Schools Push Plans for Spring Carnival
Public schools push ahead with a spring carnival to be held outdoors next week pending a weather forecast. Four candidates Frances Bryant Mary Connelly Mary Lee Andrews and Louise Sloan led the May Queen race with Bryant winning by a small margin.
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May Queen
Frances Bryant
Mary Connelly
Mary Lee Andrews
Louise Sloan
Mary Lee
Mary
Louise
Frances
Grammar School
Pilot Grove 4-H Club Girls Meet At Dixon Home
The 4-H Club girls of Pilot Grove met Tuesday morning at Mrs. Bill Dixon’s home. Miss Helen Mae Waldrop led the meeting, with minutes read by Miss Jane Lovell. Members reported work since the last meeting and submitted their cap, apron, and towel to Miss Binion, the local agent, for year end. Reporter notes the next gathering with Mrs. Dixon on April 30.
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Pilot Grove
Bill Dixon
Helen Mae Waldrop
Jane Lovell
Rabid Dog Attack Prompts Citywide Euthanasia Plan
A dog in Winters bit several people on Tuesday and was found rabid after exam. Serum arrived from Dallas and victims began treatment. Mayor Roberts ordered all dogs at large be killed unless wearing tags proving vaccination.
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Dallas
Roberts
Baby Found Smothered to Death Near Sherman
David Stout eight month old son of Mr and Mrs Ezra Stout living three miles north of Sherman was found smothered to death between quilts at his home on Tuesday Burial took place in Sherman Wednesday afternoon.
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Sherman
David Stout
Ezra Stout
Bandits Will Be Tried In Sherman
Dixon and Mason indicted for murder in the Echols killing and will be tried in Fifteenth District Court at Sherman during the week of May 6. Dixon set for May 6, Mason for May 8. Coleman trial week of May 13.
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Sherman
Dennis M. Dixon
Robert Mason
Will L. Echols
van Alstyne
Fifteenth District Court
R. M. Carter
Dixon
Mason
Early
Coleman
Joe P. Cox
Echols
Sheriff's Department
Bill Goode
Frank Trotter
Abilene
Vaughan
Arthur
Clifford Harris
Dallas
Grayson County
Grayson
Suspect Indicted in Bells Bank Robbery
An indictment charges William Henry Blassingame with the First National Bank at Bells robbery on April 8. The Grayson County grand jury returned the indictment after adjournment. Blassingame, arrested near Madill Oklahoma, is held in the county jail and identified by witnesses.
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Sherman
William Henry Blassingame
Madill
Okla
First National Bank
Bells
Grayson County
Arthur Vaughan
Blassingame
Drilling Near Denison Nearing New Record
The Simpson Fell Oil Company spudded its No. 1 Gillond Monday afternoon. Nearby the Murchison Oil Company completed a steel derrick and will spud by Wednesday. The Sherman Oil and Gas Company resumed drilling after engine trouble. Three tests lie within 300 feet of each other as gas wells provide fuel for the operations. The northwest Denison drilling campaign has expanded to a larger scale than any since gas was first brought in.
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Denison
Simpson Fell Oil Company
Gillond
Murchison Oil Company
Sherman Oil and Gas Company
Barn Stolen While Owner Sleeps Across Denison
A Denison woman told police her barn was taken from her property during Monday night while she slept. City officials noted they must prove the barn’s existence before confirming ownership if and when it is found.
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Denison
Bonham Apartment House Fire Causes $5,000 Loss
Fire broke out just before noon Tuesday at the apartment house of 8 I. Fulkerson in Bonham. The roof was nearly consumed and water from the fire department damaged many contents, with total losses estimated at $5,000.
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Bonham
Jubilant Sunday at Baptist Church Highlights
The church reports 261 in Sunday school and $85.12 collected. Visitors by letter, baptisms, and confirmations energized services, with notable cooperation from other city churches. Plans include a BYP U expansion drive, stewardship classes April 29 to May 3, and a Bible school debate with votes anticipated May 1.
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J. T. Purvis
J. W. Willbanks
H. M. Cowling
Jack Ashcraft
Hazel Ruth
Molly Jones
Christ
Workers’ Conference
Work Began On Gin And Ice Plant In Greenville
Material is placed on newly purchased Greenville lots for a gin and ice factory with cold storage. Workers clear the sites and plan concrete foundations this week. The ice vault will precede gin plant work and ice will be shipped until the factory opens next spring. The ice factory may miss this season but aims for operation next spring. Foundations for both facilities will be built this spring, with the ice factory building later. Once the vault is done, gin plant construction starts. J L Green, local manager for the gin, says modern machinery will be installed.
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Greenville
J. L. Green
Free Tickets For Whitewright Afternoon Show By Merchants
Merchants in Whitewright will provide free tickets for Saturday afternoon shows at the Palace Theatre starting May 4. Each household member can receive a ticket from participating stores, no purchase required, though regular admission of 25 cents applies if not using a ticket. Shows run 1 to 6 pm with good programs and continued afternoons until further notice.
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Whitewright
Palace Theatre
Oil Test Set East Of Trenton And Denison Wells
A test for oil is planned on the Ira Barrett farm two miles northeast of Trenton with drilling machinery sent to Trenton. The well will start after the derrick is finished. A test also proceeds about four miles northeast of Leonard with several new wells in Denison. If successful, a drilling push may begin in Whitewright to retain oil resources.
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Ira Barrett
Trenton
Barrett
Leonard
Denison
Whitewright
Mother Earth
One Million Dollar Rain Delights Whitewright Farmers
A light Wednesday morning shower in Whitewright brought optimism to farmers finishing cotton planting. Early cotton is up well and looks strong, with wheat oats and corn promising good yields. The crops in Whitewright never looked better for this time of year and favorable conditions are expected to sustain growth.
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Whitewright and
Whitewright
Judge H. O. Head Dies At Sherman
Sherman obituary reports Judge Henry Oswald Head a longtime Sherman corporation lawyer and former Associate Justice of the Court of Civil Appeals dying after a two week illness. Funeral services set for Friday at 3 pm at Central Christian Church with interment in Sherman Mausoleum.
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Sherman
Henry Oswald Head
Court of Civil Appeals
Central Christian Church
Sherman Mausoleum
Whitewright approves paying plans and pavement drive
Gainesville youth Jack Beasley, 17, is free on a $2,000 bond after a preliminary hearing on a murder charge in the death of Sam Culp, 15, following a Oct 26 shooting at a local Elks Club Building dance. Voters passed paying plans 161 to 42, endorsing permanent pavement for the business district and city commission steps toward engineering work, with expected street improvements before winter.
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Gainesville
Jack Beasley
Liberty
J. P. Hall Wednseday
Sam Culp
John W. Culp
Elks’ Club
Whitewright
City Commission
Pioneer Citizen Died Here Sunday
Wm. A. Sturdivant, 84, longtime Whitewright resident and Union veteran, died Sunday at his son's home. Born October 11, 1845 near Albany Kentucky, he lived in Texas for fifty years and in Whitewright thirty, working as a carpenter. Funeral at First Baptist Church Monday at 2:30 pm, burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by three children J. M. Sturdivant, Mrs. A. V. Pendleton, C. H. Sturdivant, six grandchildren.
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Wm. A. Sturdivant
Whitewright
J. M. Sturdivant
Albany
Kentucky
Texas
Sturdivant
First Baptist Church of
First Baptist Church
W. H. Ackley
H. M. Cowling
Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
R. L. Johnson
C. P. McGinnis
O. L. Lackey
J. A. Mauk
R. T. Pennington
F. O. Mangrum
A. V. Pendleton
Frederick
Okla
C. H. Sturdivant
Colorado Springs
Colo
A P Barrett Lifts Two Boys Toward Los Angeles
Cold rain soaked two Dallas to Fort Worth travelers trudging along the pike when a driver stopped and offered a ride. He learned the boys carried dusty haversacks inscribed New York to Los Angeles or Bust. Barrett, a prominent Texas aviation figure, arranged to help them. They were escorted to El Paso by ticket and then flown from Fort Worth to the border city aboard a luxury Fokker plane.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
New York
Los Angeles
el Paso
Fokker
A. P. Barrett
Texas Aviation
Howard Woodall
Grading Crew Expands on Trenton Road Project
A large grader and tractor join the Whitewright Trenton road work. The bed is graded from the city limits to Thurston Montgomery’s home southeast of town. An upcoming crew will add rock. The 80 foot wide right of way promises a top quality road.
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Whitewright
Trenton
Thurston Montgomery
Betting on Three Kings and Spades Sparks Conversation
Lincoln Star notes how bets on cards and commodities reflect entertainment and business interest. The column contrasts gambling odds with market bets on wheat, illustrating public perception of risk and profit.
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Lincoln Star
Brents Named New Whitewright Postmaster
Beveridge P. Brents, son of seven year Whitewright postmaster W. O. Brents, is to be appointed postmaster by President Hoover and awaits Senate confirmation. The father expects turnover next week as Amarillo-based Beveridge works for the internal revenue department. The office will advance to second class status July 1, boosting pay for postmaster and clerks by about $2000 annually.
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W. O. Brents
Whitewright
Beveridge P. Brents
Brents
Hoover
United States Senate
Beveridge
Amarillo
Internal Revenue Department
Grammar School Honor Roll for Fifth Period
The fifth period grammar school honor roll lists students by grade. First graders include Clifton Cambron and Houston Darwin among others. second graders feature Thomas Dan Sears and Sarah Belle Gillett. fourth grade entries list Gladys Gosnell and Isabel Craig. seventh grade names include Agnes Coffey and Ruth Gosnell.
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Grammar School
Clifton Cambron
Houston Darwin
J. W. Jones
Margie Nell Blanton
James Williams
Helen Clayborn
Alba Elizabeth Dickerman
Margaret England
Doris Nicholson
Sara Katherine Atterberry
Wyona Bush
Thomas Dan Sears
Herman Riddle
Sarah Belle Gillett
Aileen Pennington
Patsy Jean Young
Fred Starr Jr
Joann Everheart
Anita Vestal
James Lay
Litha Sue Hollingsworth
Amateene Rector
Marie Thrasher
Gladys Gosnell
Isabel Craig
Lytle Biggerstaff
Louise Gladden
Pauline Coley
Katie S
Jay Lee Vestal
Percy Dadwin
J Hannah
Vivian Echols
Margaret Lilley
Dorothy la Roe
Agnes Coffey
Ruth Gosnell
Guy Hamilton ,Jr
Frances Hedgpeth
Ethel Hopper
Sarah Janway
Nina Rae Grammer
Elizabeth Keeling
Pauline Magers
Dick Montgomery
Maurine Pierce
Frances L’ope
Emma Claire Vestal
Billie White
Laura Joe Williams
Mary Joe Sears
Frances Montgomery
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Legion
Preston Everheart Post
American Legion
Elmo Wallace
Post
Chesley Rutledge
War Department
Baptist Church
H. O. Head
B. P. Brents
Dorothy Joan Gillett
Ray Truett
Robert Truett
Edith Mae Sears
Lula Lee Vestal
Wilma Janway
Jack Lay
Ruth Hopper
Dorothy Tate
Billie Jean Cox
Hia May
Dorotha Wood
Charles White
Woodis Hopper
Inez Coffey
Francis Haliburton
Vonda Lee England
Dwight Coley
J. W. Burnette
David Woodrow Smith
Thomas Sears
Murl Ryan
Julia Anne Pritchett
A. N. McCoy
Rollen Lay
Norma Joe Mangrum
Elizabeth Davidson
Billie Earl Montgomery
Robert Doss
Lorene Moore
Ruth Jopling
Dorothy Ryan
Elizabeth Hedgpeth
Martha Sue Lindsey
Mary Frances Myrick
Frank Hollingsworth
Monabelle Biggerstaff
Woodrow Belew
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