Tragic Rockport derailment kills 32 in New Jersey
A Delaware, Lackawanna & Western seven car special derailed at Rockport near Hackettstown New Jersey after leaving Buffalo Monday night. Thirty-two dead and many injured as four cars and the engine piled together amid a thunderstorm and washed tracks. Passengers were emigrants from the corn belt en route to homeland visits, with steam and wreckage causing extensive chaos.
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Hackettstown
N. J
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Rockport
Here
Corn Belt
Buffalo
N .Y
New Jersey
Rockport Crossing
Ferguson Will Pardon Friendless Negroes
Jim Ferguson secured gubernatorial support to pardon thirty black convicts at Huntsville penitentiary with Emancipation Day aims. Clerks will clear fourteen pardons on Wednesday for release June 19, while sixteen await clearance until Saturday after delays. Ferguson's plan followed his prison farm inspections.
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Austin
Jim Ferguson
Texas
Huntsville
Jim
Powder and Paint Menace to Flapper's Health
San Francisco doctors Hiram E. Miller and Lawrence R. Tausig warned at the American Medical Association about face powders blocking pores and harming skin. They urged cleansing with cold cream at night, cautioned against aniline dyes in rouge and powder, and noted many hair dyes are poisonous and may cause hair brittleness and rashes.
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Hiram E. Miller
Lawrence R. Tausig
San Francisco
American Medical Association
Lindsey Accepts Presidency of Carr-Burdette College
Dr. Arthur N. Lindsey of Clinton Missouri has accepted the presidency of Carr-Burdette College Sherman succeeding Dr Cephas Shelburne who died last November Lindsey will begin work in Sherman immediately He was presented at Abilene to the Texas Christian Missionary Convention by Will H Evans president of the board
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Arthur N. Lindsey
Clinton, Mo
Carr-Burdette College
Sherman
Jesse F. Holt
Cephas Shelburne
Lindsey
Will H. Evans
Abilene
Texas Christian Missionary Convention
Epworth League Program Opens With Battle of Life Theme
Sunday program at Epworth League features leader Miss Maxie Echols presenting Training for the Battle of Life with hymns Onward Christian Soldiers Am I a Soldier of the Cross and Faith is the Victory. Scriptural readings from Acts 7 25 Corinthians 9 24 27 and 1 Timothy 6 12. Also discusses Life Is a Battle and The Training of the Soldier with reports on North Texas Epworth League Conference delegates and a benediction. Dr. and Mrs. A H Fortner returned to Sweetwater after visiting Mrs. Fortner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A B Bryant.
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Maxie Echols
Ben Sturdi
Vant
A. H. Fortner
Sweetwater
A. B. Bryant
Whitewidth High Earns Full English Credit Status
Superintendent Fred W. Smith announced that Whitewight High School is now fully accredited in English by the State Department of Education. Previously graduates earned only three English credits. after term updates under Miss Christine Stuckey, the department inspector praised the improvements and displays that secured the higher credit level.
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Fred W. Smith
State Department To Education
Whitewight High School
Department of Education
Christine Stuckey
Smith
Reverend Joe B Nicholson buried here today
Rev Joe B Nicholson 72 a Presbyterian minister died Tuesday in an Oklahoma City sanitarium. His body arrived in Whitewright on the Katy Flyer and was taken to Lloyd Moore parlors. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church, with Masons assisting. He is survived by his wife Georgia, three children Moody Nicholson Laurie Stearns and Julia Biles, and a brother John Nicholson. He served as pastor in North Texas and did evangelistic work in the region. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Joe B. Nicholson
Pioneer Presbyterian
Oklahoma City
Moody Nicholson
Whitewright
Katy Flyer
Lloyd Moore
Presbyterian Church
J. F. Fender
Oak Hill Cemetery
Nicholson
Georgia Montgomery
Oklahoma
Laurie Stearns
South Carolina
Julia Biles
Ada
Okla
John Nicholson
Greenville
Texas
Shapely Knees Prayer Result Reported by Painter
New York news quotes Madrid portraitist Jose Quadras arriving on the Deutschland. He claims piety makes Spanish women's knees the most beautiful, noting Spaniards pray more and kneel on bare knees, while in many countries women sit.
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New York
Jose Quadras
Madrid
Deutschland
Spain
Texas Wealth Rank in South per Capita 1922 Census
Texas ranks third in the South for per capita wealth in 1922, with total property valued at 9.85 billion dollars and per person wealth of 2010 dollars, behind Virginia and Florida. The article notes historical growth since the Civil War and compares state figures. It also covers local items: Billie Leeman of Waco visiting and band efforts, Whitewright bands, and R L Johnson remodeling a residence south of Payne Cottage.
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Virginia
Florida
Texas
Census Bureau
Lone Star
Billie Leeman
Waco
R. R. Mikeska
Leeman
Whitewright
R. L. Johnson
Payne Cottage
Texas Declares Second Defense Test Day July Fourth
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson proclaims July 4 as Defense Test Day in Texas urging citizens to learn about National Defense Act plans for the Army. Adjutant General Mark McGee and Texas American Legion posts are called to observe the day and mobilize members.
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Austin
Texas
Army of the United States
Miriam A. Ferguson
Mark McGee
American Legion
Legionnaires
Fruit crops to shrink from 1924 harvest in US
Department of Agriculture officials forecast fair apple peach and pear crops for 1925 with frosts in late May cutting prospects in central states Virginia Michigan and parts of New York. Apple condition on June 1 was about ten percent below the usual. California shows a large peach increase, while other key states expect smaller yields than last year and Georgia projects under seven million bushels versus eight million three hundred thirty three thousand last year.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Michigan
New York
California
Georgia
Girls Pitchers Lead Five Inning Sunday School Baseball Game
A Friday afternoon game between Sunday school teams drew a crowd at the ball park. Ruth Montgomery and Viva Phillips pitched for the B C and M P teams in a five inning contest won 11 to 4 by B C. The girls showed better sportsmanship and endurance, while the boys struggled with wild pitches and patience at the plate.
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Ball
Ruth Montgomery
Viva Phillips
Family Travels to Durant Relatives Visit
D R Lewis and daughter Mrs L LaRoe and other family members drove to Durant Tuesday to spend the day with relatives. Whitewright friends report Miss Madge Huntley Greenville a former local high school teacher is much improved after illness that began before school closed and prompted her return home a week ago Monday.
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D. R. Lewis
L. LaRoe
Durant
Whitewright
Madge Huntley
Greenville
A and M Warns Of Leaf Worm Danger
A and M College warns Texas farmers of cotton leaf worm outbreaks after the pest is found in Gulf Coast and Rio Grande regions. Entomologist F L Thomas urges prompt action to spray or dust cotton, detailing calcium arsenate Paris Green and arsenate mixes with hydrated lime, and practical methods for delivery.
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College Station
Texas
Gulf Coast
Rio Grande
F. L. Thomas
A. & M. College
Medical progress miraculous during last fifty years
Dr. Wm. D. Haggard of Nashville as AMA president cites fifty years of rapid sanitary and medical advances. Anaesthetics and antiseptics enabled modern surgery. control of tuberculosis yellow fever typhoid measles and sleeping sickness noted. insulin aid to diabetes highlighted. Cancer remains elusive. many diseases undetected. annual U S sickness nears thirteen and a half million with a billion dollars in losses. Emphasis on preventive medicine and early disease detection through health surveys.
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Wm. D. Haggard
Nashville
Tenn
American Medical Association
United States
Revival Meeting At Church Of Christ By S P Pittman
A revival meeting is announced starting next Sunday at the Church of Christ conducted by Evangelist S P Pittman with local pastor Rev Rece Rogers assisting. Services are set daily at 10 am and 8 pm.
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Church of Christ
S. P. Pittman
Rece Rogers
Sherman Visitor Returns to Town First Week
Mrs. Julia Everheart of Sherman visited relatives here at the start of the week, spending time with family and renewing acquaintances during her stay.
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Julia Everheart of
Sherman
Dallas Visitors Reported by Emmett Penn Family
Mr and Mrs Emmett Penn and their daughter Miss Mary Rena visited Dallas on Sunday adding a brief local note of family travel and social visit.
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Emmett Penn
Mary Rena
Dallas
Farm Bureau Secretary To Speak at Sherman
Mr C C Moser Texas Farm Bureau secretary will address Grayson County farmers at the courthouse in Sherman at 2 oclock Saturday afternoon June 27 on cooperative marketing of cotton. He will discuss how the associations operate finance insurance warehousing and distribution of funds and their impact on farmers and industry.
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United States
B. R. Kennedy
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Grayson County
Cotton Co-operative Marketing Associations of
South
Texas Association
C. C. Moser
Texas Organization
Sherman
Moser
Government Experiment Station
Denison
Headlight Law Delayed Until September First
Austin June 17. The Texas head light division announced the new automobile act becomes law next Thursday but will not apply to individual motorists until September 1. Read Granberry said county test stations aim to be in operation by August 1 and motorists should adjust headlights early. The list of approved headlight devices will be available in late June and testing starts June 16.
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Austin
Texas
Automobile
State Highway Department
Read Granberry
Granberry
Mrs Eliza Ann Mullins Dies at 32 on Bryant Farm
Eliza Ann Mullins 32 wife of W M Mullins died Monday afternoon at her mother’s home on the C W Bryant farm northeast of town. She is survived by her husband, her mother, three children, a brother Frank Hicks and other relatives. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon by Rev A E Major and Rev Wright with interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. A Methodist, she was a good mother wife and neighbor mourned by kin and friends.
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Eliza Ann Mullins
W. M. Mullins
C. W. Bryant
Frank Hicks
A. E. Major
Rev. Wright
Oak Hill Cemetery
Methodist Church
Son of Dr Ray Accepts Professorship at Washington Univ
Dr John A Ray, long time instructor at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, has been offered and accepted the post of head professor of the Spanish and Italian departments of modern languages at Washington University in St Louis. He will start his duties on September 1.
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A. J. Ray
John A. Ray
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Washington University
St. Louis
Preston Legion Picnic Plans For July Celebration
The Preston P. Everheart Post of the American Legion completes plans for its annual picnic and celebration set for July 9 10 and 11 here. A local band rehearses, with a program of speechmaking baseball fireworks carnival attractions and other amusements promised for the event.
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Preston P. Everheart
The
American Legion
Weed Causes Hay Fever From Plantain Pollen
Dr. Harry Bern ton of the U S Public Health Service says English plantain pollen triggers hay fever in many people after experimenting with the weed. He has filed charges regarding the plant’s role in causing allergic symptoms.
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Harry 8. Bernton
U. S. Public Health Service
Denison man spends weekend in town
C. K. Spindle of Denison spent Saturday and Sunday in the city, visiting local residents and taking in community activities during his weekend stay.
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C. K. Spindle
Denison
Farmers Week at A. & M. July 27 to August 1
A. & M. College hosts Farmers Week July 27 to August 1 with over 3,000 farm people instructed by college specialists and recognized leaders. The event offers all facilities, low living costs, rail fare at 1.2 times the regular rate, and a well equipped camp. Activities include agriculture instruction, livestock and crop showcases, judging contests, and end of year contests.
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College Station
Texas
A. & M. College
Rabies Scare After Dog Bites Eight Children in Childress
In Childress a young dog that died was found to have rabies. The animal bit eight children before confinement. All bitten children receive Pasteur treatment. City crews killed forty three unvaccinated dogs yesterday as a public safety measure.
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Mad Dog
Childress
Victim of Divine Healing in Kansas City Tragedy
Walter Kiaffaber died after a car he was cranking started and pinned him against a tree. He had refused medical aid hours after the accident, trusting a faith he adopted at baptism near Lake Welborn. Doctors said immediate treatment could have saved his life.
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Kansas City
Kan
Walter Kiaffaber
Kiaffaber
Lake Welborn
Here
Bedridden Doctor Borne Aloft on 22 Minute Flight
Seattle June 16 Dr Frank R Loope a bedridden invalid for fourteen years took a twenty two minute airplane ride He could not turn his head but held a mirror to view the earth below He said he got much fun out of the flight
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Seattle
Wash
Frank R. Loope
Loope
Violin Lessons Offered This Summer by S L Young
Violin lessons offered at a studio north of the grammar school this summer. It is ideal to start before the next term and provide children with activity during vacation. Teaching days are Tuesday and Friday.
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S. L. Young
Mistakes Across Professions Turned Into Law and Lore
A quip from Inland Printer contrasts how different professions handle errors. It notes plumbers overcharge, lawyers retry cases, carpenters expect slips, doctors hide them, judges codify errors into law, and preachers remain unseen. The punchline: printers face a memorable mis take.
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Flapper
Epworth League
Farm Bureau
Sun and
Dallas News
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