Sherman Chamber Sets Six Major Goals for 1928
Sherman Chamber of Commerce outlines six objectives for 1928 led by President Stanley Roberts. plans include dairy and poultry development in Grayson County, building a municipal facility with offices and auditorium, securing land for an airport, supporting existing industries while attracting new factories, expanding Red River Valley Fair, and arranging a permanent chamber home. The recent membership drive raised just over $20,000 for more than 1,200 members.
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Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Stanley Roberts
Grayson
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Leap year prompts two Chicago women to seek marriage licenses
On the same day two young Chicago women applied for marriage licenses explaining that the current year is a leap year. Both cited leap year timing as a reason for their applications, underscoring a curious civic detail in a brisk city filing.
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Chicago
Remembering a Dress From A Bygone Era In 40 Years Past
Appleton City Missouri Journal recalls the making of a dress from forty years ago listing exact materials such as fifteen yards of silk five yards of skirt lining and four dozen fancy buttons. The piece highlights labor and fabric details reflecting historical sewing practices and fashion.
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Appleton City
Missouri
Changes since I was a boy say old Totter
An aging Totter proclaims many changes since his youth while Wabbles doubts progress. The exchange hints at evolving attitudes and a humorous generational contrast as locals in Whitewright weigh loyalty.
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Old Man Totter
Uncommon Sense on Budgeting Equality in Marriage
The piece argues wives should not need to beg for money and urges a family budget with fixed allocations for rent food clothing and savings. It promotes shared financial control, with either partner handling funds based on skill, and champions weekly, regular allowances for both spouses.
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Savings Bank
Pilot Grove gains North Grand avenue improvements and community notes
Pilot Grove gains wider road from Judd corner to the Baptist Church, improving safety for walkers and directing traffic away from mud toward a new North Grand avenue. The town starts a fresh paint push, renovates stores and homes, and reports several local illnesses and a serious farm accident near Whitewright. Many residents attend funerals and visit relatives across Leonard Sherman and Dallas areas.
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J. R. Westbrook
Judd Corner
Pilot Grove
North Grand Avenue
IF. M. Sloan
Sarah Binion
Tom Binion
Edwin Tate
Sherman
Arthur St. John
Leonard
Dee St. John
Fern Russell
Cecil Waldrop
Mirvin
Henry Moats
Moats
Whitewright
Blue Ridge
O. G. Bow
Marvin
Leonard Sanitarium
Fink Ferguson
Wil Scott
Waxahachie
Mandy the New Cook Defies Excessive Chair Demand
Mrs. Knocker teases Mandy about needing another chair for the kitchen. Mandy insists she does not need more seating, insisting the current chairs suffice since only gentlemen visit in the evenings. Wit and regional dialect mark the exchange in this domestic vignette.
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Mandy
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