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Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright Sun
Weather and politics mix with industry and sport
The column notes rain delaying spring crops and good prospect for bumper yields after a cold spell. It predicts Democratic victory could save the country, mentions Gene Tunney’s retirement stance, and President Coolidge’s New Year reception. It reports cotton futures drop amid cold weather and a fatal gym incident. It cites New York alcohol poison deaths and Sherman’s 1925 manufacturing total of $12,171,177 with 27 plants, now over 50 establishments.
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Sherman
el Paso
United States
New Year Reflections and Call for Community Cooperation
January named for Janus prompts looking back at the year just ended and forward to opportunities ahead. Citizens are urged to review past events, learn from mistakes, and commit to cooperative effort to improve the community in the new year.
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Janus
New Year Call to Action for Community Cooperation
The speaker urges residents to turn intention into action and build a better, stronger community through cooperation. He emphasizes that cooperation requires doing, and that starting on New Year’s Day offers the best chance to create lasting pride.
Flappers’ Knees and Cold Weather Talk
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram item jokes about Winnipeg hospitals denying 14 flappers with frozen knees. It spoofingly links Chicago doctors, Winnipeg weather, and Medicine Hat blizzards while praising modern young women as hardy explorers.
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Chicago
Canada
Winnipeg
Webb
Medicine Hat
Florida
Fort Worth
J H Kimbrough Seeks Grayson County Tax Assessor Seat
J H Jim Kimbrough announces his candidacy for tax assessor of Grayson County in the Democratic primary on July 28 1928. A lifelong Democrat born 1879 in Alabama he has lived in Sherman Texas for 19 years as a traveling salesman with clerical experience and business training. He asks for voter consideration and pledges to give the office his best.
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Grayson County
Alabama
Texas
Sherman
J. H
Jim) Kimbrough
Texas Cotton Value Compared to National Mineral Output
The Texas cotton crop is described as having an average value roughly equal to the combined value of all gold silver zinc lead and copper mined in the United States.
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Texas
United States
One Reason Why Boys Leave Home
Tom Bain drives the family Bug to find 15 sheep along a creek by the pasture. He plans to herd them to the barn for treatment of lameness with help from his father and a Farm Bureau visitor. The father reveals he sold the sheep despite the boy's claim they were his.
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Tom Bain
Mr. Bain
Tom
Farm Bureau
Unclear Family News Sparks Local Interest
A reader describes a vague personal note about a brother's wedding to a daughter of a U.S. senator. The couple reportedly plans a honeymoon visit to the area, but details on occupations or residence are uncertain.
Farm Youth Plans City Work After Graduation
A farmer’s son expresses desire to leave farming for city work after high school, a sentiment echoed by many rural youths. The narrator recalls similar unhappy episodes from youth, noting the pull toward urban opportunity as a source of discontent and early departure from farm life.
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Tom
C. L. Davis
Progressive Farmer
Aged Woman Found Near Death in Denison Home
In Denison a frail elderly resident was found Tuesday morning near death after a cold night. Her stove had collapsed from neglect, leaving a squalid hut with broken windows. Neighbors and Red Cross workers built a fire and revived her.
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Denison
Red Cross
Five Children Die in Farmhouse Fire Near Little Rock
Five Denby children aged 4 to 14 perished in a fire that struck the W. G. Denby farmhouse four miles north of Little Rock. The father escaped from another room as flames enveloped the sleeping children around 2:30 a.m. The mother had died over a year earlier. An 18 month old was with a grandmother in El Dorado. Cause undetermined, with fire likely starting in the children's room.
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Little Rock
Ark
W. G. Denby
Here
Ophelia
Lorene
Ruth
J. D
Ravis Denby
el Dorado
Denby
Girl Fatally Wounded by Accidental Shot in Christmas Dress Antics
Four year old Olive Lindsey of Brownsville is near death after her father inadvertently discharged a shotgun while she ran to show him her new Christmas dress. The incident occurred as the father hid behind a car to work on the gun, with the child pursuing him and crying that the dress was pretty. Doctors report twenty six pellets entered her abdomen but she has a chance to recover.
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Brownsville
Olive Lindsey
J. D. Lindsey
Bjardin
French Girl Prettier Than American Woman Says Mme Walska
Paris report quotes Mme Ganna Walska McCormick, noted opera singer, claiming French women excel in makeup science while American women lack sophistication. She says Americans layer makeup badly and rarely improve the underlying features. The remarks reflect a national pride stance on beauty standards and cosmetic artistry.
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Paris
Mme
Ganna Walska McCormick
Chicago
Mme. Walska
Christmas Gift Fatal for Durant Lad
Otis Edward 13, son of Mrs. Dora Sharp, died in Durant Oklahoma after being injured in a bicycle accident while learning to ride a Christmas gift. The incident occurred Tuesday and prompted an investigation into the mishap.
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Durant Lad
Durant
Okla
Otis Edward
Dora Sharp
Midnight Matinees at Palace Draw Full Holiday Crowds
The Palace Theatre held two midnight matinees during Christmas and New Year holidays. Both shows attracted strong audiences with a full house on Christmas night, while New Year’s night saw lower attendance due to extremely cold weather.
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Palace Theatre
Central Christian Church Plans New Year Sermon
Rev. Purvis preaches next Sunday morning with a New Year sermon for the congregation. The Orphans Home offering continues for absentees from Christmas evening. No evening service due to Methodist Church event elsewhere.
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Purvis
Neapolitans Guard Caruso Coffin with Granite Slab
Motion picture photographers attempted to film Enrico Caruso's body, prompting Neapolitan guards to place a 1.5 ton granite slab before the coffin entrance to shield it from onlookers.
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Enrico Caruso
Albany Man Dies by Own Action in Firebox
Paul White, an employee at the Boston and Albany railroad roundhouse in Rennelear, Albany, died by his own action today by crawling into a locomotive firebox. Fellow workers said the act appeared deliberate. his body was found minutes later.
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Albany
N. Y
Paul White
Boston and Albany Railroad Roundhouse
Rennelear
Delightful French Cake Recipe from Paris Alsatian Fritters
Winter cake from Paris featuring a flour well filled with sour cream egg yolks and salt. Egg white foam is fried in hot oil until brown then drained and sugared. Serve with currant jelly. The note ends with a suggestion to try it in Whitewright.
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Paris
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