School Trustee Dies After Blow Near Como
Sulphur Springs Jan B J W Simms a school trustee was struck on the head with a two by four scantling at Como ten miles east of here at 2 pm Saturday and died Sunday morning. Ed Duncan surrendered and posted 500 bond later raised to 5000 upon Simms death. The dispute over Simms appointment as trustee sparked the trouble. Simms leaves a widow and four children.
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Jan. B
J. W. Simms
Como
Here
Ed Duncan
Simms
Duncan
Dan Moody Becomes Texas Attorney General at 31
Dan Moody was sworn in as Attorney General of Texas at 3:30 PM Monday, administered by Chief Justice Co. M. Cureton. He becomes the youngest person ever elected to the post at age 31 years 6 months and 4 days.
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Austin
Tex
Dan Moody
Texas
Co. M. Cureton
Supreme Court
Masons Move Into New $50,000 Home in Sherman
Sherman masons have moved into their new home at Lamar and Walnut streets. An open house is planned for an early date with prominent Masons from across Texas expected to attend the reception and participate in the program.
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Sherman Masons
Lamar
Walnut Streets
Texas
Whitewright Enjoys Lively Evening of Stage and Humor
The program featured Polly of the Circus and rich negro impersonations plus the Drafted monologue about a drafted man’s war tale. Audiences laughed heartily, the cold season causing fits of coughing between acts. Whitewright residents praised the overall program and left satisfied.
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Polly
Card of Thanks and Census Appointment Notice
Card of thanks from Mrs. R. K. McMurry and children thanks friends for support and flowers during illness and death. Don L. Dyer of this city is appointed to a position in the Bureau of the Census in Dallas and asks the Press to send the paper.
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R. K. McMurry
Don L. Dyer
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Dallas
Dyer
Annie Therese Davault Headlines Lyceum Night
The fourth number of the lyceum course by Annie Therese Davault read er at the grammar school auditorium Wednesday evening drew high praise. Her wide varied program captivated the audience from Tom Sawyer to a Kipling poem, showcasing her as an artistic impersonator.
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Lyceum
Annie Therese Davault
Grammar School
Davis
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer
Kipling
Notable Update From Sherman Officebound Disbursing Agent
The excerpt notes a person reporting good progress in their work and being alongside the chief disbursing agent whose office is located at 311 Deere Building in Sherman. North Texas Press references this detail.
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Deere Building
North Texas Press
Sherman
Hestand Stokes Card Announces Slaton Wedding
Miss Mary Hestand and Mr Govan Logan Stokes were married Jan 3 at the home of her parents in Slaton. Miss Hestand, reared locally, studied at C I A. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs G L Stokes Sr of Big Spring, runs an automobile business in Slaton. They travel for a honeymoon and will reside in Slaton after Jan 15.
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Mary Hestand
Govan Logan Stokes
W. B. Hestand
Slaton
Mary
G. L. Stokes
Big Spring
San Antonio
Texas
Pneumonia Quarantine Urged by State Health Officials
Dr. Malone Duggan urges quarantine for pneumonia as a contagious disease similar to scarlet fever and diphtheria. He notes high fatalities and seasonal spikes, with transmission through mouth and nose secretions, and calls for isolation and public education. Local social notes follow, including marriages and visitors in Trenton.
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Malone Duggan
Duggan
United States
Porters News Settles Into Farming Season
Moving has been the order of the day here for quite a while. Most everyone has now settled down and gone to farming for another year.
Marriage Tensions and Mellon Optimism Cited in Post
In a Chicago Evening Post snippet a husband questions a telegraph about visiting with his mother while the wife hints the mother intends to address the husband. Secretary Mellon is forecast to bring more prosperity even before some readers have had their first helping.
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Mellon
Chicago Evening Post
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New Home
Reserve District No. 11
First National Bank
Bells
State of
U. S
Banking House
Federal Reserve Bank
Grayson
Joe Hughes
Thyra Badgett
C. R. Badgett
J. J. Hogan Sr
J. J. Hogan Jr
Miss Davault
Sun Office
N. E. Teague
W. L. Little
Biggerstaff
Dr. Johnson
Conklin
Viva Phillips
P. A. Short
W. F. Brown
Dyer & Jones’ Drug Store
Whitewright
Quick Wales
International Stocking Mills
Norristown
Chesley Rutledge
Hestand-Stokes
Opal Musser
Mrs
Addie Jones
Pilot Grove
J. T. Robinson
West
Leonard
Wilma Moore
Jim Thompson
Waco
The
Sun
G. M. Atkins
Mary Cockrell
Trenton
W. N. Carter
Atkins
Porters News
Nicholson’s
W. T. Nicholson
LaRoe Lumber Yard
Henryetta
Gillett Grain CO
Wilson Hardware CO
India
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