Local society notes and court citation from Grayson County
Local residents visit relatives and friends in Sherman and nearby towns with many weekend trips and socially active mentions. A probate notice from the State of Texas requires publication in Grayson County for Martha Garvin's estate final settlement, with a court date set for October 2, 1950 in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
State of
Texas
Grayson County
Martha Garvin
H. H. Noland
de Bonis
Said
Said County
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
Nation Going Dry Says WCTU President
Mrs. D Leigh Colvin president of the national Women's Christian Temperance Union declares the United States is rapidly going dry by local option. She notes a quarter of the country by area and a fifth of its population is already dry or bans hard liquor locally. Arkansas petitions exceed required signatures for a vote on prohibition. Oregon to vote on outlawing national liquor advertising. Arizona to ballot on local option sales of hard liquor.
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Denver
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
United States
D. Leigh Colvin
WCTU
Arkansas
Oregon
Arizona
More Than Half Texas Counties Lost Population
The Census Bureau reports that 145 of Texas 254 counties lost population from 1940 to 1950 while the state’s total population rose from 6,414,824 to 7,672,432, a 19.6 percent gain. Some towns showed dramatic growth such as Lamesa in Dawson County, Grand Prairie in Dallas County, and Bellaire in Harris County with surges exceeding 700 percent.
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Washington
Texas
Census Bureau
Lamesa
Dawson County
Grand Prairie
Dallas County
Bellaire
Harris County
Gulls starve as shrimp fleet leaves St Augustine for Key West
Sea gulls left behind in St Augustine face starvation after trawlers relocate to the Gulf of Mexico near Key West to harvest golden shrimp. Birds followed earlier, losing food as nets pulled up unusable fish and shrimp heads, prompting locals to feed them seeds and scraps while naturalists fear reliance on welfare behavior may persist.
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Gulf of Mexico
Key West
Florida
St. Augustine
International News Service
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