Local farm sales and community notes from Whitewright area
Sid Hudspeth sold a 40 acre farm near Tom Bean to W F Holland. Lester Haile bought the Atkins farm of 160 acres southwest of town. J M Wright bought a third interest in Bow Wright Drug Co from Roscoe Pace, who had purchased from O G and R A Bow. The W J Looney furniture store suspended operations. A 11 year old girl from near town picked 209 pounds of cotton in one day, earning over 2 dollars. Mrs J L Blanks, age 77, died near Whitewright. Whitewright High junior class officers named. Junior B Y P U program featured several students.
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Sid Hudspeth
Tom Bean
W. F. Holland
Charley K. Reynolds
Town
Spivy Badgett
W. H. Pierce
W. J. Martin
J. L. Blanks
Whitewright
Whitewright High School
Ruby Ross
Viva Phillips
Frances Wilson
Euell Alexander
Lester Haile
Atkins
W. J. Looney
J. M. Wright
Bow-Wright Drug Company
Roscoe Pace
Mr. Pace
O. G
R. A. Bow
Mr. Wright
Benny Ruth Whitworth
Martha Sue Lindsey
Oleta Chambers
Margy Smith
Dorothy Juan Gillett
Dorothy Belew
Lula Lee Vestal
Alberta Haliburton
Una Mae Mangrum
Farmers Union Gin sells 50 bales cotton at 23 cents
In Atlantic Iowa W L White of the Farmers Union Gin sold 50 bales of cotton Saturday for 23 cents a pound. The Sun notes Pecans at 15c a pound and Whitewright merchants reporting record sales last Saturday due to big bargains.
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the Sun
W. L. White
Farmers Union Gin
Atlantic
Iowa
Fred Harris
Peter Yost
J. F. Fender
Presbyterian Church
Whitewright
Frank Dillard Thomas
Evelyn Scheid
Whitesboro
Myrtle Harris
Chicago
Cold Weather Freezer Care From A&M Extension
College Station experts advise placing dry ice in the freezer during power outages to maintain temperature for up to 48 hours. If dry ice is unavailable do not open the freezer and chip ice for compartments. Wrap the unit to slow warming and relocate food to cold storage if refreezing is needed.
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College Station
A. & M. College Extension Service
Estate guardians seek final settlement in Grayson County
Public notice from Grayson County Texas calls on heirs and interested parties to appear September 21 1951 to discuss the final settlement of the Lillian H Kidd estate guardianship of Mamie Annie Williams. The court will hear the account on October 8 1951 at Sherman courthouse.
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State of Texas
State of
Texas
Grayson County
Lillian H. Kidd
Mamie Annie Williams
J. C. Buchanan
Sherman
J.C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
Durable goods shortage to hit consumer in 1952
Washington production officials warned that autos, refrigerators, washing machines, radios and TVs will be scarce next year due to defense demands. Shortages will affect most durable goods in early 1952 with stores already reporting trouble finding automatic washers dishwashers freezers and similar items. NPA says metal conservation will alter product appearance but not quality.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Kissing Prohibition Sparked by Swedish Court Ruling
In Stockholm a magistrate court fined an 18 year old sailor for kissing his companion in public. The ruling declared such display as obscene behavior contrary to public morals and must be repressed by law. The mayoral case drew wide attention in Sweden and raised debate over public propriety.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Greta Garbo
Ingrid Bergman
The Spice of Life and Campus Laughs
A compilation of light campus gags and anecdotes featuring a Kentucky coed, a flirtatious athlete, a waiter on class and money, a Medicare style ESP joke, a hotel porter on tips, a bass law joke, a court copy request, nine year old Edna's school play, and a balancing checkbook tale.
Cyclone Lifts Farmhouse Roof in Dawn Touchdown
A Kansas cyclone struck a farmhouse before dawn lifting the roof and bed with the farmer and his wife aboard. The couple survived as the bed was set down in the back forty. the wife cried softly.
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Kansas
First Outing After 14 Years Brings Mixed Emotions
A husband reassures Mary they are not hurt while she cries and insists she is not scared. She expresses happiness that it is their first time out together in 14 years, highlighting the emotional mix of fear and relief in the moment.
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Mary
Pilot bragging on stump proves river boat mishap
An Atlanta Citizens Journal item recalls a river boat pilot who boasted about knowing every stump on the river. The vessel then struck a stump, jolting passengers and confirming his boast in a comic cautionary moment.
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Atlanta Citizens Journal
Minister Seeks Church Notice In Rocky Mount Paper
A North Carolina minister visits a newspaper office asking for a church notice for his Mount Memorial Baptist Church. The Rev John Walker writes that the morning and evening sermons will be preached and urges congregants to bring the Bible the hymnbook and the pocketbook to support gospel promulgation.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
Edi
Mount Memorial Baptist Church
John Walker
Boss interrupts game as uncle's funeral joke lands misfire
At the football scene the boss taps the office boy and asks about his uncle's funeral. The youth replies that the uncle is the referee down there, delivering a sharp, witty comeback.
Marital Note Expresses New Union and Affection
A brief marital note proclaims eternal love and kisses as a couple plans marriage with the girl set to become the wife. The tone centers on devotion and future partnership.
Cake envy features quarrelsome brothers
A mother asks what is wrong with Tommy's brother. Tommy explains he is crying because he is not sharing his cake. The exchange reveals sibling dispute over desserts and parental concern.
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Tommy
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Miss Gilbert
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MR. Lawson
Skip
United States Brewers Foundation
Hungary
U.S
Samoyedes
University of Kentucky
Edna
Tor
Whitewright Lumber Co
United States
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