County truck caravan visits Whitewright with band
Grayson county truck and tractor dealers numbering over forty arrived Thursday with a brass band and farms equipment displays. The tour started Tuesday in Sherman and traveled through Whitesboro Van Alstyne Tom Bean and Kentuckytown before returning to Whitewright for an evening street concert attracting about fifteen hundred people. The event drew praise in Denison papers noting strong receptions at Gordonville and Whitewright.
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Grayson County
Sherman
Whitesboro
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Kentuckytown
Denison
Gordonville
Revival Meeting Under Nazarene Church Banner June 18
A revival meeting opens tonight June 18 under a tent on the lots east of P. J. Pierce's residence. Sponsored by the Nazarene church, it will be conducted by Rev. Arthur James and H. R. Lee with special singing. Everyone is invited to attend.
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P. J. Pierce
The
Nazarine Church
Arthur James
H. R. Lee
Warren G Harding Began Life on a Farm
Warren G Harding the Republican presidential nominee and publisher of the Marion Star grew up on a farm near Blooming Grove Ohio. Born November 2 1865 he was the eldest of eight children and later became a printer typesetter and editor. He moved to Marion in 1884 where his father bought him the Star and he has run it without strikes while serving as Ohio senator since 1914. He is a director of a bank and several plants and a Trinity Baptist Church trustee.
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Warren G. Harding
Marion
Ohio
Star
United States
Blooming Grove
Morrow County
George T. Harding
Scotland
Warren
Phoebe Dickerson
van Kirnas
Warren Harding
Ohio Central College of Iberia
Congress
Harding
Dr. Harding
Senator Harding
Trinity Baptist Church
Odeon Theatre June Film Week
The Odeon presents a six day film lineup starting Friday June 18 with Marshal Neilan’s comedy Don’t Ever Marry starring Matt Moore. Saturday features Frank Mayo in The Girl in No 29, followed by Bullet Proof with Harry Care y Monday. Additional titles include Funeral Range Tuesday The Silent Avenger serial and April Folly Thursday with Marion Davies and Conway Tearle.
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Marshal Neilan
Matt Moore
Benedict
Frank Mayo
Harry Carey
Harry
Neal Hart
Hoot Gibson
Marion Davies
Conway Tearle
England
New York
South Africa
Odeon
Dan Antonio Leads in 1920 Population
San Antonio remains Texas's largest city with a 161,308 population, up 64,694 from 1910, about 3,000 ahead of Dallas. Chicago holds second in the nation at 2,701,212, up 515,929, a 23.6 percent rise, slightly ahead of Greater New York.
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San Antonio
Texas
Census Bureau
Dallas
Chicago
United States
New York
Fort Worth Selected for State Convention
Fort Worth chose for the August State convention. The State Democratic Executive Committee voted 16 to 4 to place Joseph Weldon Bailey on the official ballots for the Democratic primaries as a gubernatorial candidate. The committee also unanimously approved resubmitting the home ownership amendment upon request by Governor Hobby and M. H. Wolfe.
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Fort Worth
Democratic Executive Committee
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Luther Nickels
Bailey
John J. Simmons
Hobby
M. H. Wolfe
Republicans Plan A Drive For 7 Million Dollars
Chicago June 14 The Republican campaign committee estimates for the 1916 Hughes campaign cost about 4.5 million dollars. For Harding the cost is projected to exceed by two or three million, with advertising, bill posting, lithographs and speakers bureaus rising. Most conservative figures set the total at seven million, others higher. Also noted is Miss Sue King graduating with the SMU senior class in Dallas.
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Chicago
Charles Evans Hughes
Republican Campaign Committee
Senator Harding
Harding
Hughes
Sue King
W. H. King
Southern Methodist University At
Dallas
New Laundry Service Brannon Bros Opens Langford Agency
Brannon Bros announces obtaining the Langford Laundry agency for Greenville and offering first class laundry work to Whitewright and vicinity. Baskets will be sent off Monday and Thursday each week and left at the barber shop. No delivery service. customers are urged to bring laundry to the shop for guaranteed satisfaction.
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Langford
Greenville
Whitewright
Brannon Bros
Grayson County Summer Picnic Dates Listed
Grayson county towns announce annual summer picnics with Bells hosting first at month end on June 24 to 26. Further events include Flowing Wells July 3 to 5, Sadler July 9 10, Van Alstyne July 15 16, Collinsville July 16 17, and Ethel Riggs Grove July 21 22.
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Grayson County
Bells
Flowing Wells
Sadler
van Alstyne
Collinsville
Ethel
Riggs Grove
Judge J. D. Yocum dies after 29 years in city service
Denison Texas June 15 funeral services for Judge J D Yocum who died late Saturday afternoon at age 77 were held Sunday. Yocum lived 34 years in Denison with 29 years employed by the city including seven years as city judge and thirteen years as city secretary. He had enjoyed good health until a few weeks ago and is survived by his wife a son and a daughter.
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Denison
Texas
J. D. Yocum
Notice for trouble calls during absence
Absence notice directs all trouble calls to phone 37 managed by Howard Brodhead. Source is The Sun newspaper with annual subscription price listed as $1.50 in advance and combined Sun and Dallas News at $2.25 per year.
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Howard Brodhead
the Sun
the Sun and
Dallas News
Whitewright Votes 50,000 More Road Bonds
In Whitewright Ida Kentucky Town districts voters approve a 50 000 bond issue to complete the road program. Whitewright 109 15 Ida 11 1 Kentuckytown 5 7 total 125 for 23 against. Plan calls for a roughly eight mile road from Murry Bryant’s residence to Ida and two miles in or near Whitewright to connect with Fannin County. Officials aim to issue bonds and start work at the earliest time.
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Whitewright-Ida Road
Whitewright
Ida
Kentuckytown
Murry Bryant
Fannin County
Jury Out In Oil Suit At Sherman
The oil suit of R L Sears et al against Dero Austin remained undecided as jurors reported a 7 to 5 split. They were sent back to the jury room after a brief timeout and by press time no verdict or discharge had been announced.
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R. L. Sears
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C. B. Bryant, Pres
R. A. Gillett
Mangrum Bros
Odeon Theatre
Dan Antonio
Grayson
Sistent
Capita
J. W. Davidson
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