County tournament entries reach sixty five schools
Denison Texas 65 Grayson County schools have paid entry fees for the Interscholastic League county tournament to be held at Austin College in Sherman March 31. Students compete for district and final state meets with four major classifications and both literary and athletic events featured.
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Austin
Grayson County
Denison
Sherman
Whitewright
Whitesboro
van Alstyne
City
First New Ford Delivered Tuesday in Whitewright
The Adams Motor Company announced the first new Ford delivered Tuesday with W L O’Connell as the first customer named on order list. A A Adams said deliveries will rise as time passes and production at Dallas plant climbs to peak by June.
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Adams Motor Company
Ford
W. L. O’connell
Western Union
Whitewright
A. A. Adams
Dallas
Nell Montgomery Weds Robert Giles in Whitewright Home Ceremony
A wedding at four thirty afternoon connected Nell Montgomery to Robert L. Giles of Houston. The ceremony, conducted by Dr. J. F. Fender, featured an altar of ferns and flowers and candlelight. Attendants included Miss Katherine Montgomery and Miss Billie Jean Montgomery. The couple will honeymoon in New Orleans before settling at the Lamar Hotel in Houston. Out of town guests listed from Anson Dallas Commerce Houston Purcell and other places.
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S. H. Montgomery
Nell Montgomery
Robert L. Giles
Houston
J. F. Fender
Presbyterian Church
John Philip Barbee
H. G. Webster
Billie Jean Montgomery
Blanche Montgomery
Giles
New Orleans
Lamar Hotel
Whitewright
King
Cecil Hunter
W. H. Giles
Anson
J. B. King
Mayfair Macauley
Dallas
Walter Deeth
Mary Kena Penn
Commerce
Bailey Mack
San Marcos
J. H. Perry
John Jr
Purcell
Okla
Boy Dies In Fire While Trying To Save Sisters
Eagle Pass youth W B Gates 15 son of Dr and Mrs Ellis Gates perished in a home fire early Sunday while attempting to rescue his sisters who were asleep upstairs. Dr Gates rescued his daughter and baby by climbing down a nearby tree.
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Eagle Pass
W. B. Gates
Ellis Gates
Dr. Gates
Missionary Laura Major recalls escape from China uprising
A Sherman audience heard Laura Lynne Major recount her China mission and a harrowing escape with other missionaries. She described Chinese dangers, aid from civilians, and a dramatic river voyage to reach Shanghai after enemies threatened their return.
Sailors Aid Missionaries in Shanghai Escape
Miss Major recalls twelve perilous days as American missionaries hidden in Shanghai find aid from a stern Chinese commander who becomes their ally. Blue clad sailors meet them at the river and guide them to safety, while the group fears not surviving to return home.
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Aries
Shanghai
Billy
Miss Major
Incomplete Escape Story Ends With Safe Exit
A fragment notes that all individuals escaped a perilous situation and endured privations but ultimately reached safety. The text emphasizes their resilience and the hardship faced during the ordeal. No specific names places or dates are readable in the fragment.
Wife's Letter Triggers Pardon's Revocation in Texas
Gov. Dan Moody revoked a conditional pardon issued July 27, 1925 for Belton Harris of Henderson County. The pardon was revoked after Harris's wife wrote that he is a menace to her and her four children and has made threats against her.
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Austin
Belton Harris
Henderson County
Dan Moody
Harris
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Michelin
Supreme Service
Stateville & Spindle
Laura Lynne Major
A. E. Major
Central Christian Church
Sherman Democrat
China
United States
Carr-Burdette College
U. S
Whitewright, Texas
DRS
Sherman, Texas
Bow-Wright Drug Co
Cole €& Davis Co
Parisienne
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