From Whitewright Area
Cotton receipts update 2000 bales to date against 1101 in 1921 season.婚 Separate items note Sarah Hampton wed Howard Kilgree on Sept 8 in Whitewright with Sarah a former grammar school teacher. J H Biggerstaff and S C Horton to open a meat market in Davidson grove. Joe McKinsey fractured three ribs at Sears elevator. George Gattis Jr aged two months seven days died Tuesday. Chesley Rutledge announce birth of a daughter. Dr Edwin May passed state optometry board with 95. Lost Japanese parasol found by Gladys Bay.
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Whitewright
L. C. Hampton
Sarah
Howard Kilgree
Pilot Grove
J. H. Biggerstaff
S. C. Horton
J. W. Davidson
Sears Grain Co
Joe McKinsey
George Gattis Jr
Chesley Rutledge
Edwin May
San Antonio
State Board
Gladys Bay
Crowd Packs Whitewright For Largest Revival Yet
An estimated 3,000 people attended the Crimm Powell revival in Whitewright on Sunday night, marking the largest revival crowd ever seen in the town.
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Crimm-Powell
Whitewright
Protect Your Child Against Whooping Cough
World wide distribution shows whooping cough endemic in cities and epidemics every few years. Pertussis is deadliest for infants under one year, with about 26 percent mortality. Vaccinate in the first year. ask a physician now about protection for your baby. We carry fresh vaccine stocks.
Veteran Questions And Answers On Korean GI Bill Provisions
A veteran asks about school eligibility under the Korean GI Bill and whether World War II approved schools qualify. Answers cover state approval requirements, tuition and fees versus a $110 monthly full-time rate, loan deadlines for veterans returning to active duty, and Defense Production Act down payment applicability to Korean GI Bill loans.
Magnets Designed to Secure False Teeth Announced
The American Dental Association announced a new technique using implanted magnets to hold dentures in place, allowing wearers to keep their teeth secure away from pins tacks and nails. The demonstration will take place at the dentists annual convention in St Louis this week.
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New York
American Dental Association
Dentists
St. Louis
West Gains Power as East and Midwest Hold the Key
The West grows politically with eight more electoral votes since 1948, while the East loses five and the Midwest stays strong. California leads growth, casting 32 votes this fall, tied with Pennsylvania. The East and Midwest together hold 276 electoral votes, enough to win, making both parties push for the West, the South, and border states.
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Midwest
California
Pennsylvania
New York
Washington
Ohio
Michigan
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Illinois
South
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Oklahoma
East
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Colorado
Wyoming
Oregon
Richard M. Nixon
Truman
John Sparkman
Alabama
U. S
Suit for title to 0.8 acre in Grayson County Texas
The State of Texas issues citation to Charles Allred et al to answer Ira B. Nash’s petition filed August 23 1952 in Grayson County District Court. The suit seeks full title and possession of 0.8 acres of land described from the L C Alexander Survey. Nash alleges adverse possession since before 1942 and seeks removal of clouds on title. Citation published in The Whitewright Sun on August 28 and September 4 and 11 and 18 1952.
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State of
Texas
Charles Allred
Aurelia Allred
Ruth Edge
S. D. Allred
Gaines Allred
J. N. Jamison
F. P. Jamison
Iva Rowland
G. T. Rowland
John K. Miller
Arrena Miller
D. H. Coffman
Octavela Coffman
D. H. Coffman, Jr
J. M. Coffman
T. E. Coffman
Harriett Coffman
R. A. Coffman
L. C. Alexander
A. M. Alexander
C. C. Alexander
W. H. Dial
M. A. Dial
N. J. Biffle
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Ira B. Nash
Denison- Pottsboro
Crawford Street
Denison-Pottsboro Road
S. W. Earnest
Whitewright Sun
Notice To Creditors of Noble Allan Birge Estate
Notice is given that Letters Testamentary for Noble Allan Birge deceased were granted July 21 1952 by Gray son County Texas. Creditors must present claims as prescribed by law. Independent Executors W S Dorset and Jack S Birge reside in Sherman Texas with listed addresses. Publication dates September 11 18 25 and October 2 1952.
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Noble Allan Birge
Grayson County
Texas
W. S. Dorset
Preston Drive
Sherman
Jack S. Birge
West Scott Street
Whitewright Sun
Music fan dodges counting records
A host who loves music shows his phonograph collection to a visitor. When asked if he has counted the platters, he says no because a neighbor often drops in to reclaim his records, interrupting the tally.
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West
By Warren Bennett
Waterspar
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Paints Barn
Whitewright Lumber Co
Frigidaire Food Freezer
Frigidaire
DIXON
Magnolia
Whitewright Cleaners
S. H. Montgomery Agency
F.H. A. Title I Loans
L. LaRoe & Co
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