Grayson County News Briefs From 1915
Activities include a 25 cent PTA dinner for the Grayson County Odd Fellows convention, Jersey cattle on display, Bethel school term end, Miss Kate Harper’s death, diphtheria death of a child, city stock rules, Walnut Grove school sale April 30, Lindsey’s department store opening, a wedding in Abilene, a $900,000 road bond passing, Denison and Sherman votes on belts and roads, and highway No. 11 defense before the Austin commission.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Grayson County Odd Fellows Association
W. C. Cook
Jersey
Bethel School
Grady May
Kate Harper
John Harper
S. H. Jared
J. T. Roberts
F. W. Alverson
D. E. McCoy
P. H. Connelly
Walnut Grove
Lindsey
Abilene
Ruby Head
W. P. Stanage
Whitewright
Denison
Sherman
Interscholastic winners and local business notes in Sherman
In Sherman last Saturday the district Interscholastic League meet saw Miss Lucile LaRoe take first in junior girls declamation and Miss Hazel Ray second in senior girls declamation. Crockett and Frazier opened a bakery in the old post office. Kentuckytown won a $4,500 bond issue for a new school. The city council revised water rates, minimum 80 cents for 1,000 gallons, higher charges for more. George B Gowdy died at his home Tuesday morning. The Sun devoted a page of space to
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Sherman
Lucile LaRoe
Hazel Ray
Crockett & Frazier
McKinney
Kentuckytown
George B. Gowdy
the Sun
First solid express shipment of cotton planting seed from Whitewright
Two cars of cotton planting seed were shipped by express from Whitewright Wednesday, the first solid express shipment ever from the town. Local dealers held about 1500 tons at season start. some dealers sold out while others report dwindling supplies. New PT Association officers elected include Mrs. Guy Hamilton as president and Miss Dorothy Chambliss as parliamentarian. Mr and Mrs J L McSpedden announce a fine boy. Ina Hoyt Ryan and Mabel Rector returned from Wichita Falls. Sallie Moore returns from Sanger to live with Cora Morrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Express
PT Association
Guy Hamilton
C. P. Johnson
Fred W. Smith
C. J. Meador
Lucian Andrews
Sallye Hamilton
Mac Reed
Dorothy Chambliss
J. L. McSpedden
Ina Hoyt Ryan
Mabel Rector
Wichita Falls
Sallie Moore
Sanger
Cora Morrow
Dog Bouncer Guards Chicago Tavern
In Chicago Bobby the dog works with bartender Andy Podlesny as a bouncer. He can smell a drunk before the bartender and warns with growls before guiding the patron away on his ankles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bobby
Andy Podlesny
Andy
W. M. Stockton Remembers Whitewright Forty Years On
W M Stockton recalls moving to Whitewright on April 13 1910 and the many notable residents he met. He credits D S McMillin for helping him start anew and reflects on friends Sam Cameron Charlie Truett Sam Neilson and the town’s early social life. He notes his family’s ties to Whitewright and ends with gratitude for the city and its memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Whitewright
J. D. LeMaster
D. S. McMillin
T. H. Sears
Sam Montgomery
John Hoard
C. B. Bryant
L. LaRoe
Emmet Penn
J. F. Lilley
Tom Moore
Bill
Texas
Sam Cameron
Charlie Truett
Sam Neilson
Sadler
W. M. Stockton
Dallas St
San Angelo
Last Man Not Meant Last Man Said by Prisoner
An exhausted Japanese prisoner on Orote Peninsula explains surrender after military orders to fight to the last man. He reveals the line he was given “It was the last man” when pressed by a U.S. marine. The note closes with a quirky geographic remark about Perry, Maine.
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Orote Peninsula
Pappy O Daniel May Return to Politics Without Original Hillbilly Band
Speculation that Wilbert Lee O'Daniel could run again notes his 1938 campaign with the Hillbilly Boys and Texas Rose. Band members have scattered. possible new musical support may arise if he enters public life again, changing the political and cultural scene in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pappy
Wilbert Lee
O’daniel
Squire
Aledo
Panhandle
Rio Grande
Texas Rose
Creek Fork
Magistrate Quotes Defendant on Dress Shop Break-ins
Magistrate questions why the defendant broke into a dress shop for four nights in a row. He responds that he bought a dress for his wife and she forced him to return to change it three times.
Japanese Upset Pepper Market During War
A wartime disruption worsened pepper shortages as Indonesian pepper gardens were damaged by Japan. Prices surged with housewives paying about three times 1939 levels and retailers marking up nearly 75 percent while some tins shrank from two ounces to as low as one and a fourth ounces.
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Milwaukee
Indonesia
Tuberculosis stamps humor in regional exchange
A rural joke features Rastus问 and Sambo discussing tuberculosis stamps. Sambo explains he buys fifty cents worth each year and sticks them on his chest, claiming he has never had tuberculosis. The exchange reflects period stereotypes and local dialect.
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Rastus
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A. L. Groves
Austin
State Highway Commission
Trenton
Dog
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Sinclair Products
White Wright
Perry
Maine
North Pole
E. Mobilgas
Trafic
Mobiloil Ic
Mobil
G. C. Stateville
Magnolia
Bill Haworth
Star Telegram
Guitarist
Barber
Kermit Whalin
Medical Arts
Wbap-Tv
Whalin
3705
Marquita
Klondike
Tulsa
Bundy Bratcher
Lubbock
Rose
Catherine Williams
San Antonio
Pat
Mike
Molly
WBAP
O'Daniel
Hillbilly
Childress Pharmacy
Whitewright Lumber Co
B.F Goodrich
B. F. Goodrich
Blanton Home & Auto
We Ae
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Tire, Headquarters
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