S. H. Jared Home Destroyed By Fire
The home of S. H. Jared north of the First Baptist Church burned Monday around 4 am. Family members escaped in nightclothes after the blaze started in the kitchen or dining area. Insurance covered part of the loss. Jared planned a new four to five room house. Neighbors alerted the fire department which saved a small portion of the structure.
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S. H. Jared
First Baptist Church
Jared
W. H. Sinclair
J. P
Bryan Jared
Sinclair
King Brothers Found Guilty in Beauchamps Murder
Walter and Joe King were found guilty of murder in Haskell and sentenced to 99 years in the penitentiary after a two hour jury deliberation. District Attorney Clyde Grissom urged a death penalty as Odell and Owens defended the youths as acting in self defense and urged moral consideration.
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Haskell
Walter
Joe King
J. K. Beauchamps
Clyde Grissom
Beauchamps
Grissom
Odell and Owens
Throckmorton
King Brothers
Huntsville
Oklahoma City Mayor Rejects Thompson Foundation Offer
Mayor Walter Dean of Oklahoma City mocked Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson's request for a $10 donation to join the America First Foundation. Dean quipped he would be a fool to pay for Americanism, dismissing the appeal with a sharp retort.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Walter Dean
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Dean
Thompson
America First Foundation
Fasting Trend Noted By Louisville Times
The Louisville Times wonders if professional fasters start reducing meals by dining in tea rooms as a step toward weaning from food.
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Louisville Times
Students From 38 States At U. of T.
At the University of Texas 1926 27 enrollment included students from 38 states and 24 foreign countries. 939 came from other states and 83 from other nations with Mexico leading foreign representation at 41 students and neighbors contributing most locally.
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U. of T
Central America
China
Czecho-Slovakia
England
Germany
Greece
Holland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Persia
Philippine Island
Poland
Russia
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
New Ford Models Due in Dallas in November
Dallas dealer John E. Morriss reports the new Ford will reach Dallas in November with four wheel brakes, standard gearshift, and upscale interior. He says the car is longer and lower, priced like rival models, and in quantity production by January 1. Henry Ford himself endorsed the model in a telegram.
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Dallas
Ford
John E. Morriss
Detroit
Henry Ford
Mr. Morriss
Morriss
James Price
Thief Gang Busted as Large Auto Cache Found near Llano
Ranger Capt. Frank Hamel uncovered a hidden cache of stolen vehicles on a mountain rim near Llano ending a long running Central Texas theft ring. The stash reportedly holds thousands of dollars in cars seized from across the state and beyond with license numbers indicating origins in major cities.
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Austin
Texas
Frank Hamer
Llano
Panhandle’s McCluskey No.7 Oil Well Leads North Texas Output
Panhandle Refining Company reports McCluskey seven deep near South Bend in Young County produced 3,535 barrels daily starting July 20 and after 100 days total output reached 506,857 barrels of oil and 1,250,000 cubic feet of gas worth $716,962.66. Oil brought $1.38 per barrel. gas tests indicate 80 gallons of gasoline per thousand feet.
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Panhandle Refining Company
McCluskey
South Bend
Young County
North Texas
United States
C. C. Stovall
Stovall
Panhandle
Fashionable Roman Kissing Customs in Public Encounters
The late Roman Empire saw kissing become a fashionable public custom. Women greeted men with kisses as a social ritual, highlighting the era's public display norms.
King of Aces Ends His Trip
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh lands at Mitchel Field New York completing a 22350 mile U S tour in the Spirit of St Louis. He declines interviews saying he will drop from public view and not seek politics or government posts. He states he will announce his plans when sure.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Department of Commerce
Ace
Publication Notice in Grayson County Estate Action
Texas issues citation by publication to all interested in the estate of Dave V Harrison Non Compos Mentis as Mrs M J Harrison files in county court summons via newspaper publication in Grayson County for at least ten days before return day.
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State of
Texas
Grayson County
Grayson
Dave V. Harrison
M. J. Harrison
Guardianship Petition For Minors in Grayson County
Court of Grayson County will hear an application for letters of guardianship on the estate of said minors at the next term. The hearing is at the Sherman courthouse on the first Monday in December 1927. All interested persons may appear and contest. Witness R Q Loving clerk.
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Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
R. Q. Loving
Grayson Co
Texas
City of
A. D
1927
Bonham Dry Goods Stocked at Attractive Prices
Large full stocks of dry goods attractively priced by M. C. Spivy & Co. in Bonham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Spivy & Co
Bonham
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City Property
S. H. Montgomery
Insurance and Loans
Grove’s
R. B. Nall
Commercial Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
Lloyd Moore
Whitewright, Texas
Ben Savage
Barbee
Everhot
Cricey
Manning, Clark & Meador
Swift’s Meats
Swift
W. T. Nicholson
Hawk
Whitewright
Hudson & Davis Company
Clerk County Court
Grayson Coun
Lucile Schleuse
Chesley Rutledge Confectionery
Gordon’s Cash Grocery
Dyer @ Jones
Drug Store No
Rexall
Mangrum Brothers
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