Whitewright Twenty Years Ago J T Vestal Unearths 1902 Sun
The Whitewright Sun issue dated January 16, 1902, retrieved by J T Vestal, contains news items, social notes, marriages, births, and local business notices. It mentions Cuban Annexation debate by J W Manning, then a Grayson College student who later became Comanche County judge, with other items from Sherman, Wolfe City, and Greenville, plus cotton market receipts and a city election result.
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J. T. Vestal
Whitewright Sun
Sun
The
Vestal
J. W. Manning
Grayson College
Houston
Grady
Manning
Comanche County
Oklahoma
the Sun
Ben P. Harrison
B. S. Montgomery
Sherman
Jim Hamilton
Wm. Bailey
Chickasha
I. T
Bill Russell
S. E. Marshall
W. R. Smith
Tennessee
J. H. Reeves
Walter Hestand
Pearl Thaxton
Wolfe City
Marshall-Alderson
Tom Barbee
Carrie Lanius
R. W. Williams
Maple Street
O. T. Lyon & Sons
East Whitewright
Thomas & Hamilton
J. B. Woosley
Bond Street
Chas
Herbert McGaughey
Greenville
City Officials and Honor Roll Notables From The Sun
A page notes various city roles including City Attorney City Secretary City Treasurer and Night Watch with names such as Spearman McElrath Gillett and Trotted. The fifth and sixth grade honor roll lists Porter Pennington Jack McMillin Willie Cox Phenie Gillett Mayfair Boone Bennie Jeton Em Montgomery Raymond Doty Minnie Swain Opal Fain Mamie Luck and Clint McMillin. A retrospective list shows merchants and professionals who had ads and cards in The Sun twenty years ago including Simmons Smith Woodrum Davidson Davis Gallaher Penland and more.
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Bgt Faves
W. Z. Spearman
Gopmien
Bpe
Tamasgal
Harry McElrath
Eine Porn
George Gillett
West Roi
Selecsissade Vere Rptoates
Colcesete
SOE Aa Vosu cc Uevhabeppsoousise Tel Ows
Sun
H. W. Simmons
J. L. Smith
Woodrum & Davidson
W. R. Davis
Gallaher & Penland
Andrews & Kirkpatrick
Dyer & Jones
Walter
Will Fleming
J. N. Powell
Lewis & Son
J. O. Mullens
Gallaher Bros
G. F. Doremyer
R. May
John A. Hemphill
E. P. Montgomery
S. H. Landrum
Felix B. Shuford
W. P. Z. German
New Highway Plates a Big Improvement in Grayson County
Sherman November 25 The Grayson county highway department reports 180 license plate sales since November 1 as taxes rise. Ninety hundred plates received for 1923 distributions. about eight thousand one hundred vehicles in the county last year plus new cars, with nine hundred plates surplus. Enforcement of motor vehicle tax laws to be stricter, seals not issued this year, starting in 1924. Receipts from last year urged to be sent or shown when paying taxes.
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Sherman
Highway Department
Grayson County
Texas Issues New 1923 License Plates With Raised Numerals
The 1923 plates feature a black background with white raised numbers. Texas appears at both ends of the plate and a small white star separates the first three digits from the last three. Passenger car registration is 35 cents per horsepower totaling $7.50, motorcycles $3, and chauffeur licenses $3. Commercial vehicles follow a weight and tire based scale.
Consolidation of Rural Schools Favored by Acton
Sherman November 25 George W Acton county superintendent of schools argues rural school consolidation is the real solution. It would provide larger modern buildings sanitation and better facilities with specialists and more teachers. Consolidation would give rural children the same opportunities as city schools and allow better supervision and athletics.
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Sherman
Grayson County
George W. Acton
Acton
Governor Neff Plans Statewide Tour
Governor Pat M. Neff will begin a state tour on Tuesday, November 28, delivering a series of speeches across communities as part of his campaign schedule. The plan includes visits to multiple cities and counties during the tour.
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Neff
Austin
Pat M. Neff
Two Year Record and Next Steps in Administration Plans
The speaker outlines accomplishments of the past two years and proposes aims for the next two years. He intends to address legislative measures and recommendations to be brought to the legislature in January.
Ely Items and Local News Briefs
Mrs Edgar Carr shows health improvement while the school report lists Mr Slaughter and Miss Cole as instructors. Mrs Howard Stokes and two sons visit her parents. Mrs P L Clabhorn moves to her Ely home. Rev Jones preached at Marvin. Local farmers prep land for another crop. Ely basketball faces Ector Friday afternoon.
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Edgar Carr
Slaughter
Miss Cole
Howard Stokes
A. J. Robbins
P. L. Clabhorn
Ely
Rev. Jones
Marvin
Coats of soft cloth in vintage duvetine style
A cheerful description of a little girl’s coat made of duvetine. It features a full collar, wide fur cuff bands, a strap belt, neck ties, and fur ball ends, mirroring adult garment details and evoking a warm, nostalgic mood.
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Happy
Local residents relocate and store expands in town
J. T. Cox enlarges his grocery store and stock since the last report. Miss Beulah Smith returns from a two week visit with relatives at Blue Ridge. Mrs B R Allison and Chas Allison move with family to Young County to make their home. Null Turner family will move to the Allisons’ vacated place. School teachers spend the week end with homefolks. Mrs Violet Allison is spending a
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J. T. Cox
Beulah Smith
Blue Ridge
B. R. Allison
Chas
Allison
Young County
Null Turner
Allisons
Violet Allison
From Her Parents to A New Home Near Olney
A brief note records a young woman spending a few days with her parents Mr and Mrs Will Smith before moving to a new home near Olney. The item highlights family ties and a forthcoming relocation.
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Will Smith
Olney
Doc Peters Delivers Comedy Amid Absent-Minded Death Certificate
A humorous exchange highlights Dr. Peters’s fame for carelessness as he once filled his own name in the space for cause of death on a death certificate, eliciting laughs about his absent-minded nature.
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Doc Peters
Best of Shoe Repair at R. S. Morehead
For the best of shoe repairing and the best of materials, take your shoes to R. S. Morehead.
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R. S. Morehead
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Ana Vey
Wm. Penn
J. C. Parsons
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J. R. Westbrook
A. M. Roberts
Your Family Grocer
Luther Smith & Son
the Advertisers
D. W. Davis
McCarty-Davis
You
van Alstyne Pike
Raga MacLoman
Dallas
Exas
Bow-Wright Drug CO
First National Bank
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