Down Memory Lane notices and local events from 1917
The Sun lists a Denison military exemption board call for Claud W. Phillips Otto P. Neilson C. E. Miles J. E. Boyd C. E. Rice Thurman T. Hamilton Marshall R. Robbins Stanley Jerrymire Albert H. Crosson Moses A. Pierce Knox Armstrong Volney K. Britt Clarence A. Pace Claud C. Cox. Roy T. Cook dies. Whitewright High School senior class organized with Euell Alexander president Frances Wilson secretary treasurer colors black gold flower black eyed Susan motto Labor Omnia Vincit. Bob King with Rainbow Division at Long Island. A J Cates injured at city pump plant. Miss Lucile Montgomery and Claude Epperson wed in Dallas. Will Judd Wheeler Russell called to service. Lost hose to tire pump. Cordie Gillett hosts dinner. Whitewright busy shopping day. Miss Joe Belle Sears Jack Ryan wed in Centerville. George Brannon sells home on Spruce to Ira Fleming. H L Durham hosts faculty. Lloyd Wright high scorer. Lucian Andrews returns from National Rural Letter Carriers meeting in Buffalo. Whitewright cotton harvest around 4000 bales. buyers 20.25 to 20.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
Denison
Claud W. Phillips
Otto P. Neilson
C. E. Miles
J. E. Boyd
C. E. Rice
Thurman T. Hamilton
Marshall R. Robbins
Stanley Jerrymire
Albert H. Crosson
Moses A. Pierce
Knox Armstrong
Volney K. Britt
Clarence A. Pace
Claud C. Cox
Roy T. Cook
Whitewright High School
Euell Alexander
Frances Wilson
Bob King
Long Island
N. Y
Lucile Montgomery
Claude Epperson
Balls
Dallas
Will Judd
Wheeler Russell
Pilot Grove
T. H. Sears
Cordie Gillett
L. Bob Ashe
del Rio
Jessie Fogle
Minnie May
Emma Gordon
Ross May
Horace Gordon
George German
Burglaries Reported in Kentuckytown and Ford Car Theft
Thieves entered a Kentuckytown store owned by Ben Savage and stole merchandise. J L Cantrell says attackers removed casings rims and tire from his Ford, then took the spare from the rear rack. The Presbyterian Church named Rev J W Willbanks as pastor after his acceptance. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Jim Sears. Rev and Mrs J E Montgomery announce a son born Sept 25. Mrs Montgomery is daughter of Whitewright mayor F M Echols. Virgil Mullins and Miss Kate Thornhill wed in Dallas. Rural Route Five Whitewright to be discontinued Sept 30. patrons switch to other routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Savage
Kentuckytown
J. L. Cantrell
Presbyterian Church
J. W. Willbanks
Slaton
Willbanks
Jim Sears
J. E. Montgomery
Graham
Montgomery
F. M. Echols
Whitewright
Virgil Mullins
Kate Thornhill
Dallas
Stevenson Prefers Deficit Financing To New Taxes
SPRINGFIELD Illinois Joseph Pois state director of finance says Illinois must raise taxes unless the relief load shrinks. He reports state income lags expenditures by 42000000 per biennium and a June 30 surplus near 63000000 could disappear if deficits continue. Pois says Stevenson favors deficit financing over new taxes.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Joseph Pois
Stevenson
Pois
Shivers Proclaims National Newspaper Week October 1 8
Governor Shivers designates October 1 through 8 as National Newspaper Week with the slogan Your newspaper lights the way of freedom. He warns that gagging the press precedes the destruction of free government and cites threats to La Prensa and William N Oatis as examples of press oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Shivers
la Prensa
William N. Oatis
Out-of-town Politician Probes Mayor Salaries in Paraguay
An outsider questions locals about the mayor while in town. A grocer calls him a bum a banker says untrustworthy a street man notes no sense and a minister says he did not vote. The mayor quips he works for honor not pay. A Paraguay firefly emits red tail light and green side glow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hizzoner
Paraguay
Divorce suit filed in Grayson County Texas
Citation issued to Clarence Patton for a divorce case Annie Rose Patton v Clarence Patton. Plaintiff seeks divorce on cruelty grounds. Court in Sherman requires answer by 10 AM on first Monday after 42 days from issuance. Published in Whitewright Sun in Sept and Oct 1952.
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State OF Texas
Clarence Patton
A. D
15Th District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Annie Rose Patton
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
Divorce by abandonment filed in Grayson County Texas
Citation issued September 8 1952 in case No 59908 Johnnie Marie Kuhel plaintiff versus Alfred Kuhel defendant for a divorce on grounds of abandonment over three years. Service by October 8 1952 required with 90 day unserved return. Court clerk S V Earnest Grayson County Texas. Sun dates September 11 18 25 and October 2 1952.
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State of
Texas
Alfred Kuhel
A. D
15Th District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Johnnie Marie Kuhel
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
Hints for Homemakers on Folding Ironed Shirts
General Electric advise proper folding to keep shirts wrinkle free and easy to pack. Instructions describe collar, yoke, sleeves, and shirt tail folds with pin guidance for a neat finish. Includes a quoted storekeeper exchange about a penny and the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric Consumers Institute
Reds Discover Secret of Age in Soda Baths
A Moscow Radio doctor claims people can live 150 to 200 years by taking soda baths three times weekly at 95 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes with 2 to 3 ounces of soda. He blames aging on cell albumen coagulation and says baths slow it while avoiding shocks and strain. He cites longer life for Russian workers with free medical care.
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London
Moscow
Russia
Drouth Declared Worst in Texas by Soil Service
A Soil Conservation Service study completed Saturday declares the Texas drouth the most severe in state history. Regional Director Louis P. Merrill cites area, duration, land cover impact, high temperatures, and sparse rainfall as key factors. Reports from 230 SCS offices across nearly every Texas county support the finding.
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Soil Conservation Service
Texas
SCS
Louis P. Merrill
Merrill
Livestock Movements Rise as Pastures Fail Across Regions
Many areas reported heavy movement of livestock as pastures reached a stage where they could no longer support the herds. Elders warned rangeland conditions worsened with scarce feed.
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Joe Belle Sears
Jack Ryan
Centerville
Bascom Sears
George Brannon
Garland
Spruce Street
Ira Fleming
H. L. Durham
Lloyd Wright
Lucian Andrews
Buffalo
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
C. H. Beseda
van Alstyne, Texas
317
James H. Gosnell
Whitewright Lumber Co
Robert L. Doss
Citizens National Bank Bldg
Denison, Texas
The
Soil Service
Drouth
Gore
Jors
Sels
Gee
L.laroe& Co
Hades
Deets Dorough & Son
Bonham, Texas
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Feed Headquarters
Pascal Farley
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