North Texas tornado toll rises with Nevada and Garland losses
Texas storms killed at least 32 people across Dallas Collin Hunt and Lamar counties and left 100 or more injured and 200 to 300 homeless. Nevada suffered near total destruction while Garland Kellogg and Tigertown faced heavy damage as responders rushed to treat the injured and secure aid.
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Dallas
Collin
Hunt
Lamar
Nevada
Collin County
Garland
Wolfe City
Kellogg
Texas
Garland and area crash victims listed with many injured
A lengthy casualty roll from Dallas to McKinney and Greenville catalogs dozens of injured, dead or treated in various hospitals. Names include D. E. Nicholson, W. D. Corley, J. M. Wilson, Mrs. J. C. Johnson, and Mary Lee Patterson among many others, with ages ranging from infants to seniors.
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J. D. Cope
J. M. Wilson
J. C. Johnson
Gladys Lemmond
Eddie Watson
Henry Watson
Garland
C. R. McLeod
Nonroe W. Todd
Monroe W. Todd
S. E. Nicholson
Charles O. Smiley
Lilith Myr. Smiley
Eva Bridges
Emma Bridges
C. 0
Smiley
Kellogg
M. L. Lackey
Wolfe City
George Stidham
Stidham
Nevada
Dallas
Ethel Tackett
Pearl Tackett
Greenville
Avro Pilgrim
Earl
Ethel
Estelle Pilgrim
Alice
Clyde
Martha Ellen
McKinney
Mary Lee Patterson
Mildred Evans
W. T. Craft
Sallie Evans
Fedonia Lemmond
Harden Ellis
F. E. Baldridge
J. M. Rogers
F. F. Patterson
Lois Lemmond
Fred Patterson
Fanny Howell
Alfa Davis
Jimmie Howell
B. A. Lemmond
M. D. Dodson
J. D. Butts
Jimmie Patterson
J. E. Davis
William
Gus Holloway
Baylor Hospital
W. D. Corley
D. E. Nicholson
John W. Nicholson
Daisy Bridges
Margaret
Ruth Smiley
St. Paul Sanitarium
Mary Blair
W. D. Carmichael
Nocona
E. D. Spillers
Buck Corley
Nicholson
Redemption of Second Liberty Loan Bonds Announced
All outstanding Second Liberty Loan 4 per cent bonds of 1927 42 and Second 4% bonds are called for redemption on November 15 1927. Interest ceases on that date and holders receive par value. An exchange option may be offered to swap bonds for other U S government obligations. For details contact a Federal Reserve Bank or the Treasury Public Debt Commissioner. Washington May 9 1927.
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United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Commissioner of the Public Debt
Treasury Department
Washington
Automobiles And Casings Are Stolen
Sherman reports weekend thefts including two cars and several casings. W D Durrett of Savoy had his car stolen near the Baptist Church on Sunday night. it was found stripped on a country lane southeast of Sherman with five casings recovered in an empty house but the battery missing. R C Crockett’s new car on West Lamar was taken Saturday night. no trace by Monday noon. Spare tires were stolen from H L Layne’s car near the Episcopal Church and from Marshall Smith’s car on West Lamar Saturday night.
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Sherman
W. D. Durrett
Savoy
Travis Street
Baptist Church
R. C. Crockett
South Gribble Street
West Lamar Street
H. L. Layne
Episcopal Church
Marshall Smith
Mr and Mrs Eugene Melver Visit Relatives Here Sunday
Mr and Mrs Eugene Melver of Bailey visited relatives here on Sunday, signaling family ties and local connections in the community gathering.
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Eugene Melver
Bailey
Star Parasite Remover for Poultry Health
Water or feed additive claims to rid chicks and turkeys of intestinal worms parasites and blood-sucking lice and mites improving health reducing disease and increasing egg production. Money back guarantee eggs hatch better with stronger young birds sold by Bow Wright Drug Co and Dyer Jones.
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Bow-Wright Drug Co
Dyer & Jones
Ball game raises funds for Red Cross flood relief
The Preston Ever heart Post of the American Legion and local business men played a benefit ball game Friday afternoon drawing about three hundred spectators. The event netted $112.51, sent to Red Cross headquarters in St. Louis to aid Mississippi Valley flood relief, with total Whitewright donations surpassing $300.
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Preston Everheart
American Legion
Red Cross
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Whitewright
Denton Visit By Local Families Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Denton with Ed Binion and daughter join Mrs. Howard Hedgepeth and Mrs. Oscar Bow for a Thursday excursion in Denton.
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J. L. Denton
Ed Binion
Howard Hedgepeth
Oscar Bow
Denton
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Lamar County
Tigertown
Paris
R. C. Evans
J. T. Lemmond
R. B. Craft
William Vaughan
K. W. Vaughan Jr
Vaughan
Bessie Tackett
Tackett
Pauline Martin
J. R. Robinson
Seiberling
S & S$ Service Station
Whitewright, Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Chesley Rutledge
Andy Gump
Davidson & Barbee
Jones Drug Store No
Rexall Store
Sun
South Side
Main St
Supreme Service
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