Local Notes from Sherman and Nearby Towns
A string of social visits and family events from Sherman and surrounding areas. Names include Dorothy Lynn Hay, Mrs. L. LaRoe, Rev. C. C. Merritt, Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Spindle, Rev. Joe M. Russell, and many others visiting relatives and friends in Denison Fort Worth Dallas Muskogee and Lubbock. A birth is noted for D. B. Williams and a funeral service for Rev J L Truett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lynn Hay
Sherman
L. LaRoe
Mrs. J. S. Merritt
Arkansas
Rev
C. C. Merritt
J. F. Spindle
Denison
C. K. Spindle
Local engagements and travels noted in Grayson County area
Social news item lists visitors and residents in Grayson County from Dallas to Denison. Names include Mrs. J L Truett and C R Truett of Lubbock, Eldridge Pendleton, S H Montgomery, Emory Christian, Earl Johnson, Ray Manning, Lee Myers, R L Giles, W E LaRoe, J F LaRoe, J M Wright, E R Lay, Kermit Hollingsworth, Lloyd Moore, and Rev W A Kirkpatrick among others. The piece covers travels, visits, church activities, a tax assessor appointment, a revival mission, a funeral home partnership, and a near-fatal overdose incident involving Mrs. L J Reynolds with medical response details.
Residents and visitors update from Bonham area
Mrs. Myra Love returns to Bonham after visiting sister Mrs. R May and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C T Atkinson and children move to Hamilton after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. S T Montgomery. Atkinson previously lived in Jamestown New York. Dr R May, ill for three weeks, shows improvement and may soon be up and about if progress continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Love
Bonham
Mrs. R. May
C. T. Atkinson
Hamilton
S. T. Montgomery
R. May
Christmas Help From Mayor Acknowledged by White Wright Family
A White Wright family aided during Christmas expresses gratitude to Mayor F. M. Echols for aid that allowed them to have a holiday. They note they had no money for groceries and voice appreciation for the support received amid unemployment and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Echols
Whitewright
Texas Farm Income Tops 206 Million in 1932 Texas
The Dallas News reports Texas gross farm income for 1932 reached about 206.7 million dollars, with December contributing 30.15 million. The year proved tough nationwide, yet Texas weathered the downturn. much of the loss came from withheld cotton and preserved home supplies buffered farmers against prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dallas News
United States
Mozart Midgets Music Club Studies Mozart Biography
The Junior Music Club met at Miss Tommie Chenoweths grammar school studio. Members presented biographies of Mozart and stories on the march and minuet. Performances included piano solos by Ves, Darwin, Dorotha, and Mary, and a rhythm band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozart Midgets
Tommie Chenoweth
Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart
Mozart
Ethel Harper
Martha Louise Ves
Martha Joe Darwin
Evelyn Vineyard
Willie B. Smith
Rhythm Band
Dorotha Darwin
Mary Phillips
Miss Susie Noe
Teacher Demands Show and Tommy’s E Joke
A classroom exchange ends in a short boast as the pupil refuses to reveal what he has, joking about the letter E. The moment captures a child’s playful defiance in a simple school setting.
Father and Son Buried Side by Side in Bells
G D F Whiting 87 and son Claude V Whiting 40 were buried together after double services at Bells Methodist Church. Claude died Friday morning while inspecting stock. G D F died that night of pneumonia. Survived by wife, one son John in Denison, daughters Lora McDaniels and Bird Talaf or of Bonham. Claude survived by wife and four children. The Whiting family long in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. D. F. Whiting
Claude V. Whiting
Bells
Bells Methodist Church
D. F. Fuller
Grand Prairie
J. E. Short
Claude Whiting
John Whiting
Denison
Lora McDaniels
Bird Taliaferro
Bonham
C. W. Bryant
Whitewright
H. C. Willis
Friday Literary Club Elects New Officers
The Friday Literary Club met at Mrs. Guy Hamiltons home on Friday Jan 6 with twenty six members present. They conducted a parliamentary drill and elected officers for the term including Lucian LaRoe president and W R Hooper first vice president. A piano solo Arabesque was performed by Mrs C B Bryant Jr and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Hamilton
H. T. Atterberry
McDowell
C. B. Bryant Jr
Lucian LaRoe
W. R. Hooper
Robert Sears
Grady Gillett
Bryant King
J. H. Waggoner
Lucile LaRoe
C. P. Johnson
Rhom Pennington
Texas commercial failures decline in 1932 with 911 cases
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports 911 commercial failures in Texas for 1932, an 8 percent drop from 1931. Total liability reached 19.741 million dollars, 11 percent higher than the prior year, with creditors able to recover 45 cents on the dollar. December saw 39 failures, the lowest in 13 years, and an average December liability of 11,615 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Bureau
How To Tell The Quality Of An Egg
The article explains testing egg quality by breaking 2 or 3 into a plate and observing the whites. A thick white that stays around the yolk indicates good quality, while a watery white signals poor quality or staleness. Fresh eggs are common in spring. Odor indicates off flavor. Yolks’ color depends on the hens’ diet, not quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Palace Theatre Plans Bigger Week With New Releases
The Palace Theatre distributes fifteen hundred circulars for upcoming shows. Friday offers merchant gift night with 25 prize dollars. Friday and Saturday feature Under-Cover Man starring George Raft and Nancy Carroll. Sunday to Tuesday presents Tonight Is Ours recently released and first in-state showing. Wednesday and Thursday show Madame Butterfly. Prices are lower than in other towns as attendance rises, unlike nearby towns closed for months. Whitewright fears future show losses if patronage falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
George Raft
Nancy Carroll
Palace
Whitewright
PTA Association Program Highlights Evening Meeting
The Parent Teacher Association held its regular session at the grammar school auditorium Tuesday evening. The program featured Rhythm Band music with Tommie Chenoweth, a song by Wallace Reeves, reading by Joe Willa Stuteville, a clarinet solo by Newton L Manning with Mrs Manning, and a Dutch dance performed by Sara Kathryn Atterberry Glenda Rutledge Doris Nicholson Lorene Rutledge Sarah Belle Gillett Norma Donigan Marjorie Blanton and Aileen Pennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Grammar School
Tommie Chenoweth
Wallace Reeves
Reading
Joe Willa Stuteville
Newton L. Manning
Mrs. Manning
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
Glenda Mae Rutledge
Doris Nicholson
Lorene Rutledge
Sarah Belle Gillett
Norma Frances Donigan
Marjorie Nell Blanton
Aileen Pennington
Views on New County Road Superintendent Powers
County leaders and chamber officials weighed the proposed engineer road manager role. They urged limiting authority to protect the Commissioners Court, noting plans must be approved by the court per Grayson County statute. The plan preserves a precinct foreman under the engineer, not under direct commissioner supervision.
County Officials Set Salaries Under New Appointment Plan
The new appointment policy caps the superintendent's pay at $3000 annually and assigns responsibility for tools and road surveying with court approval. The county treasurer's salary is fixed at one nine of one percent of receipts and disbursements, not to exceed $1200 yearly, matching 1932 levels.
Women and girls frequent saloon back rooms in Chicago
A three months survey reports that 14,000 women and girls visited back rooms of saloons daily on Madison, North Clark, and Cottage Grove streets in Chicago. The finding, noted in June 1914 Tribune coverage, highlights urban vice exposure.
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Chicago Tribune
Madison
North Clark Street
Cottage Grove
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Joe M. Russell
The
Presbyterian Church
Dallas
Gomer May
Thomas Kirk
Fort Worth
Myrtle
May Badgett
Ernest Biffle
Myra
W. F. Sanders
Mrs
Louis Magers
D. B. Williams
Town
Walter Keeling
Near Lubbock
Jeff Southerland
S. L. Ball
Saint Jo
Mrs. L. J. Reynolds
W. H. McSpedden
H. D. Tune
Houston
J. L. Truett
Melissa
Lucille
Greenville
Leola King
Vernon
W. H. King
Charles R. Truett
J. F. Blanton
Lubbock
Monta Badgett
C. R. Truett
Emory Christian and Son
Earl Johnson
Ray Manning
Lee Myers
W. E. LaRoe
J. F. LaRoe
J. M. Wright
E. R. Lay
Grayson County
Allred
Kermit Hollingsworth
Logan
West Virginia
Harry S. Allen
Washington, D. C
Lloyd Moore
Scott-Murray
David Lloyd
R. L. Sears
First Presbyterian Church
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Bob Grant
B. B. Hall
Clay Horton
Pool
Bayou State
Junior Music Club
Tommy
Italy
Silman’s
Silmans
Silman’s Modern Food Store
Humming Bird
Cole & Davis Co
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