Whitewright wins honors at Grayson County meet in Sherman
Whitewright students earned top honors at the Grayson County Interscholastic League meet held at Austin College Sherman. Denison led with most honors, while Whitewright captured senior girls declamation second and third places in junior events, plus second in debating. Corinne Lilley won senior girls declamation and hopes to reach the State meet in Austin.
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Whitewright
Grayson County
Austin College
Sherman
Denison
Whitewright School
Ben Sturdivant
Addison Vestal
van Alstyne
Van
Old van
Whittewright
Austin
Corinne Lilley
Paris
Betty Lou McLean
Russell McGinnis
Sue McConnell
Laura E. Cantrell
Maurine May
Pastor to open skating rink in church basement
El Paso Texas March 27 The Rev Henry Van Valkenburgh pastor of the First Methodist Church announced arrangements to open at once a large skating rink in the church basement to offset the dancing craze It will be a community proposition no charge will be made
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el Paso
Texas
Henry van Valkenburgh
First Methodist Church
Robbers Are Being Tried At Bonham
In Bonham Texas March 28 the jury returned a 25 year verdict for Gee the first of four men charged in the February Ravenna bank robbery. E O Austin and his wife testified they confessed fully, tying Gee to the crime. Defense attorney J A Carlisle of Sherman and District Attorney Blackman of Paris led the case as testimony concluded late Monday night and arguments finished Tuesday morning.
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Bonham
Texas
Gee
T. J. Gee
Ravenna
E. O. Austin
Austin
Craig
Grayson County
J. A. Carlisle
Sherman
Blackman
Paris
Woman Attacked by Hog Near Fort Scott
Mrs Charles Lundberg of a farm southwest of Fort Scott Kansas was attacked by a hog that tried to eat her. Her bones in the hands were crushed thighs and lower limbs lacerated and she crawled to a garage for help. Five curious calves appeared and frightened the hog away. She will recover.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Charles Lundberg
Here
Central Christian Church Whitesboro Urges Attendance Boost
A Whitesboro church leader exhorts members to fill Bible school next Lordsday with the pledge God helping me I ll be there The sermon at 11 o clock discusses the Gospel Plan of Salvation in Jerusalem in A D 33 and Whitewright in A D 1922 Pastor A E Major issues call to daily consecration through the Holy Spirit and tender love for the Way.
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Whitesboro
Jerusalem
Whitewright
A. D
A. E. Major
Revival and Tithe Pledge At Whitewright Meeting
Evangelist DeLaye led a three service revival in Whitewright with about 2500 attendees. Two hundred forty five pledged tithing, thirty six came forward to prayer, and hundreds more joined in ongoing services daily at 9 am and 7 30 pm in the Pierce building with a sixty voice choir and supporting orchestra.
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Henry W. Grady
Congress
Supreme Court
Wall Street
DeLaye
Christ
Evangelist DeLaye
Jesus
Whitewright
Pierce
Injuries Fatal to Lucian W Parrish in Texas
Congressman Lucian W. Parrish of the Thirteenth District and Senate candidate died in Wichita Falls at 9 50 p m after a two week battle from an automobile crash near Roby on March 15. Cerebral meningitis developed after jaw and skull fractures. Parrish was campaigning when injured while driving from Roby to Stamford.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Lucian W. Parrish
United States Senate
Roby
American Legion Plans Decoration Day Services
The local post prepares for Decoration Day with services honoring World War and other war dead. Plans include decorating graves of soldiers in France England and other countries. Donations for flowers are collected at the post office via Roscoe Pace and forwarded to national headquarters.
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American Legion
France
England
Roscoe Pace
National Headquarters
The
Legion
Death of Varney Williams Near Whitewright
Varney Williams of six miles northwest of Whitewright died Tuesday afternoon. He is survived by his wife and four children. The Sun did not learn the cause of death or details of the funeral.
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Varney Williams
Riley Williams
Whitewright
75 Million Campaign Rally At First Baptist Church
An all day service at First Baptist Church Wednesday promoted the 75 Million Campaign with meetings to be held in county Baptist churches over the next two or three weeks. The program featured devotions, missions talks, a sermon, lunch, brief testimonies, and discussions on how the campaign benefits local churches and missions.
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First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
J. S. Cameron
W. J. Epting
J. M. Haygood
H. R. Long
Dr. Holcomb
J. L. Truett
Joseph Pearce
Marlin Pastor Aids Baylor Library Fund Drive
Rev. F. B. Thorn of First Baptist Church Marlin visited Whitewright on Wednesday to solicit subscriptions for rebuilding Baylor University library destroyed by fire. Local committees were appointed to raise funds among church members.
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F. B. Thorn
First Baptist Church of
Marlin
Whitewright
Baylor University
Dallas man visits old hometown friends
W. T. Browning of Dallas spent Sunday and Monday here with friends. He formerly lived west of town, but sold his farm several years ago and moved to Dallas.
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W. T. Browning
Dallas
Town
Big Pension Bill Sooner or Later
Washington lawmakers expect a service pension for World War veterans as the cost of current and future benefits swells. Officials warn expenditures could top billions yearly, with total pensions possibly exceeding Civil War levels as veterans multiply and prices fall.
Three Are Killed In Freight Wreck
Royse City Texas March 27 Three men were killed and four others seriously injured in a Katy Railroad wreck in Royse City yards at 3 30 this morning The dead are Elvin S Hill 712 West Sheppard street Denison Roy Gullett Peoria Illinois Bruce Frazier Peoria Illinois Those injured are Ray Modlin Parsons Kansas Ollie Womack Lakeland Florida J C Williams Chandler Texas and Fred G Smith Dallas The men killed were riding in a coal car loaded with builders steel A coupling broke causing the coal car to telescope the merchandise car Debris piled high with three freight cars demolished All killed and injured are said to be ex service men The train was en route to Dallas with merchandise for Dallas concerns The track was not damaged A wrecker from Dallas cleared wreckage The bodies of Gillett and Fra zier will be shipped to Peoria Illinois Frazier has a brother in Dallas Denison Texas March 27 Elvin Hill son of Mrs W T Hill of this city died in the Kazy wreck at Royse City this morning His father died six months ago Survived by mother and several brothers and sisters Body arrived tonight for burial
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Royse City
Texas
Katy
Elvin S. Hill
West
Sheppard Street
Denison
Roy Gullett
Peoria
Ilinois
Bruce Frazier
Illinois
Ray Modlin
Parsons
Kan
Ollie Womack
Lakeland
Fla
J. C. Williams
Chandler
Fred G. Smith
Dallas
Gillett
Frazier
Ill
Elvin Hill
W. T. Hill
Lemons Substitute for Eggs on Slippery Streets
Johnny’s mother sent him to buy six eggs but he returned with six egg shaped items not from hens. He explains slippery streets led him to buy lemons instead, sparking a humorous family moment about misheard errands.
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Johnny
Veterans' Bureau Faces Rising Costs For Veterans Aid
The Veterans' Bureau already lists about 650,000 beneficiaries including veterans dependents hospital patients and recipients of compensation and vocational training. In the current fiscal year it will spend 438 million dollars and next year expenditures are expected to top a half billion.
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Veterans’ Bureau
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First National Bank
C. B. Bryant
R. A. Gillett
Evangelist Hub DeLaye
God
Ezekiel
Abraham
Moses
Washington
Joe Cannon
Treasury
House
Planters National Bank Capital
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