Whitewright Sun Notes Texas Race and Local Politics
The Whitewright Sun discusses upcoming Texas races with Mayfield Ferguson and Grayson County figures in focus. It mentions Ferguson’s run off odds, Neff’s Ku Klux Klan and labor endorsements, and local Whitewright officials including a County Commissioner race and apportionment concerns.
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Ferguson
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Grayson County
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Neff
Making Up A Paper
A concise note on how newspapers fill space with scattered personal notices and holes on pages not dedicated to personal news. It explains that items about individuals appear throughout the paper, not only on the personal news page, as part of the standard production process.
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The Make-up Man and the Page Fillers
The make-up man assigns line counts to fill holes in the paper and selects personal items from the galley by the number of lines they contain. He does not read or favor anyone, and Fate determines why a given item appears where it does, shaping the paper’s layout.
Rope pull metaphor urged: keep faith in righteousness
In a Honey Grove Signal editorial the paper likens life to a rope pull between good and evil. It praises churches and fraternal groups while condemning crime and anarchy, urging believers to persist and double efforts in the struggle for righteousness and law.
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Honey Grove
Sherman Denison Vote in Contested County Races
Contested county races in Sherman and Denison show results for County Attorney and Judge, County Chairman, Sheriff, and two Representative districts. Notable names include Everheart, Atkinson, Reeves, and Westbrook, with various vote tallies and party lines across the two cities.
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Porter Cemetery Cleanup Meeting Announced
All persons interested in the Porter cemetery east of town are requested to meet at the cemetery on Thursday, Aug. 3 to spend the day beautifying it. Bring tools with you and let's do a good day's work. Secretary.
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Porter Cemetery
Major Family Returns From Minnesota Mission Trip
Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Major and daughters Gertrude and Laura Lynn arrived home Wednesday after a month in Minnesota. Laura Lynn had just returned from two years of missionary work in China.
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A. E. Major
Gertrude
Laura Lynn
Minnesota
China
Summer school closes after enrollment and list of passers
The summer school at the high school closed last Friday with over forty students enrolled. English passers include Grace Vestal, Maurice Holland, Versa Tate, Katherine Vaughn, Mary Freeman, Overton St streetville, Ben Sturdivant, Hazel McLean, Duncan Fulton, Lester Short. History passers include Edith Chambers, Bettie Lou Woosley, Martha Bow, Lucile LaRoe, Maurine Mangrum, Maud Mangrum, Grace Vestal, Beatrice Beasley, Overton Stuteville, Ben Sturdivant, Lola Myrick, Hazel McLean, Margaret McMurry, Verma Mangrum, Duncan Fulton, Margaret Everheart, Lester Short, Sue McConnell. Mathematics passers include Lucile LaRoe, Verma Mangrum, Sue McConnell, Maurine May, Altha May Vestal, Jennie Lee Kirkpatrick, Jo Hestand, J. R. Lewis, Lola Myrick, Maud Mangrum, Margaret Everheart, Mabel Fae White, Margaret McMurry, Beatrice Beasley, Hazel McLean, Robbie Cowan, Edith Chambers, Gomer May, Marion Barbee, Elizabeth May. Latin passers include Evelyn Wilson, Martha Bow, Alton May, Lester Short.
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Grace Vestal
Maurice Holland
Versa Tate
Katherine Vaughn
Mary Freeman
Overton Stateville
Ben Sturdivant
Hazel McLean
Duncan Fulton
Lester Short
Edith Chambers
Bettie Lou Woosley
Martha Bow
Lucile LaRoe
Maurine May
Maud Mangrum
Beatrice Beasley
Overton Stuteville
Lola Myrick
Margaret McMurry
Verma Mangrum
Duncan Fulotn
Margaret Everheart
Sue McConnell
Altha May Vestal
Jennie Lee Kirkpatrick
Jo Hestand
J. R. Lewis
Mabel Fae White
Robbie Cowan
Gomer May
Marion Barbee
Elizabeth May
Evelyn Wilson
Alton May
Church of Christ Meeting Sparks Greater Church Work
The Church of Christ in progress for two weeks records a strong turn to activity under Elder L. B. White of Sherman. Though additions were not large, 101 in Sunday school filled the house last Sunday and members vow to bring new members next Sunday.
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Church of Christ
L. 8. White
Sherman
Brents Re-Elected Republican Chairman at Precinct Convention
Acting Postmaster W. C. Brents was re elected precinct committeeman for two years at the Pierce building convention attended by about 40 to 50 Republicans. Oscar Bow became secretary. Brents named a three member committee to pick twelve delegates, a challenge to the method but upheld. Brents won the precinct committeeman vote after a tied first ballot, with delegates instructed to back G. C. Harney for county committeeman.
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Pierce
W. C. Brents
Oscar Bow
Brents
W. O. Brents
W. B. Penn
Bells
Mr. Brents
G. C. Harney
Slashes Self To Death After Stabbing Girl
Sulphur Springs Texas July 25 Herman Tarrent died this morning from knife wounds sustained last night after he stabbed Miss Stel. Authorities report the incident was connected to a personal safety case and Tarrent then took his own life.
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Sulphur Springs
Texas
Herman Tarrent
Stel
Man slashes girl then wounds self after movie outing
La Hall was escorted home when Tarrent attacked, slashing the girl in the abdomen before inflicting eleven wounds on himself. The victim is expected to recover. no motive has been released.
Lilly Murphy Large Passenger Car Incident in Louisville
In Louisville on July 24 perplexed trainmen loaded Lilly Murphy a Shelby County woman weighing about 750 pounds into a baggage car after she could not pass through a passenger coach door on trains to Evansville Indiana. Her waist is said to measure about nine feet.
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Louisville
Lilly Murphy
Shelby County
Evansville
Ind
Lilly
New York Youth Goes Wild West Quest Returns Home
Sam Klaw a 14 year old from New York wandered Houston seeking the I X L ranch after seeing a Wild West show. Officers guided him. the West he sought lay far off. He admitted longing to return to New York as his father wired money for his trip back.
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New York
Houston
Texas
Bill Hart
Sam Klaw
Sam
J. W. Mills
West
Coney Island
Card of Thanks from Finis Alverson for Commissioner bid
Finis Alverson thanks supporters in Whitewright for the election vote and the help at the voting boxes. He pledges to work hard to serve every precinct section as commissioner and asks for continued support.
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Whitewright
Finis Alverson
No Run off Necessary They Depend On Our Delivery
Local business touts its fast delivery habit promising orders are fulfilled as soon as received. The note emphasizes dependable service and quick fulfillment as a selling point to customers.
Mrs. Sweatt Family Return From Visit to Fort Gibson
Mrs. N. C. Sweatt and her two daughters returned to their Fort Gibson home on Monday after visiting relatives here. Miss Alma Blanton of Sherman accompanied them home. Dr. R. May reports that Mr. and Mrs. Charley Jarvis near town welcomed a fine girl on Monday.
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N. C. Sweatt
Fort Gibson
Okla
Alma Blanton
Sherman
R. May
Charley Jarvis
Longest Word Question Puzzles Classroom
A teacher asks students to name the longest English word. The prompt presents a fragment with a single sentence about a classroom discussion. No further details or qualifications are provided.
Long Word Riddle Lesson Between Johnny and Mrs Wise
A child asks about the longest word and Johnny answers smiles. The exchange notes that smiles has six letters but spans a mile between first and last letters, illustrating a playful wordplay moment between a student and a teacher.
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Johnny
Why Moses Was Absent Note to School
A New York teacher received a note asking exemption for Moses from an aggregate day absence. It states Moses was at home due to his mother’s illness and to be excused for not attending school that day.
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New York
Moses
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