Whitewright Community News and Events
Down memory lane reports local marriages and deaths plus community notes from August 4 1916 In Sherman the Whitewright Cotton Oil Mill sold for 21000 with W N Stone the top bidder Elizabeth Waggoner's fifth birthday party for 18 hosted by neighbors J H Truett receives Baptist Aid surprise Lonnie Harris loses both legs in a freight train incident near Bells A gravel road from Whitewright to Ida completed Prairie hay yield record on five acres Summer school opens with about 30 students and local teachers Supt H L Durham to return from Baylor Waco Mar Rev L F Mason dies in Tennessee
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Pascal Harper
Neva Nicely
Bonham
Whitewright
Court House
Sherman
W.N. Stone
Elizabeth Waggoner
Baptist Aid Society
J. H. Truett
Waco
Emma Moore
East Whitewright
W. J. Epting
the Baptist Church
Mississippi
Lena Mae Gowdy
Katy Nell Pierce
Trula Brown
Eunice Cook
Claude Truett
Lonnie Harris
Bells
Katy
Ida
B. F. Blanton
O. C. Skipper
Robert Holland
Wilma Harper
H. L. Durham
Baylor University
L. F. Mason
Tennessee
Robbers Hold Up Night Clerk at Bells Station
Three masked men with pistols robbed the night clerk and two operators at the joint T. and P. M. K. T. station in Bells at midnight Monday. Gordon Bros announce plans to open an agent’s furnishing store here around September 1.
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M-K-T
Gordon Bros
Wounded in Dallas hijack assault linked to Dyer family ties
T W Tom Dyer, 52, brother of Mrs Barbee and Mrs Roberts of this city and J L Dyer of Sherman, was shot in both thighs at 1 30 Monday in Dallas during hijack attack on his way home. William E White jailed in Kansas City Kan on $500 bond after alleged wagon fixation of wife. Kimbell milling plant destroyed by fire early Monday. Mrs Ray Manning hosted bridge party Tuesday with Mrs M E Greenway high scorer and Miss Katherine Vaughn winning the cut.
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T. W
Tom) Dyer
W. J. Barbee
A. M. Roberts
J. L. Dyer
Sherman
Dallas
Kansas City
Kan
William E. White
Kimbell
Ray Manning
M. E. Greenway
Katherine Vaughn
Senate subcommittee targets chair corps to add fighting troops
Sen Johnson's preparedness panel will cut the military chair corps by redeploying instructors clerks drivers and operators. Investigators will visit 20 Army Air Force Navy and Marine training centers to curb noncombat duties and boost combat divisions by reallocating personnel. The plan aims to free two or three extra divisions without increasing overall manpower goals.
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Washington
Armed Services
Senate
Johnson
Texas
Defense
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Cat scholar and philosopher in a playful verse
A humorous poem contrasts a cat that decodes grass and tracks time for ground round steak with a feline scholar. It notes the cat prints designs with each paw and pursues philosophic paths without degrees, followed by a rapid gossip line. The text also states Brazil as the largest South American nation and that sound waves traveled 3,000 miles.
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Cat
Justine Hunter Ulp
Humorous Sketches from a Night of Wits and Winks
A collection of light quips and misreadings in a social scene. Joking exchanges cover pickpocket justice, a single gal at a party, a Bostonian guide, twins in coats, taxes, rookie police, spelling tests, and a toastmaster tale. Wit contrasts with miscommunication across characters. The humor hinges on language slips and social misreads in everyday life.
Conclusion Not Concussion
A dialogue notes a mispronunciation about injury from a car incident. A woman confirms her husband died from the brain injury described as a conclusion, not concussion, highlighting a fatal outcome from the crash.
Audible row mix up at theater intermission
A man returning to his seat asks a woman if he stepped on her foot. She replies yes. He then tells his wife this is their row, prompting a brief, humorous misunderstanding about seating.
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Mabel
Insomnia Worsens As Morning Wakeup Becomes Impossible
A brief quoted exchange reveals severe sleep disruption with one person noting insomnia is so bad they cannot sleep even at the time they must rise. The dialogue underscores a personal struggle with rest.
What Will I Do If Not Elected
A congressional candidate is queried about plans if elected and responds with a witty take on the alternative, highlighting the pressure of public scrutiny and the contrast between expectations and personal plans. The exchange underscores political campaigning dynamics and the candidate's readiness to tackle the unknown.
Modernized Houses Criticized For Heat In Hot Weather
J Frank Dobie argues modern architecture worsens Texas heat. He contrasts adobe and thick walls of historic homes with today’s picture frame windows, game rooms, and south facing designs that trap sun and heat. He favors traditional, shaded, breathable layouts over glossy modernization.
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J. Frank Dobie
Texas
Colorado
Dow
Jacak
Types and causes of headaches by location and origin
The article lists headache causes from brain inflammation with sudden onset to pressure headaches not relieved by medicine. It notes ear related headaches are often one sided near the ear, eyestrain headaches ease with rest, gas or constipation headaches affect the back of the forehead, and sinus or nose conditions cause forehead and orbital pain.
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Virecoe
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Attila the Hun
Sam Voved
Shakespeare
Docs
Bunker Hill Monument
Warren
Chicago
Jake
Robert Emmett
George Washington
Bashful Swain
Markwell
Staplers
Canute
Austin
J. B. Warren
L. LaRoe & Co
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United Nations
North Texas
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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