Grayson County Texas Founded in 1846 and Early Officials
Grayson County was formed in 1846 from Fannin County and named for Peter W. Grayson a Texas Republic figure. An 1846 election set the county seat at central Old Sherman with initial officers including James G. Thompson and James M. Randolph. The first court house plans and early finances show county indebtedness and modest salaries as Sherman Democrat notes.
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Grayson County
Fannin County
Peter W. Grayson
Republic of Texas
Sam Houston
Old Sherman
James G. Thompson
James M. Randolph
M. G. Cotton
Aaron Hill
Uriah Burns
James H. Marrs
Nicholas Maddox
William T. Lankford
James Miller
Geo. M. Bond
First Court House
Bullet-Torn Civil War Flag Returns To South Relics
New Orleans Louisiana Tigers Tenth Regiment flag, bullet scarred and cannon pierced, is to be placed in Confederate Memorial Hall after sixty years in the North. Four old men in gray surrendered the faded stars and bars to four old men in blue as Captain James Dinkins led the exchange. The flag, taken at Cold Harbor on June 3 1864 by Lieut Peter Ambler of the Eleventh Connecticut, will be paired with the Connecticut sword of Colbourne returned to CT.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Tigers
Tenth Regiment
James Dinkins
Cold Harbor
Peter Ambler
Eleventh
Connecticut Regiment
Colbourne
12Th
Connecticut
Chambers Motor Company Seeks Official Light Tester Post
The Chambers Motor Company applies to the State Highway Department to be named as the official automobile light tester in Wrightwright. With a new headlight law soon operative, all car owners must have lights tested by appointed testers. The Sun awaits a copy of the law to publish details.
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Chambers Motor Company
State Highway Department
Whtewright
The
Sun
Butte Receives Porto Rico Attorney General Post
Dr. George C. Butte of Austin has been named Attorney General of Porto Rico, effective May 14. A Texas Republican candidate defeated by Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson last November, he previously led the World War Foreign Intelligence Department and served as dean of the University of Texas Law School.
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Washington
George C. Butte
Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Porto Rico
White House
Muskogee
Foreign Intelligence Department
General Staff
Law School
The
University of Texas
Texas Republicans
Ferguson
Miss Alyne Haile Visits With Sherman Parents
Miss Alyne Haile student at Carr Burdette College Sherman spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Lester Haile. She was accompanied by Miss Henderson Ford and Caraway fellow students at the same college.
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Alyne Haile
Carr-Burdette College
Sherman
Lester Haile
Henderson, Ford
Caraway
Foreigners Barred By Mississippi Schools
Mississippi Supreme Court rules that Chinese children are not white and must attend Negro schools or private schools due to compulsory education. The decision affects foreign citizens under state law, placing Chinese residents in state schools by race, until legislative provisions change.
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Jackson
Miss
State Supreme Court
High Court
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Uncle Horace Thompson Converts Rain to Worm Harvest
The noted Whitewright fisherman Horace Thompson quits fishing due to muddy creek banks from rain. He gathers worms after showers and fills a washtub, planning to use them as bait with Uncle Jim Andrews. He predicts needing two tubs to ensure ample bait for future outings.
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Horace Thompson
Whitewright
Uncle Horace
Jim Andrews
Indiana Day Law Penalties Overview
A historical roundup lists penalties under Indiana day law for intoxicating liquor related offenses. It details fines from 50 to 500 dollars, jail terms from 30 days to five years, and harsher penalties for transporting, manufacturing, or operating a vehicle while intoxicated, with enhanced penalties for subsequent offenses.
Bradley Brothers Visit in Caddo Oklahoma
Cecil Bradley travels to Caddo Oklahoma to visit his brother Euell Bradley and spend time together.
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Cecil Bradley
Brother
Euell Bradley
Caddo, Okla
Texas Crops Pass Billion Dollar Mark
Texas agriculture for 1923 shows a value of $1 064773000 and crops at $883763000, while manufacturing values reach $979667812 for listed plants. The two sectors are neck and neck with unclassified plants likely pushing past a billion, signaling a continuous see‑saw balance through 1950.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Texas Girl Promotes Southern Products At New York Show
New York May 13 Miss Mildred MacLeod embodies Texas charm as part of a Southern States display at the Southern Exposition opening Monday at Grand Central Palace. The two week event aims to showcase modern Southern industry with state exhibits representing below the Mason Dixon line.
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New York
Texas
Mildred MacLeod
Grand Central Palace
Five Hurt in Auto Wreck at Greenville
Greenville May 11 Five persons injured in a collision near town with one likely fatally harmed Nat Hodges Hunt County farmer sustained a fractured skull and grave injuries A 7 year old boy Harvey Johnson was struck by a rock during a fight another boy Freeman about his age threw the rock The boy’s skull was crushed he was treated locally then moved for X rays The infant son of Mr and Mrs C B Bryant Jr underwent recent Dallas surgery and remains in critical condition News notes two more details from nearby incidents
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Greenville
Nat Hodges
Hunt County
Harvey Johnson
Freeman
Johnson
Sherman
C. B. Bryant Jr
Dallas
Donigan expands holdings and moves in Whitewright
H P Donigan buys W P Vaughn stake in Vaughn and White gins and acquires Mrs Maggie Montgomery’s North Bond street residence for 2250 dollars. He plans to relocate his family from South Texas soon. Montgomery buys Joe McKinsey home in Southwest Whitewright and will move in after Bob Bow vacates.
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H. P. Donigan
W. P. Vaughn
Vaughn & White
Maggie Montgomery
Bond Street
Mr. Donigan
South Texas
Montgomery
Joe McKinsey
Whitewright
Bob Bow
Reverend McNeilly Attends Southern Baptist Convention
Rev. G. M. McNeilly, pastor of the Baptist Church, is attending the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in session at Memphis Tennessee. After the convention adjourns he will visit relatives in Kentucky.
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G. M. McNeilly
The
Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Memphis
Tenn
Kentucky
Five-Year Flogging Sentence Upheld in Texas Case
Austin May 13 The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the five year term for Murray Jackson the harshest sentence in Daniel Moody era prosecutions stemming from flogging attacks on R W Burleson a traveling salesman in 1923 The incident began with a Georgetown Klan warning and ended with Jackson and others assaulting Burleson and tar or creosote being poured over his head
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Austin
Murray Jackson
Dan Moody
Williamson County
Court of Criminal Appeals
Jackson
R. W. Burleson
Burleson
Georgetown
Campbell
Taylor
How Was Jesus Baptized Facts From Church Sermon
Pastor A. E. Major lists textual points on Mark 1 9 10 and the Jordan baptism. He notes Greek preposition EIS occurrences, King James translation choices, Canterbury revision history, Weymouth and Moffett renderings, and the question of immersion versus sprinkling with a call to fulfill righteousness.
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Bro. Stuckey
England
James
John VII Jordan
Convocation of
Canterbury
A. V
Empire
America
John II Jordan
Weymouth
James Moffet
Jordan
John
Jesus
Edwards Guests in Dus tin as Whitewright Pioneer Returns
Mr and Mrs Tip Edwards of Dus tin Okla visit Mr and Mrs D S McMillin sister of Mrs McMillin He was one of Whitewrights first merchants selling his business about twenty seven years ago and moving to Oklahoma The Self Serving Grocery fixtures counters and shelving are being installed in the former Mize grocery building Opening is planned in the next week and the new store draws interest for its novel concept in the city
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Tip Edwards
Dustin
Okla
D. S. McMillin
Edwards
McMillin
Whitewright
Oklahoma
Mize Grocery
Burglar Breaks In Stores, Cash Taken At Davidson Market
A burglar entered the J. W. David son grocery through a window Tuesday night and took $1.90 from the cash register. At the Biggerstaff meat market in the Davidson store a meat cleaver damaged the register but failed to open it. Officers pursue a clue.
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J. W. Davidson
Biggerstaff Meat Market
Davidson
Hindenburg Takes Oath of Office In Berlin
Berlin May 12 Field Marshal Von Hindenburg was inaugurated President of Germany. He issued a manifesto to the army and navy praising the Wehrmacht and pledging duty sacrifice and discipline for the fatherland's peace and prosperity. The ceremony proceeded with only a Communist protest briefly interrupting.
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Berlin
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Germany
Wehrmacht
Reichs
Hanover
Reichstag
Paul Loebe
Methodist Church Services For Sunday
Sunday school 9 45 a m Junior church 11 a m League 6 30 p m Sermon 11 a m subject Why Methodist Practice Two Modes of Baptism a What is the primary meaning of Bapto and Baptizo b Do the Greek Lexicons define Bapto and Baptizo to sprinkle and pour as well as immerse c A correct statement of position of Calvin Luther and John Wesley on baptism Evening sermon 7 45 subject What Was the Mode of John's Baptism and How Was Jesus Baptized W A Stuckey Pastor
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Calvin
Luther
John Wesley
John
Jesus
W. A. Stuckey
Petroleum refining tops Texas manufacturing value
Washington reports Texas manufacturing is led by petroleum refining with a product value of 344,586,806 dollars, comprising more than a third of the state's output. Other major industries include cottonseed products, slaughtering and meat packing, lumber, car and general construction, flour and grain products, foundry goods, printing, bread, and cotton goods, in declining order.
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Washington
Texas
Big Ben
Department of Commerce
Epworth League Program May 17 Theme and Schedule
Epworth League announces a Sunday program on May 17 with a theme How and with What Themes to Occupy Our Thoughts. Includes hymns Look For the Beautiful and League benediction. Scripture lessons include Phil 4 4 9 Mat 3 9 Gal 6 1 4. Soloists Miss Christine Stuckey Miss Margaret Everheart Loren Mangrum Miss Huntley Mrs H C Williis Leader Miss Kate Smith.
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Christine Stuckey
Margaret Everheart
Loren Mangrum
Miss Huntley
of the
Lord
H. C. Williis
League
Kate Smith
Denison Social Guests Include Frailicks and Cox Family
Miss Dorothy Earl Frailicks of Denison visited Misses Loma and Geraldine Cox last week. The Cox sisters hosted Frailicks during a Denison Sunday. C. W. Hampton in charge of road work near Houston spent the weekend here with his family.
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Dorothy Earl Frailicks
Denison
Misses Loma
Geraldine Cox
Cox
Miss Frailicks
C. W. Hampton
Houston
Mrs T E Montgomery Visits Clovis Relative in City
Mrs T E Montgomery and her young son from Clovis New Mexico visit her mother Mrs G W Pope and other relatives in the city.
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T. E. Montgomery
Little Son
Clovis
New Mexico
G. W. Pope
Donigan Buys Interest In Local Gin Plants
H. P. Donigan has purchased W. P. Vaughn’s stake in the Farmers Union Gin and the North Texas Gin, now co owned with W. L. White. He plans no new gin this year but may build if Whitewright needs more capacity later. Donigan will move his family here and aims to boost Whitewright as a leading North Texas cotton market.
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H. P. Donigan
Whitewright
W. P. Vaughn
Farmers Union
North Texas
Vaughn & White
Mr. Donigan
W. L. White
Mr. White
Donigan
Whitewrght
Texas
Plainview Editor Dies in France on World Tour
J M Adams editor and owner of the Plainview News died in France after contracting India fever while completing a world tour begun January in San Francisco. He had written weekly dispatches for his Plainview paper and is survived by daughter Mrs E Q Parry of Plainview. He was a longtime West Texas newspaper figure and Panhandle Press Association official.
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Plainview
Texas
J. M. Adams
Plainview News
France
Cablegram
Adams
San Francisco
E. Q. Parry
West Texas
Panhandle Press Association
Tribute to Mothers of World War Unknown Soldier
Washington observed a reverent tribute to the Unknown Soldier’s mother and all mothers who sent sons to the American Army. About 6,000 people gathered at Arlington Cemetery where the unknown hero rests, with 37 nations represented by delegates at the International Council of Women. The German delegation abstained in respect to American women and to avoid potential incidents.
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Washington
Arlington Cemetery
International Council of Women
Sherman raises $75,000 for Kidd-Key College
Sherman on May 11 reported a $75,000 local share toward a $250,000 goal for Kidd-Key College buildings and improvements. W. R. Brents and Arthur Hopkins announced the surplus, though organizers will continue efforts to reach an additional $10,000 to cover three years of potential payment shrinkage.
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Sherman
Kidd-Key College
W. R. Brents
Arthur Hopkins
Greenville boy among mississippi steamboat disaster survivors
Cecil Cagle son of Mr and Mrs J A Cagle of Greenville formerly of this place was aboard the steamboat wrecked in the Mississippi near Memphis last Saturday. More than twenty lives were lost. He writes he was in the water an hour and a half clinging to a board before reaching shore.
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Cecil Cagle
J. A. Cagle
Greenville
Memphis
Tenn
Cecil
J. C. Parsons
Sturdivant Student Visits Dallas Parents
Ben Sturdivant a student at S M U Dallas spent the week end with his parents Mr and Mrs J M Sturdivant in Dallas.
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Ben Sturdivant
Dallas
Mrs
J. M. Sturdivant
Mrs Vaughn and Daughter Visit Relatives in Abilene
Mrs. W. P. Vaughn and her daughter are visiting relatives in Abilene, staying for a period and enjoying the hospitality of their kin.
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W. P. Vaughn
Abilene
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Commissioners’ Court
Robert Atchison
County Finances
Commercial National Bank
Travis
D. Cunningham
Sherman Democrat
South
North
Dr. Butte
Indiana
Texas Girl
A. E. Major
Central Christian Church
Hindenburg
Methodist
Epworth League
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