Storm damages crops and structures after Friday windstorm
A severe wind rain and hail storm struck around eight o'clock Friday night causing widespread crop losses. The heaviest damage occurred south and southwest of town with corn and grain damaged and cotton wiped out in long stretches. Pilot Grove reports damage to a Baptist church and a residence. Total losses run to several thousand dollars.
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Sevral
W. . Cook
Des Pope
W. J. Kerts
Pilot Grove
Whitewright
Mr and Mrs Guy Dillon Visit Relatives in Herman
Mr and Mrs Guy Dillon of Herman visited relatives here on day.
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Guy Dillon
Herman
Auto Collision Near Desert At Cotton Belt Crossing
An auto with Bob and John Miller and Will Miller from Desert crashed into an east bound Cotton Belt car at 11 40 last Sunday at a railroad crossing. Bob Miller was seriously hurt and treated at a local home before a sanitarium in Sherman. The other two escaped with minor scratches.
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Bob
John
Will Miller
Bob Miller
Sherman
Street and Pender plumbing firm changes hands
J. W. Street buys J. W. Pender’s interest in Street & Pender plumbing firm. Pender accepts employment at the ice house.
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J. W. Street
J. W. Pender
Street & Pender
Mr. Pender
Ice House
Auto Ditch Injures Sherman Couple Near Bells
Mr and Mrs J T Buchanan both advanced in years were painfully injured last Friday when the car driven by Mr Buchanan left the road and rolled over at the Kim brough turn near Bells. GC W Bryant and Marvin Bryant of this city assisted and brought the injured pair to Payne Cottage. later an ambulance from Sherman took them home. Doctors reported no broken bones and expected recovery with nursing and care.
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J. T. Buchanan
Sherman
Death of A. P. Gilliam in North Whitewright
A. P. Gilliam died at his North Whitewright home Friday morning after years of paralysis. Born in 1835 in Missouri he moved to Texas in the 1850s and built a farm near Savoy. He survived by his wife four sons and a daughter married in Dallas with services and burial at Virginia Point near Savoy.
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A. P. Gilliam
North Whitewright
Mr. Gilliam
Savoy
Gilliam
Missouri
Texas
Dallas
Methodist Church
Virginia Point
Careful Driving Called After Local Auto Crashes
Reports of several recent automobile accidents around Whitewright stress caution in motor traffic. Sharp turns, obstructed views at the Cotton Belt crossing, Farmers Union Gin corner, Wade Sears, Kimbrough, Oscar Bow turns, and similar sites prompted warnings to slow and watch for oncoming vehicles.
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Whitewright
Cotton Belt Crossing
Farmers Union
Basil Thompson Returns Home From Tyler Commercial College
Basil Thompson is at home from Tyler where he completed the commercial course at Tyler Commercial College.
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Basil Thompson
Tyler
Tyler Commercial College
Fingers Severed by Sickle in Harvest Accident
Charley Allison, a 21 or 22 year old son of Mr and Mrs Bird Allison of the Ely community, lost four fingers of his right hand when a harvesting machine binder started while he removed an obstruction from the guards. A physician reported nerve and function may return with use of the hand.
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Charley Allison
Bird Allison
Ely
Good Roads Meeting and Monster Auto Parade Planned
The Texas Good Roads Association holds its annual meeting in Mineral Wells June 20 to 22. Organizers plan a large Dallas and Fort Worth automobile parade to Mineral Wells on June 20, with cars gathering in Dallas on the 19th. The event coincides with the state highway commission meeting on the eve of the new highway law and auto tax. Whitewright expected to field cars in the parade.
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Texas Good Roads Association
Mineral Wells
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Mineral Wels
Texas
State Highway Commission
Whitewright
M. W
Child Dies of Acute Bowel Trouble in Conner Family
The two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Conner died last Friday afternoon after several days of illness with acute bowel trouble. Burial was held Saturday afternoon at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. Epting conducting. The loss fills the couple with deep parental sorrow and neighbors extend sympathy.
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C. B
Jack Conner
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rev. Epting
Mrs. Conner
Masonic Lodge and Chapter Elect Officers
At the local Masonic Blue Lodge annual election last Saturday for the coming year, T. B. Moore is elected W M F M Echols S W W H Stedham J W B F Gafford Secretary C W Bryant Treasurer C W Melson Tyler. The Masonic Chapter also elected D S McMillin H P H M Ryan BE K S R Glidewell E 8 Guy Hamilton Treasurer S H Montgomery Secretary C W Melson Guard.
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Masonic Blue Lodge
T. B. Moore
W. M
F.m.echols
S. W
W. H. Stedham
J. W
B. F. Gafford
C.W. Bryant
Treasuer
C. W. Melson
Tyler
Masonic
D. S. McMillin
H. P
H. M. Ryan
BE. K
S. R. Glidewell
Guy Hamilton
S. H. Montgomery
Addition Looms for P. J. Pierce & Sons Store
Concrete addition to the Pierce & Sons business house will house their restaurant and confectionery. The new structure makes the store the costliest single building in the city, expanding space for the bakery and rising trade demands.
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P. J. Pierce & Sons
Mrs. C. P. Johnson and baby visit Ferris relatives
Mrs. C. P. Johnson and her baby daughter are visiting relatives at Ferris and other nearby locations.
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C. P. Johnson
Ferris
Amonette Guilty in Prohibition Case in Grayson County
The jury found Jack Amonette guilty of violating the prohibition law and sentenced him to five years in the state penitentiary the maximum penalty. Amonette, from near Van Alstyne, is among Grayson County’s first to receive this sentence.
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Sherman
Texas
Jack Amonette
Amonette
Grayson County
van Alstyne
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Ment
D. M. Mooneyham
Mangrum Bros
Silver Moon Coffee
Stone’s Loaf Cakes
Masonic Elections
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Planters National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Ively
Lively
Palm Beach
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