FATAL ELECTION FIGHTS IN KENTUCKY RESULT IN MULTIPLE DEATHS
In Kentucky a series of election clashes left ten dead and seven wounded. In Breathitt County Sylvester Howard Jr. and others died in two affrays while Cleveland Combs, an election clerk candidate, was killed amid a companion shooting. In Louisville Patrolman Gardner fatally wounded Harry Ross and Mrs. Lillian Collins. In Estill County Republican P F Wolfinbarger was seriously wounded by Lloyd Winkler, who was killed by Wolfinbarger’s son Jeff Phant Richardson was wounded.
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Ille
Kentucky
Tahutt County
Louisville
Estill Coun
Breathitt County
Sylvester Howard Jr
Pitts
Breathitt
Cleveland
Combs
Leslie
Ephren
Geven
John Roberts
George Intosh
Kerry Combs
Tom Centers
Ang
Bennett Ardner
Harry Ross
Ross
Lillian Collins
Red Cross drive to begin in Greason County
The annual Red Cross membership drive for the south half of Greason County starts Saturday November 12 and runs through Monday November 14, with events beginning Friday November 11 but delayed in Sherman due to Armistice Day. Mrs. J. H. Wood and Mrs. J. C. Pyle lead the effort as sub-chairmen prep literature, buttons, posters, and door cards for canvassers.
Farmer Returns Wallet Found On Public Road
Gainesville dispatch reports local grocer Frank Mc Dearman recovered $208 found by a passerby, a young farmer named J. W. Barksdale, who found the wallet in the road twelve miles northeast of Gainesville and returned it next day.
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Gainesville
Frank McDearman
J. W. Barksdale
Sears Auto offers Ford purchase with one third down
Sears Auto Company promotes buying any Ford model with one third down payment. Visit for details about this proposition and financing options.
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Ford
Sears Auto Company
Hylan Re-Elected Mayor Of New York City
John F Hylan wins another term as mayor after a landslide victory over Henry H Curran. The Democratic ticket swept Tammany Hearst results and gained near total control of the Board of Aldermen with high turnout and strong women’s votes. Other elections include Schwab winning in Buffalo and Queckenbush, Kellogg, and Andrews securing several local offices in Ohio.
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New York
John F Hylan
Henry H. Curran
Tammany-Hearst
Board of Aldermen
Hylan
The
New York Times
Buffalo
Schwab
Buck
Children’s Court
Corning
N. Y
Samuel E. Queckenbush
Steben
Lynn W. Kellogg
Ohio
Harding
Marion
Thomas E. Andrews
Sun Receives K K K Letter From Whitewright
The Sun published a Tuesday letter postmarked Bonham from Whitewright urging longer dresses and thicker hose for ladies. The paper notes the letter was not on Ku Klux Klan stationery and did not bear their seal, but jokes the cold weather may influence attire.
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Bonham
Whitewright
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Application Filed for New Bank at Mexia
Washington November 8 An application has been received by the Comptroller of the Currency to organize the Mexia National Bank of Mexia Texas The correspondent is D Leon Harp Mexia
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Mexia
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Mexia National Bank
Texas
D. Leon
Music and Morals at Institute Emphasizes Study
An institute essay extols music as a discipline shaping sight touch and hearing. It argues music trains concentration and intellect, elevates imagination, and acts as a moral force, citing figures like Perry Curry and William Tomlins.
Armistice Day Observance With Silent Tribute and Events
Armistice Day marked the third anniversary of World War’s end. Activities include a 12 to 12:02 silent tribute, a city bell toll, a parade assembling at the Legion hall, a flagpole hollow square, prayers, songs, addresses, a basket dinner, athletic contests, a football game, and a 7:30 p.m. battle royal.
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Preston Everheart Post
American Legion
America
Legion Hall
Legion Band
Boy Scouts
Woman's Auxiliary
Chaplain of the Legion
Song—America
Main Street
Baseball Park
Whitewright
van Alstyne High School
Whitewright Triumphs 28-0 Over Sherman Junior High
Whitewright high school football overwhelmed Sherman junior high 28 to 0 on Saturday. Sherman defense stalled throughout but could not breach the home team's line. Van Alstyne visits Friday for a rival showdown expected to be strong.
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Whitewright
Sherman
van Alstyne High School
Van
van Good
75 Men Seek Work On One Dismantling Job
Sherman on Monday saw 75 men gathered in front of the Binkley annex at Travis and Pecan streets seeking work from contractor Jerry Wall for preliminary dismantling before razing the building for the Marks Bros department store. A similar scene occurred at Hall's Furniture Co as improvements began, but most workers were not hired. razing will start in a few weeks.
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Sherman
Binkley Annex
Travis
Pecan Streets
Jerry Wall
Marks Bros. Department
Hall's Furniture Company
Injured man flags auto driver with bills
Curtley Watson of Ranger, hurt in a late night crash on the Caddo road, soaked in fear of robbers. He flagged down a passing driver with a sheaf of bank notes, the driver stopped, allowing Watson to escape a six foot embankment and reach the roadside battered but alive. The driver’s hesitation due to fear delayed aid until the money proved a signal.
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Ranger
Curtley Watson
Caddo Road
Watson
Katy Freight Conductor Killed at Whitesboro
Denton reports that Z Gordon a Katy freight conductor was killed on the joint track at Whitesboro thirty six miles north of here when caught between two freight cars He had worked for the Katy road nineteen years.
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Denton
Gordon
Katy
Whitesboro
Here
Presbyterian Church to Host Sermon by Rev Mack
Rev G H Mack D D, superintendant of Home Missions in Tennessee, will preach at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning at eleven o'clock.
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G. H. Mack
D. D
Home Missions
Tennessee
Presbyterian Church
City taxes for 1921 now ready for payment
The 1921 city tax is ready and payable at the office of the city collector located at the city fire station.
Music as a factor in character and credit in schools
Miss Tommie Chenoweth urged at the local teachers' institute that devotional words joined to suitable music could fill empty church seats and aid character development. She argued music study should receive college level credits, noting several county schools already grant one credit per year and urging Wright School to lead in this effort.
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Whitewright
Tommie Chenoweth
Teachers’ Institute
Lively & Co store damaged by fire in Whitewright
The Lively & Company store burned Saturday night around 10 30. Firemen arrived quickly and fought the blaze, saving part of the shoe stock but nearly all dry goods and ready to wear stock were lost. The building, owned by Y B Reed of Trenton, is insured. damage to the structure also insured.
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Lively & Company
Lively
Joe Thompson
Y. B. Reed
Trenton
Whitewright
Ridge Files Motion for a New Trial
Sherman, Nov. 7. C. P. Ridge of Denison filed a motion for a new trial in his $30,000 damage suit against the M. E. T. Railway company, after the case was dismissed in the Fifteenth District Court. Ridge faced perjury and swindling charges tied to contradictory testimony about the date of damages. Cummins and Buster, his attorneys, seek retrial soon.
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Ridge
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Harp
First National Bank
C. B. Bryant
R. A. Gillett
Perry
Curry
William Tomlins
Chicago
London
Liverpool
Handel
Haydn
George Washington
Bills
Planters National Bank
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