Glad Hand booster trip a grand success across towns
Whitewright boosters led an eighty five mile Glad Hand journey Tuesday morning with twenty decorated autos and the American Legion Band. About eighty people traveled visiting Ida Tom Bean Cannon Pilot Grove Desert Westminster Blue Ridge Nobility Trenton Orangeville Randolph Ector Savoy and Bells. The Bells Community Canning Club showcased corn canning putting up over two hundred cans and aiding public service while crops across the route show blooms and big bolls despite boll weevils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Whitewright
Blue Ridge
Ida
Tom Bean
Cannon
Pilot Grove
Desert
Westminster
Nobility
Trenton
Orangeville
Randolph
Ector
Savoy
Bells
Bells Community Canning Club
Texas families outnumber housing by millions in 1920 data
Texas with 4 663 228 people hosts 1 017 413 families but only 946 629 dwellings. Urban 1 512 689 people form 354 483 families in 303 021 dwellings while rural 3 150 539 people total 662 930 families in 643 608 dwellings. The statewide shortfall is 70 784 families, 7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Industrial Congress
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Congress
Meeting at Church of Christ to Begin Sunday
Elder J P Sewell of Abilene cannot conduct the revival at the Church of Christ starting Sunday. Elder L S White of Sherman will lead the meeting, familiar to Whitewright residents, with choir practice Friday at 8 pm. Admission urged for all, with emphasis on support for Gus Atkinson in the upcoming July 22 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
J. P. Sewell
Abilene
Sewell
L. S. White
Sherman
White
Whitewright
G. A
Gus) Atkinson
Grayson County
Austin
Boll Weevil Catches and Wind Damage Report
The report notes extensive use of boll weevil catching machines in the area. High winds last week damaged corn but a fair crop remains, reducing the need for farmers to spend cotton money on feed this fall.
Denison Strike Clash Quiet After Night of Violence
Denison Texas July 12 quiet tonight after clashes between striking railway shopmen and Katy Railroad guards. Forty seven guards arrived by train, several men were beaten or kidnapped, one car cleaner shot, and calls for state troops discussed but rejected by Sheriff Boyd Craig. Strikers deny intention of mob rule while condemning violence. some victims treated in Dallas and Colbert.
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Denison
Texas
Katy
Union Station
Colbert
Red River
Dallas
K. O. & G. Railroad
Pike
Pottsboro
H. E. McGee
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Boyd Craig
Sheriff Craig
Neff
McGee
Grayson County
Craig
Uncle Johnny Shell Dead at Age 138 in Kentucky
Greasy Creek Kentucky July 10 Uncle Johnny Shell said to be oldest man in world is dead Records claim he was born in 1788 in Tennessee and age 133 He lived on same Leslie County farm for a century He was said too old to fight in the Mexican war Funeral will include two sons William 80 and Bert 7 First wife died at 122 leaving four sons and a daughter Shell maintained full faculties to the end Physicians believed his age estimate correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greasy Creek
Johnny” Shell
Tennessee
Leslie County
William
Elbert
Shell
Westbrook Appeals to Voters in Street Speech
Former State Senator Ed Westbrook of Wolfe City campaigned for Congress in the district Monday night. Introduced by Senator D. S. McMillin he urged repeal of the Esch-Cummins Act, supported a reformed Federal Reserve, and called for adjusted soldier pay and stricter immigration laws. He backed Blanton in graft exposure and noted a second bid against Rayburn, who defeated him two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Westbrook
Wolfe City
Congress
D. S. McMillin
Westbrook
American Congress
Federal Reserve Banking System
South
Senator Westbrook
Congressman Blanton
Rayburn
Farmers Union Says Will Feed Shop Men in Distress
In Denison and Sherman market places will be set up early this week where railroad men can buy products at reasonable prices. If needed, farmers will donate farm products. M K & T shopmen fire department volunteers offer services to protect property. fire alarms will trigger prompt response to any incident on company property.
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Denison
Texas
Farmers’ Union
Grayson County
Sherman and
Sherman
F. K. Tutt
Card of Thanks to Friends and Family
Card thanks friends and acquaintances for support during illness and death of loved one. Mrs B B Kimbell and children express gratitude and blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Kimbell
Kimbell Dies Suddenly at 66 in Whitewright TX
B B Kimbell president of Kimbell Milling Company and a prominent Texas mill man died suddenly at his Whitewright home Saturday morning at about six. He was 66, survived by wife Mattie, daughter Coleman Carter Jr of Oakwood, and son Kay of Sherman. He built a regional milling empire with plants in Whitewright Wolfe City and Sherman and was known for fair dealing with farmers and strong political ties. Funeral held at Whitewright Methodist Church with large attendance and extensive out of town notices.
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B. B. Kimbell
Kimbell Milling Company
Texas
Coleman Carter Jr
Oakwood
Kay Kimbell
Sherman
Kimbell
Florida
East Texas
Mr. Kimbell
Grayson County
Whitewright
Leon County
Beatrice Milling Company
Wolfe City
Campbell
Methodist
K. R. Isbell
W. J. Epting
First Baptist Church of
Whitesboro
Epting
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mattie Kimbell
W. H. King
J. H. Graves
R. H. May
J. L. Cantrell
S. H. Montgomery
J. N. Fain
Bells
C. B. Bryant
J. F. Lilley
T. EF. Sears
J. A. May
C. W. Bryant
W. B. Hestand
Dr. R. L. Sears
D. S. McMillin
W. F. Wright
W. L. White
J. R. Harper
E. S. Alexander
J. L. Kirkpatrick
R. F
Mattie Watson
Dallas
John A. Childress
S. W. Gladney
Kent Barber
Jerry Henderson
G. E. Blewett
Fort Worth
Gibson Caldwell
McKinney
James Thompson
Rhom Carr
Guy E. Felty
Oscar Stone
E. W. Perkinson
Barnett
Ula Bush
Allen
Sumner Chowning
Talihina
Okla
Max Ortleib
D. R. Montgomery
A. F. Richter
Greenville
Clarence Woosley
John Donahue
Ira Barrett
Foster
Trenton
Ford Moore
G. B. R. Smith
T. G. Blocker
Joe Etter
Dog Catcher Killed Taking Boy's Dog At Goose Creek
Houston July 8 A dog catcher C L Razor was killed at Goose Creek when Philip Eischelberger 14 shot him after Razor tried to take the boy's dog. A fight with the boy's father preceded the shooting. The youth fired two shots into Razor's body killing him instantly. Mrs D Shelton of Fort Worth is visiting her sister.
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Houston
Texas
C. L. Razor
Philip Eischelberger
Goose Creek
Here
Razor
Mrs. D. Shelton of
Fort Worth
Mrs. Ott Lackey
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Gallaher & Son
Eastman Kodaks
J. W. Pike Sr
O. J. Shoemaker
Car Men’s Union
Johnny Shell
Farmers Union Say
Methodist Church
Eppstein Cigar Co
Rexall
Dyer
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