Arkansas Claims All North Texas Oil Field
Arkansas seeks United States Supreme Court permission to intervene in the Texas-Oklahoma boundary suit and claims title to a Texas region including the Red River bed and 56 counties north of the 32nd parallel. The area covers virtually all North Texas oil territory and major Dallas-Fort Worth financial centers. The proposed slice includes counties along the Louisiana line up to the 32nd parallel and extends across numerous listed counties toward Wood, Foard, and Hardeman.
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Texarkana
Hillsboro
Ennis
Breckenridge
North Texas
Texas
Arkansas
Taylor
Calahan
Eastland
Hood
Erath
Bosque
Johnson
Hill
Ellis
van Zandt
Kaufman
Rockwall
Fannin
Hunt
Grayson
Collin
Dallas
Tarrant
Parker
Montague
Wise
Clay
Jack
Palo Pinto
Stephens
Young
Archer
Wichita
Wilbarger
Baylor
Throckmorton
Shackelford
Jones
Haskell
Knox
Foard
Hardeman
Parrish Hurt as Auto Overturns in Texas Campaign Trip
Abilene Texas March 15 Congressman Lucian W Parrish of Henrietta and Judge Walter Pope of Anson escaped death when their car rolled three times into Cottonwood Creek near Roby. Parrish was unconscious and serious. Pope’s injuries were not serious. Parrish was on a U S Senate campaign tour. Pope was driving.
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Abilene
Texas
Lucian W. Parrish
Henrietta
Walter Pope
Anson
Cottonwood
Roby
Parrish
Stamford
Judge Pope
United States Senate
Aladdin sink strainer at 59 cents noted
Manning and Clark advertise the famous Aladdin white enamel sink strainer described as indestructible and available for 59 cents. The brief notice highlights value and brand reputation, using a period voice and local advertising tone. The item is presented as a simple consumer offer with emphasis on durability and low price.
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Manning & Clark
Dallas Pastor Surprises Family After Six Day Sleep
Dallas March 13 After a deep six day sleep Rev H W Burwell pastor of a Dallas Presbyterian church woke Monday morning and appeared normal. He sank into a prolonged sleep during revival in Lubbock after influenza and had been in bed since. Doctors study blood tests while Mrs Burwell says Chinese illness may leave lingering poison.
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Dallas
H. W. Burwell
Oaklawn Avenue
Dallas Presbyterian
Lubbock
Burwell
Orient
Southern Presbyterian Church
Japan
China
Nanking
Shanghai
Grayson County Voter Figures Released
Sherman March 14. The Grayson county tax collector reports 19,256 qualified voters with 1,433 exemptions due to age or first time certificates. Women are noted as prompt payers when combined with husbands, but slow to pay poll tax on their own.
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Sherman
Grayson
Dallas Visitor Gillespie Spends Day in Town
J. C. Gillespie was a Dallas visitor Tuesday, stopping by local offices and meeting residents during a brief stay. He toured downtown landmarks and discussed community projects with city officials.
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J. C. Gillespie
Dallas
Whitewright Fire Department A Model City Asset
Whitewright's fire department is a well equipped non revenue entity with a brick station a fire chief’s residence a $4 000 fire truck 1000 feet of hose and a 72 000 gallon reserve basin The city funds the department from savings reducing maintenance by about 1500 yearly while preserving fire insurance credit The Texas and State Firemen’s Conventions meet in Brownwood May 9 11 and fund raising events support the chief and his assistant’s trip to the conference
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Whitewright
Texas Fire Marshals’ Convention
State Firemen’s Convention
Brownwood
Drowning Coffee Spill Fatally Scalds Child in Home
Chicago report dated March 13 states four year old Joseph Suski died from internal scalds after drinking coffee from a boiling pot’s spout. He reached the pot by pulling a chair to the stove and swallowed several mouthfuls before collapsing. A doctor arrived too late.
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Chicago
Joseph Suski
Dear Teacher Absent Note From Tommy's Mother
Tommy's mother asks for excuse for his absence yesterday afternoon after he slipped and hurt his arm. She asks the teacher to understand and to help her, noting the injury and the need for leniency.
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Tommy
Storm toll 23 dead across four states toll rises
A string of tornadoes struck Louisiana Mississippi Arkansas and Oklahoma last night and today killing at least 23 people. Gowen Oklahoma suffered the heaviest loss with 13 killed as storms destroyed homes and damaged wires hampering reports.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Gowen
McAlester
Jefferson County
Lonoke County
Sulphur
Thomas Atkins
Virgil Hampton
Baton Rouge
Corinth
Miss
Arkansas City
Ark
Alexandria
Mrs Fannie R Johnson Dies at 43 in Whitewright
Mrs. Fannie Rebecca Johnson wife of R L Johnson of this city died at the family home on South Bend street at 10 25 PM Wednesday night March 15 1922 She would have reached her forty fourth birthday May 12 She is survived by her husband and two children Mary and Joe Funeral services were held at the home this afternoon at 3 conducted by Rev G M McNeilly and Rev J F Fender Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery The illness stretched over many months with the family and neighbors giving tireless care The Sun will publish a fuller tribute in its next issue
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Fannie Rebecca Johnson
R. L. Johnson
South Bend Street
Named Grand Treasurer of Grand Lodge I O O F
Sherman March 11 James D. Buster attorney of this city received a telegram from Joseph Murray grand master of the Grand Lodge I O O F Texas naming Mr Buster as grand treasurer to fill the unexpired term of W S Porter who resigns due to ill health Buster also serves as district grand master and the treasurer's term ends in March 1923.
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Sherman
Jamesd. Buster
Joseph Murray
Grand Lodge
Texas
Buster
W. S. Porter
Porter
Modern Cinderella Girl Finds Home With Bank Family
Chicago report recounts 16 year old Victory Klensy leaving her South Chicago home to avoid her father and seek work. She called a North Side banker's home, where a daughter had died years earlier, noting a likeness. Banker's wife welcomed her. she wore slippers and a dress from a long unopened chest.
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Chicago
Victory Klensy
Trio of Caylorchildren buried after bus wreck
Fort Worth reports a triple funeral for Cornelia, Frances, and Martha Caylor, ages 10, killed in a grade crossing crash when a T P passenger train struck their automobile. Their mother Mrs. C S Caylor remains hospitalized with a fractured skull and internal injuries. father lightly hurt. The accident occurred on the Haines branch of the Dallas and Fort Worth pike as the car avoided one train and was struck by another.
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Fort Worth
Cornelia
Frances
P. C. Caylor
Martha
Harding hoaxed by wet league say day chief
Yonkers March 13 William H Anderson state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League charged leaders of the Constitutional League of America are active in the Association Opposed to Prohibition and have hoaxed President and Mrs Harding into endorsing its program He aimed to District Attorney Banton in New York City to probe the league and alleged possible fraud He distributed copies of his address to 400 newspapers as wide publicity Durham says no night school during revival at the Presbyterian Church.
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Yonkers
N. Y
William H. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League
Constitutional League of America
Harding
Central Methodist Episcopal Church
Anderson
Banton
New York City
Constitutional League
Washington
Crowds Flock to Whitewright Union Revival at Presbyterian
Large turnout at the Whitewright revival meets fills the Presbyterian Church with nightly crowds forcing a move to the Pierce tele phone building due to space. Rev. H B DeLaye and Rev. Max Strang lead sermons with J Q Adams directing the choir as four daily prayers accompany morning and evening services.
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Presbyterian Church
Pierce
Telephone
H. B. DeLaye
Max Strang
J. Q. Adams
Whitewright
Adams
Katy
Seventy Year Old Man Fined For Kiss Theft
In Palo Pinto County Judge E L Pitts fined C S Maddux of Santo fifty dollars and sentenced him to thirty days in jail after a guilty plea to assault. The nearly 70-year-old man allegedly slipped up from behind a milliner widow, embraced her, and planted a kiss on her cheek. He pleaded guilty and remains jailed.
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Palo Pinto
Texas
E. L. Pitts
C. S. Maddux
Santo
Negro Surrenders After Ghost Says He Killed Man
In New Orleans on March 13 Sam Spivey a 23 year old Black man claimed haunted by the ghost of Monk Gibson killed in Houston five years ago. He surrendered to police saying he killed Gibson in a craps game in self defense.
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New Orleans
Houston
Sam Spivey
Monk” Gibson
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L. W. Parrish
Grayson Voters
Emeer Federal Reserve “System
First National Bank
C. B. Bryant
R. A. Gillett
Fannie R. Johnson
Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F
H. L. Durham
The
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