Ma Names Woman Secretary of State in Texas
Temple Texas reports Miriam A Ferguson names Mrs S W Meharg of Plainview as Secretary of State making her first female secretary in the new administration. Ferguson also announces Col Mark McGee of Brownwood as adjutant general and Co 0 Austin of Dallas as banking commissioner with council on senate confirmations and holdovers affecting timelines.
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Temple
Texas
Govert
S. W. Meharg
Plainview
Miriam A. Ferguson
Jim
Col
Mark McGee
Brownwood
American Legion
West Texas
Austin
Dallas
Meharg
Ferguson
Jim Ferguson
Col. McGee
Legion Head
West
Fergusons
Colonel McGee
Senate
Neff
Miriam
Trenton Boy Triggers Arrests With Wild Tale
A 16-year-old near Trenton told an excited tale last Saturday about killing a man found under a railroad culvert last November. The story led to the arrest of four people who spent Monday in Sherman jail. After the boy recovered, he recanted and all detainees were released.
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Trenton
Sherman
Leonard
Whitg
Public Schools Resume After Holidays In Whitewright
Whitewright Public Schools reopened Monday after a two week Christmas break. Students and faculty welcomed the return with mixed enthusiasm and new enrollments noted. Ingram High School saw one new student, Grammar School 21 new students across grades from first to seventh. First term exams begin January 26 with three weeks of intensive study. Supt. F. W. Smith outlined focus on Interscholastic League activities, with basketball as the winter headline and local contests in debate, declamation, spelling, and essay writing approaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
F. W. Smith
Little Girl Shot While Playing House in Texas
In Houston a five year old girl Anna Mae Wall was shot while playing house with friends in Goose Creek. The bullet lodged in her brain and split on impact. Four boys had fired at targets with a new rifle near the family garage. Anna Mae's condition is uncertain but she may survive.
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Houston
Texas
St. Joseph’s Infirmary
Goose Creek
Anna Mae Wall
Anna Mae
J. H. Graves Home Destroyed By Fire
The J. H. Graves residence in northeast Whitewright burned this morning around 9 o clock. Fire started in the attic and within thirty minutes the ten room house was a total loss. Insurance covered 3000 on the building and 800 on household goods. The home stood over 1000 feet from the nearest fire plug, hindering the fire department despite rapid alarm response.
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J. H. Graves
Whitewright
Empty Hands at Odeon Theatre Jan 12 13
Victor Fleming directs Empty Hands a Paramount drama showing at the Odeon Theatre on Monday and Tuesday January 12 13. A man bred in outdoor life and a woman raised in city luxury struggle for survival in the Northern wilderness based on Arthur Stringer novel.
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Victor Fleming
Paramount
Odeon Theatre
Arthur Stringer
Appointments in the First Group Listed by State Officials
Roy I. Tennant of Temple is named to the Board of Control. W. R. Dulaney of Houston becomes Prison Commissioner. Tur ner Hubby of Waco is Game Fish and Oyster Commissioner. Edward Edwards of Clarksville joins the Tax Commission. Dr. H. O. Sappington of Galveston is State health officer. W. P. Sebastian of Breckenridge and J. N. Aldredge join the Board of Pardons. J. J. Timmins of Austin becomes State Fire Marshal. Sam D. Stinson of Greenville is State's attorney to the Court of Criminal Appeals, with Nat A. Gentry of Tyler as assistant. A. B. Martin of Plainview joins Board of Regents. Dr. T. W. Dee of Houston, Dr. Id. C. Johnson of Atlanta, and Dr. J. Burt Thomas of Sulphur Springs join the Board of Dental Examiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy I. Tennant
Temple
Board of Control
W. R. Dulaney
Houston
Turner Hubby
Waco
Edward Edwards
Clarksville
H. O. Sappington
Galveston
W. P. Sebastian
Breckenridge
J. N. Aldredge
Filmer
Board of Pardons
J. J. Timmins
Austin
Sam D. Stinson
Greenville
Court of Criminal Appeals
Nat A. Gentry
Tyler
Stinson
A. B. Martin
Plainview
Board of Regents
State Teachers’ College
T. W. Dee
Id. C. Johnson
Atlanta
J. Burt Thomas
Sulphur Springs
Board of Dental Examiners
Coolidge's Postal Bill Veto Upheld by Senate Vote
Washington reports President Coolidge's economy policy gaining Senate approval as it sustains his veto of the 68 million dollar postal pay bill. The measure failed to provide revenue for postal wage increases. The tally stood 55 to 29, one vote short of overcoming the veto.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Ford Stolen North of Town Monday Night
J. L. Layman reported a Ford roadster stolen Monday night from the yard of his father in law E. D. Clabhorn about a mile north of town. The car was rolled to the public road before starting and was not noticed missing until Tuesday morning. Layman, whose wife was ill, said he would have heard the motor if it had been started in the yard and by Wednesday noon no trace had been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Layman
E. D. Clabhorn
Finley Takes Office as County Attorney in Sherman Denison
Roy M. Finley, former Denison lawyer, assumed duties as county attorney on Thursday and announced his staff. Sam D. Wolfe and Milo S. Brame named assistants for Sherman, Geo. D. Hagans to replace Ross Stoddard in Denison, J. Q. Adamson to serve as special assistant until term ends. Office located at 112% South Crockett Street on the west side of the square.
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Sherman
Roy M. Finley
Denison
Sam D. Wolfe
Milo S. Brame
Geo. D. Hagans
Ross Stoddard
J. Q. Adamson
South Crockett Street
Davidson sisters Return to Oklahoma and Denison Posts
Miss Genevieve Davidson a Purcell Oklahoma school teacher and Miss Emma Davidson a Denison schools teacher have resumed their positions after spending the holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs J W Davidson.
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Genevieve Davidson
Purcell, Okla
Emma Davidson
Denison
J. W. Davidson
Mrs Bessie Cowan Dies At Cooper Home
Mrs Bessie Cowan wife of J W Bill Cowan died at the family home in Cooper Tuesday evening after sudden illness Monday She was born January 30 1887 and was active in the Baptist Church She is survived by her husband two daughters her parents and six siblings Funeral was held Wednesday at First Baptist Church with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery The obituary notes many relatives and references to local travel by the Katy Flyer and community life in the area
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Bessie Cowan
J. W
Bill) Cowan
Cooper
Oak Hill Cemetery
Robbie
Billie Joe
Jack Robbins
Ely
Gilliam Lindsey
Charley Howard
Whitewright
Walter Keeling
Mae Moore
Lubbock
Howard Stokes
Abilene
Stone Appointed To Supreme Court
Washington announces Harlan F. Stone, then Attorney General, named by President Coolidge to replace Justice Joseph McKenna on the U S Supreme Court. McKenna, aged eighty two, retires after over thirty years on the bench. Stone to assume duties after Senate confirmation and a Justice Department successor is named.
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Washington
Harlan F. Stone
Coolidge
Joseph McKenna
United States Supreme Court
Stone
Justice McKenna
Senate
White House
Supreme Court
Taft
McKenna
Supreme Bench
McKinley
Congress
California
United States
Harrison
J P Southerland Dies After Long Illness In Dallas
J P Southerland longtime Whitewright resident and former bank worker died Friday at Baylor Hospital Dallas after a long illness. Born Kentucky 1868 he moved to Texas in youth lived in Trenton Whitewright and Dallas. Survived by widow two daughters Ruth Wallis and Charlie Bell Southerland plus siblings in Kentucky. Funeral at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev W A Stucky and Rev G M McNeilly officiating.
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J. P. Southerland
Whitewright
Baylor
Dallas
Mr. Southerland
Trenton
Old Whitewright Mercantile Co
First National Bank
Whitewright Mill & Elevator Co
Southerland
Kentucky
Texas
Methodist Church
Stewards
Oak Hill Cemetery
W. A. Stuckey
G. M. McNeilly
First Baptist Church
Ruth Wallis
Charlie Bell Southerland
Charlie Bell
B. T
L. F. Southerland
Dr. Southerland
Sulphur Springs
Denison City Fines for 1924 Totals 6723.30
Denison records show police court fines in 1924 amounting to 6723.30 with 519 arrests. Chief William Whittle reports 194 drunkenness arrests, 107 traffic violations, and 218 arrests for affrays assaults gaming and vagrancy.
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Denison
William Whittle
Family expresses gratitude for support after son's death
J. W. Farmer and family thank friends and neighbors for kindness and hospitality during the illness and after the death of their son.
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J. W. Farmer
Dividends Paid by Two Local Banks in Dec
At year end December 31, First National Bank paid a ten percent dividend to shareholders, following a July 1 payout. Planters National Bank also mailed ten percent dividends. Officers praised last year’s results as deposits reached 968,703.88 with total resources 1,524,146.92.
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First National Bank
Planters National Bank
Bethel School House Nearing Completion
Work is hurried on the Bethel school building three miles south of town. It is hoped to open next Monday. The structure will be one of the most modern rural schools in the area and will feature a partition to join two rooms into a single auditorium for community gatherings. It replaces the former building destroyed by fire weeks earlier.
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Bethel
P T A TO ENTERTAIN WITH FORTY-TWO TOURNAMENT
The Whitewright Parent Teacher Association hosts a forty-two tournament on Friday evening January 16 at 7 30. Hostesses are Mrs. Guy Hamilton Mrs J E Mangrum Mrs C J Meador and Mrs T E Barbee. All townsfolk are invited for a night of entertainment and good fun.
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Parent Teacher Association
Guy Hamilton
J. E. Mangrum
C. J. Meador
T. E. Barbee
Whitewright
Invitations Mailed for Inaugural Ball in Austin
Ten thousand invitations for Mrs Miriam Ferguson inaugural ball on January 20 are mailed as 40 clerks handle requests from across the continent. Col John L Peeler says if all requests are met, 100000 invitations may be needed. Austin Travis County residents receive priority. out of state guests get tickets on arrival. Admission costs $5. Engraving delayed by Philadelphia paper. printing by an Austin firm.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Johne L. Peeler
New York
Chicago
Col. Peeler
Travis County
Philadelphia
Train kills H. L. Moseley and Wife in Texas
Weatherford Texas January 5. H L Moseley 60 former Weatherford mayor and Parker County attorney and his wife Margaret Moseley sister of late Mary Couts Burnett of Fort Worth were killed when their coupe was struck by an eastbound Texas and Pacific local train at Lone Oak near Brazos Palo Pinto County late Monday afternoon. The couple had been involved in court litigation over the disposition of Burnett's fortune about 6 000 000 dollars. The suit sought to break the will which left property to Texas Christian University and the Dixon Negro Orphanage at Gilmer.
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Weatherford
Texas
H. L. Moseley
Parker County
Margaret Moseley
Mary Couts (Burk) Burnett
Fort Worth
Texas & Pacific
Lone Oak
Brazos
Palo Pinto County
Moseley
Miss Lois Anderson Attends Leonard Music School
Miss Lois Anderson travels to Leonard to enroll in a music school conducted by Prof. Frank Stamns Whitte and Mrs. Charlie Robinson Mererkana, seeking instruction and exposure to musical study.
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Lois Anderson
Leonard
Frank Stamns, Whitte
Charlie Robinson - Mererkana
Doctor Gould Shot to Death Near Bells Texas
Dr W C Gould a 38 year old physician from Bells was shot multiple times at Jim Scotts farm three and a half miles northwest of Bells Tuesday night Scott surrendered to sheriffs and gave no motive Scott family members present at the house described pistol and shotgun wounds Goulds body found in a roadside ditch near the scene He leaves a widow and two children and his burial is set for Witt Springs Kentucky with a Bells Masonic lodge service conducted by Rev E L Price.
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Sherman
W. C. Gould
Jim Scott
Bells
Scott
Dr. Gould
Gould
John C. Daniel
Texas
Witt Springs
Essie Jenkins
Carl Jenkins
Faye Scott
Bennett Scott
Weldon Scott
Bertha Scott
Claud L. Scott
Madeline Scott
Mary Frances Scott
L. E. Matlock
Bells Masonic Lodge
E. L. Price
Methodist Church
Babbs School Not To Reopen This Year
Hobart Oklahoma January 5 trustees announce a public school in the Babb s Switch district will not reopen this year after a Christmas Eve fire that killed 36 people. The 15 remaining students will attend nearby districts and ten fire victims in hospitals will be moved to Oklahoma City for further treatment with some severely burned needing grafts.
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Hobart
Okla
Babb’s Switch
Oklahoma City
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Trenton Boy
Ford
Co. Atty
Katy
State University
Bethel School House
Train
Babbs
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