McKinney Pride and Plans for June Gatherings
A speechlike column extols McKinney Texas as a thriving city with progress in paving, homes, business, and industry. It notes the upcoming Collin County Ex-Confederates and Old Settlers picnic drawing thousands, plus wedding season hopes, crops, and farming prosperity across the county. It mentions Col Pain Cued and Col Dan Will in local lore and new pest-control aviation methods using sticky traps on planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
Meckinney
Lone Star
Messinney
Texas
Officials Turn Loose Machine Guns On Mob In Tampa
In Tampa on June 1 clashes between National Guards and an angry mob left two locals dead and over twenty wounded. The victims are Shal Pfifer and H H McCrory, Tampa officials, during a dawn assault on the jail to seize C B Levins, accused slayer of a father and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Shal Pfifer
H. H. McCrory
DB. I. Levins
Levins
Prof Rickerson and wife to move to Waco
Prof and Mrs Jesse Rickerson of Brushy near Farmersville with daughters and grandchildren visited Plano as guests of Mrs Ricker's sister. Rickerson will move to Waco after declining another teaching term. son to attend Baylor. He was born near Dublin and has long served as an educator in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Rickerson
Brushy
Farmersville
Job Watts
Baby
Ada
Oklahoma
Eugene Baxter
McKinney
Plano
Rickerson
Eugene Baldwin
Miss Ruby
Rogers Asbestos Co
Dallas
Ben
Baylor University
Waco
Baylor
Rieckerson
Old Dublin
Pline High School
Ile
Collin County
Plano Stlar-Courier
African Bird Feathers Fade When Wet Study Credits Tura Cine Dye
A German biochemist notes that African parrot feathers lose their bright red color when rain wets them, turning pale pink. Popular Science Monthly links the color change to a natural dye called turacine containing copper, produced from food the bird eats. Glasgow and suburbs hold about half Scotland's population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ir. I. Krumbeivel
Popular Science Monthly
Six Dallas Beer Raids Net 3360 Pints and Six Arrests
Dallas June 1 six raids by plainclothes policemen Tuesday night resulted in the seizure of 3360 pints of beer and the arrest of six persons. Charges of vagrancy were filed against the arrested. Capt Scott sustained minor facial cuts when a bottle of beer exploded and glass fragments struck him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Frank Scott
Scott
Little Dallas Boy Struck By Auto In Street Incident
Lowell Smith a three and a half year old of Dallas was hit by a passing automobile about 11 this morning while crossing the street to his grandmother’s home on Tennessee Street. He suffered scalp lacerations a leg cut and bruises but is not thought seriously injured and is under care of a physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. HL. T
Lowell Smith
Jayford Smith
Dallas
I. N. Heard
South
Tennessee Street
Nevada cyclone destroys 126 buildings reports official
City Marshal J. R. Cotner known as Uncle Bob estimates 126 business houses and residences were destroyed by the May 9 cyclone in Nevada. He notes this as the worst experience of his long life as twenty deaths and about three quarters of a million dollars in property loss are tallied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R
Uncle Bob) Cotner
Nevada
Uncle Bob
Collin
Mrs Hipp Reenews Weekly Democrat Gazette Subscription
Mrs J P Hipp of Crystal City renews her subscription to the Weekly Democrat Gazette. She lived in Collin for twenty five years before moving to Crystal City and says she cannot do without the paper as she enjoys reading about Collin county people.
Hampshire Barrows Clean House At Fort Worth Show
The 1927 Southwestern Exposition fat stock show in Fort Worth Texas crowned Hampshire entries from Cline and Shipley Prosper Texas as top honors grand champion and best individual barrow over all breeds and champion pen. The show mourned the death of Mr U S Cline whose skill in fitting entries helped the firm dominate interbreed barrow competition. American Herdsman Peoria Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Cline and Shipley
Prosper
Hampshire
U. S. Cline
Lone Star
Thampshire
Cline & Shipley
Barrow
Cline
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Ort Worth
Peora
Til
Local merchant celebrates birthday in McKinney
W. T. Bryan, prominent McKinney hardware and implement dealer, today receives birthday congratulations. A native of the county born on his father’s Chambersville farm, he has long operated Bryan Bros. Hardware with his brother Charles. Bryan is noted as a progressive, friendly citizen active in civic affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Bryan
McKinney
Mr. Bryan
Jacob M. Bryan
Chambersville
Melkinney
Charles Mryan
Bryan Bros. Hardware
Ackley and Leighs Comedians Open Here Thursday
Ackley and Leighs comedians bring a new week long tent show to Mel Whinney's site across from the coliseum starting Thursday June 2. The troupe promises all new plays and vaudeville with a bigger act, priced at 19 and 30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christies
Ackey
McKinney
Melissa Leaguers To Present Play At Westminster
The Epworth League of the Melissa Methodist church will present the three act comedy Mother Mine at Westminster High School auditorium Saturday evening June 4 at 8 o clock. The cast includes Mary Allen Mrs Spencer Spearman Pearl Bellew Laurent Trantham Norine Herndon Lee Allen Vernie Taylor Cland Crouch Homer Phillips Vesse Orenduf Spencer Spearman and Clarence Derry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Melis
Methodist Church
Weeminster
Igh School
Melissa
Mary Allen
Spencer Spearman
Pearl Bellew
Laurent Trantham
Norine Herndon
Lee Allen
Vernie Taylor
Cland Crouch
Homer Phillips Vesse Orenduf
Spencer S. Spearman l
Clarence Derry
Ostrich Feathers Shift From Fashion Fad to Duster Use
Ostrich feathers, once a luxury in fashion, are now mainly used to craft feather dusters. The shift reflects changing tastes and practical demand as the plumage market adapts to new consumer needs.
Balloons Missing After National Race From Akron
Six balloons that departed Akron Saturday in the national balloon race were unaccounted for today while nine bags have landed. Goodyear V piloted by W T Van Orne covered 670 miles to Bar Harbor Maine becoming the farthest distance logged among the group as the craft landed on the beach after drifting toward the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Goodyear V
W. T. van Orne
Bar Tarbor
Maine
Farm Bureau Education Meetings Draw Large Crowds in Collin County
The Texas Farm Bureau Cotton education meetings in Collin county attract many farmers with sessions at Anna and Rowlett School led by district agent RR C C Loxman and assistant R Sh Buchanan. Buchanan uses a stereopticon to show cooperative marketing of cotton versus old methods. Rowlett program includes songs by Misses Duckworths pupils. Speakers planned for Rock Hill on Thursday. Abyssinia is described as a vast territory comparable in area to several European nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Collin County
Anna
Rowlett School
RR. C C. Loxman
Collin
R. Sh. Buchanan
Alse
Field Service Department
Association
Buchanan
T W Gregory Gets Degree At Austin College
Sherman Texas June 1 The seventy eighth session of Austin College ended with diplomas to fifty students the largest class in the college history. Biac caIlaureate address was by Thomas Watt Gregory Attorney General to the Cabinet of President Wilson. Two honorary degrees were conferred Litt D on Gregory and Litt D on King Haggs of King’s College Bristol Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Hagg
King's College
Bristol
Tenn
Clyce
Austin College
King’s College
C. RR. Pepper
Margaret Bloebaum
Sherman
Maudel Rue
Paris
Kay Noble
State Firemen's Association to Meet This Month
The List annual convention of the State Firemen's association of Texas will meet at the Municipal auditorium in San Antonio, June 14, 15, 14 and 17. McKinney will be represented by Wire Chief J S McKinney and Delegates John McNeil and William Jones of the Melkinney Fire Department, Chief Melkinney is a past president of the association. Mayor Werkins and Commissioners Will J. Rhea and A M Scott have been invited to attend the association's meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Firemen’s Association of Texas
Municipal Auditorium
San Antonio
McKinney
J.S. McKinney
John McNeil
William Jones
MelKinney Fire Department
Melkinney
Werkins
Will J. Rhea
A. M. Scott
Dallas Police Buy Tailor Shop for Free Uniform Pressing
Dallas police acquire a small tailor shop to offer free pressing of officers uniforms and trousers. The move aims to keep gear crisp while reducing turnaround times for patrol preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Police Department
Tribute to Life of Dr W F Wolford of Allen Tex
Obituary tribute celebrating Dr W F Wolford of Allen Texas. The piece praises his fifty years of service, charity to orphans, and patient care. It recalls his gentle spirit, faith, and dedication to relieving suffering, with a prayerful tone and references to his family and community impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Wolford
Allen, Tex
Hleaven
W. I. Wolford
Ous
Dr. Wolford
Christ
Land of Souls
Bret
Wolford
New York City Angst Over Lindbergh Welcome Plan
New York officials protested a Washington reception plan for Charles Lindbergh amid uncertainty over landing site. Elaborate five day programs had been mapped to honor the flyer, with New York incurring substantial preliminary costs as it aimed to outdo Lindbergh receptions held abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Lindbergh
Washington
America
Lindbergh
Paris
Brussels
London
Head of Allen School to Attend U of Colorado
Prof I I Barker former Allen public school superintendent leaves for Clinton Mississippi to visit Mrs Barker's parents then proceeds to Boulder Colorado to pursue a Master’s degree. He has studied at Denton Arkansas and Colorado and is a son of Mr and Mrs A J Barker of Valdosta. Mrs Barker will join him in Boulder for the summer study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Barker
Allen
Clinton
Boulder
Coto
Ile
A. J Barker
Valdosta
Dr J C Erwin Jr Wedding Set for June Fourteenth
Friends of Dr J C Erwin Jr of Dallas announce his marriage to Annie Malone Barbee, daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen Jones Barbee. The ceremony will take place Tuesday afternoon June 14, 1927 at five o clock, at the Methodist Episcopal church in Ripley Tennessee. The groom is a son of Dr J C Erwin and is a respected North Texas physician connected with a Dallas firm. Congratulations are extended in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. (. Erwin, Jr
Dallas
Allen Jones Barbee
Annie Malone
John Caleb Erwin, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ripley
Tennessee
McKineney
J. C. Erwin, Jr
J. C. Erwin
Tle
North Texas
Lindbergh Plane Dismantled for Shipment Here
The Spirit of St. Louis, after a farewell to the Ryan monoplane in London, was flown to Gosport and dismantled for shipment to the United States. The Missouri National Guard Cape tiln's visit followed, with indications Lindbergh would return home within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri National Guard
Cape Tiln
Buckingham
Alore
Spirit of
Also Mentioned on This Page
Civic Progress
McWinney
Collinsoum
June
Col
Pain Cue
Y. Hh.t
Dan
Prof
Glasgow
Scotland
Hampshire Barrows “Clean House
W. It. Bryan
Ackley & Leighs
Melissa Leaguers
Westminster
Daily Courier-Gazette
Weekly Democrat-Gazette
Westminster Data
Farm Bureau
Abyssinia
Great Britain
France
Holland
Belgium
T. W. Gregory
State Firemen’s Association
Rufus Holsonbake
Nita
New York City
Coolidge
Allen School
U. OF Colorado
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!