Death Claims Five Senators in Week's Toll
The Whitewright Sun reports the passing of Senators La Follette and Ladd among five U.S. Senators who have died since October. Framing the national toll, it lists Frank Brandegee, Henry Cabot Lodge, McCormick, La Follette, and Ladd as the deceased in the latest week.
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la Follette
Senator Ladd
United States
Senate
Frank Brandegee
Connecticut
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
McCormick
Illinois
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Grayson County Voters Face $5,800,000 Road Bond Issue
On July 28 Grayson County residents may approve or reject a $5.8 million road bond. Voter interest has been light but is expected to rise near election day. County population about 75,000 would see $77 per person or over $385 per family, with forty years to repay.
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Grayson County
Forty-Sixth Texas Press Association Meeting in Tyler
The Texas Press Association held its 46th annual meeting in Tyler last week with over 350 newspaper men in attendance. The event showcased East Texas hospitality exciting visitors, who praised Tyler as a progressive, thriving city and East Texas as a prosperous region due to growing fruit and vegetable industries.
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Texas Press Association
Tyler
East Texas
Texas
Tom Holmes Vetted for Tribune Ball to Rolling
In a bold endorsement the speaker backs Tom Holmes of the Tribune to lead the preliminary work needed to start the ball rolling. The remark ties to local housing and energy concerns, signaling support for Holmes amid ongoing community development efforts.
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Tom Holmes
the Tribune
Whitewright lawn mower plan causes local stir
Jim Waggoner of the Whitewright Sun cites a Record squib about a Methodist pastor’s double shift of lawn mowers. He recalls Bro May copying the idea, then writes that the pastor was actually assembling mowers on the church lawn for brethren, simply to supervise a job.
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Jim Waggoner
The
Whitewright Sun
Bro. May
Waggoner
Record
Whitewright
Celina
Van Alstyne links draw rebuff to Sherman mayors past
A column cites William White of the Van Alstyne Leader and J H Waggoner of the Whitewright Sun quibbling about former Van Alstyne residents. They note mayor William Leslie of Sherman and mayor Mack Echols of Whitewright once lived in Van Alstyne but left as adults. The piece muses on how things might have differed if figures like Sam Gray had remained.
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William White
van Alstyne Leader
Will Leslie
Mack Echols
J. H. Waggoner
The
Whitewright Sun
White
Leslie
Sherman
Mayor Echols
Whitewright
van Alstyne
Sam Gray
Tribune backs citizen committees for Katy gas line
The Tribune urges towns along the Katy between Denison and Greenville to form citizen committees to engage a natural gas supplier and seek a pipeline from Denison. It touts gas’s advantages and asks local editors Jim Waggoner, Bob May, 8 F Bethel, and Fred Horton for support, envisioning an automatic future.
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the Tribune
Katy
Denison
Greenville
Jim Waggoner
The
Whitewright Sun
Bob May
Leonard Graphic
Van Alstyne Leader Promotes Local Training Hub
The Van Alstyne Leader urges readers that Van Alstyne offers the proper training for ministers mayors teachers and ball players in Grayson County. It contrasts this with other towns and says trained individuals should carry the light into surrounding wildernesses after leaving local programs.
Man-Hating Horse Kills Cowboy In McCulloch County
June 24 report from a southern McCulloch County ranch states an outlaw horse known for unseating riders killed Hugh Barber as he attempted to ride it. Barber died from a crushed skull after the horse somersaulted, while the horse remained unharmed.
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Brady
Hugh Barber
Barber
McCulloch County
Garland Man Recuperates From Fish Attack at Lake Worth
Ed Cloud city manager of Garland in Dallas County is recovering after a channel catfish struck his jaw while he hoisted the fish from a pier at Lake Worth Fort Worth. The fin penetrated to the bone and remained embedded as Pete Hanley tried to help. Cloud carried the fish and aided Hanley before medical help arrived.
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Ed Cloud
Garland
Dallas County
Lake Worth
Fort Worth
Red and Gun Club
Cloud
Pete Hanley
Hanley
Rescuer and ally aid drowning fisherman in river incident
A fisherman was pulled from the water by sheer strength after a fish caught in a tree entrapped him. Hanley revived, then Cloud and Hanley’s camp provided first aid by W. R. Gwathmey.
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Hanley
Cloud
W. R. Gwathmey
Eloise Yancey Marries Hugh Masters in Denton Anniversary
Denton June 23 On the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs C C Yancey their daughter Miss Eloise Yancey wed Hugh B Masters of Leonard Rev S D Perkinson of Lawton Okla officiated A large number attended The maid of honor was Eleanor Reaves Best man John Ashburn After a trip to Colorado the couple will reside in Gunter where the groom is school superintendent
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Denton
C. C. Yancey
Eloise Yancey
Hugh B. Masters
Leonard
S. D. Perkinson
Lawton
Okla
Eleanor Reaves
John Ashburn
Colorado
Wind shield glass magnifies tack. pedestrian seems smaller
A Wooster Record item notes a wind shield glass can magnify a tack and make a pedestrian appear a small matter, illustrating perception effects in a brief quirky observation.
Grasshoppers and Frogs to Play Annual Ball Game
Whitewright set Friday July 3 for the annual baseball clash between the Frogs nicknamed the lean women and the Grasshoppers the fat women. The game at the ball park starts at 5. Last year the event drew a full grandstand and a close five innings with the Frogs losing on a steal attempt at home. The PTA sponsors expect strong bids to win this year with both sides confident.
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Whitewright
Frogs
Grasshoppers
Ball Park
Parent-Teacher Association
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Echols
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Gordon
Knit Union
Athletic Union
Whitewright, Texas
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L. Laroe & Company
Hudson & Davis Company
Woile
Hudson & Davis Co
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