Four Negroes Fire On Sapulpa Officers In Night Raid
Sapulpa Oklahoma residents and police hunted four armed black men after a cafe ambush killed Officer S. Bramley and wounded four others. Investigators reported the attackers fled in a car toward the north, leaving ammo behind as authorities sought leads.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Negro District
S. E. Bramley
Jess Hildreth
Arthur Adams
D. L. Loveland
Floyd Sellers
Adams
Secretary Fall to resign March 4 at White House
Secretary Fall of the Interior Department will resign on March 4. President Harding expressed regret and Fall said his move from public life is unchanged. He cited private business pressures needing more personal attention and a successor name was not decided.
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Washington
Fall
Interior Department
White House
Harding
Supreme Court
Sam Harris Sifts Weight Journey After Diet Debacle
McKinney December 28 Sam Harris of Farmersville returns from a Western States trip reporting good health and a weight of 691 pounds. He notes a past diet failed to reduce him and, after stopping it, he resumed eating freely and began losing, then regaining weight as he travels and works on his farm near Farmersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
Sam Harris
Farmersville
Harris
Card of Thanks from Mrs A W Burchfield and family
The family thanks friends for kindness during their bereavement. Mrs A W Burchfield and children express gratitude. The Sun and Semi-Weekly Farm News offer appears as a limited time subscription promotion.
Happy Christmas In Whitewright
Whitewright residents enjoyed a festive Christmas season with ideal weather and no incidents. The Chamber of Commerce sponsored a three day community tree attracting large crowds and distributing about 1000 gifts plus grocery provisions for twenty families. Churches held annual entertainments culminating in Central Christian Church’s White Christmas program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Chamber of Commerce
Central Christian Church
I. O. O. F. Lodge to Visit Denison Lodge
The local I. O. O. F. lodge accepted an invitation to visit Denison I. O. O. F. lodge Friday night. The invitation asks the degree team and orchestra to attend in full force and the initiatory degree to be performed. Many members beyond the team and orchestra are expected to go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Five Children Bitten by Rabid Dog in Van Alstyne
In Van Alstyne on New Year’s week five young children and several farm animals were bitten by a mad dog at the home of Mr and Mrs Hugh Williams. The dog was killed and sent to Austin where the Pasteur Institute confirmed rabies. Serum treatment is ongoing and no serious outcomes are feared.
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van Alstyne
Jan
Hugh Williams
Austin
Pasteur Institute
Brother of Sherman Man Is Awarded Medal
Sherman residents learned that Captain George F. Adamson private secretary to General Pershing received the Distinguished Service Medal. He is brother to Judge J. Q. Adamson of Sherman and Professor Adamson of Oak Cliff High School Dallas. A Grayson County native he served through the war as Pershing’s secretary.
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Sherman
George F. Adamson
Pershing
Adamson
J. Q. Adamson
Oak Cliff High School
Dallas
Grayson County
Texas Emerges as Destination for Immigrants in 1922
Washington report on the Commission of Immigration annual findings shows 14,421 immigrants expressed Texas as their future home in 1922, with a net Texas gain of 20,332 across both immigrant and non immigrant classes. Oklahoma's gains were far smaller. The survey notes that Texas benefited from large inbound movement at the Mexican border ports, reducing overall 1921 comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commission of Immigration
Texas
Oklahoma
Commissioner General
Kimbell Warehouse Destroyed in Sunday Fire
A large Kimbell Milling Company warehouse burned Sunday afternoon destroying 350 to 400 tons of baled hay. The building valued at about 10,000 dollars was insured for 4500 on contents and 3500 on the structure. Fire origin undetermined and likely unknown. Firefighters used three hose lines for two and a half hours with strong water pressure and pumps sustaining the standpipe and reservoir.
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Kimbell Milling Company
Real estate transfers announced in Whitewright record
W C Cook and wife transfer 30 acres from Ashey survey to E Cook for 300 dollars on December 27, 1922. W R Hoard and wife sell lots 1 and 2, block 8 to Kimbell Milling Company for 5 dollars on December 18, 1922. J H Reeves transfers lots 21 and 22, block 8 to Kimbell Milling Company for 5 dollars on December 11, 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Cook
E. Cook
W. R. Hoard
Kimbell Milling Company
O. T. P. Whitewright
J. H. Reeves
Missionary Society to Install Officers at Church Meeting
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church will hold a Bible study and business meeting Monday at 2:30 PM at the church. Officers to be installed include Ott Lackey as president and H L Webster as vice president along with several secretaries and superintendents.
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Woman’s Missionary Society
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ott Lackey
H. L. Webster
L. V. Smith
Joe Hamilton
C. B. Bryant Sr
R. May
Carl Caperton
J. H. Waggoner
J. W. Davidson
Sue Stephens
Ross May
Belle Huddleston
Missionary Voice
Subscription Special Offer for Whitewright Sun and Farm News
A limited time deal to purchase a one year subscription to the Whitewright Sun and the Semi-Weekly Farm News for $1.95, saving 55 cents. The notice urges quick action to take advantage of the bargain.
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Whitewright Sun
Farm News
County Officers Sworn In Monday in Grayson County
Grayson County began the New Year with sworn in officials after the November election. County Judge R. M. Carter and Commissioners Finis Alverson and J. H. Gibson led the new slate, with Floyd Everhart as Sheriff and D. R. Vaughan as Tax Collector. Bond for Vaughan reached 200,000 with two surety companies, while retiring officials J. H. Johnson and Judge Steed prepared for transfers and private practice.
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R. M. Carter
Judge Steed
Floyd Everheart
D. R. Vaughan
Effie House
Carter
Alverson
Gibson
D. R. Vaughn
Vaughn
W. B. Craig
Denison
Captain T. J. Brown Dies at Home in Sherman
Civil War veteran Captain T. J. Brown died at his Sherman home at 2 a m age 83. Survived by his wife and three sons Dr George T. Brown of Sherman Thomas J. Brown Jr of Fort Worth and Will J. Brown of Tulsa.
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Sherman
T. J. Brown
George T. Brown
Thomas J. Brown Jr
Fort Worth
Will J. Brown
Tulsa
Uncle Horace Thompson Bounces Back After Illness
The Sun reports Uncle Horace Thompson recovered enough to be on the streets after weeks near death. He fooled his friends again and predicts twenty more years, saying only a serious event could end his run. He loves Whitewright and won’t give up easily.
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Horace Thompson
Death’s
Mr. Thompson
Whitewright
Miss Carrol Shann Returns Home After Visit
Miss Carrol Shann of Whitesboro returned to her home Tuesday after a visit with Miss Lucile Harris.
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Carrol Shann
Whitesboro
H& Home
Lucile Harris
Lynching Figures in Texas Rise Sharply in 1922
A Tuskegee Institute report shows Texas lynchings jumped from seven in 1921 to eighteen in 1922, accounting for the largest share of lynchings by state. Nationwide totals declined from 64 in 1921 to 57 in 1922, with causes ranging from murder to insults and attempted carnal knowledge.
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Texas
Georgia
Bureau of Statistics of
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Brents Nominated Whitewright Postmaster by President
The name of W. O. Brents was sent to the U S Senate by President Harding as postmaster of Whitewright. The nomination is expected to be confirmed in days and Brents will receive his commission from the Post Office Department. He has served as acting postmaster and is described as a loyal Republican.
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W. O. Brents
United States Senate
Harding
Whitewright
Senate
Brents
Post Office Department
Serial numbers of mint bill robbers announced
The article promotes a sensational hunt for bandits after a Denver mint theft of 200000 dollars. It notes two series of new five dollar bills bearing Indian chief imagery, numbers 20852001 to 20876000 and 20940001 to 20956000, as clues to catch the thieves.
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United States
Denver
Sherlock Holmes
Lipscomb Family Visited Grapevine Daughter
Dr and Mrs W D Lipscomb of Grapevine spent last week with their daughter Mrs A G Freeman.
Chamber Commerce Executives Meet
The Executive Board of the Whitewright Chamber of Commerce met at the First National Bank Tuesday evening with president R A Gillett and officers and directors in attendance. They approved Christmas tree expenses of 32.75 and a piano tuning cost of 3.00, set January 23 for the next dinner, and organized campaigns and interviews to gauge member views on chamber work. A Jan 9 meeting was called to discuss Highway 5-C road connections.
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Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
R. A. Gillett
J. L. Dyer
H. L. Gordon
F. M. Echols
J. E. Mangrum
Bob Sears
H. L. Durham
J. H. Waggoner
F. E. Douglas
J. L. Kirkpatrick
J. W. Wilson
Lloyd Moore
Ladies of the Baptist Church
E. J. Lilley
Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Gillespie
J. W
Girl Shot on Porch by Speeding Car in Fort Worth
Miss Merle Rogers fifteen year old girl sits on her Arlington Street porch with friends when a speeding automobile passes and a shot is fired. She is in serious condition at a hospital with a bullet wound to the lower abdomen. Police have no identification of the shooter and are uncertain if revelers or a deliberate shot caused the injury.
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Fort Worth
Merle Rogers
Arlington St
Rogers Home
Grayson County Reappoints Probation Officer Rev John Moore
The Grayson County Commissioners Court ordered the reelection of Rev John Moore of Sherman as county probation officer. He starts his tenth year in the role, noting he began when probation officers received no pay.
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Grayson County Commissioners’ Court
John Moore
Sherman
Moore
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