Onions Profitability For Belew And Neighbor At Whitewright
Horace Belew finished gathering his two acre crop of 420 bushels of onions, selling 380 bushels No 1 at 32 cents and 40 bushels No 2 at 50 cents, clearing 135 after 61.50 rent. Neighbor W M Ingram harvested 738 bushels on six acres, selling at 34 2/3 cents, with rent totaling 114.50. Cotton between rows yields strong returns. two crops produced two car loads shipped recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Belew
Martin Belew
Whitewright
Mr. Belew
W. M. Ingram
Good Woman Gone To Her Reward
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Pennington of Whitewright Texas dies aged 78 after long faithful church service. Born in Alabama May 2 1840 she migrated to Texas in 1851 as a Sears and Pennington line member and remained active in the Presbyterian Church. She leaves four children and a large extended family with a funeral at the Presbyterian Church and burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ann Pennington
William Pennington
Alabama
Texas
Christopher Sears
Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Whitewright
Pennington
Frankie Rubell
J. F. Fender
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Fender
Kirkpatrick
R. T. Pennington
A. Ee. Pennington
Roy Harold Groves
Noel Pennington
Royse City
Ross Dickerson
Ropesville
Rosa Kirkpatrick
Kingston
Greenville
Nell Smythe
Crosbyton
Wright
Farmersville
W. C. Pennington
Neal Pennington
John Philpot
Gainesville
W. C. Ford
J. W. Pender
GOP Leader Sees Coolidge as Possible Nominee Split
William V. Hodges, treasurer of the Republican National Committee, urged party strength under Coolidge but avoided pledging his support for the president’s 1928 bid. He hinted the president would leave office March 4, 1929, regardless of convention action, leaving a tight race for the nomination among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
White House
Coolidge
Game Lodge
William V. Hodges
Republican National Committee
Mr. Coolidge
Commissioners Vote to Issue Grayson County Road Bonds
Grayson County Commissioners Court approved issuing 2,495,500 in road bonds after July 16 election. Funds will back 72 miles of north south routes, 33 miles of blacktop east west roads, and repairs to belt system. Bonds run 40 years at 4 percent with semiannual interest. 835,000 buys special district bonds, 1,665,000 funds highways, replacing district taxes for 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Commissioners’ Court
Grayson County
Red River
Collin County
Fannin County
Cooke County
Bells South
Whitesboro
Poison Food Victims Out Of Danger
Corsicana Aug 10 Thirteen members of the J W Speegle family in the Barry community were stricken after noon meal Saturday from ptomaine poisoning. Mrs Speegle three sons four daughters three grandchildren and a niece were victims. Pineapple used in a cake is alleged to have caused the poisoning. All victims are reported out of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsicana
J. W. Speegle
Barry
Speegle
Bryan Bothered About Spending City Profits
Bryan Texas voters will decide September 6 on a city charter amendment to let the City Commission spend part of its public utility profits, averaging over 40 000 dollars yearly, on schools and streets rather than only on the utility plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
City Commission
Enterprise Revival Adds Twenty Four New Members
Rev. Claud Johnson of Sherman led a revival at Enterprise Baptist Church east of town assisted by Rev. C. Chumbley. The meeting closed Sunday night with twenty four new members added to the church roll, nineteen by baptism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Johnson
Sherman
C. Chumbley
Enterprise Baptist Church
Town
Reeves Family Visits Sherman Relatives Sunday
Mr and Mrs Cull Reeves and their son visited relatives at Sherman on Sunday, sharing time with kin and enjoying a family outing in the Texas town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Cull Reeves and Son
Sherman
Whitewright Public Schools Open September 12
The Whitewright Public Schools will open on Monday September 12 with a two day county institute to follow on September 8 and 9. Enrollment is expected to exceed recent years as transfers increase and District 42 pupils gain seven and a half months of free schooling this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
County Institute
Sherman
Local buyers move four cars of old corn this week
Farmers shipped surplus corn as bumper crops from 1926 flow to markets. Last year prices were 50 cents a bushel but recently have hovered near 75 cents. One local firm purchased and shipped four cars in the past week as gathering approaches.
New Ford Cars Race Through Dearborn Streets
Dearborn Michigan observers report new Ford cars tested in town by Dearborn experimental lab drivers. Four cars passed the main corner on Monday with four wheel brakes and Lincoln-like radiators. Front images suggest a gear shift rather than a clutch. The vehicle seems capable of higher speed than current models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn
Mich
Henry Ford
Lincoln
Crockett Marshall Rites Held At Durant
Crockett Marshall aged 84 died at his home near Durant Oklahoma on Saturday. He lived at Trenton for years before moving to Oklahoma. He was a brother of the late S. E. Marshall a pioneer Whitewright merchant. Funeral Sunday at the residence conducted by Rev. J. F. Fender and Rev. W. A. Kirkpatrick. Interment in Durant Cemetery. A daughter Mrs John Savage NW of town and granddaughter Mrs Ira Kirkpatrick Whitewright. Relatives and friends from Whitewright attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crockett Marshall
Durant
Oklahoma
Trenton
S. E. Marshall
Whitewright
J. F. Fender
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Notice to Business Men on Gas Fixture Fire Insurance Rates
The state Fire Insurance Commission warns mercantile districts using rubber hose connections for gas fixtures will incur a 10 cent per $100 fire insurance rate increase on building and contents. Direct stationary pipe connections avoid this charge. Home installations exempt. mayor F. M. Echols.
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State Fire Insurance Commission
Mercantile District
F. M. Echols
Revival Meeting at Shady Grove Sunday August 14
The Sun announces a revival meeting at Shady Grove beginning Sunday August 14 conducted by Rev. Ben Snyder of McKinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Grove
Ben Snyder
McKinney
Cotton crop forecast at 13 492 000 bales for 1927
The Department of Agriculture projects a 13,492,000 bale cotton crop for the year based on Aug 1 condition at 69.5 percent of normal. If boll weevil infestation remains as expected, the yield and final outturn may shift, with area and production figures provided for guidance.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Board
Motor trucks cannot replace rail for heavy freight says Katy officials
Katy railroad officials cite a July 20 record load on the M K T line hauling 118 cars and 6 029 tons from Franklin Missouri to Baden yards St Louis to argue that motor trucks cannot match rail for heavy long hauls. They note 1 000 trucks would be needed to move the same tonnage, making such a truck train physically and economically impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy
M-K-T
Franklin
Baden Yards
St. Louis
95 Year Old Printer Wins Gold Medal for Longevity
New York reports Philip F. Coghlan a 95-year-old Civil War veteran and longtime St Louis Post Dispatch printer receives the gold medal from the educational graphic arts exposition as the oldest active printer in the United States. He works in the composing room alongside his son Philip C Coghlan who is 42 and also a printer with four decades in the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philip F. Coghlan
Educational Graphic Arts Exposition
United States
Coghlan
St.Louis Post-Dispatch
Philip C. Coghlan
Grayson County Prepares Road Work Across Precincts
Precinct by precinct Grayson County commissioners outline early stage road reconditioning and new road construction under the county bond program. Sections include Dorchester Ida Collinsville Pottsboro with coordinated efforts to ensure seamless, continuous road conditions.
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Grayson County
Dorchester
Ida
Collinsville
Pottsboro
O. L. Simmons
J. R. Westbrook
Earl Winn
Roy Rich
Predicts 70 000 Bales For Fannin
Bonham Aug 8. County agent Edmund Singleton surveys Fannin County crops and forecast 70 000 bales of cotton if weather stays favorable. He expects 18 to 20 cents a pound, notes a good corn crop and hog numbers, with lower farming costs this year. Weevil damage is heavier in the north, lighter on black land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Singleton
Fannin County
Singleton
Vanguard of Legion Heads to Paris Convention
Hoboken N Y August 10 six hundred American Legion members sail from port aboard the President Harding for the Paris convention. The group includes representatives from thirty eight states who previously sailed to France a decade ago under different conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
N. Y
American Legion
France
President Harding
Legion
Paris
Revival Meeting at Marvin Church Near Whitewright
Rev. T. W. Lovell of Trenton assisted by pastor Rev. G. M. Byers will start a revival at Marvin Methodist Church four miles east of Whitewright. Services held each morning and evening under an arbor near the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Lovell
Trenton
G. M. Byers
Marvin Methodist Church
Whitewright
Cox Family Returns From Ten Day Arkansas Visit
Mrs. W. M. Cox and daughter Miss Ruth Cox with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bailey and their son returned Sunday from a ten day trip visiting Siloam Springs Arkansas and other points of interest in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Cox
Ruth Cox
W. C. Bailey
Siloam Springs
Arkansas
Free School Term Set for District 42 in 1927 28
A joint Whitewright Board of Education and District 42 trustees decided the free school term for District 42 will be seven and a half months for 1927 28. Students entering Whitewright schools will pay for the first six weeks, then receive the rest of the term free, benefiting rural children after the cotton harvest.
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Whitewright Board of Education
Whitewright
River Fails To Give Up Clyde Hankins' Body
Rev and Mrs J H Hankins returned from Pine Bluff Arkansas after learning their nephew Clyde Hankins had drowned in the Arkansas River the day earlier. Despite thorough searches from the river to miles below no body was found and the family grieves. Clyde Hankins had been ordained two weeks before his death and recently graduated from Washita College Arkadelphia. He was an athlete and swimmer raised in the Hawkins household.
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J. H. Hankins
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Clyde Hankins
Young Hawkins
Washita College
Arkadelphia
J. H. Hawkins
Cotton Crop Value Up 220 Million Amid Forecast Revisions
New York August 10 Advancing 15 a bale since the Government forecast of 13 492 000 bales the value of the 1927 cotton crop has risen more than 220 million With prices at new highs for the season predictions grew that cotton could reach 28 cents a pound or more if the official figure holds Rainy belt weather intensifies boll weevil infestation supporting experts belief of a final output about 4 million bales below last year
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New York
Dentists Report Low Teeth Brushing Rates Nationwide
Chicago August 9 23 percent of the population brush teeth according to Dr Polk Ackers addressing the National Dental Technicians convention. He stated 89 000 000 people never use toothbrushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Polk Ackers
Dental Technicians
Remission Of Back Taxes Is Proposed
The Tax Survey Commission discussed forgiving all unpaid taxes before 1920 if 1920 onward taxes are paid. Former Senator J. M. Henderson of Daingerfield proposed the idea, noting some delinquent rolls are duplication and an act by the Legislature would be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tax Survey Commission
J. M. Henderson
Daingerfield
Sam Wilhoit Seeks Repair Work For Dyer & Jones Jewelers
Sam Wilhoit a jeweler with Dyer Jones requests repair work for customer items. The note implies availability for service and client engagement at the store or workshop.
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Sam Wilhoit
Dyer & Jones
Sun Office Sells Typewriter Carbon Paper and Ribbons
Sun office offers carbon paper and typing ribbons for sale as supplies for typewriters. High quality brands available with affordable pricing and bulk options for offices and schools.
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Typewriter
Sun Office
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