Empty Stocking Committee reports receipts and expenditures
The Empty Stocking Crusade committee met at Lee school and turned the unspent balance of 20.20 to the treasurer for future use. Between twenty five and thirty families and forty eight children were aided during Christmas week with food and clothing donations and packages including fruits cakes candy nuts and dolls for girls and a book or knife for boys. Cash donations totaled 120.95 with expenditures of 90.75 leaving a cash balance on hand.
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Lee School
Poll Tax Receipts Update Highlights County Distribution
With little more than a month left to pay poll taxes only 1609 receipts have been issued. Lewisville leads precincts with 213 receipts followed by Aubrey with 144. Other precincts show scattered totals across the county including Pilot Point Willow Springs and Denton Ward 1 through Ward 3.
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Lewisville
Aubrey
PO Ht Son Mowes
East Pilot Point
Lechevillé
Ramie
Double Oaks
Bolivar
Willow Springs
Brawthtincet Snes
West School House
Ambrey
East Ais
Garza
Denton
Susiah Sd
West Pilot Point
Funeral of Miss Lou Hann Held at Family Home
Funeral services for Miss Lou Hann were held Tuesday at her brother John A. Hann's residence. Rev. F. L. McFadden of the First Presbyterian church led the service. Hymns were sung before the casket was taken to the I. O. O. F. cemetery for interment.
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Lou Hann
John A. Hann
F. L. McFadden
First Presbyterian Church
Seven Thousand Five Hundred Invitations for Colquitt Ball
Governor’s ball committee reports demand for invitations exceeds printed 7500. Chairman Ro an says legislators requested as many as 300, while requests already outstrip supply.
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Colquitt
Austin
Roan
Governor's Ball Committee
No new developments in Beyett Brothers’ robbery
The Beyett Brothers report no new developments in their safe robbery. The total loss was $414 and some cents, plus $69 in checks, most of which have been duplicated. No further clues to the robber or robbers exist.
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Beyett Brothers
Uncertain Weather Report From New Orleans December
Ambiguous dispatch from New Orleans notes unsettled conditions with cold snap and shifting forecasts. The brief entry mentions Thursday as unsettled and colder, but details are unclear due to damaged text.
Japanese Plot to Mine Manila Bay Reported
United States authorities in Manila report a Japanese plot to mine Manila Bay. General Duval has assumed charge and maintains strict secrecy. The Japanese colony is under surveillance with a few in custody.
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Duval
Manila Bay
Charce
Changes in Train Time Schedule for Local Arrivals
Train timetables are updated with multiple shifts. No 3 southbound arrives 6 45 a m, No 1 3 50 p m, southbound Flyer 7 08 p m, northbound Limited around 9 20, No 2 1 10 p m, No 4 10 35 p m, and the southbound afternoon run will extend to the southern terminal. A new southbound train from Dallas and Fort Worth is added to handle heavy travel.
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Waco
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Papers Set For Reading At State Teachers Meeting
At Abilene the State Teachers association will hear College of Industrial Arts faculty papers on Economic Methods in Household Management by Miss Mary Bail and The Relation of Home Economies Study to Living Standards by Miss Agnes Craig. Former graduates will present three minute talks on Home Economics in Texas Schools by Mary Crabb Houston Lena Bumpas Denton Laura Neal Fort Worth Nannie McIlvain Paris Ora Blair Belton and Ann George El Paso.
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State Teachers’ Association
Abilene
College of Industrial Arts
Mary B. Vail
Agnes H. Craig
Texas
Mary Crabb
Houston
Lena Bumpas
Denton
Laura Neal
Fort Worth
Nannie McIlvain
Paris
Ora Blair
Belton
Ann George
el Paso
Dozen Men Killed in El Paso Explosion Fallout
Dozen men are reported dead after the El Paso explosion with final returns possibly raising the death toll to twenty four. Emergency crews continue to search for additional victims as officials confirm the blast occurred at the city site.
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EL Paso
El Paso Dynamite Pit Explosion Kills Several
A slag blasting explosion at the El Paso smelter injures scores and kills between twelve and twenty four workers. Debris wrecks nearby homes and hospital, with several named injured and at least one woman near death.
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el Paso
American Smelting and Refining Company
Marcenti Normanos
Melendez
Robbers Escape After Tulsa Opera House Cash Robbery
After an all night car chase from Tulsa to Claremore, a posse abandoned pursuit of two young well dressed men who took $200 from the Grand Opera House box office during Viola Allen's White Sister performance. One guarded the lobby while the other feigned buying a ticket.
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Tulsa
Claremore
Grand Opera House
Viola Allen
Trains wreck kills four in Mercers Bottom West Virginia
Four B&O trainmen die in wreck near Mercers Bottom West Virginia as reports note ongoing civil and criminal actions against major trusts. Other items include W. J. Bryan praising Texas Congressman Smith for tariff remarks and Rio Grande project seeking 7.355 million dollars if approved.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Mercers Bottom
W. Va
No Bail Denied for V A Cook in Dallas Saloon Killing
Dallas December 28 V A Cook who shot and killed W B Cook December 1 in the former's saloon was remanded to jail without a habeas corpus hearing.
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V. A. Cook
Dallas
W. B. Cook
Organized firebugs suspected after multiple blazes in Dallas
Firemen limited damage in a drug store blaze at J. R. McFarland Elm and Hawkins Street causing about 10 000 dollars in losses. Authorities say six fires last night and eight on Monday night point to an organized incendiary band operating in Dallas.
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Dallas
J. R. McFarland
Elm and
Hawkins Street
Fooshee Smith Wedding Ties Greenville Couple
Sam J. Fooshee of Greenville and Miss Elizabeth Smith wed at 2 PM Tuesday at the bride’s father’s home on Bernard Street. Dr. C. A. Boaz of Polytechnic College Fort Worth performed the ceremony. The couple, former Polytechnic students, will reside in Greenville after leaving by the 4:50 train.
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Sam J. Fooshee
Greenville
Elizabeth Smith
W. B. Smith
Bernard Street
C. A. Boaz
Polytechnic College At
Damage not total at Wells and Bars store
Fire department saved most of the Wells and Bars building after a blaze caused extensive stock loss. The structure escaped total destruction due to rapid firefighting.
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Wells & Bars
George A Dickerman County Clerk Dies at 81
Sherman December 28 George A Dickerman aged 81 longtime Grayson County clerk and Sherman resident of over fifty years died here today.
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Green McCurta
Kinta
Sherman
George A. Dickerman
Grayson County
Texas Teachers Association Opens Thirty-Second Session at Abilene
Abilene crowds expected as the Texas Teachers Association begins its thirty-second annual convention at the First Baptist church. Delegates from 250 cities attend with 200 to 1,000 anticipated. race for presidency features candidates Ward Felix Smith T L Toland and R G Tall among others.
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Abilene
Texas Teachers’ Association
First Baptist Church
S. P. Brooks
Baylor University
Tralley
P. W. Horn
Houston
Asociation
E. P. Turner
Dallas
C. S. Potts
D. Y. Benedicto
the Sts University
Waco
Galveston
Basemont
Ward
Felix Smith
San Angelo
T. L. Toland
Wehita Falls
R. G. Tall
Cleburne
8. P. Brooks
Farmer finds wife and children in well tragedy at Anna
A. J. Reeves, a farmer, returned home Monday to find a note saying he would find his wife and the children in the well. He and neighbors pulled the bodies from the well. the mother survived briefly but is not expected to live.
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Anna
A. J. Reeves
Neghbors
Reeves
Looney Steger Wedding Unites Calvert Couple
A morning wedding in Calvert united W. R. Looney and Miss Mamie Steger with Rev. F. L. McFadden officiating. The ceremony featured Bertha Rhodes on piano, holly and mistletoe decor, Christmas greenery, and a dining room breakfast. Out of town guests included Allen, Fabher, Rhodes, M innerly, Dogan, Smith, Jim Steger, and A. D. Steger. the couple plan to reside in Calvert after the noon train departure.
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W. R. Looney
Calvert
Mamie Steger
EB. W. Steger
Bertha Rhodes
Aubrey
Mendelssohn
F. L. McFadden
Allen
Fabher
Mrs. Minnerly
Justin
Dogan
Lewisville
A. J. Smith
Hugh Looney
A. D
New House To Have Four Hundred Thirty Five Members
Washington dispatch notes the coming congress and apportionment will set the total House membership at 435 representatives with about one seat per 211,700 people.
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Washington
Congress
Shugart House Party Held at 1204 College Avenue
Fort Worth Record notes a Christmas house party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shugart at 1204 College Avenue. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Glenn McCullar and their son Roland of Denton, Mrs. BE Beall of Dallas, Mr. S. O. Beall of Denton, Mrs. Richilieu and Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ragsdale.
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Fort Worth
J. W. Shugart
College Avenue
Glenn McCullar
Roland
Denton
BE. H. Beall
Dallas
S. O. Beall
Richilieu
H. W. Ragsdale
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NEW Orleak
Manila
United States
Katy
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W. J. Bryan
Congressman Smith
John Sharp Wiliams
House
Neat Packers’ Trust
Rio Grande
Weston
South In Educational Association
Chattanooga
Tenn
Johnson
Association
Jarrell Evans Dry Goods
Fooshee-Smith
Bride
G. A. Dickerman
Farly Grayson CO
Settler
LONG
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Farmer
Rice Brothers
Chicago
France
Sam Rud Cook
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