Memory Lane July 28 1916 Sun Highlights Local Events
In the 1916 Commercial Club report total receipts and expenses match at 1132.80. Social notes include Mr and Mrs Looney Robbins hosting a girl, a tire theft from L F Hopkins, the death of Lucian LaRoe at 21 months, and various gatherings. Also reported are school board actions, election results, a mayoral or precinct result, a 9 pound birth, and local ads for Elberta peaches.
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the Sun
Commercial Club
Looney Robbins
L. F. Hopkins
Lucian LaRoe
Tom Roberts
St. Vincent’s Sanitarium
Sherman
Mabel H. Belcher
T. J. Chenoweth
Gertrude Holland
Emma
Genevieve Davidson
Ethel Gordon
B. W. Crain
Clarksville
Garnett Nichols
C. L. Nichols
Ida
Sherman Hospital
W. J. Looney
Sun
W. H. Horton
Lester Caylor
J.B. Moore Farm
Ambrose
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Remains of Local Painter R R Davis Sent to Forrest City
The body of R R Davis, a well known local painter, who died suddenly last Thursday, was shipped to Forrest City Arkansas for interment. A newborn boy was born Saturday July 23 to Mr and Mrs Floyd Everheart. Sallie Joe and Lena Mae Gowdy hosted the As You Like It Club with 16 members last Thursday. Beveridge Brents writes The Sun.
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R. R. Davis
Forrest City
Ark
Floyd Everheart
Sallie Joe
Lena Mae Gowdy
Beveridge Brents
The
Sun
Perkins Wins Final Okla citizenship under governor
Wallace C. Perkins of Duncan Oklahoma a hotel operator who had been labeled a reformed Texan finally receives his final Oklahoma citizenship papers after Governor Johnston Murray’s earlier leniency. Read letters from Perkins wife and the governor noting his shift toward Oklahoma spirit. A separate report notes Coastal Bermuda grass variety yielding more grazing material in Texas A&M experiments.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Johnston Murray
Wallace C. Perkins
Duncan
Okla
Perkins
Murray
Texas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Legends Surround Lone Wolf Ranger
Dallas report profiles Capt. M. T. Gonzaullas, famed Texas Ranger known as the Lone Wolf. After 31 years of bold law enforcement along the Mexican border, he nears retirement, leaving a legacy of feared, respected pursuit of outlaws and a code to never draw without cause.
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Dallas
M. T
Lone Wolf
Texas
Gonzaullas
Texas Ranger Captain Gonzaullas Reflects on a Career
Capt. Gonzaullas speaks of his strict law enforcement approach and warns of two risky age groups. He recounts his start with the Rangers in 1920 and his 1940 arrival to lead Company B in Dallas. He plans to serve as technical consultant for Tales of the Texas Rangers, splitting time between Hollywood and Dallas.
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Gonzaullas
the Lone Wolf
Spain
United States
The
Rangers
Red River
Dallas
Tales of the Texas Rangers
Hollywood
Rhode Island Best Spot to Avoid Lightning Death
New York reports show 250 lightning victims nationwide last year with men hit four times as often as women. Rhode Island stands out no lightning deaths since 1936 and advice includes avoid sheltering under trees stay out of open fields and water and seek a car or steel building for protection. Warfarin note appears as unrelated line about rodent control.
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New York
Rhode Island
Metropolitan Insurance Company
Met
Courtesy Visits Noted in The Sun Pages
Readers are reminded that mentioning guests and visits in The Sun is a courteous gesture. The notice encourages sharing items with the newspaper to inform friends and relatives when one travels or is away.
Hold Your U S Series E Bonds For Extra Ten Years
Government action lets Series E Bondholders earn to 1961 with no extra effort. A bond bought in 1941 for 18.75 would pay 25 in 1951 or 33.33 in 1961, averaging 2.9 percent. You may redeem after 60 days, but holding grows more value.
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U.S
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Peer
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W. L. Newsom
R. H. Jay
F. A. Benton
Kay Kimbell
Whitewright Lumber Co
Whitewright
Harry Mpekiti
Gaines Dog Research Center
John Quincy Adams
America
George Washington
Lafayette
Handsome Dan
Wales
A.b.craves
Farmingdale
N.Y
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Lone Wolf Ranger
Robert L. Doss
Citizens National Bank Bldg
Denison, Texas
DenIson
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Montgomery Motor
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