Whitewright Notices On Prohibition And Saturday Merchants
Entered at Whitewright Texas post office as second class mail matter. The notice outlines advertising charges for entertainments and memorials. A Mayoral report mentions Senator Brookhart criticizing high society as root of enforcement troubles. Saturday crowds grow due to merchant specials and better stocks with closer profit margins.
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Whitewright, Texas
Senator Brookhart
Iowa
Whitewright
Democratic split over Love candidacy for lieutenant governor
The article notes a rift between Governor Moody and Senator Tom Love over party unity. Moody would accept majority Democratic rule, while Love threatens to bolt if certain men are nominated at the Houston convention in June. It implies Love would dominate if allowed to lead the party.
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Moody
Tom Love
Houston
Love
Cotton Planting Ahead If Weather Holds Fair
Springlike warmth spurs farmers to plan cotton planting with three to four weeks earlier start than last year. Last season’s bad weather delayed crops and reduced yield. State highway engineers survey Bells to Whitewright routes. new road may avoid the old path. A department selection is expected soon with hopes for 200 workers on site this summer.
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Bells
Whitewright
State Highway Department
Electrical growth and Edison’s striking claim
An article notes the rapid rise of the electrical industry and cites Thomas A Edison saying the electrical growth of America has only just begun and that any task still done by humans that electricity could perform should be shifted to electric work.
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Thomas A. Edison
America
Rural Electrification Expands to Farms Nationwide
A leading industry official notes electric service now reaches most cities and many smaller towns, with rural districts starting to receive power. Over the past three years 105,000 farms gained service, an 186 percent rise, as Alabama and other states push cooperative plans involving agricultural colleges and power companies to ease farm labor.
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South
Alabama
Moody defies hardline drys while preserving Democratic support
The governor refuses to back a specific prohibitionist slate and vows to support the party nominee, though drys at Dallas vow to bolt if a wet candidate is nominated. They threaten to join Republicans, branding theDemocratic camp as corrupt, while the governor mirrors the Rankin stance of party first and prohibition second.
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Moody
Constitutional Democrats
Democratic Party
Dallas
London
Teapot Dome
George C. Rankin
Rankin
Love
Noth
Love Seen as Best Governor Candidate by Denison Herald
The Denison Herald argues for Thomas Benton Love of Dallas to run for governor, criticizing Moody for betraying pledges and labeling Moody as aiding Al Smith. The piece urges Love as the sole leader to unite the Constitutional Democrats against the Democratic party splits.
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Governor Moody
Moody
al Smith
Lickerites
Israel
Democratic Party
Dallas
Thomas Benton Love
Denison Herald
The Country Doctor The Noble Bedside Healer
A town’s country doctor is revered for long hours and lonely duty. He answers a stormy nighttime call, tends a feverish child, mixes medicines from a mysterious satchel, and brings calm to a family in distress.
Samaritan Doctor Recalled For Saving a Life
A father thanks a physician who saved his son as the storm returns and the family pledges to pay later. The clinician acts as a constant Samaritan, bearing the burden of death while saving a life, which earns him fleeting credit.
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Samaritan
Perkins McKinney mayor and senator potential congressional bid
Senator Tom W. Perkins of McKinney and McKinney Mayor are urged to run for Congress in the Fourth District. The profile highlights Perkins’s rise from a young newsman who built the Wylie Rustler into the Daily Courier-Gazette in McKinney, his partnership Perkins & Wilson, a Senate presidency, and leadership in the Texas Press Association.
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Farmersville Times
Tom W. Perkins
McKinney
Wylie
Wylie Rustler
Sallie Faulkner
J. Ben Faulkner
Perkins
Daily Courier-Gazette
Weekly
Democrat-Gazette
Walter B. Wilson
Perkins & Wilson
Times
Senate
Texas Press Association
Texas
Citizenship of McKinney Mayor Praised by Wylie Herald
A business man who five or six years ago allowed his name to be submitted as McKinney mayor has served unanimously and without opposition. He remains popular and strong in the Wylie precinct, and if he runs for Congress he would likely carry the district and be an outstanding representative, per the Wylie Herald.
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McKinney
Wylie
Congress
Wylie Herald
A Child’s Answer on Lies and Theft
A child asks which is worse lying or stealing. The mother admits both are bad. The child concludes lies are worse, saying a lie is forever while theft can be repaired by returning the item and payment if needed.
Where the best things to eat and the best people meet
A concise cafe motto from Pierce's Café highlighting its inviting dining atmosphere and social appeal. The line emphasizes quality food and convivial gathering, suggesting the venue as a popular community spot.
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T. G. Doss
Cox’s Grocery
Don Playboy
Wickworth
Pool
Swetprof
Coldwell
Smart Apparel
Sherman Retail Merchants
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