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Newspaper
Carrollton Chronicle
Location
Carrollton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1929
Page
1
Schools prepare for the Carrollton opening on Monday Sept 18 with a parade up the hill and the first day’s matriculation. Prof Gunström return from illness to lead the opening ceremonies at the High School with Supt Goar and teachers present.
Local notes recount numerous visits and gatherings in Addison and nearby towns. Residents like Mr and Mrs Gos Maroy visit relatives in Prince Bunaay while many host or attend weekend gatherings, dinners, church events, and overland trips to Sulphur Springs, Dallas, and Brady.
Richard Hui announces an old-timey square dance with a fiddlers contest at TiO oalock on Sept 1. Many attendees sign up, with plans for entertainment, refreshments, and prizes. Local hosts Mr and Mrs Henry Noble celebrated a wedding anniversary with guests, while other attendees enjoyed gatherings in Dallas and Mineral Wells.
Report lists births with names and dates including Mr and Mrs Skiles Tokyo 24 a boy and Mr and Mrs Brarytt Harrison Tory 7 a boy. Also mentions Mr and Mrs Dalfeatuly 28 afiel and other couples with children and ages. Details are fragmentary but indicate birth notices in the district.
Census style notes reveal 99 percent of Dallas County births outside Dallas city were registered by physicians or midwives in 1928, with 80 percent whites, 28 percent Mexicans. Data suggests many newborns miss legal age, parentage, citizenship records. The piece also covers Dies briet Firemen Association gathering in Lewisville with Carrollton winning wagon race honors, upcoming events, and social notices about local residents and activities in the area.
Rain halted cotton picking and ginning for several days, with some days dry but nights wet. Before the rain, the local gin processed 263 bales and more were being received, while 50 bales arrived during the period. Prices had risen recently, reaching around 8.00 and about 1928 in value, affecting the trade.
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