Whitewright 1930 primary results show split vote patterns
Whitewright polled 820 votes in 1930 first primary though about 450 qualified. County results list leaders: Morris Sheppard 242 in Whitewright, Young 164 for governor, Allred 163 for attorney general. County totals: Reece 6,635 sheriff. Caraway 5,428 tax collector. Noble 5,509 county judge. Barron 5,103 fetorial representative.
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Whitewright
Farr
Bernard
Miller
Brown
Harling
Barron
Davis
Noble
Steed
Reeves
van Zandt
Morris Sheppard
Henry
Mitchner
Young
Sterling
Ferguson
Love
Small
Mayfield
Putnam
Moody
Walker
Loven
Allred
Bobbitt
Becker
Storey
Pat Neff
Hatcher
Sheppard
C. C. Moody
Leven
Randell
Rayburn
Sherley
Loy
Westbrook
Murphy
Moore
Cox
Reason
Caraway
Ernest
Wallace
Reece
Sheriff
O’mary
Capones Seek To Buy 101 Ranch And Quit Racket
Ponca City Oklahoma report says Al Capone and relatives pursue purchase of 101 Ranch from Col. Zack Miller with E E Beach and Horace J Smith handling deals. Capone interest includes rehabilitating the 101 Show as a Capone attraction and settling 10 000 acres for Italian farmers. Miller may take an executive post and farm divisions would comprise intensive Italian farming.
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Ponca City
Okla
Zack Miller
al Capone
E. E. Beach
Horace J. Smith
Pawhuska Bond
Jack Louis Alterie
Colorado
Capones
Ralph
Matthew
Capone
Smith
Colonel Miller
Keys Not Lost Boy Swallows Automobile Keys
Enid Oklahoma report: nine year old Charles swallowed his father’s car keys after missing them last Wednesday night. The attending physician monitors the situation with daily X rays and notes no ill effects so far.
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Enid
Okla
W. O. Rothe
Charles
Sherman Manager to Join Prison System
Sherman city manager Jack Ellingson, who served sixteen years, has resigned under a new administration and will join the prison system’s executive staff to handle engineering and technical problems, announced by Lee Simmons, general manager.
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Sherman
Jack Ellingson
Lee Simmons
Texas bankers consider uniform 3c check charge plan
A Texas Bankers' Association committee proposed uniform service fees for banks including a 3c check charge beyond a monthly allowance. The plan targets small towns with a 50c monthly minimum under $50 and a $1 fee below $100. It includes a per-check activity charge and other related fees for exchanges NSFs and drafts.
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Dallas
Texas
Texas Bankers’ Association
Baker Hotel
Association
Dallas Man Flies Weather Bureau Milk Wagon at Dawn
A Dallas Weather Bureau pilot ascends to 16 500 feet daily from Love Field to report subfreezing conditions while Dallasites swirl in heat below. Balloons will soon rise to 30 000–50 000 feet for stratosphere data, with $5 rewards for returned records.
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Dallas
Love Field
Weather Bureau
C. E. Harmon
Dallas Aviation School
Meyers
Uncle Sam
J. A. Riley
Collin Farmer Fatally Crushed At Hay Press
Troy Talkington, 42, was crushed to death Monday at about 8:30 am on the Jack Weeks farm seven miles northwest of McKinney. While baling hay his foot was caught in the feed and drawn into the press operated by tractor. He was the son of Will Talkington and nephew of Mrs. J. L. Snyder, survived by his wife and five children.
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Mckinney
Troy Talkington
Jack Weeks
Talkington
Will Talkington
L. M. Talkington
Scholastics Transfer Deadline Announced by Whitewright
August 1 is the last day for pupil transfers between school districts to retain free school privileges. The notice from F. W. Smith, Whitewright superintendent, says transfers must be completed by that date unless residence changes imply no transfer.
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F. W. Smith
Whitewright
Reopenings and resumed production across U S plants
In Lowell Massachusetts and Nashua New Hampshire Nashua Manufacturing Company blanket plants reopen after July shutdown. About 2000 workers return with irregular schedules. In Gadsden Alabama Gulf States Steel resumes blooms and mills after a period of activity. In Springfield Missouri Obeman Manufacturing pants plant brings five hundred workers back after six weeks idle.
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Boston
Lowell
Mass
Nashua
N. H
Nashua Manufacturing Company
Gadsden
Ala
Gulf States Steel Company
Springfield
Obeman Manufacturing Company
Jake Kranzberg
Naugatuck Rubber Plants Run Double Shifts
The State Department of Labor reports rubber factories in Naugatuck are operating double shifts, yielding the largest pay rolls in three years.
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Hartford
Conn
Naugatuck
State Department of Labor
Bonus seekers get tickets home
A long line of homesick veterans waited at the veterans administration offices as officials approved travel home. Emergency space was used to process applications and each man received a free square meal before leaving.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Father tests suitor by hosting daughter's fiancé a month
Quote shows a father explaining he kept his daughter's boyfriend at home for a full month to assess if he could afford to support him before consenting to the marriage. The exchange highlights concerns about financial readiness and family approval.
Sun Office Sells Adding Machine Paper
Local Sun office advertises adding machine paper for sale. Availability and pricing details are listed in the shop’s display and on its front page notice.
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Sun Office
Precinct Conventions Scheduled by Local Parties
Announcement by W H Horton Democratic precinct chair sets the precinct convention for 2 PM Saturday at the telephone building to elect county delegates and decide convention business. Republican precinct convention follows at the American Legion hall at the same time. Both parties invite members to participate.
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W. H. Horton
American Legion Hall
Bells Entertains the Candidates Rally
More than a thousand people gathered at Bells Monday evening for a candidate rally inviting all candidates to appear and present their claims for district county and precinct offices. Whitewright residents attended along with neighbors from surrounding communities as most speakers finished.
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Whitewright
Garner Greetings Draw Large Whitewright Crowd
A large Whitewright crowd gathered at the Katy station to glimpse Speaker John N. Garner Democratic nominee for vice president as his train paused en route to Uvalde. Garner waved from the rear coach platform and spoke briefly at Denison before Dallas.
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Whitewright
Katy
John N. Garner
Uvalde
Mr. Garner
Observaton
Denison
Dallas
WFAA
Gene Tunney Denies Farley Commission Succeed Attempt
Stamford report says Gene Tunney may replace James A. Farley on the New York State Athletic Commission. Tunney called the rumor news to him and said the post has never been offered and he has not discussed it with anyone.
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Stamford
Conn
New York
Gene Tunney
James A. Farley
New York State Athletic Commission
Tunney
Still Drilling Near Van Alstyne Deep Test for Oil
Slow progress on the Mollie Williams deep test near Van Alstyne as the drill bit encounters very hard rock. The well has reached about 3800 feet in depth.
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van Alstyne
Mollie Williams
Laughs and odd fan mail mix in early radio studio
A jumble of fan letters to NBC WJZ and other stations shows listeners seeking announcements, selling items from a George Washington tea set to a fife from Sherman’s march, and requests for songs, jobs, or romance with dates and places like Lincoln Nebraska Dayton Cleveland and Baltimore.
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Albany
NBC
WJZ
George Washington
Nebraska
Sherman
Dayton
Cleveland
Egg Misses Moody and Hits Attorney at Political Talk
In Palestine a man hurled an egg at Dan Moody during a rally supporting Ross S. Sterling for governor. Judge B H Gardner was struck on the courthouse lawn as Moody denounced the thrower, calling him a coward. The incident occurred amid tense crowd reactions and criticism of martial law in East Texas oil fields.
Whitewright News Highlights From 1915
Seventeen years ago Anderson St John lost his left foot while attempting to board a Cotton Belt freight train. Local figures Marvin Bryant Ras Benedict and Burgher Everheart courted in Trenton. Birth announced for a daughter to Mr and Mrs J C Parsons. J Robbins completes a ten foot walk before The Sun office. Dock Haliburton recovering after appendicitis. Several locals visit Trenton. Lloyd Moore sails to El Paso to grade cotton. Wheat buyers pay 1.20 per bushel for No 2 wheat. Taylor Prigmore dies July 19 at his son’s home. Parties hosted by May Graves Mrs T H Lively Eula Mary Lee Sears Eva Stillwell Ermine Webster. Rev J F Fender conducts revival in Red River County.
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Anderson St. John
Marvin Bryant
Ras Benedict
Burgher Everheart
Trenton
Arthur Haliburton
J. C. Parsons
Galveston
Joe Robbins
Sun
Dock Haliburton
Pascal Cox
Ferman Denton
Buell Spindle
Clint McMillin
Manley Gibson
Lloyd Moore
el Paso
Mexico
Chicago
Taylor Prigmore
Lake Prigmore
May Graves
T. H. Lively
Eula
Mary Lee Sears
Eva Stillwell
Ermine Webster
J. F. Fender
Red River County
Local notices from The Sun 1920
Robert A. Caylor dies at home. John Legate district clerk candidate dies after appendicitis operation. Walter Harris Bogle operated for appendicitis. Mrs. H C Willis undergoes serious operation at Sherman hospital. R S Morehead sells Post Office Confectionery to Pat Zaranetis of Pittsburg.
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Robert A. Caylor
John Legate
Grayson County
Walter Harris Bogle
H. C. Willis
Sherman Hospital
R. S. Morehead
Pat Zarafonetis
Pittsburg
Racketeering claim targets survivors with fake Bible orders
Chicago Better Business Bureau reveals a new scam where fraudsters obtain obituary lists to approach relatives of the deceased. They claim a Bible was ordered for the dead and extract payment, often charging two to five dollars above the book's value.
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Chicago
Better Business Bureau
Gordon Smith
Smith
Theft of a few potatoes brings life imprisonment
Clyde Stroud, convicted repeatedly of burglary and theft, was found in the Fifty-Fourth District Court to be an habitual criminal and sentenced to life imprisonment. The last burglary, which led to the habitual criminal charge, yielded only a few small potatoes.
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Waco
Clyde Stroud
Fifty-Fourth District Court
Funeral held for former Whitewright resident George W. Luck
Services were conducted at the Methodist Church in Whitewright for George W. Luck who died Monday at his Grandfield Oklahoma home. He lived in Whitewright for years and served on the city council and in church roles. Survived by his wife two sons two daughters and six grandchildren. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers named.
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Methodist Church
George W. Luck
Grandfield
Oklo
L. G. Hagard
Whitewright
Oklahoma
Hopkinsville
Kentucky
Ella Beach
Mayfield
Texas
Weston
Collin County
Oak Hill Cemetery
W. H. King
J. L. Boone
J. M. Sturdivant
F. E. Douglas
W. J. Barbee
W. P. Vaughn
J. R. Jordan Funeral Held at City Cemetery
Funeral services for J. R. Jordan were at City Cemetery at 9:30 AM conducted by Dr. J. F. Fender with burial by the Whitewright Masonic Lodge. The Whitewright resident and former farmer died Friday at the Home for Aged Masons in Arlington after years in Texas. Born November 1849 in Vincennes Indiana, he moved to Whitewright in 1878 and later lived with daughter Mrs Stella Ashley of Sanger. Survived by Ashley and three grandchildren, he was a Presbyterian.
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J. R. Jordan
J. F. Fender
Whitewright
Stella Ashley
Masonic
Gas rate hike request refused by Texas Railroad Commission
The Texas Railroad Commission refused an application by Community Natural Gas Company to raise rates for Greenville consumers. The firm had appealed Greenville city action denying the increase and sought bond posting to cover potential overcharges pending a hearing.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Community Natural Gas Company
Greenville
July political calendar with July primary events
July events include first primary on July 23 and precinct conventions to pick delegates. July 27 sees returns filed to the county chairman, July 28 marks the first filing day for expenses for the second primary, July 30 features county conventions to choose delegates to the state convention and county executive committees meeting to canvass returns.
Goat Steals From Bill Folder Then Is Slain
Roy King found his milk goat had nosed four ten dollar bills from his bill folder while he rested to prune wood. He immediately killed the goat and recovered the money from its stomach, warning he will be more careful with his bill folder.
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Roy King
Mr. King
Rockdale
Three funerals mark end of Madill pistol duel
In Madill Oklahoma three funerals were held Tuesday afternoon for Wiley Lynn and Crockett Long who killed each other in a pistol duel over a drug store dispute. Bystandard Rhody Watkins died of wounds suffered in the exchange.
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Madill
Okla
Wiley Lynn
Bill Wilghman
Crockett Long
Rhody Watkins
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