Robin Flyers End Record Endurance Flight After 420 Hours
The St Louis Robin pilots Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine landed at 7 38 p m Tuesday ending a 420 hour 21 minute flight. They surpassed the Angeleno record by seven days with about 15 000 spectators watching. Major Robertson sponsor said the test objectives were achieved and data obtained. Jacksons wife called the landing a shame.
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ST. Louis
Dale
Red) Jackson
Forest O
William B. Robertson
Jackson
O'Brine
Robertson
Easterwood Launches Texas Governor Campaign by Air
Dallas financier Col William F Easterwood Jr announced his Texas governor bid subject to 1930 Democratic primaries. He pursues a platform of lower taxes and fewer laws and plans an aggressive campaign by airplane, saying he will tour the state after the new year. Easterwood is a longtime aviation enthusiast and American Legion officer who has never held public office.
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Dallas
William FE. Easterwood Jr
Texas
Easterwood
American Legion Department
December Wheat Hits New High on Board of Trade
Wheat futures rose to a fresh high as rains were scarce in major grain areas. December wheat traded around 1.567, up 2.5 cents from Saturday. September corn touched 1.0812 and December oats at 0.5638. Drought hurting wheat in Argentina and Australia. world crop forecast 650 million bushels under 1928.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
North America
Argentina
Australia
2000 Barrel Well Breaks In Cooke County
The Kewanee Oil and Gas No. 5 J. R. Timmis near Gainesville blew in Sunday and produced 2,000 barrels in the first twenty four hours. The well topped sand at 1,428 feet, reached 1,466 feet, and averaged about 70 barrels per hour as of Monday. The oil runs 41 degrees gravity and ranks as Cooke County’s second best producer.
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Gainesville
Kewanee Oil and Gas Company
J. R. Timmis
Here
Cooke County
Hill County Sees First 1929 Cotton Bale Arrive
George Rogers delivered Hill County's first cotton bale of 1929, weighing 475 pounds and city grown from seven acres around the city incinerator plant in Hillsboro. The arrival comes several days earlier than 1928 when Alex Hooker brought in the first bale on August 9.
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Hillsboro
Hill County
George Rogers
Rogers
Alex Hooker
Cotton debate at Texas college session on production and distribution
At the Texas A and M College general session on cotton the experts discussed the crop’s production and distribution challenges. John A Todd warned Britain seeks to spread cotton production, while American staple length declines. Colonel Ousley argued weather and pests create surplus or famine risks and questioned Farm Board effectiveness. Safford urged better merchant grower cooperation to align interests.
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College Station
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
South
John A. Todd
City School of Commerce
Liverpool
England
Col
Clarence Ousley
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Longview
J. D. Coglin
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Dallas
H. G. Safford
American Cotton Shippers’ Association
Houston
Ousley
Farm Board
Federal Judge urges jurors to search themselves
In Houston Judge J C Hutchinson warns 35 jurors against letting personal views on prohibition influence verdicts. He calls prohibition a social experiment and stresses impartiality, saying jurors should not decide cases by personal beliefs or prejudice.
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Houston
J. C. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Singing Convention at Desert Sunday
The Northeast Collin County singing convention will be held at Desert eight miles south of Whitewright Sunday afternoon August 4. A large number of good singers will be in attendance. A good program is being arranged. All singers and lovers of good singing are invited to attend.
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Collin County
Desert
Whitewright
M'Kinney Boy Drowns As Friend Fails in Rescue
Clarence Jones, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Sidney Jones, drowned Sunday in Gunter Lake while swimming. A companion who tried to rescue him swam ashore exhausted after the effort.
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M'Kinney
Clarence Jones
Sidney Jones
Here
Gunter Lake
Jones
Bethel Church Adds Twenty-Two Members in Revival
The Bethel Baptist Church revival south of town led by Rev. W. H. Ackley of Whitewright and Rev. W. P. Grow added twenty-two names to the membership roll. Fifteen by baptism and seven by letter, with nineteen professing faith during the revival. Ackley also assists at a revival in Enterprise Baptist Church this week.
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Bethel Baptist Church
W. H. Ackley
First Baptist Church
Whitewright
W. P. Grow
Bethel Church
Ackley
Cleophus Chumbley
Enterprise Baptist Church
Grayson County Women Attend A M College Short Course
Miss Helen Ray Waldrop Miss Anna Binion and Miss Pauline Binion of Pilot Grove community and Mrs Percy Darwin of Kentucky town attend the Farmers Short Course at A M College. Waldrop won the trip for being best all round 4 H girl in Grayson County. Binions and Mrs Darwin are delegates from local clubs.
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Helen Ray Waldrop
Anna Binion
Pauline Binion
Pilot Grove
Percy Darwin
Kentuckytown
Grayson County
Farmers
A. & M. College
Waldrop
Sherman Retail Merchants Association
Mrs
Darwin
Miss Binion
Machine for sampling cotton is working
Demonstration of a true cotton sampling machine by George B. Terrell and R. V. Miller in Austin shows an attachment at the press box that yields a true sample for each ginned bale. The device holds the previous bale and distributes it evenly, ensuring a correct sample for every grower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
George B. Terrell
Agriculture
R. V. Miller
Department
Death sentence commuted to life for Juan Flores
Gov. Dan Moody commuted the death sentence of Juan Flores for the murder of 15 year old Manuel Fernandez in San Antonio to life imprisonment. Flores had earned ten reprieves and faced execution soon. Moody cited insufficient proof for such extreme punishment and opinions of local officers and citizens challenging the justification.
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San Antonio
Mrs. Whedbee Plans Elevation and Repairs on West Grand
Mrs. Olivia M. Whedbee, purchaser of the Mrs. J. N. Smith residence on West Grand Avenue, will raise the building fourteen inches. Afterward, she will rebuild porches and add modern conveniences and other improvements.
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Olivia M. Whedbee
Swift to Build Plant at Paris
Swift & Co. will erect a $150000 produce plant in Paris to supply poultry and dairy products. S. A. Middaugh and H. T. Smith announced the plan after surveying Texas, with a three story facility for 15000 chickens and creamery equipment, employing over 75 people year round and boosting payments to local farmers and producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Co
Paris
S. A. Middaugh
H. T. Smith
Fort Worth
Texas
Smith
Middaugh
Last Member on Farm Board Appointed
Washington government announces former Nebraska Governor Arthur McKelvie joins the Federal Farm Board completing its membership. He will represent the grain producing sector with a one year withdrawal option and was endorsed by many farm organizations. McKelvie, Nebraska Farmer publisher and University of Nebraska graduate, previously Lincolns city council member and governor from 1919 to 1923.
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Washington
McKelvie
Nebraska
Federal Farm Board
White House
MecKelvie
Hoover
University of Nebraska
The
Nebraska Farmer
Lincoln
Texas salesman plans funeral before operation
Carl B. Cowan of Altus Oklahoma, in Boston for a serious operation, told a Roxbury undertaker he believed his odds of recovery were 1 to 100,000. He wrote farewell letters to family and one to Governor Dan Moody asking parole for a brother to attend his funeral. He died four days after admission and the undertaker handled his burial arrangements.
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Boston
Mass
Carl B. Cowan
Altus
Okla
Roxbury
Oklahoma
Cowan
Dan Moody
Texas
Father of 11 Children Killed Near Cumby
L B Brecheen 55 a Hunt County farmer was crushed beneath a tractor near Cumby and died after being taken to Commerce hospital. His widow and 11 children survive.
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Greenville
L. B. Brecheen
Hunt County
Cumby
Commerce
Local ladies visit Mrs. Oran Sears
Mrs. W. B. Nixon of Jacksonville Alabama Mrs. H. E. Hay of Canton Georgia Mrs. M. B. Herring of Abilene and Mrs. H. L. Carver with daughter Miss Ella Brook of Farmersville were guests of Mrs. Oran Sears Thursday.
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W. B. Nixon
Jacksonville
Ala
H. E. Hay
Canton
M. B. Herring
Abilene
H. L. Carver
Ella Brook
Farmersville
Onion crop being harvested this week in Whitewright
Whitewright growers expect six cars of onions named Famous Prize taker Denia to ship this week. Prices run near 1.50 per hundred pounds, near double last year’s level, with sacks supplied by the buyer. Pioneer grower Martin Belew anticipates a solid profit alongside W M Ingram R D Johnson and C L Nichols as demand remains strong for these Texas onions.
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Whitewright
Martin Belew
W. M. Ingram
R. D. Johnson
C. L. Nichols
Texas
New Livestock Shipment Permit Law Enforced
A new law requires written permits for transporting livestock and domestic fowls. Violators face fines from 25 to 200 dollars per head, plus possible detention while verifying details. forged permits carry 20 to 500 dollar fines or jail time up to six months. The permit must include origin, destination, consignor, stock kind and marks.
Lloyd Moore Purchases Modern Ambulance for Service
Funeral director Lloyd Moore has bought a modern ambulance expected for delivery soon. Powered by a Studebaker Commander Six, it is built for speed and hard service with a gray leather brocaded rose interior, carpeted floor, Bomgartner cot, and two attendants seats to improve patient comfort and attendant convenience in Wright and section.
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Lloyd Moore
Moore
Whitewright
Jones Sandersons Ties In Whitewright Quiet Ceremony
Royse Jones and Addie Sanderson married June 9 in a private ceremony conducted by Rev. I. E. Teague. The groom works as a clerk at the Whitewright post office and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Z. Jones. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Sanderson of Bethel. They plan to reside in Whitewright.
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Royse Jones
I. E. Teague
Whitewright
M. Z. Jones
Addie Sanderson
B. L. Sanderson
Bethel
Mrs. Jones
Hughes Named Permanent Court Member for Labor Cases
Charles Evans Hughes, renowned American jurist, was elected by the Permanent Court of International Justice to fill a vacancy in the labor cases chamber. He had joined the court last spring after Viscount Finlay’s death created the vacancy.
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the Hague
Charles Evans Hughes
Permanent Court of International Justice
Mr. Hughes
Viscount Finlay
Dr John A Ray Visits Parents While Wife Receives Care
Dr John A Ray of St Louis visits his parents Dr and Mrs A J Ray. Mrs Ray, ill for some time, could not accompany him and is now under treatment by specialists in Washington DC.
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John A. Ray
St. Louis
A. J. Ray
Ice and Utilities opens new station in Whitewright
Nine hundred ten people registered at the formal opening of the Southern Ice and Utilities Company station. About 1500 visited the site. ice sold at 25 cents per hundred pounds, with twenty-five tons sold at that price and total daily sales reaching thirty-two tons. Local manager Jesse Melver praised Sun advertising and noted purchases from residents 10 miles away. Edith Cox of Dallas supervised refreshments, serving over 1000. Dallas executive Lester Dawley enjoyed the day and praised the turnout.
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Southern Ice and Utiliies Company
Ice and Merchandise
Whitewright
Jesse Melver
Southern Ice and Utilities Company
Melver
Sun U
Sun
Trenton
Bells
Savoy
Edith Cox
Dallas
Lester Dawley
Souther Ice and Utilities Company
Whitewright and
Section
Cotton Prospects Hold Steady In Whitewright Area
Farmers report continued strong cotton prospects with high boll counts and rapid fruiting. Some expect yields of half to two thirds of a bale per acre, while dry spells could reduce expectations. A Whitewright gin maker projects up to 8,000 bales this fall, a level not seen in years.
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Acre
Whitewright
Tarleton College recruit flows through Whitewright
Cadet Major Lewis T. Nordyke visited Whitewright on Saturday in the interest of John Tarleton Agricultural College of Stephenville Texas. He called on prospective students and handed out college bulletins. Nordyke reports several local and surrounding area students plan to enter Tarleton when the new semester begins in September.
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Lewis T. Nordyke
Whitewright
John Tarleton Agricultural College
Stephenville
Texas
Nordyke
Tarleton
Blanton family moves to Whitewright for school benefits
J A Blanton moved his family south of town to Whitewright on Tuesday. They occupy the Lee Johnson residence north of Grover B Smith home to gain access to Whitewright schools and secure a desirable dwelling promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Blanton
Whitewright
Lee Johnson
Grover B. Smith
Mr. Blanton
Pastor Resigns Half Time Post to Lead Central Christian
Rev J T Purvis resigns as half time pastor at the Christian Church in Caddo Mills after two years. He will devote all his time to the Central Christian Church and regular preaching will be held each Sunday there.
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J. T. Purvis
Central Christian Church
Christian Church
Caddo Mills
Ownbys Visit Tulsa Area Relatives Over Weekend
Noel Ownby and daughter of Tulsa and Warren Ownby and daughter of Broken Bow Oklahoma spent the week end here with their mother Mrs W D Ownby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Ownby
Tulsa
Okla
Warren Ownby
Broken Bow
W. D. Ownby
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Desert Sunday
Swift
Ambulance
Hughes
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