Social notes from Greenville and nearby towns
A flurry of short visits and greetings from Greenville and surrounding areas. Numerous residents and visitors including John Pace in Greenville on business, D A Ray in Dallas, J C Gillespie in Dallas, Mrs N H Liggett visiting in Porteville, Mrs Cecil Smith in Sherman, and Miss Irene Hansard hosting a weekend at Tom Bean. Local events include a Spring style show in Dallas, theater manager Leo Ridout visiting, and H M Hamilton of Oklahoma City suffering a mild facial burn after refilling a radiator.
Little Miss Doretha Wood Breaks Arm Again
Doretha Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W C Wood, broke her arm on Tuesday marking the third fracture in two years for the young girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doretha Wood
W. C. Wood
Mrs Lilley and Badgetts Attend Dallas Style Show
Mrs E J Lilley and Misses Monta and May Badgett spent Tuesday and Wednesday visiting wholesale dry goods houses and attending the spring style show in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Barbee
Maurine May
Dallas
E. J. Lilley
Monta
May Badgett
Death of W B Cook in Weston at age 88
A notice from Weston Missouri announces the death of W B Cook aged eighty eight at his home. He was a brother in law of the late Rev Robert Jones a pioneer Presbyterian minister. Cook was known by many older Whitewright residents who recall his visits here years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Cook
Weston
Robert Jones
Cook
Whitewright
Little Crain Girl Recovers After Throat Growth Operation
Neva Nell Crain eighteen months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs B W Crain, underwent throat growth removal Sunday at a Dallas hospital. Previously critical, she improved after a tube was placed in her windpipe to aid breathing and could require continued use for several weeks.
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Neva Nell
B. W. Crain
Dallas
Local Soldier Guy Stedham Improves After Hospital Move
Mr and Mrs W H Stedham report their son Guy Stedham continues to improve at Hampton Roads Naval Hospital after transfer from Protestant Hospital last Friday. He suffered severe burns to his lower limbs and body in December during a kerosene fire starting attempt. Doctors warn disabilities, if any, remain possible and a home visit may not occur for about six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Hamilton
Oklahoma City
W. T. Hamilton
Whitewright
W. H. Stedham
Naval Hospital
Hampton Roads
Guy
Parent-Teacher Association Notes on Child Rearing
A digest of PTA guidance covers sleep needs for various ages, nutrition concerns, weaning timelines, juice introduction, and social behavior. It advises avoiding harsh punishments and making new habits easier, while noting fabric warmth relates to weave ventilation.
Bethel Club Holds Feb 1 Meeting at Mrs Johnnie Brown
The Bethel Club met at Mrs Johnnie Brown's home Friday February 1 with seven members present and one new member enrolled. Miss Inez Derryberry county demonstrator led a brief yearbook review and chair re seating demonstration before refreshments. The group planned to meet February 15 with Mrs Jewell Denton.
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Bethel Club
Johnnie Brown
Inez Derryberry
Methodist Lecture on Missions in Poland and White Russia
Dr. A J Weeks will lecture on missions in Poland and White Russia at the Methodist Church Friday night Feb 8. Weeks was sent to Europe after the war to establish missionary work and met many church and state leaders. The talk promises to be instructive and interesting with a cordial invitation to all.
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A. J. Weeks
Poland
Russia
Odd Facts From a Historical Ledger
The Department of Agriculture estimates Canadians spent over 20 million dollars on ice cream last year, needing about 46 000 cows for milk. a red ant colony can destroy two million insects in a year and cover 17 acres. In London, about 800 people die weekly, usually between 750 and 850. During the war Britain cut 450 000 acres of woodlands, leaving 1.5 million acres of productive woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
London
Scientist finds method to extract gasoline from inedible fish
The New Yorker notes a scientist has developed a process to convert inedible fish into gasoline. The work is not yet commercially profitable, so widespread use and any related fish oil scandal are years away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New Yorker
Two Are Held In Oklahoma Slaying
Bill Williams and Charles Cox are jailed in Bryan County Oklahoma on murder charges for the fatal shooting and beating of John Taylor near Neadmore. Dispatches to the Denison Herald say the shooting followed a game dispute over drinking, with a shotgun blast injuring Taylor and his head and body later subjected to knife wounds.
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Denison
Bill Williams
Charles Cox
Bryan County
Durant
Okla
John Taylor
Neadmore
Denison Herald
Taylor
Moans Trigger Police Call at Shoe Store Mystery
East Orange police traced a disruptive call to Ben Soloman's shoe store when Lola Hegmann, a telephone operator, answered a moaning transmission. Officers found the receiver off the hook, then later a police dog led to a box containing ten newborn puppies hidden in a rear room.
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East Orange
N. J
Lola Hegmann
Ben Soloman
Lola
Burglars Hit Five Denison Establishments
Five Denison places of business were entered Monday night in a wholesale raid. The burglars broke into a grocery, a meat market, a lunch stand, a restaurant, and a picture show, netting less than one dollar for their labor.
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Denison
Imagine This Future World Morand Prediction
A thirty year forecast from Paul Morand envisions U S supremacy on seas and global reach, with Europe diminished and South America under Washington. He imagines gender convergence in dress and names, crowded traffic, space hotels, wireless power, worldwide exploration, and early telepresence with clear screens.
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United States
Europe
South America
Washington
Charles
John
Frank
New York
Paris
Berlin
Niagara
Africa
Zambesi
Victoria
America
Paul Morand
France
The Ideal Man: East Coast College Women Seek Humor
A survey of 220 college girls in the East reveals what traits they want in a husband. Only twelve favor college graduates. two demand looks. one wants an athlete. fifty oppose drinkers. Over 100 seek honesty, sincerity, education, and culture. Wealth and fame are ignored. The top trait is a sense of humor, echoing the poet’s line that a man worth while can smile.
Laughing for Love in the Modern Courtship
An essay argues that humor makes a man attractive to women seeking affection beyond wealth or fame. It suggests most men think they have humor and notes women hint that charm matters, while wealth and fame seemingly aid those with keen wit.
Geographic center of Texas located near Brady
The geographic center of Texas lies in McCulloch County about ten miles northeast of Brady. The article notes the Lone Star flag of Texas as a symbol associated with the state.
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Texas
McCulloch County
Brady
Lone Star
Texas Lumber Stocks and Output Cited in 1839 Congress
The Third Congress of the Texas Republic, meeting in Houston on January 25, 1839, notes Texas holds about 17 billion board feet of pine and 7.5 billion feet of hardwood standing. The annual lumber cut is around 1.5 billion feet.
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Congress of the
Texas Republic
Houston
Texas
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John Pace
Greenville
D. A. Ray
J. C. Gillespie
N. H. Liggett
Porteville, Cal
E. V. Rector
Cecil Smith of
Sherman
J. L. McSpedden
Mollie Teague
Tom Bean
Irene Hansard
J. F. Yowell
Yowell
Hunt County
C. K. Spindle
Mrs
J. F. Spindle
A. A. Adams
B. B. Adams
P. J. Pierce & Sons
Leo Ridout
Rialto Theatre
H. P. Donigan
Brookshire
J. L. Dyer
J. W. McMurry Jr
Austin College
W. F. Holland
Grover Gillett
A. H. Davis of
Durelle Mangrum
Maude Gray
Katherine Montgomery
Pittsburg
Donald Hall
Charlie Mayo
Java” Coffman
Capeville
D. E. Low
Tommie Chenoweth
Anna
D. M. Roddy
J. J. Dean
Smithville
J. R. Fleming
China
R. L. Johnson
Virginia Noble
Lee Hampton
B. C. Land of
New Orleans
First Baptist Church
van Alstyne
Joe Johnson
W. E. White
Alvin Withrow
Gilbert
Farmersville
Carl May
Sun
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Whitewright Sun
Fed
Parent-Teacher Association Notes
Mangrum
Chesley
Rutledge
Mangrum’s
Mangram Bros
Cole & Davis Co
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