Whitewright Social Roundup and Local News
Celebration marks C L Truett 85th birthday as city council names Dan W. Smith mayor pro tempore. A 25 car procession promotes good roads across Sherman and Denison. Births announced for April 13 and April 8. Mrs T B Moore hosts Paris visit for Coxs daughter. Whitewright Bottling Works overhauled by A F Cameron. City to auction old steam water plant on April 21. Sun edition pushes $900000 gravel road bonds for Grayson County. Spivy Bros stockroom reopens with general merchandise. George Gattis has an appendicitis operation. Whitewright Tom Bean Oil & Gas drills start southwest of town. Porters neighbors report thieves preying on farms.
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C. L. Truett
Dan W. Smith
T. B. Moore
Altus
Oklo
Tom Bean
Sherman and
Denison
Roy Coffman
H. P. Blanton
Paris
W. R. Cox
George Adams
Dallas
Whitewright Bottling Works
A. F. Cameron
Whitewright
Sun
Grayson County
Spivy Bros
Bonham
George Gattis
Whitewright-Tom Bean Oil & Gas Co
Meeting at Commercial Club Discusses Civic Issues
Twelve years ago notes from The Sun on April 16 1920 report a Commercial Club and citizens meeting Tuesday night addressing local civic concerns with several speakers and general discussion.
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Commercial Club
Citizens
Local leaders announce tax hike for pumping plant upgrade
Citizens vote unanimously for higher valuations to fund new water plant pumping machinery. A Cotton Yard committee forms with L P Sears C B Bryant and W H Horton as organizers. R L Holcomb reports apple crop losses after a Roswell freeze. Community figures include R H May as Commercial Club president and J L Cantrell as VP with a slate of directors.
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Cittizens
L. P. Sears
C. B. Bryant
W. H. Horton
R. H. May
Commercial Club
J. L. Cantrell
Claude Truett
W. L
Congress
Mildred Cantrell
E. A. Maness
Atlanta
Grady Spindle
Tishomingo
Okla
R. L. Holcomb
Roswell
N. M
Desert News Social Notes From Sherman and Fort Worth
Desert News reports a sequence of social visits across Sherman Fort Worth and nearby towns. Notable movements include Cecil Murphy Anna Lou Tanner and Eva Hardy visiting father John Kelley in Fort Worth on Monday. The item records several regional visits and hospital improvement updates.
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Cecil Murphy
Anna Lou Tanner
Eva Hardy
Fort Worth
John Kelley
Merritt
Byron Caraway
Sherman
Stafford
Leonard
Esta Lee Clark
Elvin Petty
Denison
Wallace Caraway
Little Daughter
Tyler
Merritt Caraway
Livy Williams
Arlington
J. R. Fogle
Lester Pace
Longview
Vona Wallace
Mildred Caraway
Sherman Schools
Joe Tate
al Sparkman
Trenton
Bonnie Gentry
M. C. Hughes
Sherman Hospital
D. B. Tate
Clay Horton
Whitewright
Will Eubanks
Westminster
Bonnie Eubanks
Dallas
Canada's 1931 gold output sets record
Canada produced a record 2,682,776 ounces of gold in 1931 worth 55,457,900 dollars. Output rose 27.6 percent from 1930, with Ontario contributing 2,079,752 ounces valued at 42,992,288 dollars.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ontario
Farm News One Year Offer Announced for The Sun
The Sun and the Semi-Weekly Farm News offer a one year subscription for 1.85 dollars. The ad emphasizes a combined deal appealing to farmers and readers seeking farm coverage.
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The
Sun
Hoarders Antics Lead to Jail for Townsend Antics
In Quitman Georgia John Townsend a farm hand found a pot with $2000 in cash and gold. He kept $250 bought a used car and celebrated until sheriff intervened confiscating the rest and jailing Townsend.
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Quitman
John Townsend
Hoover
Townsend
Lonnie Rogers
Pavo
Waycross
Wealthy Beggar Fined for 10 Cent Sandwich
In Nashville a man refused to pay for a 10 cent sandwich after being taken to the police station a search revealed $128 in old bills in his billfold. He was fined $5 and required to pay 10 cents for the sandwich.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tractors Sought by Navajo In Gallup for Field Work
Navajo leaders in Gallup New Mexico urged adoption of tractors over horses to till fields. Officials note tractors won t eat when idle and call the Navajos steel mules replacing traditional ponies. They cite pony losses in winter blizzards.
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Gallup, N. M
Southwest
72 Cents Expense Of Winning Candidate
DAWSON Georgia expense account of George L Spann successful candidate for tax receiver of Terrell County totals 72 cents. Included on the list is a 5 cent item paid to a cobbler for putting heels on Spann's shoes. Spann ran a walking campaign and defeated Ernest Baldwin by two votes.
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Dawson
George L. Spann
Terrell County
Spann
Ernest Baldwin
Lincoln mission fire leaves 36 men with few belongings
Thirty six guests of Lincoln city mission, many with only clothing, lost their garments when a fumigator storing their coats and hats burst into flames at 1 a.m. The distress prompted an appeal for apparel, blankets, and extra breakfast as relief.
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Lincoln, Neb
George W Hill Dies at Trenton After Illness
George W Hill 70 a pioneer gunner and land owner died at his home west of Trenton after several months illness. Funeral services were held at Trenton Methodist Church and burial followed at the cemetery led by Trenton Masonic lodge. He was born in Illinois and moved to Texas at 18, living near Trenton 32 years. Survived by wife Maggie Donaghey Hill and sons Jake Achille Charles John Y O Hill and daughters Mrs Claude Kay Mrs Russell Summers Miss Zona Hill Miss Nela Margaret Hill and Miss Nannie Hill.
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George W. Hill
Trenton
Maggie Donaghey Hill
Jake Hill
Achille
Okla
Charles
John
Y. O. Hill
Claude Kay
Tulsa
Russell Summers
Zona Hill
Nela Margaret Hill
Oklahoma
Nannie Hill
Hockley County
Levelland
Quakes Shake Panama Canal Zone Promptly Noted
The Panama Canal Zone experiences yearly quakes, typically only detected by government seismographs.
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Panama Canal Zone
Father Gives Harsh Matrimony Advice In Joke
A joking exchange has a father warning a suitor with a quip about assets and liabilities after the question about marriage. The punchline implies learning business terms through marriage.
Italian applicant questioned in naturalization court humor
In a naturalization court an Italian applicant answers who leads the United States. He names President Hoover and Vice President Curtis, then struggles to respond when asked if he could be president saying he is too busy working on the railroad.
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Naturalization Court
United States
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Curtis
Scusa
Marys Half Flivvers On The Road
A fragment notes Mary advocating a middle path on the road while flivvers of various sizes appear. The verse hints at social or transport themes and Mary’s persistent desire for half the road.
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Mary
Weary Willie and Dusty Rhodes Exchange Wealth and Life
A humorous exchange features Weary Willie asking if one would rather lose life or money. Dusty Rhodes replies that he is saving his money for old age, signaling a jokey contrast between risk and thrift.
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Willie
Dusty Rhodes
Hobbs and Dobbs Banter On Marriage And Reno Scene
Hobbs muses about marriage while Dobbs warns that Reno is full of people who married with half their minds. The exchange highlights humor and regional character.
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Hobbs
Dobbs
Reno
Rewriting a Divorce Era Punchline
A humorous fragment contrasts a wife noting her husband’s suit with a quip that the change is not the clothing but a new husband. The exchange plays on identity and marriage dynamics in a witty, brisk line.
Three-Alarm Test Turns Green or Red
A super salesman touts an instrument that signals good liquor with green and bad with red, but the color-blind prospect asks for a version with a gong. The playful exchange highlights a mismatch between tech promises and practical use.
Humorous Exchange Between Couple Over Late Return
A joking dialogue features a husband and wife arguing playfully about a late arrival. The husband compares the waking scene to being on a red hot stove, while the wife questions the reason for his lateness.
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Jack
Captain Saves Sailor With Letter Joke Aboard
A hard boiled captain knocks a sailor overboard and the man cries for help. The captain replies with a drastic joke about writing him sometime, turning danger into a darkly humorous moment at sea.
Bargain List Student Returns From School
Robert arrives home with his report card prompting his mother to question the trouble. The brief scene suggests parental concern over academic performance.
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Robert
No Mother Before Marriage Question Stumps Einstein
The exchange features Albert Einstein puzzled by a census form question asking for his mother’s maiden name. He answers he had no mother before she was married, highlighting the humor in a required biographical detail.
Old Game in Disguise
The cited verse discusses sirens luring men to rocks and flips the motif by suggesting sirens draw rocks from men, a paradoxical reflection on temptation and risk. The lines imply a mythic or allegorical pastime and invert classic siren imagery.
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Boston Transcript
Old Fashioned Humor and Humorous Bits From The Sun
A collection of light comedy snippets includes a telephone lineman with a broken leg describing a ground mole and come-along mishap, a tale of Charles Schwab and a neighbor's cow, jokes about Napoleonic grammar, and a note offering engraved wedding invitations and announcements from The Sun.
Doctor Promises More Treatments for Breathing Trouble
Patient reports clearer breathing but remained short of breath. Dr Killyum asserts further treatments will help. The Sun sells typewriter paper.
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the Sun
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