Eighteen More True Bills Returned By Grayson Grand Jury
Eighteen additional indictments were handed up by the Grayson County grand jury in the Fifty-ninth district court before Judge F. E. Wilcox discharged the panel. The total indictments for the term reached 51 as Boyd Craig served as foreman. Jurors found eight liquor cases, four burglary counts, three thefts, two assaults to murder and one for disposing of mortgaged property.
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Grayson County
Fifty-ninth District Court
F. E. Wilcox
Boyd Craig
J. R. Riggs
Sexton
West Hill Cemetery
Sherman
Ed L. Hall
Paul Schaffer
Don Freels
Denison
Melvin Mickey
T. R. Baxter
W. A. Mitchell
Rosa K. Mitchell
Blackie Hazelwood
Signs of a torpid liver and a herbal remedy
The text claims bad breath dizziness poor appetite and general malaise indicate a torpid liver. It promotes Herbine as a dependable cure for liver stomach and bowels boosting digestion purifying bowels and restoring energy. Price 60c. Sold by Dyer Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Outlandish Tales From Hogwallow Yard
A string of humorous local vignettes from Hogwallow recount quirky remarks and small-town curiosities. Residents including Sim Flinders Sile Kilden and Raz Barlow comment on wealth nostalgia and jewelry store glances as Dock Hocks hawks clock parts and public mood shifts.
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Raz Barlow
Tickville
Sap Usage Shifts From Hunting To Marriage Motifs
A fragment notes sap is used more for matrimonial purposes than for squirrel hunting with a ladder, signaling a quirky preference shift in local customs or language.
Vampire Slayer case triggers personal crisis wave in Hanover
In Hanover on July 22 a surge of personal crisis reports tied to Fritz Haarmann the vampire slayer shocks the city. Youth suicides rise as fear of exposure grows amid claims of depravity among elite circles. Police insist Haarmann will confess only to irrefutable proof.
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Hanover
Germany
Fritz Haarmann
Haarmann
Mayor locates property owners by shrewd move in Cleburne
In Cleburne on July 21 Mayor W. H. Goldsmith enforces a health campaign by weed clearing along Buffalo creek. He summons property owners via a gravel wagon ruse, delivering weed cutting orders as they arrive. The mayor also inspects street work personally, challenging workers with a terse test of effort.
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Cleburne
W. H. Goldsmith
Buffalo Creek
Mothers Watch for Worms in Your Children
Warning on worms in children urges quick action with White's Cream Vermifuge. The remedy claims to drive out worms and restore health, priced at 35c and sold by Dyer & Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Terrell Seeks Comptroller Post With Business Focus
S H Terrell announces a campaign for Comptroller of Public Accounts under the slogan a business administration of the peoples business He cites World War I service in the War Department Finance Division and lineage from former State Senator H B Terrell He promises qualified appointees and unbiased law enforcement and is backed by Democratic and American Legion supporters with strong county activity though no organizational ties.
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People’s Business
S. H. Terrell
Texas
Terrell
War Department
Lie
H. B. Terrell
State Senate
Comptroller of Public Accounts
State Treasury
Comptroller's Office
State of Texas
American Legion
Democratic Party
Ten Thousand Attend Jewish Catholic Funeral in New York
Ten thousand gathered in New York to witness Jennie Lefkowitz a Jewess who became Catholic buried after dying in the faith of her husband Dominick Scola. Police blocked streets at the block and church sites amid mixed reactions from onlookers with some blessing and cursing heard in multiple languages. The service moved from Our Lady of Sorrow to the Church of the Most Precious Blood due to fears of riot.
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New York
Jennie Lefkowitz
Ridge Street
Hamilton Fish Square
Jennie
Dominick Scola
Shivah
St. Joseph's Hospital
Scala House
Our Lady of Sorrow
Bailey Pledges for Davis Sparks Ovation in Dallas
Former U.S. Senator Joseph W. Bailey appeared before the County Democratic Executive Committee in Dallas to back John W. Davis for president. As committee members spoke, Bailey received a four minute standing ovation from about 300 Democrats.
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Dallas
Criminal Courts
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Pat M. Neff
Bailey
Democratic Executive Committee
John W. Davis
Earle Hurt
Editor Whips Pastor Over Free Notices Fight
Primrose Nebraska July 19 a clash erupted when Rev G E Eaves pastor of the Presbyterian church demanded free notices for his church and attacked the Primrose Press editor L H Whitman who is also the town postmaster The fracas ended with Eaves receiving the losers end as boxing was not part of the college curriculum attended by the pastor
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Primrose
Neb
G. E. Eaves
Presbyterian Church
L. H. Whitman
Primrose Press
Eaves
Printer and editor clash over out-of-town church notices
In a town dispute at the Primrose Press the editor and the preacher argued over printing free notices out of town. Emmet Thomas aided the editor. the preacher led the prosecution. The editor and the printer were fined $42 each after a justice court jury trial.
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Whitman
Postoffice
Emmet Thomas
Eaves
Justice Court
The
Presbyterian Church
Primrose Press
Foxing the Wolf: A Cynic’s Dueling Wit
An exchange frames a man’s skepticism of Feinstein as a shrewd operator. The dialogue likens him to a wolf and a silver fox seller, suggesting a test of trust and commercial ruthlessness in tight moral terms.
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Feinstein
Pierce & Sons Ice Cream and Milk Drinks Ad
Say, friend, you can get the best ice cream and milk drinks at Pierce and Sons as advertised in vivid local terms. The notice touts quality treats and friendly service from a family business on the corner.
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Pierce & Sons
Whitewright ISD election on school tax hike approved
The Whitewright City Commission orders an election to decide an increase of the school maintenance tax up to ten cents per one hundred dollars valuation. The 7 July 1924 resolution by the Board of Education was presented and granted at the July 7 meeting, with the election set for the Whitewright fire station election room.
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Board of Education
Whitewright Independent
Whitewright
City
Grayson County
Texas
Pepsinated Calomel Promises Quick Gentle Relief
A domestic advertisement touts imported English Calomel with Pepsin as a mild yet certain remedy for indigestion biliousness bad colds constipation and sick headaches. It claims fast pleasant results and urges taking one tablet at bedtime for waking hungry and well. Endorsed by Dyer Jones Whitewright Texas.
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Dyer & Jones
Whitewright
Texas
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Health Claim
A patent tonic promotes energy and vitality by purifying and enriching the blood. It claims to improve appetite and color, and is described as iron and quinine suspended in syrup. The product targets purifying blood, enriching iron, and destroying malarial and grip germs with a strengthening effect. 60c.
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Grove
Whitewright Texas votes on school tax increase in 1924
A city election in Whitewright Texas on the ninth of August 1924 will decide whether the City Commission may levy an additional ad valorem tax not exceeding ten cents per hundred dollars for public free schools. Qualified voters who own property vote for or against the tax with designated ballot wording.
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City
Whitewright
Texas
Geo. Adams
J. H. Reeves
Whitewright City Commission Adopts Election Notice
The Whitewright City Commission approved the election notice in regular session and ordered publication at least thirty days before the election. Mayor F. M. Echols and City Secretary S. H. Montgomery signed the notice.
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City of
Whitewright
F. M. Echols
S. H. Montgomery
Sec’y
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Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Atlas Peck
Sim Flinders
Sile Kilden
the Tidings
Wild Onion
Poke Efazley
Jefferson Potlocks
Jeff
Dock Hocks
Cricket Hicks
Bounding Billows
Sap Spradlen
Sidney Hocks
H. Terrell
Comptroller
Davis
Tutt’s
LEE
Whitewright Filling Station
Wade Sears
E. W. Grove
P. O. Confectionery
Chesley Rutledge, Owner
Hayes
P. A. Walker
Newburg
Thedford’s
Kimbell
W. T. Nicholson
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