Hudson & Davis Co Store Wins Cash Prize
C E Hudson president of Hudson and Davis Company with sixteen Texas stores offered a cash prize to the highest gain in sales in March over 1924. The Whitewright store won ten dollars for the manager and five dollars to each salesperson. The contest involved all stores and praised Whitewright as a good business town with a live manager and loyal sales force.
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C. E. Hudson
Hudson & Davis Company
Texas
Whitewright
Appreciation for Jack Pierce, a loyal townman remembered
A friend honors Jack Pierce, describing him as a hardworking, quiet, loyal citizen who lived for his town. He battled illness, leaving behind three sons and a blank in the community. The note closes with a devotional verse about reunion in heaven and shared loss.
Governor Signs Anti Noise Automobile Bill
Governor Ferguson signed the anti-noise bill requiring all motor vehicles to have mufflers under a fine of 10 to 100 dollars or up to ten days in jail. The measure covers autos and motorcycles by special language. Jack Everheart, a Burleson College student at Greenville, visited his parents north of town.
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Ferguson
Jack Everheart
Burleson College
Greenville
J. E. Everheart
Thousands Attend Pete Welk Funeral in Sab bath Crowd
About 10 000 people crowded the Sab bath cemetery at Rowlett to view Pete Welk who was electrocuted for the murder of Willis Champion. Reported as a carnival of curiosity the turnout included spectators and families, with donations to Welk’s widow and children collected at the casket.
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Marrow Cemetery
Pete Welk
Coffin Donated For Welk Funeral In Garland
Crowds gathered as Welk was laid to rest in a pine coffin donated by Cecil Williams. His widow and five children attended, and Rev. M O Ewing urged an educational fund for the children as the community reflected on the life and the sin some felt led to tragedy. Cars filled the cemetery area and curiosity drew many, while Welk’s family stayed close at hand.
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Welk
Cecil Williams
M. O. Ewing
Christian Church
Garland
Card of Thanks from P J Pierce and Family
We thank friends for expressions of sympathy, flowers, and love in our bereavement. It is sweet to know so many hearts turned toward us in our deepest anguish. May the Master bless each one. Mrs P J Pierce and Children.
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P. J. Pierce
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Hudson & Davis Co
Jack Pierce
Evermore
Petts Eet
Tee Come
Bow-Wright Drug CO
Garland Pike
Bow-Wright Drug Company
Eagle “Mikado
Eagle Pencil Company
New York
THE
Texas Qualified Druggists’ League
Texas Qualified Druggists' League
DU Pont
Planters National Bank
D. S. McMillin
T. H. Sears
Guy Hamilton
H. G. Webster
B. H. Thomson
Dr. R. L. Sears
J. R. Pennington
J. L. Dyer
T. E. Barbee
H. C. Willis
Devenport
Hinds
Devonport
Whitewright, Sanger, van Alstyne
Pilot Point
Royse City
Pittsburg
First National Bank
Rogers Silverware
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