Hanging of Negro Mitchell Attracts Thousands In Waco
Roy Mitchell, a Black man condemned for the death of Mrs. Ethel Dene Camp, was hanged after a seven foot drop at 11 03 in a public execution witnessed by an estimated four to five thousand people. The crowd filled windows and rooftops around the jail as undertakers removed the body for burial near South Twelfth Street.
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Waco
Roy Mitchell
Ethel Denecamp
South Twelfth Street
Mitchell
Fifth Street
King Family Heads by Car to California
Mr. B. W. King and his family left this week for California. He was joined in Wichita Falls by his brother and that family. They are making the trip in their cars.
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B. W. King
California
Wichita Falls
Emma Sue Spivey and E H Huckabee Wed At Weatherford
Miss Emma Sue Spivey daughter of W D Spivey and E H Huckabee of Graham were married Tuesday July 24 in Weatherford. They visited Waco and Abilene after the ceremony and will continue in Graham. Spivey was with Graham Abstract and Title. Huckabee recently with Buick after two years with Texas Motor Company. The couple returned Monday night and receive congratulations.
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Weatherford
Emma Sue Spivey
E. H. Huckabee
Graham
Waco
Abilene
W. D. Spivey
Finis
Graham Abstract and Title Company
Texas Motor Company
Buick Company
Lynn and Scranton Tie The Knot In Tulsa
Word has been received of the marriage of A. J. Lynn and Doris Scranton at the bride's parents home in Tulsa Oklahoma on Sunday July 29. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs A L Lynn of this city, is a Graham High School and North Texas State Teachers College graduate. Both taught at Wilburton High School for two years. They will visit Graham briefly Thursday night before returning to Wilburton where Mr Lynn will resume duties as principal and athletic coach.
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A. J. Lynn
Doris Scranton
Tulsa
Oklahoma
A.L. Lynn
Graham High School
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Wilburton
Graham
Lynn
Fawks Denson Couple Wed At Home Ceremony
Miss Burnice Denson and Bruce Fawks married at the bride’s mother's home on South Oak Street with Dr. C. R. Taylor officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Denson, has lived in Graham over a year, and the couple resides in West Graham.
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Burnice Denson
Bruce Fawks
South Oak Street
C. R. Taylor
James Denson
Graham
J. J. Fawks
West Graham
Miss Etta Denson and Ellis Geaslin wed in surprise
Miss Etta Denson and Ellis Geaslin were married on Sunday in Graham after moving here recently. The bride is a cousin of Miss Burnice Denson, who married the same day. Both couples learned of the weddings only when licenses were issued and they now greet friends at home in Graham.
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Etta Denson
Ellis Geaslin
Burnice Denson
Graham
Cotton crop outlook in Weslaco area noted as poor
In Weslaco the cotton picking season nears end with yields about half a bale per acre. Leaf worms have stripped many plants, corn and broom corn crops show decent results, and the area remains dry. A child’s quip about water highlights local concern.
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Weslaco News
Mr W F Tiffin of Loving Visits City Monday
Mr. W F Tiffin of Loving was in the city Monday, meeting local residents and visiting several businesses during a brief stopover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. W. F. Tiffin
Loving
Citations by publication in Texas divorce suit No 7199A
Public notice commands the sheriff to summon C V Culberson by weekly publication for four weeks in a local paper or nearest district paper, to appear at the next regular term of Young County District Court in Graham on September 8, 1923, in a suit filed June 6, 1923 by Cecelia Culberson seeking divorce and restoration of maiden name after a marriage on or about April 30, 1922 and separation on November 1, 1922 due to alleged cruelty and neglect. decree requested and writ returnable.
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State of
Texas
Young County
C. V. Culberson
30Th Judicial District
Trict
Graham
Cecelia Culberson
A. A. Potter
Court House
First National Bank
M. C. Robinson
C. W. Whitehead
C. E. Graham
A. C. Bennett
W. A. Duncan
Emma Powell
H. G. Kelley
Nina A. Dent
R. E. Bennett
C. R. Taylor
R. E. Bearden
J. ©. Rushing
M. E. Rodgers
H. H. Butler
R. F. Short
Mrs
Sebe Thomas
A. J. Cantrell
S. C. Oldham
Martha May Hester
Art Davis
E. P. Benson
W. P. Thurman
Sam Casey
A. B. Stowe
H. E. Neely
W. T. Campbell
Benson-Oldham Oil Co
W. W. Gardner
W. W. Benson
A.J. Lowe
M. A. Collins
H. E. Bradley
Trustees
H. W. Bradley
A. J
L. H. Lawler
Benson-Oldham Oil Company
Olney
Oldham-Benson Oil Company
Willie Riggs
Marriage Licenses for Fawks Denson Geaslin and Smith Self
Marriage licenses issued to B. M. Fawks and Burnice Denson. Also licensed were Ellis Geaslin and Etta Horace Smith and Oletha Self.
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Horace Smith and
Miss Oletha Self
Summons Notice for Potter and Others in District Court
Court summons issued for A A Potter and long list of defendants in Young County Texas. Cases include note payments totaling thousands from The First National Bank of Graham and Benson Oldham Oil Co with decades of notes and attorney fees. Publication required weekly for four weeks in a local or nearest district newspaper ahead of September 1 1923.
Mortgage Foreclosure Over Oil Tool Chattel in Texas
A note is past due and unpaid. Defendants refuse to pay. The mortgage on a string of drilling tools is claimed as a valid lien already in force. Plaintiff seeks judgment for debt interest and attorney fees and foreclosure of the mortgage lien with costs. Case in Young County Texas, July 11, 1923.
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Graham
Texas
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Negro Mitchell
Spivey
Huckabee
Scranton
Fawks
Denson
Geaslin-Denson
Graham Territory
Modern Candy Company
Velma Pratt
South Bend
30Th District Court
Golda Barnett
Mae
L. E. Norman
Oak St
W. M. Johnson
Emma Hogan
South Grove
R. I
W. M. Goode, Jr
Southeast Corner
Crazy Hotel
Oak Avenue
Fairfield Inn
Mineral Wells
Moore Building
Ft. Worth
Bath
S. W
Edgar McLendon
Elm S&j
Fourth St
L. M. Davis Drug Co
H. M. Taylor
Ind
Ramsey Nursery
Austin
Tfe
B. M. Fawks
Miss Burnice Denson
Wichita County
Guaranty Fund System of
Meh
Aan
Guaranty State Bank
Graham, Texas
Fordson
Detroit
LeSage Motor Co. Tooms
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