Woodlake Encampment to Become a Permanent North Texas Event
The North Texas Baptist encampment at Woodlake near Denison and Sherman closed its first annual session with an unanimous vote to continue as a permanent institution. The 1922 session is set for July 26 to August 3, with over 1,200 attendance on Sunday and about 400 at services daily. Leaders and speakers included Dr. Wallace Bassett and J. C. Hardy among others, and the Texas Electric Railway pledged improvements for next year.
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North Texas Baptist Encampment
Woodlake
Texas Elec
Denison
Sherman
Denigan
Gainesville
Greenville
Whitewright
Whitesboro
van Alstyne
Texas
Oklahoma
Grayson County
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Womans Missionary Union
Baptist Young Peoples Union
T. L. Holcomb
First Baptist Church of
A. B. Ingram
Whitesboro Baptist Church
W. A. Chisholm
L. R. Lamb
Calvary Baptist Church of
A. J. Seale
McKinney
J. M. Potts
Clyde Crimm
Wallace Bassett
Dallas
A. F. Beddoe
Wallace Bessett
A. A. Duncan
J. C. Hardy
Baylor College
Belton
R. L. Powell
Gainsville
J. L. Ward
Decatur College
Decatur
R. L. Scanton
W. J. Thames
Burleson College
Charles C. Cook
Texas Electric Railway
Electrical Storm Ravages Denton Area Causing $25,000 Damage
Aug 8 Denton Texas reports an electrical storm that caused about $25,000 in damage across four fires near the city. A bolt knocked a car hood into the air while occupants felt no shock. A barn at Ben Taylor farm burned with livestock removed. a horse was killed mid-field and was seen knocked several feet as ground cracked and dried like powder.
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Denton
Texas
George Foster
Ben Taylor Farm
Taylor Barn
Negro Shot Dead in Own Yard at Sherman
Sherman Aug 7 Punch Pitts a Negro about 35 was shot and killed in the back yard of his home at 510 North Branch street around 10 Saturday morning. One bullet from a medium caliber pistol entered the chest and pierced the heart. Tom Webb another Negro surrendered to Constable Buck Blalock.
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Sherman
Punch Pitts
North Branch Street
Tom Webb
Buck Blalock
Orangeville Revival Opens with Methodist Ministers
A revival meeting starts in Orangeville next Sunday morning led by Rev. K. R. Isbell and assisted by Rev. Hugh O. Isbell of Dallas. The event aims to inspire worship and spiritual renewal in the community.
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Orangeville
K. R. Isbell
Hugh O. Isbell
Dallas
Porter News Roundup of Local Visits and Illness
Mrs Lona Bowen has been ill for several days. Jim Thompson attended the funeral of his niece in Randolph. J T Williams and family plus Miss Sallie Jacobs visit relatives here. J T Robinson family dined with J D Richey in Orangeville. R F Williams family near Savoy visited. G D Bennett family visited Savoy. Pound supper attended at Henry Burks. Mrs Lizzie Bonham and kin from Denison spent week with Mrs Viola Harper. Ernest Henderson family visited Farmersville. Kenneth Robinson visited grandmother Mrs Pace in Whitewright. John Musser and family returned from Vernon trip.
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Lona Bowen
Jim Thompson
Randolph
Lee Colman
J. T. Williams
Sylvester
Miss Sallie Jacobs
Clarendon
J.T. Robinson
J. D. Richey
Orangeville
R. F. Williams
Near Savoy
G. D. Bennett
Savoy
Henry Burks
Lizzie Bonham
Roy
Gene Stone
Denison
Viola Harper
Ernest Henderson
Farmersville
Kenneth Robinson
Pace
Whitewright
John Musser
Miss Opal
Vernon
London to New York in forty hours by new aircraft
London aviation experts report a hybrid airplane airship tested at Croydon may soon enable a forty-hour trans Atlantic trip with breakfast in England and dinner in America. The craft rests on the sea and can ride rough waves, enabling plans for giant flying ships carrying 100 passengers plus crew and supplies to complete the voyage in under two days.
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London
New York
England
America
Croydon Fields
Anti Ku Klux Klan Appears in South Grayson County
A letter from The Anti Ku Klux Klan of South Grayson County dated July 29 1921 denounces the Klan as unlawful and pledges to punish violators. The message claims strong local strength, asserts opposition to Klan actions, and warns rivals to avoid interference with local business and personal rights.
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South Grayson
Grayson County
Gunter Star
Gunter
The
Star
Ku Klux Klan
Grayson County, State of
Texas
Movement to shift taxes to beer in tax reform
Washington reports a national push in Congress to tax beer containing 2.75 percent alcohol to raise up to 1.25 billion dollars. Proponents aim for a 10 dollar per barrel tax on non intoxicating beers under 2 percent alcohol by weight.
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Washington
Congress
Mrs Clendening Returns Home From Texas Visit
Mrs. F. L. Clendening has returned to her home at Aransas Pass after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Montgomery.
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F. L. Clendening
Aransas Pass
Mrs. S. H. Montgomery
Bankruptcy filings reach 219 in East Texas district
Judge J R Blades reports for the fiscal year ending June 30 that the Eastern District of Texas saw 169 voluntary and 50 involuntary bankruptcy petitions across 41 counties. In the Sherman district comprising Grayson, Cooke, Collin and Denton, 28 voluntary and 2 involuntary petitions were filed, higher than the previous year though exact Sherman district figures for the prior year are unavailable.
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Sherman
J. R. Blades
United States District Court
Eastern District of Texas
Attorney General’s Department
East Texas
U. S. Court
Blades
Grayson
Cooke
Collin
Denton
Obituary Notice for J. D. Powell at Cannon
J D Powell died July 23 at a Sherman sanitarium after a two week illness. Interred at Cannon Cemetery, he lived in the Cannon community for years and was a respected Methodist. He was known for Christian charity and cheerful faith, survived by his wife and several children.
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J. D. Powell
Sherman
Cannon
Methodist Church
Christ
Bee Mobly’s Recovery Amid Health Update in Mahurin
Bee Mobly, previously ill with appendicitis, is improving. Mr and Mrs Tom Blanton welcomed a baby boy on Saturday Aug 6. Mrs C E Baker returns from Mills County visit. Haseal Smith visits relatives in Greenville. Anna Bell Withrow visits aunt Mrs Oscar Burris in Savoy. Mrs Oscar Hill of Oklahoma City visits Mr and Mrs P H Hall. Cele Harrison of near Ector spent last week with brother Howard Harrison. Cleve McLean and family visited Chalie Seaman on Sunday. Mrs Johnson’s father and mother from Oklahoma visiting. Howard Harrison and John Smith were Bonham visitors last Monday. Mr Nelson and family have return
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Bee Mobly
Tom Blanton
C. E Baker
Mills County
Haseal Smith
Greenville
Anna Bell Withrow
Oscar Burris
Savoy
Oscar Hill
Oklahoma City
P. H. Hall
Cele Harrison
Near Ector
Howard Harrison
Cleve McLean
Chalie Seaman
Social Roundup From a Paris Visit and Nearby Towns
Ed from a visit near Paris, Lildth Mae Smith hosted a watermelon party last Saturday night. Several young people visited Audrey May last Sunday. Eunice Baker has been visiting friends near Long Branch. Mrs. C E Baker and Grandma Hodges called on Mrs. Harrison Tuesday evening. Pearl Withrow visiting relatives near Ector. Edna Taylor returned from a visit with relatives at Randolph.
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Paris
Lildth Mae Smith
Audrey May
Eunice Baker
Long Branch
C. E. Baker
Grandma Hodges
Howard Harrison
Pearl Withrow
Ector
Edna Taylor
Randolph
John Temple Graves on a Great Man in Texas Politics
From Gainesville Chautauqua, publicist John Temple Graves extols Joseph Weldon Bailey as a towering Texas statesman. He recalls praise from Ben Tillman and Elihu Root, citing Bailey as among the era’s greatest speakers and a symbol of Southern pride. The Greenville Banner quotes the remarks.
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Gainesville
John Temple Graves
Washington
Texas
Ben Tillman
South Carolina
Senate
Graves
Clay
Calhoun
Webster
Joe Bailey
Elihu Root
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Greenville
Personal News Tip Calls Sun for Updates
A terse note asks that any personal news be phoned or sent to The Sun. It mentions 666 cures Dengue Fever. The date 9-23 appears as part of the message.
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The
Sun
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Good Town
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