Ferguson Pardons Jim Ferguson as Texas Governor Signs Bill
Austin March 31 The first woman Texas governor Miriam A Ferguson signs Senate Bill No 252 restoring full political rights to her husband James E Ferguson in a seven year battle. She remarks it is the happiest signature she has written as cameras capture the moment and witnesses include university and state officials.
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Austin
Texas
James FE. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Mrs. Ferguson
J P Carpenter Given Five Years In Killing Case
Sherman April 30 The jury in State of Texas vs J P Carpenter convicted him of manslaughter for the death of C A Burke in a locomotive accident at Frisco yards on January 18 1924. The sentence is five years in the penitentiary and the jury was discharged after deliberating one hour and twenty minutes.
Pardons Embezzler of State Funds
Austin March 31 record in the Secretary of State notes a conditional pardon granted March 26 by Governor Ferguson to Lon D. Morgan. Morgan, former chief clerk of the State Treasury, was convicted of misappropriation and embezzlement of public funds during Treasurer John W. Baker’s administration, sentenced to four years, having served about two.
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Austin
Secretary of State
Ferguson
Lon D. Morgan
Morgan
State Treasury
John W. Baker
Hamilton Beach Electric Sweeper Ad Claim
An advertising blurb from R. L. Johnson declares the Hamilton Beach Electric Sweeper the best on the market today with no exceptions. The statement emphasizes superior performance and market-leading status.
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Hamilton Beach
R. L. Johnson
Pasadena Reverend to Begin Three Year China Mission
Rev. Joe Bates of Pasadena California spent the weekend with his aunt Mrs J F Spindle. He plans to depart in June for three years of missionary work in China.
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Joe Bates
Pasadena
Cal
J. F. Spindle
Mr. Bates
China
Man Found Unconscious After Roadside Beating Near Whitesboro
In Sherman on April 1 a man named Foster was found unconscious on the road between Sadler and Whitesboro and is in St Vincent's Sanitarium. He had been allegedly beaten and left from an automobile after a late Saturday dance. A complaint of assault to murder was filed against Gunnie Griffin of Garland Texas, believed to have driven Foster from the dance. Griffin was reportedly arrested in Garland but not located by deputies. Witnesses say his hands and clothes were bloody after a collision near Whitesboro that night, with the wreck occurring about 11 o'clock Saturday.
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Sherman
Foster
St. Vincent’s Sanitarium
Sadler
Whitesboro
Gunnie Griffin
Garland
Texas
Sheriff's Office
Griffin
Grayson
Shipp
Ayres
Whitseboro
Tom H Scales Promoted To Katy Traffic Office In Waco
Tom H Scales, longtime freight traffic representative in Denison, promoted to run the Katy traffic office in Waco. He helped launch the Denison freight office on March 1, 1820, after railroads returned to private operation. Scales has held roles in freight claims and Texas oil traffic and is active in Denison civic groups and shrines.
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Denison
Tom_ H. Scales
M-K-T
Waco
Katy
Texas
Scales
Denison Shrine Club
Grayson County Scottish Rite Association
Denison Hospital Association
Hella Temple Shrine Band
Denison Band
Hero who saved woman fails to claim fortune
Cleveland news reports Mrs Leila Gelch left 40 000 dollars to Glen Normand for saving her life in the 1915 Texas tidal wave. C J Carlson aided in the rescue and would receive 10 000, but Carlson cannot obtain his share until Normand is located. The hero is sought by Carlson and the estate remains unsettled as of March 31.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Leila Gelch
Texas
Glen Normand
C. J. Carlson
Epworth League Sunday Program Opens With Praise
Epworth League at 6:30 Sunday features A Burst of Praise for Zion's King with readings from Zechariah and Luke, Leader Mabel Rector, song He Keeps Me Singing, Psalm 24 responsive reading, hymn discussion O Happy Day led by Dale McGaughey, with Ona Belle Hampton and Theresa Everheart assisting and benediction.
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Epworth League
Zech
Mabel Rector
Dale McGaughey
Ona Belle Hampton
Theresa Everheart
Weather Update Shows Light Showers Help Crops
Sunday light showers aided gardens and crops though forecasted rain has yet to arrive. Clouds have been plentiful since last Saturday with the weather man not delivering the hoped for rain yet indications remain good for a ground soaking before the sky clears again.
Rum Swayed Suit Charge of Wheeler
Senator Burton K Wheeler of Montana says Government agents used booze to debauch grand jury witnesses in Washington. He faces trial in Great Falls April 16 on an indictment that he represented a client before a Federal bureau after election. He condemns Justice Department efforts to stop him.
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Chicago
Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Great Falls
Mont
Wheeler
Department of Justice
Harry M. Daugherty
Blair Coan
National Committee
Died Monday Morning P J Pierce in Texas
P J Pierce died Monday morning at his Whitewright home after months of declining health. Born in North Carolina on September 9, 1867, he married Bettie Holden and had five children. He ran a cafe for eighteen years after a college job and left a comfortable estate. Funeral services were held at the family residence with ministers from local churches and W J Epting of Whitesboro officiating. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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P. J. Pierce
North Carolina
Youngsville
Bettie Holden
Oscar
Andrew
Robert Pierce
John Yeager
Fred Cook
Pierce
Whitewright
Grayson College
Texas
Baptist Church
J. L. Truett
J. F. Fender
G. M. McNeilly
W. J. Epting
Whitesboro
Oak Hill Cemetery
W. H. King
W. M. Cox
J. B. Dickson
Ed LaRoe
J. H. Biggerstaff
Mark Montgomery
R. B. Holden
Commerce
R. H. Barhan
Little Rock
Ark
W. P. Phillips
Dallas
W. H. Wimpee
Luther Parr
Keenville
Clyde Davis
Glass
Point
Pells and
Savoy
Tom King Named Manager of Madill Mill
The Sun reports Tom King a Whitewright native and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. King has been offered and accepted the manager post at Madill Grain & Elevator Company in Madill Oklahoma. He will assume duties within days after a three year tenure with Kimbell Elevator Co. in Sherman.
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Tom King
Whitewright
W. H. King
Madill Grain & Elevator Company
Madill
Oklo
Kimbell Elevator Co
Sherman
Tom
Governor Refuses Stay in Welk Execution
Governor Ferguson will not intervene in the case of Sidney Welk of Dallas who is to be executed in Huntsville Friday. After reviewing the evidence, the governor decided to proceed with the death sentence. Welk, a farmer, was convicted of fatally shooting Willis Champion, a Dallas County jailer, during an escape attempt while Welk was already under a sentence for killing a deputy sheriff during a liquor still raid. Mrs. Welk led petitions for clemency and traveled with her five children to Austin to seek mercy.
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Austin
Ferguson
Sidney Welk
Dallas
Huntsville
Elk
Willis Champion
Welk
Sherman Democrat Ownership Changes
Sherman, April 1. The Sherman Democrat is now owned by G. I. Wilcox and associates who purchased the entire capital stock and the two story building from Sherman merchants and citizens. A. G. Mayse becomes general manager with George Henry Wilcox as business manager and J Nedell Johnston as editor. K K Hocoper has not announced future plans.
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Sherman
Sherman Democrat
G. I. Wilcox and Associates
Sherman Merchants
A. G
Pat) Mayse
The
McKinney Courier-Gazette
George Henry Wilcox
J. Nedell Johnston
Galveston News
K. K. Hocoper
Prices on electrical goods and drugs sold here
A local dealer advertises a wide range of items including electrical goods varnish house paint oil and jewelry. The notice urges customers to check prices before purchasing. It is signed by R L Johnson.
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R. L. Johnson
Local residents host Sunday gathering in Sulphur Springs
H. G. King, Mrs. H. C. King and Mrs. Alma King of Sulphur Springs and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Blann of Leonard visited Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Brown on Sunday for a shared social gathering.
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H. G. King
H. C. King
Alma King
Sulphur Springs
C. A. Blann
Leonard
W. F. Brown
Odeon Friday Program Brings The Riddle Rider And More
Odeon offers a Friday program featuring The Riddle Rider The Telephone Girl and Puzzled by Crosswords. A family friendly bill with a live comedy. The following Monday and Tuesday Thomas Meighan stars in Coming Through a story of an heiress heir and global triumph. Also Children Wanted provides a second comic entry.
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Thomas Meighan
Meighan
Owner of Famous King Ranch is Dead
Kingsville March 31 Mrs Henrietta King one of the wealthiest women in the United States and owner of the world’s largest ranch died at her home at 93 She inherited the property from her husband Capt Richard King a noted cattleman and early soldier She was born in 1832 near Boonville Missouri and helped manage the 1 280 000 acre Gulf coast ranch employing 600 to 1 000 Mexican workers over the years The estate valued farmland and herds grew under modern methods and fencing Her daughter Mrs R J Kleberg survives with the ranch duties centered there
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Kingsville
Henrietta King
United States
Baptists Add 28 Members After Two Week Revival
During a two week revival at First Baptist Church led by Dr. A A Duncan of Greenville, twenty eight new names were added to the church roll. Seventeen joined by baptism and eleven by letter. The meeting concluded Sunday night with strong attendance and optimism for good results.
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First Baptist Church
A. A. Duncan
Greenville
Father of President Is Eighty Years Old
Plymouth Vermont March 31 Col John C Coolidge father of the president marked his eightieth birthday with a light observance. Friends called in the morning and he planned a late ride but otherwise maintained his routine.
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Plymouth
John C. Coolidge
Bold thieves steal sheriff Everheart's car
Sherman reports that Ford coupe owned by Floyd Everheart sheriff was stolen Saturday night from South Walnut street. He found it missing when he returned about ten minutes later. The car was later recovered in Denison parked on Main street.
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Sherman
Floyd Everheart
South Walnut Street
Man fined for biting wife's ear off in Indiana court
South Bend Indiana April 1 Ernest C Miller pleaded guilty to mayhem for biting off his former wife ear He was fined 500 and costs and sentenced to six months at the State penal farm in Superior Court on Monday
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South Bend
Ind
Ernest C. Miller
State Penal Farm
Superior Court
Thrifty Country Women Preserve Sewing Tradition
A survey of 4138 women in 16 states by the American Home Economics Association finds 3413 still enjoy family sewing. Many make their own garments and repurpose old skirts into new attire for daughters and trousers for boys, keeping costs low and rural households self sufficient.
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American Home Economics Association
Old Grayson College Student Receives State Dept Rank
Frank P. Lockhart of Pittsburg, a Grayson College alumnus, is named chief of the State Department Division of Far Eastern Affairs by Secretary Kellogg. He succeeds John Van A. MacMurray, previously promoted to Assistant Secretary. Lockhart has long served in Far Eastern affairs and as an aide in multiple congressional offices.
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Pittsburg
Camp Co
Texas
Frank P. Lockhart
Pitttburg
Kellogg
State Department
Lockhart
John van A. MacMurray
Japan
China
Philippines
Washington
Local Schools Win Second Place in Meet
Sherman High School won the Grayson County Interscholastic League track meet at Cashion field with 92 percent points and will lead the county to the district meet in Sherman on April 18. Whitewright took second with 50 percent, Denison third with 42 1/2 percent. Sherman and Denison also tied for four firsts in class A literary events and sent teams to regional debating.
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Grayson County
Cashion Field
Sherman
Whitewright
Denison
A. E. Boyd
Verma Mangrum
Tommy Bradley
Leon Bennett
Willis Bailey
Lowell Blanton
Raymond Coffman
Leon Spindle
Jack Lackey
Death penalty affirmed for W T Aven in murder case
Austin April 1 The death penalty for W T Aven of McLennan County convicted of murdering his wife Maude Aven by poisoning was affirmed today by the court of criminal appeals.
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Austin
W. T. Aven
McLennan County
Maude Aven
Court of Criminal Appeals
Re Nu Lac Furniture Finish To Brighten Homes
Johnson's offers Re Nu Lac furniture finish to brighten up interiors. This product promotion highlights a home improvement option for preserving and enhancing wood surfaces. The ad-style item emphasizes availability at a local retailer.
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Johnson’s
T E L Class Meets in Baptist Sunday School Session
The T E L Class of the Baptist Sunday school met with president Mrs W F Holland at 3 pm on Thursday for the regular business and social meeting. Mrs S T Montgomery was elected assistant teacher and Mrs Robert Bow assistant secretary. Miss Elizabeth May sang two selections with Miss Mary Johnson as accompanist. Brick ice cream in class colors and angel food cake were served. The meeting was dismissed with prayer.
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the Baptist Sunday School
W. F. Holland
S. T. Montgomery
Robert Bow
Elizabeth May
Mary Johnson
R. S. Morehead Serves on Sherman Jury This Week
R. S. Morehead participates as a juror in Sherman during the current court week, joining local citizens serving on a deliberative panel.
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Temple
University of Texas
Board of Regents
Daddy
Mr. Ferguson
J. P. Carpenter
Tom H. Scales
P. R. Johnson
Madill Mill
Odeon Program
Lefty Flynn
Great Western Plains
Ethel M. Dell
Anna Q. Nilsson
James Kirkwood
Raymond Hatton
Sheldon Lewis
Famous King Ranch
Baptists
Sheriff Everheart
Old Grayson College
State Dept
Frank Lockhart
Aven
R. S. Morehead
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