Grand jurors named for December term in Sherman
Sherman Nov 20 The names of grand jurors drawn for the December term of the Fifty Ninth District Court convening on the first Monday in December were announced by District Clerk B D Dye. The jurors include Edgel Jackson Preston W S Reeves Pottsboro L Marshall Whitesboro Henry King Gunter Dave Taylor Pilot Grove John Neal Van Alstyne Guy Hamilton Whitewright Join Johnson Tom Been Josh Fain Bells Ben Patterson Denison J T Scott Denison A E Marks Sherman OJ Hardaway Sherman H Dennis Jr Gordonville Lute Bradley Van Alstyne.
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Sherman
Fifty-Ninth District Court
B. D. Dye
Edgel Jackson
Preston
W. S. Reeves
Pottsboro
L. Marshall
Whitesboro
Henry King
Gunter
Dave Taylor
Pilot Grove
John Neal
Van
Veterinarian Dr Jas C Wilson to visit Whitewright
County veterinarian Dr Jas C Wilson of Sherman will be at the First National Bank in Whitewright on Friday November 26 from 3 to 4 pm to advise hog owners about cholera in the area.
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Jas. C. Wilson
Sherman
Whitewright
First National Bank
Man Gets Eight Cents For The Hide Of A Calf
A Waxahachie farmer shipped a calf hide to Dallas after no local market. The Dallas sale yielded 68 cents, minus 60 cents express, leaving Crutcher with 8 cents he kept as a souvenir. Samuel W. Martin 74 died at home in Ida community last Friday. Funeral held Saturday at Cedar cemetery. survived by one sister and three brothers.
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Waxahachie
Texas
E. R. Crutcher
Dallas
Express
Samuel W. Martin
Ida
D. F. Fuller
Cedar Cemetery
Illness slows E Jones at home in Whitewright
E Jones remains ill at his Whitewright home and shows slower improvement than friends expect. The condition has persisted for a week but is not considered serious.
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E. Jones
Ph Whitewright
Contractor T J Shannon Dies In Sherman Fall
Sherman November 22 A Sherman contractor T J Shannon died after falling six to eight feet from a stepladder outside the new American Bank and Trust Co building. He had been operating an electrically driven floor scraper and was disconnecting a wire when the fatal fall occurred on the sidewalk. A physician who arrived shortly after confirmed the death.
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Shannon
Odeon Theatre Week of Pictures Teases All-Star Casts
The Odeon advertises a slate of films led by The Fatal Hour and Hairpins with Enid Bennett. It promotes The Heart of a Woman with an all-star cast and Kipling quotes, then The World and His Wife starring Alma Rubens, plus Hidden Dangers serial and 39 East featuring Constance Binney.
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Metro
Enid Bennet
Reno
Kipling
Judy O’grady
Alma Rubens
Spain
al Jennings
Hoot Gibson
Constance Binney
the Odeon
Pinkie Bomb Incident Disturbs Local Slumber
A woman known as Pinkie, described as a Negro, was disturbed by a crudely made bomb in her residence Monday night. The device, made from powder and wire, damaged doorsteps and chairs as two men, one tall and one short, were seen placing it. The blast occurred around 10 30 p m and was heard citywide.
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Pinkie
School Closes Thursday and Friday for State Teachers Meeting
The district will close school Thursday and Friday so faculty may attend the annual State meeting of teachers in Fort Worth. Nine teachers will be present. The high school football team travels to Van Alstyne Thursday afternoon to play their team, and local supporters are urged to attend the rooters’ stand to back the players.
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Fort Worth
van Alstyne
Van
Smith Hotel Sold to Ed Smith of Howland
C A Smith and Miss Annie Smith sold the Smith Hotel to their nephew Ed Smith of Howland for 9000 dollars. The new owner takes charge January 1 and plans to improve the property and furnish it with new furniture. Whitewright seeks a first class hotel. the two-story brick is well located and, with proper management, should be a good paying proposition. The Smiths had leased the property for over two years.
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C. A. Smith
Annie Smith
Smith Hotel
Ed Smith
Howland
Mr. Smith
Whitewright
Mexican Killed Report Prompts Wild Rumor Tale
Town buzzed Saturday morning with word a Mexican was killed in an extra gang car near the oil mill after a Katy pay day celebration. Officers found no corpse or wounded Mexican and could not verify the tale. Some locals suspect the alarm was unfounded while others joke about tamales and coverups.
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Sherman
Whitewright
Central Christian Church Bible School Time Change
Central Christian Church announces Bible school will begin at 9 45 sharp next Lords day. The church aims for one hundred attendees and asks every member to be present. Morning service discusses Creation and Transgression and evening topic is Caesar or God at 7 o'clock.
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Caesar
God
Death of J F Young at Kentuckytown
J F Young aged 59 died at his home in Kentuckytown last Friday after twenty years near Whitewright. He leaves a wife and nine children. He was a Christian Church member and the funeral led by Rev A E Major of Central Christian Church. Interment followed at Vitti toe cemetery Saturday afternoon.
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J. F. Young
Kentuckytown
Steward's meeting sets district elder salary in Sherman
Rev. K. R. Isbell and C. W. Bryant attended the steward's meeting in Sherman on Tuesday where the salary of the presiding elder of this district was determined.
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K. R. Isbell
C. W. Bryant
Sherman
Fire destroys Will Jones home near town
Will Jones homestead about two miles south of town was razed by a Sunday dawn fire at about 2 am. Family members narrowly escaped with night clothing and bare feet, nine children affected as furniture and clothing were lost. no insurance. Smokehouse and contents also burned. Neighbors have donated clothing and other essentials.
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Will Jones
Mr. Jones
Farmer sells bale of cotton for three cents a pound
In Temple on Saturday a weathered low grade bale brought 3 cents per pound, the lowest in years. The seller bought a pair of Sunday shoes with the 15 cent proceeds and used the change for a cold drink, then learned of the 2 cent war tax and borrowed the amount.
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Temple
Whitewright and Van Alstyne Baptist Sunday schools to race for attendance
Both Sunday schools claim near equal regular attendance and aim to boost numbers via an ongoing contest. Last Sunday saw 166 in attendance, six more than the prior week, with Whitewright promising to overtake Van Alstyne as workers prepare to lead. Rufus A. Jones, former local, died in Denison at 6 35 am after returning from West Texas. Funeral set for Friday at 3 45 pm at City Cemetery, with Rev. Fender and Rev. Truett officiating.
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Whitewright Baptist Sunday School
van Alstyne Baptist Sunday School
Baptist Sunday School
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Whitewright Baptist
Rufus A. Jones
Denison
West Texas
J. F. Fender
J. L. Truett
Flour Price Drops 1 50 a Barrel in Four Months Denison
Denison reports flour selling 1.50 cheaper per barrel than four months ago at 11.59 today. News notes a 0.50 decline declared yesterday while bread prices remain unchanged at bakeries. Also, Polly Ann Ashley 83, died at son-in-law Meador's home on Oran Sears farm southeast of town and buried at McKinney cemetery after funeral by Rev. I E Teague.
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Denison
Navy
Polly Ann Ashley
Mr. Meador
Oran Sears
McKinney
I. E. Teague
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Odeon Theatre
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Planters National Bank
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Citron
J. W. Davidson
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