Milk Plant Discussed At Rotary Club
C A Sanford president of Meadolake Milk Products Sherman spoke at the Rotary Club last Friday about the Sherman milk plant and the dairy industry. He cited dairy-strong regions, shared farm income data, and urged Grayson County farmers to add dairying as a side line and gradually build up herds.
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C. A. Sanford
Meadolake Milk Products Company
Sherman
Rotary Club
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Whitewright
Sanford
Mississippi
Grayson County
Moody Denies Bid for Democratic Vice Presidency
Gov Dan Moody said he is not and will not be a candidate for the Democratic vice presidential nomination. He added he may announce a bid for re election as Texas governor soon. Moody commented while meeting reporters at his Austin office amid Houston executive committee talk of Al Smith for president and Moody for vice president.
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Austin
Dan Moody
Moody
Texas
Houston
al Smith
Weather Chief Discusses Long Range Forecasting
The Weather Bureau of the USDA plans long range forecasting once scientific methods are established. C F Marvin reports ongoing study by the bureau and other scientific agencies. He notes no practicable method exists yet and warns that current forecasts are guesses until proven sound.
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Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
C. F. Marvin
Marvin
A. and M. Cadet Killed in Mounted Drill
College Station Texas A M. College junior Carolton W. Eddins age 21 of Kerrville was fatally injured when his horse shied during a mounted drill on Tuesday afternoon, throwing him head and shoulders and crushing his chest beneath the animal.
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College Station
Carolton
W. Eddins
Kerrville
Texas A. & M. College
Eddins
Tax Payment Notice for City and School Ad Valorem Taxes
City and school ad valorem taxes for 1927 are due at the city collector's office at the city fire station. After January 31, 1928, 10 percent penalty 6 percent interest and other costs apply to all unpaid taxes. Jesse Wallace Collector City of Whitewright.
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Jesse Wallace
Whitewright
Sunday School and Church Attendance Rise
Attendance at church services rose from 731 to 896 last Sunday while Sunday schools totaled 502 to 614. The Presbyterian, Methodist, Central Christian, Church of Christ and Baptist congregations show各 service counts for morning and evening and Sunday school.
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the Sun
S. S
Methodist
Central Christian
Church of Christ
Baptist
Checks Not Accepted As Fee Payments
SHERMAN Personal checks will not be accepted for motor vehicle licenses. Tax Collector D K Roberts announced the measure due to frequent returned checks.
Pilot Grove News Highlights Local Happenings and Games
Community notes report cold weather meat supplies and recent hog killings. Sunday services at the Baptist Church drew 102 in the morning and 300 for evening, with 152 at the morning hour. Local basketball beat Bells 25 15 while losing a close game 21 19 to them. Bow Corner Home Demonstration Club met with twelve members to study health and food values.
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Texas
Pilot Grove
J. A. Henderson
Jim Blanks
Caddo
Oklo
George Reeves
Nola Reeves
Fort Worth
S. F. Garland
R. E. L. Binion
C. B. Neely
Curtis Moats
Meta Fae Moats
Denton
Bert Dennis
Son Doyle
Sherman
Carrie Sue Cameron
Louise Sloan
Boss Garland
Simmie Ward
Jesse Burks
Durelle Hunnicut
Dee St. John
Jamison
Bells
Bud Price
Austin College
Welkin
Bow Corner
Laura Sloan
Conversation Cautions Between Father and Daughter
A terse exchange unfolds as a girl warns Charlie not to let his father witness a kiss. He denies kissing her while she hints at possible affection and the risk of discovery.
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Charlie
Milk Sales Rise at Sherman Meadolake Plant
Sherman Meadolake Milk Products reports a nearly 30 percent boost in trucked milk deliveries in the first week after opening on January 16. President C. A. Sanford notes more farmers are sending milk daily, with one exception, and the plant also shipped its first powdered milk to a Dallas ice cream factory. Sweet cream butter has recently entered Sherman markets.
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Dallas
Sherman
Senators Clash Over Voting Laws In Senate Row
Washington D C reports a three hour Senate debate as Virginia and Maryland senators clash over Southern voting laws and the Eighteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The fray touches on prohibition, education tests for voters, and social views with sharp exchanges between Senators Bruce Glass Swanson Borah Heflin and others.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Virginia
Bruce
Maryland
Swanson
Senator Glass
Borah
Idaho
Glass
Heflin
Alabama
New Animal Uses Surprising in Various Lands
A mud turtle in Hillsdale Michigan burrowed a clogged drainpipe to clear silt. In Guerrero Mexico Indians train boa constrictors sixteen to twenty feet long to kill rats play with children and guard the house. In Venezuela a crane species is used to guard sheep.
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Hillsdale
Michigan
Guerrero
Mexico
Venezuela
Cotton ginning totals for 1927 reach 12 501 845 running bales
Census Bureau reports through January 16 1927 ginned cotton totals of 12 501 845 running bales including 529 661 round bales, versus 16 616 075 running bales a year ago and 15 499 893 in 1926. Final canvass announced March 20. Ginning by state listed with Texas leading at 4 130 660 and Mississippi at 1 828 162.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
States
Heflin Attacks Press as He Denounces Reports
Senator Heflin of Alabama denounced Washington press coverage of his remarks attacking critics and the Catholic Church. He called reporters liars and hickory nuts and threatened action against those who lie about him. He insisted his quote about using the Savior came from others and warned Hearst papers to stop the alleged misquoting.
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Washington
Senate Press Gallery
Heflin
Alabama
Smith
New York
Washington News
Democratic Party
al Smith
Senate
Washington Herald
Hearst
Connally Enters 1928 Senate Race for Democratic Nomination
Congressman Tom Connally of Marlin announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in the 1928 Democratic primaries. He rejects Klan ties, pledges an active statewide campaign, and outlines key issues including election reform, campaign funding, monopolies, taxation, farm relief, law enforcement, and transportation. Connally’s biography notes his Texas roots, UT law degree, service in the Texas House, Congress, and wartime service.
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Tom Connally
Marlin
Senate
United States
Texas
Connally
McLennan County
Law Department
University of Texas
Texas House of Representatives
Falls County
Congress
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Europe
Inter-parliamentary Union
Geneva
House
National Democratic Committee
Spain
Second
Texas Volunteer Infantry
Cotton Belt defends bus service plan over Tyler Lufkin rail line
Attorneys for the Cotton Belt Railroad told Texas Attorney General Claude Pollard that abandoning passenger trains between Tyler and Lufkin in favor of motor bus service is legal under an interchange contract basis. They said the plan ensures adequate service and access to rail facilities, with trains used to cover bad weather disruptions. A hearing is set for Alto on Jan 30, while towns along the route oppose the change. President Daniel Upthegrove attended with counsel. the line reportedly loses about 20000 dollars annually on the Tyler Lufkin run.
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Austin
Cotton Belt Railroad
Claude Pollard
Tyler
Lufkin
Railroad Commission
Cotton Belt
Alto
Texas
Baltimore and Ohio
Daniel Upthegrove
Tyler-Lufkin
Pratt Sells Sherman Store to Kellam Outfit
S. O. Kellam who runs Piggly Wiggly stores in Sherman and Denison has purchased the Pratt Bros grocery business at 120 South Crockett Street. W. L. Pratt remains with the store under new management alongside other employees with no personnel or policy changes planned.
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S. O. Kellam
Sherman and Denison
Pratt Bros
South Crockett Street
W. L. Pratt
Giles Clearance Sale of Giles Variety Store Tops Last Year
Miss Lucile Giles reports the Giles Variety Store January Clearance Sale surpassed last year’s. The sale began last Friday and runs through Saturday February 5. Opened three years ago, the store has grown with added lines and a broad stock. Giles credits goods quality, low prices, and heavy Sun advertising for the success. In 1927 the store likely used more Sun advertising space than any other Whitewright business.
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Lucile Giles
Giles Variety Store
Miss Giles
Sun
The
Giles
Whitewright
Mrs. Evie E. McMillin Buried Here Today
Mrs. Evie E. Dickerson McMillin wife of Dan S. McMillin died at the family home Tuesday after a short illness. Born July 12, 1869 in Kentucky she lived in Whitewright since 1891. Funeral at Church of Christ with Elder W N Carter and Elder J R Waldrum, burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Surviving: husband, daughter Mrs H T Atterberry, three sons J M McMillin J T McMillin J C McMillin, one brother Jarrett Dickerson, a sister Mrs Laura Bushong, six grandchildren and other relatives. Out-of-town relatives attended.
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Evie E. Dickerson McMillin
Dan S. McMillin
McMillin
Monroe County
Kentucky
J. S
Sarah T. Dickerson
Dan
H. T. Atterberry
Dallas
J. M. McMillin
J. T. McMillin
J. C. McMillin
Whitewright
Jarrett Dickerson
Tompkinsville
Laura Bushong
Forkton
Church of Christ
W. N. Carter
Terrell
J. R. Waldrum
Oak Hill Cemetery
Benton McMillin
Zavalla
John Moss
Garland
Nettie Atterberry
Gainesville
Ellen Burks
Jasper Dickerson
Grady Geer
van Alstyne
Tom Hickman
Fort Worth
Charlie Shaw
Cecil Cameron
Clint McMillin
Trenton
J. T
New Ford Display Arrives at Adams Motor Company
A. A. and B. B. Adams of the Adams Motor Company brought a Ford Tudor Sedan to Dallas Wednesday. The car is on display at the show rooms and people are invited to ride and test drive it. Reported to ride as smoothly as a Lincoln. Whitewright is among early towns to feature Ford display and demonstration locally.
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A. A
B. B. Adams
Adams Motorompany
Dallas
Ford
Whitewright
Adams Motor Company
Dempsey Reminded of Tunney Wins After Marriage
Ed Howe comments on Jack Dempsey noting Dempsey’s claim his wife “made” him. Howe counters that since Dempsey married, Gene Tunney has beaten him twice in headlines and public talk.
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Ed Howe
The
Kansas Sage
Jack Dempsey
Tunney
Shoes Set to Rise at Retail Convention
Dallas reports forecast higher shoe prices as leather and labor costs rise. At the Texas and Oklahoma shoe retailers convention the Southwestern Shoe Travelers Association heard women’s shoes may average 11 dollars per pair and men’s about 9 dollars.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Southwestern Shoe Travelers’ Association
Polish Patriot Kosciuszko Heart Sent to Warsaw Museum
The heart of Kosciuszko, the Polish patriot who fought in the American Revolution, has been moved from Switzerland to Warsaw to be placed in a museum.
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Kosciuszko
Switzerland
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Pilot Grove News
U. S. Senate
Ferguson
Pratt Sells
Evie E. McMillin
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