Democrats Claim 125000 Majority in Texas Race
Texas campaign leaders from Democrats Hoover and Republicans each issued bold forecasts four days before the November 6 election. Democratic headquarters floated a possible 200000 lead for Smith, while Hoover backers claimed 120000 ahead and Creager asserted Hoover would carry 125 counties. Some Texas circles called the race a toss up, but partisans insisted on victory for their side.
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Dallas
Texas
Smith
Alvin Moody
Hoover Democrats
Hoover
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Republican National
Lucky Penny and Quarter Save Dentist in New Orleans
New Orleans dentist F. W. Gustave Von Herr escaped a street car confrontation when a gunman fired at his chest. A penny and a 25 cent piece in his vest pocket halted the bullet, leaving Von Herr with minor injuries. The assailant, described as a German sailor with a military moustache, fled. Von Herr linked the attack to monarchist tensions in Metz and claimed his family had been killed for political reasons.
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New Orleans
F. W. Gustave von Herr
von Herr
Metz
Alsace
Loraine
Texas Holds Lead in Oil Production
Oklahoma climbs back to second in weekly oil output with 661 770 barrels daily, Texas remains first at 749 829 barrels. Mid Continent rises to 1 479 194 barrels aided by West Texas. Kansas nearly steady at 402 440. Eastern and Rocky Mountain decline. US daily average 2 464 205 barrels.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Oil & Gas Journal
California
Texas
St. Louis
Mid-continent
West Texas
Kansas
Eastern
Rocky Mountain
United States
Volunteers Offered Skin Grafts For Fire Victim
Volunteers were called Friday night to donate skin to Miss Anna Haines after a Lamar Theatre fire destroyed the venue a month earlier. She has remained in hospital, and doctors say grafting will be needed to heal the burns on her limbs.
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Sherman
Anna Haines
Lamar Theatre
Negro G O P speaker shot in sleep in Pemiscot County
Walter S. Lathon, a St. Louis Black Republican campaign speaker, was fired on while sleeping in bed in Caruthersville Missouri. He was unhurt after several days of campaigning in Pemiscot County following a church speech the prior Wednesday, the church later burned down.
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Caruthersville
Walter S. Lathon
St. Louis
Lathon
Pemiscot County
Hoover Speaker Here Saturday
Prof. H A Ivy of Sherman requests The Sun to announce that Rev. H R Long of Denison will speak in Whitewright Saturday afternoon at 2 30. His subject is A Dry Democrat ought to vote for Herbert Hoover for President rather than for Governor Al Smith.
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H. A. Ivy
Sherman
The
Sun
H R. Long
First Baptist Church of
Denison
Whitewright
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
President Henry Harrison Named Oldest U.S. President
The statement notes Henry Harrison as the oldest U.S. president to assume office at 68 years and 23 days. It highlights his age as record in presidential history.
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Henry Harrison
United States
Van Alstyne Tops Whitewright In Freewheeling Standoff
Knothole Pete reports Van Alstyne defeated Whitewright 19 to 14 after a hard fought game despite illness that weakened several players. Whitewright led early but Van Alstyne surged with a late rally highlighted by strong broken field runs before a respectful finish.
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Knothole Pete
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Neal
Smith
Crosby
Van
Fender May
Knothole
Pete
Promising Sand Reported In Cooke County
Gainesville oil men describe a sand discovery at 1314 feet on the Wheelock farm six miles southeast of Gainesville as the most promising yet found in Cooke County. The drill paused after seven and a half feet of solid sand following sandy shale. Claude Bell, Griffee well superintendent, expects it to be the county’s best producer and to open a new field.
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Gainesville
Cooke County
Walter Griffee
Wheelock
Sven
Claude Bell
Griffee
Democratic Rally Planned in Sherman and Van Alstyne
A county wide Democratic rally will be held in Sherman Monday at 2 30 PM with Judge W L Hay as organizer and T W Davidson as principal speaker. Sam Rayburn, congressman for the district, will speak in Van Alstyne Friday night at 7 30 PM on farm relief Tammany and Hoover era issues.
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Sherman
W. L. Hay
Grayson County
T. W. Davidson
Sam Rayburn
van Alstyne
Public School To Heavy Damrosch Program
The Walter Damrosch educational concert will be broadcast next Friday over NBC heard by Whitewright grade school children through a hardware set installed in the auditorium. The program targets fourth to sixth graders from 10 to 11 a.m. and forms part of a nationwide drive to place good music in schools.
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Walter Damrosch
National Broadcasting Company
Whitewright
Manning, Clark and Meador Hardware Company
Walter Damrasch
Damvesch
Damrosch
Dallas News
New York
Carnegie Hall
United States
Rocky Mountains
Flgstering
Mignon
Thomas
Grainger
Tchaikovsky
Rienzi
Wagner
Ase
Grieg
Strauss
Pilot Grove notes wheat and social events
Wheat sowing benefits from the first rain since August as winter approaches. A school box supper raised 38 dollars at the school house with auctions by D. C. Judd and Byron Caraway. Locals and visitors from Denison Dallas Eastland Sedalia and Jefferson are mentioned along with hospital and travel notes.
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D.C. Judd
Byron Caraway
J. M. Davis
Eastland
J. H. Ashinhurst
Sedalia
Kalws Scott
Charley Kaiser
Dallas
Thelma
Ashinhurst
Jefferson
Kentuckytown Club Holds Meeting at 2 O'clock
The Kentuckytown Club met with Mrs. Carl Holland Friday. President Mrs. Holland called the session to order as members answered roll call with favorite verses. The club voted to move meeting time to 2 o clock.
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Kentuckytown Club
Carl Holland
Holland
Floyd Harris
Reading
Albert Pennell
Viva Phillips
America
Want Ads Drive Readership Across Pages
A subscriber notes front page readers also check the Want Ads, citing that the ads deliver results as the crowd scans both sections. The remark underlines the ads’ strong pull among readers.
Rotary Club hears mayor talk on boys work in Rotary
Charles Estill of Sherman, manager of the Hotel Grayson, led the Rotary luncheon on Friday with a talk on boys work in Rotary Clubs. He praised Boy Scout efforts in Grayson County and Whitewright’s sponsorship of the local Scout troop. James Fant of Sherman spoke briefly on Boy Scout work. Carl Gillispie directed the program.
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Charles Estill
Sherman
Grayson
Rotary
Rotary Clubs
Grayson County
Whitewright
Lightning Strike Hits Local Resident On Way Home
C A Giles was knocked to the ground by a bright lightning flash Saturday around 4 pm near J W McMurry's home. He stayed conscious after a two to three minute pause, with a bump on his head from hitting the sidewalk.
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C. A. Giles
J. W. McMurry
P. A. Short
Mr. Giles
M. D. Oliver
Blaine Attacks Hoover Over Farm Relief Delays
Madison Wisconsin Senator John J Blaine a Progressive Republican endorsing Governor Smith denounces Hoover for delaying farm relief and criticizes Borah for urging a March special session saying unkept Hoover promises have driven farmers to Smith.
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Madison
Wis
John J. Blake
Smith
Hoover
New York
Blaine
Borah
Washington
Hoover Republicans
Senator Blaine
Congress
Broyles and Martin Tie Wedding at Ector Home
Miss Robbye Broyles and Mr. Willie Lee Martin were married at Rev. M. E. Miller’s home near Ector on October 18. The bride, youngest daughter of R. F. Broyles, lives near Whitewright. the groom, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Martin, farms locally. They then visited Paris with the bride’s sister Mrs. Beace Nelson. Attendants included Jewell Medearis Finis Stephens Irene Smith Lofton Medearis Annabel Stephens and Virgil Smith. The couple will reside with the bride’s father and Mr. Martin will continue farming.
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Robbye’ Broyles
Willie Lee Martin
M. E. Miller
Ector
R. F. Broyles
Enterprise
Whitewright
W. J. Martin
Marvin
Paris
Beace Nelson
Jewell Medearis
Finis Stephens
Irene Smith
Lofton Medearis
Annabel Stephens
Virgil Smith
Martin
Do Crowds Mean Votes for Gov Smith?
The New York World argues that large crowds for Gov Smith in key states signal real electoral strength. It contrasts past candidates Bryan Roosevelt Harding and Coolidge to show where enthusiasm translated into votes, noting Smith’s crowds in regions with big electoral votes.
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Gov. Smith
Bryan
McKinley
Roosevelt
Parker
Harding
Cox
Coolidge
Davis
Smith
New York World
Whitewright P T A Emphasizes Parents Duties And Meetings
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association boosts new life this fall with plans for discussion on school citizenship and parenthood. The program asks parents to reflect on child care and responsibility and invites all to join. The group meets the third Tuesday each month at 3 45 p m.
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P.T. A
Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
Echoes of the Civic Committee on Seasonal Gardens
A reflective civic note urges planting bulbs now as gardens fade with autumn. The essay praises the human impulse to express beauty through flowers, recalling sunlit rose beds and lilies, and invites readers to plant tulips hyacinths daffodils jonquils sweet peas and oriental poppies for the coming season.
Home Economics and Cleaning Tips from the Era
A compact collection describing household guidance. It outlines mixing humorous and moral ingredients for happiness, preparing ducks with paraffin, cleaning with salt and cold water, preventing fruit discoloration with lemon juice, and using matches in bathrooms to vanish odors.
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Home Economics Committee
Keeping at It
Canyon News notes that consistent advertising builds lasting business. It contrasts sporadic ads with steady campaigns and argues that every major merchant uses regular newspaper advertising while small, inconsistent spenders fail to grow.
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Canyon News
Taylor's New Store Opening In Whitewright This Saturday
J. W. Davidson named manager of the Whitewright store owned by T. A. Taylor of Bonham. Taylor plans a large stock of groceries hardware and automobile tires and will showcase lines from wholesale houses and manufacturers opening day invitation extended to all observers.
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The
Sun
Taylor
J. W. Davidson
Whitewright
T. A. Taylor
Bonham
Texas
Johnson Hemphill Wed in Whitewright Baptist Church
On October 28 1928 at the close of the morning service Alton B Hemphill wed Miss Mary Johnson at the Baptist Church Rev J H Hawkins officiated with a double ring ceremony Music by Mrs Guy Hamilton Lohengrin’s march Mendelssohn’s march accompanied the couple to a reception at the bride’s father R L Johnson home Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs George Baugher Mr Raymond L Rogers Dallas Mrs S E Gist Mrs Sam Martin Shawnee and Miss Martha Jo Sears Denton Hemphill works for Lone Star Gas and will travel with his bride after the ceremony
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The
Baptist Church
Alton B. Hemphill
Mary Johnson
Our
Little City
Guy Hamilton
Lohengrin
Hemphill
Wilburn Hemphill
Frederick
Okla
Willie Ross
J. H. Hawkins
Ruth
Naoma
Miss Ross
Mendelssohn
R. L. Johnson
Sam Martin
Shawnee
Oklo
Whitewright
Lone Star Gas Company
George Baugher
Raymond L. Rogers
Dallas
S. E. Gist
Floyd Higby
Martha Jo Sears
Denton
Army chaplains report diverse denominations in Regular Army
On June 30 last the 120 chaplains in the Regular Army represented nineteen denominations. Baptist led with sixteen bodies, Methodist twenty eight, Roman Catholic twenty five, and other groups listed. United States bases hosted eighty eight chaplains with smaller numbers in Hawaii the Philippines Panama China and Porto Rico.
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Washington
Regular Army
Disciples of Christ
United States
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Panama
China
Porto Rico
Reward Offered For Voting Crooks
Benton McMillin former Democratic executive committee member now backing Herbert Hoover offers 1000 dollars for the arrest and conviction of anyone voting illegally or any election official who breaks the law. Anti-Smith Democratic headquarters announced the reward in Dallas.
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Dallas
Benton McMillin
Zavalla County
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Herbert Hoover
Anti-Smith Democratic
McMillin
Youth Burglar Halted in Dallas After 22 Robberies
A Dallas high school graduate, 16, robbed 22 nearby homes for money to pay college costs. He kept a diary with dates, times, and amounts. He was captured after looting only money, while residents declined to prosecute. one entry notes he was shot at but found no valuables.
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Dallas
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Cooke
Democratic Rally
Pilot Grove
Rotary Club
Broyles
Parent-Teacher Association Notes
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