New Bridge Planned to Span Choctaw Creek on East Texas Road
Denison residents and chamber of commerce officials met with J R Westbrook to discuss upgrading the Carpenter's Bluff road and replacing the dangerous old Choctaw Creek bridge. The new bridge will be a two way steel structure sixteen feet wide, located slightly west of the 1886-built span, with improved approaches and drainage as the East Texas street road extension proceeds from Bells to Denison.
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Choctaw Creek
Denison
Texas Street
Westbrook
East Texas
Bells
Forney Mourns Death Of Local Farmer C C Bowles
Clarence Columbus Bowles longtime Lone Elm resident and Forney citizen died suddenly of heart failure at his Lone Elm home. Born December 17 1871 at Whitewright he married Minnie Bell Payton in 1896 and had a son C G Bowles. Survived by wife Minnie son C G Bowles two brothers C R Bowles and C C Bowles. Funeral held at the Methodist Church with several ministers officiating.
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C. C. Bowles
Whitewright
Forney Messenger
A. S. Bowles
W. L. White
Clarence Columbus Bowles
Lone Elm
Texas
N. L. Bowles
Forney
Terrell
Minnie Bell Payton
C. G. Bowles
Mesquite
Bowles
Greenville
C. C. Chambers
J. F. Stanley
C. R. Bowles
Granite
Okla
Population limit warned by Harvard professor East
Professor E M East of Harvard University warns the population problem is urgent noting food supply can sustain about 5 billion people at current growth rates, a total expected to be reached in roughly a century.
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Globe
E. M. East
Harvard University
Oliver Duroe Jersey Hog Farm Gains National Publicity
The September issue of Manufacturers Record, published in Baltimore, features a half page write up of J. R. Oliver Duroe Jers ey hog farm two miles north of Whitewright. Fletcher's Farming (Honda Texas) also ran a piece on October 1 written by J W Rechner Jr of Alice Texas. Over the past year Oliver and his dogs have attracted publicity in more than a dozen leading publications, driving sales that publicity helped generate.
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Manufacturers Record
Baltimore
Whitewright
J. R. Oliver
Fletcher
Honda
Texas
Mr. Oliver
J. W. Rechner Jr
Alice
Oliver
Classes Entertained By T E L and Convention Groups
The T E L and Convention classes held a Thursday meeting at Mrs. Bryant King home. Mrs. S T Montgomery presided in the president's absence with devotions led by Mrs. Crowell and a prayer by Mrs. Hawkins. Fifteen members, four associates, and eight visitors attended with honor guests Mrs. Holmes Connelly and her daughter from Trenton. Refreshments were served by the hostesses.
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Bryant King
S. T. Montgomery
O. H. Crowell
J. H. Hawkins
Lena May Gowdy
C. P. McGinnis
Holmes Connelly
Little Daughter
Trenton
Treasure Hunters Charged With Mail Fraud
Russell Easterwood of Athens Texas and John Wall of New York were jailed on $5000 bail each after detectives overheard conversations in Major Calvin Goddard’s room. They allegedly posed as mining promoters offering a 10 percent share in a $12 million treasure said to be in a Mexican mine abandoned by Carranza. Goddard was to finance up to $6500 for the expedition, and letters to Goddard prompted the mail fraud charges.
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New York
Russell Easterwood
Athens
Texas
John Wall
Calvin Goddard
Carranza
Mexico
E. R. Benedict Dies in Midland at 63
E R Benedict a longtime North Central Texas teacher died Saturday morning at his Midland home at age 63. He taught thirty six years and served as principal in several districts including Greenville and Winnsboro. Survived by wife two sons a brother and two sisters, funeral held in Dallas with burial at Grove Hill Cemetery. Born July 31 1864 in Woodburn Kentucky he moved to Whitewright in 1879 and pursued education at Grayson College Den ton normal and the University of Texas. He was a charter member of Whitewright Knights of Pythias and member of Midland Baptist Church.
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E. R. Benedict
H. Benedict
Whitewright
Midland
H. H. Benedict
Crockett
J. S. Benedict
Amarillo
W. H. Benedict
Detroit
Harney Benedict
E. B. Williams
Kerrville
W. F. Holland
Dallas
Charles F. Weiland Undertaking Company
Grove Hill Cemetery
Benedict
Woodburn
Old Grayson College
Old Normal School
Denton
University of Texas
Texas
Greenville
Ward
Winnsboro
Frisco
Collinsville
Valley View
Venus
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Greenville Knights of Pythias Lodge
Midland Baptist Church
Table Made From 175 Texas Woods
San Angelo report details W. T. Conner’s remarkable Texas wood table. In 18 months with a pocket knife and 10 cent hacksaw he assembled 875 pieces from 175 wood varieties across the Rio Grande to the Red River. No nails were used. Conner, of Schleicher County, declined a $500 offer.
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San Angelo
W. T. Conner
Texas
Rio Grande
Red River
Conner
Schleicher County
London Hospitals Report No Male Surgeons
Two London hospitals show a surprising shortage with no male surgeons employed. The finding highlights gender imbalance in senior medical staff and prompts calls for broader recruitment reforms.
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London
Poincare May Meet Ex Kaiser at Golden Fleece Congress
Paris reports a Madrid announced Barcelona 1929 gathering of Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece presided by King Alfonso. The event may invite abdicated rulers including ex Presidents Poincare and Loubet and ex Kaiser William II, a rarity since monarchs last met under Charles Quint in the sixteenth century.
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Paris
Poincare
France
William II
Germany
Madrid
Alfonso
Barcelona
Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Spain
Poincare and Loubet
Kaiser William
Charles Quint
Sunstruck Hen Lays Two Eggs at a Time
MARKEN RASEN England F Parker reports a hen afflicted with sunstroke lays two eggs at a time and sometimes three. After separation from flock she now yields 11 to 12 eggs weekly. The piece notes Yellowstone Park land per US citizens at about thirty square feet each across 3 348 square miles.
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Marken Rasen
England
F. Parker
Parker
Yellowstone Park
Frenchman’s Right To Chastise Wife Upheld
In France a court held a husband’s beating of his wife does not justify divorce if the wife provoked the conduct by treachery. The ruling invokes a code of gallantry and notes no culpability for chastisement when motivated by deception.
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John Tobin
France
Husband and Wife Seek Death Together in Syracuse
A husband driven by devotion to his wife sought to end both their lives in Syracuse New York. The report notes the couple's intent and the involved circumstances as investigators begin examining the case.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Couple Dies in Greenlake Pact After Troubled Marriage
Mrs. Charles N. Neumann and her husband were found dead in Greenlake waters after a joint decision following Mrs. Neumann's nervous breakdown. The couple had been married for over twenty years, often visiting the lake on outings, and chose to die together this past Saturday.
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Charles N. Neumann
Greenlake
Neumann
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F. O. Mangrum
J. L. Kirkpatrick
R. B. Nall
Commercial Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
Whitewright, Texas
Ben Savage
Pace & Graves
Hollingsworth
H. G. Webster
Pittsburg
Ironton
Whitewright Lumber Company
Garland Gas Ranges
Dyer @ Jones
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Westinghouse Automatic
Westinghouse
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