Death defying motorcycle stunt at Trades Day
A motorcycle rider will blast through a 9 by 9 foot sign board on Monday May 15 at 1 30 pm in Whitewright as part of Trades Day. The stunt entails driving through nailed 1 by 6 flooring on 2 by 4s and 4 by 4s at 70 mph with no liability if injured. The board sits on lower Main Street near Norris' garage for public inspection beforehand.
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Lower Main Street
Norris’ Garage
Denison
D. A. Ray
Whitewright
Mr. Ray
the Sun
Presbyterians Call Pastor for Half Time
Rev. A. W. Yell of Whitesboro has been called as pastor of the Whitewright Presbyterian Church and has accepted. He begins Sunday and will preach twice monthly sharing his time between Whitewright and Whitesboro. He will visit members and do church work during weekdays, with plans for a longer arrangement after October 1.
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A. W. Yell
Whitesboro
Presbyterian Church
Whitewright
Whitewright Church
Mr. Yell
County Board of Equalization Meets May 22 in Sherman
County commissioners court will sit as a board of equalization on May 22. Property owners must file proof of assets and depreciation to obtain lowered valuations. The court may hire private engineers and auditors to determine a fair value, contending utilities have been under assessed and should be taxed in line with private property.
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Sherman
County Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
Workers gain wage boosts across major firms in Chicago area
Chicago reports cheering wage hikes under Roosevelt policy. E. L. Cord raises pay five percent for about 10,000 workers at Auburn Automobile, Lycoming, Duesenberg, American Airways. Other boosts include a ten percent rise for 9,000 South Carolina textile workers and seven percent for Standard Oil Company employees in Wilmington. Hog and lamb prices hit new market highs.
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Chicago
E. L. Cord
Auburn Automobile Company
the Lycoming Manufacturing Company
Duesenberg Inc
American Airways
Roosevelt
South Carolina
Standard Kid Company
Wilmington
Del
Wag e Increases For Armstrong Rubber Workers
Armstrong Rubber Company announces a 10 percent raise for 260 employees on a 24 hour shift as of Tuesday. In New York the stock market revival triggers wage hikes for Wall Street staff including J S Bache & Co which grants a 10 percent boost to workers hired before January 1 with immediate effect.
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New Haven
Conn
Armstrong Rubber Company
New York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
J. S. Bache & Co
Randolph Boy Drowns in Pool Race in Randolph
Bon nie Robinson ten years old died after cramps during a swimming race at Randolph railroad pool. His older brother Bill Robinson and companion John C. Smith attempted rescue. body recovered after about ninety minutes. Funeral held Monday. mother Mrs Mae Robinson survives with another brother.
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Randolph
Randolph Railroad
Bonnie Robinson
Bill Robinson
John C. Smith
Mae Robinson
Furniture Makers Face Inflation Signals At Dallas Convention
Texas Retail Furniture Association opened its tenth annual convention in Dallas to telegrams from major manufacturers announcing price increases. Retailers said the rises, averaging about 10 percent, were not alarming and reflected government inflationary policy.
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Dallas
Texas Retail Furniture Association
Bill Would Let Unpaid Poll Tax Register for Aug 26 Vote
Rep W E Pope of Corpus Christi introduced a bill to allow voters who failed to pay poll tax to register by July 15 and pay the $1.75 poll tax. The Aug 26 ballot covers prohibition questions and beer legalization. The measure could bring in over $1,000,000.
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Austin
W. E. Pope
Corpus Christi
House of Representatives
Pope
Calico Carnival Sparks Whitewright Parade Fun
Weather favors a school campus celebration framed by vintage pageantry. Frances Montgomery crowned sunbonnet queen atop a hay stack as Sarah Belle of Gillett is named duchess. Farmers win tug of war over merchants and a playful fire hose penalty ensues. Audiences enjoy a two part program with a grade school pageant and a high school broadcasting studio showcase.
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Whitewright
Frances Montgomery
Billy White
Sarah Belle
House of Gillett
Frances
Floyd Badgett
Raleigh Hooper
C. J. Meador
W. R. Hooper
Roy Blanton
B. W. Newman
John Hollingsworth
Red Gates
Sam Montgomery
Brotherhood of the Nations
Road fund shortage threatens Sherman County camps
County commissioners met with H. Scott to stretch road funds over a reduced budget and run operations all year. Auto license tax income is down from $87,000 to about $80,000, with no special road tax and $60,000 from the 1927 bond issue left over. Denison bureau reported $600 last week from auto licenses and overloaded truck fines.
Gin Marriage Law Repeal Signed by Governor Ferguson
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson signed a bill repealing the gin marriage law requiring three days’ notice to wed. Representative Lon A. Alsup of Carthage authored the bill. The old “gin marriage” rule aimed to curb hasty or intoxicated marriages. the new law retains a male physical examination prerequisite for a license.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Lon A. Alsup
Carthage
Celeste Woman Disfigured By Lye and Water
In Celeste Sheriff Newton and county legal officials investigated after Fay Scarborough was attacked with a lye and water solution while she slept. Her face and eye were badly burned, and her husband J A Scarborough later admitted throwing the liquid, citing jealousy and fear of losing his wife.
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Greenville
D. M. Newton
Ben F. Lowrie
Olin P. McWhirter
Fay Scarborough
Mr. Scarbrough
J. A. Scarbrough
Fay Scarbrough
Celeste
Hunt County
Scarbrough
Mrs Emmett Thompson Funeral Held in Bonham
Mrs Emmett Thompson nee Miss Darlene Love died Wednesday at Wichita Falls after a long illness Funeral services were held in Bonham this afternoon attended by Whitewright relatives and friends She was sister of Mrs Walter Pritchett and Mrs Robert Sears and niece of Mrs R May Survived by husband two children and her mother Mrs Lee Love of Bonham plus several brothers and sisters.
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Emmett Thompson
Darlene Love
Wichita Falls
Bonham
Whitewright
Walter Pritchett
Robert Sears
R. May
Thompson
Lee Love
John H Kirby Files Bankruptcy Petition in Houston
John Henry Kirby former multimillionaire lumberman and political leader filed a bankruptcy petition in Federal Court in Houston. He lists assets at 12 995 360.74 and liabilities at 12 276 171.13. He is described as financier and employer of labor and states he is willing but unable to pay debts. Exemption claimed at 9 500 excludes his large home and grounds occupying a full city block near his business district.
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Houston
John Henry Kirby
Kirby
Auto Traffic Laws Notice From Local Officials
Constable Joe Riddle and Justice of the Peace Guy Stedham announce that the district attorney’s office has ordered enforcement of traffic laws. The Sun warns motorists about violations such as driving without 1933 tags, missing tail lights, or one headlight, and urges compliance without filing charges if avoided.
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Joe Riddle
Guy Stedham
Legion Opposes Bonus March at Whitewright Post
The Whitewright American Legion post voted unanimously against the Washington march at its Tuesday meeting in Legion hall. The post urged members to discourage the event, noting sponsors may be outside the Legion. The group previously supported immediate payment of bonus certificates.
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Whitewright
American Legion
Washington
Legion Hall
Post
Two Year Old Genius Knows Capitals Fast
Charles Hill Jr of Canadian, aged two, can name capitals of all states and many foreign countries. He learned parts of an automobile from his father who runs a filling station. The child began speaking at 50 months and can converse at one year old.
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Charles Hill Jr
Child Found After Brief Absence Near East Whitewright
Three and a half year old Bobbie Jack McKenzie, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Ray, was missing for about an hour before being located about a mile east of town on highway 42. He said he planned to visit an aunt in Commerce, holding flowers from along the roadside.
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Bobbie Jack McKenzie
D. A. Ray
East Whitewright
Bobbie
Mr. Ray
Ray
Highway 42
Bobbie Jack
Commerce
Dates Set For Legion Picnic At Preston Everheart Post
At a regular meeting of the Preston Everheart Post American Legion the dates for the annual picnic were set for July 12 13 14 and 15. Committees were appointed to begin plans and will be expanded as needed. The post has sponsored the picnic for twelve years and aims for a successful event.
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Preston Everheart Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Legion
Post
Whitewright Rotary Club Sets 100 Percent Attendance Record
The Whitewright Rotary Club led the 48th district by achieving perfect attendance at the Greenville district conference held over Thursday and Friday. Twenty one members registered on day one and were praised by Governor Ashcroft and attendees. W. R. Hooper, club president, credited for eighteen straight 100 percent attendances this year.
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Whitewright Rotary Club
Rotary
Texas
Greenville
Ashcroft
W. R. Hooper
Rotarians
Rotary Aans
Greenville Rotarians
Rotary Anns
Trenton Man Killed by Trains Near Tracks
J E Wallace a 22 year old from Trenton was found mangled beside the Missouri Kansas Texas tracks at dawn after a possible hit and run by a freight train. Funeral held at the Methodist Church with Rev Roy Patton officiating. Survivors include his parents two brothers and a sister.
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Trenton
J. E. Wallace
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Dick Wallace
Here
Methodist
Roy Patton
Cross Roads
Homer Wallace
Gunter
Opal Wallace
Waxahachie
Wilson
van Alstyne
Dallas
Durant
Okla
Doctors Granted 90 Day Medicinal Liquor Prescriptions
Washington reports new Bureau of Industrial Alcohol rules allowing doctors to prescribe medicinal liquor for up to ninety days. Physicians may extend beyond thirty days with a special mark and must notify permits supervisor within twenty four hours.
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Washington
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
Five Dead and Thirty Five Injured in Tennessee Tornado
A tornado struck Tipton County near Covington Tennessee killing Stanley A. Deverall 3 Mattie Cook 45 and Fan Ethel Reed 16 and leaving an unidentified negro child and an adult dead in Charleston community. Aubrey Deverell and Mildred Deverell were critically hurt with Aubrey and Mildred’s parents severely injured.
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Covington
Tenn
Tipton County
Stanley A. Deverall
Mattie Cook
Ethel Reed
Charleston
Aubrey Deverell
Memphis
Deverell
Aubrey
Mildred
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Otto Russell
Presbyterians
Fred
Pep
Tafton
Road Fund Short
John H. Kirby
Wellesley
Mass
Patricia Parfitt
Ontario
Legion Picnic
Rotary Club
Tennessee
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