Local Residents Gatherings and Travels Across Texas
A roundup of social visits shows John Reeves in Dallas on a business trip while Minnie Scott and her Denison kin visit. numerous families from Fort Worth, Sherman, Gainesville and Leonard spend weekends with Whitewright relatives. Bruce Pember and family travel from Austin. Thomas Thorpe of Pottsboro named deputy state labor commissioner. Clyde Johnson earns a piano scholarship at Texas Christian University. Rockerfeller’s fortune estimate cited in Detroit News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Thorpe
Pottsboro
Mr. Thorpe
Gus Thrift
Pilot Grove
C. P. Johnson
Colby D. Hall
Texas Christian University
Clyde Johnson
Bill Jones' Column at Roberts Co ad shop talk
Bill Jones writes from Roberts Co praising new Oil Cook Stoves and seed potatoes onion sets and garden supplies. He invites ladies to see the stoves noting their blue flame and front room appeal while promising low prices and a wide planting line for farmers with horse collars trace chains lines and bridles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Roberts Co
Rotary Inter-City Meeting Set Between Whitewright and Garland Clubs
Whitewright and Garland Rotary clubs plan an inter-city meeting with a date set for March 22. Garland president Fletcher White and former Whitewright member Hot Alexander discussed past inter-club meetups and reminiscences. Local committee members F M Echols John Silman and Rham Pennington arranged details. Rev J L Cox and Bill Benge attended as guests. Cox spoke on Christian Principles in Rotary. Benge, formerly of Wolfe City, will move to Whitewright to work at Devonport store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Rotary Club
Garland Club
Whitewright Club
Garland
Fletcher White
Hot” Alexander
White
Alexander
Mr. Alexander
Whitewright
F. M. Echols
John Silman
Rham Pennington
J. L. Cox
Joe M. Russell
Bill Benge
W. R. Hooper
Cox
Rotary
Missionary Board of
The
Presbyterian Church
Dallas
Mr. Benge
Wolfe City
Devonport
Oak Hill Cemetery Association Elects 1933 Officers
The Oak Hill Cemetery Association held its annual meeting at Mrs. L. LaRoe's home and elected officers for 1933: Mrs. L. LaRoe president, Mrs. Earl Myrick secretary, Miss Dora Scales treasurer. Members urge timely $3 assessments to keep lots maintained and thank supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill Cemetery Association
L. LaRoe
Earl Myrick
Dora Scales
Friday Literary Club Hosts Formal Afternoon Program
Mrs. C. J. Meador hosted the Friday Literary Club with 25 members present. The program featured vocal solo by Mrs. J. D. Lowe, a review of A Dream of Fair Women, comparisons of past and modern women, a Valentine sketch by several members, and readings including Hats by Miss Inez Ray. A refreshment course followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Meador
J. D. Lowe
Fred Smith
Bryant King
Valentine
Ross May
Jane Adams
Schumann Heink
Edith Wharton
C. P. Johnson
Inez Ray
Farmer Gets $5 For Two Dozen Eggs
A farmer near Temple received five dollars for two dozen eggs after two strangers attempted a scam. They offered 15 cents for the eggs and provided a five dollar bill as payment, then urged a negotiated check for the difference. The farmer checked with his bank and caught the altered amount, denying the payment and keeping the eggs.
Whitewright Shops and Civic News Highlight 1916 Developments
Grayson County gravel road project advances after a $900000 bond vote. Whitewright reorganizes city band with F M Echols as manager and new civic league officers. Telephone rates rise March 1 with business and residence plans. L C Long relocates confectionery to Hayden building. F M Echols buys Horace Thompson home. George Cooper residence destroyed by fire Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Whitewright City
F. M. Echols
Jesse Wallace
F. K. Russell
The
Civic League
W. J. Barbee
J. W. Wilson
T. E. Barbee
L. C. Long
Hayden
Lilley
Horace Thompson
Maple Street
George Cooper
Whitewright finances show year end balance and duties
The Sun reports for the year ending Feb 1 Whitewright collected 32906.71 from taxes water sewer street tax meters and more. Expenditures included payments to schools fire truck sewer debt and water plant. after expenses the city holds bonds and cash for the new year. Also noted are the deaths and marriages: Mrs Abbie Lewis died and Moton Badgett wed Esther Hines with Rev J F Fender officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Grayson College
Abbie Lewis
D. R. Lewis
Moton Badgett
Esther Hines
J. F. Fender
Ferguson supporters prep resolution to pay inauguration trip expenses
In Austin Ferguson supporters in the House prepared an resolution authorizing payment of the expenses of Gov Miriam A Ferguson and her official party for attending the Roosevelt Garner inauguration in Washington on March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Turks Invest in Apartments Amid Currency Controls
Amid a bleak financial outlook and tight foreign exchange rules in Turkey, residents shift funds into apartment blocks as a defensive investment. Investors from urban centers seek steady rents and property value stability while inflation pressures persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Debt publicity shows 1929 U S owes 154 billion total
The National Industrial Conference Board estimates the 1929 total interest bearing debt of the United States at 154.761 billion dollars with annual interest charges of 8.607 billion. Private debt dominates, rising 47 percent since 1922 while public debt stands at 30.195 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Burglary Scene Sparks Husband Misunderstanding
A police report details a burglary observed by Mrs. Jones who misinterprets the scene as her husband searching for a shirt. bureau drawers are pulled out and contents scattered, hinting at a break in discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Reeves
Minnie Scott
Denison
D. S. Carr
Mrs. Weldon Binion
Fort Worth
Johnnie and
Leta Ball
Tom Bean
Winnie Hamilton
J. J. Silman
Hove
J. E. Pratt
Roy Hamilton of
Sherman
W. T. Hamilton
H. P. Donigan
South
Texas
Mrs. J. Alton May
Amarillo
Robert A. Jones
Celina
T. E. Sears
D. G. Coley
Lee Myers
Bonham
Ray Manning
Paul Manning
Leonard
S. H. Montgomery
Cappie Beard
Near Leonard
Bruce Pember
Howard Brodhead
Gainesville
Mrs. Curlee Cummings
Telephone
Cummings
Amateene May
W. W. Williams
Commerce
M. D. Abernathy
Longview
John W. Williams
Davis, Okla
B. S. Montgomery
Boyd Craig
Waples
B. F. Gafford
Cotton Belt Railroad
Lee Wilburn
University of Texas At Austin
Lucille LaRoe
Alton May
Emory Christian
May
Curlee Cummings
Claud Willis
John D. Rockefeller
Detroit News
Bill Jones
the Roberts Co
Jim
BAYER
Rotary Club
Mel Roberts
W. P. Vaughn
W. F. Sanders
J. B. Dickson
H. T. Arterberry
Allen T. Short
Carl Gillespie
Mae Hall
the Sun
Denison Oil & Gas Company
G. D. McCarty
Dr. R. May
R. L. Holcomb
T. H. Lively
North
Conference Board
Sun
Cole & Davis Co
NEW Sport
Oxfords
Progressive Farmer
Dixie Poultry Journal
Home Friend
Country Home
the Farm Journal
Southern Agriculturist
Evey's Poultry Magazine
Gentlewoman Magazine
Illustrated Mechanics
Casto
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