Former Citizen Denton Dies at 59 in Sherman
C J Denton former superintendent of Whitewright and later Central High School principal in Sherman died at his home 1417 North Harrison avenue Saturday night. He was 59 born in Bowling Green Kentucky and had been ill with paralysis. Funeral services were held at Central Christian Church and burial followed in Whitewright. Pallbearers included J C Pyle J R Moody Perry Waldrop and others. He is survived by his wife two daughters three sons and two brothers.
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C. J. Denton
Whitewright
Sherman
Denton
Whitweright
North
Harrison Avenue
Central Christian Church
Emmett Davison
T. L. Holcomb
First Baptist Church
T. A. Wharton
First Presbyterian Church
Everett B. King
Central Presbyterian Church
J. A. Denton
Memphis
Lone Oak
Era
Wylie
Lancaster
Bowling Green
Burdette College
Tennessee
Texas
J. C. Pyle
J. R. Moody
Perry Waldrop
J. L. Blackburn
Tom Smith
D. C. Enloe
Travis Lodge No. 117
A. F. and
A. M
Girl Awakening Finds All of Family Dead
A gas leak from a defective connection killed Christopher Hines his wife and two sons as they exchanged gifts around a Christmas tree in Philadelphia. A 16 year old daughter survived. A church messenger found the family Sunday morning and Bertha the daughter alerted neighbors after fainting.
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Philadelphia
Christopher Hines
Hines
Bertha
Typewriter Supplies for Sale at Sun Office
Typewriter carbon paper and typewriter ribbons offered for sale at Sun office. Assortment includes standard carbon sheets and assorted ribbon colors for manual and electric typewriters.
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Typewriter
Sun Office
Last day for clubbing price on four papers
Saturday is the final date to take advantage of reduced subscriptions for the Dallas Morning News and Whitewright Sun and the Fort Worth Star Telegram and Whitewright Sun. Prices are listed in the display ad under Sale. Act quickly to save.
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Dallas Morning News
Whitewright Sun
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Sam McMillin Injured In Auto Accident
Sam McMillin suffered painful injuries Saturday in Greenville when the car he rode in was struck by a Cotton Belt train. His brother in law J Q Adams escaped with minor cuts and bruises, another passenger lost part of a finger, and McMillin was thrown through the windshield. He was taken to a hospital then home. expected to stay in his room several days.
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Sam McMillin
Greenville
Mr. McMillin
J. Q. Adams
Royse City
Balanced Farm Reports Due By December Thirty First
Sherman announces December 31 as the deadline for farmers in the balanced farm program and egg contest to file reports for 1927. Judges will award prizes at a Sherman banquet. entrants from Sherman Whitewright Tom Bean and other towns will be guests.
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Sherman
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
H. R. Gearhart
Baxter Barr
Marvin M. Pinion
C. P. Parker
B. F. Price
J. J. Davis
Gunter
M. Belew
G. L. Odle
G. W. Ball
W. M. Ingram
Whitewright
Clifford Phoebus
Leon Ball
Roy Benson
Ray Martin
Tom Bean
L. C. Enochs
Tioga
J. W. Harris
Dorchester
Gail Funk
A. C. Hackworth
S. T. Barnes
Reuben Brooks
Sadler
W. H. Meek
G. W. B. McDonald
W. S. Daugherty
Denison
Bryant Wendt
C. A. Wendt
Dexter
D. M. Taylor
van Alstyne
Morris
Rain Totals Near Two Inches Over Tuesday
Rain fell throughout Tuesday and Tuesday night totaling almost two inches. The weather cleared Wednesday with sunshine and improved conditions for all.
Want Ad Then Catalogs Promise Results
A Want Column ad promises results with a concise 25 words or less offering for 25 cents. It highlights quick response and affordable exposure for listings.
Sun Honor Roll Expands With New Subscriptions
The Sun announces a growing honor roll as renewals and many new subscriptions arrive during the first month of the year. Names added include Mrs. W. H. Montgomery, H. B. Arnette, J. W. Annip, J. W. McComb, J. H. Ashinhurst and many others.
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The
Sun
W. H. Montgomery
H. B. Arnette
J. W. Annip
J. W. McComb
J. H. Ashinhurst
Mattie May
J. C. Pace
A. L. Groves
A. J. Badgett
Iris Irvin
A. E. Major
B. F. Gafford
W. L. Little
C. M. Fulton
D. E. McCoy
J. P. Ownby
G. C. Morrow
J. M. Bradshaw
D. C. Fuller
Mary McGaughey
J. A. Penland
Sid Hudspeth
W. F. Wright
Tom Brice
V. RB. Cox
D. M. Rich
E. E. Wilson
W. C. Reeves
F. L. Clendening
C. B. Bryant Jr
George Hicks
Ben Savage
R. C. Morris
Maggie Reeves
Coleman Carter
Paul Taylor
J. A. Schadegg
Beatrice Beasley
J. F. Mathews
A. S. Glidewell
J. R. Harper
Edna Rathbun
J. G. Sloan
M. A. Love
J. R. North
Y. Rathbun
C. T. Atkinson
T. Montgomery
M. A. Annip
Joe Wallace
J. E. Coggins
J. E. Parker
E. Gann
Lester Short
C. H. Skaggs
L. P. Sears
A. FE
Valentine
C. C. Fogle
Inez Ray
Frances Mathers
Sandlin Montgomery Tie In Jasper and Whitewright Ties
Mr. R. E. Sandlin of Jasper Alabama marries Miss Ruth Montgomery daughter of Mr and Mrs S T Montgomery at the bride’s parents home. Rev J F Fender conducts the ceremony. The couple will reside in Jasper. Mrs Sandlin taught in Whitewright and attended Northeast Texas Teachers College Commerce.
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R. E. Sandlin
Jasper
Ala
Ruth Montgomery
S. T. Montgomery
J. F. Fender
Sandlin
Whitewright
Whitewright High School
Northeast Texas Teachers’ College
Commerce
Pattons Return to Memphis After Visit
Dr and Mrs M L Patton return to their Memphis Tennessee home Tuesday after a short visit here with her mother Mrs Edna Ray Womack and other relatives.
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M. L. Patton
Memphis
Tenn
Edna Ray Womack
Barn Destroyed By Fire On Cameron Farm
A large barn with feed inside burned Saturday night at about 8 30 on the Joe Cameron farm southwest of town. It belonged to Joe B. Cameron and Mrs Charley Biggerstaff. The owners had insurance until the policy expired Wednesday. A new policy was not written and the barn was left uninsured.
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Joe Cameron
Joe B. Cameron
Charley Biggerstaff
S. H. Montgomery & Son Insurance Agency
Farm Home Destroyed by Fire on Tuesday
A three room dwelling on Roscoe Vestal’s farm southeast of town occupied by Mrs Nellie Brown burned Tuesday morning around 4 o clock. The house contents were nearly a total loss with only a few small articles saved. Mrs Brown had no insurance while Vestal’s loss was insured. The cause remains undetermined.
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Roscoe Vestal
Nellie Brown
New Chevrolet Cars Arrive for Display at S. & S. Station
Bob Sears, local Chevrolet dealer, has received a shipment of the new Chevrolet cars. They will be placed on display Saturday at the S. & S. Service Station. The cars are said to be a great improvement over the present model.
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Bob Sears
Chevrolet
First Baptist Pastor to Return for New Year Service
Rev. J. H. Hawkins, pastor of the First Baptist Church, writes from Pine Bluff Arkansas that he will be home Friday. A special New Year’s service with music is planned for Sunday morning at the Baptist Church.
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J. H. Hawkins
First Baptist Church
Pine Bluff
Ark
the Sun
The
Baptist Church
Tyson Receives 15000 Gift From Waco Cleveland Grid Game
The article reports Coach Paul Tyson receiving about 15000 as a testimonial payout from a game between Waco and Cleveland. Waco High awarded the gift, with Assistant Coach Bernhausen set to receive a portion. Receipts total around 20000, with 4000 to Latin High as its guarantee and 1000 allocated for expenses.
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Waco
Paul Tyson
Cleveland
Tyson
Waco High
Bernhausen
Latin High
Lindbergh earnings put at 250000 since Atlantic flight
The New York Sun estimates Colonel Lindbergh has earned about 250000 since his Paris flight. It cites 25000 from the Orteig prize, around 200000 from We and newspaper articles, plus 25000 from the Guggenheim fund. It notes a major aircraft company offered a job, but he refused to work unless paid for actual earning value.
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New York
New York Sun
Paris
Lindbergh
Orteig
Guggenheim Fund
United States
the Sun
Christmas Surprise Reward for Tobacco Abstinence
Mr and Mrs D S Carr hosted Christmas Day with their children and families in Dallas Wolfe City and Whitewright. Joe Weldon Carr received a $100 gift from his brother Rham for staying tobacco free until his twenty first birthday. Joe Weldon works for Ferris Dunlop Equipment in Dallas. Rham Carr has a long tenure at Kimbell Milling in Wolfe City. The event also marked the 39th wedding anniversary of the Carrs.
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D. S. Carr
Rham Carr
Wolfe City
Joe Weldon Carr
Claud Amos
Dallas
Mark Montgomery
Joe Weldon
Ferris- Dunlop Equipment Company
Whitewright
Rhom
Kimbell Milling Company
Sherman warns jan 1 deadline for auto license fees
The notice explains that city taxes are due by Saturday and state county levies by Jan 31 1928. It stresses motor vehicle licenses must be paid by Jan 1 and that no extension is allowed even if Jan 1 falls on Sunday. Vehicles without 1928 licenses are in violation and subject to penalties.
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Sherman
City of
Baxter couple mark fiftieth wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs W A Baxter six miles southwest of town celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Married December 25 1877 in Shellyville Tennessee they moved to Texas in 1905 and have lived near Whitewright. Nine children born, eight living, with eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild present.
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W. A. Baxter
Mrs. Baxter
Shellyville
Tenn
Texas
Whitewright
Grayson Stockmen Plan Banquet January 13
Sherman officials said W C Le Baron president of the Grayson County Live Stock Association announced the annual banquet will be held in Sherman January 13. The event marks the tenth anniversary of the organization with over 100 members and a campaign to boost membership starting at the banquet.
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Sherman
W. C. le Baron
Grayson County Live Stock Association
Grand avenue Garage and Filling Station to Rise in Grayson County
W C Huffines and Mrs Gilliam Lindsey have hired L La Roe & Company to build a modern concrete and stucco garage with filling station on Grand Avenue and Bond Street. The 75 by 142 foot structure, costing over 8000 dollars, will replace the Woosley building destroyed by fire. It will house Huffines and Bob Sears with a rear garage, feature extensive glass on two sides, and include a lighted show space and parking under a roofed alcove.
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W. C. Huffines
Grayson County
Sermon Emphasizes Growing Christlike Character
The Dallas sermon by Rev. Henry Grady May argues the universe’s goal is Christlike character. He portrays God as eternal thinker, creator, sovereign redeemer and heavenly father, urging readers to subdue the world and grow virtue in themselves and humanity.
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Dallas
Henry Grady May
Lambuth Memorial Methodist Church
May
Whitewright
God
Emerson
Calvary
Bethlehem
Trenton Seeks Electric Rate Cut Promised by Power Company
Mayor J. R. Musser received a letter from A. P. Barrett president of Texas Louisiana Power Company stating Trenton will see a reduction in electric rates once the new Whitewright generating plant is completed. Barrett assures rate cuts will follow.
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J. R. Musser
A. P. Barrett
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
Trenton
Barrett
Whitewright
Trenton Tribune
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