Tom Connally Stands Out in Debates as Texas Leader
Washington correspondent notes Tom Connally of Texas as an active, effective House member who energizes debates with humor and incisive remarks. He yields the floor to interruptions, earns applause, and draws terms like the ideal debater as he speaks on farm issues and references Coolidge and 1928.
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New York Evening Post
Clinton W. Gilbert
Washington
The
Post
House
Congressional Record
Tom Connally
Thomas
Tom
Congressional Directory
Texas
Coolidge
Mr. Longworth
Dickinson
Iowa
White House
Mad cat bites man and daughter in Walnut Creek area
Uncle Bob Wright 70 and his 17 year old daughter were bitten by a mad cat in the Walnut Creek settlement this week. They traveled to Austin for Pasteur treatment. Multiple rabid cat and rat bites have been reported in the county in recent months.
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Malakoff
Bob Wright
Walnut Creek
Austin
Engraved or Printed Wedding Invitations Sun
Wedding notices appear in the Sun with engraved or printed invitations and announcements detailing nuptial plans and joyous unions. The brief item captures formal invitations and related ceremonial notices typical of social pages.
Chevrolet Breaks All January Records
Chevrolet Motor Company reports January 1928 output of 91,584 units, led by W. S. Knudsen. The figure exceeds January 1927 by almost 20,000 and doubles January 1926, signaling new records and strong optimism for 1928.
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Detroit
Mich
Chevrolet Motor Company
W. S. Knudsen
Chevrolet
Knudsen
Texas Again Tops Billion Dollar Agricultural State
In Texas the agricultural economy stands unrivaled as government estimates highlight record values across crops and livestock. The piece notes poultry growth and broader resources beyond mere land area, emphasizing high dividends from rich soils, favorable climate, and open seasons. It argues true strength lies in yields and uncultivated land potential.
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Texas
Commonwealth
Limestone Farmers Plant One Variety
MEXIA. Farmers from Fairview Ben Hur Kirk and nearby communities have agreed on a standard cotton variety. Groesbeck market was 75 to 125 points higher than others last year due to better staple. County Agent P G Haines leads a countywide push to grow staples over seven eighths up to one inch or better.
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Mexia
Fairview
Ben-Hur
Kirk
Groesbeck
P. G. Haines
Youngest TC U graduate Miss Virginia Greer 17
Fort Worth reports Miss Virginia Greer the youngest Texas Christian University degree candidate. The Fort Worth Central High School graduate, 14 at her first graduation, will receive a Bachelor of Arts in August after completing three sessions and three summers. She is an honor student active in Girls Pep Squad track and volleyball.
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Fort Worth
Texas Christian University
Virginia Greer
O. C. Greer
Greer
Miss Greer
Fort Worth Central High School
80 year old bets $100000 on five year survival
J E Watson of Salina Kansas, an 80 year old capitalist, paid $100000 to an insurer for a bet he will live at least five more years. He outlines his routine of avoiding worries, napping after lunch, sleeping outdoors, eating hearty food, drinking water, and regular exercise as key to his gamble.
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Salina
Kan
J. E. Watson
Watson
Savings Found in Telephone Box Hidden by Son
In Galveston a $900 hoard was found in a bell box at Southwestern Bell. A son had stored his savings there to save money anonymously, and his mother removed the telephone box inadvertently triggering a search by family and staff. Forty five twenty dollar bills were recovered.
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Galveston
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Denison Farmers To Standardize Cotton Seed
Denison farmers plan to buy a carload of improved cotton seed suited to the area. The seed will be adapted for the local conditions and weevil resistance. A cooperative survey with A. C. Casey, chamber of commerce agricultural agent, seeks the best seed. A St Louis pastor receives a request from Mrs Mary Lorgan for false teeth.
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Denison
A. C. Casey
Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis
Mary Lorgan
Paper Wad Could Cost Enid Student His Eye
Forrest Hendrickson senior at Enid High School suffered a blow to his right eye from a paper wad fired with a rubber band during study hall. Initial hopes of recovery faded, leading his father to take him to Wichita for further treatment. Hendrickson serves as student manager of the Plainsmen basketball team.
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Enid
Okla
Forrest Hendrickson
Wichita
Hendrickson
Plainsmen
Huerta Found Not Guilty of Conspiracy
A federal jury in Los Angeles freed Adolfo De La Huerta former provisional Mexican president and four co defendants of conspiracy to violate neutrality laws. Acquitted defendants included Louis Gayon Alfonso Moretin Francisco Ferrer and Enrique Berceda amid a courtroom display of relief.
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Los Angeles
Adolfo de la Huerta
Mexico
de la Huerta
Louis Gayon
Alfonso G. Moretin
Francisco Ferrer
Enrique Bereceda
Sam McMillin For Public Weigher
The Sun announces Sam McMillin as a candidate for public weigher of precinct three including Whitewright Bells Tom Bean Pilot Grove and Ida. Reared near Whitewright he is known to voters and vows to devote full time during the cotton season and seek voter support before election day. James Hetherington, a tramp, must serve three months for throwing a cheese sandwich at a woman in Waukegan All.
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the Sun
Sam McMillin
Whitewright
Bells
Tom Bean
Pilot Grove
Ida
McMillin
James Hetherington
Waukegan, All
Notice of Letters Testamentary for Estate of R. S. Brown
Public notice declares S. J. Brown has filed for letters testamentary in Grayson County Texas. Sheriff or constable must publish the notice in a Grayson County newspaper for at least ten days before the return day to summon all interested parties.
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Grayson County
Grayson
R. S. Brown
S. J. Brown
Probate of last will for letters testamentary in Grayson County
County Court of Grayson County issues an order to probate the last will and testament and appoint letters testamentary for the estate of the decedent. The hearing is set for the first Monday in May 1928 at the Sherman court house. Citizens may appear and contest the application. The writ is issued by Clerk R Q Loving with Deputy Lucile Schleuse.
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County Court
Grayson County
Sherman
R. Q. Loving
Grayson Co
Texas
A. D
Lucile Schleuse
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