Whitewright News: Local Red Cross, births, and town moves
From The Sun July 20 1917 the Whitewright column notes $11.76 donation to Red Cross from Bethel Sunday school. typhoid cases Oscar and Josephine Pierce and Dorothy Hamilton. birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs R P Gordon on July 13. farm sales by Mrs J C Barbee and John Vestal. C J Meador joins Manning Clark hardware. 83 acre C W Melson farm sale. Sarah Lee Holland appendicitis operation in Sherman. Presbyterian Church organ shipment valued at $720. Colorado Springs trip by several families. civil service postmaster exam in Sherman. Murray Bryant family moving to El Paso.
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the Sun
Red Cross
Bethel
Oscar Pierce
Josephine Pierce
Dorothy Hamilton
R. P. Gordon
J. C. Barbee
Mr. Hickman
Farmersville
C. J. Meador
Arkadelphia
Ark
Meador
Colo
T. H. Sears
Gladys
Birth of Daughter for Mr and Mrs Claud Truett
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Claud Truett on Saturday morning. Fitz Bryant has been appointed temporary mail carrier for route No.
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Claud Truett
Fitz Bryant
Whitewright Gas Service Extension and Road Program Vote
The Community Natural Gas Company connected gas to service lines in Whitewright yesterday. In Saturday’s election Whitewright voters approved the road program by 515 to 6.
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Community Natural Gas Company
Whitewright
Values of Small Farms Drop Less
The USDA analysis shows farm real estate values in the United States rose 75 percent from 1910 to 1920 and fell 30 percent in the following decade, with small farms under 20 acres gaining an 85 percent net increase while larger farms 1000 acres plus rose only 3 percent. By 1933 values fell to 73 percent, then by March 1, 1934 rose to 76 percent for the first time since 1920.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Chamber of Commerce opposes farm mortgage moratorium law
The United States Chamber of Commerce criticized the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage moratorium law saying it may hinder agriculture lending and raises constitutional questions. It suggests a partial safeguard via composition procedure prerequisites and notes uncertainty about judicial application until cases arise. An electric clock by a Nebraska maker displays time in 13 cities.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Nebraska
The Family Doctor: Knee Grating Conditions
The knee joints can produce soft or hard grating sounds with aging and obesity. Soft grating is common in middle aged, overweight women and is often relieved by an elastic knee cap and heel elevation. Hard grating indicates true arthritis requiring detailed evaluation and systemic anti arthritis care.
German Says War Idea Pivot of Education
Berlin reports economist Ewald Banse advocates making war a central educational pivot in his new Geography and Military Preparedness. He links moral rearmament to race theory, claims German blood has three strains, praises disciplined Eastern Baltic submission, and discusses warfare techniques.
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Berlin
Ewald Banse
Banse
Business Man recalls starting with a dollar in New York
A businessman reflects on arriving in New York with only one dollar and using it to send a telegram home for more money. The piece pairs his memory with a note about crows feeding with a sentinel bird keeping watch.
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New York
J B Davis Seeks Re election as Grayson County Sheriff
J B Benton Davis issues a public appeal to Grayson County voters in his bid for a second sheriff term. He recalls farm roots, a military mindset, and a career enforcing law against bank robbers and liquor violations, stressing a well organized, loyal force and strong public support.
Woman, 120, Drops Dead on Hearing Lover Gone
Bucharest reports Amfe Amet Mustafa, 120, died after learning former lover Zara Agha, claimed to be the world's oldest man, had died in Turkey at 168. Friends say Zara proposed a century ago. Amfe, widowed by a Turkish merchant, kept memory alive until the shock proved fatal.
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Bucharest
Amfe Amet Mustafa
Zara Agha
Turkey
Amfe
Roumania
Hamburg’s Early Stock Exchange Legacy
Hamburg hosted one of the world’s first stock exchanges, marking a pioneering center for trade and finance. The historic market influenced later financial hubs and shaped modern commerce in northern Europe.
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Hamburg
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W. C. Brents
Walker Brents
A. H. Davis
Jim Hollingsworth
Sherman
Civil Service
Murray Bryant
el Paso
North Texas Seed Co
Pascal Farley
Whitewright Lumber Co
John Joseph Gaines, M. D
Bense
Thedford
C. E. Ratliff
Hinton
W. Va
J.B
Benton) Davis
Grayson County
J. B
Wear J. B
Kirkpatrick’s
Gomer May
Jas. D. Buster
Texas
Legal Reserve
Alfred M. Best Co. Inc
An. Prem
An. Per
Jim P. Montgomery
S. H. Montgomery Agency
LaRoe
L. Laroe & CO
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