Sun Subscriptions Honor Roll Grows
The Sun lists new subscribers and renewals from a November trades day offer. Names include A. N. Gee, Willie Henderson, J. N. Carter, Mrs. W. M. Cox, Dr. F. D. Layman, Sidney Watson, Rev. J. L. Truett, and others. Southern Ice & Utilities Co. is also named among new subscribers.
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the Sun
A. N. Gee
Willie Henderson
W. H. Horton
T. G. Worden
J. N. Carter
R. C. Vestal
W. M. Cox
D. A. Rouse
D. Leon Harp
Southern Ice & Utilities Co
R. W. Ball
F. W. Alverson
B. A. Morris
N. M. Buchanan
J. W. Davidson
F. D. Layman
R. Blakey
Frank Thomas
F. L. Starr
Paul Robbins
J. H. Hollingsworth
T. B. Blanton
C. B. Bryant Sr
A. H. Fortner
D. E. Low
C. S. Carter
J. H. Pennell
J. W. Murphy
M. E. Greenway
Frank Whitworth
H. M. de Berry
A. W. Lyons
P. M. McKenna
Guy Allen
Kathleen Hatfield
Glass container makers sentenced for liquor law violations
Arthur C. and Isaac E. Colvin of Belding Michigan were sentenced in Federal Court to one year and one day in the Chillicothe Ohio reformatory and fined $900 each for violating prohibition law. Arthur Calvin heads Meat Glass Products Company. Isaac E. is a salesman. Their appeal was noted by counsel who argued manufacturers could be held responsible for product use.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Arthur C
Isaac E. Colvin
Brothers of
Belding
Federal Industrial Reformatory
Chillicothe
Ohio
Arthur Calvin
Meat Glass Products Company of
Whitewright 17 Years Ago Highlights Local News
In early December 1915 Sam McMillin welcomed a baby boy weighing eight pounds. A curb paving project advances for block residents J C Parsons and Tom Barbee. City intents meter-based water rates starting April 1 1916 at 60 cents per 1000 gallons up to 10000. Newborn girl to Mr and Mrs Robert Allison. R L Holcomb buys 120 acres adjoining his Nobility farm. Dennis Skaggs dies after two weeks illness. Carl Ray Phillips dies at 20 from fever complications.
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Sam McMillin
J. C. Parsons
Tom Barbee
Robert Allison
R. L. Holcomb
Dennis
J. C. Skaggs
Carl Ray Phillips
W. H. Phillips
Father's Letter Urges Care From Drivers After Boy's Death
A California father writes a heartfelt plea about a boy crushed under a car. He urges drivers to slow, protect children, and spare bereaved parents, noting two lives were harmed and one lost. He appeals to readers to learn the lesson by heart, echoed by the San Antonio Light.
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California
San Antonio
Cheese Demonstrations Promote One Cent Pound Prices
Demonstrations in Gustine Sidney and Sipe Springs showed cheese can be made at a cent a pound excluding milk costs. County Agent J A Barton and Lynn J Thomas of A and M College led the demonstrations. Surplus milk can be turned into affordable food, with community cheese making clubs planned. Offay in the Irish Free State will distribute milk to poor children.
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Comanche
Gustine
Sidney
Sipe Springs
J. A. Barton
Lynn J. Thomas
A. & M. College
Offay
Irish Free State
Grayson County Seeks $77 More for National Democratic Campaign
Grayson County still lacks 77 dollars to meet its quota for national Democratic campaign expenses. Ben F. Gafford, county Democratic chairman, reports 173 dollars raised from Roosevelt-Garner medallion sales and asks loyal Democrats to contribute. Mrs. Hayden W. Head of Sherman leads the remainder, with an appeal to avoid debt as the party begins administration. List of medallion sellers and counts includes S. H. Pattie, B. F. Gafford, Carl Nall, and others across Sherman, Van Alstyne, Whitewright, Sadler, and Denison.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Ben F. Gafford
Gafford
Hayden W
Ten Commandments as quoted by a Wesley minister
A quoted set attributed to a Wesleyan minister lists ten workplace maxims from honesty and punctuality to debt avoidance and self respect. The piece notes the sayings hang in a London factory office and ends with a citation to Central Christian in Grand Rapids Michigan.
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Wesley
London
Central Christian
Grand Rapids, Mich
Jugglers cruelty shocks crowd in India stage incident
A jugglers cruel act on stage ends with a baby placed in a bag and struck on the floor. The performer ignores pleas and fights off two officers as the audience watches in disbelief. The episode ends with the juggler continuing the act despite the danger.
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India
Death of James Burke After Blarney Stone Kiss
Ireland reports the death of James Burke who fell while attempting to kiss the Blarney Stone. The piece explains the legend of Blarney and how kissing the stone is thought to grant fluent talk and persuasive speech, detailing castle lore and its Irish origins.
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Cable
James Burke
Burke
Blarney
Cork
Cormach Mac Carthy
Tyre
Carthage
Minorca
Richard Millinkin
Cardus Help for Women Cited by Mrs F H Scott
A Roanoke Virginia woman describes relief from weakness back pain and fatigue after using Cardus. She notes her mother took Cardus first and urged its use with positive results. The testimonial praises local druggist availability and mentions a strong improvement in wellbeing.
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Cardus
F. H. Scott
Roanoke
Corn for Fuel Gains Notice in Nebraska Courthouse Use
57 percent of corn on the cob can burn with heat equal to a ton of coal. With coal costly and corn cheap, Nebraska farmers are using corn to heat furnaces. Schuler county heats the courthouse by buying corn at eight dollars a ton while coal stands at twelve.
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Nebraska
Schuler
Grayson Cotton Ginning Shows Heavy Decrease
Grayson County ginned 39 663 bales of cotton by November 14, 1982, down from 60 117 bales by November 14, 1931, per government statistican Ralph K. Johnson.
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Grayson
Grayson County
Ralph K. Johnson
A Friend in Need Night of Flavio and Mirage
A young groom to be brings a boastful friend to dinner to praise him. The friend inflates the groom’s status, claiming the bungalow is a mansion and the flivver a limousine. At the table he coughs and shouts that the cold is consumption.
Silk cocoon yields long web but unwinding limits apply
A silkworm cocoon reportedly contains 2000 to 4000 yards of silk web yet practical unwinding rarely exceeds 900 yards per cocoon. Information appears from Genuine Engraving at Sun office.
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Sun Office
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John T. Nall
ELY & Sons
N. Travis St
Whitewright
Mangrum Bros
Grayson Short
Juggler and Baby
Ireland
Baloney
MacCarthy Mor
Lord Carew
Queen Elizabeth’s
MacCarthy
Blairne
Blair
Caroline Fox
Madame de Stael
Lloyd Moore
Whitewright, Texas
R. B. Nall
Sherman, Texas
the Whitewright Sun
Dallas Morning News
Dallas Evening Journal
The
Whitewright Sun
Sherman Daily Democrat
Dallas Daily Times Herald
Sun
Fort Worth
McCall’s Magazine
Texas
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