Whitewright Leads in Concrete Walks and Crossings
The mayor maps Whitewright by cement sidewalks and street or alley crossings, showing seven miles of walks and 99 concrete crossings built at about 4,000 cost. City owns twelve parcels, assets around 300,000 with 74,000 debt. 65 street lights cost 1100 annually. Katy and Cotton Belt railroads maintain crossing lights.
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Whitewright
T. E. Sears
R. L. Holcomb
S. E. Jones
W. P. Vaughn
Grammar School
Grayson College
Katy
Cotton Belt
Fatal Bull Fight Between Neighbors Spills Into Morning
On a Saturday morning in the north part of town, neighbors J. F. Gilbert and Alf Self watched their two bulls clash. The strong wire fence between them failed as the animals attacked with pawing and goring. Both beasts, though horned, fought with fierce energy until the encounter ended.
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J. F. Gilbert
Alf Self
Mr. Gilbert
Mr. Self
Sampson
Bengal
Crushing clash ends in tragedy at bull battle
In a cattle duel described by the Honey Grove Signal, a final charge by one bull and the force of two could could not prevent a fatal blow. Mr Gilbert's bull died on the field with a broken neck and crushed skull, while Mr Self's was victorious but alive. The owners discussed the affair, with Gilbert offering his bull as compensation, and Self noting he planned to kill his own anyway, the Gilbert animal saving him the trouble.
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Mr. Gilbert
Mr. Self
Gilbert
Honey Grove
State Behind in Paying Grayson County School Funds
Sherman reports the State of Texas has not paid any of Grayson County 1922 23 funds and still owes an additional 1 per scholastic population from last year. County superintendent George W Acton says December promises payment and tax money will cover 10 scholastic per capita for the present year. Grayson County has 108 rural districts with 200 teachers, about 25 men, seven month terms, mostly grammar grades, and good past attendance expected again.
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Sherman
Texas
Grayson County
George W. Acton
Acton
Missionary Society to Hear Miss Laura Major on China
The Central Christian Church Missionary Society opens its annual meeting next Sunday at 7 PM. Principal speaker Miss Laura Lynn Major, a five year China missionary, will discuss "Among the Chinese Village Women." Public invited to attend.
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The
Missionary Society of the Central Christian Church
Laura Lynn Major
China
Miss Major
Sisters of Mrs Fain Injured in Accident Near Howe
Sherman December 4. Mrs Ivy York and Mrs Bess Howard sisters both of Dallas sustained a broken arm bruises and York collarbone broken several ribs fractured after a Ford coupe overturned while turning one and a half miles south of Howe Sunday afternoon. Driver W A Burt uninjured. The sisters were en route from Dallas to Sherman to visit Mrs J N Fain with another sister from Whitewright expected to join for a reunion. First aid given.
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Sherman
Ivy York
Bess Howard
Dallas
J. N. Fain
North Elm Street
Whitewright
Injured Women Held at Sister’s Home After Farmhouse Crash
At a farmhouse near the accident physicians moved the injured party to their sister’s home on North Elm Street. Friends report the women are resting but will remain in bed for several weeks. The crash left the machine badly damaged.
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North Elm Street
Spindle Spouse Buell Spindle Weds Nona Stuteville
Spindle and Stuteville two well known locals were married on Thanksgiving evening at Elder J. A. Dickey's home. The groom, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Spindle, is a World War I veteran. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stateville, is from south of town. They honeymooned briefly and are now at home on Spruce street amid congratulations.
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Buell Spindle
Nona Stuteville
J. A. Dickey
Spruce Street
J. F. Spindle
J. A. Stateville
Henry Ford Buys Kentucky Coal Fields
New York reports Henry Ford completed negotiations for about 20 million dollars in Kentucky coal fields totaling 195000 acres rich in bituminous coal. The purchase aims to sell coal to the public and challenges coal profiteers, placing Ford to influence soft coal output nationwide.
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New York
Henry Ford
Kentucky
Lake
Ford
Coal Trust
United States
Detroit
Ford plans $60 million push on coal trust war
Ford outlines a broad program to electrify the Toledo and Ironton railroad for Michigan shipments. River Rouge docks will handle barges loading coal for Great Lakes transport, as part of a $60,000,000 effort to challenge coal trusts.
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Toledo & Ironton Railroad
Michigan
River Rouge
Ford
The Dollar Bill Story of Whitewright Adaption
A worn dollar narrates its travels from a distant town to a big city, then a mail order house, where millionaires used it for cigars. Returned to Whitewright, it persuades a citizen to let it stay, promising to circulate through local shops and benefit the town’s merchants.
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Whitewright
Local economy talk prompts home circulation plan
A speaker argues that keeping dollars local would boost the town, noting a chain from the hardware man to the dentist and farmer. The man admits it is a stiff argument but chooses to buy at home, suggesting broader circulation would help White Wright thrive if more dollars stayed local.
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Whitewright
Bromo Quin ine Tablet Ad Claims Cure for Colds and Flu
An old advertisement asserts that Colds Cause Grip and Influenza and that Laxative Brom Quin ine tablets remove the cause. It notes there is only one product named Bromo Quinine with E Groves signature on the box priced at 30 cents.
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E W.grove
Ranger Camp to Be Set Up at Denison
Austin reports a permanent ranger camp will be established at Denison under open port law. Adjutant General Barton announced after talks with Ranger Captain Tom Hickman who will command the Denison Ranger Company. headquarters will be in Denison for an estimated six months as martial law was lifted.
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Austin
Denison
Thomas D. Barton
Tom Hickman
Ranger
Hickman
Barton
Lame duck fate after a cooked goose in politics
A quip notes that when an officeholder loses support they become a lame duck, reflecting the paradoxical nature of political decay and terminal tenure. The line underscores how status erodes even as the office remains.
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Norfolk
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W. A. Fain
J. P. Morgan
the Planters National Bank
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
S. H. Montgomery
Whitewright, Texas
Grocer
Luther Smith & Son
Prince Albert
Post Office
Chesley Rutledge
Gordon Clothing Co
Your Clothiers
Dunior
Lester Haile
First National Bank
C. B. Bryant
R. A. Gillett
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
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