Whitewright Falls to Highland Park 12-7 in District Final
Highland Park Highlanders defeated Whitewright High School 12 to 7 at Fair Park Stadium to clinch the District 5 Class B championship. Big Boy Rose produced key runs for Highland while Whitewright rallied with a 35-yard Bailey to Spindle pass for a fourth quarter score. Whitewright captain Junie McMurry starred despite an injury.
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Whitewright High
Footm
Highland
Pionship
Whitewright
Ers
Rangers
Highlanders
Dallas News
Junie McMurry
MccMurry
Big Boy Rose
Bailey
Ranger
Highland Park Highlanders
Whitewright High School
Fair Park Stadium
Highland Park
Gilbert
Rose
Eberhardt
Piper
Hudson
McMurry
Pie Bailey
Spindle
Coffman
Bradley
Estimated U.S. cotton yield at 15,386,000 bales this year
Washington reports a probable yield of about 15,386,000 equivalent 500-pound bales for the season if conditions remain average. Ginned cotton from 1925 up to Nov 1 totaled 11,198,660 running bales, with state ginnings listed for Alabama to Virginia and other states totaling 3,173,000 or so.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Missiissipp
Missouri
Five Rural Schools in Grayson County Still Closed
Sherman Nov 8 only five rural schools in Grayson County are not yet open, delaying due to cotton picking. All other county schools have teachers and run smoothly, but student attendance lags as hands are needed at harvest. About 6,000 children are in school now, with up to 8,500 expected once all rural schools start.
Elizabeth May and Oscar Jones Marry in Whitewright
Miss Elizabeth May daughter of Josh May of Savoy reared by Whitewright wed Oscar Jones Planters National Bank comptometrist in a 9 o clock Wednesday ceremony at R S Morehead home officiated by Rev J L Truett The couple left for Dallas or Fort Worth to honeymoon and will reside with the bride’s uncle Mr and Mrs Morehead Sherman November 9 J L Scarborough survived a collision when his car was struck by a locomotive carried 100 feet the closed car demolished
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Elizabeth May
Josh May
Savoy
Whitewright
Oscar Jones
Planters National Bank
R. S. Morehead
Sherman
J. L. Scarborough
Denison
W. F
Brick) McAnaney
Jesse and
Brinkley
George D. Hagan
Justice Court
Jamaica
R. Rollins
Houston Avenue
Grand Jury
J. H. Daniel
F. Feranti
N. E. Daniel
Hagan
Jake
Daniel
Feranti
Rollins
Nix and
Roy Finley
Highland Park Runs Near Miss Against Whitewright
Highland Park’s offense opened strong but the late stand by Whitewright stalled any comeback. Eberhardt, a diminutive halfback, gained steady yardage behind a solid Highland Park line with McDonald Adleta and Hudson anchoring the front. Lineups featured Piper Ince Parker Lyles McDonald Hudson Adleta Eberhardt Bartlett Rose Gilbert for Highland Park and Whitewright with Coffman Lackey Bradley Bailey among others. Substitutions included Ford Wanamaker Whitewright Binion Blanton.
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Highland Park
Eberhardt
Rose
Whitewright
McDonald
Adleta
Hudson
Highlander
Piper
Ince
Parker
Lyles
Bartlett
Gilbert
Spindle
Bennett
Montgomery
Keeling
Craig
Nicholson
McMurry
Coffman
Lackey
Bradley
Bailey
Ford
Wanamaker
Binion
Blanton
Hijackers Arrested By Local Constable
Two alleged hijackers were arrested near town by Constable Ed Lankford after a Greenville robbery claim. They boarded a Katy freight train northbound but fled when searched. Names given as Martin and Leslie. three men were involved according to Greenville police.
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Ed Lankford
Greenville
Katy
Williams
Lankford
Martin
Leslie
Mark McGee Resigns as Adjutant General of Texas
Austin reports Gen. Mark McGee resigns as adjutant general of Texas effective December 1. The former Texas Department American Legion commander will move to Fort Worth to resume law practice with McCartney, Foster and McGee.
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Austin
Mark McGee
Texas
McGee
Texas Department, American Legion
Fort Worth
McCartney, Foster & McGee
Walker's Atlanta Visit Is Tammany Move
New York reports James Walker mayor-elect of New York City visits Atlanta as a strategy to sell Tammany to the South and bolster Governor Al Smith's 1928 White House bid. He meets Maj. John S. Cohen’s committee, attends dinners, speaks publicly, and travels on to Miami for vacation before Thanksgiving. The trip signals possible South support for Smith’s dominance of the Democratic party.
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New York
Atlanta
James Walker
New York City
al Smith
United States
Walker
Smith
Madison Square Garden
Miami
Fla
Mr. Walker
New Tammany
White House
Washington
Headlight Law Heads to Early Vehicle Registration
Motorists are reminded that Texas headlight law requires a current headlight test and adjustment certificate within 30 days before registration. With registration starting around November 16, owners should test early to ease tax collectors’ workload and avoid December backlogs.
Governor's daughter sued for fee share
Mrs Richard Yett filed suit in Austin alleging Mrs George Nalle daughter of Governor Ferguson refused to pay 939 dollars due as her share of commission for writing a bond on a highway contract secured by W L Pierson Company The suit seeks 1500 dollars in damages and names Richard Yett as plaintiff husband and George Nalle as a defendant spouse in the action
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Austin
George Nalle
Ferguson
W. L. Pierson & Co
Richard Yett
Nalle
Uncle Doc Alverson Dies in Auto Trip at 70
A. N. Alverson known as Uncle Doc died suddenly Thursday while en route to Whitewright. He lived with daughter Mrs. Floyd Collins since 1920 after his wife’s death. Survived by brother C. D. Alverson and children Mrs. Floyd Collins, Mrs. D. E. McCoy, Finis Alverson, Mrs. T. C. Collins, and Mrs. E. E. Carter. Burial at Everheart Cemetery after funeral at Canaan church.
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A. N. Alverson
Uncle Doc
Floyd Collins
Enterprise
Whitewright
Collins
Mr. Alverson
Harper Place
J. E. Rutledge
Obia
W. H. Nevil
D. E. McCoy
Lloyd Moore
Canaan
Miller
Ector
Cleophus Chumbley
D. Fleming
Everheart Cemetery
Alabama
Missionary Baptist Church
C. D. Alverson
Finis Alverson
Bells
T. C. Collins
Whitesboro
E. E. Carter
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Woodrow Wilson Stamp To Be 13 or 17 Cent Sticker
Washington notes a new Woodrow Wilson postage stamp will be 13 cent or 17 cent. Postmaster General aims to have it on sale by December for the former president birthday celebration. The 13 cent value suits parcel post and the 17 cent for registered letters. Wilson considered thirteen his lucky number.
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Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Postmaster General New
Bonham Bus Takes Team and Fans to Armistice Day Game
A Bonham passenger bus operator sent over three large buses Wednesday morning to transport the football team and supporters to Dallas for the Armistice Day game with Highland Park. Many other fans traveled to the metropolis to witness the title clash, with details and results in this issue.
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Bonham
Dallas
Highland Park
Hampton visits home from Jack County road project
C. W. Hampton, supervisor for Womack Construction Co. in Jack County, spent Saturday and Sunday with his family and returned to the highway project on Monday.
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C. W. Hampton
Jack County
Womack Construction Co
Curling iron injures Dallas woman eye
Dallas on Sunday Mrs G. O. Dorrs, 32, may lose sight of one eye after a curling iron seared her eyeball while she was curling her hair. The incident occurred in Dallas on November 10.
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Dallas
G. 0
Dorris
Reverend C C Childress Transferred to Western Oklahoma Conference
Former Methodist pastor Rev C C Childress and father of Roby Childress of Dyer and Jones drug store has requested transfer to the Western Oklahoma Conference. He is now stationed at Grandfield Oklahoma, north of Wichita Falls. His son in law Rev Herbert Hedrick a SMU Dallas graduate and husband of Miss Lalla Childress since January holds a substantial charge in the Oklahoma district.
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C. C. Childress
Methodist Church
Roby Childress
Dyer & Jones
Western Oklahoma Conference
Grandfield
Oklahoma
Wichita Falls
Childress
Herbert Hedrick
Dallas
Lalla Childress
Reason Found Why Shoe Sole Wear Is Uneven
Washington where the Bureau of Standards explains why one shoe sole wears faster. It says leather from the same part of the hide should be used for both soles and notes that belly hide wears least while the knee area wears most. Tanning also affects wear.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Attorney Asked for Oil but Given Poisoned Draught
E. L. Alford, attorney from Columbia Caldwell Parish, died shortly after noon in a Monroe drug store after drinking poison the clerk gave with castor oil. He had mixed the poison in a glass of root beer. the error was found only after he had taken a portion.
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Monroe
E. L. Alford
Columbia
Caldwell Parish
Alford
PARENT TEACHER MEETING AT Grammar School
The local Parent Teacher Association met at the Grammar School, with Mrs. Lucian Andrews giving an inspiring talk and urging members to contribute to the program. Mrs. Andrews was elected secretary, the treasurer reported a profit from a recent picture show, and a playground equipment committee was formed. Attendance rose, and the meeting day was moved to the first Tuesday.
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Lucian Andrews
Andrews
W. N. Carter
Home Town Boys To Conduct Revival
Whitewright hosts a revival at the Presbyterian Church starting next Sunday with Rev. Joe Everheart returning as preacher. He is joined by Rev. Grady May, a former Whitewright boy, who will lead songs. Both have strong ministries and past service in Texas. Large crowds are anticipated for notable results.
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Presbyterian Church
Joe Everheart
Grady May
Whitewright
Everheart
Kerens
Texas
May
Celina
Waterfall Heart Shown At Dallas Medical Clinic
Dallas November 10 A rare waterfall heart case was shown at the Southern Medical Association clinic. Dr George L Carlisle of Dallas reported that a man feared death for years until learning the loud heart murmur was due to a harmless mechanical construction tied to a small vessel that failed to close after birth. The man leads a quiet life and handles 150 pound ice cakes at an ice plant. Several hundred physicians from the south attended.
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Dallas
Southern Medical Association
George L. Carlisle
Carlisle
South
Dr. Carlisle
Man’s dime hoard nets $904 after 20 years
Weatherford reports S T Bond began saving coins about two decades ago after finding a dime. He hid dimes in fruit jars, later exchanging some for gold certificates and silver dollars. At his death his hoard totaled 3,276 dimes, 284 silver dollars, and 18 gold certificates, yielding $904.60.
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Weatherford
S. T. Bond
Pond
Singing Convention at Canaan Next Sunday at 1 30
District singing convention will meet at Canaan next Sunday after noon at 1:30 o'clock. A good program will be given with well known singers present. You are invited to attend. The Rotary Club hosts luncheon Friday noon for the local football team and coach as a compliment to their gridiron work.
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Canaan
Rotary Club
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Parent-Teacher Meeting
Home Town Boys
Medical Clinic
Singing
Morehead
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