Local and Personal News Highlights
Mr and Mrs Howard Brodhead were Dallas visitors Wednesday. B F Blanton, a farmer south of town, is improving after illness. Miss Dorothy Spindle spent the weekend at Leonard with Miss Cleo Hamlett. Chess Pope visited his brother Max Pope in Sherman. Mrs J A Barnes and her young daughter of Terrell visit Postmaster W O Brents. Rev J A Dickey and family moved to Spruce street near Carl Caperton. S S Doss went to San Benito to manage farming interests. R S Morehead advertises automotive parts and button making services with telephone 85. E H Lewis of Sherman, formerly here, now works in a planing mill. Mrs Robert Gordon visited Sherman at Max Pope’s bedside. A carload of Purina Chows and Chowders for livestock arrived, promoted by William Cox. M D Townley of the North Texas Press toured Sherman subscribers. Purina feed recommended for cows and chickens.
Emma Davidson Visits Denison Parents Over Weekend
Miss Emma Davidson a teacher in Denison schools spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs J W Davidson in town.
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Emma Davidson
Denison
J. W. Davidson
I. O. O. F. Lodge Holds Special Meeting Install Officers
A special meeting of the I. O. O. F. lodge was held last Friday evening to install officers for the ensuing term. After the installation a light lunch was served to about forty members by Chefs Lackey and Russell.
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I. O. O. F. Lodge
Lackey and
Russell
Lemon weighing two pounds sent from Corpus Christi
Edwin Badgett unveiled a two pound one ounce lemon at the Sun office on a Tuesday afternoon. He said the fruit was as large as any seen and it came from his sister Miss Kathleen Badgett of Corpus Christi, the source near the lemon’s growth location.
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Edwin Badgett
Sun Office
Kathleen Badgett
Corpus Christi
Powell and Montgomery fill Katy relief roles in Sherman
Max Powell works relief at the Katy freight office in Sherman this week while Bailey Montgomery fills his post at the local Katy station. The business notes long standing values of quality and service as the reason for ongoing prosperity. The Grover Stateville daughter, seriously ill, showed improvement on Wednesday after several days of illness.
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Max Powell
Katy
Sherman
Bailey Montgomery
Max
Grover
Stateville
Old Reliable Cafe Starts Another Year of Service
The Old Reliable Cafe announces a new year of service to its hundreds of patrons, led by P. J. Pierce and Sons.
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P. J. Pierce & Sons’ Cafe
Reliable Cafe
P. J. Pierce and Sons
W B Hest Returns From Nacogdoches Visit
W B Hest returned Saturday from a visit to Nacogdoches, a town among the oldest in Texas with ties to early Lone Star State history.
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W. B. Hest
Nacogdoches
Texas
Lone Star State
Music memory contests director named for District 5
Miss Tommie Chenoweth, director of public school music, is appointed by the Texas University extension department as district director of music memory contests for the University Interscholastic League District No. 5. The district includes Grayson, Collin, Cooke, Fannin and Lamar Counties.
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Tommie Chenoweth
Texas University Extension Department
University Interscholastic League
Grayson
Collin
Cooke
Fannin
Lamar
Aged Grayson County Pioneer William R. Cannon Dies
William R. Cannon 91, longtime Grayson County resident, died Tuesday night at his daughter Mrs J H Mershon’s home in Van Alstyne. He is survived by several children four brothers and a sister. Funeral at Van Alstyne Christian Church Thursday at 3 PM conducted by Rev L S White. cannon had visited his daughter Mrs Echols in town many times and was mourned by local friends.
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William R. Cannon
Grayson County
van Alstyne
J. H. Mershon
Cannon
L. S. White
Walnut Street Church
County to Hold Short Courses for Boys
Sherman January 24. After the Denison Farm Boys Club short course proved highly successful, C C Morris county farm agent announces several county courses. A two day session will be held at Van Alstyne February 9 10 and at Whitewright February 22 23. Plans include a Whitesboro course soon.
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Sherman
Farm Boys Club
Denison
C. C. Morris
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Whitesboro
Death of Mrs. J. A. Sharp in Dallas
Mrs. J. A. Sharp, 49, died of pneumonia Saturday at her home 5323 Oleander street Dallas. Funeral held Monday at 2 30 from the residence conducted by Dr. Harold Major of Gaston Avenue Baptist Church. Burial was in Grove Cemetery. Mrs. R. C. Norris of near town attended the Dallas funeral.
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R. C. Norris
Near Town
Dallas
J. A. Sharp
Sharp
Dallas Evening Journal
Oleander Street
Harold Major
Gaston Avenue Baptist Church
Grove
Widow Mrs Sharp Remains Survived By Family Across Cities
Hill Cemetery pallbearers listed R. M. McCain J. W. Bailey J. M. Milli can Dwight Lewelling E. M. Lacham and T. B. Wallace. Mrs Sharp is survived by her husband a daughter Mrs H G Jansen of Dallas a brother J S Wilson of Sabinal and four sisters Mrs R C Norris Whitewright Mrs A S Yount Denison Mrs Betty Rector Sherman and Mrs C R Hodges Los Angeles.
State Inspector Praises Whitewright Schools
Miss Susan Miles of the State Department of Education visited Tuesday praising the schools for their arrangement, spirit, and classroom work. She said the high school is better equipped than any high school of similar size she has inspected and recommended additional affiliation units: Spanish two, vocational agriculture one and one half, and physiology one half.
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Susan Miles
State Department of Education
Miles
Bread Is Your Best Food Eat More Of It
Bread is the staff of life and a wholesome, economical choice. The Whitewright Bakery promotes Kream Krust Bread and home enterprise with pricing details for loaves and buns, urging loyalty and savings on stale bread.
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Pullman
Parker House
Home Enterprise
Whitewright Bakery
Foote Entertainers Here Tomorrow Night
An art trio led by Clifford Foote and including Marcella Franks and Gerald S. Pell will perform at the grammar school auditorium on January 26. The act features trios duets solos readings original one acts, plus water color paintings and other features.
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Grammar School
Clifford Foote
DeKoven Quartet
Foote
Lyceum
United States
Canada
Cincinnati College of Music
Dudley Buck
Schubert
New York
Marcella Franks
Conervatory
Louisville
Granville
Chicago
Louisville Conservatory
Carmen Opera Company
Ernest Toy
Gerald S. Pell
Mehan
Pell
Detroit
DeKoven
Men Survive Eleven Days at Sea on Beer Near Carolina Coast
Galveston reports three men nearly dead from exposure and hunger survived eleven days adrift after subsisting on British beer. They were picked up by the Morgan Line steamer El Occidente 225 miles off the Carolina coast on January 18.
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Galveston
Morgan Line
el Occidente
Carolina
Arrival of steamer captain greeted. crew names withheld
The master Captain E. L. Campbell arrived with his steamer. The names of the men aboard were not disclosed. Medical note states 666 cures malaria fever.
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E. L. Campbell
Laxative Bromine Quinine Box Endorsed by Grove
Advertisement states Colds cause grip and influenza and claims Bromo Quinine tablets remove the cause. Mentions a single product named Bromo Quinine with E. W. Grove's signature on the box and a price of 30 cents.
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E. W. Grove
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Sewall
L. LaRoe & Company
McAlester
Mrs
Howard Brodhead
B. F. Blanton
Craig Bros. Cafe
Dorothy Spindle
Leonard
Cleo Hamlett
Chess Pope
Max Pope
J. A. Barnes
of Terrell
W. O. Brents
J. A. Dickey
Carl Caperton
Spruce Street
S. S. Doss
San Benito
Rio Grande Valley
R. S. Morehead
E. H. Lewis
Robert Gordon
Purina
William Cox
M. D. Townley
The
North Texas Press
Iowa
Whitewright Lumber Co Better Building Service
P. J. Pierce & Sons
F. M. Echols
Whitewright Schools
Dyer @ Jones
Rexall Store
Gordon
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