Scholastic enrollment tops county in Sherman area report
County Superintendent J A Giles reports a countywide scholastic enrollment of 19 653 for the year, up 70 from last year. Denison leads the twelve districts with 8 312 whites and 1 120 negroes, followed by Sherman and Whitesboro with smaller white and minority counts. A bankruptcy petition was filed in Sherman US district court by T L McDonald a Luella grocer, liabilities 2 521 56 assets 7 827 65 and exempted property 5 008.
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Sherman
Texas
J. A. Giles
Denison
Whitesboro
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Gunter
Dorchester
Golden Rule
Bells
United States District Court At
T. L. McDonald
Luella
Local enlistees seek Navy clerical training in Chicago
Charley Sanders has enlisted for clerical work in the United States Navy and left this week for Chicago for a training season. Jim Sears and Preston Overheart went to Dallas Monday to apply for enlistment but were not accepted.
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Charley Sanders
United States Navy
Chicago
Jim Sears
Preston Overheart
Dallas
City Marshal Raids Dogs for Tax Evasion
City Marshal Ray conducted a raid last week targeting dogs in the city to collect unpaid taxes. He seized canines whose owners refused to pay and dispatched them for enforcement actions.
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Ray
Confederates Head to Capital for National Reunion
Veterans from the United Confederate Veterans prepare for a June 5 to 7 reunion in Washington D C the first north of the Potomac. The event includes a parade led by Lee Jackson Johnson and Hood and the dedication of the Robert E Lee monument at Gettysburg, with thousands expected to attend.
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Washington
D. C
United Confederate Veterans
Potomac
the James
National Organization
Lafayette Square
White House
War Department
Robert E. Lee
Gettysburg
Virginia
Tennessee
Lee
Jackson
Johnson
Hood
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lee Monument
Tank Steamer Vacuum Sunk by Sub Off London
The American oil tanker Vacuum was sunk by a German submarine on Saturday while en route to the United States. The captain, part of the crew, a naval lieutenant, and nine American gunners are missing. The chief mate and seventeen men, including three naval gunners, were landed. Those missing departed in a separate boat.
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London
United States
Compulsory Military Training Proposed for Texas Schools
Senator Dayton introduces a bill for compulsory military training in Texas public schools universities and colleges. Male students aged 12 and over would study using U S infantry regulations. Teachers would be examined for qualification and pupils would drill at least three hours weekly.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Dayton
A. & M. College
United States Infantry
My Experience Among The Indians
First prize essay by Maggie Jarvis recounts a shipwreck on the Texas coast and years of captivity among Native Americans. From bondage to trust, the narrator rises as a trader, learns their ways, and ultimately escapes to Spain, carrying Christian influences.
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Maggie Jarvis
Medlintown School
Texas
Spain
Mexico
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