Whitewright Youth Weds at R. R. V. Fair
Ada Ford and W. D. Hodges wed in a 9 PM ceremony at the Red River Valley Fair stadium before about 5000 guests. The event featured a Wedding March entrance, flower girls, a lavender ring bearer, and gifts from Sherman merchants. Hodges, a Whitewright native, recently worked as a bookkeeper at Planters gin and is connected to Mrs. Charley Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Ford
W. D. Hodges
Red River Valley Fair
T. A. Wharton
First Presbyterian Church
Sherman Municipal Band
Dr. Wharton
Florence Helen
Fred Birge
Patricia Hopkins
Arthur Hopkins
Stadium
Joe Carter
R. M. Carter
Sherman
Robert Harrell
Claudia Davis
Will Leslie
Virginia Ann Birge
J. W. Ford
Route 3
Howe
Sherman Business College
Court House
W. T. Hodges
Route 5
Denison
Whitewright
Tyler Business College
Pool Manufacturing Co
Texas Nursery Company
Nunn’s
Hodges
South
Walnut Street
Democrat
Planters Gin
Charley Howard
Gasoline tax receipts reach 84.94 million in six months
Government reports show motorists paid 84,939,373 dollars in gasoline taxes in the first half of 1926, taxing 3,560,987,586 gallons. Estimated 856,450,000 extra gallons were consumed in Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, the four states without gas tax. California led with 7,413,624 dollars, Florida 6,197,421, Ohio 5,968,232, and Pennsylvania 5,252,410.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Illinois
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
State Highway Department
California
Florida
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illness of Miss Annie Byers Reported at Mize Home
Miss Annie Byers is reported to be real ill at the home of T. J. Mize. Neighbors await further word on her condition and possible medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Byers
T. J. Mize
Plentiful corn crop reported for Texas in 1920
October 1 crop report by government statistician H. H. Schulz shows Texas likely to produce 108,612,000 bushels of corn, up from 195,000,000 in 1919, while swine numbers and old corn on farms influence carryover. Grain sorghums may total 49,885,000 and rice 6,142,000 bushels. Peanut output rises to 51,191,000 pounds from 35,855,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
H. H. Schulz
Many Bills to Come Before Next Session
Austin reports lawmakers staying after the special session listed major items for the Fortieth Legislature. Proposals include highway law revision, textbook code overhaul, reforms to taxes on secured debts bonds and cotton exchanges, higher gasoline and crude oil taxes, regulation of trucks and buses, compulsory auto insurance, raise pension and governor salaries, repeal free textbook provision, and numerous tax bills including on gum and tobacco plus changes to the inheritance act and bank guaranty fund repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Lee Galyon Dies After Auto Crash
Lee Galyon son of Mr and Mrs Charley Galyon of the Carter farm north of town died in Bryan hospital after his car overturned on a curve near Wellborn twelve miles from Bryan. His skull was fractured. A companion escaped unscathed. Funeral and burial at Everheart cemetery. He was about 22 and survived by his parents and several brothers and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Galyon
Charley Galyon
Carter
Town
Bryan
Wellborn
Bells
Everheart Cemetery
Galyon
Lyceum number entertains crowd with comic play
The Lyceum course at the high school drew a large audience Tuesday night for the comedy To The Ladies by Kaufman and Connelly. Cast included Leonard Bebee John Osgood Elsie Mabel Granger and others. next number slated for late November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
George F. Kaufman
Marc Connelly
Leonard Bebee
John Osgood
Elsie
Mabel Granger
Mr. Kincaid
Leonard
Rosie Menzing
Kelsey Cook
Home Economics Club Reorganizes At High School Meeting
A called meeting of the Home Economics Club elected officers for the reorganization. Mary Pumphrey was named president with Babe Nell Penn as vice president, Dorothy Hamilton secretary Cordelia Russell treasurer and Mordell Pumphrey reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pumphrey
Babe Nell Penn
Dorothy Hamilton
Cordelia Russell
Mordell Pumphrey
Sherman Visit For Mr and Mrs Greenway
Mr and Mrs M E Greenway visited Sherman on Monday, spending time in the city and meeting local residents during their trip.
Diphtheria Immunization Urged For Texas Schoolchildren
State health officials urge immunization of all school children against diphtheria as cases rise by over 40 percent, especially in lower grades. They advocate toxin-antitoxin immunization, group programs in communities, and close cooperation between schools and health authorities to protect children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Texas
H. O. Sappington
Pilot Grove News Notes Weather Delays and Local Happenings
Rains and heavy dews slow cotton picking. Several attended the Red River Valley Fair at Sherman. The school opening was postponed from the 18th to the 27th to allow more cotton harvest. Lovell Andrews and George Miller join Kerr Nursery in Sherman this week. Rev. C. B. Fielder and Rev. C. A. Long lead services in town and at the Methodist Church. John Todd, Confederate Army veteran, dies at county line home. buried at Pilot Grove cemetery after Baptist services. He was born in 1841 in Tennessee and survived by his wife and seven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
van Alstyne
Lovell Andrews
George Miller
Kerr Nursery Company
C. B. Fielder
C. A. Long
McKinney
John Todd
Here
Pilot Grove
Baptist Church
Snyder
Todd
Tennessee
Texas
Presbyterian Church
Cross Roads
Northwest Fannin County Singing Convention at Enterprise Church
The Northwest Fannin County Singing Convention will be held at the Enterprise Church northeast of town next Sunday afternoon. It will be called to order at 2 30 o clock. All singers and lovers of good singing are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Fannin County
Enterprise Church
You Shall Wear Your Hair Long in Ushant
Oct 13 Ushant Brittany reports the islanders, especially women, wear long hair down the back. From behind, women of all ages resemble young girls, suggesting long curls were once common but remain the rule on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ushant
Brittany
Europe
Dentist Dr J W McCrary closes office seeks West Texas location
Dr J W McCrary has closed his dental office here after a little over a year in practice. He cites health problems in recent months and plans to locate in West Texas, hoping the move will benefit his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McCrary
West Texas
McCrary
Westexas
Best Dry Goods Prices At M C Spivy Co Bonham TX
An advertisement from M C Spivy & Co Bonham Texas invites customers to secure the best prices on dry goods. The notice highlights value and low pricing as a key sales hook for shoppers seeking bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Spivy & Co
Bonham, Texas
Governor Seeks State Fund Figures On School Aid Bill
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson plans a public statement with figures about the 3 500 000 appropriation to supplement the state school fund raising per child from 11 50 to 14. She is expected to sign the bill and 558 bond measures, with a deadline in January. Ex Governor Jas E Ferguson did not set a decision date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Jas. E. Ferguson
Toll of gang killings in Chicago reaches 46 in 1926
Chicago, Oct. 12. The deaths of Hymie Weiss and Patrick Murray after a gunfight with rival bootleggers raise Chicago’s 1926 gang toll to 46. The city has seen 110 gangster deaths since 1923, with 10 killings in the last three months of 1923, 11 in 1924, and 43 in 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hymie” Weiss
Patrick Murray
Kentuckytown Wins Awards at Fairs
The Kentuckytown community earned third place in the Red River Valley Fair community exhibits and a $60 cash prize. Individuals featured include Miss Allie Shook with nineteen rib bons across exhibits at Bells fair, and Mrs. Carl Holland and Mrs. F. T. Harris with multiple ribbons at Red River Valley and Bells fairs. Visitors from Dallas and Sherman joined Mr. and Mrs. Vittitoe and their guests Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Miller, Miss Georgia Wright, and Mrs. W. A. Wright on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentuckytown
Allie Shook
Carl Holland
F. T. Harris
Artie Connelly
W. H
Kantagree Bridge Club Hosts Lanternlike Evening
Miss Lena Mae Gowdy hosted the Kantagree Bridge Club on Monday with zennias and ferns adorning the home. After several games plates of divinity and fudge appeared, tables wore luncheoncloths and centerpieces of snapdragons, followed by tulip ice cream and angel food for members and guests including Mrs. Pennington and Mrs. Clyde Craig. The next meeting will be with Miss Ethel Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Mae Gowdy
Kantagree Bridge Club
R. G. Pennington
Clyde Craig
Gomer May
Lucile Myrick
Marian Simmons
Martha Bow
Holmes Connelly
Ethel Gordon
Addison Vestal Receives Sid W. Jones Scholarship
Addison Vestal, a Baylor University senior, was awarded the Sid W. Jones scholarship by President S. P. Brooks on Wednesday. The award honors academic record and student activities. Vestal also held a Whitewright High School scholarship as a freshman and works part time at the Waco Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison Vestal
Sid W. Jones
S. P. Brooks
Vestal
Whitewright High School
Baylor
Waco Drug Company
Sid Jones
Baylor University
Convention Opens as 100000 to 150000 Attend Legion Meet
Philadelphia hosts the eighth American Legion convention with delegates and guests numbering between 100000 and 150000 arriving or en route. The gathering opened Monday and will run through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
American Legion
Death claims Cecil H. Smith prominent Sherman attorney
Cecil H. Smith a 66 year old railroad attorney and Democratic leader died suddenly in his Sherman office Tuesday after noon. He collapsed while seated after a brief conversation and the death was due to heart failure. Survived by wife Mary Wade Smith and children Cecil H. Smith Jr. Fort Worth Lawrence W. Smith Woodstock Maryland Mrs Wayne A. Hearne Los Angeles and W Jarres Smith Sherman. Also two brothers Alwyn M. Smith La Grange and Enler B. Smith Gainsville and a brother in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Texas
Cecil H. Smith
Democratic Party
Smith
Merchants and Planters National Bank
Head, Dillard, Smith, Maxey & Holt
Mary Wade Smith
Cecil H. Smith Jr
Fort Worth
Lawrence W. Smith
Woodstock
Wayne A. Hearne
Los Angeles
Cal
W. Jarres Smith
Georgia
Alwyn M. Smith
la Grange
Enler B. Smith
Gainsville
San Antonio
Whitewright PTA kicks off fall membership drive
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association begins its fall campaign with dues set at twenty five cents per member per year payable in advance before October 31. The group invites nonmembers to join and aims for seventy five percent school patron participation, stressing collective welfare and parental teacher responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
Whitewright Public Schools
J. W. Wilson
Uncle Sam M D Pays Back Gift for Government Baths
Interior Department disclosed that a grateful unnamed U S citizen sent 20 to settle a past claim for medical baths at Hot Springs National Park Ark. The payment was returned as the treasury cannot accept such offers. Baths are free for those unable to pay and there is no option to pay later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
M. D
Hot Springs National Park
Ark
Interior Department
United States
Department
Treasury
Autoist Drowned as Flood Routs Sherman Stream
Sherman Texas Oct 11 One of the heaviest rains in thirty nine years floodwaters sweep a car into a deep ravine near Greenmount drowning Ezra W Haynie a Sherman High School student and Black Bridge resident. His companion Ray Wyble escaped by grabbing a tree branch and the car carried downstream about 100 yards.
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Sherman
Texas
Ezra W. Haynie
Sherman High School
Black Bridge
Greenmount
Ray Wyble
Haynie
Young Haynie
Methodist preacher to discuss Yellowstone wonders and God
The Sun announces that C. M. Simpson, presiding elder of this district, will occupy the pulpit at the Methodist Church next Sunday evening. His sermon topic is The Wonders of Yellowstone National Park and God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
C. M. Simpson
Methodist Church
Yellowstone National Park
Bonham Firm Urges Careful Winter Cotton Purchases
Low cotton prices prompt M. C. Spivy & Co. of Bonham Texas to advise careful buying this winter. They warn that unless customers improve on prior trade terms they cannot expect continued business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Spivy & Co
Bonham, Texas
Ferguson denies second session as governor to serve full term
In Austin on October 11, Rep Reuben Loftin denied rumors of a second called session or Gov Miriam A Ferguson resigning before her term ends January 11, 1927. He predicted she would serve until January 18, 1927, when Dan Moody is inaugurated. Some lawmakers expect a later session to address revenues and school funding, while others think Ferguson plans to avoid addressing a deficit from recent appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Reuben Loftin
Henrietta
Ferguson
Loftin
Dan Moody
Moody
Buy and Burn a Bale Plea Shocks Cotton Market
Austin reports Agriculture Commissioner George B. Terrell urged Mississippi officials and the Southwide Cotton Conference to buy and burn 3,000,000 bales of low grade cotton to lift prices. Terrell offered to purchase a bale and advocated holding good cotton off market to cut acreage next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
George B. Terrell
H. L. Whitfield
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
Terrell
Odd Fellows Buy Texas Lots for UT Dormitory
The Odd Fellows of Texas bought two lots at 18th Street and Congress Avenue in Austin for 22100 for a $500000 girls dormitory for the University of Texas. The purchase was recorded in the names of J. B. Clay O. T. Lamme and W. A. Barlow trustees. Plans for the dormitory will be discussed at the grand lodge in Waco on March 17, 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Odd Fellows of Texas
Eighteenth Street
Congress Avenue
University of Texas
J. B. Clay
O. T. Lamme
W. A. Barlow
Grand Lodge
Waco
Rotary Club Luncheon Highlights School Matters and Fire Prevention
The Rotary Club Friday noon program featured Fred W. Smith on school matters and F. M. Echols on fire prevention. Echols noted fire losses are borne by the public via insurance, citing Whitewright with a 27 percent penalty and a prior 15 percent good credit eroded to a 12 percent penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Fred W. Smith
F. M. Echols
Rotarians
Smith
Echols
Whitewright
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Baptist Annex
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. R. V. Fair
M. E. Greenway
Pilot Grove News
Singing
Kantagree
PT Association
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