Ex Legislator from Cooke and Grayson Dies at Dorchester
Jesse Murrell 72 former state representative from Cooke and Grayson counties and longtime Gainesville resident died suddenly at Dorchester Saturday afternoon. He was visiting his sister-in-law Mrs. P M Murrell. Murrell had no children and was a widower. Born in Missouri he moved to Gainesville at age two and served 20 years in the legislature before the district split into Cooke County.
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Jesse Murrell
Cooke County
Gainesville
Dorchester
Murrell
P. M. Murrell
Missouri
Cooke
Grayson
Auto Insurance Rates Rise Due to More Claims
The National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters announces higher rates for private automobile liability. Increased accidents and larger damages drive the change, though more policies may reflect growing coverage. Compulsory liability remains debated as to its effect on driver care.
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National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
Fort Worth
Dallas Visitors Reported By Hughes Horton Tate
Mr and Mrs Morris Hughes Mrs Clay Horton and Joe Tate were Dallas visitors Thursday.
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Morris Hughes
Clay Horton
Joe Tate
Dallas
Hotel for Masons Opens in New York
Pageantry and a parade of more than 3,000 Masons marked the opening of the Level Club in New York. The 17 story clubhouse and hotel cost 4 300 000 dollars and include an auditorium gymnasium baths and 265 guest rooms each with a radio receiving set.
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New York
Level Club
Masonic Order
James J. Walker
Harold J. Richardson
New York State
Will Try Leper Upon Charge of Murder
Edward Payton, an inmate in advanced leprosy, is scheduled to go on trial for murder in Baton Rouge. He is charged with killing a fellow inmate at the Carville Federal leprosarium last August. Jurors express worry and consideration of transporting Payton in a glass enclosure.
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Baton Rouge
Edward Payton
Payton
Carville
Whisky dumped at sea makes Aberdeen fish drunk
Three thousand gallons of pure whisky were poured into the sea off Aberdeen by customs officials after a shipwreck. Local fish nets reportedly showed intoxication for days. The alien whiskey carried a duty of 75000 dollars and could not be sold, so it was destroyed.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Cat vocal cords: true and false sites for sounds
Cats possess two kinds of vocal cords the true and the false. True cords produce mewing and most sounds while false cords assist in purring which signals contentment and comfort.
Farmersville Triumphs Over Whitewright In Hard Fought Victory
Farmersville defeated Whitewright 56 to 8 after a spirited game. Whitewright led 8 to 6 after the first quarter as both teams played tightly. The Farmersville offense clicked in the second quarter and the entire first string produced multiple scores, with passing plays highlighted.
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Whitewright
Rollins
Wilson
Chapman
Pike
Trimble
Carpenter
Farmersville Times
The Adventure of Home Ownership
A reflection on buying a home and paying taxes as an “adventure.” Ownership brings pride and public spirit, while tenancy fosters apathy. The piece cites Mrs. W. N. Hutt praising land ownership as building community and personal fulfillment.
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W. N. Hutt
Mr and Mrs Pascal Cox Visit Denton Relatives
Mr and Mrs Pascal Cox and their child visited relatives in Denton on a Sunday.
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Pascal Cox
Denton
Life Expectancy Decline Prompts Insurance Report
The Metropolitan Life Insurance 1926 report notes a drop of about six months in average life expectancy from 1924 to 1926, citing science may have reached its limit for extending life. Experts caution against premature conclusions and urge wider public adoption of sanitation, hygiene, preventive medicine, and housing reform.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Dispatch
Life Insurance Company
Man’s Efforts to Prolong Life Continue
A Fort Worth Star Telegram editorial asserts science will keep developing and man has hardly begun to extend life on earth, emphasizing optimism about future medical and technological advances.
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Fort Worth
Wives Should Speak Kindly to Husbands
Old Mace Liverwurst spoke to a crowd near the police judge's office claiming a wife’s insistence on wash day chores provoked anger. He said his wife accused him of loafing after a joking remark about President Coolidge, and he left the house in a huff.
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Mace Liverwurst
Mace
Mace Proves Independence In Town Visit
The report describes Mace arriving in town, allowing a woman to wash water and cut wood, then declaring belief in independence. He and his cronies go to the blacksmith shop to pitch horseshoes for the rest of the day, with married men admiring his stance.
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Mace
Altoona Tribune
Bride Cuts Rope Symbolizing Burden Relief in Isle Wedding Rite
In certain British regions a wedding custom ties a basket of stones to the groom’s back with a rope that the bride cuts. This act symbolizes the bride relieving the groom of his burdens as part of the ceremony.
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British Isles
Rat Devastation Bill in New England Reaches 16 Million
E. M. Mills of the United States Department of Agriculture states a rat consumes the equivalent of two dollars annually and New England loses about 16 million dollars yearly due to rat depredations.
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E. M. Mills
United States Department of Agriculture
New England
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