17 Years Ago In Whitewright Insights
Notes from The Sun July 16 1915 report Rural Route No 6 discontinued patrons to be served by other routes saving 720 dollars yearly Postmaster H L Webster. Also obituary Rev Louis Holland died in San Antonio picnic planned August 12 13 Commercial Club. Roscoe Gillett buys The Sun building Elliott Thomas to Groesbeck for bank job. Local deaths births illnesses and a list of political candidates for congress county offices and sheriff.
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H. L. Webster
Louis Holland
Whitewright
San Antonio
Commercial Club
Roscoe Gillett
Joe Hamilton
The
Sun
Elliott Thomas
Groesbeck
Sherman
T. B. Moore
Delaware warns buttermilk contains alcohol under Volstead act
The state chemist notes real ripe buttermilk has 3 percent alcohol and every vendor faces prosecution under the Volstead act. The Kimbell grain elevator near the Cotton Belt railroad was destroyed by fire with unspecified origin Thursday night. Insurance of 15000 dollars covered the elevator and contents. W H Hancock is gravely ill at his in law’s home. D A Ray and Gus Thrift traveled to Altus Oklahoma earlier in the week where Mr Thrift bought a ...
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Delaware
Kimbell
Cotton Belt Railroad
W. H. Hancock
W. C. Fain
D. A. Ray
Gus Thrift
Birth rate ups and downs in major world cities
A New York life insurance study shows 1931 birth increases in only three cities Bombay Glasgow and Rio de Janeiro. Berlin New York London and Paris led declines with double digits. Among U S cities Boston fell 22.1 percent while Washington dropped about 1 percent.
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New York Life Insurance Company
Bombay
India
Glasgow
Scotland
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Berlin
Germany
New York
London
Paris
Boston
Washington
Whipping Post Returns to Punish Lawlessness in Holmes County
In Millersburg Ohio the whipping post is reactivated after fifty years as Sheriff Stevens sentences Jess Wynn and his brother William to twenty lashes each for stealing a $3 ice box. About 300 townspeople witness the public punishment.
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Millersburg
Ohio
Holmes County
Jess Wynn
William
Stevens
She's Got the Big Idea First Girl
A witty dialogue among three girls about suitors. The first praises a man with a past as fascinating while the second extols a man with a future. The third prefers a man with a present, saying wealth increases interest.
Rayburn Campaign Draws 1500 To Muddy Grounds
Congressman Sam Rayburn spoke to about 1,500 supporters at the picnic grounds, farmers and friends from Sherman Greenville Bonham McKinney and nearby towns. He defended his record on salaries and government spending and urged tariff reform as the path to prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Sherman
Greenville
Bonham
McKinney
F. M. Echols
Carl Nall
Congress
Clark Routh and Elizabeth Clark Wed in Whitewright
Mr Charles Routh of Trenton and Miss Elizabeth Clark of Leonard were married last Thursday morning at the bride’s father C F Clark home. Rev J J Cooper of Frisco officiated with Whitewright residents attending including the Meador Manning families. Martha Joe Sears of this city sang before the ceremony.
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Charles Routh
Trenton
Elizabeth Clark
Leonard
C. F. Clark
J. J. Cooper
Frisco
Whitewright
C. J. Meador
Ray Manning
Martha Joe Sears
Mr. Routh
Mrs. J. Routh
Swimmer Dives 85 Feet Then Journey to London
A swimmer once dived 85 feet then swam to Liverpool and walked to London before a final dive from London Bridge.
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Liverpool
London
London Bridge
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Elizabeth
J. C. Waldrop
Route Four
Ed Westbrook
Hubert Bookout
Roy M. Finley
J. G. Holliday
J. A. Giles
C. M. Cole
John L. Legate
R. B. Aston
J. H. Davis
H. H. Wilson
Hugh M. Boren
S. F. Mauk
James 8. Kane
J. P. Leslie
Dayton B. Steed
Abner L. Lewis
Boyd Craig
A. B. Parton
First National Bank
Whitewright Lumber Co
By Glenn Doss
House
Wilson
United States
Federal Judiciary
War and Navy Departments
Senate
Grayson
Fannin
Hunt, Collin
Raines
Houston
Texas
Chicago
Portant
House of Representatives
John N. Garner
Garner
Frank Reece
Grayson County
Gladiola
W. T. Nicholson
Cash Grocery
LaRoe’s
L. Laroe & CO
Railroads of
U. S
Texas Railroads
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