Davidson Gives Army Record in Rockdale Address
Lynch Davidson spoke at an American Legion picnic in Rockdale Texas on July 6 praising war service and his own record. He claimed he would lead gubernatorial rivals Dan Moody and Ferguson in votes and urged the crowd that he is the best to beat Ferguson if he can defeat Moody or Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Texas
Lynch Davidson
American Legion
Dan Moody
Davidson
Dan
Salvation Army
Moody
Ferguson
Hudspeth Rites Held in Durant After Death
Mrs. J. H. Hudspeth aged 57 died Monday night at her Durant Oklahoma home after a two year illness with nine months bedridden. Born in Kentucky October 29 1869 she came to Texas in 1887 and to Durant in 1911. Survived by husband one daughter Nelle Palmer Durant one sister Mrs John Sargae Whitewright six brothers Alvin Parnett Henry Sam Marshall near Durant William Marshall Louisiana Robert Marshall Denison. Funeral at Hudspeth home Durant Tuesday at 4 PM.
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J. H. Hudspeth
Durant
Okla
Hudspeth
Kentucky
Texas
Whitewright
Nelle Palmer
John Sargae
Alvin
Parnett
Henry
Sam Marshall
William Marshall
Louisiana
Robert Marshall
Denison
Church of Christ
Fleming and Kimbell Bring In Another Oil Well
Sherman interests drill No. 6 on the Hynds A lease at 900 feet in the Nocona field. The well swabbed 200 barrels and now pumps 102.5 bbl daily. Fleming and Kimbell also operate No. 4 on Hynds BB, Howard No. 2, and Maddox No. 1. They and F. H. E. Oil Co. total eleven producing wells, nine Fleming and Kimbell and two FHE, with about 560 barrels per day in a shallow field. All depths range 900 to 1135 feet. first well came in in March. The two parties are former Whitewright citizens with Wm. Fleming in Sherman and Kay Kimbell in Fort Worth.
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Sherman
Nocona
Fleming and
Kimbell
Fleming
F. H. E. Oil Company
Maddox
F. H. E. Oil Co
Sherman Democrat
Whitewright
Wm. Fleming
Kay Kimbell
Fort Worth
Texas
Funeral services for Sam R. Kincaid held in Sherman
Sam R. Kincaid died at Fort Lyon Colorado. Funeral 5 PM Wednesday at First Baptist Church Sherman officiated by Dr. T. L. Holcomb. Burial in West Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Mrs. Ray Kincaid, parents Mr. and Mrs. C. Kincaid Dallas, brothers A B Kincaid A M Kincaid Howard Kincaid Floyd Kincaid Nellie Kincaid, sister Mrs Ode Crowell Sherman. Pallbearers were Sherman American Legion Post members.
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Sam R. Kincaid
Fort Lyon
Colo
Sherman
First Baptist Church
T. L. Holcomb
West Hill Cemetery
Ray Kincaid
C. Kincaid
Dallas
A. B. Kincaid
Demna Thomas
A. M. Kincaid
Sioux City
Iowa
Howard Kincaid
Floyd Kincaid
Nellie Kincaid
Ode Crowell
Whitewright
Sherman American Legion Post
Legion Picnic Opens For 3 Day Session
The fourth annual American Legion Picnic opens at press hour Thursday with rodeo rides shows and a band. A parade was postponed to 1 p m due to rain. The McKinney Legion Drum and Bugle Corps will attend and rides include a merry-go-round ferris wheel and ocean wave. Free and reserved parking is available. sunshine could boost attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps of
McKinney
Red Kelly
Ball Park
Verona Second Test Spud Delayed By Drilling Issues
C W Whitehead plans a second Verona test well eight miles northwest of Farmersville. He moves his family to town during operations and aims to spud in within a week. A San Antonio geologist calls the site ideal, signaling potential oil field growth under East Collin.
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C. W. Whitehead
Verona
Farmersville
Whitehead
East Collin
San Antonio
Farmersville Times
Moran Walter L. Moran 44 dies after illness near Bells
Walter L Moran 44 dies Thursday night at Sherman after a sudden illness. He lived near Whitewright and later north of Bells, born in Kentucky and moved to Texas at sixteen. He owned a farm and filling station, joined the Baptist Church fifteen years ago, and is survived by his wife four children two brothers and his father in Kentucky. Funeral was at Hebron Baptist Church with interment in Hebron cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Moran
Sherman
Whitewright
Bells
Mr. Moran
Kentucky
Texas
Cannon
Baptist Church
Hebron Baptist Church
Akins
J. A. Henderson
Hebron
J. E
E. R. Moran
Sabinal visitors with Doss family trio include Miss Rhem
Mrs. R. B. Owens and Mrs. Elbert Thompson of Sabinal visit their parents Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Doss. They are accompanied by Miss Willie Lee Rhem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Owens
Elbert Thompson
Sabinal
E. T. Doss
Willie Lee Rhem
Montgomerys Visit Relatives Then Move to Greenville
Mrs. T. E. Montgomery and her son from Clovis New Mexico have been visiting relatives and will travel to Greenville to visit her sister Mrs. J. W. Pender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Montgomery
Clovis
New Mexico
Greenville
J. W. Pender
Coolidge Heads to Adirondacks for Summer Break
President and Mrs. Coolidge depart Washington for a Adirondack camp on Lake Osgood New York. The party includes Secretary Sanders aides and White House staff. The President praises Congress saying no major vetoes and favorable action on his proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
White House
Cotton Crop Outlook From Department of Agriculture
The department projects a July cotton crop of 15 635 000 bales from 48 898 000 acres with a June 25 condition at 75.4 per cent of normal. If conditions worsen like 1921–23, yield could reach about 13 726 000 bales. if favorable like 1924–25, about 16 294 000. Last year produced 16 085 905 bales. area planted rose 1.7 percent from 1925. If abandonment matches the ten year average, remaining harvestable acres would be 47 153 000 with lint yield around 158.5 pounds per acre.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Hidden traits exposed by low pressure tests in aviation study
New York July 7. Research at Mitchell Field reveals high altitude exposure lifts inhibition and exposes true nature. Breakdown of personality includes irritability in good officers and sociable changes in the gloomy, observed by Maj. F. H. Joole, commander of the School of Aviation Medicine.
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New York
School of Aviation Medicine
Mitchell Field
Brooks Field
Maj
F. H. Joole
Mangrum and Watson Wedding in East White
Mr F O Mangrum and Miss Ruby Watson were married Sunday morning at the Presbyterian manse by Rev J F Fender. The groom belongs to Mangrum & Beasley while the bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Croft Watson. They will reside in East White after their honeymoon. Mrs T J Chenoweth returned from a visit at Somerville with Mrs Garland Owens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Mangrum
Ruby Watson
J. F. Fender
Presbyterian Church
Mangrum & Beasley
Croft Watson
East Whitewright
T. J. Chenoweth
Somerville
Garland Owens
Ferguson Addresses Bond Validation in Texas
James E. Ferguson defended Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson against repudiation of invalidated district road bonds in an Hoston Texas speech. He said she favors validation by the people, praised farmers, defended the administration, and urged a law to refer bond questions to district voters. The event drew priests bishops and Bohemian Alliance delegates amid traffic issues.
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la Grange
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Hoston
Ferguson
Paul Kasper
George Willrich
Bohemian Alliance League
M Ps Lead B Cs in South Side League Baseball
In the South Side Sunday School League the M Ps lead 13 to 10 after 23 games. A scheduled Friday game was canceled for an American Legion picnic rodeo. Mondays game saw M Ps win 7 2 behind Grammer as Bailey moved to catcher. The late thriller ended in the eleventh with the B Cs failing to pass the MPs.
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M-Ps
American Legion
Grammer
Bailey
Bcs
Mps
Ross
Lowell Blanton
B-Cs
Houston Blanton
Motor car service reduced on Cotton Belt line
The Cotton Belt has discontinued the motor car due here at 8 10 a m and 5 40 p m. This leaves only one motor car in operation on the Cotton Belt. The car arrives east at 10 30 a m and returns at 4 50 p m arriving in Sherman about 5 o'clock.
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Cotton Belt
Sherman
B Y P U Program for Sunday July 11
Introductory Martha Sue Lindsey group captain Preparing for His Work Mozella Looney A Foreign Missionary Albert Haliburton Their New Home Dorothy Gillett Teaching the Savages Margery Smith A New Field Una Mae Mangrum Patrons Work Lula Lee Vestal
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Martha Sue Lindsey
Mozella Looney
Albert Haliburton
Dorothy Gillett
Savages
Margery Smith
Una Mae Mangrum
Lula Lee Vestal
Flood soaks Whitewright with record rainfall
The official gauge at the city pump plant recorded 5.25 inches of rain, with 3.87 inches in the afternoon and 1.38 at night. A 40 minute deluge between 2 and 3 o'clock caused widespread leaks, street flooding, and water entering stores and the Sun office. Crops may suffer if creeks rise, but corn promising a bumper yield.
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Whitewright
Main Street
Sun Office
H. F. Thompson
Sun
Jim Andrews
Izaak Walton
Bois d’Arc
Oak Hill Cemetery
Death of A. L. Groves Ends Noted Community Leader Life
A. L. Groves known as Professor Groves died at his home near the city Sunday at 5 50 PM after a long illness. He served Grayson College as student teacher and later owner, led Fairmount Seminary at Weatherford, and was a Presbyterian elder and Sunday School teacher. He was 55 and survived by wife Nettie and three children. Funeral 4 PM Monday at the Presbyterian Church. interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Kerr Furniture undertakers in charge.
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A. L. Groves
Professor Groves
Mr. Groves
Grayson College
Fairmount Seminary
Weatherford
Texas
Nettie Pennington
Billie
Bettie Pennington
Pennington
Roy Harold
Elizabeth
Presbyterian Church
Groves
J. F. Fender
W. A. Stuckey
W. A. Kirkpatrick
J. L. Truett
Oak Hill Cemetery
Undertaking Department
Kerr Furniture Company
Sherman nurse Beatrice Beasley visits local couple
Miss Beatrice Beasley of Sherman visits Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Beasley. She was part of the graduating class at Sherman Hospital this spring and is now a graduate nurse.
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Beatrice Beasley
Sherman
R. F. Beasley
Sherman Hospital
Moody Urges Texas School Reform and End to Ferguson Rule
In Brownwood Texas on July 7 Dan Moody, introduced by Judge C L McCartney, called for major Texas education reform and tax discipline. He criticized the Ferguson administration, questioned public fund usage, and contrasted state versus private textbook interests while praising Moody’s war record and urging economy.
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Brownwood
Texas
C. L. McCartney
Brownwood and
Fort Worth
Dan Moody
Lochinvar
Ferguson
Moody
Mark McGee
McGee
Ferguson Forum
Dallas News
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Houston Chronicle
Houston Post Dispatch
Jim
Andy Gump
United States
Whitewright Forms Scout District in Grayson County
The Whitewright district committee of the Boy Scouts of America was organized in a Sunday Baptist Church session. Carl Gillespie was elected chairman with Ben Hall as vice chairman and W. L. Stowers as secretary-treasurer. Rev. J. E. Montgomery named scout master.
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Whitewright
Grayson County Council
Boy Scouts of America
Baptist Church
Carl Gillespie
Ben Hall
W. L. Stowers
J. E. Montgomery
Frank Jennings
Denison
Court of Honor
Fred Smith
A. E. Major
Ed LaRoe
Civil Service
Echols
Clay Horton
Elmo Wallace
Joe Hamilton
Lucian LaRoe
Byron Sears
W. J. Barbee
J. H. Hawkins
Fitz Bryant
Jim Waggoner
W. A. Stuckey
Eugene Melver
H. L. McLean
Mr. McLean
Odd Fellows Officers Visit Whitewright Lodge
J D Buster grand warden and Ernest Ware district deputy grand master will visit the Whitewright Odd Fellows Lodge on Thursday night July 15 to assist in installing officers for the ensuing term. Refreshments will be served. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Buster
Ernest Ware
Whitewright
Odd Fellows Lodge
D. R. Lewis
Caperton Plunkett Wedding Noted in Bartlesville
Cards arrive in White Wright announcing the marriage of Miss Oma Caperton daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Caperton to Mr Louis N Plunkett at Bartlesville Oklahoma on July 3.
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Whitewright
Oma Caperton
Carl Caperton
Louis N. Plunkett
Bartlesville
Okla
Will contest over probate of M. D. Skaggs estate
In Fifteenth District Court a will contest began after M. D. Skaggs died May 2 1925 near Whitewright. Executor Guy Hamilton asks probate of a $12 000 estate with several nephews and nieces named beneficiaries while Maud May and about 41 others challenge the will claiming the deceased was of unsound mind for fifty years and valuing the estate at about $30 000.
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M. D. Skaggs
Fifteenth District Court
Guy Hamilton
Whitewright
Charley Skaggs
Wallace Skaggs
James Bales
James Richard Brame
Catherine Bales
Frankz Hollingsworth
Maud May
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ARMY
Durant Home
Legion Picnic
Spud
Coolidge
Mangrum-Watson
Fergusons
B. Y. P. U. Program
Whitewright Scout Committee
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