Gafford Describes How Delegates Are Chosen in Grayson County
County Chairman Ben F. Gafford explains the process for selecting delegates to county state and national conventions. Voting precincts meet May 5 to elect delegates to the county convention May 8 in Sherman. state convention at Beaumont May 22. national convention in Houston June 26, 1928. The secretary records attendees and delegates, with reports to the county chairman. Precincts determine votes for the county and state conventions based on 1926 governor ballots, yielding Grayson County 12 votes at the state level.
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Ben F. Gafford
Sherman
Beaumont
Houston
Dan Moody
Grayson County
In Memoriam Mrs. B. S. Montgomery
An obituary recounts Helen Irene Rathbun Montgomery born 1862 in Summer Hill Illinois. She moved to Whitewright in 1900 and joined the Presbyterian Church, active in aid and missionary work. Wife to B S Montgomery since 1900, she inspired family life and community service, dying after months of illness with faith in Christ and the Psalm 23 guiding her final days.
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B. S. Montgomery
General Assembly
Church of the First Born
God
Helen Irene Rathbun
Summer Hill
Illinois
Lincoln
Congregational Church
Elizabeth Rathbun
Whitewright
Presbyterian Church
Aid
B.S. Montgomery
St. Paul
Glory of the Lord and End of Hard Journey Poem
A short verse reflects on transformation by the spirit of the Lord. It speaks of a weary journey ending and a peaceful, blissful face. The speaker—“A Friend”—offers tenderness and final tribute. The poem contrasts hardship with a serene afterglow.
Second Wife Bequeaths Memorial to First Love
In Pratt Kansas a second wife, not envious of her husband’s first love, leaves $500 in her will to the First Methodist Church of Litchfield Illinois to purchase a memorial. Carrie Holden, widow of Frank Holden, made the bequest.
Will filed for probate states burial wishes for two wives
The document notes the deceased husband’s first wife and his second wife, both named Holden. It requests the first be buried beside the second and is filed for probate.
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Holden
Nosy landlord's habit fuels humorous complaint
A joke about a landlord with a constant curiosity asks about rent payment time. The exchange highlights how his probing nature becomes the tenant's punchline.
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Pilot Grove
Kentuckytown
Tom Bean Ida
South Bells
North Bells
Ares
Barbee
Texarkana
Texas
Dr. Pierce
F. S. Ray
Northerius St
Invalids
Buffalo, N. Y
Memoriam
Jesus Christ
Christ
Whitewright, Texas
DRS
Sherman, Texas
Luther Gordon
Yours Truly
J. W. Davidson
Gordon’s Grocery
Alyfield
Liccett & Myers Tosacco Co
Chesterfield
Kimbell Milling Company
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Company
Bob Sears
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