Whitewright Triumphs Over Ladonia 16–7 in Narrow Victory
Whitewright defeats Ladonia 16 to 7 on their home field after Everheart runs 80 yards for a score and Blanton adds a 10 yard touchdown reception. Phillips kicks two extra points as Whitewright edges Ladonia in a hard fought football game.
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Ladonia
Whitewright Boys
Whitewright
Willis
Everheart
Phillips
Marrs
Bailey
Bradley
Blanton
Lackey
Davenport
Alexander
McMurry
Nicholson
T. Bradley
Carr
C. Bradley
G. Nichols
McGinnis
Birds Found Dead at McLean Water Tower
McLean Texas October 16 between 500 and 1000 birds were found dead at the base of the city water tower. Authorities say a norther yesterday forced birds to fly toward the light on the tower and many collided with its sides. Species include ducks sparrows blackbirds and scissor tails among others in the Panhandle.
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McLean
Texas
Panhandle
Ducks Run Over by Autos Mistaking Road for Water
McKinney Texas reports dozens of ducks killed on the highway between McKinney and Plano after headlights reflected off the wet road made it look like water. Citizens returning from the Dallas State Fair saw the accidents firsthand.
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Shining Road
McKinney
Texas
Plano
Dallas
Fruit Supper Planned at Bethel School Friday
A fruit supper will be held at the Bethel school building on Friday night October 19. E O May principal promises a good time for all who attend.
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Bethel School
E. O. May
Two Officers Shot To Death In Due
Jefferson Texas October 16 a pistol duel on Main Street left Sheriff B P Rogers and Constable W R Proctor dead after each fired twice Proctor allegedly served papers in a Linden Cass County murder case Rogers claimed proper service lay with the county sheriff Witnesses note prior trouble between the pair over procedure and a dispute over service led to the fatal duel
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Jefferson
Texas
B. P. Rogers
W. R. Proctor
Linden
Cass
Proctor
Rogers
Constable Proctor
Sheriff Rogers
Bonus Bill In No Danger From Veto
Washington October 16 The soldier bonus bill will pass by a sufficient majority to ensure repassage over the President's possible veto. Senator Smoot Republican of Utah predicted this today while chairing the Senate Finance Committee under the seniority rule. He also said nearly seven billion dollars of foreign war debts will not be cancelled and that internal revenue and tariff laws will stay unchanged in the coming session.
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Washington
Smoot
Republcan
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
United States
Congress
Ku Klux Klan Sparks Across Long Island on Columbus Day
Police and fire units worked hard as Klan members staged fiery crosses across Brooklyn and towns on Long Island. A large cross was reportedly burned in front of St. Joseph’s Church in Garden City, amid scattered demonstrations.
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New York
Ku Klux Klan
Columbus Day
Long Island
Brooklyn
Rockville Center
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Garden City
Whitewright Rangers to Play Paris Friday
The Whitewright Rangers travel to Paris Friday to face the city's high school squad, a strong opponent that has defeated all comers this year. Season schedule also lists Farmersville Oct 26 Whitesboro Nov 2 Leonard Nov 9 Bonham Nov 16 and Leonard Nov 32. Whitewright has played three games this season with two wins over Sherman and Ladonia and a loss to Denison.
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Whitewright Rangers
Paris
Farmersville
Whitesboro
Leonard
Bonham
Whitewright
Sherman
Ladonia
Denison
Bridal superstitions by birth month in a Cleveland notice
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item outlines marriage superstitions for brides born in each month from January to December detailing traits such as prudence, affection, temper, and disposition. The piece notes a separate local visit with Mr and Mrs George Gattis spending Sunday with relatives in Durant Oklahoma.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
George Gattis
Durant, Okla
Accidentally Shoots Wife Then Kills Self in South Carolina Home
In New Brookland near Columbia, O M Rhodes a 69 year old quarry worker and his 67 year old wife were found shot dead. Reports say Rhodes accidentally shot his wife while cleaning a gun then killed himself after the tragedy. The wife was shot twice and Rhodes two times. Their daughter Sally Black said he wounded himself in the head while in a frenzy after the initial shooting and later returned to shoot his wife again before killing himself.
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Columbia
S. C
O. M. Rhodes
New Brookland
Rhodes
Sally Black
Fifteen Pound Boy Breaks Local Birth Weight Record
Brady Oct 16 A 15 pound boy was born to Mr and Mrs J O Barnett of Calf Creek 17 miles southwest of Brady on the 10th The attending physician confirms the scales weighed just over 15 pounds setting a local birth weight record
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Brady
J. O. Barnett
Calf Creek
Community Spirit as a Vital Asset in Town Life
An editorial urging harmony as a key asset for progress across town and state. It rejects critics and knockers, urging citizens to foster unity and ask themselves how they can contribute to harmony, followed by a note that Mrs. Looney Robbins returned home to Leonard after visiting relatives.
Old Church Building Is Being Torn Down
The Church of Christ congregation plans a new modern building after tearing down the 1879 structure. Bids are sought on two plans and will determine the final design. Services will be held in the grammar school auditorium until completion. Reverend J A Dickey leads the church and Reverend K R Isbell, of the Methodist Church, is in Gainesville for the North Texas Methodist Conference.
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Church of Christ of
Batsell and Reeves
Church of Christ
J. A. Dickey
K. R. Isbell
Methodist Church
Gainesville
North Texas Methodist Conference
Isbell
Whitewright
Flood Warning Issued for Denison and Red River Valley
Denison Texas October 16 flood warning urged property protection along Red River as rise reaches twenty one feet near Denison and expected another rise toward Denison from Wichita Falls, with bridges safe until a 32 foot level and river driftwood and debris noted downstream.
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Denison
Texas
Red River
Wichita Falls
Cotton Picker Exodus From Local Settlement
Gomer Graves returned from Lubbock Sunday and transported several cotton pickers in a truck. In the past two weeks about fifty to sixty people have left the area to pick cotton in the Lubbock section.
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Gomer Graves
Lubbock
Phrases from the Brisbane Mail Define Everyday Idioms
A compact note from the Brisbane Mail explains common phrases and their implied meanings in everyday speech. It details how expressions like that reminds me of a story and I hold no brief for are used to imply humor or critique.
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Brisbane Mail
What Bale of Cotton Takes From the Soil
A cotton crop removes large quantities of plant nutrients. One bale per acre depletes about 32 pounds of nitrogen 13 pounds of phosphoric acid and 8 pounds of potash in lint and seed, plus stalk burning adds further losses and reduces soil moisture retention.
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Black Belt
Eugene Butler
Cotton Receipts Pass 5000 Bale Mark at Whitewright Gins
The three Whitewright gins have ginned 5096 bales of cotton up to Wednesday night this week, about 1500 more than last season. Rain has kept farmers out of fields, few bales marketed, many farmers done picking, with some still to harvest. It is estimated about 300 bales will be ginned here for the rest of the season.
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Whitewright
BYPU Program for Oct 21 Witness to nonbelievers
The oct 21 BYPU program features readings and discussions on duty toward non Christians. Lectures by Hattie Johnson Grace Vestal Lester Short Russell McGinnis Martha Bow Eula Ferrill Overton Stateville Mildred Chambers with songs and sections guiding personal outreach and speaking to the lost.
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Hattie Johnson
Zelma McFatridge
Grace Vestal
Lester Short
Russell McGinnis
Martha Bow
Eula Ferrill
Overton Stateville
Mildred Chambers
Miss Louise Sears and Mary Byers Visit Bascom Sears Family
Miss Louise Sears and Mary Byers teaching at Rose Hill school spent Saturday and Sunday with Bascom Sears and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Sears, at their home.
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Louise Sears
Mary Byers
Rose Hill School
Bascom Sears
Miss Mollie Wright Visits Family Over Weekend
Miss Mollie Wright, a teacher in Wolfe City schools, spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Wright.
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Mollie Wright
Wolfe City
W. F. Wright
County Plans 2.8 Mile Gravel Road South of Whitewright
County Commissioners in October session authorize 2.8 miles of gravel road on lateral C State Highway 5 south of Whitewright. The project links the current gravel segment to the Collin County line with 4500 dollars county funds and state federal aid applications. The total estimated cost is 9000 dollars with aid pending.
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County Commissioners’ Court
Whitewright
Collin County
State Highway Department
Sherman Democrat
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
D. S. McMillin
Commissioners’ Court
Postmaster Shot by Rural Mail Carrier in Texas
Center Texas Oct 16 W R Cook postmaster at Choice Texas seven miles from Center was shot and killed this morning by Calvin Boles rural mail carrier Two bullets from a .38 pistol struck in the back and leg Boles surrendered to the sheriff and is jailed The motive remains unknown
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Center
Texas
W. R. Cook
Choice
Calvin Boles
Boles
Peddy Named Assistant U.S. District Attorney
George E. B. Peddy of Houston, rival of Earle B. Mayfield in the last Texas senatorial race, was appointed today as assistant United States district attorney for the Southern District of Texas.
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Houston
George E. B. Peddy
Earle B. Mayfield
Texas
Mayfield
Senate
United States
Star-Telegram Pays $1 in Damage Suit
In Sherman on Tuesday afternoon in the fifteenth district court Mrs. Rowena Bobbitt was awarded $1.00 by a jury after suit for damages related to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram article published February 25, 1921. The jury deliberated one hour and fifteen minutes. Plaintiffs’ counsel were Judge Ocie Spear of Fort Worth and Col. Co. B. Randell of Sherman. defense counsel were Sidney Samuels of Fort Worth and Ben F. Gafford of Sherman.
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Sherman
Fifteenth District Court
Rowena Bobbitt
Fort Worth
Nall & Nall Open Eye Office Above Drug Store
Sherman optometrists Nall & Nall have opened an office above Dyer Jones drug store in Whitewright. The office will operate four days monthly with Oct 22 and 23 as the next dates. John T. Nall will oversee the new facility. A fire alarm at Mrs. E O Thomas home 6 am Tuesday involved attic smoke but caused no damage beyond roof access holes cut by firefighters.
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E. O. Thomas
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Mclean Tower
BYPU
Peddy
U. S
Star-Telegram
R. L. Johnson
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