Local notes in Whitewright and nearby towns
Dated items show obituaries births engagements and civic events across Whitewright Pilot Grove and Sherman areas. Notables include the death of Mrs. John H. Richey in East Whitewright and the engagement of Sallie Joe Gowdy to Holmes Connelly of Trenton. Also reported are moves to Slaton and a planned Chevrolet coach trade campaign by Whitewright merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Richey
East Whitewright
B. G. Gowdy
Lena Mae
Sallie Joe Gowdy
Holmes Connelly
Trenton
L. T. Garland
Walter Knox
Slaton
Frances Wilson
R. C. Brown
Pilot Grove Creek
Vera Smith
Verma Mangrum
Lucile LaRoe
Alyne Haile
Joe Hestand
Durelle Mangrum
Dorothy Freeman
Maurine May
Evelyn Wilson
Lucile Myrick
Bob Sears
Ott Lackey
Bob Morehead
Sherman
Whitewright Cotton Gins Hit 2212 Bales Ginned
Whitewright gins have ginned 2 212 bales of cotton. Included are superintendent H W Key principal J C Jernigan grade school principal Newton Manning and several local teachers and students. Mr and Mrs Ralph Judd announce the birth of a son Wednesday. Virgil Burchfield in the Ely community on Sept 8. Roy Henderson Guy Anderson and Lloyd Taylor return from Austin after barber exams. Delia Bell Pennington and Robert Crowell, both of Sherman once from Whitewright, wed Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hansard
Little Son
H. C. Willis
Miss Minnie
Lassie Womack
Inez Chumbley
C. Chumbley
Kentuckytown
Sherman Hospital
M. Jones Roberts
Waco
Whitewright
F. W. Smith
Harold Key
Dorothy Tapscott
N. W. Manning
A. N. Gee
Gladys Ray
Sue Stephens
Margaret Boone
Susie Noe
J. T. Bryant
Kate Fulton
Mae Hall
Sallye Hamilton
Mary Pumphrey
Gertrude Schooling
Sam Taylor
Orangeville
Harmon Pirtle
Coleman
Myra Nell Vestal
Earl Blanton
Duncan Fulton
Mary Cornelia Roberts
Clyde Johnson
Millard Mangrum
Homer Lee Sears
Madge Sears
Lloyd Stowers
Elizabeth Waggoner
H. W. Key
J. C. Jernigan
Tom Cunningham
A. M. Gaddis
Jack Lackey
Kathryn Roddy
Dorothy Kennemer
Lurline Travis
Newton Manning
Opal Press
Carter Fletcher
Nadine Blanton
No indispensible man wisdom card by Swift Co
A short moral illustration warns against arrogance with a water bucket fable about humility. It contrasts ego with restraint and ends by noting no one is indispensable. The note references printing colors on a U S one dollar bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Swift Co
Father of Little Girl Asks Help of Automobile Driver
A father pleads with drivers to protect schoolchildren as they travel to and from school. He recalls a girl struck by a car, the death of another child, and urges drivers to slow down near schools and intersections to ensure safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Scott
Citation in Grayson County land suit targets multiple defendants
The State of Texas issues a 1957 citation directing James Roland and others to answer by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days in the 15th Judicial District Court, Sherman. The suit, No. 64703, seeks title and possession to three land tracts in Denison Grayson County described in detail, previously conveyed to Brooks Blackford and Cobb by John Collett, with St Louis San Francisco and Texas Railway Company as an exception. The filing notes plaintiff B. W. Baldwin and lists numerous defendants and heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
James Roland
John A. Collett
John A. Collet
John Collet
John Collett
E. E. Peter
Emory Evan Peter
Edna Morgan Peter
Edith Peter
Leslie H. Peter, Jr
Alice Lanterman
Laura Peter Dickey
FE. Morrison Peter
Leslie Peter
Peter Oil & Refining Company
A. D
15Th Judicial District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
B. W. Baldwin
Land Grant Railway and Trust Company Lands
Denison
Johnson Street
Travis Avenue
D. Tilden
G. Lorenzo
Brooks, Blackford and Cobb
Land Grant Railway and Trust Company
George Lorenzo
St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway Company
Ay Earnest
Oregon County
Shirley Davis
Vine Area Sun
Veterans Affairs birth evidence and GI insurance premium waiver guidance
The VA explains acceptable evidence for dependent birth records including certified copies or abstracts of public birth records or church baptism records. It also cautions that a waiver for GI insurance premiums is not automatic and premiums must continue until VA notifies approval of the waiver.
Direct VA loans available to widows in authorized areas
The VA confirms a widow of a World War II veteran may obtain a direct VA loan if she lives in an area where such loans are authorized. It also notes that VA consent is not required to sell a GI house unless releasing liability is sought, which requires a VA application.
Father appeals for protection after child near street
A father writes asking authorities to prevent his daughter from being harmed by a running person who dodges parked cars. He expresses deep gratitude and signs the plea with sincerity.
Naughty boy goes to bed after cheeky prayer
A mother scolds her misbehaving son and sends him to bed. He mutters that God should make him a good boy, but if not, he’s enjoying himself as he is.
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Mrs. J. H. Graves
Mr. Sad
Tom Sears
Atma Casualty
Surety G
U. S
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp
Wash
Ington
D. C
Sherman Savings
N. Travis
Sherman, Texas
Aja Zanova
Dallas Ice Arena
Santa Claus
Paddy
Mr. Driver
Ferlerh
Tren
Father
Ance
S. H. Montgomery Agency
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