Preston Everheart Post 225 Holds Busy Legion Meeting
Members of the Preston Everheart Post No 225 American Legion met at the Legion Hall on Tuesday night with about forty attending. Visitors spoke on the Legion program and 1926 national plans, followed by a banquet at Pierce's Cafe and talks by Luttrell and Rev. J A Dickey. The post aims to double membership and promote the annual Legion Picnic for Whitewright.
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Preston Everheart Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Pierce's
Whitewright
Pierce’s
Wallace
Luttrell
Honey Grove
Fourth District
J. A. Dickey
Denison
Dallas Woman Hospitalized After Knife Attack
Emma Audt, 35, a Dallas area school teacher, survived being stabbed twenty times during a ride toward Mesquite after her companion attacked her. He surrendered after telling a friend he killed a woman and planned suicide. Audt identified the assailant when he was detained by Mesquite officers.
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Dallas
Emma Audt
Mesquite
Miss Audt
Mule Holds Grasp as Man Is Stabbed in Calf
In Seymour Texas on February 10 Alf Ellis fought an enraged mule clamped on his calf for an hour while being stabbed in the head by Ellis himself with a pocket knife. Mrs Ellis and a neighbor rescued him and forced the animal to release. Ellis was taken to Seymour Hospital where doctors amputated his leg.
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Seymour
Texas
Alf Ellis
Ellis
Bridal Shower Honors Mrs. O L Jones at Kirkpatrick Home
Mrs H L Gordon and Mrs Gomer May hosted a daytime shower for bride Mrs O L Jones at Mrs J L Kirkpatrick’s house with about forty guests. Miss Mary Johnson played piano, Mrs Stanley Fogle sang, Mrs Clay Horton read, and Miss Bessie Joe Barbee won the prize and presented it to the bride. The True Story Society added new members as gifts were offered before refreshments.
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H. L. Gordon
Gomer May
J. L. Kirkpatrick
O. L. Jones
Mary Johnson
Stanley Fogle
Clay Horton
The
True Story Society
Bessie Joe Barbee
Sherman Democrat team to feature Whitewright area in upcoming issue
Pat Mayes and J Newell Johnston spent hours collecting data in Whitewright for a special write up to appear in the Sherman Democrat. Arrangements aim to bring regular news from the section to this county seat daily. This country is so poor we ate only about 300000000 dollars worth of ice cream last year.
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Pat Mayes
J. Newell Johnston
Sherman Democrat
Whitewright
Community
Democrat
Columbia Record
General Pershing To Enter Hospital For Observation
John J. Pershing arrived in Key West on the cruiser Denver while en route to Washington from Arica Chile where he served as neutral chairman of the Tacna Arica plebiscitary commission. He said his health was fair and planned to enter Walter Reed Hospital on his return, without stating the length of stay.
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Key West
Fla
John J. Pershing
Denver
Washington
Arica
Chile
Tacna-Arica
Pershing
Lis
Walter Reed Hospital
Resolution Adopts Hubbard as Denton College President
Fort Worth February 10 Dean L H Hubbard of the University of Texas was elected president of the College of Industrial Arts at Denton by the board of regents. He succeeds Dr Lindsey Blayney who resigned. Hubbard won on the second ballot with Degan opposing. The board also relieved Blayney of most duties and set expectations for faculty selections and the catalogue.
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Fort Worth
Dean L. H. Hubbard
University of Texas
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Board of Regents
Lindsey Blayney
Dean Hubbard
J. W. Degan
Blayney
Storm Center
Degan
Connallee
Joseph
Capps
Davidson to Open Dallas Headquarters for Governor Campaign
Houston candidate Lynch Davidson announced plans to open a Dallas headquarters on March 1 and begin an active state campaign. He cited prison system taxes and schools as the main platform planks and said he would announce the full platform at the headquarters opening.
Vaughan Seeks Grayson County Sheriff Seat
J A Arthur Vaughan declares his candidacy for Grayson County Sheriff Texas. He notes fifteen years as Precinct 1 peace officer and prior service as constable, pledging honesty fairness courtesy and impartiality while serving the people. He grew up near Sherman and aims to create a record worthy of support.
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Grayson County
Texas
Sherman
Precinct No. 1
J. A
Arthur) Vaughan
Rotary Club Luncheon Expands for Visiting Businessmen
Last Friday luncheon tables were extended to seat several visiting business men who were guests of the Rotary Club. Fred W. Smith directed the program as Ed La Roe was elected president after the prior president Lloyd Moore left the city.
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Rotary Club
Fred W. Smith
Ed la Roe
Lloyd Moore
Text book contract ratified amid state dispute in Texas
Governor Miriam Ferguson's text book commission ratified a 500000 contract with the American Book Company after Attorney General Moody questioned the bid. Salem state officials disagreed over irregularities and bid affidavits while Marrs opposed the contract. The board approved the award two to one with Ferguson and Meharg for and Marrs against.
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S. M.N. Marrs
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ferguson
Marrs
Fergusons
Moody
Supreme Court
American Book Company
Cincinnati
D. A. Gregg
Educational Department
F. W. Chudej
Temple
Card of Appreciation for Whitewright Odeon Theater
Roscoe Pace offers thanks to Whitewright and surrounding communities for two years of liberal patronage after selling the Odeon. He recalls memorable show performances, vows to remember local friends, and wishes success to the new owners.
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Whitewright
Odeon Theatre
Odeon
Roscoe Pace
Death of Tom Grimes After Illness Near Town
Tom Grimes aged 40 died at his home near town Sunday at 2 30 pm after several months of illness. He moved here three years ago from near Savoy. Funeral service was held at his late residence Monday conducted by Rev W A Stuckey of the Methodist Church. Interment was in Bells cemetery. He is survived by his wife, his aged mother and several brothers and sisters.
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Tom Grimes
Savoy
W. A. Stuckey
Methodist Church
Bells Cemetery
Missionary Society to Meet for Bible Study
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will meet Monday February 15 at 2 30 PM with Mrs J W Davidson. Miss Sue Stephens will conduct the Bible study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
J. W. Davidson
Sue Stephens
Pennington Family Visit In Abilene Worded For Local Brief
W C Pennington of Royse City spent Sunday here as a guest of his parents Mr and Mrs Wm Pennington and his son Rhom Pennington.
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W. C. Pennington
Royse City
Wm. Pennington
Rhom Pennington
Clyde Thompson
Durant, Okla
Three Stores Robbed At Savoy Sunday
Three stores Hawkins Drug Store Mrs Ruthven's grocery and W P Carters dry goods, plus the Highway Garage, were looted by three men early Sunday. They tied and blindfolded night watchman M L Stanley and left him in a cotton field before escaping west on the Sherman pike with money small diamonds and narcotics. No clues to the burglars were found.
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Savoy
Hawkins
Mrs. Ruthven
W. P. Carter
M. L. Stanley
Mr. Stanley
Sherman Pike
Denison Beats Bells In Tough Y M C A Game
Denison High School Yellow Jackets edge Bells 25 to 20 at the Denison Y M C A in a hard fought contest. Milam and Mays hit the tying and winning baskets in the final minutes as Bells showcased strong passing. A rematch in the Interscholastic League is expected in Bells on a date likely Friday or Saturday.
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Denison
Yellow Jackets
Bells Quintet
Denison Y. M. C. A
Bells
Milam
Mays
Denison Herald
More Money Asked To Maintain Roads
County Judge R. M. Carter and Commissioners C H Durning from Van Alstyne precinct 1 and E C Winn from Collinsville precinct 3 plus Sherman Chamber of Commerce secretary Lee Simmons went to Austin Monday before the State Highway Commission seeking a larger appropriation for maintenance of state designated highways in Grayson County and the redesignation of the Whitesboro to Denton County line road as a state highway.
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R. M. Carter
C.H. Durning
van Alstyne
E. C. Winn
Collinsville
Lee Simmons
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Austin
State Highway Commission
Grayson County
Whitesboro
Denton County
Sherman Democrat
Whitewright Man Narrowly Escapes Train
Otto Russell faced a deadly moment when his Ford with a calf-filled trailer stalled on the Katy crossing south of town as a Katy passenger train approached. The combined weight of three calves pulled the trailer and rear wheels off the tracks just as the train roared by, sparing him from certain harm.
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Otto Russell
Katy
Town
Mr. Russell
Sam Kincaid Seriously Ill in Fort Lion Hospital
Mrs. O. H. Crowell reports her brother Sam R. Kincaid is seriously ill at Fort Lion Hospital. He formerly toured the territory for a wholesale grocer, attended Whitewright school, served in World War I, and is well known locally. The illness is said to stem from exposure during service.
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O. H. Crowell
Sam R. Kincaid
Fort Lion Hospital
Kincaid
Whitewright
Sam
Farmers sow oats as spring work nears in Pilot Grove
Farmers sow oats and prep land for spring planting as fair weather continues. A Farmers Club forms at the school with F M Sloan as president. The group plans a program at the school auditorium Thursday night.
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C. C. Morris
Miss Saunders
Sherman
F. M. Sloan
Tom Thorpe
Baby
Pottsboro
G. E. Thrift
Clint Hopper
Greenville
Cora Belle Adams
Bells
Charlie Kaiser
Homer Cameron
Farmers Club
Howard McSpedden
Bernice Davis
Near Slaton
S. T. McSpedden
Marian Barbee
Pilot Grove
Whitewright
Beecher St. John
Vona Mae McAlister
Westminster
W. A. Smart
Hazel McSpedden
Tear Gas Used on Mob During Negro's Trial
In Georgetown Delaware Harry Butler a Negro was convicted by a jury and sentenced to hang for attacking a 12 year old girl amid a mob outside Sussex County courthouse. National Guardsmen used tear gas to disperse about 1000 demonstrators as machine guns watched from sandbagged positions. Butler is to be hanged on February 26. The courtroom heard the verdict with 200 in attendance. outside the crowd swelled to about 5000 before the result was announced.
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Georgetown
Del
Sussex County
Harry Butler
Butler
Paris Visitors J R Pennington and Rham Pennington
J R Pennington and Rham Pennington were in Paris on Friday visiting local sites and meeting residents. The trip highlights a brief stay and engagement with the community.
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J. R. Pennington
Rham Pennington
Paris
Speeding Up Living Then and Now
An essay contrasts slow 19th century travel with modern rapid motion, tracing Broadway bus dangers in 1838 and Texas frontier life two months from New York by water. It imagines future speeds, predicting a 1950 citizen waking fully dressed and meals arriving before breakfast, with a note of Clyde Thompson visiting Durant.
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New York Mirror
Broadway
Texas
New York
Colorado River
Ft. Worth
Odeon Theatre Sold to Robb and Rowley Leaders
Robb and Rowley purchase the Odeon Theatre from Roscoe Pace and B. Legg for 8000 dollars. The new owners run fifty one cinemas in Texas and Oklahoma and plan improvements in Whitewright with Mrs Ied Rowley in charge while the Sherman Washington manager oversees temporarily. Pace expects to remain active in entertainment ventures.
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Robb & Rowle N
Odeon Theatre
Roscoe Pace
B. Legg
Mr. Pace
Texas
Oklahoma Cities
Washington Theatre
Sherman
Theatre
Bonham
The
Sun
Ied Rowley
Grayson County
Edward Rowley
Dallas
Whitewright
Rowley
Starvation Claim Tied to Coal Strike Victim
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania February 10 starvation tied to the anthracite strike is reported as the first victim Mrs Mary Harrington of Ashland wife of a striking miner died while investigators say starvation caused by destitution. Deputy Coroner Sener cites lack of food supplied by soup kitchens and notes the widow declined aid for herself leaving children including a 5 month old to suffer.
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Wilkes-Barre
Mary Harrington
Ashland
Sener
Assure German Entry to League
Germany’s application for League of Nations membership is sent to Geneva after approval by the cabinet. Foreign Minister Stresemann presented the draft, a courier carried it to Switzerland, making Germany the fifty sixth member. The league will induct Germany at the next assembly meeting, leaving US Soviet Russia and Turkey as the remaining major non members.
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Berlin
Germany
League of Nations
Geneva
Stresemann
Switzerland
League
United States
Soviet Russia
Turkey
Dr. Harry L. Durham Reappointed Leader At Burleson College
Dr. Harry L. Durham, president of Burleson College in Greenville, was re-elected for another year by the board of trustees. A dedicatory service for the new girls dormitory will be held in June during commencement week, with every room in the building already filled.
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Harry L. Durham
Burleson College
Greenville
Durham
Burleson
Sherman Chamber Sees 1200 New Members in Drive
In the annual membership drive the Sherman Chamber of Commerce secured more than 1,200 members and subscriptions exceeding $15,000. The total membership doubles any prior year and the fundraising exceeds the previous record by over a third.
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Sherman Chamber OF Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. Kay Kimbell and sister visit Fort Worth
Mrs. Kay Kimbell of Fort Worth and her sister Mrs. John Skillon of Fayetteville Arkansas are visiting Mrs. B. B. Kimbell.
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Kay Kimbell
Fort Worth
John Skillon
Fayetteville, Ark
B. B. Kimbell
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Legion Post
Mule
General Pershing
Davidson
Sam Kincaid
Pilot Grove News
Dr. Durham
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