Street sprinkler legacy fades as Whitewright bid farewell
The Whitewright street sprinkler, once funded by merchants and a symbol of civic effort, ends its era after dwindling support. City backing remains while a few loyal donors keep service going, with 185000 gallons used monthly and duties from 5:30 am to 5:30 pm. The article also notes the city’s vital statistics registry, led by Jesse Wallace since 1925, tracking births and deaths across the area and reporting to state authorities.
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Whitewright
Chamber of Commerce
C. P. Johnson
Jesse Wallace
Johnson
Wallace
Justice
Bells
Tom Bean
State Health Department
Fannin County
Dairy Institute in Grayson County Four Day Schedule
The Grayson County Livestock Association sponsors a four day Dairy Institute August 21 to 24 with meetings at four county sites including Walnut Grove school house. Programs feature speakers from Sherman, Wise County and various agricultural groups and will include lunch options and informal social time.
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Grayson County
Grayson County Livestock Association
Walnut Grove School House
Whitewright
Ethel
Doc Riggs Grove
Kentuckytown
Red Branch
W. C. LeBaron
Lee Simmons
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
D. T. Simons
American Jersey Cattle Club
E. A. Jamison
Wise County
C. M. Evans
T & P Railway
Marshall
Paul Walser
Cotton Belt
Tyler
CC. M. Evans
A. S. Ambrose
Meadolake Products Company
Sherman
E. R. Eudaly
Madill Croquet Team Beats Whitewright Players
Madill Oklahoma players Marvin Bryant E W Gray J W Jennings and H F Keller defeated Whitewright opponents Guy Hamilton Glenn Doss Lucian LaRoe and Ben Gould in a Tuesday night croquet match. The Madill quartet plans another visit for a rematch.
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Marvin Bryant
E. W. Gray
J. W. Jennings
H. F. Keller
Madill
Okla
Whitewright
Mr. Gray
Mr. Keller
Guy Hamilton
Glenn Doss
Mr. Bryant
Mr. Jennings
Lucian LaRoe
Ben Gould
Three hard boiled eggs found inside Waco chicken
A Waco report says a chicken was killed yesterday and Sam Chotas shows the bird with three solid hard boiled eggs inside and one broken egg. The tale ties to the hot weather then sweeping the area.
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Waco
Europe
Sam Chotas
Sam
Deaths and births statistics for 1928 report
Deceased burial details and forwarding to the State Registrar are noted. Deaths average 34 annually. In the first half of 1928 there were 43 births and 16 deaths. of the births 18 were female and 25 male, with five of the newborns being negro.
City Offices Open Public Service Telephone For Information
The fire station now has a service telephone for information complaints and business by remote conversation. The feature was postponed due to cost and confusion with fire reporting. A separate fire alarm bell is linked to the fire telephone and other transactions go through No 24 listed as city offices.
Methodist Revival Closes Tonight At Local Church
The ten day revival at the Methodist Church ends tonight. By Wednesday eight conversions and six additions to church membership are recorded. Rev. W. L. Tittle of First Oak Cliff Methodist Church Dallas delivers sermons. Rev. T. H. Browning of Byers leads the songs.
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Methodist Church
W. L. Tittle
First Oak Cliff Methodist Church
Dallas
T. H. Browning
Methodist
Byers
Democrats of South To Push Own Campaign
Southern Democratic groups will direct campaign efforts locally with leaders in charge to boost turnout. Officials believe regular majorities in the South will help Thomas B. Love’s Dallas base and Texas Democrats back Hoover in November.
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Democrats of
Governor Moody Ready To Campaign For National Ticket
Governor Moody said he stands ready to campaign in Texas if the national party decides campaigning is needed. He added he will not speak unless requested. Jed Adams of Dallas is in charge of the state campaign but has not yet scheduled any speakers.
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New York
National Democratic
South
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Texas
Austin
Moody
Jed Adams
Dallas
Adams
Demotion plea for Moses over Volstead Act hostility
Boston's Charles H. Burrill asks Herbert Hoover to move Senator George Moses from Eastern to New Hampshire campaign manager due to alleged hostility to the Volstead Act. Burrill, a Republican lieutenant governor candidate, says Moses’ role harms Hoover’s appeal to Massachusetts voters and questions the managers Hoover chooses.
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Springfield
George Moses
New Hampshire
Charles H. Burrill
Boston
Herbert Hoover
Burrill
Moses
Hoover
Massachusetts
Pilot Grove Revival Opens Next Sunday
Rev. E. C. Smith of East Sherman Baptist Church will lead a revival at Pilot Grove. Services will be held under the tabernacle at that location starting next Sunday.
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E. C. Smith
East Sherman Baptist Church
Pilot Grove
Tabernacle
Roads Discussed By Commissioners
Sherman Texas Monday meeting of the county commissioners' court considered securing right of way and other steps for highways 6 10 and 91. Routing of Highway 6 through Howe and interurban track changes discussed with no decision. Right of way agreements on Highway 91 Denison to Preston bridge approved. No action on damages claimed from work on Highway 19 Whitesboro to Denton County line.
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Sherman
County Commissioners’ Court
Howe
Denison
Preston Bridge
Whitesboro
Denton County
Love Quits Race For Lt. Governor
Dallas state senator Thomas B. Love announced his withdrawal from the Texas lieutenant governor race. He cited the likely inability to overcome Barry E. Miller’s lead in the runoff primary and noted his opposition to Governor Smith as the Democratic presidential nominee amid a months long dispute after six counties removed his name from the ballot.
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Thomas B. Love
Dallas
Harrison
Texas
Love
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Democratic Party
Barry E. Miller
Smith
Antique party showcases Currin family heirlooms and Civil War relics
Mrs Bettie Currin hosted an antique party Friday afternoon 4 to 6 displaying heirlooms dating back over a century. Guests admired a Fuqua monogram silver set an 1800 newspaper a George Washington related ring and Civil War items while enjoying pound cake and lemonade.
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George Washington
Texas No Man's Fund Reaches Total of $19 268
Austin reports the Texas no man's fund has risen by $509 in the last month, bringing the total escheated money to $19,268 held in the State Treasury. The fund consists of estates escheated when a person dies without heirs or a will, with notices published locally to hear potential claims before transfer.
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Texas
Austin
Freight truck road fee plan moves forward in Texas
State Senator Gus Russek of Schulenburg proposes a maintenance fee on freight trucks to fund road upkeep. He asks county commissioners to share data on road damage to present to the next Legislature. Dr and Mrs Ross R May visited Wilson Oklahoma with Mrs R May staying on to visit her son.
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Austin
Gus Russek
Schulenburg
Russek
Ross R. May
Wilson
Okla
E. O. May
R. May
Van Vestal Wins State Essay Contest
Van Vestal seventh grade student in Whitewright schools has been declared first in a state wide essay contest on Why We Have and Practice Traffic Rules. He will receive a gold medal and fifteen dollars from the Highway Education Board and his essay advances to the national contest. He previously won third prize in a similar last year.
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van Vestal
J. T. Vestal
Whitewright
S. M.N. Marrs
Van
Highway Education Board
Odd Fellows to lay corner stone of new Greenville courthouse
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Hunt County plan to lay the corner stone for Greenville's new $400,000 courthouse on Thursday at 3 PM. The event includes morning activities from 10 AM and evening degree ceremonies, with lodges invited to attend.
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Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Hunt County
Greenville
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Lilley party visits Dallas for fall and winter stock
E. J. Lilley and Misses Monta and May Badgett of Lilley Dry Goods Company spent several days in Dallas attending style shows. They plan a larger fall and winter stock than in recent years and expect new goods to begin arriving soon.
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E. J. Lilley
Monta
May Badgett
Lilley Dry Goods Company
Dallas
Republicans Select State Candidates
Fort Worth reports the state Republican convention nominated W. H. Holmes of Amarillo for governor and T. M. Kennerly of Houston for the U S Senate. Resolutions endorsed President Coolidge and Hoover. Other nominees include Lena Moore for lieutenant governor C O Harris for attorney general Jeff N Miller J H McBroome Harvey W Gilbert C P Scales Verma B Adams T J Martin and John F Grant for various statewide posts.
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Fort Worth
W. H. Holmes
Amarillo
T. M. Kennerly
Houston
United States Senate
President Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Lena Moore
Cameron County
C. O. Harris
Tom Green County
Jeff N. Miller
Harris County
J. H. McBroome
el Paso
Court of Criminal Appeals
Harvey W. Gilbert
Jefferson County
Genera
C. P. Scales
Val Verde
Verma B. Adams
Tarrant County
T. J. Martin
Kinney County
John F. Grant
Laborer Betz Dies after Refusing Hospital Care
Denver report states A Charles Betz a 63 year old laborer died last week saying he could not afford hospital treatment after a wasp sting on the lip. He left more than $20 000 in gold coins in a bank deposit vault revealing hidden wealth and a possible motive for his action.
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Denver
Colo
Charles Betz
Betz
Bull's Neck Broken in Fight With Automobile
Fredericksburg report states J M Elkins of Fort Worth was bulldogging an automobile when a Hereford bull chased the car on the Fredericksburg Llano highway. The bull pierced the radiator with a horn and a lamp with the other, then the force of the collision threw the bull and broke its neck.
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Fredericksburg
J. M. Elkins
Fort Worth
Llano
Here
M. D. Holcomb 81 Dies in Nobility Community
M D Holcomb aged 81 longtime Nobility resident in southwest Fannin County died at his home Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held at Leonard Baptist Church on Wednesday afternoon at 2 30. He was an uncle of R L Holcomb of this place and relatives from Whitewright attended.
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M. D. Holcomb
Fannin County
the Leonard Baptist Church
R. L. Holcomb
Whitewright
Northwest Fannin Singing Convention Planned at Enterprise Church
The Northwest Fannin County Singing Convention meets next Sunday at 2 30 PM at Enterprise church four miles east of town. All lovers of good singing are invited to attend and participate in the program.
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Enterprise Church
Whitewright farmers foresee record cotton yield this year
Reports from Whitewright farmers indicate a bumper cotton crop possible this year if dry weather holds. Interviewed growers estimate yields from one fourth to one bale per acre, noting insect damage is limited and boll worms are less plentiful than a week ago. The first bale of 1928 cotton may arrive in Whitewright by Friday or Saturday.
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Whitewright
France alarmed over decline of marriage rate
Paris reports a sharp drop in marriages in the first quarter of 1928, with 1600 fewer unions than the same period in 1927. Sociologists and clergy blame postwar independence, women entering professions, housing shortages, and uncertain prospects for women choosing marriage, while divorces rise.
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France
Paris
Real Music in Town by Fiddle and Banjo Trio
A Honey Grove Signel writer savors a homegrown fiddling session as two country fiddlers and a banjo picker create pure tones and lively strains. He praises natural movement and melodies like Molly Put the Kettle On over grand classical pieces, saying such music lifts spirits and outshines campaigns and hard times.
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Conservatories
Europe
Gilmore
Salt Lake City
Tabernacle
Molly
Mississippi
Honey Grove
Signel
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