Whitewright items from 1915 county court to local notes
Grayson County commissioners let a contract for 52 natural gas stoves in the courthouse. Local entrepreneur openings include Clarence Biggerstaff's restaurant in Whitewright and J. W. Godfrey purchasing the Lindsey department store. New county road belt engineer Julien Feild. farm agent Ben Oglesby resigns. Marriages, deaths, and social events listed among residents and visitors, with club formation and business changes noted.
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Grayson County
Julia E. Pritchett
Robert A. Jones
J. A. Pritchett
Jack Kirby Dillon
Guy Dillon
Gertrude Montgomery
Ruth Southerland
W. H. King
Northwest
James Stateville
Jim Hollingsworth
Ector
Carl Fender
Celina
Dyer & Jones Drug Store
Maggie Noe
Denison Hospital
Julian Montgomery
University of Illinois
Virgil B. Teague
George Teague
Tom Bean
T. H. Lively Dry Goods Co
Whitewright Commercial Club
W. B. Hestand
B. F. Gafford
L. C. Cottington
L. R. Gaston
J. T. Stillwell
F. M. Echols
T. H. Sears
T. E. Sears
J. R. Pennington
W. C. Cook
Bond Street
Whitewright News in Focus June 1920 Local Events
The Sun reports a range of local items including Rev. George C. Boston named pastor of First Baptist Church. A public weigher will be chosen for Whitewright cotton yard. City Council orders $12 000 for another water pumping unit. G L Baugher plans three months away in Colorado Springs. Sears vs Austin oil trial ends without verdict. Whitewright added as stop for Kansas City Special. Delia Moore and Z R Langston wed at bride's mother home. Mrs D M Pope hosts Blue Bird Club. D E McCoy reports first cotton bloom. Move for free mail delivery advances with Postmaster Webster. Jim Simmons ill from ptomaine poisoning. Sherman Democrat ownership change set for July 1. Hunter brothers sell majority stake to K K Hooper and 84 Sherman citizens. Auto luxury tax for four months totals 21 500 000. Oscar Ryan dies at Myra after long illness.
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George C. Boston
Fort Worth
First Baptist Church
Whitewright
G. L. Baugher
Colorado Springs
15Th District Court
Sherman
T. B. Moore
D. M. Pope
Blue Bird Club
D. E. McCoy
Sun Office
Commercial Club
H. L. Webster
Jim Simmons
Sherman Democrat
Hunter Brothers
The
Democrat
K. K. Hooper
Dallas
Oscar Ryan
Myra
Sherman Man Found Dead On Tracks In Texas And Pacific
The body of Leo Stephenson, 40, was found on the Texas and Pacific Railway tracks in Sherman around 6 a.m. Monday, believed struck by an eastbound train at 1:35 a.m. A watch stopped at 2:20 a.m. Stephenson worked at Diamond Milling Company. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from Daniel-Scott funeral home, with Rev. R. A. Partlow officiating and burial in West Hill Cemetery. Surviving are his parents, two sisters and a brother.
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West Hill Cemetery
G. L. Stephenson
Jessie May Burton
Paul Pugh
Otto Stephenson
Taxpayer calls for change in district tax policy
A citizen pleads for tax relief and new leadership in the Fourth District. He urges voters to back a candidate who will cut salaries and fight taxation, citing a 1930 effort that saved about $50,000 for local taxpayers next year.
Mrs Stella Mangrum Dies After Illness in Paris
Mrs Stella Mangrum wife of Albert Mangrum died Friday night at Lamar County hospital in Paris after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Carson Cemetery near Ector with local attendees from Whitewright. She was 45, born in Tennessee, married thirteen years ago, survived by husband parents Jim and Mrs Eaton and three brothers and one sister. She belonged to the Baptist Church.
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Stella Mangrum
Albert Mangrum
Lamar County Hospital
Paris
Carson Cemetery
Ector
Baptist Church
Whitewright
J. E. Mangrum
Fred Cook
John H T Lewis Dies in Kansas Farm Veteran
John H T Lewis born January 18 1861 in Garden County Georgia died June 9 1932 in Larned Kansas after six years residence there He married twice first to Nancy J Jones in 1886 with six children and later to Dovie Ellen Caskey producing one child He was a farmer active Methodist and survived by three living children five grandchildren a brother two sisters and many relatives Funeral at Owens Funeral Home conducted by Rev Forrest Rohl and Rev Scott with burial in Cimarron Cemetery
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John Lewis
Whitewright
Kansas
Cimarron
John H. T. Lewis
Garden County
Georgia
Larned
Lewis
Nancy J. Jones
Adelia Rice
Horace Lewis
Ola Justice
van Alstyne
Texas
Nobility
Leonard
Dovie Ellen Caskey
Juanita Lewis
Sherman
Dovie Ellen Lewis
Kans
T. W. Lewis
Celeste
Amanda Whitworth
Pheebe Abbott
George West
Owens Funeral Home
Forrest Rohl
Methodist Church
Scott
Church of Christ
Milton Blakeman
Old Rugged Cross
Four Square
Cimarron Cemetery
Bathtubs Safer Despite Accidents Decline Report
A Metropolitan Life Insurance survey shows bathtubs caused only 19 of 2317 home accidents last year. The piece notes tubs were once blamed for many incidents but now pose little risk, with ladders and other hazards deemed far more dangerous.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Rome
Spain
Boston
France
The Insurance Policy For Sam Johnson Ends In Death
An insurer once paid Samuel Johnson’s premiums promptly until he died last May. After notices, a reply came from Mrs. Sam Johnson explaining they cannot pay any more premiums, ending the policy.
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Samuel Johnson
Sam
Sam Johnson
Calaveras locals debate San Juan pronunciation joke
A humorous exchange highlights a New Californian mispronouncing San Juan as San Juan while an old resident corrects the J to H sound. The visitor explains only recently living in the area with unfamiliar local terms Hune and Hulu.
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San Juan
California
Ring of Endless Love Sparks Bedside Confusion
A playful exchange about eternal love sits beside a nurse's worried report that the wife has been delirious, calling for money. The husband dismisses the illness as nonsense, creating a tense domestic moment in a public hospital.
Marbles Prompt Moral Turns Into Golf Quip
A witty exchange pits a boy and a man over bad language on the marble court. The boy answers that grown men who swear while playing marbles end up playing golf, revealing a grim humor about sportsmanship.
Artist Power Sparks Lessons in a Brushstroke
A teacher declares a great artist can alter a smiling face with one brush stroke. A small boy retorts that his mother can do the same. The exchange hints at the influence of art and maternal influence on mood and perception.
Quick Witty Dialogs From A Passing Era
A jumble of humorous exchanges appears in a vintage street scene. A young woman asks for floor wax in a store, a clerk offers sealing wax, and a ceiling joke follows. A prohibition supporter remarks on street saloons while an optimistic frame notes their quiet presence. A pair of men contrast bachelor life with married life in wartime reflections.
Equal Suffrage An Arkansas Mountaineer Seeks County Judge
A mountaineer from Arkansas runs for county judge and his family shows excitement about the possible outcome. A city visitor comments on a tall building's spiral fire escape while a cyclone is mentioned. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Smith joke about a husband's sewing and buttons.
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Arkansas
Wedding Ideals Literature for the Young Bridegroom
A fragmentary note expresses a young man’s request for literature on ideals relating to marriage. The text indicates plans to wed and seeks guidance or guidance literature. No further names, dates, or locations are available in the readable portion.
Government prompts on marriage and family size
Leading advocates discuss how policy aims to shape marriage choices and family size through government influence. The debate centers on whether state guidance should encourage larger families or respect individual freedom in forming households.
Off the Standard Fond Mother Joke
A humorous exchange plays on the phrase gold standard as a nurse jokes about a child’s behavior at tea time. The quip reflects light domestic banter with period speech and a gentle pun.
Time Severs Longtime Friendship In Quip Over Age
Archie notes thirteen years have passed since they were seventeen while Polly cites time as the judge of friendship. He retorts that she is now twenty one and he is thirty. The line hints at a rift over aging and loyalties.
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Polly
Archie
Nut Sundae Mystery Baffles Curious Parson
A humorous exchange where Pat asks a priest to explain a punny term Nut Sundae. the friar replies with patient curiosity. The vignette highlights village wit and a playful sermon interlude without further details.
Stand Behind Your Lover A Scotchman Threatens Murder
A Scotsman warns his unfaithful wife and her lover with deadly intent. He says he will shoot them both, revealing a violent confrontation as the tale unfolds.
Dearest Question Sparks Wish For Happiness In Life
A fragment shows a dialogue where one character asks Julio if he could be happy in her walk of life while another asks about buying a car, hinting at a domestic or romantic scene. The readable lines suggest a conversational moment between two individuals labeled Ramiet and Julio.
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Julio
Ramiet
University president tackles night classes for slang learning
A worried caller asks if the university offers night classes for fathers to learn current slang so they can understand their children. The anecdote contrasts casual campus chat with a new patient remark about spitting and leaking, reflecting humorous campus banter.
Stormy seas prompt captain to heave to
Yachtman warns he may heave to if the storm persists while Seasick Girl comments on the grim phrasing, noting the perilous mood aboard.
Household humor and a prank ad from a 1900s paper
A mother reads a father's joke about hair and marriage, a Chinese servant gag, and a quip about wives. The scene shifts to a newspaper ad offering a cure for slobbering children for five dollars, followed by a returned reply.
Domestic Quarrel Echoes in Humorous Exchange
A humorous exchange features a henpecked husband who reluctantly offers chores while resisting any attempt to dress up or “fool the baby.” The dialogue underscores domestic tensions with comic stubbornness.
Dog’s howl signals death in superstition joke
A quip turns on a superstition about a dog howling three nights in a row presaging death as a joke. The punchline reveals the dog rather than a person will die, delivered in a light exchange.
Childs first day at school sparks simple punchline
A comic quip about a boy facing questions at school reveals he lied about his birth to avoid implying weakness. Another wedding tale notes a baby’s crying prompts a witty RSVP jab. A third joke has Ike deciding to raise rabbits and leaving the count to the rabbits.
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