Sixteen Additions To Date in Baptist Revival
The ten day revival at the Baptist Church led by Rev. J. H. Hawkins drew a full house at opening. Nine additions on Wednesday raise weekly total to sixteen with eleven as baptism candidates and five by letter. Local interdenominational prayer and personal outreach are noted, amid a town where about one hundred Baptist family members have never joined a church.
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Baptist Church
J. H. Hawkins
Whitewright
Venerable Pioneer Dies at Orangeville
David Booher born 1836 in Bristol Virginia died after a long illness at his Orangeville home. He moved to Texas in 1891 and built a farm and property. Survived by three children Martin Booher Maggie Bristow and W G Booher. Funeral held at home and burial at Porter Cemetery with tribute at graveside.
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Orangeville
David Booker
Bristol
Virginia
Mr. Booher
Texas
Ely
Booker
Methodist Church
Martin Booher
Fort Worth
Maggie Bristow
Oklahoma
W. G. Booher
H. M. Cowling
Whitewright Methodist Church
Porter Cemetery
J. W. Henry
Whitewright Church Achieves 100 Percent Conquest Campaign
The Baptists of Texas Conquest Campaign aims to raise funds to cover $6,000,000 in indebtedness of Texas Baptist institutions over three years. The First Baptist Church of Whitewright set a $1,200 quota and completed the drive with about $1,500 pledged, with every member contributing to the fund.
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Baptists of
Texas
First Baptist Church of
Whitewright
Radio Board to Seek Room for 733 Stations
The Federal Radio Commission opened a public hearing in Washington on Tuesday to find room for 733 stations without disturbing existing services. Testimony from the National Association of Broadcasters and other groups will shape broad policy as the commission surveys general phases of the complex broadcast issue.
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Washington
United States
Federal Radio Commission
National Association of Broadcasters
Radio Manufacturers’ Association
The
Listeners’ League
George Washington table manners then and now
Columbus, Ohio. Lelia C. Ogle of Ohio State University notes that in Revolutionary days peas were eaten with a knife and tea sipped from a saucer. She says table etiquette evolves to give more space and predicts napkins will shrink or vanish as habits change.
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Columbus
Ohio
George Washington
Lelia C. Ogle
Ohio State University
Miss Ogle
District 42 School Line Established
The Fannin County Board of Education defined and established the Fannin County section of the county line common school district known in Grayson County as District No. 42 surrounding the Whitewright independent district. Citizens plan an election to tax the county line district and trade tax money to Whitewright schools for a seven months free term for non Whitewright children. Previously District 42 residents received three months free and paid tuition for the rest.
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Fannin County
Whitewright
Sherman
Mrs. Vandalia Belew Funeral Rites Held in Blue Ridge
Funeral services for Mrs. Vandalia Belew of Blue Ridge were conducted at Blue Ridge Baptist Church with Rev. J. R. Hilger in charge. Interment followed at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Born October 9 1854 in Gibson County Tennessee she came to Red River County in 1882 and to Blue Ridge in 1888. She married William M. Belew in November 1870. She died Tuesday afternoon after a two month illness. Surviving are two sons Monroe Belew and Martin Belew a daughter Mrs Mattie Hatcher and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She had two brothers and two sisters living in several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia Belew
Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
J. R. Hilger
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Cincinnati
Greenfield
Tenn
Colorado Springs
Colo
Miss Louise Sloan Guests in Sherman
Miss Louise Sloan spent the weekend in Sherman as a guest of Miss Carrie Sue Cameron.
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Louise Sloan
Sherman
Carrie Sue Cameron
J D Judd Visits Relatives Before Tennessee Trip
J D Judd of Slaton spent the week here with relatives and was en route to Tennessee to visit his father.
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J. D. Judd of
Slaton
Tennessee
Whitewright School Board Annual Election Set
The Whitewright annual school board election will be held next Saturday at the city fire station from 9 am to 6 pm. Election officials are G W Adams B S Montgomery and T J Giles. The seven member board includes Emmet Penn F E Douglas T E Barbee J R Pennington H C Willis W L Mangrum J H Waggoner. An additional Whitewright election for two city commissioners is scheduled for Tuesday.
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Whitewright
G. W. Adams
B. S. Montgomery
T. J. Giles
Emmet Penn
F. E. Douglas
T. E. Barbee
J. R. Pennington
H. C. Willis
W. L. Mangrum
J. H. Waggoner
Silver Warns Young Men Against Easy Money
Sir J. R. Bob Silver, on death row for the Roscoe Wilson holdup in Fort Worth, pleads with youth from the county jail. He blames himself, reflects on his youth, and warns others not to chase quick profits, sharing remorse for his mother Mary Silver and wife. He recalls how a desire for social status led to crime and confesses the motive to rob Wilson, hoping to deter others from similar paths.
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J. R
Bob) Silver
Roscoe Wilson
Fort Worth
Goodby
Mary Silver
Springfield
Silver
Wilson
Stone
Kansas City
Billie Magar Wins Declamation Contest at Grayson County Meet
Billie Magar ten year old son of Mrs Gladys Magar displays a loving cup won in the junior boys declamation contest at the Grayson County interscholastic league meet in Sherman last Saturday He earned first place and the right to represent the county at the district meet Other Whitewright participants included J P Williams Una Mae Mangrum Velma Bennett and Mary Gae Wood in spelling and declamation events The Whitewright High School did not enter athletic events this year as students preferred baseball
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Billie Magar
Gladys Magar
Grayson County
Sherman
Billie
Whitewright
J. P. Williams
Una Mae Mangrum
Velma Bennett
Mary Gae Wood
Guy Hamilton
Marie Sears
Whitewright High School
Lightning not act of God ruling aid to Oakley son death
Colorado State Supreme Court ruled death by lightning not necessarily an act of God. The decision upheld state compensation insurance for Laura C. Oakley after her son Lyle, killed while working on a ranch, was deemed to have died in the line of duty, despite an insurer appeal claiming the death resulted from an act of God.
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Denver
Colorado State Supreme Court
Laura C. Oakley
Lyle
Oakley
Industrial Commission
Whitewright school census urged enrollment by April 1
Superintendent Fred W. Smith completes the census for Whitewright Independent School District and District 42. All children of scholastic age must enroll by Friday April 1 to qualify for free school money for 1927 28 terms. Parents should notify if a child was missed. a special enrollment trip will be made.
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Fred W. Smith
Whitewright Independent
Whitewright
Smith
Grayson farmer given 50 years on five charges
Sherman Texas March 30 W R Pinkiston a Grayson County farmer pled guilty in the Fifty Ninth District Court to five indictments each charging a statutory offense in which his 14 year old step daughter was the complaining witness He drew 10 years for each case He had previously been convicted last week on a similar charge and given 99 years He accepted that sentence in the 99 year conviction
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Sherman
W. R. Pinkiston
Grayson County
Fifty-ninth
Pinkiston
Man Arrested By Lankford Hangs Self
Oscar Montgomery a 36 year old barber died by suicide in Olney city jail after using a blanket to hang himself. Officer Ed Lankford made rounds then found Montgomery and a doctor declared him dead. He left a wife and two children. Funeral held in Seymour.
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Olney
Oscar Montgomery
Montgomery
Lankford
Woods
W. C. Harrell Undertaking
Seymour
Through Suffering and Toil for Me and a Heuristic Ending
A narrator laments loss of wife and predicts an inevitable break when law is applied. He asks older generations to check a trend toward destruction by younger people, unsure if life can be steered away from tragedy. The passage reflects personal doubt and moral concern.
S. M. U. Football Star Touched by 650000-Volt Demonstration
In Dallas at McFarlin Auditorium SMU football star Chris Cortmegilia was subjected to 650000 volts of high frequency current as a demonstration of electric chair operation. Dallas Power and Light engineers R H McQuade and Fred Millender led the test with Raymond R Collins and M R Fewell assisting. The event occurred during chapel hour on Monday morning.
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Dallas
McFarlin Auditorium
Southern Methodist University
R. H. McQuade
Fred Millender
Dallas Power and Light Company
M. R. Fewell
Texas Electric Railway
Raymond R. Collins
Arlington
School of Engineering
Chris Cortmegilia
Veterans Bureau Opens Loans On Adjusted Service Certificates
Chesley Rutledge of the Preston Everheart Post announces that the United States Veterans Bureau Dallas branch provides full loan details and blanks for veterans to borrow on adjusted service certificates. Loans may be made after April 1, 1927, up to the loan value, with strict eligibility restricted to the veteran. The adjusted service certificate acts as a twenty year endowment policy and bears six percent interest.
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Chesley Rutledge
Preston Everheart Post
American Legion
United States Veterans Bureau
Dallas
United States
Rutledge
Texas to Get 1927 Federal Road Aid
Austin reports $6,500,000 in federal road aid for 1927 will be released to the Texas highway department within two to three weeks after a six month withdrawal. The new highway commission has met federal engineers and says it is able to use the funds, maintain roads, and pay current debts to meet federal standards.
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Austin
State Highway Department
W. R. Ely
Highway Commission
Ferguson Highway Commission
Highway Department
New Highway Commission
Ely
Cousins Attend Funeral of Broaddus Alderson After Mule Kick
D G Coley and family and J A Mauk traveled to Ector Monday for the funeral of their cousin Broaddus Alderson who was instantly killed Sunday when kicked by a mule.
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D. G. Coley
J. A. Mauk
Ector
Broaddus Alderson
Alexander and Coldwell Move Gordon Stock After Sale
Alexander and Coldwell announce the stock of Gordon Clothing Company will be moved to another town after the bankrupt sale. The Garland store will place new stock in Whitewright soon, aiming for a full line of men’s and boys’ furnishings.
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Alexander & Coldwell
Gordon Clothing Company
Alexander
Garland
Texas
Whitewright
Westbrook tours roads as Denison plans continue
County Commissioner Westbrook visited Wednesday to inspect roads in his precinct. He has restructured patrols and shifted funds to accelerate improvements on the Whitewright Whitewright Bells and Whitewright Kentuckytown routes using three carloads of gravel just delivered to the Canaan tracks.
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Westbrook
Denison
Whitewright
Kentuckytown
Promises of Aid for State Roads Prove Invalid
Cone Johnson of the State Highway Commission argued at an open hearing that about 3,000,000 dollars in blanket promises to Texas for highways are worthless. He said past commissions misused license plate funds, leaving the maintenance fund unavailable and not for special purposes.
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Austin
Statute
Texas
Cone Johnson
State Highway Commission
Johnson
Miss Cynthia Riddle Dies in Whitewright Home at 72
Miss Cynthia Riddle 72 died at her brother J R Riddle’s home in east Whitewright Wednesday night. Born in Tennessee she moved to Texas with her parents forty years ago and to Whitewright in January to live with her brother. Funeral and burial were in Farmersville. Survived by six brothers J R Riddle of Whitewright D R Riddle of Farmersville W J Riddle of Blue Ridge R L and Lucian Riddle of Durant Oklahoma.
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Cynthia Riddle
J. R. Riddle
East Whitewright
Tennessee
Texas
Whitewright
Farmersville
D. R. Riddle
Ill health of Lester Haile at Sherman Hospital
Lester Haile, under physician care at Sherman hospital for two weeks, remains very ill though shows some improvement over his initial condition.
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Lester Haile
Sherman Hospital
New Plane Aims To Land On Roofs In Testing
New York March 30 A novel airplane designed to take off from a pocket handkerchief sized field and land on building roofs is ready for testing Leonard W Bonney a Wright trained veteran pilot completed the machine after two years work Tests this week will decide if he is ahead of his time The craft imitates a sea gull with bird flight principles to alight and brake then folds its wings for hangar entry The wings and tail are built of duraluminum
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New York
Leonard W. Bonney
Orville Wright
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Radio Board
Mrs. Vandalia Belew
Bill Booster
Heik
Grayson Farmer
Ed Lankford
Veterans Bureau
M. Westbrook
County Road and Bridge Fund
Miss Cynthia Riddle
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