Heavy toll at grade crossing in Texas
Thirty four accidents at railroad grade crossings in Texas during September caused eighteen deaths and thirty eight injuries according to reports to the Railroad Commission. Automobiles were involved in twenty five crashes with twelve killed and thirty four injured. Six pedestrians died and two were hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
San Antonio
Powers
Hereford
Houston
Electric Bell and Wigwag
Smith Advises Cotton Farmers to Buy July Futures
Austin on December 8 Representative John T. Smith urged southern cotton growers to buy July futures and refrain from planting. He claimed holding ten bales and buying ten July futures could net about 50 cents a pound next July, profiting from speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
John T. Smith
South
Smith
White Gifts for the King at Central Christian Church
The Bible School will stage a White Gifts for the King program offering a 100 percent service with each member giving a wrapped merchandise gift and a cash offering in a white envelope for the Dallas Orphan's Home. The program is set for Wednesday evening December 22, led by Bible School Superintendent W. E. LaRoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Central Christian Church
Dallas
God the Father
W. E. LaRoe
Rats Invade Homes Warned By State Health Officials
The state board of health urges housewives to act as rats from fields move indoors for winter. Dr. H O Sappington notes rats carry disease and cost in farms with grain. Advice covers sealing food, using covered trash, and careful poisoning by experts. rat traps and rat-proofing buildings are recommended with contact to the state board in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
H. O. Sappington
Galveston
Austin
Scout Program Draws Praise at Whitewright Church
The Whitewright Boy Scouts presented a Sunday program at the Presbyterian Church directed by J. B. Montgomery. Judge R. M. Carter of Sherman praised the Scouts and noted no arrests of Scouts in four years in Grayson County Juvenile Court. Ford Moore of Sherman donated funds to build a scout hut in memory of his father T. B. Moore, with work to begin after locating a site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Presbyterian Church
Scout
J. B. Montgomery
R. M. Carter
Sherman
Carter
Boy Scouts of America
Grayson County
Boy Scout Organization
Texas
Montgomery
Ford Moore
Moore
T. B. Moore
Uncle Moody guest to attend Governor Moody inauguration
A. T. Moody of Hot Springs Ark uncle of Governor-Elect Dan Moody will visit Austin for the January 18 inauguration. Miss Mary Moody of Taylor says he will attend the ceremony and related functions. she will also attend but has not learned to dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
A. T. Moody
Hot Springs
Ark
Dan Moody
Mary Moody
Taylor
Miss Moody
Attorney General’s Department
PTA Meeting Highlights Milk Health Play and Reports
The regular PTA session at the grammar school opened with the Lord's Prayer. Mary Lee Andrews performed a piano solo and sixth graders led by Clara Craig presented a health play on milk and proper foods. Mrs Horace Gordon sang, with Mrs Guy Hamilton at the piano. Reports from Mrs Lester Haile and Mrs John Wilson covered the Fort Worth convention. The sixth grade earned a mothers present prize. The group invited more fathers and mothers to attend and adjourned to January 4. A reporting omission noted by the reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Grammar School
Mary Lee Andrews
Clara Craig
Horace Gordon
Guy Hamilton
Lester Haile
John Wilson
Fort Worth
Una May Mangrum
Bandit Receives Life Term for Carrying Concealed Weapon
John Bum Rodgers, a notorious bandit and jail breaker, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Barrett in Bronx County Court on the charge of carrying a concealed weapon. The sentence is mandatory under the Baumes law due to his lengthy criminal record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John “Bum” Rodgers
Barrett
Bronx
Rodgers
False alarm sends fire crews to Governor's Office
Pardon seekers fled the Governor's Office as Austin fire department trucks arrived at the State Capitol for what officials later termed a false alarm. Firemen were informed the office was burning, but the danger proved unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Mrs Dodson and Daughter Visit Trenton Friends
Mrs H C Dodson and her daughter of Trenton were guests of Mr and Mrs Bill Robinson on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Dodson
Trenton
Bill Robinson
Hoffman Case in Court Again Over Contempt Writs
Austin December 7 The Hoffman Construction Company faces contempt actions as Judge George Calhoun issues notices against G A Davisson F G Hoffman M J Kelly of Eastland and C Rhea Starnes of San Antonio to appear December 11. Garnishment writs issued in Dexter’s $20454 subcontractor claim and injunction terms from 1925 are at issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davisson, Hoffman, Kelly and
Starnes
Dexter
Davisson, Starnes
Kelley
Hoffman
Calhoun
Cotton Crop Estimate Reaches 18 618 000 Bales
Washington reports a preliminary Department of Agriculture estimate showing a crop of 18,618,000 bales for the year, up 219,000 bales from prior figures. Ginnings through December 1 total 14,644,966 running bales. Final figures due next March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Census Bureau
Crop Reporting Board
First Woman to Open Texas Legislature in 1927
Austin says Mrs Emma Meharg, Texas secretary of state and appointee of Governor Miriam Ferguson, will preside at the opening of the Fortieth Legislature on January 11 1927. If Meharg is unavailable, Attorney General Dan Moody will lead, appoint a clerk, and organize the session with a Speaker elected and a governor notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Emma Grigsby Meharg
Texas
Representatives
Dan Moody
House
Ferguson
Senate
Meharg
Death of Mrs Martha Jane Broyles Folklore of a Bonham area farmer's wife
Mrs Martha Jane Broyles wife of R F Broyles northeast of town died Sunday night after a two month illness She was born near Savoy August 6 1873 and married October 14 1891 to this union six children were born three died in infancy She was a Bapt ist member since age sixteen The funeral was held at the family home Monday at 2 pm conducted by Rev M E Miller assisted by several ministers Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery Survived by husband three daughters Ella Layman Lola May Nelson Robbie Broyles three grandchildren three brothers R L Johnson Whitewright R D Johnson near town D W Johnson Bonham and two sisters Mrs Iva Hollings worth and Miss Ella Johnson Savoy Pallbearers were W C Brown C F Collins W O White L C Cambron J A Harper and J P Harper
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jane Broyles
R. F. Broyles
M. E. Miller
Near Bonham
C. Chumbley
Dee Fleming
J. A. Henderson
R. R. Hicks
Ella Layman
Lola May Nelson
Robbie Broyles
R. L. Johnson, Whitewright
R. D. Johnson
Town
D. W. Johnson
Bonham
Iva Hollingsworth
Ella Johnson
Savoy
W. C. Brown
C. F. Collins
W. O. White
L. C. Cambron
J. A. Harper
J. P. Harper
Oak Hill Cemetery
J. H. Reeves
J. M. Batsell
Kentucky
Whitewright
Grayson County
Ellen Batsell
Central Christian Church
James Batsell
Reeves
Blanton and
Maple Streets
Beuna
Jim H. Reeves
Houston
Clyde Reeves Brodhead
J. E. Montgomery
J. H. Hawkins
First Baptist Church
Stuckey
Lucian LaRoe
W. H. King
W. P. Vaughn
J. W. Davidson
R. H. May
John Reeves
E. J. Neathery
Ford Moore
Z. R. Langston
T. B. Moore
Charlie Batsell
William Batsell
Rosa Batsell
Sherman
Mary Guthrie
Tioga
T. W. Ayres
Trenton
Lon Reeves
Gould
Okla
Dee Ray
Ed Brodhead
Dallas
Wayne Whittington
Cumby
Earl Thurmond
Denison
Ball Indicted for Murder in Hagerman Wife Killing
C D Dewey Ball age 28 indicted on murder charge connected to the death of his 16 year old wife near Hagerman two weeks ago. He has been jailed without bond since the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
C. D. (Dewey) Ball
Hagerman
Ball
Prisoner Pay Law Contested in Writ of Habeas Corpus
H T Sizemore files habeas corpus challenging Smith County 50 cent daily pay for prisoners at the poor farm. He was jailed for a 1926 threatening letter, fined 100 dollars and 90 days, claiming a state law granting 3 dollars a day applies. The attorney general previously ruled the general law overrides local Smith County rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Smith County
H. T. Sizemore
J. P. Christian
Sizemore
Attorney General's Department
Claude D. Bell
Lampasas Man Sells 162 Turkeys For 895.25 This Fall
Lometa December 8 A J Ruttlege of the Narnia community Lampasas County sold 895 25 dollars worth of turkeys this fall and has 63 on hand for Christmas sale He raised 225 head in all and sold 162 at 82 cents per pound Christmas Gifts 1 each Leslie Hardware Co Sherman D 16
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lometa
A. J. Ruttlege
Narnia
Lampasas County
Mrs J H Reeves Answers Summons
Mrs J H Reeves died after a three month illness following a stroke at 5 15 Sunday morning. She was the wife of J H Reeves and mother of Beuna, Jim H Reeves, and Mrs Clyde Reeves Brodhead. She helped found the Central Christian Church and lived in Whitewright for decades. Funeral services were held Monday with ministers from multiple local churches. Burial followed at City Cemetery with flowers and active pallbearers named. Out of town mourners attended.
Kantagree Bridge Club Hosts Miss Willie Ross Evening
Miss Willie Ross hosted the Kantagree Bridge Club at her home with extra guest table. Sisters Lois Watkins, Jones Adams, and Sam McMillin assisted and played hands. Miss Ethel Gordon won high score after an evening of novel bridge decor and a plate supper with hot coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Ross
Kantagree
Miss Ross
Lois Watkins
Leonard
Jones Adams
Royse City
Sam McMillin
Kentuckytown Club Meets with County Agent
The Kentuckytown Club met with Mrs. Percy Darwin last Friday afternoon. Miss Inez Derreberry demonstrated club work and outlined plans for next year. Next meeting is with Mrs. Lytle Darwin on Friday December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentuckytown Club
Percy Darwin
Inez Derreberry
Lytle Darwin
Donates cabin to Boy Scouts in Sherman tribute
Ford Moore a Sherman citizen and son of the late Mayor T. B. Moore donates funds for a Boy Scouts cabin. Scoutmaster J F Montgomery outlined progress and needs at a Rotary Club luncheon. The gift honors Moore's father and aims to inspire civic virtue and Scout support in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Ford Moore
Sherman
T. B. Moore
Moore
Rotary Club
J. FE. Montgomery
Boy Scout Movement
Five hens set national egg record for Texas contest
A pen of five single comb White Leghorn hens produced 1 443 eggs in 365 days at Texas A and M College. The Texas national egg laying contest winner, owned by L C Beall Jr of Vashon Washington, achieved an average of 288.6 eggs per bird, narrowly missing the all United States record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Poultry Husbandry Department of
A. & M. College of Texas
United States
D. H. Reid
D. F. Irving
L. C. Beall Jr
Vashon
Wash
A. & M. College
Navy
Washington
School Paper Debuts At Whitewright High
The Voice, Whitewright High School's newspaper, debuted last week and will be issued semi weekly during the term. It is mimeographed, bought by the senior class to fund the machine, which will be donated to the high school once paid for. Staff includes Julius Everheart editor in chief Blanche Montgomery assistant editor Find ley Haile business manager Margaret Barbee assistant business manager Leon Spindle sport editor Dorthy Gordon society editor Homer Craig art editor Hazel Garner Paul Ryan Maggie Horton Babe Nell Penn class reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Voice
Whitewright
Julius Everheart
Blanche Montgomery
Findley Haile
Margaret Barbee
Leon Spindle
Dorothy Gordon
Homer Craig
Hazel Garner
Paul Ryan
Maggie Horton
Babe Nell Penn
Grand jury convened in Fifty-Ninth District Court term
Judge F. E. Wilcox opened the December term of the Fifty-Ninth District Court in Sherman and empaneled the grand jury. Lon Tuck of Sherman named foreman with members J C Boggs Loy Helvey J H Johnson R G Hall Ira Meredith W J Ferguson J C Brown Guy Hamilton P L Luby Oscar Gunter and Jim Brown named from Sherman Whitewright Tom Bean Gunter and Pottsboro respectively. No specific instructions were given to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Wilcox
McKinney
Fifty-Ninth District Court
Sherman
Lon Tuck
J.C. Boggs
Loy Helvey
J. H. Johnson
R. G. Hall
Ira Meredith
W. J. Ferguson
J. C. Brown
Guy Hamilton
Whitewright
P. L. Luby
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BOY Scouts
MOODY
PT Association
Life
Code of Life
East Texas
Piney Woods
Ernest DeWitt
Ollie Freeland
Altus
Lampasas
Leslie Hardware Co
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