Plans Shaped for Grayson County Democratic Primaries
The Grayson County Democratic executive committee set final plans for summer primaries in Sherman area. They assessed candidates and drew ballot order with no last minute filings. Names and offices listed include county clerk, tax assessor, district clerk, county judge, state representatives, and other local posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Buchanan
Southmayd
Earl Clayton
Howe
J. B. Smallwood
Denison
Claude H. Barrett
Sherman
R. P. Hunter
W. D. Harmon
Collier Yeary
Tom Bean
R. B. Caraway
W. R. Henderson
Jake J. Loy
S. V. Earnest
Russell W. Bryant
J. H. Waggoner
Whitewright
Nat Birge
H. A. Ivy
Jess Morris
Greenville
P. J. Waldrop
J. B. Burgin
T. C. Durning
van Alstyne
S. B. Vaughan
O. C. Cannon
Tioga
Clayton Flanery
Gunter
E. C. Looney
Pottsboro
Hardie McAdams
Gordonville
Justice of the Peace
C. O. Scott
Jess Wall
H. M. Wisdom
M. M. Scholl
E. A. Wright
Charles Adams
J. L. Cantrell
A. F. Thompson
C. L. Simpson
Soldiers' Bonus Goes Begging With Many Veterans
Washington reports the WWI bonus distribution of 1.65 billion in baby bonds to about 3 million veterans faced cash preference refusals. Veterans groups and officials note a few bonds diverted to charity and discuss errors and processing hitches as payments near completion. Local precinct lists appear as scattered items within the article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam
Donald A. Hobart
American Veterans’ Association
New York
Post Office Department
Morgenthau
Keeping Young Nine Times Over
An exchange captures a grim joke about aging as one man jokes about staying young with nine attempts. The reply confirms the struggle to remain youthful, reflecting a wry, somber tone.
Study in Figures on Marian Reunion
The exchange recalls Marian after a ten year gap with a witty remark on her figure, noting she has reportedly doubled her charm as well as her size. The humor highlights a playful social moment from a past era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian
Dedication Service Broadcast for Hall of Religion
Dallas announcement says the Hall of Religion dedication at the Centennial Exposition will be broadcast Sunday 2:15 to 2:45 pm by Texas Quality Network and four Texas radio stations. Bishop Harry T. Moore will read the dedicatory address and L B Denning will speak for Lone Star Gas stockholders who funded the building. The hall honors church influence in Texas history and offers a rest area with exhibits and air conditioning for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas Quality Network
WFAA
WBAP
KPRC
WOAI
Texas
W. A. Scott
Hall of Religion
Harry T. Moore
Dallas Episcopal Church
L. B. Denning
Lone Star Gas Company
Lone Star Gas System
Churches of Texas
Scott
California insurance racket shocks nation in DA probe
District Attorney Baron Fitts announced a nationwide insurance scam costing companies about 1 million dollars yearly. Five Long Beach residents were arrested after undercover work and a hidden radio recording revealed staged crashes. Harold Jenkins Alta Jenkins Elton Miner were booked for grand theft while William Bone and Martin Biggs faced mayhem and grand theft suspicions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Baron Fitts
Long Beach
Harold Jenkins
Alta
Elton Miner
William Bone
Martin Biggs
Biggs
Bone
Charles E. Griffin
Jenkins
Biggs-Bone
Charge by weight on streetcars joke from era
In a crowded streetcar a thin woman endures the pressure from a very fat woman beside her. She quips to a neighbor that fares should be charged by weight. The other woman replies that if fares were based on weight they could not stop for some people.
Match content recall in a playful exchange
A terse exchange features a request for a match and a quick grant followed by a quip about forgetting cigarettes. The dialogue ends with a humorous rebuke to retrieve the match, highlighting a lighthearted street barter moment.
Ector Woman Dies After Car Door Opens On Highway 82
Funeral services were held for Mrs. J. A. Banta 47 who died from head injuries when a car door opened while returning from Sherman two miles east of Savoy. Survived by husband, a daughter, two sons, parents, a brother and a sister. Born near Ector in 1888, she lived her life in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector
J. A. Banta
Highway 82
Savoy
E. L. Bowen
Bonham
Ector Methodist Church
Carson Cemetery
Sherman
Banta
Bonham Hospital
W. H. Harper
J. T. Banta
Dallas
Felix Banta
John Nelms
Jewell Nelms
Walter White
Want Ads and Notices From Whitewright Area
Various classified items listing FOR RENT FOR SALE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES EX-SERVICE MEN and AUTOMOBILE LOANS. Items include two room apartment with water and fridge, a Jersey milch cow, real estate interests, farm equipment, a boss dare rim wagon and tools, store investment chance, farm equity for ex soldiers, used kitchen cabinet refrigerator stove tractor and more. Also expressions of thanks and an auto loan offer from Auto Finance Company with contact details in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning, Clark & Meador
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
S. Travis St
Sherman
Ford Predicts Industry Changes for Next 25 Years
In a June Rotarian Magazine interview S J Woolf, Henry Ford foresees a 25 year horizon where aviation lags until autos perfect. He envisions lighter, better machinery, autos partly grown from agricultural products, shorter hours, higher wages, and competition driving progress without law forcing social gains. Ford urges refinement and practical use of materials and management creativity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
S. J. Woolf
Mr. Ford
Sherman Court Faces 80 Cases In One Day
City Recorder J. D. Buster opened City Corporation Court to a heavy docket of eighty cases. Fines totaled 213 dollars with thirty eight drivers cited under the new one hour parking law at a dollar each. Weekend drinkers paid 12.50 each and three reckless drivers faced 12.50 fines. Two red light violators were fined 3 dollars.
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F. H. LaGuardia
United States
Leon Yankich
A. Pace
Lee R. Jordan
J. C. McMillan
R. L. MecGroce
George M. Forrester
Collinsville
H. N. Sewell
Whitesboro
Ed Moran
Sadler
Cecil McKinney
Harold Doss
H. A. Young
Oxfords
T. W. Ayres & Son
California
Lee Hampton, Jr
C. J. Meador
Tom Barbee
W. T. Kirby
Rose Hill Road
Hicks Rubber Company Distributors
Waco
J. C. Parsons
Ruth Jopling
H. S. Parsons
Florence
Rollier
Waldo Furniture and Undertaking
Ford
Sherman Court
Sun Office
Windsor
Dickies
Bode
W. C. Houston
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