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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1955
Page
3
Selections from The Sun of 1920 and 1925 list local students attending A M College CIA and other institutions. The items note births marriages fire losses and school staff with a roster of names including Montgomery Mangrum and Womack.
The Sun notes a PTA meeting where Mrs. George German, third vice president, Mrs. B. W. Newman secretary, Mrs. A. L. Jackson first vice president, and Mrs. H. T. Arterry president were installed. Also, R. V. and Ocie Holcomb aged 18 and 20 harvested 1,040 pounds of cotton in one day. A list of local students will attend colleges this fall and a long court citation lists heirs and legal reps for multiple deceased individuals in a Grayson County land suit.
J. P. Chumbley, 75, died Thursday at a Sherman hospital. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Booker of Ely announce the birth of a son last week. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Bagley announce the birth of a son last Saturday. W. R. Vineyard has leased the Southern Ice Co. station here and is now selling ice. Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Spindle will hold open house on Friday, Sept. 27, for their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Robert Sears entertained Saturday afternoon for her daughter Betty Margaret’s seventh birthday.
Mangum Oklahoma examiner Blaine Stephens from the State Safety Department described a dangerous incident during a three block ride with a female applicant who suddenly reversed instead of moving forward. The car forced another motorist to swerve onto a curb to avoid a collision and the applicant did not receive a license.
Citation issued in Grayson County Texas divorce case number 63219. Lola Janet Howie petitions for divorce on cruel treatment against Otis Dwayne Howie. Notice dated August 24 1955. Deputy Shirley Davis signed in Sherman office.
A veteran questions lump sum GI insurance payments and other benefits. Answers explain that beneficiaries may switch to installments, official start and end dates for Korean GI Bill courses, need for VA medical verification for disability increases, and training entitlement accrual rates. A biblical verse appears at the end.
In Cincinnati Judge John H. Druffel accused the Internal Revenue Service of prosecuting only about one in 30 income tax evasion cases. He said most violators are settled privately and never reach court, criticizing selective prosecutions amid recent remarks by IRS Commissioner T Coleman Andrews.
Philippi, West Virginia, marked the opening land battle of the Civil War, a notable clash that signaled a broader conflict and drew attention to the early hostilities in the region.
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