Town Notes Across Sherman and Surrounding Areas
Sam Brents visited friends at Shamrock early in the week. Sherman visitors included Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Stowers and son. Pierce's Cafe promotes the best fresh oysters. Miss Viva Phillips returned from Denton. Miss Louise Sears visited Dallas. Better Produce Co buys chickens eggs and butter. Dorothy Gordon of Sherman visited here over the weekend. Edna Ray Womack Inez and Gladys Ray spent Monday in Dallas. Eva May Ford returned from Sherman and Southmayde. Aladdin Lamp supplies at Gordons Cash Grocery. W. J. Barry of Houston spent the weekend with his brothers J. A. and S. B. Barry. Lucile Coffey of Caddo Okla was a guest of Margaret Barbee. Maggie and Susie Noe returned from Denison. Pierce's Cafe proclaims the best things to eat. Mrs H. M. Curry and daughters visited Denison over the weekend. Gladys Smith visited Greenville. Anna Laura Carter of Gunter holiday guest of Mary Lee Andrews. Mrs George Gattis visited Sherman and Whitesboro. Mark Womack and J. A. Parker of Sherman visited here. R. L. Turner of Covington Ind visits his father south of town. Mr and Mrs R L Leuschner of Mansfield Pa visiting relatives here. Zelma and Chester Queen of Sherman and Ryan Moore visited D R Fain and family. Mr and Mrs Leon Miller and daughter of Amarillo returned home after a visit here. Mr and Mrs Rogers Russell returned home near Amarillo after visiting J M Wright and relatives. Mr and Mrs Lanius Kincaid entertain a fine girl arriving New Year’s morning at 6 15 AM.
Mangrum Returns to University of Oklahoma for Winter Term
Loren Mangrum resumes studies at the University of Oklahoma in Norman after spending the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mangrum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Mangrum
Norman, Okla
University of Oklahoma
W. L. Mangrum
Pittsburg and Sherman Guests Visit Miss Calyor
Kenneth Walker of Pittsburg Oklahoma and Miss Pauline Cameron of Sherman were guests of Miss Lula May Calyor on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Walker
Pittsburg
Okla
Pauline Cameron
Sherman
Lula May Calyor
Local residents return from visits across Oklahoma
Miss Gladys Wilson returns to Chickasha after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs C A Wilson. Mrs J S Rasco goes home to Royse City after visiting her daughter Mrs R T Pennington. J B Head of Marshall, a former Whitewright high school football coach, visited friends Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Rasco
Royse City
R. T. Pennington
J. B. Head
Marshall
Whitewright
Local Briefs Highlight Community Happenings in Hillsboro
Mrs. Guy Dillon and children return home from a visit with Rev. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick. Arthur Mullican and children visit from Trenton. Alexander and Coldwell of Garland assist in invoicing. Homer Craig and Jack Everheart depart for San Angelo to work for Texas-Louisiana Power Co. Clara Craig returns from Dallas store work. R. G. Carter goes back to Lubbock after visiting family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Dillon
Hillsboro
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Homer Craig
Jack Everheart
San Angelo
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
Miss Lucile LaRoe Returns to UT Work After Holidays
Miss Lucile LaRoe spent the holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Lucian LaRoe and returned to Austin Monday to resume work in the University of Texas. Miss Lizzie Cantrell, a Burleson College student in Greenville, returned to Greenville after holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cantrell northeast of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Mullican
Trenton
Frank Cantrell
Town
Lucile LaRoe
Lucian LaRoe
Austin
University of Texas
Lizzie Cantrell
Burleson College
Greenville
Local Optometrist Promises Proper Glasses Fit
Mr and Mrs D Leon Harp and their little daughter return to San Antonio after visiting Mrs Harp's parents Rev and Mrs W A Kirkpatrick in town. R L Johnson optometrist asserts satisfaction guaranteed for eye wear fitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Johnson
D. Leon Harp
San Antonio
Miss Clarabell Pritchett Visits Home For Holidays
Miss Clarabell Pritchett who attends school in Wichita Falls spent the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs E B Pritchett northeast of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarabell Pritchett
Wichita Falls
E. B. Pritchett
Miss Margreta Fender Returns to Texarkana School
Miss Margreta Fender, teaching at the Texarkana junior college, returned Sunday after spending holidays with her parents Rev and Mrs J F Fender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margreta Fender
Texarkana
J. F. Fender
Student Miss Verma Mangrum Returns to University
Miss Verma Mangrum a University of Oklahoma student in Norman Oklahoma returned Sunday after spending the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs J E Mangrum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verma Mangrum
University of Oklahoma At
Norman
Okla
J. E. Mangrum
Parisaian Holiday Tea Honors Miss Lucy Long
Miss Lucy Long of Paris was a guest of Miss Margreta Fender during the holidays. Miss Fender entertained Saturday afternoon at the home of her parents Rev and Mrs J F Fender honoring Miss Long. The home was beautiful with Yuletide decorations. Refreshments were served to about forty guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Long
Paris
Margreta Fender
Miss Fender
J. F. Fender
Miss Long
Reeves Returns from Deport Aiding Hudson and Davis Stock
John Reeves came back Saturday from Deport where he helped in voicing the stock of the Hudson and Davis Company store. Mrs. Charlie Keener and daughter of Tom Bean and Mrs. Albert Gunn and Miss Lizzie Martin of Paris were weekend guests at H. H. Smiths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reeves
Deport
Hudson & Davis Company
Charlie Keener
Tom Bean
Albert Gunn
Lizzie Martin
Paris
H. H. Smith
Gordon Family Returns Home From Chickasha Visit
Mr and Mrs Horace Gordon and their young daughter returned to Chickasha Oklahoma on Sunday after visiting relatives here. They were accompanied home by Miss Ethel Gordon for a two week visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Gordon
Chickasha
Okla
Ethel Gordon
Hardware stocks shift to Mc Kinney after February purchase
Simon Daniels & Company moved its hardware stock to Mc Kinney after buying Wilson Hardware Company last February and continuing operations here until the year’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Daniels & Company
McKinney
Wilson Hardware Company
Hogan Enters Grayson County Tax Assessor Race
W. J. Bud Hogan announces as candidate for Grayson County tax assessor. He cites support in the Whitewright area and states he is in the race to win. announcement to appear in the political column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J
Bud) Hogan
Grayson County
Sun
Whitewright
Denton College Hosts Two Amateene May Students
Misses Amateene May Evelyn Wilson and Evelyn Wilson arrived back in Denton Sunday after spending the holidays with relatives. They are students at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton. Whitewright stands alone as the only town in the United States with two young women sharing the same name enrolled at the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amateene May
Evelyn Wilson
Denton
College of Industrial Arts
Whitewright
United States
Two Battle to Death in Hickman Argument
In Lone Pine California a dispute over the punishment for William Edward Hickman ends in a gunfight. John R. Dexter is killed and William Leask is seriously wounded after ten shots are fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickman
Lone Pine
Cal
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
John R. Dexter
William Leask
Dexter
Leask
Gas kills Parsippany family in their home
Five members of the Scarpelli family were found dead from gas asphyxiation in their Parsippany New Jersey residence. Peter Scarpelli 52 an insurance agent his wife Jennie 52 and children Rose 21 Eleanor 11 and Ralph 8 perished when a kitchen gas jet released illuminating gas on Christmas night authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
N. J
Scarpelli
Peter Scarpelli
Jennie
Rose
Eleanor
Ralph
Ears Of Boy Protected German Court Declares
Berlin. A doctor cannot box a boy ears even to force opening his mouth for tonsils. Leipzig Reichsgericht reverses lower courts and sends case back. District Court of Goettingen had acquitted the physician for slapping the boy to frighten him. German Supreme Court rules mother’s approval not assumed and harsh treatment only after all other means failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reichsgericht of
Leipzig
District Court of
Goettingen
Texas Crops Lead Nation by 103 Million in 1927 Gains
Texas farmers enjoyed a banner year with crop values surpassing 1926 by more than 103 million dollars. H H Schultz reports Texas topped the nation in total crop value at 730 million with Iowa second and California third. Texas led in cotton grain sorghums sweet potatoes pecans and ranked among top ten for several other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
H. H. Schultz
United States
Austin
Iowa
California
Torpedo Explosion Injures Tyler Baby
Dorothy Marie McCoy an 18 month old of East Tyler is in serious condition after attempting to eat a torpedo that exploded in her mouth causing internal lacerations and burns to her mouth throat and lips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Dorothy Marie
Henry McCoy
East Tyler
Looks and manners to mark icemen of 1928
Icemen in 1928 may win the palm as the handsomest class of men employed by police, if plans at the Association of Ice Industries meeting materialize. They will be chosen for looks and manners as well as brawn, with training to advise housewives on refrigeration and deliverymen to wear neat uniforms. Canvas sacks will carry standard ice blocks to keep kitchens clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Association of Ice Industries
Leslie C. Smith
Association
Cigaret Sales Reach Record Mark Fueled by Ads
Cigaret consumption rose 7 to 8 percent in 1927, surpassing 1926 as competition heated and millions were spent on advertising. New brands gained traction, while machine made cigars with better tobacco posted solid gains, aided by stronger advertising.
Two American Women Cross Sahara by Auto
Two American women, Susan Fraizer and Ellen McMillin, crossed the Sahara Desert by automobile along the Tanfrouft route. They traveled from Gibraltar by boat to Dakar, Senegal, then continued the daring journey across the desert, a potential new record in women’s exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oran
Algeria
Susan Fraizer
Ellen McMillin
Sahara Desert
Gibraltar
Dakar
Senegal
Tot Strangles When She Swallows Toy Balloon
Ruth Millett aged three dies after swallowing a toy balloon that came as a premium with bread. The balloon lodged in her larynx and blocked her airway. Her mother rushed her to a sanitarium where doctors spent two hours attempting to relieve the obstruction without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tot
Baton Rouge
Ruth Millett
Henry Millet
East Standard Heights
German Stork Defeats System of One Child
Berlin reports the German stork delivered 15 904 families with twins triplets and quadruplets in 1925. Among 15 741 pairs of twins mixed pairs were most common followed by boy twins. Triplets reached 86 mixed sets bringing total to 161. Two homes blessed with quadruplets including one all girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Blowing up football bladders tests English sobriety
In London a surgeon used a football bladder test to gauge drunkenness. Two litres of breath showing 1.5 milligrams of alcohol indicated 50 percent drunkenness, leading to a motorist fined 175 dollars after the court ruled the test proof of intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Malborough Street
Washington Ferns Spur Growing Wild Plant Trade
A Washington industry centers on collecting wild ferns. A carload containing 750 000 plants is valued at 3000 dollars, highlighting the scale of the trade and market interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Co-ed Reproaches Youth Over Car Cracks From Old Model
A collegiate youth asks for a ride and is met by a fair co-ed who denounces his car. She notes the vehicle is a 1922 model but, more sharply, that the wisecracks painted on it date much farther back, signaling a history of jokey remarks.
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Sam Brents
Shamrock
W. L. Stowers and Son
Viva Phillips
Louise Sears
Dallas
Better Produce Co
Whitewright. Tf
Dorothy Gordon
Edna Ray Womack
Inez
Gladys Ray
Eva May Ford
Sherman and
Southmayde
Gordon’s Cash Grocery
W. J. Barry
Houston
Brothers
J. A. and
S. B. Barry
Lucile Coffey
Caddo, Okla
Margaret Barbee
Maggie
Susie Noe
Denison
Gladys Smith
S. F. Robbins
Anna Laura Carter
Gunter
Mary Lee Andrews
George Gattis
Whitesboro
Mark Womack
J. A. Parker
R. L. Turner
Covington, Ind
J. E. Turner
R. L. Leuschner
Mansfield, Pa
R. C. Vestal
Zelma
Chester L. Queener
Ryan Moore
Randolph
D. R. Fain
Leon Miller
Amarillo
Theo Miller
Mrs. Rogers Russell
J. M. Wright
Lanius Kincaid
Gladys Wilson
Mrs. C. A. Wilson
J. A. Alexander
P. A. Coldwell
Garland
Alexander & Coldwell
Clara Craig
W. A. Green Department Store
R. G. Carter
Lubbock
Mrs. J. N. Carter
Cox’s
Cox’s Grocery
Icemen
Sahara
S & S Battery
Uncle Sam
M. E. Greenway
Lloyd Moore
Hoosier Cabinets
Florence
L.laroe & CO
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