Farmers Hear Kentuckytown Talk on Diversification
At the Kentuckytown school house last Friday farmers heard speakers urge diversification to meet cheap labor and machinery from other regions. They discussed lowering milk costs, raising own feed, and expanding the milk business to stabilize year round income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentuckytown
Sherman Democrat
P. H. Connelly
Sherman
Mr. Connelly
Lee Simmons
South
Texas
Simmons
Three Injured In Automobile Accident Near Luella Sherman Road
Russell McGinnis Clifford Gould and Mrs Billie Beams were injured in a crash at Choctaw creek bridge on the Luella Sherman road Sunday night The car driven by McGinnis hit a heavy cable at the bridge end and rolled over occupants were thrown to the ground McGinnis and Gould left Sherman hospital Tuesday Beams will remain hospitalized into the weekend The car owned by C P McGinnis was badly damaged
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell McGinnis
Clifford Gould
Billie Beams
Choctaw Creek
Luella-Sherman Road
Sherman
McGinnis
Gould
Beams
C. P. McGinnis
Lindbergh’s Six Month Earnings Top 204000
Washington report shows Col. Charles A. Lindbergh earned over 204000 in the last six months of 1927 with federal tax due above 30000. Income came from the Orteig prize royalties and air tour payments, while he declined a 1000000 movie offer and a vaudeville bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orteig
New York-Paris
United States
Latin-America
Lindbergh
Paris
Bishop Candler Denounces Politics in Church Alliance
Atlanta. Bishop Warren A. Candler, senior Methodist Episcopal South leader, declares politics have no place in church preaching. He affirms adherence to the church’s principle while continuing as a citizen and minister of Jesus Christ, praying for strength to serve his generation and testify to God’s grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Warren A. Candler
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Candler
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Whitewright Sees Rain Benefit For Crop Maturity
The Whitewright area received showers Monday and Tuesday and rain Wednesday afternoon aiding corn maturation. West and north sections, previously dry, now have moisture. cotton prospects look good though insects threaten if sunshine is delayed.
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Whitewright
Copper Patchwork Replaces Roof Leaks at County Court House
Seized stills supply copper now used to mend leaks in the roof of the Waxahachie county courthouse after a lightning strike. Sheriff Joe Lee oversees the repurposing of copper from several devices taken in recent months for this repair.
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Joe Lee
Community meeting discusses dairying and road plans
County Commissioner J. R. Westbrook spoke on dairying and the road tax cut from 45 to 20 cents at Kentucky town while a $4.5 million road program proceeds. I F E Teague urged dairy farming as a path from debt, noting soil weakness and urging farm diversification. F. E. Vittutoe praised good sires, and Mrs. Floyd Harris spoke on milk’s value for children.
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W. C. le Baron
Grayson County Livestock Association
Wisconsin
Ing. J. R. Westbrook
Kentuckytown
Pilot Grove
I. FE. Teague
F. E. Vittutoe
le Baron
Floyd Harris
G O P Ex Senator Forms Smith Independent League
Henry Clay Hansbrough leads the Smith Independent League to win the northern middle west farm states in a Democratic battle. Melvin D. Hildreth acts as executive director and Charles Hanson Towne as vice chairman. The group seeks farming West support and will operate independently of existing Democratic organizations.
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Washington
Mississippi Valley
Smith League
Henry Clay Hansbrough
North Dakota
United States
Hansbrough
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Melvin D. Hildreth
Wilson North Dakota League
Hildeth
Charles Hanson Towne
New York
Hildreth
Farming West
Gov. Smith
W C T U Denied Church for Political Discussion
In Charleston West Virginia Rev A J Gearhead of First Methodist Episcopal Church refused to host a W C T U meeting over political content, moving the session to the Baptist temple. Mrs J Walter Barnes planned to brief members on the Ashville conference. The minister said he cannot open his church for political discussions. He added a quip about painting Al Smith as “wet.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
A. J. Gearhead
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Women’s — Christian Temperance Union
Baptists Temple
J. Walter Barnes
Ashville
N. C
Gearhead
Smith Announces August 22 Notification Speech in Albany
Governor Smith will outline his campaign stance from the State Capitol steps at 7 p m on Wednesday August 22 with about 100000 expected to attend on the East Steps and park. Radio coverage will include about 96 stations reaching national and international listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
State Capitol
Smith
Assembly
Missionary Dr Pickett to speak at Whitewright union service
Dr C L Pickett and wife long time Philippine workers will address the Whitewright church union at the M E Church Sunday evening July 29 at 8 pm. The couple trained at Drake University and medical college to care for spiritual and physical needs in the Islands. Mrs Pickett ill health brings them home temporarily from their station. J T Purvis urges attendance.
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C. L. Pickett
Churches of
Drake University
Philippine Islands
Medical College
M. E. Church
J. T. Purvis
Man Killed In Auto Crash While Visiting Wife
William G. Hamilton, a Detroit businessman, was killed instantly near the Detroit city limits when his car overturned as he drove toward his wife's bedside, who is critically ill. Relatives were advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
William G. Hamilton
Detroit
Mich
Precinct Conventions Called for Whitewright and 38
Democratic voters in Whitewright Precinct meet Saturday at 2 PM in the telephone building to elect a county executive committee member for two years and select delegates to the county convention. Republican voters in Precinct No 38 meet at 3 PM to elect a precinct chairman and choose delegates to the county convention in Sherman on August 4.
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Whitewright
W. H. Horton
M. Z. Jones
Sherman
Texas Cotton Crop Seen At 4 ½ to 5 Million Bales
Texas agriculture officials estimate the state cotton crop at 4.5 to 5 million bales despite a two week late start. Commissioner George B. Terrell reports acreage up 6 percent from last year and crop condition at 71 percent of normal. Insect damage is light though some areas suffer breuth damage greater than boll weevil impact.
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Austin
George B. Terrell
Laborites In Mexico Forced To Resign
The union of revolutionary parties led by Agrarians plans to petition President Calles to remove Labor Party members from government. It targets Morones as well as other Labor officials for backing orders and anti-Obregon actions. They call for expulsion of labor leaders from state governments and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Union of Revolutionary Parties
Calles
Labor Party
Luis Morones
Celestino Gasca
Eduardo Moneda
Alvaro Obregon
Agrarians
Aurelio Manrique
Morones
Toral
Jose de Leon Toral
Obregon
Manrique
Sherman Increases Tax Rate for Schools in Bond Year
Sherman voters raised the school tax to 2.34, up six cents from last year, funded by school bonds. Municipal levy remains 1.175 for non school purposes. Mr and Mrs Herman Keller of Sherman visited Mr and Mrs C H Skaggs Sunday.
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Sherman
Herman Keller
C. H. Skaggs
24 Will Represent Grayson at A. & M.
Twenty four Grayson County men and women and club boys and girls will attend the Texas A and M College farmers short course at College Station July 30 to Aug 5. The Sherman party will leave Sunday morning with C C Morris and Miss Inez Derrybury in charge. reservations include J H Mitchell, Sherman, Woodrow Ball, Whitewright, and many others plus club winners Jewel Varley, Collinsville and Lucile Pedigo, Tioga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
C. C. Morris
Pauline Binion
Bow Corner
Eula Murrow
Hagerman
Maude Holland
Kentuckytown
J. J. Flannery
Pleasant Valley
R. L. Cherry
Tioga
Daisy McDonald
Emogene McDonald
Mary Helen McDonald
Dorchester
C. E. Wible
Blackbridge
Cleta Franks
Kate Robertson
J. W. Taylor
Pecan Grove
Fred Sanderson
L. W. McDonald
Gordonville
Jewel Varley
Collinsville
Lucile Pedigo
H. A. Scott
Eunice Turner
E. I. Robertson
Whitewright Car Hit By Reckless Driver
Mr and Mrs B P Morrow of Whitewright were in a head on collision two miles east of Sherman on the Whitewright Sherman highway Sunday night. They escaped injury while their car was badly wrecked. The other driver was later arrested by the sheriff. The Morrows spent the night in Sherman and returned to Whitewright Monday.
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B. P. Morrow
Sherman
Whitewright-Sherman
Owen Endorses Hoover for President in New York
Robert L. Owen former U S Senator from Oklahoma endorses Herbert Hoover for President in a statement issued Wednesday at Senator George H. Moses Eastern Hoover campaign HQ. Owen says Hoover is the best qualified man of his lifetime for the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert L. Owen
United States
Oklahoma
Herbert Hoover
George H. Moses
Hoover
Owen
America
Names to stay on Grayson County ballots in primary
Grayson County ballots will keep all candidates listed who oppose Al Smith for president. Ben F. Gafford says ballots already distributed will not be recalled despite a civil appeals court ruling upholding earlier removals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Smith
South
Texas
Grayson County
Ben F. Gafford
Democratic Executive Committee
Court of Civil Appeals
Democratic Committee
Gafford
Sherman
President of Power Company Buys Bus Line
Sale of the Dallas Greenville Paris Texarkana bus line to A P Barrett of Fort Worth for 200000 was approved Monday by the state railroad commission after a hearing that also involved Barretts application to transfer the permit to the newly organized Dixie Motor Bus Company The commission took the latter phase of the case under advisement without a decision.
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Austin
Advertising benefits readers by lowering prices
The piece argues that reading advertisements regularly keeps buyers informed about the best trading places. It states that live merchants in towns are newspaper advertisers, offering the best values and that advertising raises business volume, lowers selling costs, and reduces prices for shoppers.
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Protestant Missions
Mexico
Grayson
Power Company
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