Ford's Shoals Bid Attacked in Senate Report
Washington June 2 Henry Ford's Muscle Shoals bid is denounced by the Senate Agriculture Committee in its majority report while recommending the amended Norris bill for Government ownership. The document criticizes Ford's withdrawal from presidential bid and assails plans to replace the Gorgas steam plant with a new 40 000 horsepower unit on the Warrior River funded by private condemnation and turned over to the Ford corporation.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Senate Agriculture Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Ford
Coolidge
Gorgas
Congress
Warrior River
Ford Corporation
Secretary of War
Obituary notices Richard H McMurry dies at 23
Richard Harold McMurry born July 16 1900 died June 2 1924. He was the son of the late R K McMurry and survived by his mother one brother Russell and sisters Gladys Cannon Mina Neva Julia and Edna. Funeral at East Whitewright with Rev J F Fender and Rev W A Kirkpatrick. interment Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Richard Harold McMurry
Harold
R. K. McMurry
Russell
Gladys Cannon
Sulphur Springs
Texas
Mina
Dallas
Neva
Julia
Edna
East Whitewright
J. F. Fender
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Oak Hill Cemetery
Miss Opal Graves Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Miss Opal Graves had an appendicitis operation at Sherman on Wednesday morning. Reports from her bedside indicate she is progressing well and getting along fine.
The Whipping Boss at Odeon Next Week
The American Legion presents The Whipping Boss at the Odeon Theatre Monday and Tuesday. The film dramatizes civic betterment and the Tabert case from Langdon North Dakota. It stars notable actors and promises thrilling screen drama.
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Odeon Theatre
American Legion
Tabert
Martin Tabert
Langdon
N. D
Young Tabert
Florida
611 Candidates for Degrees at Texas U
Austin June 4 611 candidates for degrees at the University of Texas graduation Friday morning June 6. Dean T U Taylor says the class will be the largest in school history with an estimate of about 500 graduates after degree requirements. The breakdown includes 2 PhD 67 MA 6 MBA 73 LLB 74 engineers 87 BBA 13 BSM 26 BJS 252 BA.
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Austin
University of Texas
Dean T. U. Taylor
Hebron Votes Against School Tax Increase
In Hebron the county’s first rural school tax election failed to pass as twenty-one patrons voted against the increase and fourteen for it. The vote marks the first rural school tax election setback of the year in the county.
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Hebron
Sherman
The Greatest Wonder of the World Panama Canal Lecture
Central Christian Church presents an illustrated lecture sermon on The Greatest Wonder of the World with 69 slides at 8 o clock Lordsday night. Morning discourse titled The Calling of the First Disciples. Children’s day exercises planned for June 22. Pastor A E Major invites all friends to attend worship.
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Panama Canal
A. E. Major
Funeral for J A Hughes Held at Howe Church
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Moore attended the funeral of J A Hughes at Howe Tuesday afternoon. Hughes was a prominent grain dealer and former president of the Texas Grain Dealers Association. He died at his Sherman home and the service was at the Christian Church in Howe.
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Lloyd Moore
J. A. Hughes
Howe
Hughes
Texas Grain Dealers Association
Texas
Sherman
Christian Church
Special Service At Presbyterian Church
Rev F H Spence M D and Mrs Spence, who lived five years among Eskimos at Point Barrow Alaska, will speak at 11 o'clock Sunday morning at the local Presbyterian Church under the Presbyterian Board of National Missions after journeys sharing their hospital building and preaching experiences with the Paris Presbytery.
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Whitewright
Point Barrow
Alaska
North Pole
F. H. Spence
Unmasked Men Rob Sherman Grocery in Broad Daylight
Two unmasked white men robbed the cash drawer of O Hara and Bellew at 1 p m at 1822 South Walnut street. About $75 taken. One suspect named G Lloyd, from Denison, jailed after pursuit. The other fugitive remains at large. car had Oklahoma license.
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Sherman
O’hara & Bellew
South Walnut Street
G. Lloyd
Denison
Oklahoma
Premonition Comes True As Car HurlS Woman To Death
A NY State road crash near Nyack ends in the death of Mrs. J L Aranski after a touring car from Brooklyn somersaults 150 feet above railroad tracks. Husband J L Aranski escaped unharmed, two male passengers suffered minor fractures.
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Nyack
N. Y
Bear Mountain
J. L. Aranski
Brooklyn
Peter Baranowski
West Shore Railroad
Bryan Reveals He Has Four Degrees for College Work
In Grand Rapids Michigan William Jennings Bryan challenged Dr Theodore S Henry a Kalamazoo psychology professor who had mocked his views on evolution He boasted about his education listing AB AM LLB and LLD saying he could print the titles on calling himself an ignoramus and not boasting.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Theodore S. Henry
Western State Normal
Kalamazoo
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Mrs. T. M. George Rites Held In Kentucky Town
Mrs. T. M. George aged 76 died at her sister Mrs. Wilson's home in Wynnewood Oklahoma last Thursday. The body was moved to Denison then Wittitee Cemetery near Kentucky town for funeral services held Saturday at 1 p m conducted by Rev. J F Fender. She was a Kentuckytown pioneer widow who lived on a farm with her husband until his death February 24 1917 and later resided in Whitewright. No surviving children.
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T. M. George
Kentuckytown
Whitewright
East Grand Avenue
Whitewright Black Steppers debut in new uniforms
The Whitewright Negro baseball club wore W B S across their blouses and used the signia Whitewright Black Steppers. They defeated a Bonham area nine last Friday afternoon as the eleventh inning produced the deciding run, leaving the visitors sore but convinced.
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Whitewright Negro Baseball Club
W. B.S
Whitewright Black Steppers
Bonham
Dallas Visitors Honored by Rev Dickey and J M Simmons
Rev J A Dickey and J M Simmons were in Dallas on Tuesday as noted visitors, meeting local officials and exchanging views on community matters.
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J. A. Dickey
J. M. Simmons
Dallas
Brookhart Maintains Lead In Iowa Primary
Des Moines reports show Senator Smith W Brookhart widening his margin over Burton E Sweet as rural precincts come in. With 2304 of 2412 precincts tallied, Brookhart has 191,791 votes to Sweet’s 159,131.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Smith W. Brookhart
Burton E. Sweet
Waverly
Brookhart
Sweet
New Managers Take Charge at Dyer Jones Drug Stores
Wesley Hill of Farmersville becomes manager of the Dyer Jones store in town and will move his family to settle here. He is a registered pharmacist and plans to help build the business and community. Roby Childress returns from pharmacy studies to resume work, with Oscar Jones remaining on the sales staff. J L Dyer takes over Higginbotham store on Sherman’s east square and will move his family there.
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Wesley Hill
Farmersville
Dyer & Jones Drug
Mr. Hill
Roby Childress
Little Rock
Arkansas
School of Pharmacy
Oscar Jones
Higginbotham Drug Store
Sherman
J. L. Dyer
Huntsville Educator Tom Montgomery Returns for Summer Term
Tom Montgomery, son of B. S. Montgomery and former city citizen, visited home this week. He has taught at the State Normal in Huntsville for four years as head of education, completed a PhD at Columbia during a leave, and returned Tuesday to resume as instructor for the summer term.
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Tom Montgomery
Montgomery
State Normal
Huntsville
Department of Education
Columbia University
New York
Boy and rider killed in Sherman train collision
George Drake 16, son of J B Drake Frisco railway employee, died when a motorcycle he rode with Regan Bass 18 struck the baggage car of the 2:40 eastbound T P passenger train at Grand avenue crossing East Sherman. Bass survived with minor injuries and broken ribs.
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St. Vincent’s
Drake
Grand Avenue
Condition of cotton crop of the U S is low
Washington June 2 This year s cotton crop began with the lowest condition since records began 53 years ago The May 25 condition was 65 6 percent of normal and 7 2 percent below the last decade s average The Texas crop stands at 66 percent with foreign producing countries reporting good acreage gains
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Cotton climbs on first crop condition report
New York June 2 The governments first cotton crop report of the season places the condition at 65.6 and sparks a rally in the cotton market. July contracts rise to 30.50 from 29.65, October to 27.50, with active months advancing 85 to 105 points versus last week.
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New York
UT Austin to Add Six Dormitories for About 1000 Girls
Six new dormitories will house about 1,000 University of Texas women. The Alice P. Littlefield dormitory, funded by a 250000 bequest from Major George W. Littlefield, will be built north of the campus and named for his widow. Other existing or planned dorms include Grace Hall Episcopal Newman Hall Catholic Helen Kirby Hall Methodist and the Scottish Rite dormitory.
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Austin
University of Texas
Alice P. Littlefield
George W. Littlefield
Littlefield
H. A. Wroe
Grace Hall
Episcopal
Newman Hall
Helen Kirby
Scottish Rite
Memorial Day services honor fallen heroes in Sherman
Rev. G. C. Brewer of Walnut Street Church of Christ gave the principal address at memorial services at the Methodist Church. Legionnaires then paid respects at City Cemetery and Oak Hill Cemetery with a military salute. They planted American flags on graves of deceased comrades and soldiers from other wars on Memorial Day.
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G. C. Brewer
Walnut Street Church of Christ, Sherman
City
Oak Hill Cemetery
Legion
Grasshopper Threat Hits Ida Farmers Crops
Ida farmers report grasshoppers threaten crops and are fighting the pests early by poisoning fence rows to curb spread.
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Ida
Senate Approves Adjournment Next Saturday Vote
Washington reports the Senate approved a House adjournment resolution for next Saturday amid party unity and Farm relief concerns. LaFollette urged a one month recess but was defeated, while a June 21 delay was also rejected.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
LaFollette
Frazier
North Dakota
Farmers Help Sick Neighbor With Crops
Farmers from the Enterprise community east of town plowed the Stanford crop of corn and cotton to assist the sick neighbor. Twelve neighbors worked from morning until noon, following an earlier session when six neighbors plowed the same field. The Stanfords expressed deep gratitude for the neighborly effort.
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Mr. Stanford
Stanford
Collins
Mrs. Stanford
Epworth League Bodies Plan June 11 Meet in Sherman
The thirty second annual Epworth League conference and second assembly of the North Texas Epworth League will convene June 11 to 15 at Kidd Key College Sherman. Rev O T Cooper presiding. officers include Baker Thorne Titerington Gose Murphy Hughton. Ruby Kendrick Council of Missions also meets with officers listed. Bishop John M Moore of Dallas will speak at the keynote banquet June 11.
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North Texas Epworth League
Methodist Church
Kidd-Key College
Sherman
O. T. Cooper
North Texas Conference
W. Harrison Baker
J. W. Thorne
Helen Titerington
Cutler Gose
Clarence Murphy
Irene Hughton
Ruby Kendrick Council of Missions
C. T. Dean
Jess Morris
Marie McElvaney
John M. Moore
Dallas
Truck Fire Destroys W. E. Rice Household Move
A Ford truck belonging to W. E. Rice caught fire while moving his household goods from Whitewright to Harper farm two miles east of town on Monday. The goods burned in full, the truck was wrecked beyond repair, and insurance on the truck was $150. Furniture insurance likely not collectible since it was in transit.
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W. E. Rice
Whitewright
Harper Farm
Rice
Sun Want Ad Sells It For You
A Sun Want Ad offers a simple way to sell items. Readers can place classified notices to reach local buyers quickly and efficiently through the newspaper reach.
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Sun
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Odeon
Texas U
Central Christian Church
Presbyterian Church
Rob Sherman
Mrs. T. M. George
U. S
Epworth League
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