West of Broadway to Be Given Here
A community theater piece titled West of Broadway comes to the Hamilton Junction High School auditorium for two performances Thursday and Friday November 7. The cast features Leila and a troupe including John Ruskin and Mme DeLozo with Rob ert the villain and Jeanne the leading lady. Proceeds fund Pictured Knowledge in the Grammar School Library with Miss Maureen Harper coaching on violin and chautauqua circuits.
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Hamilton Junction
Maw
Josh Hawkins
Junction House
Leila
Nation
Secres
Marmure Young -Anker
Broadway
John Ruskin
Sally
Henry
John
Mme. DeLozo
Paris
Jimmie
Imogene
Robert
Jeanne
Broad Ray
McCoy family moves to new modern farm home
D E McCoy and family moved to a new stucco farm home southwest of town after purchasing the Rev J E Teague farm. The five room dwelling with bath and built in features is said to be the section’s only stucco farm house. McCoy, previously renting, plans to own and operate the property with livestock including chickens cows and hogs.
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D. E. McCoy
Mr. McCoy
Montgomery
J. E. Teague
McCoy
World population rises seven per cent in eight years
The Hague report estimates 1928 world population at 1,936 million, a 7 percent rise since 1920. Europe hosts 478 million, Asia 1,070 million, Americas 258 million, Africa 140 million, and Australia 8 million, with detailed European and Asian country tallies.
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Hague
Holland
Permanent International Statistics Bureau
Saxony
Belgium
England
Netherlands
Europe
Egypt
Java
Japan
H. W. Methorst
Bureau
America
Africa
Asia
Australia
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Poland
Spain
Selbium
Otherlands
China
British India
United States of America
Dutch East Indies
Brazil
Grayson County Baptist Pastors Meet at First Church
The monthly conference of Grayson County Baptist pastors and workers gathered Tuesday at the First Baptist Church Denison. Rev J A Henderson opened with song and devotion, with talks on stewardship of life prayer and missions. A Women’s Missionary Society board meeting occurred and the next conference is set for Hughes Chapel on December 3.
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Grayson County
First Baptist Church
J. A. Henderson
B. L. Millard
First Baptist Church of
Denison
E. T. Smith
Whitesboro
L. R. Lamb
Calvary Baptist Church
W. P. Grow
Whitewright
L. Millard
J. S. Henderson
Women’s Missionary Society
Hughes Chapel
Grayson County Baptist Association
MacDonald Reports on Visit to Hoover Talks
London Premier Ramsay MacDonald told the House of Commons about the naval understanding reached with President Hoover during his U.S. trip. He read the joint Hoover MacDonald statement, stressed Kellogg pact reality, and said war between Britain and the United States has been banished.
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London
J.ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Hoover
United States
MacDonald
Houses of Congress
White House
Charles G. Dawes
Church of Christ Here Calls Pastor in Whitewright
Rev. T. C. Merriett of Pampa has been chosen as pastor for the Church of Christ of Whitewright and will begin duties to lead services this Sunday. He will preach two Sundays monthly at Whitewright and one each month at Tom Bean and Pilot Grove, as the church continues one of the city’s oldest congregations in a modern brick edifice.
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T. C. Merriett
Pampa
Church of Christ of
Whitewright
Merriett
Church of Christ
Tom Bean
Pilot Grove
Grandpa Wayback Reflects on Moths and Mortgages
Grandpa Wayback muses on a paradoxical notion as he jokes that moths never chew through a mortgage. The remark blends whimsy with a hint of financial dread, using rural humor to frame a wary view of debt.
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Grandpa Wayback
Miss Martha Sears Sings With C I A Vest
Miss Martha Jo Sears daughter of Mr and Mrs T F Sears a sophomore at the Texas College for Women is a member of the college Vested Choir. The choir chosen from choral classes sings with or without accompaniment under William E Jones and has gained national notice from the Southwestern Music Festival in Denton last April. Sears is a first soprano majoring in liberal arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jo Sears
T. FE. Sears
Texas College For Women
Dallas
Miss Sears
the College
Senate censures Senator Bingham for tariff ties with Connecticut group
The Senate voted 54 to 22 to condemn Senator Bingham of Connecticut for using a Connecticut Manufacturers Association officer in drafting tariff legislation and attending secret rate setting sessions. Norris urged conviction but Bingham was absolved of corrupt motives. the censure marked the first such action in 27 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bingham
Connecticut
Senate
Connecticut Manufacturers Association
Yale
Chamber
Connecticut Association
Finance Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Charles L. Evanson
Committee On the Judiciary
Descriptions of Beauty Boost Popular Blonde Women
A column notes that pretty little blondes are more popular than tall homely women. It claims the average man prefers short and sweet appearances.
Pitiful Cases of an Indolent Wife in Thirty-Year Marriage
A piteous report describes a long marriage marked by a wife's inertia and reluctance to take drastic action against her husband. The piece emphasizes lethargy and missed opportunities within the household dynamic.
Prison system head Mead resigns in Texas
W L Mead, general manager of the Texas prison system, resigned Tuesday. The state prison board accepted the resignation with regret and thanked him for his valuable services. Mead cited political handcaps and hostile attitudes as reasons for leaving. Lee Simmons of Sherman was reported to be under consideration to replace him.
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Houston
W. L. Mead
Texas Prison System
State Prison Board
Mead
W. A. Paddock
Lee Simmons
Sherman
Farmersville and Commerce Meet in Undefeated District Clash
The Farmersville High School team, undefeated, heads to Commerce Monday for a district championship game. Commerce is favored, but Farmersville plans a strong bid, traveling on a special train with over 300 supporters to back the battle.
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Farmersville High School
Commerce
Farmersville
Coalition Wins Lower Pig Iron Tariff Vote in Senate
The Senate approved a reduced pig iron duty by 48 to 30, cutting from $1.12% to 75 cents. Republicans and Democrats split, with 19 Republicans and 29 Democrats backing the lower rate, while 4 Democrats and 26 Republicans opposed it.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
House
Sackett
Broussard
Ransdell
Louisiana
Heflin
Alabama
Kendrick
Wyoming
Fincke No 1 Well Drilling Underway in Pottsboro Field
Drilling progressed slowly on the Fincke No 1 well by FHE Oil Company and Kay Kim bell in the Pottsboro field, with no oil shows yet but an expected sand at about 824 feet. A Gray Tex Oil Company test in Liberty County will continue to lower depths after a sand encounter and gas pressure.
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Sherman
Fincke
FHE Oil Company
Kay Kimbell
Pottsboro
William Fleming
Fleming
Gray-Tex Oil Company
Liberty County
Charles Knapp
Knapp
Large congregations greet new Whitewright pastor
Rev. L. G. Hagard, new Methodist Church pastor, led two Sunday services as Whitewright residents welcomed him. The city’s other churches joined in the reception, a long-standing local custom. Hagard previously served in Ladonia and led churches in Savoy Marvin Leonard, and has enjoyed a warm welcome and plans to thrive as a citizen.
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L. G. Hagard
Methodist Church
Whitewright
Mr. Hagard
Ladonia
Eetor
Savoy
Marvin
Leonard
Ten years of appeals end in lexis chair for El Paso slayer
Percy W. Howard, condemned for the Ward County murder of N. W. Nixon, faces execution by electric chair after a decade of court battles. Howard, aided by W. S. Ham, lured Nixon, shot him, and buried the body in a sand dun. Ham testified to the crime and later testified against Howard. Governor Moody’s intervention could still save him.
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Huntsville
Dan Moody
Percy W. Howard
el Paso
Howard
Courts of
Texas
Ward
W. S. Ham
West Texas
N. W. Nixon
Nixon
Pecos
Ham
Martin
Beggar in Warsaw Inherits One Million Loses Sanity
Moses Feingold a Warsaw beggar aged 70 went insane after word from the United States Consulate that his brother John who had not seen him for about sixty five years left him 1 000 000 Feingold had to be taken to an asylum after the shock of the inheritance.
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Warsaw
Moses Feingold
United States
John
Feingold
Train Crossing Challenge Across the City Lines
A local puzzle notes the impossibility of beating every train at every crossing, illustrating a paradox where some crossings will always see a train first while others may be cleared first at times.
Whitewright High Moves Toward Southern Association Status
The Whitewright Public Schools completed its 1929-30 report to the Southern Association outlining compliance with key standards. The district meets most requirements, with notes on class sizes, library standards, and graduation units, while aiming to tighten attendance and subject-load guidelines to reach recommended status.
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Whitewright Public
Southern Association of Affiliated Colleges and Secondary Schools
Southern Association
Association
Whitewright
Mrs J B Johnson Dies in Waco Hospital
Mrs. J B Johnson formerly of Whitewright died in a Waco hospital Friday after an operation. She was 57 and survived by her husband seven children three sisters and one brother. One daughter Mrs Paul C Porter is a missionary in Brazil. Funeral was held at the Waco home Saturday at 3 p.m. with Mrs J B Dickson present.
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J. B. Johnson
Whitewright
Waco
Johnson
L. P. Sears
J. B. Dickson
Baylor University
Paul C. Porter
Brazil
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Georgia
Baptist
Church OF Christ Here
NN College Cho
May Hean Prison System
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