Smith To Carry Eastern States
A Boston attorney and former Nashville mayor cites a letter predicting Governor Alfred E. Smith will win Massachusetts and other Atlantic Seaboard states. The correspondence notes a divided Republican Party and strong Democratic organization, with Smith carrying New York New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island Maryland and possibly Pennsylvania. Judge Head supports Smith despite not being the initial choice, praising eight years of no high official fraud and predicting gains in Texas and the solid South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Democrat
Alfred E. Smith
Massachusetts
H. O. Head
James M. Head
Boston
Gus F. Taylor
Citizens National Bank of Tyler
James M . Head
Nashville
Tenn
Mr. Taylor
Judge Head
Smith
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
Walsh
Senate
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Houston
Robinson
Texas
Solid South
Head
New England
Gov. Smith
South
Tyler
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Revival Meeting At Enterprise Baptist Church Opens Friday
R R Hicks of Enterprise three miles east asked The Sun to announce a revival beginning Friday night July 20 at the Enterprise Baptist Church. Rev John Skaggs from Sherman will assist Pastor C Chumbley in the services. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Hicks
Enterprise Community
Town
Sun Office
Enterprise Baptist Church
John Skaggs
Sherman
C. Chumbley
Patterson Visit Highlights Denison Relatives
Mr and Mrs Ben Patterson of Denison visited relatives here Sunday in a family trip noted by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Patterson
Denison
Local visitors and family guests share time across towns
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ewing and Mrs. Guthrie of Celeste were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Witt Thursday. Guy Dillon of Hillsboro visited relatives here Sunday. He was accompanied home by Mrs. Dillon and children, who were visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Kirkpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ewing
Guthrie
Celeste
C. I. Witt
Guy Dillon
Hillsboro
The United States In the Philippines
An overview of U.S. role in the Philippines after the Spanish War. Taft established a civil order, with a Philippine-led legislature, election of provincial boards, and a push for church-state separation. Emphasis on education and a common English-language system to unite diverse tribes.
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C. L. Pickett
United States
Philippine Islands
Spain
McKinley
Washington
Taft
Aguialdo
Republic
United States Army
Philippines
Supreme Court
Treasury Department
Bureau of Public Works
Islands
Forestry
Sherman Wheat Sold Here Monday
Charley Burch of Sherman area sold several loads of wheat in Whitewright on Monday. He earned 7 cents per bushel more than in Sherman, explaining why he hauled his wheat about fourteen miles to market. Whitewright has led the local grain trade recently, with oats from Tom Bean Bells Savoy and nearby towns fetching 2 to 4 cents more per bushel.
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Charley Burch
Sherman
Whitewright
Love Loses Bid to Print Name on Cameron Ballot
State Senator Thomas B. Love of Dallas failed to obtain a writ of mandamus to place his name on the Cameron County primary ballot for lieutenant governor. The fourth court of civil appeals upheld the county Democratic executive committee's refusal citing Love's pledge not to support the Democratic presidential nominee. The ruling stresses loyalty to party nominees and notes Love should have withdrawn after the Beaumont convention.
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San Antonio
Thomas B. Love
Dallas
Cameron County
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Democratic Executive Committee
Love
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Edith Wilmans
William E. Hawkins
Houston
Supreme Court
W. 8. Fly
National Democracy
al Smith
Democratic Party
Beaumont
Chicago judge warns of cooked-up and raw testimony in divorce cases
A Chicago judge critiques divorce proceedings noting excessive fabricated testimony and also some overly raw statements, reflecting concerns over credibility and fairness in family court.
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Chicago
Miami News
Miniature Cotton Mill Display Tour Comes to Lilley Dry Goods
Consolidated Selling Company showcases a seven by three foot miniature Postex Cotton Mills model in Texas sales tours. The three minute display narrates cotton production from picking to packing with transparencies and real samples, including raw cotton, and is set to visit Lilley Dry Goods Co. in this city for a few days inviting all shoppers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postex
Lilley Dry Goods Co
Tax Rate for 1928 Lowest In 14 Years
The Automatic Tax Board set the state tax rate at 64 cents, a three cent cut per hundred of taxables, yielding the lowest ad valorem rate in fourteen years. The two year rate totals 47 cents. next year’s gross taxes are $25,442,619 with $20,354,095 net to the state. Governor Moody, Treasurer Hatcher, and Comptroller Terrell signed the unanimous statement noting the rate covers government expenses and appropriations, with per capita school aid maintained and rural schools extended to six months.
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Austin
Automatic Tax Board
Texas
Dan Moody
W. Gregory Hatcher
S. H. Terrell
Land Commissioner J T Robison Visits Whitewright
Hon J T Robison State Land Commissioner was hosted by J F Lilley in Whitewright. The pair, longtime friends from Dainger field Morris County, noted Robison’s long tenure and the school land sale plan he originated, which boosted school funds by about 27.55 million and oil and gas revenues by about 11 million despite litigation and defenses of state and landowner rights.
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J. T. Robison
Whitewright
J. F. Lilley
Robison
Mr. Lilley
Daingerfield
Morris County
Gasoline Tax Cut Planned to Two Cents
The Texas gasoline tax will drop from 8 cents to 2 cents per gallon starting September 1, following an Attorney General ruling clarifying the law. The decision was issued after questions about the legal phrasing of the statute.
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Austin
Attorney General's Department
President-elect of Mexico Assassinated
General Alvaro Obregon the president-elect of Mexico was shot at a banquet in La Bombilla Restaurant San Angel twelve miles south of Mexico City by an assassin named Juan Escapulario. The attacker was captured and jailed. Governor Aaron Saenz of Nuevo Leon was unhurt.
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Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Juan Escapulario
la Bombilla
San Angel
Aaron Saenz
Nuevo Leon
General Obregon
Horse killed by bull at slaugh ter pen incident
Lester Hileman owned a fine cow horse tied at the slaughter pen north of town when a Jersey bull owned by Roscoe Gillett broke loose from pasture and gored the horse and its owner three times. The horse died shortly after the attack.
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Lester Hileman
Roscoe Gillett
Mr. Hileman
Whitewright Board Elects Three Teachers For Schools
At a Saturday night meeting the Whitewright school board elected three teachers to fill vacancies in the high and grade schools. Stanley F. Cernosek of Megargel will teach science in the high school after graduating from North Texas Teachers College and serving as assistant science teacher there. Margaret Lauderdale, a College of Industrial Arts graduate, will teach domestic science in the high school while pursuing post graduate work this summer. Margaret McMurry, daughter of local residents, was chosen for the grade school. she is Baylor University trained and a Whitewright native. Remarks noted several resignations since the first post school election, with these hires filling all vacancies.
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Whitewright
Stanley F. Cernosek
Megargel
North Texas Teachers’ College
Denton
Margaret Lauderdale
College of Industrial Arts
Miss Lauderdale
Margaret McMurry
J. W. McMurry
Miss McMurry
Baylor University
Waco
Williams Visit Greenville Relatives Delight Misses
Misses Emma Lou and Rosa Mary Williams of Greenville visit Mr and Mrs W E LaRoe and other relatives here for a family gathering during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Lou
Rosa Mary Williams
Greenville
W. E. LaRoe
Anti-Smiths Name Houston Man as Chief
In Dallas the anti-Smith Democrats named Alvin Moody of Houston as chairman of an organization backing Herbert Hoover in Texas. The group denounced Al Smith and Tammany Hall, pledging to defeat Smith and wrest the Democratic Party from Tammany influence. The nine section platform urged Hoover support amid turnout of about 300.
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Dallas
Alvin Moody
Houston
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Tammany Hall
Hoover
Texas
Moody
J. Y. Webb
Morgan Cox
B. D. Sartin
Wichita Falls
Carr P. Collins
John M. Moore
Dog Finds Boy Lost For Three Days
A Seattle Boy Scout of 17 went fishing with minimal provisions and got lost in the Cascade wilderness. A German police dog named Arnold von Winkelried tracked the boy for hours, locating him and guiding deputies to his location. The boy recalled hunting trout and grouse, then surviving until rescue with the dog’s help.
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Washington
Seattle
Cascade
Arnold von Winkelried
Kelsey
Old Arnold
James Lindsey Praises Lubbock County Visit
James Lindsey writes from Lubbock County praising Texas countryside. He notes cool days and nights and fine crops. His uncle Walter Keeling grows 500 acres of cotton on the South Plains while Dr. R L Sears farms exceed 1,000 acres planted to cotton.
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the Sun
James Lindsey
Lubbock County
Sun
Texas
Walter Keeling
South Plains
R. L. Sears
Moody to Speak in Sherman on July 19
Governor Dan Moody will address supporters in Sherman on Thursday July 19 at 8 o'clock. The appearance, telegraphed from Austin, aims to boost Moody's bid for re election and is expected to draw many local friends.
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Dan Moody
Sherman
Elmo Wallace
Austin
Moody
Editorial Ethics Debate Cited by New Yorker
The New Yorker quotes the American Society of Newspaper Editors asserting news should be published even when it wounds readers, while noting advertisers' feelings are spared. The remark frames tensions between public interest and commercial pressure in journalism.
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American Society of Newspaper Editors
New Yorker
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