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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1928

Page

15

Plane crash injures two children in Wilmington yard

A wing collapse caused a plane to crash in a Wilmington California front yard as children played nearby. Three aviators aboard the craft were killed: Jack Martin, William H. Hulbert, and Leonard T. English. A 14 year old boy was knocked unconscious and a 4 year old girl had her apron torn by debris. The plane had departed from Burdett airport in Los Angeles about 30 minutes earlier. Witnesses saw the aircraft fly northwest before the wing failure near the city center. Jacinto Zamudio, 14, was revived after the crash.

Wilmington Cal Jack Martin Los Angeles William H. Hulbert Leonard T. English Huntington Park Burdett Airport Jacinto Zamudio

Three Sisters Wed in Jefferson Courthouse Ceremony

In Beaumont at the Jefferson County courthouse three Perricone sisters Virginia Bessie and Annie wed in a single ceremony joining two brothers and a cousin. Judge C N Ellis officiated as the couples received licenses with their parents present.

Jefferson Courthouse

Husband of Candidate for U.S. Senate Dies

GALVESTON. B. J. Cunningham, 54, husband of Senate candidate Minnie Fisher Cunningham, died Tuesday afternoon. A prominent Galveston insurer, he served about twenty years as vice president and general manager of the First Texas Prudential Life Insurance Company.

Galveston B. J. Cunningham Minnie Fisher Cunningham United States Senate Texas Prudential Life Insurance Company

Capper Calls GOP To Purge Oil Smudge From Teapot Dome

Senator Capper of Kansas denounces the Teapot Dome scandal as he blasts Harry F. Sinclair's campaign contributions and urges the Republican Party to purge itself of the oil lease taint through decisive action.

Washington, D. C Capper Kansas Republican Harry F. Sinclair Treasury Republican National Committee Teapot Dome

Smith Says Smith Only Man Democrats Can Elect

Thomas W. Gregory of Houston, a former attorney general, declared that Alfred E. Smith is the only man the Democrats can elect and likely to be elected against any Republican nominee. Albert Sidney Burleson, Postmaster General, will speak at the next Smith meeting in Houston.

Houston Wilson Cabinet Alfred F. Smith Thomas W. Gregory Alfred E. Smith Albert Sidney Burleson Smith

Cairying Big Help To Donley County

Clarendon and Donley County banks show about 300000 dollars more in deposits than a year earlier according to a February banking report. Milk dairy and poultry trade boost local business with daily checks largely for cream or poultry products.

Cairying Donley County Clarendon Commissioner of Banking W. W. Taylor First National Bank

Calf Sales Barriers And Tiny Town Tales In Hogwallow

Slim Flinders notes mail order calf sales are tough. A dream creature haunts Sile Kilden as a trap waits by his bed. Sid Hocks’s mule causes a scene at a corn shack near the post office. Miss Peachie Sims dreads winter slips on sleety ground by the post office. Columbus Allsop argues about Gander Creek’s flow from source to mouth. Five Jeff Potlocks boys stage a home talent show in a cow shed and outshine local amateurs. Tickville residents blame air static on supper hour chaos and broken dishes. A recent speaker avoided bombastic tricks, delivering clear words to a receptive audience.

Jeff Potlocks Wild Onion

Political Announcements for Democratic Primary July 1928

The Sun lists candidates for the July Democratic primary including Sam Rayburn for Congress and W J Hogan J H Kimbrough C T Davis R W May C H Durning for various county and district offices. Names cover County Clerk County Judge County Attorney Commissioner Precinct 2 Public Weigher and others.

the Sun Congress Sam Rayburn W. J Bud) Hogan J. H Jim) Kimbrough C. T Orph) Davis R. W Bob) May C. H. Durning J. L Jim) Doggett C. C Alice) Langford T. L. Tennison Billy) Batsell Ed Westbrook J. S. Kane J. P Joe) Cox Roy M. Finley Jesse A. Reece

For Sale Chickes and Seed from Whitewright Hatchery

For sale notice offers baby chicks of all varieties from Whitewright Hatchery. Also cleaned White Wonder millet seed at 1.00 per bushel with reported yields of 74 bushels per acre. Higari seed offered at 2 cents per pound. Trade potential listed with pigs or calves.ends with J. H. Gosnell. 2tm22

Whitewright Hatchery J. H. Gosnell

Painting and Decorating And Wallpaper Samples

Advertisement notes wallpaper samples and colors with contact P C Delfel and phone 282. Also an egg sale for Dark Rhode Island Reds Airhart strain priced per setting and per hundred. A classified ad offers 25 words for 25 cents and 25 words or less 25 cents. extra words cost more.

P. C. Delfel Feggs Rhode Island Airhart J. P

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U.S. Senate Winchester Ferry Clark & Meador Good Hardware Hogwallow News Dunk Botts Slim Flinders Sile Kilden Sile Sid Hocks Peachie Sims Columbus Allsop Gander Creek Tickville Mark Montgomery Sam McMillin W. C. Bailey T. R Tom) Brice J. L. Cantrell W. H. Stedham R. W. Ball Whitewright Route Four S. H. Montgomery & Son Planters Gin Company Tom Barbee Eunice Turner E. O. Thomas H. W. Hedgepeth J. Lee Yates P. A. Short P. Janway J. W. McMurry Grocery Oran Sears John Hollingsworth Cedar Garment Factory Amsterdam New York Joe Buell Spindle Ancona Sheppard Elmo Wallace J. A. Yeager A. G. Bradley W. L. Cullar Bells Texas Sisis M. E. Greenway Harper, Telephone Huffines-Lindsey Pace & Graves Firestone Oldfield Cord Ford Products
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