Through the Looking Back Files of the Sun
Mrs J G Sloan received a letter from son Ozra Sloan stating three weeks in trenches in France. Silas Wilson returns from Dallas business course. Lloyd Wright from A and M College. Ott Lackey heard Captain Vickers in Sherman. Local moves and visits noted along with wills, dockets, and Red Cross, plus draft notices and a lightning strike on R L Holcomb home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Sloan
Ozra Sloan
France
Silas Wilson
Dallas
Lloyd Wright
College Station
M. College
Ott Lackey
Sherman
Captain Vickers
Pascal Cox
Durant
Okla
W. M. Cox
W. T. Truett
Andrew Pierce
J. W. McMurry
J. M. McMurry
Marlin
John L. Reeves
Camp Travis
San Antonio
J. D. Patterson
F. M. Echols
Max Pope
American Express Co
McFatridge
Camp Bowie
Army
J. B
Elizabeth Woosley
W. R. Foster
Bess Butler
Walter Keeling
Howard Stokes
Trenton
Leon
T. D. Booker
Canaan
Red Cross
Early History of Grayson College in Whitewright
Denison Herald notes Grayson College legacy in Whitewright housing a half century old building once tied to Grayson College. Originators include H L Piner and E T Kemp with J R Westbrook linked to early ownership and leadership in the college’s UT affiliated program.
Texas Eleemosynary Institutions Cost Over Six Million Annually
A state report shows about 20,000 inmates in Texas eleemosynary facilities with an average monthly per capita cost of 18.50 dollars. All listed institutions are at capacity and require continued operation. Total 1937 costs amount to 6,248,321.30 dollars across multiple homes and hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State Orphans Home
Waco
Eters
Alabama and
Coushatti Indian Reservation
Cateempreneuivemeens
Ceclid State Hospital
Kerrville State Sanatorium
Abilene State Hospital
Denen i Actin
Austin State
Terrell State Hospital
Pincine
Texas School For the Blind
Texas School For the Deaf
Pioneer Grayson College figures and fate in Whitewright
The history lists Grayson College leaders and faculty from 1896 to 1906 including Westbrook Butler Ander son Truett and Parsons. It notes the fire that destroyed the original brick building, the replica, and the school’s reach across Texas and neighboring states. Notable alumni and local ties are cited, with later uses of the campus as Whitewright High School and a modern gymnasium today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook
Grayson College
F. E. Butler
J. F. Anderson
J. L. Truett
H. S. Parsons
Butler
Jacksonville
Texas
Carr- Burdette College
Sherman
Whitewright
George W. Truett
Dallas
Parsons
College
S. S. Strop
J. H. Watkins
A. L. Groves
Denison
Elizabeth Groves
Isabell Ingalls
E. L. Harp
Ida Root Gordon
Mary Olive Norris
O. R. Randle
R. M. Noe
John Scott
C. T. Freeman
Charles Batsell
Scott Fulton
van Alstyne
R. H
Bob) Wilson
Oklahoma
B. B. Cobb
Waco
State Teachers’ Association
Bob May
Port Arthur
Whitewright College
Health Hints on Servants and Disease Risk in Homes
Health hints warn that domestic servants can spread disease unless examined by a physician. Texas law requires health certificates for food handlers in public places but exempts domestics, placing responsibility on employers. The piece notes servants like cooks and maids interact closely with families and can transmit tuberculosis, syphilis, and other illnesses.
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Texas
Health Department urges house servant health checks
The Texas State Department of Health warns that phoid fever dysentery diphtheria and other acute contagious diseases can spread through domestic workers. A typhoid carrier or venereal disease carrier can infect families via food and contact. The department advises employers have their servants examined by a family physician periodically and treat promptly if diseased, noting the cost is small compared to illness and potential family deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Department of Health
Fool Driver Put Out of Way Recipe Circulated
A police bulletin display includes a brutal "recipe" to dispose of a drunk driver by wrecking a fast car and placing the fool in a box. The item notes the first electric lighted residence was Thomas Edison’s boarding house in Menlo Park New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traffic Division
Dallas Times-Herald
Menlo Park
N. J
Thomas Edison
Love Meters for Wooing Couples From Prof Low
London reports Prof A M Low, noted British scientist, advocates personal love meters to rate suitability of potential mates. He says lovers will still walk under moonlight but carry devices to measure emanation characteristics like radio beams, guiding marriage choices through scientific tests rather than poetry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. M. Low
UT Denies Refusing Girl Admission toUT
Anna Ruth Miller a 14 year old San Antonio graduate reportedly was refused admission to the University of Texas. Assistant registrar Max Fichtenbaum denied the claim stating the 16 year minimum age rule, while noting exceptions are possible for well qualified students. He suggested a student under 13 could be in class next fall.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jas. P. Bynum
Carleton M. Jones
Jas. P. Henry
Bonham Board
Jones R. Pierce
Walter P. Judd
Wm. C. Reeves
Clay Horton
Grover Stateville
Ollie McMillin
Mary Rena Penn
Emmet Penn
Daedalian
Penn
Denton College
Whitewright Electric Co
Main Street
Grayson County
Lloyd Moore
Pernie
Nell Badgett
Floydada
R. S. Morehead
R. L. Holcomb
United States
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
Denison Herald
The
Sun
H. L. Piner
E. T. Kemp
North Texas
University of Texas
J. R. Westbrook
First National Bank
Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Geo. W. Cox
Austin
Everest
Sum
Stephens & Bryant Insurance Agency
First Nat'l Bank
Cotleg Liquo
MINOF
U.T
Brewers Foundation
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
East 40Th Street
New York, N. Y
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