Whitewright items record council votes and local changes
The city council elected Dan Smith mayor pro tempore until Mayor Moore returns from Oklahoma. A new cotton yard committee was formed, bond votes favor a $900,000 road bond issue, and overhauls at the Bottling Works were noted. Local births, illnesses, sales, and theft reports fill a busy Community update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Smith
Whitewright
T. B. Moore
Oklahoma
Roy Coffman
H. P. Blanton
Whitewright Bottling Works
A. F. Cameron
The
Sun
Spivy Bros
Bonham
Wildcat
Whitewright-Tom Bean Oil & Gas Co
Porter
Local residents mourn two deaths as crime report surfaces
D. H. Martindale, 79, died Saturday night. Tillman McDaniel, 84, died Saturday. Prowlers visited the home of Dr. R. L. Sears Wednesday night and stole money from his trousers while he slept. Police investigate the burglary and deaths in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Martindale
Prowlers
R. L. Sears
Tillman McDaniel
Doctor on call for every seven hundred fifty U S residents
AMA highlights medical coverage in the United States with one doctor per 750 people the best rate aside from Israel. Israel’s higher ratio is tied to refugee physicians entering the country while exact figures for Israel are not listed. The document includes a long list of Texas probate heirs and deceased names in a legal notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Medical Association
Israel
AMA
Light costs and lighting needs rise since Washington ball
In Seattle the cost of lighting George Washingtons inaugural ball in 1789 is cited as 147 dollars for 7023 candles, while modern electric lighting would cost 3.51 dollars. Illumination expert Charles H Goddard notes that 85 percent of urban lighting remains inadequate and calls for significantly more light in homes classrooms and offices, highlighting the shift from gas or candlelight to electricity.
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Seattle
George Washington
Charles H. Goddard
Newburyport
Illuminating Engineering Society
IES
Goddard
Sylvania Electric Products
New York City
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
British Columbia
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L. P. Sears
W. H. Horton
C. B. Bryant
R. H. May
Commercial Club
J. L. Cantrell
C. R. Truett
Mildred Cantrell
Lewis Holland
Baylor Medical College
J.B. Dickson
Gallaher Drug Store
A.S. Noble
Clyde Hansard
Sherman
Ed Martin
Hillsboro
Jim Sears
Sherman Hospital
J. H. Hawkins
F. E. Douglas
Lloyd Moore
Fred Smith
Ray Manning
H. P. Donigan
W. E. LaRoe
Rdtary Club
Corsicana
Bow Corner
J. L. Denton
Mound City
Mound City Way
White Wright
Texas
Life
Kingston Drug Store
Rexall
U.S
Leavenworth Prison
Kansas
State of
Preston Kitchen
Daniel Montague
William C. Twitty
William E. Saunders
Burrell Perry
C. C. Binkley
Margaret F. Conly
John C. Richards
Samuel Hensley
Mary A. Hensley
Conelius M. McGlothlin
Wm. J. Rose
Samul F. Gault
S. F. Gault
John Sherley
R. L. Bullock
William Webb
Stephen Rose
Wm. Webb
Dick Skinner
Clark Skinner
William Wimberly
Charles Southerland
Edward L. Southerland
John Southerland
Emma Childs
Robert Wimbley
John William White
Sally White
Cinthy Jones
Cyntha Jones
Cynthia Jones
W. E. Saunders
Burrl Perry
Berrel Perry
Cornelius M. McGlothlin
Conilius M. McGlothlin
John Shirley
John Sherly
Charles Sutherland
John W. White
Sallie White
Marthey Potts
Matthey Potts
Rosa Ann Wimbley
Sam Simes
Sam _ Simes
Richard Wimbley
Emma Roberson
Robert Wimberley
Marthy Potts
Robert Wimberly, Jr
Robert Wimbley, Jr
District Court
Grayson
County
Dwight Smith
Owen W. Smith
Harrison Mask
Mary Mask
Preston Kitchen Survey
R. R. Russell
George Brannum
Grayson County
Brannum
Varas
Rose Wimberly
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
el Os OM
Whitewright Lumber Co
America
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