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Rural News Highlights From Friday Night Community Events
A large crowd heard Rev A A Kidd of Van Alstyne denounce Gov Al Smith. Hoover buttons and windshield stickers were distributed. Baptist Church ladies sold pies cakes sandwiches hot coffee and drinks on school grounds, raising over 30 dollars. Cotton picking remains favorable with fields yielding up to half a bale per acre. The gin ran steadily with over 20 bales a day. Civil events include a district singing convention that drew a crowd but was tempered by Celina’s state convention. Local groups from Pilot Grove prepared a fair exhibit. Numerous family visits and residences around Sherman, Tom Bean, Dallas, Denison, Pottsboro, and Kentuckytown are noted. A B Y P U group formed in Kentuckytown, signaling ongoing community activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Kidd
van Alstyne
al Smith
Hoover
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Celina
Bow Corner
Pilot Grove
Sherman
Estelle Sloan
A. K. Sparks
Tom Bean
S. F. Garland
W. A. Ownby
Dallas
Z. W. Binion