Moody Followers Plan Postponed Moves After Primary
Moody supporters meet at a hotel to pledge no action until after the second primary. They oppose Senate probes and seek to block investigations into Ferguson appointees while pushing Moody on the run off ballot and seeking a law barring legislators from state offices. Senator Wood signals Moody contest against questioned appointees with hearings.
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Moody
Ferguson
State Executive Committee
Dallas
Moody’s
Senate
State Highway Commission
John H. Bickett Sr
Eugene T. Smith
San Antonio
Smith
Bickett
Highway Commission
State Textbook Commission
American Book Company
A. E. Wood
Granger
Wood
Bridge Party Honors Miss Ethel Gordon At Home
Miss Ethel Gordon hosted a Thursday bridge party with an artful display. Mrs. Jones Adams of Royse City earned high score while Miss Minnie Willis won the general cut. Out of town guests included Mrs. R. B. Mack of Frederick Oklahoma Miss Sybil Germany of Greenville and Mrs. Holmes Connelly of Trenton.
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Jones Adams
Royse City
Minnie Willis
R. B. Mack
Frederick
Okla
Sybil Germany
Greenville
Holmes Connelly
Trenton
Westbrook Leads Boren Narrowly in Denison Race
In Denison precinct returns J R Westbrook leads Hugh Boren for commissioner by forty five votes total Westbrook 2083 Boren 2038. Outcome likely unchanged after canvass final. Westbrook a Grayson County representative choosing to seek commissioner position and to attend a September special session.
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Denison
J. R. Westbrook
Hugh Boren
Westbrook
Boren
Grayson County
Denison Herald
J. A. Ragsdale
Grayson College
Moody Falls 174 Votes Short of Governor Majority
Dallas July 28 Dan Moody trails by 174 votes in a record Texas first primary with 796,136 counted from 248 counties. Missing counties may still push Moody to a majority as tabulation continues. Other races show varied totals across the state.
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Dallas
Texas Election Bureau
Texas
Dan Moody
Moody
Ferguson
Davidson
Zimmerman
Johnston
Wilmans
Abilene and Fort Worth visitors in town
Mrs J A McKinney and her son from Abilene and Mrs Earl Johnson with her daughter from Fort Worth are visiting Mr and Mrs W P Vaughn and other relatives here.
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J. A. McKinney
Abilene
Earl Johnson
Fort Worth
W. P. Vaughn
School Board Elects High School Principal
At a Tuesday meeting the Clarksville resident B. W. Crain was elected principal of the High School after F. G. Tacquard resigned to join a Kerrville junior college. Crain holds an AB and has three years of teaching experience and strong recommendations. He completes the high school faculty. grammar school teachers were chosen earlier.
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B. W. Crain
Clarksville
F. G. Tacquard
Kerrville
Crain
Doctors and nurses take rabies serum in Dallas
Fourteen nurses, three doctors and Parkland Hospital supervisor Mrs. Ferndale Sherrill began serum treatment after contact with Mrs. Myrtle Edwards who died of hydrophobia. Edwards reportedly treated a rabid cow at her South Dallas home and her arm was punctured by the animal while she administered a drug.
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Dallas
Ferndale Sherrill
Parkland Hospital
Myrtle Edwards
Republicans Poll 37 Votes in Texas Primary
Thirty seven votes were polled by the Republicans here Saturday in nominating candidates for State and county offices. This was the first statewide primary election ever held in Texas by the Republican party. Col H H Haines of Houston was nominated for governor and the other candidates backed by the regular faction were nominated. At the Republican precinct convention Saturday night the following delegates were elected to the county convention R A Bow W H King C W Bryant C B Bryant W F Sanders George Adams John Hollingsworth Frank King Claud Anderson and Chesley Rutledge.
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Texas
Col. H. H. Haines
Houston
R. A. Bow
W. H. King
C. W. Bryant
C. B. Bryant
W. F. Sanders
George Adams
John Hollingsworth
Frank King
Claud Anderson
Chesley Rutledge
Revival at Enterprise Near Town
Rev C Chumbley and Rev Miller conduct revival meetings at Enterprise east of town. Services began Tuesday night and will likely run through next week with Pat Jackson of Bonham leading songs. If pleasant weather holds an arbor will be built near the church for services.
Edith Wilson Quietly Maintains Life in Washington
Edith Bolling Wilson widow of Woodrow Wilson lives a private life in Washington focusing on housekeeping, biography work, and correspondence. She seldom appears in public, answers letters personally, and consults with Ray Stannard Baker on a four volume Wilson biography while visiting only sparingly with friends and her daughter and brother nearby.
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Washington
Edith Bolling Wilson
United States
Senate
Margaret Wilson
New York
John R. Bolling
Woodrow Wilson
Thousand Refugees to Enter San Antonio
The Bishop of San Antonio said up to 1,000 expelled Mexican clergy and nuns may arrive in San Antonio by early next week as they flee a Mexico City edict closing churches. Aid appeals will be sent to Catholic dioceses for food and shelter.
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San Antonio
Mexico
A. J. Drossaerts
Mexico City
Republic
Crossaerts
Last Day For School Transfers Approaches
The Sun notes July 81st as the final transfer day for students moving between districts. Those outside Whitewright Independent School District must apply by Saturday to qualify for the free transfer period. Applications may be addressed to Supt. F. W. Smith or F. E. Douglas in Whitewright or to the county superintendent of the applicant’s county.
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Sun
Whitewright Independent
F. W. Smith
F. E. Douglas
Whitewright
Norris Probe May Take Entire Week
Fort Worth July 28. Grand jury probe of the killing of D. E. Chipps by Rev. J. Frank Norris will likely last several days or through the week. Assistant District Attorney Bob Young said the investigation by the grand jury resumed Tuesday morning with additional witnesses being summoned and every available witness to be questioned before any action. Attorneys rumored to have been retained by Norris would not confirm reports.
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Fort Worth
Grand Jury
D. E. Chipps
J. Frank Norris
Bob Young
Young
Norris
Marrs to Seek Money At Special Session
Austin reports State Superintendent H M Marrs will urge the coming special legislative session to provide a supplemental general fund appropriation to raise the per child apportionment to 15 dollars. The move would require about 4.08 million from the general fund, with 1.36 million pupils in state schools.
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Marrs
Austin
M. N. Marrs
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Automatic Tax Board
State Board of Education
Ferguson
Winners in Fannin County Races Reported
The Bonham Favorite notes partial county results from four incomplete voting boxes. Baldwin wins district attorney, Priestly leads county clerk over Denton, Biggerstaff leads sheriff over Whitley, Rogers leads county attorney with Warren second, Wheeler favored for county judge, and a precinct commissioner east of Whitewright is reelected to a third term.
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Fannin County
Bonham
Baldwin
Priestly
Denton
Biggerstaff
Whitley
Rogers
Warren
Wheeler
Grayson County
Whitewright
Largest Vote Ever Cast in Any Election in Texas
The Texas primary produced a record turnout with 796 136 votes counted by noon Wednesday across 249 counties with 151 complete. The previous high was 789 027 in August 1924. Moody stood 174 votes short of a majority on the latest tally.
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Texas
Moody
S D Eckstein to Preach at Church of Christ Whitewright Aug 8
S D Eckstein head of the Hebrew Mission at Dallas will preach at the Church of Christ in Whitewright on Sunday morning and evening August 8. He will speak on From Mt Sinai to Mt Calvary in the morning and The Life That Wins in the evening. The church invites other congregations to attend.
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S. D. Eckstein
Dallas
Church of Christ
Whitewright
Eckstein
Mt. Sinai
Mt. Calvary
Mr. Eckstein
Two Boys Die on Farm Near Cumby as Employer's Son Held
In Cumby on July 27 authorities investigated the noon slaying of Pauley Hall 17 and Virgie Hall 19 on W. J. Lennon’s farm near the Rains County line. Malley Lennon 22, W. J. Lennon’s son, was arrested after a notice to authorities by another Hall brother.
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Cumby
Pauley Hall
Virgie Hall
W. J. Lennon
Rains County
Malley Lennon
Hall
M. L. Hall
Dallas
Musicale Postponed at Grammar School Auditorium
The old fashioned musicale by the Presbyterian Church ladies scheduled for tonight at the Grammar School auditorium is postponed to Thursday night August 5 due to heavy rains this week.
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Grammar School
D S McMillin Urged as Candidate for Ninth District Senate
A vacancy in the Ninth Senatorial District covering Grayson Fannin and Cooke Counties prompts a gubernatorial election to fill the seat for the special session starting September 13. Friends urge D S McMillin to run, aiming to fill the unexpired term after Senator Moore resigned to become District Judge.
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Grayson
Fannin
Cooke
Senate
D. S. McMillin
McMillin
Grayson County
Moore
Cooke County
Ferguson
Popular Young Ida Man Dies
Garnett Nichols son of Mr and Mrs L Nichols of Ida community died at a Sherman hospital at 7 oclock Wednesday evening. Funeral at Blue Ridge this afternoon at 4 oclock with interment in Blue Ridge cemetery. Procession leaves Nichols home at 2 oclock. Nichols was ill about three weeks after attending Burleson College in Greenville. He was 1924 graduate of Whitewright High School and his death saddened many local friends and schoolmates. Mrs W T Brown returned Saturday from Sulphur Springs after visiting relatives.
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L. Nichols
Ida
Sherman
Blue Ridge
Nichols
Garnett
Greenville
Burleson College
Whitewright High School
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