Whitewright News Promotes Local Growth and Industry
The Whitewright Sun reports Whitewright Texas thriving with new industry. A Transcontinental Oil Company ad promotes Marathon Diesel Engine Oil for the Texas Louisiana Power Plant. A modern gin and ice plant is planned by a Greenville firm. Whitewright gains two new businesses and dense commercial occupancy amid regional development.
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The
Sun
Transcontinental Oil Company
Fort Worth
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
Whitewright
Marathon
Oil Company
Southwest
Greenville
Grayson County
Sherman Democrat
Texas
Late press forces Sun to curtail news items
The Sun went to press with fewer items after a rush in the advertising department cut space for school news and Pilot Grove notes. Officials say pages cannot be completed in an hour and urge readers to submit copy earlier in the week.
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Sun
School
Pilot Grove
Mrs Minnie Scott Visited Denison Sister
Mrs Minnie Scott of Denison spent Wednesday with her sister Mrs D S Carr.
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Minnie Scott of
Denison
D. S. Carr
Rail Men Push Six-Hour Day Across Nation
Boston hosts a nationwide campaign by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen for a six-hour day to curb unemployment. Summary speeches at American House and Faneuil Hall feature Samuel E. Winslow and Timothy Shea urging congressional action to protect workers facing layoffs.
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Boston
Mass
Brotherhood of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
New England
American House
Faneuil Hall
Samuel E. Winslow
United States Board of Mediation
Timothy Shea
Engineers
Congress
Bet Slaying Trial Set for May in Corsicana
Ray Adams is scheduled for trial in Corsicana in May on charges of shooting Dallas banker Orville Matthews on November 1 in an election bet case. The case was moved from Dallas to Corsicana after defense argued local publicity would prevent a fair trial. Judge Hawkins Scarborough noted the matter could proceed soon after the Navarro County docket opens May 6.
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Dallas
Ray Adams
Corsicana
Orville Matthews
Dallas County
Hawkins Scarborough
Navarro County
Fourth district American Legion convention in Denison
The fourth district convention of the American Legion will be held in Denison Sunday. The program begins at 10 a.m. and a luncheon will be served at noon at Woodman Hall. A number of local Legion boys will attend the convention.
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The
American Legion
Denison
Woodman Hall
Legion
Loys Wilson Sentenced To Three Years In Texas Penitentiary
Loys Wilson, convicted Sunday of murder in the fatal shooting of Rev. Fount Wallace of Troup, Texas, was sentenced to three years. Attorneys said a new trial motion would be filed this week in Judge J. R. Warren's court.
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Warren
First Baptist Church
Wilson
Wallace
Smith County
Rights of the minority and the loud majority
The Ohio State Journal notes that minority rights rely on influencing lawmakers by making a louder impression than the majority. It suggests active advocacy is needed to sway legislation and gain protections.
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Ohio State Journal
Publication Notice of Estate Sale in Grayson County
The State of Texas issues a publication by sheriff or constable in Grayson County. W. T. Segers estate notices concern R. A. Gres as administrator filing in County Court for authority to sell 45 12 100 acres of land on the waters of Pilot Grove. The notice requires twenty days of newspaper publication.
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State OF Texas
Grayson County
Texas
W. T. Segers
R. A. Gres
Pilot Grove
Probate of W T Segers Estate in Sherman Texas
Court announces probate of the estate of W. T. Segers deceased. The land parcel of 45.12 acres in Pilot Grove Creek area, described by metes and bounds, will be considered at the next term starting the first Monday in May 1929 at the Sherman courthouse. Interested parties may appear and contest the application. Witness J. L. Doggett, clerk, March 28, 1929.
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J. G. Sloan
John Marshall
W. T. Segers
Court House
City of
Sherman
J. L. Doggett
J. L. Dogwett
Grayson Co
Texas
Lucile Wilson
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New York
Manning, Clark & Meador
Bet
Reserve District No
First National Bank of Bells
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S
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Grayson
Joe Hughes
T. P. Wells
J.J. Hogan
E. L. Craig
C. R. Badgett
Loys Wilson
Hartford Live Stock Mortality Insurance
Hartford
S. H. Montgomery & Son
the Insurance Men
Jason H. Pettagrue
Pilot Grove Creek
Said Creek
Ford
Adams Motor Company
Lilley Dry Goods Company
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