Bells district fair draws crowds to Whitewright
A roundup from The Sun recalls the Bells district fair held Friday and Saturday drawing hundreds, with residents from Whitewright attending. The item notes local youths such as Glendon Cox Ralph Wallace Tom Hicks Crawford Montgomery and Ruel Thomson being called to entrain for Camp Travis in San Antonio.
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the Sun
Bells District
Whitewright
Glendon Cox
Ralph Wallace
Tom Hicks
Crawford Montgomery
Ruel Thomson
Denison
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Trent Phillips
A. F. Cameron
H. C. Willis
C. P. McGinnis
T. H. Lively
Wild horse bolts from hitch near Central Christian Church
A horse hitched west of Manning Clark and Meador hardware store broke loose Tuesday afternoon. The horse reeled under a paper beneath its feet, reared, and dashed south with a buggy aloft. the buggy and harness were damaged while no other damage occurred.
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Manning, Clark & Meador Hardware
Central Christian Church
Control Typhus By Exterminating Rats
Typhus fever continues to appear in Texas counties according to State Health Officer Dr Geo W Cox. Like typhoid fever most cases occur in the summer and fall and all citis...
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Austin
Texas
Geo. W. Cox
The Boy Next Door A Devilish Little Fellow
A humorous anecdote recalls a boy who dismisses praying before meals by claiming his mother’s cooking suffices. The quip highlights a playful opinion on piety and practicality in a domestic setting.
Notice To Creditors of Noble Allan Birge Estate
Independent executors W S Dorset and Jack S Birge announce Letters Testamentary granted July 21 1952 by Gray son County Texas to administer the estate of Noble Allan Birge. Creditors must present claims as required by law to the addresses in Sherman Texas. Published in The Whitewright Sun September 11 18 25 and October 2 1952.
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Allan Birge
Grayson County
Texas
W. S. Dorset
Preston Drive
Sherman
Jack S. Birge
West
Scott Street
Noble Allan Birge
Whitewright Sun
Lem Tittsworth Advertises Household Furniture in Bonham
Lem Tittsworth of Bonham offers new and used bedroom and living room suites priced from 49.50 to 149.50. The store lists electric washers G E and Frigidaire refrigerators Chrome dinette sets 49.50 to 129.50 and stocks mattresses wool rugs radios lamps rockers bathtubs two good pianos and a three quarter ton pickup.
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Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Texans urged to exterminate rats to curb typhus spread
Dr. Cox says only complete rat extermination can control typhus in Texas, noting fleas from infected rats transmit the disease. He cites an estimated 13,000,000 rats in the state and warns rats cause millions in food losses. rat-proofing buildings is essential for permanent relief.
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Cox
Man
Texas
Diagnosis of a Husband’s Hallucination
A witty exchange features a doctor asking Mrs. Jones about her husband’s symptoms and Mrs. Jones quips that he talks to himself. The doctor seems surprised, and she notes he believes she is listening.
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C. W. Hampton
Martha McIntyre
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University OF Kentucky
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Plymouth
Montgomery Motor Co
Dick Montgomery
Mgr. & Co
DODGE
W. Main
Southwest Conference
Humble
Humble OL & Refining CO
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