Grayson County Primaries Shaping for 1928 Race
December sparks early campaigning in Grayson County with four county offices open under the two term rule. Sherman and Denison figures such as Roy Finley J P Cox and James S Kane contemplate bids while others like J L Doggett and Tom Tennison announce runs for county clerk. Incumbents for sheriff tax assessor and other posts expect no opposition in primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Carter
Fifteenth District Court
Silas Hare
Dayton B. Steed
Sherman
Carter
James D. Buster
Joe P. Cox
Roy M. Finley
James S. Kane
G. P. Gafford
Aston
J. L. Doggett
Loving
Tom L. Tennison
C. H. Durning
van Alstyne
Bud Hogan
Pink Hill
J. H. Kimbrough
D. K. Roberts
Arthur Vaughan
G. W. Acton
Mr. Acton
World War Papers Still Being Filed
War Department reports progress in classifying and filing nearly 100 million World War documents. Records include individual Army files, camp papers, and materials from forces in France and Siberia, plus the occupation army in Germany. About half of the French records have been inventoried and bound for preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adjutant General of
War Department
France
Siberia
Army of Occupation
Germany
Kaiser's Flight Revealed as Selfish Letter from Wilhelm
The first proof in Wilhelm II’s own hand shows his Holland flight was driven by fear for personal safety not duty to Germany. A Nov 9 1918 letter to the crown prince, published in Alfred Neimann’s Revolution From Above Overthrow From Below, shows Wilhelm asking his son to keep troops together as Berlin falls and socialism rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Holland
Wilhelm
Alfred Neimann
Auf Weidersehen
Seven Merchants Launch Profit Sharing Gold Stamps
Seven Whitewright merchants introduce profit sharing Gold Stamps with $500 in premiums. Stamps awarded on cash purchases or paid monthly accounts by the 10th. Lilley Dry Goods Co. designated premium store. premiums displayed there. Other participating stores listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Lilley Dry Good Company
Manning, Clark & Meador
Pratt Bros
Lloyd Moore
Bow-Wright Drug Company
Adams Motor Company
Cull Reeves
Lilley Dry Goods Company
Auto Plates After Jan. 1 Only
The 1928 motor vehicle registration becomes effective January 1, 1928. Registrations cannot be issued before that date, and tax collectors must not take fees prior to January. Counties receive 30 percent of weight fees and 17 percent of horsepower fees, with the balance to the highway fund. About 1,000,000 passenger plates plus many commercial plates will be issued after January 1, delaying issuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Paul D. Page Jr
Highway Department
Page
Cardinal Denounces Ornate Funerals
Boston Archbishop William OConnell denounces gaudy funerals in the Pilot urging simpler rites. He laments lavish caskets and excessive flowers as prayers and graves are neglected, recalling early Christian practice of simple coffins and garb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
William Cardinal O’connell
Pilot
Archidocese
Cardinal orders no monuments at unprovided graves
A letter from Cardinal O Connell directs priests and cemetery superintendents to prevent future monuments on graves lacking perpetual care. Graves are not private property but regulated by cemetery laws. The cardinal also criticized the hymn Beautiful Isle of Somewhere in Catholic obsequies, drawing mixed Protestant reactions.
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O’connell
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
Want Column Ad Offer Calls for 25 Words or Less
A newspaper notice seen in the Want Column states that ads of 25 words or fewer cost 25 cents and are expected to yield results. The brief item labels the terms as “inane and meaningless” in the discussion.
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Typewriter
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the Sun
R. B. Nall
Commercial Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
Whitewright, Texas
Ben Savage
H. G. Webster
Gordon’s Cash Grocery Service
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Federal Land Bank
Houston, Texas
R. A. Gillett
Sec
Treas
Whitewright Nat'l Farm Loan Association
South Side
Main St
Toyland
Giles Variety Store
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