Local items mix births, marriages and enrollments in area
Notices report deaths, weddings, and engagements including Mrs. J H Dickson of Tom Bean. Wes ley College admits Leon Davidson and others in Greenville. Marriages for Boss Russell and Eula Cobb of Kentuckytown, and Jewel Benton with Morrell Sears in Van Alstyne. Summer school closures, cotton market gains, and seed value noted. Public school enrollments, local accidents, and births also listed with community life reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Dickson
Tom Bean
Leon Davidson
Edwin May
Gomer Graves
Wesley College
Greenville
Boss Russell
Eula Cobb
Kentuckytown
Gladys Sears
Jewel Benton
Morrell Sears
van Alstyne
Cora Lee Echols
West Maple Street
Nadine Holcomb
Kathleen Badgett
Lila Reubell
Denton
Wilma Harper
Lillian Neathery
Grafton Montgomery
Katherine Vaughn
Robbie Cowan
Martha Bow
Lola Myrick
Jack Spindle
Alton May
Mary Freeman
Opal Graves
Louise Freeman
Audrey Wilson
Wayne Robinson
John Holcomb
Lester Short
Corinne Lilley
Tom Gallaher
Bessie Joe Barbee
Taylor Rich
Bob Rich
Elizabeth May
Maurice Holland
Hazel McLean
Beatrice Bennett
Marian Barbee
George Baugher
How to Use Fork Knife Latest Anglo U S Tilt
London reports an international push for a uniform method of using knife and fork to ease Anglo American friction. Sydney Colin described British and American eating styles and proposed etiquette talks to reach a compromise. He suggested inviting Americans who have not seen British dining to the White House in October where Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip will be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sydney Colin
Colin
White House
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Duke of Edinburgh
Counterfeit Bills Smell Like Coffee in St. Louis
In St Louis Leo Smugai head of the Secret Service Bureau warns that counterfeiters dip phony $10 or $20 notes in coffee to simulate age. The resulting bills take on a brown stain but still carry a coffee odor, exposing the ruse. Authorities urge tipsters to call News 76 with information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Leo Smugai
Secret Service Bureau
Smugai
Rainmaking in 1891 Texas Duval County Fog of Thunder and Rain
Corpus Christi recalls a 1891 drought when Jonas Weil led army weather experts in Duval County to seed clouds and explode powder bags from a giant cannon. Explosions sent balloons aloft, tents toppled, and an unexpected rain began as clouds gathered over the parched ranchlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Duval County
Jonas Weil
Weil
Nueces River
el Paso
Midland
Duval
San Diego
Collins Ranch
King Ranch
Weather work and new ranch group emerge in Texas
Rushing down a ravine forced soldiers and other members to move tents uphill. A new rain making effort seeds clouds with silver iodide in Texas. Ranchers in Jim Hogg and Brooks Counties form a local organization. Weil family ties noted with Alex Weil secretary and Edwin Kessler III, MIT meteorology student, among relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Jim Hogg
Brooks
Weil
Alex Weil
Edwin Kessler III
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Uncle Dave Delivers Eloquent Prayers at Crowded Services
In this readers tale Uncle Dave prays with special eloquence when a prominent person or large crowd attends church. Aunt Edith praises his skill while noting he skips such prayers when only heaven and the poor listen. A humor tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Dave
Edith
Heaven
Wanted a girl he got triplets in Kildangan
In Kildangan Ireland Joseph Geraghty hoped for a daughter named Mary. On Saturday his wife gave birth to triplets and he declared the girls would be Julia Mary Norah Mary and Christina Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kildangan
Ireland
Joseph Geraghty
Mary
Election Victory Echoes in Cheerful Elation
A playful exchange centers on a lighthearted claim of winning an election. The dialogue hints at disbelief and triumph as one person asserts success and the other responds with tentative congratulations. The tone remains casual and humorous.
Divorce suit filed Calvert v Calvert in Grayson County TX
Citation issued to Hallie M Calvert requires appearance by October 22, 1951 in Sherman Texas before the district court. Plaintiff Thomas M Calvert seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. case No 59155 filed September 4, 1951 with clerk S V Earnest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Hallie M. Calvert
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Thomas M. Calvert
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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Whitewright
Clifford Jones
M. Z. Jones
Lucile LaRoe
Ruth Gafford
Austin
Maurine May
J. E. Montgomery
Elliott Thomas
Tom’ Bean
John Livingston
Livingston
R. B. Gordon
Minnie Willis
J. T. Vestal
Sun Office
By Claude Callan
Joe Marsh
Three Ponds
Easy Roberts
Skeeter
Easy
United States Brewers Foundation
Fisher
Chevrolet
America
Hasty Chevrolet Company
Whitewright, Texas
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