Crimm Powell Revival Set to Start Next Sunday at Whitewright
Revival led by Rev. B B Crimm comes to Whitewright for a three week campaign against sin. The cowboy evangelist, joined by Rev Powell and pianist, will hold 7 30 p m nightly on the grammar school campus with 2500 seats and a 100 voice junior choir. Morning services at 10 oclock at First Baptist Church. Seats and choir space being prepared. churches invited to join. The Sun notes Crimm as a straight shooter attracting large crowds in Texas.
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Crimm-Powell
Whitewright
B. B. Crimm
Texas
Powell
McGregor
Crimm
First Baptist Church
J. H. Hawkins
Grammar School
Hawkins
Sun
Aeronauts Plan Action On Long Distance Stunt Flights
Porter Adams president of the National Aeronautical Association returns from New England to announce an early contest committee meeting. He says the group will refuse to sanction stunt events unless they clearly advance aviation and match the risk. Admiral Eberle predicts Congress will ban such flights and favors seaplanes or amphibians for long over water trips.
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Washington
National Aeronautical Association
Porter Adams
New England
Adams
Admiral Eberle
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
McCracken
Commerce Department
457,031 Bales of Cotton Ginned This Season
Washington reports the Census Bureau data showing 457,031 running bales of this year's cotton ginned before August 16, plus 10,933 round bales counted as half. State totals include Texas 400,737 and Georgia 39,448 among others, compared with last year.
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Washington
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
States
Young man found dead near Ector in gunshot
Tom McNeil of Ector about 30 was found dead near that place Sunday morning. Death caused by a gunshot wound. A single barrel shotgun lay near the body. He lived with his widowed mother and was well liked. He was in Eetor Saturday night in good spirits. Funeral services were held Monday with burial at Carson Cemetery north of Eetor.
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Tom McNeil
Ector
McNeil
Eetor
Carson Cemetery
Highway Engineer Joins Grayson County From Gaines
Sherman Aug 24 J G Rollins begins duties as resident highway engineer for Grayson County moving from Gaines County where he oversaw a road program costing about 1 000 000 dollars His Seymour headquarters followed a prior post directing Stephens County project with four million dollars in concrete road work Rollins is a Texas A and M engineering graduate with fourteen years in road construction including ten on State Highway Commission programs.
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Sherman
J. G. Rollins
Grayson County
Gaines County
Seymour
Engineering Department
Texas A. &. M. College
State Highway Commission
Poultry Expert to Visit Whitewright Next Week
J. W. Olds, special agent for the Sherman Poultry Service Association, will spend Monday and Tuesday August 29 and 30 in Whitewright. He will base at Planters National Bank and offer free advice on poultry raising, feeding, and housing to local raisers, visiting yards upon request. Transportation to and from farms is requested from participants.
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J. W. Olds
Sherman Poultry Service Association
Whitewright
Planters National Bank
First Month's Gas Bills Received by Planters Bank
Statements for the first month of service have been mailed to customers as the Community Natural Gas Company deposits bills at Planters National Bank. Bills are due between the 20th and 30th with a 10 percent discount if paid before the 30th. Gas began July 20 and the period covered runs to August 20. About 112 Whitewright homes connected. about forty more piped but not yet connected for various reasons.
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Planters National Bank
Community Natural Gas Company
Whitewright
21 Additions to Pink Hill Church
A revival at Pink Hill Baptist Church ends with 21 additions, 16 by baptism. Rev. Smith led the meetings with Rev. J. A. Henderson assisting, praising Henderson for fifteen years of pastorship and the congregation’s renewal.
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Pink Hill
Pink Hill Baptist Church
Rev. Smith
J. A. Henderson
Brother Smith
Brother Henderson
Presbyterian Church Announces Next Sunday's Pulpit
Rev. J. W. Willbanks of Slaton will occupy the pulpit at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning.
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J. W. Willbanks of
Slaton
The
Presbyterian Church
Mrs. H. R. Duke Returns Home From Visit
Mrs. H. R. Duke and her daughter returned to Jacksonville after visiting her mother, Mrs. J. R. Carter.
Calcium Arsenate on Cotton Dusting Machine Trial
The White & Donigan Gin Company purchased a three row dusting machine and used calcium arsenate on cotton. Mr. White operated the device Wednesday night to treat the crop as dew aids adherence. Early results are promising, with plans to continue testing if satisfactory.
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the Sun
White & Donigan Gin Company
White
Mr. White
T. H. Sears
Green couple adopt twin orphan girls near Gause
Cameron August 24 Mr and Mrs W J Green who reared twenty children of their own at their home near Gause appeared before County Judge Jeff Kemp Tuesday and signed papers adopting twin orphan girls six days old The youngest child in the Greens household is seventeen years old shared in this adoption case by the couple and their large family
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Cameron
W. J. Green
Gause
Jeff Kemp
Greens
Bank Robbery Shocks Kingston Oklahoma Headed by Bruce May
The First National Bank of Kingston Oklahoma robbed Monday. Bruce May president and Whitewright connections. Loot about $2000. two suspects arrested in Madill Oklahoma and identified as Joe Leonard and Charlie Ross. Cash recovered from scene and on suspects.
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First National Bank of
Kingston
Okla
Bruce May
Whitewright
May
R. May
Wm. May
Josh May
First State Bank of Savoy
Madill
Denison Herald
First National Bank of Kingston
Madil
Ed Long
Marshall County
Joe Leonard
Tulsa
Charlie Ross
Kansas City
St. Louis-San Francisco
Cotton Prices Jump on Bull Market After Strong USDA Outlook
Cotton futures rose to 21.6 cents per pound in New York trading as the season's crop condition report sparked a bullish move. In Whitewright, five bales arrived with prices ranging from 7.2 to 22 cents per pound, the latest bale sold for 22 cents and was processed by Planters Gin Company.
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New York
Whitewright
Westminster
Sam Fulton
White & Donigan Gin Company
W. A. Phillips
J. H. Martin
Frank Phillips
Planters Gin Company
Butler Mentioned For President
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University and noted politician, is cited as a possible Republican presidential candidate. Known as Miraculous Butler at Columbia, he blends scholarship with business acumen and has long aspired to national office since 1912.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
United States
Nicholas
Butler
Taft
Paterson
N. J
Columbia
New Jersey
New York
Jersey
Grain Growers Begin Move for Standardized Seed
Sherman August 23 Initial steps toward forming an organization to secure seed standardization were taken at a Grayson County meeting with about twenty five wheat and oats growers. They ordered Red Rust Proof winter oats for planting this season. A permanent group was postponed. C E Woolman of Dallas spoke on boll weevil eradication. Attendees represented all county sections.
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Sherman
Grayson County
C. E. Woolman
Dallas
Butler’s Liberties Stance Defeated in Liquor Debate
The excerpt portrays Butler as favoring fewer laws and greater personal liberty, a staunch foe of the prohibition amendment, who recently lost a debate with Senator Borah on the liquor issue.
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Butler
Senator Borah
Road resurfacing set to begin Monday in Grayson County
County Commissioner J R Westbrook said grading on the Whitewright Kentucky town Tom Bean road is nearly finished and about 30 to 40 wagons and trucks will start gravel work Monday from the State Highway 78 intersection northwest of Whitewright to Tom Bean. Gravel will be sourced from the Pennell and Miller pits near Tom Bean and labor will be Grayson County residents.
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J. R. Westbrook
Whitewright
Sun Office
Kentuckytown
Tom Bean
Westbrook
Ida
Choctaw
Bells
Denison
Black Land
Pennell and
Miller
Grayson County
Kansas City
Dove Season Opens Amid Abundant Birds Says Letter
The article notes the dove season begins on Thursday September 1 and hunters expect more doves than usual. It cites a law limiting to 15 birds per day and 45 per week per person and argues for sparing the birds to protect crops from insects.
Central Christian Church Sunday Schedule
Central Christian Church sets Sunday school at 9 45 a m and communion with preaching at 11 a m on The Tree of Life. No evening service due to Crimin Powell revival. Pastor J T Purvis announces the change.
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Tree of Life
J. T. Purvis
Power Company Extends Lines From Whitewright
The Texas Louisiana Power Company is building a high power line from Whitewright to Randolph with a crew of thirty two working primarily in Whitewright. Plans include a Whitewright to Blue Ridge line and a reconnection to Tom Bean. A large generating plant is rumored for Leonard or Whitewright to serve multiple nearby towns.
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Texas-Louisiana Power Company
Whitewright
Randolph
Blue Ridge
Tom Bean
Sun
Leonard
Texas Power & Light Company
Bailey
Farmersville
Trenton
Using Strychnine To Poison Rats
S. D. Fulton of Whitewright area reported in town Wednesday morning that he killed thirty eight rats in one night using strychnine. He placed poisoned water behind his chicken house to target field and barn rats.
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S. D. Fulton
Whitewright
Mr. Fulton
Norfleet for Ranger Job Urged
A letter from R W Haynie of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce to Governor Moody urges J Frank Norfleet a Hale Center rancher be appointed a Texas Ranger captain. The push cites Norfleet’s past pursuit of confidence men in a nationwide manhunt and references Austin dispatches about two Ranger captains to be named.
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J. Frank Norfleet
Hale Center
Texas Rangers
R. W. Haynie
Abilene
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Moody
Austin
Norfleet
United States
E. H. Whitehead
State fund exceeds tax board outlook by million
With one week left in the fiscal year, the State general fund may reach 1.5 million on August 31, about 1 million more than the Automatic Tax Board estimated. The extra would have allowed a 2 cent reduction in the tax rate, from 28 to 25 cents.
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Austin
State Automatic Tax Board
Better Produce Company Opens in Whitewright
W Dowd of Dallas and A Bevel of McKinney open The Better Produce Company in the first building west of the Smith Hotel. Dowd will run the business which seeks chickens eggs turkeys and butter. Whitewright, long a strong produce market, expects the venture to stimulate local trade and attract more produce to market.
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W. Dowd
Dallas
A. Bevel
McKinney
Smith Hotel
Better Produce Company
Mr. Dowd
Whitewright
Row Over Bees Ends In Slaying
In Huntington West Virginia on August 23 a dispute over keeping bees led to a fatal shooting. Thomas B Stafford aged 65 confronted neighbor Green V Meek about rent and bees, Meek fired when Stafford drew his gun.
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Huntington
W. Va
Thomas B. Stafford
Green V. Meek
Meek
Stafford
Chaplin settles divorce with $625000 payment
Liza Grey Chaplin was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Charles Spencer Chaplin after Chaplin agreed to pay her $625,000 as a property settlement and grant permanent custody of their two sons. Judge Walter Guerin oversaw the brief session in Los Angeles as the eight months of marital conflict concluded.
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Los Angeles
Liza Grey Chaplin
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Walter Guerin
Fort Worth Turtle to Run in Derby
The Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show will enter a terrapin in the terrapin race at the 101 Ranch Rodeo near Ponca City Oklahoma on September 5. George Miller and his brothers promote the event which drew entries from many cities last year. An entry fee of 2 dollars goes to the city of the fastest terrapin. Bryan Roach, arena director, is arranging the turtle for the Exposition.
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Fort Worth
Ponca City
Okla
George Miller
Bryan Roach
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