Whitewright Grain Market Highlight Keeps Pace
Farmers in Whitewright report grain marketing thriving with wheat sells at 1.27 a bushel this week. Notables attend the University of Texas farmers' institute in Austin as others invest in local property and note a vehicular mishap causing minor injuries. County bond sinking fund prompts 14 cent tax rise while total Grayson County taxes reach 1.07 per $100 valuation.
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Blue Ridge
Whitewright
R. L. Holcomb
A. L. Groves
Frank Alverson
George German
Farmers’ Institute
University of Texas, Austin
Kate
Helen Thomas
Hazel Benedict
T. H. Lively
Don Dyer
Vandalee Moore
Ely
Commissioners Court
Grayson County
Whitewright Briefs Chapters of Local Election and Marriage
Whitewright faced shortages at the Sherman factory while Grady Spindle wed Elouise Robinson of Madill in a Saturday ceremony. D. S. McMillin won the state senate seat with about 1,600 more votes than Reeves who won’t seek a run-off. E. B. Reed’s carnival comes to town under the baseball club. Democratic precinct delegates to the county convention were chosen and listed with alternates. Whitewright precinct tallies show Bailey winning governor with 4,505 contrasted by opponents 5,458. Rayburn led Congress 4,600 to 4,057. county attorney votes favored Finley 4,869 over Bookout 3,866. County officials and seats, including district clerk and county clerk results, were reported with names and vote tallies.
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Whitewright
Sherman
Grady Spindle
Elouise Robinson
Madill
Okla
D. S. McMillin
McMillin
Reeves
E. B. Reed
Carnival Company
J. W. Wilson
May Badgett
W. F. Sanders
R. C. Montgomery
J. L. Cantrell
Monta Badgett
Roy M. Finley
Hubert Bookout
E. W. Neagh
Ice B. Reeves
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Ed Westbrook
Dayton B. Steed
Mike Grogan
Commissioners Court
Mark Montgomery
J. W. Bailey
John L. Legate
R. B. Aston
J. G. Holliday
C. M. Cole
J. A. Giles
J. R. West
Whitewright Baseball Club Organized and Elections Held
Brook led the ticket with 5 990 and 2 315 credited to W J Minton and Abner L Lewis respectively as many races were uncontested. At a Tuesday night stockholders meeting permanent officers were elected for the Whitewright baseball association. A common trust company was formed with Kay Kimball as president Ed LaRoe vice president Clay Horton secretary and Manley Thomas manager. Thomas authorized to hire players for August.
Honey Grove Warns Peeping Toms In Town
Local residents report several peeping incidents with windows being watched from outside and one man seen climbing a tree to peek into a second floor window. The piece warns intruders that residents may protect themselves with firearms if disturbed and urges discretion.
Iowa Farmer asks Garner to explain Curtis remark
A J Livingston, a Clay County farmer, asks Speaker John N Garner to explain Curtis remark that Livingston was too dumb to understand. Livingston invites Garner to speak at the Clay County fair, noting 40 000 farmers heard the remark. Leo C Dailey says Farley advised possible acceptance.
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Curtis
Leo C. Dailey
the Fair Association
James A. Farley
Suit over Prison Printing Heads to Trial in Texas
The Texas case questions whether the state prison system may undertake official printing. Judge J. D. Moore in Travis County overruled a general demurrer, and the suit brought by H. B. Mc Gann and others names the State Board of Control and the prison board. Attorneys work on an agreed statement of facts as defendants contest plaintiffs’ standing.
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Austin
J. D. Moore
Travis County
Moore
H. B. McGann
State Board of Control
Prison Board
Growth in Grace and Knowledge in a Short Sermon
Rev. S. L. Ball emphasizes growing in grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. The text contrasts spiritual nurture with worldly pursuits, warns against apostasy, and urges steadfastness and active church work guided by grace.
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Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
Peter
St. Paul
Why does the sun never set on the British Flag
A humorous student answer to a geography exam joke item about the British flag. The note also advertises printing services in Whitewright.
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Robert
Quick Witty Jests Spark Damper and Debt Deliberation
A string of jokes and quips touches on taste in pie politics machines and love across salaries and debt. Lines poke at think tanks public gaze grapefruit juice fame and marriage with puns and dialed humor.
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Lewis
Stone
Window Advice Sparks Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange circulates in the columns as a patient jokes about a doctor's instruction to sleep with both windows open. The reply notes only one window exists, and humorously adds they can open it twice.
Whiskey banter across eras and conflicts in slang
A quick exchange riffs on whiskey preferences and prewar stock, with a friend lampooning if it refers to a Shanghai war era. The dialogue hints at historical context and casual tone, capturing vintage slang and cross era misreadings.
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Shanghai
Variegated Boss Faces Justice Scene
A courtroom dialogue unfolds with Uncle Rasberry challenging a seller, Mr. Bratus Pinkley, about a speckled boss he purchased. The exchange confirms the boss’s variegated nature while court reporters verify cameras and sound as justice is set to proceed.
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Andy
Uncle Rasberry
Mr. Bratus Pinkley
Cramping Their Style In An Old Leaky Story
A collection of brief verse snippets from Ohio papers about a leaky tale and a boorish friend who interrupts and repeats jokes. It notes the Buffalo News and local papers like Youngstown Telegram and Warren Tribune.
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Buffalo News
Youngstown Telegram
Warren
Ohio
All As Clear As Daylight
A brief captioned quip about a beggar cleverly noting patience while another attends a cinema, highlighting quick penny handling and a non blind vantage point. The exchange frames urban humor with social observation in a compact, period-voice tone.
New Job Seeks Answers in Fatal Accident Case
A colored man, Washington P. Johnson, died after a motor accident. An insurance adjuster arrived to question a grieving widow who identified his residence and expressed a desire to view the remains, signaling a formal inquiry into the case.
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Washington P. Johnson
Yassah
Echo in the Art Museum Dialogue
Two men debate a painting titled Echo in a museum. One says Echo as a woman fits since she has the last word. The other argues an echo speaks only when spoken to.
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Echo
Gatekeeper's mercy grants earthly printer a harp
The editor at the pearly gate tells St. Peter he ran a country printing plant on earth for many years. Peter admits him for admission and says he has had enough of trouble. The gate opens as the man is invited inside with a harp.
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St. Peter
Earth
Peter
Ducking Destiny
A short dialogue portrays a father and son moment about aging and growing up. The boy asks if he will resemble his father when older, and the father responds that growing up will take time. The exchange hints at family resemblance and the passage of years.
Uncle Tom’s Narrow Escapes Told by a Bachelor
In a sharp exchange a young nephew asks about old near misses with women. The bachelor replies that if there were any, the women were the ones who narrowly escaped.
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Tom
Witty Verses and Sardonic Jests in a Patchwork Laugh
A collage of light verse and jokes. Lines compare Myrtilla’s blue eyes with witty quips about pies and ferro-concrete bread. A Boston Transcript quip mocks bread and pies alongside a blue Italian lakes image and a Buffalo Evening News cake joke. An Optimist Pessimist exchange ends with a bathing suit quip and self-deprecating lines about shape.
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Boston Transcript
Buffalo Evening News
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