New Commissioners Court Seeks To Cut County Expenses
Sherman reports the Commissioners Court opened a hearing on reorganizing county operations to save money, focusing on road work and centralized material buying. J. N. Dickson’s audit shows 1927 road residue funds across four precincts and 1932 expenditures, with recommendations for competitive bids, wage uniformity, and sworn applicant statements for aid.
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New Commissioners Court
Dickson
Precinct 3
Precinct 4
Carraway
Funeral services held for Radford T Head in Shady Grove
Radford Turner Head 74 died Friday after a week's illness of bronchial pneumonia at his home near Leonard. Funeral conducted by Rev J A Henderson at Indian Creek Cemetery with burial Sunday at 2 pm. He was born March 12 1858 in Nashville Tennessee. Survived by wife Eliza Gilmore Head and three children Willie Head Mrs T E Taylor and Mrs R D Brandon. Also two brothers George Head and Stanton Head. He lived in Whitewright Leonard McKinney and Cooke County before settling in Shady Grove sixteen years ago. He was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church.
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Radford Turner Head
Indian Creek
J. A. Henderson
Shady Grove
Leonard
Mr. Head
Nashville
Tenn
John
Mary Head
Eliza Addivill Gilmore
Willie Head
Whitewright
T. E. Taylor
R. D. Brandon
George Head
Near Whitewright
Stanton Head
Whitesboro
McKinney
Cooke County
Ellis May Funeral Held in Whitewright
Funeral services for Ellis May aged 46 were held at the family home in Whitewright with Rev. C. C. Merritt and Rev. L. G. Hagard officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. He died January 8 at St Vincent's Sanitarium after treatment for injuries. He was born near Whitewright September 15, 1886, married Aileen Kidd of Bells June 30, 1924, and resided in Whitewright most of his life. Surviving are wife, son Dick May, mother Mrs. Mattie May, brother Homer May of Dallas, sister Mrs. Grace Schlosser of Rockford, Ill. All attended except Mrs. Schlosser, who had returned to Rockford before his death.
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Ellis May
Whitewright
C. C. Merritt
L. G. Hagard
Oak Hill Cemetery
St. Vincent’s Sanitarium
Mr. May
Mattie May
McKinney
Aileen Kidd
Bells
Dick May
Homer May
Dallas
Grace Schlosser
Rockford
Ill
Benton McMillin Dies in Nashville at 87
Nashville Tenn Former Governor Benton McMillin age 87 died at his home after pneumonia Saturday night His lengthy career included twenty years in Congress and posts as Minister to Peru and Guatemala during the war He was first cousin to the late Senator D S McMillin and his daughter Mrs H T Atterberry of Whitewright visited him years ago Spend your money in Whitewright.
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Nashville
Tenn
Benton McMillin
Tennessee
Congress
Peru
Guatemala
D. S. McMillin
Whitewright
H. T. Atterberry
Governor McMillin
Community Visitors and Local News Requests
The Sun invites readers to share information about visitors, social gatherings, and any community events. The paper aims to publish local happenings and seeks cooperation from residents to cover these items.
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Escaped Prisoner Seeks Colorado Pardon in Cleveland
In Cleveland, Harry Stanley also known as Glenn Smeerman a 14 year fugitive from Colorado auto theft imprisonment seeks a pardon. He says a woman he befriended betrayed him prompting his return to Colorado after escaping and living as a prosperous business man with a wife and infant.
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Cleveland
Colorado
Harry Stanley
Glenn Smeerman
Stanley
Michigan
Denver
Detroit
Coldest place near equator records extreme temp
Pasadena California scientist Dr. Reno Gutenberg reports natural temperatures about 150 degrees below zero Fahrenheit at ten miles above the equator. He notes polar region temps at the same altitude are not as cold and that temp rises with altitude, exceeding 1000 degrees by two hundred miles up.
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Pasadena
Calif
Reno Gutenberg
Taxpayers Group Proposes Economy in Road Operations
Sherman rally by the Taxpayers League pushes drastic road cost cuts. Proposal would abolish the road boss and engineer salaries, replace with a central superintendent and a mechanic, and call for central warehouse services. It also urges centralized material buying and ends county auto use for officials.
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Alfred Lambert
League
Jack Johnson
Ross Compton
State Teachers College
Denton
Clyce
Austin College
Ten ugliest words named by speech teachers
In Los Angeles the National Association of Teachers of Speech named ten ugliest words. The list includes jazz plump gripe treachery sap cacophony plutocrat flatulent phlegmatic mash and additional terms vittles nerts smack thanks parsnips spinach nasty.
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Los Angeles
Wilfred J.funk
New York
National Association of Teachers of Speech
Whitewright City Council Sets Tax Rate and Post Adds
Whitewright council fixes the tax rate at 1.05 per hundred dollars. the treasurer becomes appointive starting April. Banks report 360 406 18 on hand at year end. Eggs bring 22 1 2 cents a dozen in local market. Several local notices record new home for Mr and Mrs Wade Sears and other community updates.
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Whitewright
Wade Sears
Spruce Street
First National Bank
C. B. Bryant
W. H. King
R. H. May
R. A. Gillett
E. Jones
T. E. Sears
Tom Gillett
W. F. Holland
L. P. Sears
Kay Kimbell
J. W. Pennell
Tommie Chenoweth
S. H. Montgomery
Whitewright banks report deposits and loans totals
The Sun notes both Whitewright banks closed December with deposits totaling 821 039 89 and combined loans and discounts of 822 229 84 while total resources reached 1 389 983 25. Southwestern Bell urges callers to say oh for numbers. In the November election 26 759 708 ballots were cast for president with Harding leading Cox by 7 001 763. Burglars broke into the Farmers Union Gin Company office Friday night and made off with 190 dollars.
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Whitewright
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Harding
Cox
Farmers Union Gin Company
Trade In Land For Four Dollar Watch Near San Saba
T B Hart traded a four dollar watch for 231 acres of land near San Saba almost 60 years ago. Hart died recently in Fort Worth and was believed to be among the last survivors of a Virginia based Sunday school class taught by Stonewall Jackson and a neighbor of Gen. Robert E Lee. He moved to San Saba in 1873 and ran a hardware and saddlery business.
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San Saba
T. B. Hart
Fort Worth
Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Hart
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