Fire Losses Discussed At Rotary Meeting
F. M. Echols spoke at the Rotary Club on Whitewright fire losses and urged citizen action to restore normal conditions. He cited improvements in city services, pumping capacity, pumps, hoses, and fire prevention efforts that lowered the key fire insurance rate to 38 cents, among the lowest for Texas small towns. He warned further gains require bond issues and higher taxes, while emphasizing public responsibility for fire records and the impact on rates and insurance costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
F. M. Echols
Whitewright
Texas
Echols
Gamewell
State Fire Insurance Commission
Safe Farming Bulletin Promotes Texas Program
A new bulletin titled A Safe Farming Program for Texas issued by the Extension Department of A and M College at College Station outlines a twenty five year advocacy for safer farming. It stresses community cooperation, county wide interest, and practical steps illustrated by a chart. Farmers and others seeking better farm life and profitable crops and livestock are urged to write for a free copy to Co. H. Alvord Director Extension Service A and M College College Station Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
A. & M. College
Farmers of Texas
H. Alvord
College Station
Red River Toll Bill Is Changed
Senator Mayfield agrees to shift toll bridge rate control on the Red River to Secretary of War. Four bridges lie near Oklahoma. river not navigable, so War Department has not regulated tolls before. House bill would hand authority to Texas Railroad Commission and Oklahoma Corporation Commission, but Senator Bingham favors extending War Department power on navigable bridges.
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Washington
Mayfield
Senator Bingham
Connecticut
Red River
Secretary of War
Oklahoma
Senate
Railroad Commission of Texas
Corporation Commission of Oklahoma
Bingham
House
State Treasurer Receives Over Two Million In One Week
Harris County tax collector remitted 1,214,930 to State Treasurer W Gregory Hatcher for January county collections. Combined with other receipts that day, totals top 2,000,000. El Paso County 32,562. Clay County 66,271. This marks the second day in seven days with over 2,000,000 collected in a single day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Harris County
W. Gregory Hatcher
el Paso
Clay County
P T A Meeting at Grammar School Auditorium
The Parent-Teacher Association met in the grammar school auditorium on Tuesday afternoon. The program included a third grade song a piano solo by Clyde Johnson a duet by Frances Haliburton and Dorothy Tate with accompanist Dorothy Juan Gillett a talk on The Value of Example in Teaching by Miss Sallye Hamilton and a school picture contest result with third and seventh grades tied for the grammar school and the eighth grade winning the high school picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Grammar School
Clyde Johnson
Frances Haliburton
Dorothy Tate
Dorothy Juan Gillett
Sallye Hamilton
Oak Hill Cemetery dues appeal for 1927 drive
The Oak Hill Cemetery Association asks supporters to pay yearly dues of 3.00 while noting a 1927 debt. Members urge timely payments and thank past helpers, listing several ladies by name as coordinators and solicitors for the fundraising effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery Association
Association
Mel Roberts
W. F. Sanders
W. P. Vaughn
J. L. Kirkpatrick
J. B. Dixon
Dora Seales
Adah Truett
L. LaRoe
Home Dad and the Boy by Frank H Cheley
A father’s role in shaping a modern American boy is urged as vital and lifelong. The piece praises dads who seek physical, mental, social, and spiritual guidance, noting the impact on a son’s character and memory after the father’s death. Located in Denver, Cole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Frank H. Cheley
Cheley
Denver
Cole
Liberal Libel Law Goes to Governor
The house concurred 115 to 7 in liberalized libel reform approved by the senate. The bill allows fair accounts of public meetings and republication if still of public interest, and lets defendants introduce full material circumstances to determine damages. The measure now goes to the governor for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House
Senate
Sherman Attorney Found Dead in Bed
Judge J. K. Jamison a 76 year old Sherman attorney was found dead in bed Tuesday morning after a period of ill health He had served as assistant county attorney under Cecil H Smith and J H Truett A native of Alabama he came to Grayson County 44 years ago living in Whitesboro before moving to Sherman He is survived by his wife Emily Anderson Jamison and six children including three sons who are bank cashiers Albert J Jamison Central State Bank Sherman Frank A Jamison Farmers National Bank Buda and Willis C Jamison First National Bank Whitesboro
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Sherman
J. K. Jamison
Cecil H. Smith
J. H. Truett
Jamison
Alabama
Lebanon College
Lebanon
Emily Anderson Jamison
Albert J. Jamison
Central State Bank
Frank A. Jamison
Farmers National Bank
Buda
Texas
Willis C. Jamison
First National Bank
Whitesboro
Fire Insurance Rates Rise On Bad Fire Record
The article explains a swing from a maximum good fire record credit to a bad fire record charge of 12 percent, raising total insurance bills by about 27 percent. It notes rates vary from 60 cents to five dollars per hundred for risky properties like gins mills and warehouses, with 85 percent of fires deemed preventable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echols
Rotarians
State Fire Insurance Commission
Edison’s plan to profit rubber crop in the South
Thomas A. Edison, 80, says he is rapidly perfecting a machine to press and squeeze rubber from plants. He told United States Press in Fort Myers on March 1 that his invention could enable wholesale rubber production south of Savannah and may supplant cotton, yielding huge profits for planters.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Thomas A. Edison
United States
Savannah
America
Edison
Magnet used to remove carpet tack from youth
Durant Oklahoma March 2. A magnet on a rubber tube removed a carpet tack from Clarence Allder’s stomach at a local hospital. The Blue Earth student swallowed the tack ten days ago and prior attempts failed. It took forty five minutes to extract the tack.
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Durant
Okla
Clarence Allder
Blue
Young Allder
Southeastern State Teachers’ College
Farm Leader Criticizes Coolidge Veto On Farm Relief
Indianapolis March 2 William P Settle president of the Indiana Farm Bureau denounced President Coolidges veto of the McNary Haugen farm relief saying it dealt the American farmer the greatest blow in half a century He warned the economy cannot be controlled by a small section and predicted a correction in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
President Coolidge
McNary- Haugen Farm Relief
William P. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau
Settle
Moody Denies 19 Pardons in Surprise Move
Governor Moody denied nineteen petitions for pardons after returning to a crowded desk following a two day absence. J D Hall the assistant secretary said Moody announced the rulings late last night.
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Austin
Moody
J. D. Hall
Wilson Hardware Stock Sold on Wednesday
The J. W. Wilson hardware stock was sold to the highest bidder Wednesday afternoon by Vernon Hall assignee of Dallas. Simon Daniels of Corsicana bid 1615 dollars for the stock and 50 dollars for the accounts and notes. Daniels said his son would move here to manage the stock if creditors confirm the sale. Daniels has long operated in Corsicana. Several bid but only two bidders actively participated.
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J. W. Wilson
Vernon Hall
Dallas
Simon Daniels
Corsicana
Daniels
Frances Delfel Dies After Illness at Age 14
Frances Lodenia Delfel daughter of P and Delfel died Monday morning after a long illness. Born September 11 1912 she would have been 15 next birthday. She joined the Methodist Church in 1924 and was active in school. Funeral at the Methodist Church with Rev H M Cowling and Dr H L Durham. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Frances Lodenia
P, CC
Delfel
Frances
Methodist Church
H. M. Cowling
H. L. Durham
Burleson College of
Greenville
Homely girls praised over sisters in Seattle Argus
A Seattle Argus quip contrasts homely girls with beautiful sisters noting the former face fewer troubles, while the latter are linked to more issues, reflecting a humor piece on appearances and perceptions.
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Seattle Argus
Capabilities of Six Year Old Children in Home Tasks
Dr. Ernest Horn of Iowa State University told a Dallas audience that six year olds can handle many personal and household tasks. He listed abilities from eating neatly to tidying, feeding pets, and setting the table, and urged parents and teachers to provide purposeful activities to build character. He noted children's curiosity ranges from mechanical questions to nature and human behavior, and highlighted honesty issues when parents evade fares for children over six.
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Ernest Horn
Iowa State University
National Council
National Council of Primary Education
First Methodist Church
Dallas
Dr. Horn
Horn
Santa Claus
California claims youngest grandmothers at 29
In California two women, Lorraine Reilly of Hollywood and Beulah Graham of Oakland, are cited as the Nation's youngest grandmothers at 29. Reilly married at 13 and has a 9 month old grandson. Graham also 29 with a 4 month old grandson. The claim follows a Georgia dispatch naming Bert Wade as the youngest grandmother at 32.
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San Francisco
California
Lorraine Reilly
Hollywood
Harry Cordero
Santa Barbara
Atlanta, Ga
Bert Wade
Roy Stegall
Misses LaRoe and Mangrum Visit Fort Worth Parents
Misses Lucile LaRoe and Verma Mangrum, students at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, spent the weekend with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Lucian LaRoe and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mangrum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile LaRoe
Verma Mangrum
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Lucian LaRoe
J. E. Mangrum
U S Wins Oil Lease Case Against Doheny
The Supreme Court unanimously rules the Elk Hills naval oil leases as illegal and corrupt, upholding the Circuit Court. It cancels contracts, denies Doheny compensation, and refers him to Congress for relief over his investments in storage tanks at Pearl Harbor.
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Washington
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills
Cal
Naval Oil Reserve
Albert B. Fall
Supreme Court
Senate
Justice Butler
Congress
Doheny
Circuit Court
California
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Circuit
Sinclair
Federal District Court
Aviator Convicted of Manslaughter in Beach Crash
Carroll B. Crossan, aviator, found guilty on two counts of manslaughter for a forced landing on a Venice beach last summer that killed 13 year old Liiza Normandin and 13 year old Madeline Kupfer. Jury deliberated 28 hours for the second trial. sentencing set for Monday with maximum 10 years per count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Carroll B. Crossan
Venice
Crossan
Liiza Normandin
Madeline Kupfer
Allow Sulphur to Cheapen Motor Gas, Proclaims Expert
New York report quotes Dr. Gustav Egloff of Universal Products Company who says refining gasoline with sulfuric acid to low sulfur content wastes 50 million dollars annually. He argues higher sulfur tolerance would cut fuel costs without causing corrosion under normal use.
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New York
Gustav Egloff
Universal Products Company of Chicago
Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Egloff
Texans killed in war honored in house bill
Austin March 2 Appropriation of $10 000 to buy and install in the Texas Memorial Stadium at Austin a memorial tablet bearing names of Texas World War dead is carried in a House bill by Representative Smyth finally passed Tuesday The Attorney General is authorized to procure from the War Department at Washington an official list of Texans losing their lives in World War service
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Austin
Texas Memorial Stadium
Texas
Smyth
War Department
Washington
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Rotary Meeting
South
Coolidge
Wilson Hardware
Frances Delfel
U.S
Bill
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