New Year Dawns With Mercury At 8 Degrees
The article notes an eight degree January morning in Whitewright with similar temperatures over subsequent days. It describes a broad cold wave across the United States causing dozens of deaths and millions in damage, including broken pipes and frozen citrus crops, with historical comparisons to 1918 and earlier records in North Texas.
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Whitewright
United States
Citrus Fruit Belt
Florida
Dallas
Office of Dr. J F Spindle Damaged By Fire
The office of Dr. J F Spindle was damaged by a Monday fire at about 9 o clock. Fire started in a waste basket and spread before discovery. Firemen limited loss to fixtures and building due to prompt action. The blaze was reported fifteen minutes after Spindle began a fire in his office store. He had just left to discuss moving fixtures to the May building where he rented offices. Insurance on fixtures had expired January 1 and the loss was not covered. The second alarm came from S H Montgomery’s home due to a Ford warm up in the Montgomery garage. Sparks from burning papers under the car ignited an oil soaked floor. Firefighters extinguished the fire with chemicals.
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J. F. Spindle
Dr. Spindle
Dry Law Is Here To Stay Says Article Author
ST. PAUL Minn Prohibition enforcement during the year just closing had made one of the most remarkable gains in the history of the law Andrew J Volstead father of the eighteenth amendment declared today In an interview he summed up effects of prohibition and expressed hopes for the law He said enforcement is more effective as people understand the law better He noted repeal is not a concern and criticized opponents who demand repeal He called bootlegging a public myth and praised prohibition agents as honest and efficient He added that the old soak who drinks for rum remains the main outlet while the corner saloon elimination is among prohibition s greatest achievements.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Andrew J. Volstead
Volstead
4000 Rabbits Sold Here the Past Week
W T Nicholson planned to buy rabbits from Whitewright area boys last week. Since then he has received about 4000 rabbits at five cents each, shipped to Kansas City and St. Louis. Rabbits are damaging wheat, and farmers welcome the harvest of young killers.
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W. T. Nicholson
Whitewright
Kansas City
St. Louis
Hickman Pleads Insanity in Murder Trial Date Set
William Edward Hickman, accused in the Marian Parker kidnapping and killing, pleads not guilty by reason of insanity. Judge Hardy denies a 35 day delay to gather witnesses and sets trial for January 25 at 9 30 a m. Perry Parker attends as family member witness.
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Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Hickman
Walsh
Carlos Hardy
Jerome Walsh
Perry
Bill) Parker
Marian
Hardy
Individual Winners In Grayson Anti Rat Drive Announced
Sherman announcement lists top winners in county and Sherman trade areas. Eugene Lavender, Route 1 Sherman, Forrest Robinson Route 5 Sherman, and Joe Richard Route 5 Sherman top three with rats killed 3264 3251 and 3091. Sunflower school rural count leads with 8740. Pec an Center second and third with 7469 and 7276. Sherman Washington school leads with 1300. Jefferson second with 1070. Other winners include Cox Whitesboro fourth 2707 Levi Davis Tioga 1875 Mae King Sherman and Henry Sims tied for sixth.
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Sherman
Eugene Lavender
Forrest Robinson
Joe Richard
Sunflower School
Pecan
Center
Washington School
Jefferson School
Parentrons
Vee Cox
Whitesboro
Levi Davis
Tioga
Mae King
Henry Sims
Italy's bachelor tax nets treasury 792000
Rome Premier Benito Mussolini's bachelor tax, in force for four months last year, raised 15,000,000 lire (792,000) for the treasury. A new list of bachelors will be published next week aiming for 50,000,000 lire (2,640,000) for the next fiscal year. Funds go to the National Association for Maternity and Infants.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
National Association For Maternity and Infants
133 210 Rats Killed In Grayson County
Final reports show 133 210 rats killed in Grayson County during the extermination campaign. The total excludes areas where campaigns extended into the new year. Officials estimate the effort will prevent substantial damage and save the county a fortune by reducing rat populations significantly.
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Grayson County
C. C. Morris
Whitewright
Sorghum Syrup Plant Grows Big in North Texas
R E L Binion operates a growing sorghum syrup plant at Pilot Grove near Grayson County. The facility processed 14 000 gallons this season, about double last year, using cane from within forty miles. The fifty fifty profit split yields half the refined syrup for Binion. The plant plans to use stripped cane for dairy feed next season.
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Grayson County
R. E. L. Binion
Pilot Grove
Texas
Binion
Sherman Democrat
School Children Safe as Buda High Burns Down
The 135 pupils at Buda High School escaped uninjured as the two story brick building burned Wednesday. Loss is about 30000 with 10000 insurance. A Austin chemical fire truck arrived too late to help. Classes will continue in the undamaged four room annex and a nearby church while a new building is planned.
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Buda
Buda High School
Austin
W. E. Holtzclaw
Display Of New Chevrolet Draws Whitewright Crowd
Whitewright residents lined up at S and S Service Station to view the new Chevrolet models exhibited by local dealer Bob Sears. The display includes a sedan, coach, coupe and truck chassis with notable upgrades over the 1927 line such as four wheel brakes larger bodies and longer wheel base. Sears says deliveries will be rapid and orders fulfilled promptly.
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Chevrolet
Bob Sears
Sears
Bodies Of S-4 Crew Recovered In Engine Room
Divers located three bodies in the S-4 sunken submarine engine room near Provincetown Mass. All were fully clothed and appeared to have drowned. They were tied to ropes and hauled to the surface for transport to Boston aboard the destroyer Maury.
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Provincetown
Mass
Bushnell
Boston
Maury
C. L. Appleyard
J. N. Eiben
R. C. Wilson
E. A. Mattox
Eiben
Wilson
Mattox
Coast Guard
Paulding
Eileen
Falcon
Denison Cold Wave Records 12 to 16 Below Zero
The 1899 Denison Herald reports a record cold snap with the temperature from 12 to 16 degrees below zero on Sunday morning February 12 1899. Thermometers across Denison showed extreme lows and the paper called it the worst in city history. An ad in the Want Column promises results in 25 words for 25e.
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Mercury
Denison
Denison Herald
W. L. Dearing
West Morgan Street
Winners In Local Rat Extermination Drive
A partial prize list from a school rat extermination drive shows rural and city winners by grade and area. A total of 13 877 rats were counted by rat tails, with prizes including money, boxes, and small gifts awarded to top rat tail collectors and essay contest winners.
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Lester Burchfield
R. T. Head
Johnnie Beasley
Eldridge Caylor
J. D. Williams
Howard England
Thomas Gillett
C. W. Phillips
Earl Blanton
Homer Atnip
Dwaine Caylor
Jones Alexander
Pete Nicely
Earl Phillips
Woodis Hopper
Cleophus Haliburton
Billie White
Elmer Anderson
Safety Razor
Jack Cantrell
Jack Meador
Weldon Jones
Vonda Lee England
Couple Robbed In Denison City Limits
Mr and Mrs E B Bruton of Oklahoma City were robbed at gunpoint for 64 50 Sunday evening in Denison near the Colbert Bridge road. A masked hijacker stopped their automobile while a second man acted as lookout and drove away in a 1923 coupe. The Brutons followed the hijackers toward Washington Street and the culprit fled with the money.
Miss Major to Speak at Methodist Church
Miss Laura Lynn Major, a former China missionary for the Disciples of Christ, will give a talk on Some Experiences in China and the Missionary Outlook in That Land at the Methodist Church Sunday evening at 7. She is visiting her father Rev. A E Major and sister Miss Gertrude Major and will discuss her flight from China during the insurrection and other experiences.
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Laura Lynn Major
China
Methodist Church
Miss Major
Disciples of Christ
Rev
Gertrude Major
Church Attendance Plummets Amid Cold Weather
Attendance dropped last Sunday as extreme cold kept worshippers away. Only Baptist and Methodist churches held services. Church of Christ Central Christian and Presbyterian did not. Baptist Sunday school and morning service both totaled 101. Methodist Sunday school 41, morning service 38, and 15 attended the evening service. Figures to be published regularly in The Sun.
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Baptist
Methodist
Church of Christ
Central Christian Church
Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
Methodists
Sun
J. H. Hawkins
Pastors’ Association
Marks Bros Stock Damaged By Water Flood
The Marks Bros department store in Sherman was flooded when overhead sprinkler pipes froze and released water on a third floor. The system triggered bells though no fire appeared. three floors suffered water damage, with partial insurance coverage.
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Marks Bros
Sherman
Hogan Seeks Grayson County Tax Assessor Post
W J Bud Hogan announces candidacy for Tax Assessor of Grayson County subject to Democratic Primary on July 28 1928. Hogan born in Fe County Alabama about 59 years ago. son of J J Hogan. He grew up in Sherman area and worked in various local occupations.
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W. J
Bud) Hogan
Grayson County
Mr. Hogan
Fe County
Ala
J. J. Hogan
R Sherman
Hood
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