Down Memory Lane 35 Years Ago From The Sun M March 17 1916
A long recap of early 20th century local life includes revival plans at Central Christian Church a mayoral bid by W M Cox B Y P U program names from Baptist Church births and retirements relocations and social notes spanning Sherman and nearby towns with church events school and business updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Holsapple
Sherman
Central Christian Church
W. M. Cox
The
Baptist Church
Mildred Browning
Claude Truett
Clarence Burnam
Audrie Glidewell
Fannie Culpepper
George Gowdy
King
Ellis Alexander
J. S. Street
W. J. Martin
C. B. Bryant
Marlin
J. C. Parsons
Leonard
Sam Cameron
Clarendon
Fannie Pope
Gainesville
R. L. Holcomb
Nobility
Bob Sadler
Winnsboro
W. F. Sanders
T. E. Sears
C. W. Hampton
J. H. Graves
Fort Worth
George Garner
Ely
Wm. Morrow
T. H. Daugherty
David Haliburton
Whitewright
Sun
Ruel J. Thomson
Seaboard Railway Signal Department
Raleigh
N. C
Robert Bailey Mack
Frederick
Okla
Neva Louise LaRoe
Lucian LaRoe
J. H. Waggoner
H. T. Arterberry
Arterberry-Moore
D. S. McMillin
Arthur Griffin
Cordelia Bowen
Oscar Bowen
Orangeville
W. J. Dillon
Arlington
A. J. Dillon
A. B. Jones
W. J. Looney
J. L. Truett
North Park Baptist Church
R. S. Morehead
E. R. Lay
L. O. Lackey
Ray Cates
I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge
Austin
W. J. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan Jr
Gomer
East Texas
Ed LaRoe
Telephone 75 Years Old but Still a Global Link
A look at how the telephone began with Bell 75 years ago and how Americans now average about 60 million conversations yearly costing over 50 billion dollars. The piece notes broad social effects and reliance on telephony across society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alexander Graham Bell
Bell
Terrible Suppression of Verbiage Warned By Telephone Use
Analysis notes how phones enable vast daily conversations and interconnections. The piece cites 42 million U S phones with 35.3 million Bell System phones, compares American and British usage, and estimates global phone totals. It warns of neurosis from limited communication channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bell System
Carbon Monoxide Behavior in Air Explained
A short explanation notes that carbon monoxide from incomplete combustion rises and does not settle. It is lighter than air when cooled and gas mixtures diffuse to even distribution, with CO becoming CO2 in air, preventing harmful buildup. Phone 76 when you have news.
The Spice of Life Jokes and a Bus Stop Riddle
A collection of light jokes and quips from a church and street scene. A young minister thanks parishioners for gifts as Sallie Green allegedly offers an egg on the altar. A delivery of humor moves through brakes, dynamite, watches, and a courtroom caper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Green
Crossword Clue Sparks Domestic Dispute
A couple argued after a crossword clue revealed a female sheep. The wife asked and the husband answered Ewe, triggering a heated quarrel that escalated from a word quiz to a domestic dispute.
Conversation Reveals Marriage Reveal Between Partners
A quoted exchange shows one partner declaring marriage to Charlie is real while noting a prior belief it was merely flirtation. Charlie confirms the notion with a brief reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Hat Window Temptation Causes Fearful Exit
A woman asks a millinery shop clerk to fetch a red feathered and berry hat from the window. She praises the hat but says the sight of it bothers her each time she passes, then leaves the shop in haste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
State of
Texas
Grayson County
John Martin Stone
Odessa Trull
Said
Said County
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
J.C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
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Loyal American Management
Labor United
PARC
Kenzie
J. B. King
Blue Bird Club
John Butler
Mexico
Butler
Floyd Everheart
W. H. King
Fitz Bryant
Grover Gillett
Paul Roberts
Gilmore Webster
Max Pope
Sue King
Lively and Co
T. B. Moore
W. O. Guthrie
Tioga
Percy Davis
W. N. Carter
Trenton
Grandma Hollis
J. L. Dyer
Lee Kirkpatrick
Robert Gallaher
Grayson County Druggists Association
Grayson College
Rev
C. O. Jones
Dallas
Minnie Munday
Dexter
Lucy O’neal
Greenville
Lizzie Ray
Edna Ray
Callie Smith
John Savage
F. E. Goodwin
W. H. Clift
Ethel
J. W. B. Smith
Jameson
J. H. Chambers
W. W. Smith
G. A. Landrum
Clara German
Florence Phillips
Charley Galbreath
White Rock
J. N. Russell
Pilot Point
L. L. Hardiman
Blossom
Lieut
Misses Rattie Turner
Nora Valentine
Beulah Shelton
Roxton
Annie Vittitoe
Lillie Reynolds
Josie Medlen
Kate McMurry
Messrs. W. B. Miller
Commerce
H. A. Cunningham
Ravenna
Geo. W. Jennings
Paris
L. L. Hardison
Cile
J. W. Davidson
D. M. Taylor
Callie Taylor
Earl Benson
Wolfe City
E. D. Ownby
Kentuckytown Self-Help Club
Lonnie Darwin
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Blanton
Biena Rier
Home & Auto Store
Robert L. Doss
Citizens National Bank Bldg
Denison, Texas
DenIson
Murphy
Pat
Mike
A Solomon
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
S. H. Montgomery
Af Ot Shipping
St-Louis Southwestern Railway’ Lines
I. C. Lyon
Daitay
Gruing
Ame
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