Down Memory Lane Snippets From 1920s and 1940s Local Notes
Aerial column recaps events from Sept 24 1920 and Sept 26 1940 with multiple local items. Highlights include Joe Everheart’s recovery from typhoid after 51 days in bed, a marriage for Laurel Andrew and Eula Ashinhurst, and D S McMillin attending a Texas Legislature session. 1940 notes mention local farm purchases by Tom Graves Jim Mullins and T E Barbee plus a farmer budget impact and social gatherings and obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Everheart
Laurel Andrew
Eula Ashinhurst
D. S. McMillin
Austin
Tom Graves
Ely
Jim Mullins
T. E. Barbee
T. A. Gray
Claude Garner
Billy Christian
Bertha Burchfield
Jackie Thompson
Virginia Jones
Ocie Lee Wilson
Terry Miller
Betty Jean Brice
Billye Faye Dillon
Jerry Mac Thornhill
Lucy Burchfield
Betty Sue Thornhill
Virginia Pierson
Foucheaux Vestal
Joe Howard Cook
Jimmie Lou McCorstin
Weldon Trotter
James Kent Johnson
Ernest Sanders
Edwin Montgomery
Carl Pierson
Jack Robbins
Rudolph Pierce
Bonham
Pierce
Pauline Blackerby
J. H. (Handy) Burkett
Whitemound
Mangrum and Bryant Wed In Modest I Do Ceremony
1930 notice reports the marriage of Loren Mangrum of this city to Miss Agnes Bryant of Royse City on Sunday. The same item notes the death of Mrs. J. E. Rutledge at her home Monday and a West End Bridge Club gathering hosted by Mrs. H. T. Atterberry with several attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Mangrum
Agnes Bryant
Royse City
J. E. Rutledge
H. T. Atterberry
West End Bridge Club
R. T. Pennington
Roby Childress
A. A. Adams
W. E. LaRoe
Fred W. Smith
Ray Manning
Allen T. Short
May Badgett
Russell Summers
J. C. McMillin
R. E. Pierce
Bethel
Pierce
Jack Crowley
Chuck
Keith
Beth Hill
Beverly Hawkins
Gary Paplin
Euless
Ist
Jerry M. Pierce
Randy
Jerry II
Kim
Abilene
Charles Ray Pierce
Chuckie
Irving
Bruce
Carolyn Crowley
Farmers Branch
Legal Notice No 71248 in Grayson County Texas
The State of Texas to Robert Brown and Mary Belle Wesson are commanded to answer by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, in district court at Sherman. Plaintiff George Ladd Jr, Margaret Walker and Phillip Walker vs defendants. Describes land in J B McAnair and Elizabeth Jones surveys with detailed metes and bounds. If not served within 90 days, return unserved. Issued September 14 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Robert Brown
Mary Belle Wesson
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
George Ladd, Jr
Margaret Walker
Phillip Walker
Henry Walker
J. B. MecAnair
Elizabeth Jones
C. C. Binkley
B. B. Yarbrough
Post Oak Creek
Said
McAnair Survey
John Dalaway
State OF Texas
Mary Bell Wesson
Toms
Nogales Street
del Paso
California
Galva Drive
Dallas
Birges Fairview
Stalk Destruction Advised After Cotton Harvest
Extension entomologists at Texas A&M urge thorough stalk destruction after harvest to curb cotton insect pests next year. Stalks should be shredded and plowed under to cut off food supply for insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A&m University
First Amended Petition for Property Title in Sherman Texas
No 70943 Texas issues first amended petition to Mary Bell Wesson and others for title and possession. Plaintiff George Ladd Jr lists defendants including Harrison Hill heirs and unknowns with addresses in California and Dallas. Property described as Lot 40 in Birges Fairview Addition, Sherman, Grayson County. Published in The Whitewright Sun Sept 16, 23, 30 and Oct 7, 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Brodhead
Grayson County
Texas
Shirley Davis
Whitewright
Whitewright Sun
Let's Talk Farms and Ranches annual Swiss Steak Supper
Community notice for a Nov 6 Swiss Steak Supper by the Fire Department with tickets on sale at $1 for adults and 75 cents for children under 12. Also includes multiple classified blurbs offering items, services, and notices from Whitewright area residents.
Thanks for kindness during illness and recovery
Mrs. Floyd Bassett thanks friends for thoughtfulness while in hospital and after returning home. She notes visits flowers cards and gifts were appreciated and will be treasured memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bassett
Jury notices mailed as 1,600 panel chosen in Madison
Federal Court Clerk John Adams sent 1,600 jury notices and formed a 36 member panel in Madison Wisconsin. One notice returned marked I am dead. The issue left under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisc
John Adams
The Spice of Life A Humorous Office Exchange
A woman announces a baby boy with a tall, heavy build after distributing cigars and candy. Co workers react with puzzled smiles and pranks. A home scene unfolds with a tramp and a housewife trading quips about pork chops and marriage. A newspaper boy jokes about tiring papers.
Foot in mouth humor turns heirloom proposal into punchline
A new mother admires her baby’s cute gambit as the child tries to place his foot in his mouth. The father, sorting bills, quips that his own foot antics during the proposal were hereditary and explains his action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darling
Moonshine Rumors Spark Mountain Banter Among Neighbors
A mountaineer jokes about Jeff Tuttle's supposed moonshine running, claiming rabbits have been harassing his coon hounds. The wry exchange reveals rural social life and local dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Tuttle
Golfer Echoes Sand Trap Twist at Club House
A golfer quips about his round saying he escaped a sand trap with three strokes and jokes a second bad trap would be fatal per his doctor. The anecdote preserves a light sports club-house mood.
Average hurricane deaths per year in U S coasts
Hurricanes striking the United States coastlines over the past fifty years have produced about 111 deaths annually on average across the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Local residents share visits and events across towns
Mrs Earl Jansson of Dallas visited friends here Monday. Several families from Richardson GreenVille Denison Laredo Abilene and Dallas were mentioned visiting relatives. Texas A&M named James Lindsey as chief of a new state wide information program at Texas A&M University. Ensign Mickey Gentry US Navy visited his parents after returning from a European cruise aboard the carrier Randolph with the Sixth Fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Jansson of
Dallas
James Lindsey
Whitewright
Texas A&m University
Mickey Gentry
U. S. Navy
Homer Gentry
European
Randolph
Sixth Fleet
Bob Gentry
Kilgore
J. G. Simmons
Vernon
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Lester Haile
J. R. Fleming
Little & Little of
Ed Doss
Will Martin
South
Charley Smith
Leonard
White Rock Road
Robert Layman
Princess
Enco
Patricia Sue Caraway
Whitewright Lodge
Af&am
S. H. White
W. M. R. R. Summers
Sec
Red Morris
Rt. 1
Mary Carter
Furniture Mart
East Maple St
Paul Stephens
John E. Smith
North Gowdy Street
Johnson Jewelry & Appliance
Edwards Chevrolet Co
Roy Talley
O. W. White
Bells
Carter St
Bath
Y. FO
P. O
Hannah
H. H. Taylor
Guy Hamilton
Albert Mangrum
West Walnut Street
Stephens & Bryant
J. A
Hot) Alexander, Inc
Grayson Co. State Bank
Frank Monnersmith
Out
Linda Theatre
Whitewright, Texas
Annett Funicello
Dwayne Hickman
Brian Donlevy
Buster Keaton
Robin
John Livingston
John Livingston Jr
Richardson
Carl May
Mrs
O. L. Spradlin
Greenville
C. H. Lewis
Winston Williams
John Kevin and
James Kent
Laredo
Roy G. Blanton
Cecil Bartley
Joe Bartley
Jack Bartley
Denison
J. H. Norris
Shafter
Calif
Dean Watson
W. D. Williams
A. S. Medlin
Huntsville
Ala
Etta Reese
W. H. Stedham
Claud Glenn
Wolfe City
Garland Smith
Ernest Smith
Grover Stateville
Jack Morton
George Wall
Paris
Wall
James Stuteville
Bob Dunlap
Apple
N. Travis
N. Highland
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Gomer and
Kirk
North Travis
MAY Pharmacy
Medical Arts Clinic
501
Aetna Casualty
Tom Sears
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