Cotton Belt Shows to Furnish Amusements for Whitewright Fair
The Cotton Belt Exposition Shows will supply the Whitewright District Fair and Fall Festival September 17 to 22. Owner W H Hames leads a 200 person troupe with 9 shows 3 riding devices a band and about 40 concessions including the Ozark Trail and a giant Ferris wheel. Sam Harris weighs 691 pounds and Prof Jack Spencer presents boxing and wrestling exhibitions.
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Whitewright
W. H. Hames
North
Texas
South Carolina
Ozark Trail
Freezing Weather Grips North Dakota and Midwest
Freezing temperatures hit North Dakota with frosts in Northeastern Minnesota and cool conditions across the Central and Northern States. The chill spread east over the Lake region with many cities recording record lows. Kansas City and Chicago reported near historic readings, while rural Duluth recorded 32 but the city reported 41. Mr and Mrs G F Bryant relocate to the Sam Marshall residence to access Wright schools.
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Chicago
Ill
North Dakota
Minnesota
St. Louis
Lake
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Napoleon
N. C
Angola
Ind
Indianapolis
Duluth
Minn
G. F. Bryant
Sam Marshall
Whitewright
Town Pests The Free Hand Talker Dominates Hotel Lobby Chats
The piece portrays a loud talker in a hotel lobby, claiming authority in social groups. It notes his confidence but questions his actual ability and influence over conversations.
Cotton Gins Reach 665 Bales To Date In Whitewright
By Wednesday night the three Whitewright gins had ginned 665 bales of cotton with 577 weighed by public weigher Montgomery. Gins ran late due to slow ginning and rain delaying field work, while seed cotton sat awaiting ginning. Cotton prices slipped to 23.75 cents as New York markets fell from 24.00 to 24.20 cents.
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Whitewright
Montgomery
New York
Meredith Sues U. S. Senator for 30 Cents Damages
Des Moines Iowa August 20 charges by Senator Smith W Brookhart of Iowa that E T Meredith while Secretary of Agriculture sat in the Wall Street game and helped produce the greatest panic in farm prices Meredith says libel damages of 30 cents and plans to sue Brookhart for libel and damages Meredith claims few believe Brookharts statements and the real aim is to hold him to oath to prove his many mouthings
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Des Moines
Iowa
Smith W. Brookhart
E. T. Meredith
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture
Meredith
Associated Press
Brookhart
Radcliff
Whitewright Cotton Bales Bring $1162.03 at Gin
Whitewright received two bales of cotton this week, weighing 5330 and 6007 pounds, sold to Lester Haile at 10.25 per hundred. The men save trips by bringing large loads to the Farmers Union Gin, with ginning planned later.
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Whitewright
Ed _ Doss
Oscar Lyons
Lester Haile
Farmers Union
Mr. Doss
Lyons
Cotton Reporter
Sun
Harp Family on Visit Then Return to San Antonio
Mr and Mrs Leon Harp and their young daughter are visiting Mrs Harp’s parents Rev and Mrs W A Kirkpatrick. They have just returned from a trip to New York City and will soon depart for their home in San Antonio.
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Leon Harp
Whitewright District Fair and Fall Festival Plans
The Whitewright Fair runs September 17 to 22 with substantial cash prizes and ribbon awards across livestock poultry textiles curios and farm garden products. Committees finalize exhibitor details and premiums with full particulars to be published next week as the cotton harvest peaks.
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Whitewright
Solid South Seeks Convention and Underwood Nomination
Atlanta authorities urge the Democratic Party to hold the next national convention in the South and endorse Senator Oscar W. Underwood for the presidential nomination. They argue for a native southern candidate and say the South has ample quarters and access comparable to San Francisco. Underwood, in a Montgomery speech, advocates a southern bearer of the party banner and moral persuasion to secure the “payment” of loyalty.
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Atlanta
Solid South
Southland
Oscar W. Underwood
Dixie
South
San Francisco
Underwood
Montgomery
Ala
Democratic Party
North
Theft of Ford Car From Home Farm Report
Sherman August 20 A J Northcott, farmer six miles north of Sherman on the Denison road, reported to the Sheriff's office that his new five passenger 1925 Ford car was stolen from his garage Saturday night. The car was not insured.
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Sherman
A. J. Northcott
Denison
Cotton Market 5 Posted Here Daily
The Chamber of Commerce and local cotton buyers along with two banks arrange a daily market report. Telegraphed every thirty minutes after the New York Cotton Exchange opens the report arrives until closing and is posted at Planters National Bank. Farmers monitor it to see market movements and local buyer alignment.
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Chamber of Commerce
New York Cotton Exchange
Planters National Bank
Revival at Church of Christ closes after record turnout
The Church of Christ revival, led by Evangelist A. Dunn from Dallas and Elder J. A. Dickey, closed last Sunday night after two weeks of services. Thirty one conversions were reported with large congregations, especially Sunday. A new church building plan was announced and Dickey will remain as pastor for the coming year, praised as a rising minister in Whitewright.
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Church of Christ
A. Dunn
Dallas
J. A. Dickey
Dickey
Contract Signed for Road Under Katy Tracks at Bells
County Judge R M Carter signed a contract with the M K T Railroad to build two underpass crossings on Highway No 5 and its Wright lateral at Bells. The State Highway Commission approved the plan and will share costs. Work to begin at once includes straightening part of the street and removing a warehouse. A land strip was purchased for the Whitewright underpass south of Bells.
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R. M. Carter
M-K-T Railroad
Highway No. 5
Bells
State Highway Commission
Carter
Bells Station
Whitewright
Sherman Democrat
Travel notes and business ad from Mrs. J H Biggerstaff visit
Mrs J H Biggerstaff visits relatives in Dallas. Second line advertises tire retreading and tube vulcanizing services with a workmanship guarantee by R S Morehead.
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Mrs
J. H. Biggerstaff
Dallas
R. S. Morehead
Whitewright set to open public schools Sept 14 1923
Whitewright schools will begin Friday morning September 14 1923 for the nine month term. The teaching staff remains mostly the same with three new names to replace college bound Wright and Blanton. Superintendent H L Durham leads a bright outlook with strong teachers and well equipped buildings.
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Whitewright
Wright
Blanton
Kate Fulton
Mae Hall
Jessise Lee Little
Oneida Copeland
Elvie Eagleton
Lucile Hampton
Annabel Finnell
Olivia Whedbee
Gertrude Schooling
J. D. Harp
Tommie Chenoweth
Mary Ryon
Whitewright Merchants Buy Large Fall Stock
Whitewright merchants bought big stocks from wholesale centers over the past month. Goods arrive daily and shelves fill. Stores eye their largest fall stock since the wartime prosperity era, with dry goods expanding lines and local shoppers urged to buy locally.
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Whitewright
Greenville Fair Boosters Visit Here
A special train carrying about 150 Greenville business men arrived at Katy station this morning. The visitors, led by the American Legion Band, held a 30 minute program at the flagpole then toured Whitewright merchants distributing literature. Texas legislator Joe Moore urged attendance at the Hunt County Fair September 2 to 8.
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Greenville
Katy
American Legion Band of
Whitewright
Joe Moore
Hunt County
Texas
Mr. Ledgerwood
Cotton Belt Railroad
Randolph
Grayson County Old Settlers Reunion Opens in Sherman
The forty fourth annual Grayson County Old Settlers reunion opened in Sherman with the largest first day crowd. Rev. J. H. Reynolds 91 led the opening prayer. Seven veterans who attended the first reunion forty four years ago joined the event. Dr. T. S. Clyce dedicated the new Jesse P. Loving auditorium. The reunion continues through Friday.
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T. S. Clyce
Jesse P. Loving
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Visit Whitewright
Fifteen Klansmen in three cars visited Whitewright on Wednesday night targeting local negroes. They spoke with Joe Logan at his store and urged them to pick cotton locally or move to nearby towns. The men also visited a negro home on the Cotton Belt railroad and cautioned against leaving for Trenton. Local observers saw only a few white residents as the group arrived quietly. The episode followed Negroes leaving for Trenton to pick cotton after wage changes.
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Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Whitewright
Bells
Joe Logan
Joe
Cotton Belt Railroad
Logan
Trenton
Coolidge to Confer With Governors Over Prohibition Enforcement
President Coolidge plans a conference with state governors at the White House to discuss strict enforcement of the prohibition laws. The meeting follows earlier plans by President Harding and will be arranged after Prohibition Commissioner Haynes returns to Washington.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Harding
Alaska
Haynes
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U. 9
Whitewright Fair
Greenville Fair Boosters
Grayson County
Bill Booster
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