McMillin Surprised On 71st Birthday
The 71st birth anniversary of D. S. McMillin sparked a surprise birthday dinner hosted by his daughter at his West Grand Avenue home. Guests included Dr. R. May and J. M. McMillin among others, with a pink and green decor and a three tier cake. The evening featured vocal and piano numbers and a colored string trio, recalling Whitewright’s history and McMillin's role in Texas politics and Masonic circles.
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D. Ss. McMillin
H. T. Atterberry
West Grand Avenue
Hugh
Dr. R. May
C. W. Bryant
B. S. Montgomery
O. M. McMillin
J. D. Hoard
T. H. Sears
J. W
J. M. McMillin
Dallas
Grady Geer
van Alstyne
Ethel Gordon
Guy Hamilton
G. F. Sryant
H. G. Webster
Brunswick
Whitewright
McMillin
Texas
Pipe Line Breaks Cause 5000 Barrels Oil Loss North of Van Alstyne
An oil pipeline rupture five miles north of Van Alstyne released about 5,000 barrels of crude into Sister Grove Creek, killing fish and making the water undrinkable for stock. The company dammed the creek and burned the oil, creating dense smoke visible for miles and drawing public notice.
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van Alstyne
Sister Grove Creek
Whitewright Scouts Return From Camp Grayson Encampment
Nine Whitewright Boy Scouts returned from a ten day stay at Camp Grayson sunburned and happy. The group included Dick Montgomery N B Nicholson Joe Thomas Meador Cleo Haliburton Sonny Hancock Billy Earl Montgomery Fitz Bryant Jr Lloyd Stowers and Billy Magar. At a Friday court of honor more than fifty scouts earned advancement badges with Billy Magar and Lloyd Stowers passing second class tests and Montgomery Magar and Stowers receiving merit badges.
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Whitewright
Camp
Grayson
Dick Montgomery
N. B. Nicholson
Joe Thomas Meador
Cleo Haliburton
Sonny Hancock
Billy Earl Montgomery
Fitz Bryant Jr
Lloyd Stowers
Billy Magar
Miss Katherine Montgomery Hosts Friday Night Bridge Party
Miss Katherine Montgomery entertained the Friday Night Club at the Montgomery home Tuesday evening with a bridge party. Mrs J P Montgomery won high score for club members and Miss Evelyn Wilson for guests. Additional attendees included Mrs R O Hull Mrs H T Atterberry Mrs B P Brents Miss Mary Rena Penn Miss Gertrude Montgomery Ada Oklahoma and Mrs A B Hemphill of Dallas. A salad course was served.
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Katherine Montgomery
S. H. Montgomery
J. P. Montgomery
Evelyn Wilson
R. O. Hull
H. T. Atterberry
B. P. Brents
Mary Rena Penn
A. B. Hemphill
Dallas
Gertrude Montgomery
Ada
Oklahoma
Dallas Woman Visits Home Folks This Week
Miss Carrie Hamilton of Dallas is visiting her hometown relatives this week. Miss Patricia Jean Caylor of Bocheta Oklahoma is visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs W W Caylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Hamilton
Dallas
Patricia Jean Caylor
Bocheta, Okla
Mrs
W. W. Caylor
Texas Oklahoma To Build Free Bridges Across Red River
Texas and Oklahoma highway departments plan three new free bridges across the Red River to ease heavy traffic. Locations eyed include Durant Denison Gainesville and Terrell with each state contributing 400000 and total project cost about 800000. Engineers drafted plans and bids will follow joint approval.
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Austin
State Highway Department
Red River
Oklahoma Highway Department
Ringgold
Terrell
Gainesville
Denison
Durant
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Texas
Commission
Oklahoma
S. C. Boswell
Bennett Automobile Crash Near Denison
George Bennett had a Sunday morning car accident en route to Oklahoma on a hillside northwest of Denison. His Ford coupe toppled into a deep ditch, top crushed, glass shattered. His daughter Velma suffered cuts and burns from escaping gasoline but escaped with minor injuries.
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George Bennett
Oklahoma
Denison
Mr. Bennett
Miss Bennett
Rotary Club hears paving plan for Whitewright
F M Echols chaired the Friday Rotary lunch program and introduced J W Combs of Wichita Falls. Combs, head of the paving firm, outlined the Whitewright business district project saying the specifications were the best he had seen and predicting a forty five day completion after starting next week. He praised Julian Montgomery and noted Montgomery’s Whitewright roots.
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Rotary Club
F. M. Echols
Whitewright
Julian Montgomery
Mr. Montgomery
Montgomery
B. S. Montgomery
Combs
Pilot Grove Primitive Baptist Association Opens Seventy Fourth Session
The Pilot Grove Primitive Baptist Association opened its seventy fourth annual meeting with broad attendance from churches and visitors across the state. H C Ball pastor Tioga Church serves as moderator. The association is the oldest in the state, formed about seventy five years ago.
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Tioga
Pilot Grove
Paving Contractors Ready To Begin Work In Whitewright
Machinery for paving has arrived in Whitewright and contractors expect to start Monday morning. Engineers will lay lines this week to allow work to begin, with an estimated forty five days to complete. After pouring concrete it will cure for fifteen days before traffic resumes, aiming to open streets mid October.
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Whitewright
Cotton Crop Outlook In Whitewright Section
The Sun reports the Whitewright cotton crop remains good but has deteriorated due to a hot dry spell. Farmers fear bolls may fail to mature if heat continues, with many predicting yields from a quarter to two-thirds of a bale per acre. The Sun plans to update yield forecasts around early November.
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Whitewright
Auto Registrations Break All Records in Texas
Texas motor vehicle registrations reached a new peak with 1,043,182 passenger cars licensed. Bus registrations lagged behind 1928, while 11,474 trailers and 3,396 motorcycles were registered. Overall growth shows increased vehicle ownership in 1929.
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Austin
Texas
State Highway Department
Reconciliation Denied Ends Life in Sherman
J Worley, 27, killed himself at his mother in law’s home on West Lamar street after his wife refused to reconcile. He had been living west of Sherman since separating from his wife two months earlier.
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Sherman
J. Worley
Chamber of Commerce to Meet Tuesday Evening
The chamber will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday at 8 o clock in the chambers over the First National Bank. All members and interested citizens are urged to attend as business of importance will be discussed.
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Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
Whitewright
More Prison Room Needed Says Hoover
President Hoover outlined a plan to relieve federal prison overcrowding. He will ask Congress for authority to revise the system and fund about 5 million dollars for additions, renovations, and possibly a new Northwestern facility after discussions with the Attorney General and Prisons Director Bates. Atlanta and Leavenworth are reported over capacity.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Leavenworth
Bates
Cowboys to Play for Fair Rodeo
True Western atmosphere will be induced for the rodeo organized for the State Fair of Texas by the Cow boy Band of Simmons University Abilene which has contracted with the Fair Association to play during the nine days of the rodeo. G B Sandefer manager of the band announced Monday in Dallas W T Johnson is producer of the rodeo which will include a worlds championship cowboy contest with 15000 in prizes. There will be two shows daily with fourteen events including riding and roping contests and exhibitions for cowboys and cowgirls.
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Texas
Simmons University
Abilene
Fair Association
G. B. Sandefer
Dallas
W. T. Johnson
Beans Returns Home After Two Months Away
A beaming crowd on West Grand Avenue welcomed Beans the dog back to his young owner David Lloyd after a two month disappearance. The reunion drew a dozen curious boys as David hugged Beans tight, noting the loyal pet’s return to a warm home and a chain kept around his neck when not in David’s hand.
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West Grand Avenue
Beans
Lloyd Moore
David Lloyd
Santa Claus
David
Parsons and Cagle Family Reunion In Arlington
Mr and Mrs J C Parsons with two nieces and guests Mr and Mrs J A Cagle of Greenville traveled to Arlington on Thursday for a family reunion at their former home.
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J. C. Parsons
J. A. Cagle
Greenville
Arlington
Building Activity Growth Propels Whitewright Development
Whitewright and surrounding area see rising building activity with new gin plant work, a 30 000 bushel wheat bin, and multiple home improvements. Contractors report steady demand, with plans for a new 50 foot brick building by G E Pryor replacing an old warehouse, plus barn and bungalow projects across the community.
Automobile Output to Dip in July But Remain High
The July production of automobiles is expected to be 5 to 10 percent below June's total of 536 309 units, based on early factory reports. Low priced cars maintain high output, while June production fell 24 to 132 percent from a year earlier for makers other than Ford, with Ford showing a 26 percent rise over 1928. For six and twelve months ending June 30, output reached 3 380 000 and 5 656 000 units, both records.
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Ford
Automobile Trade Journal
Pittsburgh Sees Five Wards Lacking Saloons
Prohibition Administrator Pennington reports Pittsburgh has five wards without any saloons. The Ninth Ward is cited as the wettest with ten saloons existing there.
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Pittsburgh
Pennington
Sherman Guests Visit Jones Family on Sunday
Mr and Mrs Ernest Sewell and their children from Sherman were guests of Mr and Mrs M Z Jones on Sunday inviting conversation and leisure at their home.
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Ernest Sewell
Sherman
M. Z. Jones
Whitewright Welcomes Pryor Feed and Hatchery Plan
G. E. Pryor of Oklahoma closed a lease for a fifty foot main street building with L. LaRoe & Company and will open a wholesale and retail feed store featuring Purina feeds. A new brick building will replace the old across from the Smith Hotel, with work starting immediately and targeted for completion by October. Pryor may add a 60,000 cc hatchery and a 25 foot side building. he plans to move to Whitewright and resign from the Santa Fe system to settle here.
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Whitewright
Whitewright Gin and Ice Company
Kimbell Milling
White & Donigan
Planters Gin Company
C. H. Bellows
Moreland
C. A. McLean
Fast Whitewright
Ernest McCoy
Rev. I. E. Teague
O. W. Myrick
A. G. Bradley
South Bond Street
D. A. Hollingsworth
Olivia M. Whedbee
West Grand Avenue
L. I. Sears
Ely
Bryant King
Lower Main Street
G. E. Pryor
L. LaRoe & Company
Mr. Pryor
J. M. Simmons
K. D. Neathery
Oklahoma
Pryor
Santa Fe
Weight Plan Cuts Auto License Fee Reduces 50 Percent for Many Cars
Dallas County highway chief C F Cullum announced new license fees based on road weight under the latest law. Rates per 100 pounds are 28 cents up to 2000 pounds, 36 cents 2000 to 3500, 48 cents 3501 to 4500, and 50 cents above 4500. Example car 2600 pounds would pay about $9.36 next year instead of $17. A duplicate tax receipt costs 25 cents after affidavit of ownership.
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C. F. Cullum
Highway Department
Dallas County
Cullum
Whitewright Opens Skating Rink Under Tent
Whitewright hosts a new skating rink south of the Red Top station on East Grand Avenue under a large tent. The floor measures 42 by 98 feet and is described as a good surface. Owner Charles Kime Bell said the rink would start business Friday night. Kimbell has operated rinks for years and spent months in Trenton last year.
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Whitewright
Red Top
East Grand Avenue
Charles Kimebell
Kimbell
Trenton
Two Children Die As Bus Overturns Near Beaumont
A Youngs Bus Line Company bus en route from Houston to Lake Charles overturned on the Old Spanish Trail about eight miles east of Orange Texas. Two children Barba Jean Carter eight and James Carter three months died. Driver H R Wooding and 18 others injured include Mrs Dan Carter Port Arthur Miss C Mignon Orange Henry Mettscher New Orleans.
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Beaumont
Louisiana
Orange
Texas
Youngs Bus Line Company
Lake Charles
Houston
H. R. Wooding
Barba Jean Carter
James Carter
Dan Carter
Port Arthur
C. Mignon
Henry Mettscher
New Orleans
Pennington and May Visit Panhandle Texas This Week
J. R. Pennington and Gomer May are traveling through the Panhandle region of Texas this week to meet local communities and inspect regional projects.
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J. R. Pennington
Gomer May
Panhandle
Texas
Mrs Sanders Leaves for Tennessee Visit
Mrs J M Sanders, visiting her daughter Mrs J W Willbanks, left Monday for Tennessee to visit relatives.
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J. M. Sanders
J. W. Willbanks
Tennessee
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Pilot Grove Baptist Association
Atlanta
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