Whitewright High Librarys Upgrade Urged By State Inspector
State education official Miss Ella Sunday recommends major library upgrades for Whitewright High School. She calls for current magazines, a trained librarian, and a dedicated annual budget of 100 to 200 dollars, with the librarian handling clerical duties to free the superintendent for other work.
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Whitewright
Fr. W. Smith
W. L. Mangrum
Board of Education
Ella Sunday
State Department of Education
Miss Sunday
Sunday
State Department
Funeral held for John Justin Noe in Sherman
John Justin Noe of Whitewright aged 15 died in El Paso and funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 30 by Dr Roy H Biser at the Daniel Scott chapel in Sherman. Burial followed at West Hill Cemetery with many relatives and friends in attendance from Dallas El Paso and California.
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Whitewright
John Justin Noe
Susie
Maggie Noe
Sherman
Daniel-Scott
Roy H. Biser
Central Christian Church
West Hill
Dallas
el Paso
California
Whitewright Schools
Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society
John Noe
Trades for W. Grand Avenue Residence
Clyde Craig the local manager of the Texas Louisiana Power Company has traded for the West Grand Avenue residence formerly owned by D G Coley Mr Craig moved to his new home Monday Mr Coley moved to the Lucian Andrews residence which was formerly occupied by Mr Craig Mr Craig is having improvements made to his new home.
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Clyde Craig
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
D. G. Coley
West Grand Avenue
Mr. Craig
Mr. Coley
Lucian Andrews
Craig
Whitewright Ministers Plan City Revival in January
The Whitewright Ministers Association approved a January eight day revival starting Jan 5 to be held in each church with local talent. Rev C C Merritt will lead the advertising and committees will invite every resident, conduct a religious census, and coordinate with Rev Joe Russell of the Presbyterian Church.
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Whitewright Ministers’ Association
Whitewright
C. C. Merritt
Joe Russell
Presbyterian Church
Hyde predicts better times for farmers as Farm Board expands aid
Secretary Hyde told President Hoover that agriculture faces improved prospects with higher crop prices and the Farm Board's 150 million dollars for market stabilization. The 1928-29 farm income reached 12.527 billion dollars, though farmers saw debt burdens persist despite gains in livestock values and overall income.
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Washington
Hyde
Hoover
Farm Board
United States
Federal Farm Board
Denison Katy Shops To Build 500 Cars
J. R. Hayden Missouri Kansas Texas superintendent of car departments left Denison for Sedalia Missouri on business. He said material for building 500 coal cars and twenty five cabooses had been ordered shipped to Denison store rooms and yards.
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Denison
J. R. Hayden
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Sedalia
Missouri City
Christmas Spirit Shines in Whitewright Decorations
Merchants and residents of Whitewright prepare for Christmas with store windows bright with gifts and decorations. Shoppers browse daily as packages are wrapped for delivery or hiding away. Christmas is described as the year’s big holiday with memories aiding both old and young. Local stock is large and priced fairly as holiday buyers seek a wide variety of merchandise.
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Whitewright
The Sun Praises Subscription Renewal Push
The Sun notes mailing hundreds of expiration notices last week and reports renewals coming in steadily. December is a strong renewal month and the paper hopes to surpass past records before year end.
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Sun
High School Honor Roll for Second Six Weeks
The list names students by grade who earned honor roll for the second six weeks. Eighth graders include Willie Jane Cheney, Agnes Coffee, Luna Mae Garner, Ruth Gosnell, Guy Hamilton Jr., J. B. Harrison, Sarah Janway, Pauline Magers, Dick Montgomery, Pauline Pierce, Mary Jo Sears, Emma Claire Vestal. Ninth graders include Ouija Craig, James Lindsey, Lester Martin, Margaret Reeves, Homer Lee Sears, Madge Sears, Lloyd Stowers, Van Vestal, Myra Nell Vestal, Ernest Pumphrey. Ten graders include Velma Bennett, Willie Fae Brown, Gradie Fae Coley, Johnnie V. Dossey, Una Mae Mangrum, Beatrice Maynard, Margaret Pierce, Mary Cornelia Roberts. Eleventh graders include Manuel Alexander, Loletta Coffey, Lucy Craig, Dorothy Hamilton, John T. Thornton.
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Willie Jane Cheney
Agnes Coffee
Luna Mae Garner
Ruth Gosnell
Guy Hamilton Jr
J. B. Harrison
Sarah Janway
Pauline Magers
Dick Montgomery
Pauline Pierce
Mary Jo Sears
Emma Claire Vestal
Ouija Craig
James Lindsey
Lester Martin
Margaret Reeves
Homer Lee Sears
Madge Sears
Lloyd Stowers
van Vestal
Myra Nell Vestal
Ernest Pumphrey
Velma Bennett
Willie Fae Brown
Gradie Fae Coley
Johnnie V. Dossey
Una Mae Mangrum
Beatrice Maynard
Margaret Pierce
Mary Cornelia Roberts
Manuel Alexander
Loletta Coffey
Lucy Craig
Dorothy Hamilton
John T. Thornton
Powerful powder threat described by Prof Hill
London report quotes Prof Leonard Hill telling Sanitary Inspectors that a powder derived from a bacillus could kill a million. He states one gram of the dry toxin would be lethal to that many, underscoring a fear despite limited detail.
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London
Leonard Hill
Sanitary Inspectors’ Association
Hill
Baby Perambulator Fire Claims 6-Month-Old
In Jamestown North Dakota Florence Watson six months old died when her perambulator caught fire. The incident occurred in the home and authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze.
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Jamestown
N. D
Florence Watson
Pilot Grove and Kentuckytown Win County Demonstrations
The Pilot Grove and Kentucky town home demonstration clubs won county contests in Sherman with $15 cash prizes each. Gordonville and Tioga shared $25 first prizes. Pilot Grove and Kentuckytown reported detailed scores in categories such as attendance, on time, community activities, poultry, home improvement, new members, magazines, food preservation, and fair exhibits, with totals of 2146 and 2031 respectively.
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Pilot Grove
Kentuckytown
Sherman Democrat
Gordonville
Tioga
Sherman
Farmers Well Up With Farm Work in Whitewright
Farmers in the Whitewright area are well advanced with spring field work. Much of the land has been broken or bedded for planting and favorable weather is expected to keep workers moving. The piece notes Texas weather can swing from cold to heat in short spans.
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Whitewright
Old Man Winter
Texas
Traveler in wagon trip pauses in Denison on LA journey
Isaac Sacks a 76 year old Chicago native travels to Los Angeles by wagon with two Shetland ponies and a German police dog named King. He began October 26 and aims to finish in seven weeks, averaging 26 miles daily this winter and 33 in summer. He has no accidents on his many highway journeys.
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Denison
Isaac Sacks
Chicago
Los Angeles
Sacks
King
California
Durant
van Alstyne
Bethel Home Demonstration Club Meets Busy Week
The Bethel Club met with Mrs. O. G. Bow on Thursday and added one new member. Plans were made for the Christmas program to be held at Mrs. Howard Hedgpeth’s home on Thursday, Dec. 19, with sandwiches fruit and hot chocolate served.
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Bethel Home Demonstration Club
O. G. Bow
Howard Hedgpeth
Cotton Crop Estimate Put At 14 9 Million Bales
Washington report shows 149,919,000 bales of cotton forecast from Dec 1 indications, compared with 150,090,000 a month earlier and 144,790,000 last year. State production totals listed. lint yield at 155.3 pounds per acre. Census bureau counts 12,857,971 running bales ginned to Dec 1, 1929, plus 473,079 round bales.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Others
Lower
Census Bureau
Fender Riding Peril Echoes Youth Dangers
A scene of teens riding fenders of a car ends with a groggy injured youth being helped by bystanders and a doctor. The near tragedy sparks talk of missed school days and lasting scars while readers wonder who will be next to tumble from a moving vehicle.
Kentucky town PTA holds second meeting
Kentuckytown Parent-Teacher Association, organized Nov 29, held its second meeting at the school with Mrs. F. T. Harris presiding. Officers include Frances Phillips as vice president and Miss Viva Phillips as secretary treasurer.
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Kentuckytown
Parent-Teacher Association
F. T. Harris
Frances Phillips
Viva Phillips
Lois McAlister
Carl Holland
Edgar
E. A. Miller
State and National Congress
Grayson County
P.T. A
Dog Acquits Master In Court Animal Trial
In St. Louis James Kilsey was acquitted of cruelty to his dog after the animal tried to lick his face in court. The defense argued the incident showed no malice and the judge acquitted Kilsey on the charge.
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ST. Louis
James Kilsey
Presbyterian Church Names Rev Joe M Russell Pastor
The Whitewright Presbyterian Church has called Rev Joe M Russell from Cooper as pastor and he will begin work January first. He plans to move with his wife to Whitewright soon, and has visited recently to meet members. Russell, under thirty, specializes in youth work and comes highly recommended. A new church edifice costing $20,000 is planned for construction after the new year.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Joe M. Russell
Cooper
Mr. Russell
Russell
Whitewright
Christmas Issue Timing Changes at The Sun
The Sun announces a special Christmas issue with 20 pages, eight in the magazine section, and moves the regular issue to Monday December 23 to accommodate Christmas greeting ads. Advertisers are urged to submit copy by Friday and Saturday December 20 and 21, as late submissions after Monday noon December 23 will miss the Christmas number.
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the Sun
Sun Force
Sun Office
Floyd Harris elected president of Grayson County council
Mrs. Floyd Harris of Kentuckytown was elected president of the Grayson County home demonstration council at an all day Chamber of Commerce meeting. She is joined by Mrs. J. D. Roberson of Pecan Grove as vice president and Miss Pauline Binion of Pilot Grove as secretary, all unani mously elected on one ticket.
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Ethel
Viva Phillips
Kentuckytown
County Defendants Face Land Suit Over Easement Breach
Grayson County and others are named defendants in a federal suit filed by Central Life Insurance Society claiming illegal entry on a liened tract. The land, secured by an easement issued by Tioga residents for Highway No 10 right of way, allegedly caused $5,000 in damages and $3,000 in land value.
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Sherman
Grayson Et al
Federal District Court
Central Life Insurance Society
Tioga
Oklahoma Soldier Hurley Named Secretary of War
Patrick J. Hurley of Oklahoma is chosen by President Hoover to succeed James W. Good as Secretary of War. He has served as acting secretary since Good’s death and is a lawyer and Reserve Corps colonel. War hero of World War I with the Distinguished Service Cross, he is just under 50.
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Patrick J. Hurley
Oklahoma
Hoover
James W. Good
War Department
Good
Hurley
Hoovyer
France
Byrd Expedition Cost Far Exceeds Columbus's Discovery Outlay
The Byrd expedition is projected to cost about 500 times more than Columbus's voyage that led to the discovery of America, highlighting the vast scale of late 19th or early 20th century polar or exploration funding.
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America
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Denison Katy Shops
Traveler
Bethel Club
Kentuckytown P. 1. A
Floyd Harris
County Council
County
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