Nurse shoots assailant in post office restroom case
Dallas report says Miss Jeahnne La Moore, 26, a nurse at the National Guard Armory, shot 40 year old Rar Cooksy, a negro janitor, twice in the third floor women's restroom after he allegedly assaulted her. Cooksy died in the corridor. Huddleston of the Justice Department aided the nurse.
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Jeahnne la Moore
National Guard Armory
Rar Cooksy
Miss la Moore
Cooksy
Commerce Street
National Guard
Chicago
Phillip Sousa
Great Lakes
City Dads Appeal To Klan To Parade In Luling
Lockhart Dec 12 A cordial invitation to the Ku Klux Klan of Caldwell County to parade in Luling six miles south of Lockhart has been extended by members of the City Council of Luling The Council asks that the parade be staged at the convenience of the Imperial Empire Knights of the Ku Klux Klan This is said to have been the first time that Knights of the Klan have been officially invited to stage a parade There are Klans at both Lockhart and Luling and the membership is said to be quite large.
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Lockhart
Ku Klux Klan
Caldwell County
Luling
Imperial Empire
Knights of the
Knights of the Klan
White Produce Co Promotes Pre-Sale Turkey Prices
It will pay you to get our prices before you sell your turkeys. The White Produce Company urges customers to check their current rates prior to selling poultry, promising better value and pricing guidance.
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The
White Produce Company
Congressman Herrick Dismisses Women as Pest Seekers
Boston dispatch reports Oklahoma Congressman Manuel Herrick rebuffing a woman offering $5 million with a jibe about smallpox. He says women chase him for a title, prefers homely farm girls, and blasts city girls as vain. He defends his poverty and wears a wild hat on the trip.
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Boston
Manuel Herrick
Oklahoma
Herrick
Congressman Herrick
Congress
Mail Christmas Packages Early Urges Whitewright Postoffice
Postmaster Webster asks patrons to mail Christmas packages early at the Whitewright post office. Wrap packages in heavy paper and tie with stout twine, address plainly, and place sender’s name and address on the upper left corner. Enclose a sheet with sender and addressee information identical to the label to aid prompt delivery if the wrapper tears.
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Webster
Whitewright Postoffice
Pierce Family Ad Promises Bilious Fever Cure
A dated advertisement touts P. J. Pierce & Sons promising 666 cures for bilious fever. The crude claim credits a remedy and urges readers to try the product.
Dog Witness Shocks Texas Burglary Trial
In Sherman a courtroom scene unfolded when a small dog was introduced as Exhibit A in the State of Texas versus C H Howard burglary case. Howard had entered a Denison store on May 21 to retrieve a cherished pet, the defense argues, while the dog’s appearance aimed to prove intent was to find the animal, not steal.
Mrs Benton McMillin Dies in Remlig After Illness
Telegram announces death of Mrs Benton McMillin in Remlig early Thursday. Reared in Whitewright she lived there before moving with her husband. Body to arrive on the Katy Flyer Saturday. funeral planned for Sunday with relatives D S McMillin and Mrs Mary Hest among those at bedside. J W and Dick McMurry listed as brothers.
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Benton McMillin
Remlig
Whitewright
McMillin
D. S. McMillin
Mary Hest
Preachers Institute Session Draws Sherman Delegates
The Preacher's Institute of the Sherman District M. E. Church is in session today and tomorrow with about thirty preachers attending. Public invited to 7:30 tonight and 11:30 Friday morning services. Rev C A Spraggins of Travis Street Methodist Church will preach tonight. he once pastored here and old acquaintances will wish to hear him. Friday morning Rev H B Chambers will preach.
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Sherman
M. E. Church
C. A. Spraggins
Travis Street Methodist Church
H. B. Chambers
D Leon Harp Returns Home as Mayor Rebounds
Mexia Evening News reports Mayor D Leon Harp returned from San Antonio after two and a half months away. Though weak, he is stronger and plans to resume city duties soon, noting impressive growth and new additions in Mexia. He is a son in law of Rev and Mrs W A Kirkpatrick.
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D. Leon Harp
San Antonio
Death’s Door
Mexia
J.I. Riddle
W. W. Barnett
Alamo City
Mexia Evening News
Harp
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Sun clubs with Dallas News and Farm & Ranch partners
A note about collaboration and cross‑publication ties with Dallas News Farm & Ranch Holland's Magazine and other outlets, highlighting shared content and mutual support among regional papers.
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The
Sun
Dallas News
Farm & Ranch
Holland’s Magazine
Good Publications
Whitewright Tax Rate Rise Amid Valuation Drop 1921
Whitewright's 1921 total tax rate stands at 1.60 per hundred dollars, with allocations for school maintenance bonds, general fund, street improvements, and waterworks. Valuations dropped to about 1.656 million from 1.886 million, reducing anticipated revenues by about 3,680 dollars. the equalization board applied a 15 percent home valuation relief while preserving city needs, urging residents to keep revenues steady to avoid harming town services.
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Whitewright
Board of Equalization
Boards of Equalization
Equalization
Equalization Board
Reverend McNeilly Accepts Baptist Church Pastorate
Rev G M McNeilly of Weleetka Oklahoma has accepted the pastorate of the First Baptist Church here. He succeeds Rev Geo C Boston who resigned to pursue evangelistic work in Tennessee. McNeilly will preach next Sunday morning and evening and has rented the Kimbell residence across from the church moving his family January 1.
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G. M. McNeilly
Weleetka
Okla
First Baptist Church
Geo. C. Boston
Tennessee
McNeilly
Baptist Church
Kimbell
The
Adding Machine Needed
A fragmentary dialogue shows a playful exchange about engagement duration. The line features a man asking how long they have been engaged and a witty reply about counting the time, implying a lighthearted skit or caption from a newspaper page.
New Drug Store to Open in Whitewright
A new drug store will open soon in the Masonic building under the J. M. Wright Drug Company. The firm bought Craig’s Cafe to secure the location and carpenters are building offices for Dr. J. L. Bow and Dr. J. B. Birt in the rear. Bob Bow will serve as prescription clerk as fixtures and a full stock of drugs are on the way.
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Masonic
J. M. Wright Drug Company
Craig’s Cafe
Carpenters
J. L. Bow
J. B. Birt
Birt
Bow
Pilot Grove
Bob Bow
County Attorney Weds Sherman Girl
Sherman, Dec. 12 Hubert Bookout county attorney and Miss Marion Yates of this city were quietly married at the bride's home Sunday afternoon. Only the bride's mother and family friends were present. The couple had been engaged for some time and kept the ceremony quiet until hours after it occurred. Bookout, a young attorney, recently completed a term as county attorney and filed a favorable district court report. Miss Yates, daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Yates, is active in social and church circles. The wedding trip will be postponed due to Bookout's official duties.
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Sherman
Hubert Bookout
Marion Yates
Bookout
District Court
Miss Yates
R. W. Yates
Bookouts
Thousand Lots Sold For Five Cents At Tax Sale
McAlester Oklahoma December 9. At the tax release auction two weeks long nearly 1000 Hillside addition lots formerly laid out for a factory were bid in by a local real estate man at 5 cents per lot.
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McAlester
Okla
Arbuckle witness pleads guilty to bigamy charge
Mrs. Bam bino Maud Delmont, who testified against Fatty Arbuckle in the Virginia Rappe case, pleaded guilty in Madera Superior Court to a bigamy charge and asked probation. A decision on the probation request will follow.
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Madera
Cal
Bambino Maud Delmont
Fatty Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Leslie Hardware Co. Offers Sewing and Manicure Sets
Sherman retailer Leslie Hardware Co lists sewing and manicure scissor sets for sale. Local shoppers can browse a range of tools and accessories at the store.
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Leslie Hardware Co
Sherman
Mob Lynch Wounded Negro Strike Breaker in Fort Worth
Fort Worth reports a lynching at the edge of the packing house strike district. Fred Rouse, wounded earlier, was dragged from a hospital car, riddled with bullets, hanged from a tree, and removed before dawn. Police seek mob members. nurse Essie Slaton recalls masked assailants. last year another man died at the same spot.
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Fort Worth
Packing House
Fred Rouse
Hamilton
Essie Slaton
Tom Vickery
Rouse
Women Object to Poll Tax Payment
Austin, Dec 13 obstructions arise as women mail daily letters to the Governor and state offices opposing poll tax payments when they do not intend to vote. They argue the tax should not be paid if voting is not desired, though the attorney general has ruled the wife’s poll tax becomes a lien on community property.
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Austin
Governor’s Office
Secretary of State
Attorney General’s Department
Comptroller’s Office
Neff
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