Billion Dollar Ford Stockholders Face Tax Suit
Detroit reports a government tax suit against nine original Ford Company stockholders seeking over 30 million dollars in back taxes. The case centers on alleged under valuation of stock sold to Henry Ford in 1919, with defendants including D. E. Case and the Dodge brothers estates among those named.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Company
Ford
Treasury Department
D. E. Case
Horace E
John F. Dodge
Dodge Brothers
Automobile Company
Horace H. Rackhaw
David Gray
Paul R. Gray
Phillip Gray
John W. Anderson
Rosetta V. Hauss
Senator Couzens
Ohio Home Is Safer From Liquor Raiding
Columbus Jan. 12 Ohio returns to an old concept that a home is a castle for prohibition enforcement. State Prohibition Commissioner McDonald ordered no private home should be molested in search of liquor until the state supreme court rules on enforcement authority after a raid on State Senator H Bender of Cleveland. The senator won 25000 damages against the raider and bondsmen. the case will be appealed. McDonald warned inspectors their moves could incur heavy damages.
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Columbus
Ohio
B. F. McDonald
State Supreme Court
Prohibition
H. Bender
Cleveland
Bender
McDonald
Miss Caraway Burned In Home Fire Incident
Miss Altha Caraway of Northeast Whitewright and her sister Mrs. C J Davenport suffered severe burns when her clothing ignited from an open grate last Friday morning. Family members nearby quickly smothered the flames to prevent fatal injuries.
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Altha Caraway
Whitewright
C. J. Davenport
Overdraft in Confederate Fund Reported for 1926
Treasury figures show a $741,390.52 overdraft in the Confederate fund as of December 31 1926. The general revenue fund balance stood at $1,342,967.12 with $681,045.22 in warrants outstanding. Other balances include the State highway fund $233,622.12 and school funds $155,683.21 and $156,416.62 along with $100,000 Prison Commission and $71,172.19 textbook fund.
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Austin
Confederate
Treasury
General Revenue Fund
Prisof Commission
Carpenter Injured At Kimbell Mill
Dave Fain of Wolfe City employed at the Kimbell plant was injured Friday morning when timber fell from near the elevator fifty feet high striking him on the head. Treated at Dr Sears and sent home, the injury was painful but not serious and he was reported to be recovering.
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Dave Fain
Wolfe City
Kimbell
Banks Hold Annual Meetings Tuesday
The First National Bank and Planters National Bank in Whitewright re elected officers and directors for the year. Both banks report solid condition with combined resources of 1,357,089.45 and deposits of 765,138.14. Each bank paid an eight percent dividend. capital stock is 100,000 each with sizable surplus and profits.
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First National Bank
C. B. Bryant
W. H. King
F. F E. Douglas
R. A. Gillett
T. J. Lilley
W. T. Simmons
J. W. Pennell
S. E. Jones
T. E. Sears
R. H. May
Emmet Penn
Kay Kimbell
F. E. Douglas
Howard Brodhead
the Planters National Bank
D.S. McMillin
T. H. Sears
Guy Hamilton
H. G. Webster
D. S. McMillin
J. R. Pennington
H. C. Willis
J. L. Dyer
T. E. Barbee
R. L. Sears
J. H. Waggoner
Whitewright
The
Sun
Whitewright Chick Hatchery Begins Operation
The Whitewright Chick Hatchery started operations on Monday with a capacity of 12 096 eggs. Manager R D Ford expects it to fill soon as eggs are received each Monday. Whitewright has been a major chicken producer for years and the hatchery is expected to boost the industry this year.
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Whitewright
R. D. Ford
1927 Styles for Feet of Milady Are Given
Chicago January 12 Pastel colors and up to three colors per pair will dominate milady s street wear in 1927 Colors named include parchment stone rosebrush shell gray stroller tan Hampstead brown and Spanish raisin Ball room styles will feature no color limit with reds blues greens oranges and many combinations Materials will span reptile hides Japanese straw woven leather peacock plumage and paisley cloth
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Chicago
Til
Milady
John J. Briand
National Shoe Retailers’ Association
T* Association
Briand
Hawkins couple return from Little Rock holidays
Rev and Mrs J H Hawkins traveled to Little Rock Arkansas to spend the holidays with relatives and returned Thursday.
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J. H. Hawkins
Little Rock
Ark
Home, Dad and the Boy by Frank H. Cheley
Real dads win because they have a clear plan for training their sons and use daily activity as construction material. They reject hypocrisy and respect boys rights, aiming to model the Fatherhood of God through religious education and directed fun to keep boys busy and happy.
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God
Man
Galilee
Whitewright High School Praised in State Education Report
The State Department of Education issued a favorable annual inspection of Whitewright Public Schools. The report commended staff, pupils, and the active Parent-Teacher Association for equipment donations and library improvements. It urged a small annual library budget and a modest library fee to sustain a first class collection. Whitewright High School also retained membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
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State Department of Education
Whitewright
H. F. Alves
Austin
Fred W. Smith
Southern Association
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
United States
Grayson County
Sherman
Denison
Vast Reporter Network Tracks U S Crop Data
Washington dispatch notes a corps of over 300000 reporters gathering crop and livestock estimates for the Department of Agriculture. Statisticians study price and marketing factors to relate acreage and weather to yield, with about 50000 estimates issued annually and 9000000 data schedules used.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
W. F. Callander
Callander
Evch
Uncle Horace Thompson Buys Ford for First Drive Soon
Uncle Horace Thompson has purchased a Ford and plans to drive it at the first favorable day. He is among the few youngsters in the area who has not yet learned to drive a Ford, but he will likely be dust flying soon.
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Horace Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Baptists Plan Sherman Rally for District Seven
A conquest campaign rally for District Seven comprising Grayson Collin Denton Cooke and Montague counties will be held Monday January 17 at the First Baptist Church in Sherman. Programs run 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with speakers Dr W C McClung Dr M K Hudson Dr George W Truett and others.
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Grayson, Collin, Denton
Cooke
Montague
First Baptist Church
Sherman
J. F. Murrell
G. S. Hopkins
T. C. Gardner
Dr. Geo
W. Truett
George Gaskin Relieves ill William O Connell at Western Union
George Gaskin of Dallas arrived Saturday to relieve William O Connell at the Western Union Telegraph office where O Connell is ill.
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George Gaskin
Dallas
William O’connell
Western Union Telegraph Office
George Bennett Appointed Constable in Precinct 3
George Bennett was appointed constable of precinct No. 3 by the Commissioners Court on Tuesday to fill Ed Lankford's term. Lankford, reelected at the last general election, did not qualify after joining the Olney police force earlier in the year. Bennett, long based in Whitewright, is noted as a reliable citizen with friends predicting a good office tenure.
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G. de Bennett
Commissioners Court
Ed Lankford
Lankford
Olney
Bennett
Whitewright
Governor Pardons Two Grayson Men In Texas
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson granted full pardons Saturday to Jim Scott of Bells and G E Atkins of Farmington. Scott, convicted of manslaughter in Sherman in 1926 for a death linked to Dr. W. C. Gould, received two years. Atkins, convicted of murder in 1925 for a Farmington death, received six years.
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Jim Scott
Bells
Fifty-Ninth District Court
Sherman
Miriam A. Ferguson
Scott
W. C. Gould
G. E. Atkins
Farmington
Melzie Douglas
Atkins
Leo Johnston
First Christian Church of
van Alstyne
Bonham Man Killed In Auto Accident
Vivian Croft a 32 year old cashier at the Texas and Pacific Railway station in Bonham was killed when the automobile he rode in ran off the highway and struck a ditch south of the city at 7 30 o clock Sunday evening. Three other men were in the car and were not injured. He leaves his wife and three small children besides his parents.
Woman's Egg Record Set Near Quanah in 1926
Mrs John Good four miles north of Quanah set a local production record by selling 486.65 dollars worth of eggs to F O Griffith & Co during ten months in 1926 from a flock of 250 hens. She kept 250 Brown Leghorns and Anconas producing 26 14 cents per dozen, with family consumption and future plans to raise to 500 laying hens in 1927.
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Quanah
Quanah Grocer
John Good
Oliver Sells Ten Gifts For $750.00
W. D. Sharpe of Fort Worth bought ten registered Duroc Jersey bred hogs from J. R. Oliver for Trinity Farms Company of Waxahachie. He paid $750 for the lot after visiting several other Texas hog ranches.
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W. D. Sharpe
Fort Worth
J. R. Oliver
Trinity Farms Company
Waxahachie
Mr. Sharpe
Texas
Mr. Oliver
Knights of Pythias Elect Officers in Regular Meeting
The Knights of Pythias elected officers for the new term led by C B Bryant Jr as C C P F Cox as V C and W J Barbee as prelate with J M Simmons M of W Emmet Penn M of F P C Delfel M at A P C A Smith I G J A Ragsdale Q G T E Barbee W J Barbee and Emmet Penn named trustees The Whitewright Lodge was reorganized recently and several new members have been initiated.
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Knights of Pythias
C. B. Bryant Jr
C. C
P. F. Cox
V. C
W. J. Barbee
J. M. Simmons
K. R
Emmet Penn
P. C. Delfel
A. P
C. A
Whitewright Lodge
the Knights of Pythias
Pennington Visit With Royse City Family
R Gennington visited his parents Mr. and Mrs Wm Pennington Jr at Royse City on Sunday.
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R. Gennington
Mrs. Wm. Pennington Jr
Royse City
Senators Propose Constitutional Amendments for Four Year Terms
Austin January 12 Senator J W Hall filed five joint resolutions proposing constitutional amendments to extend terms to four years for state county district and precinct officers. Higher offices including Railroad Commission would have six year terms with twin two year election cycles aligning with Congress. Governors would serve four years at 10000 salary, ineligible to seek further public office during and two years after. Railroad Commission members barred from other offices but can seek re election. two year wait after service. Lieutenant Governor four year term allowed to run elsewhere. Attorney General salary 7500 and eligible for re election but barred from other offices during tenure or two year post tenure. Comptroller Treasurer and Land Commissioner may succeed themselves with no other office bans during incumbency or two years after. Other state offices four year terms. House and Senate four year terms with no restrictions on other offices. Amendments to be submitted November 1928 and apply to terms of officers elected in that general election.
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Austin
J. W. Hall
Railroad Commission
House
Senate
Fire destroys Planters Gin Company plant in hometown loss
Fire destroyed the main plant of the Planters Gin Company and about forty bales of cotton here early Wednesday. Estimated loss is $15,000 insured, with the engine and boiler room saved. The origin is unknown and a new gin will be built for next season. Firemen held the blaze to the gin and adjacent structures.
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Planters Gin Company
Jesse Perdue
J. M. Sturdivant
Sturdivant
Singing Convention at Canaan This Sunday
Announcement for a district singing convention to be held at Canaan three miles north of Whitewright Sunday afternoon at 1 30. Everyone invited. Miss Florence Hutchins and Mildred Coffman and T W Coffman of Shallowater visiting here spent the weekend in Telephone with relatives.
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Canaan
Whitewright
Florence Hutchins
Mildred Coffman
T. W. Coffman
Shallowater
Former Dallas Senator Receives Full Pardon
Former State Senator E. A. Decherd of Dallas, once convict in two land title forgery cases and sentenced to twelve years and six months, was granted a full pardon by Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson on Monday. Decherd sat in the Senate that impeached Gov. James E. Ferguson and he voted against Ferguson.
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E. A. Decherd
Dallas
Felix D. Robertson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Decherd
Senate
James E. Ferguson
Ferguson
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Miss Caraway
Confederate Fund
Hole
Carpenter
Kimbell Mill
Dad
Frank H. Cheley
F H. Cheley
Denver, Colv
Department Education
U. S
Baptists
George Bennett
Grayson
Bonham Man
Oliver
Knights OF Pythias Elect
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