Lodge Is Delegate To Armament Meet
Washington Aug. 16 Henry Cabot Lodge chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has been selected by President Harding as a member of the American delegation to the disarmament conference Formal announcement was made at the White House He is the second member named with Secretary Hughes already set as chairman Lodge, Republican leader of the Senate, is understood to have accepted
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Harding
Senator Lodge
White House
Hughes
Lodge
Senate
Six Dallas Beauties to Lure Mashers into Police Trap
Dallas police plan to deploy six stylish women sleuths to trap jellybeans and mashers. The officers will patrol streets and theatres to confront men who talk to them, aiming to curb insults reported by women.
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Dallas
Prospecting trip in Lubbock County with Sears and son
Dr. R. L. Sears travels with his son Jim on a prospecting trip in Lubbock County. They are surveying areas of interest and gathering geological observations for potential mineral findings.
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R. L. Sears
Jim
Lubbock County
Monarchy label quotes George Fifth and Lloyd George
The Fresno Republican quips that it is a monarchy, naming King George the Fifth and Lloyd George the Four-Fifths, reflecting a satirical political comment from the era.
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King George the Fifth
Lloyd George
Fresno Republican
Greenville Boosters Visit Monday by Chamber Group
Greenville boosters from the Chamber of Commerce and local business leaders will visit Monday around 4 30 accompanied by the Greenville Municipal band. The five day trip starts in Mt Pleasant with remaining nights planned in Greenville and over 100 people expected in the party. They will depart Whitewright at 5 for Trenton.
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Chamber of Commerce and Business Men of
Greenville
Greenville Boosters
Mt. Pleasant
Whitewright
Trenton
Oak Hill Cemetery Association Seeks Funds
The Oak Hill Cemetery Association treasurer asks the Sun to report it needs funds. Current funds cover this month’s caretaker, but ongoing work requires dues from all lot owners. Several have overlooked payment. small dues from each owner will fund continued care and maintain this well kept cemetery thanks to the diligent ladies of the association.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill
Ladies of the
Armament Parley Estimated Cost At Least 100000 Monthly
Washington reports undersecretary Henry Fletcher proposed an initial $200,000 appropriation for the world armaments conference to be spent over two months with potential extra needs for longer sessions. The plan includes a secretariat for the conference and may require further deficiency appropriations as overall costs rise. President Harding backed the request to Congress as in the public interest.
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Washington
Far East
Henry P. Fletcher
Congress
Harding
Fletcher
Paris
Sherman Man Shot While Riding In Auto
Claude Scott a well known automobile mechanic at West Side Garage is wounded by a pistol shot in the left chest while riding in a car near Sherman Texas He was returning from Denison with Hoyt Gibson driving Gibson found Scott wounded and rushed him to St Vincent s Sanitarium The gun remains unfound and the bullet passed through Scott s body into the seat The incident occurred about 7 o clock Sunday evening and Scott is expected to recover
Jubilee Singers at First Baptist Church
The Jubilee Singers perform Negro melodies as a specialty at the First Baptist Church on Thursday and Friday nights August 18 and 19. White attendees are invited. Admission is 15.
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First Baptist
Cotton Consumption in July Reaches 410,120 Bales
Washington reports July cotton usage at 410,120 bales of lint and 50,019 bales of linters, down from last year. For the twelve months ending July 31 the cotton year totals 4,887,895 bales of lint and 513,857 of linters, against 6,419,734 lint and 342,472 linters the prior year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Entertainment Postponed At Church Lawn In August
The Sun announces the Sunday school entertainment planned for Thursday night on the church lawn is postponed to Tuesday night August 28 due to the death of Mr. J. H. Cox.
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J. H. Cox
Acquitted of Operating Still After Confession
Elbert Weldon, 19, living near Club Lake seven miles west of Sherman, is acquitted by a Fifty-Ninth District Court jury on a charge of owning and operating a whiskey still after admitting he signed a confession. His lawyers argued the arresting officers promised leniency and that the search warrant was improperly served, making the evidence illegal. Sixteen related cases remain pending, likely sharing similar testimony.
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Sherman
Elbert Weldon
Club Lake
Fifty-Ninth District Court
J. A. Carlisle
Weldon
Gordon Livingston Wedding Ties Whitewright to Sherman
Mr John Livingston and Miss Emma Gordon wed at Rev J F Fender's home at 7 am last Thursday. They honeymoon in Eureka Springs Ark and will reside in Sherman after September 1. The bride, Whitewright native and social favorite, and the groom, Livingston Brothers member and Sherman Chamber of Commerce leader, are noted in Grayson County society.
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John Livingston
Emma Gordon
J. F. Fender
Eureka Springs
Ark
R. B. Gordon
Whitewright
the Sun
Sherman
Livingston Brothers
Country Club
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Grayson County
Livingston
Giant Searchlight Scares Lovers Lane Residents
Dallas readers recall a Friday night scare as a 4,500,000 candle power searchlight atop the Adolphus Hotel named Fred Meyers lit country lanes near Dallas. The beam, visible for ten miles, prompted couples to scatter as if pursued by officers enforcing a ban on spoons.
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Dallas
Fred Meyers
Adolphus Hotel
Negro lynching reported near Groesbeck Texas
Groesbeck, Texas August 15 The county attorney received a telephone report from Justice of the Peace stating a mob hanged a negro at Datura. The message said no excitement and that all was quiet afterward. It was claimed the negro assaulted a white woman.
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Groesbeck
Texas
L. E. Eubanks
Justice of the Peace
W. T. Grogan
Datura
Death of John H. Cox at 65 in Whitewright area
John H. Cox aged 65 died at his Spruce street home Thursday morning after months of illness. Born in Hawkins County Tennessee on March 16 1858 he moved to Texas in 1901 living in Ely Canaan and Whitewright. Survived by seven children Claud Bertha Mitchell Glendon Hubert Mamie and Mrs. George Brannon. Funeral at Methodist Church Friday at 2 30 p m Rev K R Isbel officiating with Oak Hill Cemetery burial.
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John H. Cox
Spruce Street
Mr. Cox
Hawkins County
Tennessee
Texas
Ely
Canaan
Whitewright
Methodist Church
Cox
Mollie Jane Housely
Stoney Point
Claud
Beaumont Woman Shoots Man in Store Struggle
Beaumont Texas August 16 Mrs Frank Boffa wife of a local merchant shot and killed A M Breakfield a 47 year old negro longshoreman claiming he attempted to assault her after grabbing her arm. He entered the store to buy cigarettes and reached for her offered coin when the struggle began and she fired a pistol bullet through his left temple.
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Beaumont
Texas
Frank Boffa
A. M. Breakfield
Oklahoma Rep introduces bill to force liberty bond at par
Washington August 16 Representative Herrick of Oklahoma would require Liberty bonds to sell at par by making it a felony to offer to buy or list bonds below par. The proposed measure was introduced today.
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Washington
Herrick
Oklahoma
Restless Sex at Odeon to Return Thursday Night
The Restless Sex shown Wednesday at the Odeon theatre in Whitewright will be screened again this Thursday night. The seven reel drama attracts many viewers who call it one of the best pictures shown in Whitewright in a long time.
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Odeon Theatre
Whitewright
Kin and kin attend funeral of local man Cox
James A. Housely of Fort Smith and Mrs. W. J. Butts of Van Buren visited Cox at the bedside in his final days. Cox died Thursday morning. Mrs. Cox is sister to both Housely and Butts.
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James A. Housely
Fort Smith, Ark
W. J. Butts
van Buren
Ark
John H. Cox
Special week end sale at Rexall on talcum powder
Rexall stores announce a weekend sale featuring talcum powder from Dyer & Jones. The notice highlights discounted price and limited stock, inviting shoppers to visit the Rexall location for the deal.
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Dyer & Jones
First Bales Received in Whitewright
Cleophus Chumbley of Ken tuckytown and E S Atteberry near Westminster opened the cotton season in Whitewright by selling their bales on the street. Chumbley’s 505 pound bale sold to Sears Grain Co for 13 cents, graded middling, after ginning at Fort Worth Cotton Oil Mill. Atteberry sold his seed bale to Planters Gin Co for 4.35. Merchants paid a $25.50 premium split between the two.
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Cleophus Chumbley
Kentuckytown
E. S. Atteberry
Westminster
Whitewright
Mr. Chumbley
Fort Worth
Mr. Atteberry
Sears Grain Co
Atteberry
Planters Gin Co
Revival Meeting Draws Large Congregations At Church
The Church of Christ revival attracts big crowds with 33 additions by Wednesday night. Rev. G. A. Dunn of Houston leads the sermons, delivering strong messages. The gathering is among the most successful in years.
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Church of Christ
G. A. Dunn
Houston
Lawsuit seeks title to land in Archer County
In Archer City a suit by ranch owner Colonel Luke Wilson lists 1,600 defendants for publication to clear title to lands once part of the American Tribune colony. Archers County News publisher Charley Martin is named in the citation. The case echoes Geraldine, a colony town now vanished with only memories and no remaining buildings.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Archer City
Charley Martin
Archer County News
Luke Wilson
American Tribune
Geraldine
If you haven't eaten here you are missing a great treat
P. J. Pierce & Sons promote their eatery as the best advertisement through satisfied customers. The message urges readers to ask any man, woman, or child who has eaten there to learn of its quality.
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P. J. Pierce & Sons
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