British Nobility Selling Castles To Avoid Taxation
London reports that due to high duties and taxes many aristocrats are selling or closing castles and ancestral homes. Noted sales include the Wharf Sutton Courtney Berkshire by the Countess of Oxford and Asquith, Kinfauns Castle by the Earl of Moray, Knebworth House by the Earl and Countess of Lytton, Cliveden by Viscount Astor, Brook House by Lady Louis Mountbatten, Knowlse Hall by Lord Derby, and extensive Loch Lomond property by the Earl of Montrose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Countess of
Oxford and Asquith
Britain
Sutton Courtney
Berkshire
Earl of Moray
Kinfauns Castle
Perthshire
Scotland
Earl
Countess of Lytton
Knebworth House
Hertfordshire
Lytton
Viscount Astor
Lady Astor
Cliveden
Taplow
Buckinghamshire
Louis Mountbatten
Beautiful Brook House
Park Lane
Lord Derby
Knowlses Hall
Warm Winter of 1867 Texas Weather Tale
An old Texan recalls 1867 as the warmest winter, with warm temps until March. Then storms hit on March 1 and brought twenty one days of severe cold, sleet, and snow. Cattle frost bitten and die of hunger as sleet covers the ground. sun returns but cold persists.
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Texas
Enterprise News Society and church visitors cited
Mrs J B Burris and daughters Ruth and Helen visited Sherman on Wednesday. Many local families including the Mafferts, Lindsey, Fleming, Brown, Martin, and Whitehurst relatives hosted or visited in Sherman and surrounding towns. church services were held at Enterprise Baptist and First Baptist in Savoy with several attendees. Eddie and Leon Lindsey enjoyed a fishing trip and several visitors returned from Bonham Ringgold Commerce and Tulsa trips.
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J. B. Burris
Ruth
Helen
Sherman
Bennie Mafferts
Westminster
Helen Burris
Savoy
Thompson
Bonham
J. M. Lindsey
Rev. Bowling
Enterprise Baptist Church
Eddie Lindsey
Greenville
Walter
Ralph Martin
Whitewright
H. L. Martin
Verna Faye
Merle Fleming
J. D. Fleming
First Baptist Church
Lenwood Garner
Bethel
Gertrude Brown
Ravenna
Willie Faye Brown
Commerce
W. C. Brown
Chrystine Moore
Bells
Eddie and
Leon Lindsey
W. B. Martin
Will Martin
Curtis Brown Jr
Nora White
Clara Miller
Luther Skaggs
Jolley Johnson
Loyce White
Scotch lassie told to return with tights for model job
A reader recalls a Scotch girl who sought a position as an artist's model. She was told to come back the next day with a pair of tights. She returned the following day with her father and mother.
Memorial tributes and juniors banquet at Whitewright High
Memorial program honors Ouija Craig with a hanging image and lilacs in the auditorium. Talks by Mr. Smith Lloyd Stowers and Miss Ray praise the late student. Collegians chorus performs Betty Coed. Later, a juniors banquet for 24 juniors 28 seniors and 8 guests features classes decorum, a three course dinner and speeches.
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Ouija Craig
Whitewrigh High School
Ouija
Mr. Smith
Lloyd Stowers
Miss Ray
Collegians
Betty Coed
P. A. Short
Gladys Ray
Dorothy Tapscott
Dick Montgomery
Madge Sears
Fred Smith
Miss Tapscott
R. C
Masqueraders Stage Marrying Marian with Big Cast
The Masqueraders presented Marrying Marian on Friday night with a large principal cast and an even larger chorus. Fitz Bryant and Madge Sears led the romance while James Lindsey offered a strong tenor as the burglar. Maxine Roberts drew attention as the girl friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian
Fitz Bryant
Madge Sears
James Lindsey
Maxine Roberts
The Newspaper Critic in Royalton Banner Adage
A pithy Royalton Minnesota Banner quotation notes critics rarely support papers they read. It argues faultfinders often lack ads subscriptions or aid to publishers and only seek the paper after it is published. The quip ends with a closing remark about time.
Comic Schoolroom Duo Stirs Laughs in Local Play
Pair Cissy and Prudy portrayed by Lloyd Stowers and Miss Gladys Ray bring chaotic humor as foils to a bossy schoolmaster played by Donald Hall and his compliant wife Emmagene Sears. The production delivers sharp wit and lively exchanges.
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Cissy
Prudy
Lloyd Stowers
Gladys Ray
Donald Hall
Emmagene Sears
Whitewright Baseball Team Drops Game at Tom Bean 11–6
Whitewright High School and a group of fans travelled to Tom Bean last Wednesday. The visiting team led until the third inning when Tom Bean rallied to win 11 to 6. Players on the trip included J. W. McKinney J. S. McCoy Robert DeBerry J. B. Harrison J. M. Dixon Billy Roberts Billie White Clarence Jones Ross Wilson and Jesse DeBerry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Tom Bean Boys
J. W. McKinney
J. S. McCoy
Robert DeBerry
J. B. Harrison
J. M. Dixon
Billy Roberts
Billie White
Clarence Jones
Ross Wilson
Jesse DeBerry
G. H
Cast Selected For Senior Play Once in a Lifetime
The senior play cast has been tentatively chosen and met Monday afternoon, April 11, for a read through. The production titled Once in a Lifetime features a large gypsy cast, outdoor scenery, and gypsy costumes, with a show date set for April 29.
Fort Worth man killed during failed ride with victim shooting
Price Ragsdale of Fort Worth, jailed for liquor law violation, attempted to force a ride. He was shot in the thigh during a scuffle when Richard Hughes, a farmer, took his gun and killed him. Ragsdale died at a hospital from loss of blood.
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Fort Worth
Price Ragsdale
Hughes
Rimmer
Ragsdale
Puts Authority on Shame Modesty
A brief quotation notes that honorable shame gains lasting authority as a guiding feeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Political candidacy list for Democratic primary
The Sun announces candidates for Democratic primary on July 23 1932 across offices including District Clerk W N Pol ey Butridge and R H Bob May County Clerk Charley Cole and Callie McaFee Frost Tax Assessor J C Carl Allred Flatorial Representative Elbert M Barron County Commissioner J W John Washburn Public Weigher Tom Brice Rabod Doss Cec McLean C D Benn CT W Chess Pope W A Will Lee Tom Sloan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sun
Tom Brice
Mclean
C. D. Benn
Pope
W. A
Will) Lee
Tom Sloan
Last survivor of Bunker Hill dies on Christmas Day 1860
Public notices from Texas court papers command a summons for Lois Luper in a 1932 divorce suit filed by O. O. Luper in Grayson County. The piece ends with a short obituary noting the last Battle of Bunker Hill veteran who died Christmas Day 1860.
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State OF Texas
Penne Court
Grayson County
Grayson
Lois Luper
15Th Judicial District
Sherman
O. O. Luper
G. P. Gafford
District Court of
Grayson Co
Texas
Bunker Hill
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Guy Hamilton Jr
Joe Thomas Meador
Emma Claire Vestal
Lula Lee Vestal
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William Cantrell Jr
Fitz Bryant Jr
Noel Ashinhurst
Margaret Boone
Lloyd Moore
Whitewright, Texas
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Pat
Ike
T. L
James
Scot
Dallas
J. C. Parsons
C. L. Martin
Norris Bros
H. M. Phillips
R. C. Montgomery
Deering
Emerson
J. H. Gosnell
Ri. Whitewright
J. W. Wilson
West Whitewright
N. Elm
Denton
Buell Spindle
W. J. Doss
J. H. Waggoner
L. LaRoe
Agt
E. D. Barlow
Whitewright Hatchery
R. D. Ford
Rawleigh
Fannin County
W. T. Rawleigh Company
Memphis
Tenn
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Jake J. Loy
Allie) Noble
W. N. (Poley) Butridge
R. H
Bob) May
Co. M
Charley) Cole
Callie McAfee Frost
J. C
Carl) Allred
Elbert M. Barron
J. W
John) Washburn
Constable
J. R
Joe) Riddle
S. H. Jared
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Hobart
Thrasher
Oliver
Remington
L. C. Smith
Underwood
Woodstock
W. T. Nicholson
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