Knothole Pete Reflects on Doing and Bragging
Knothole Pete espouses posting aiori praise and warns against boastful claims. The piece recalls a boyish lesson of eating words and highlights Whitewright’s 32-0 football win over Celina, with praise for Whitewright’s offense defense and a postgame Home Economics dinner. Next: Tigers visit Gunter. Gunter is strong in district play.
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Knothole
Pete
Swain
Whitewright
Celina
R-I
W. P. Gaston
Celina High School
H. EF
Tigers
Gunter
Whitewright Schools Introduce Five Level Grading System
New report cards in Whitewright Public Schools change grading to five passing levels Superior Above Average Average Below Average and Poor but Passing with two failing levels Failing by Narrow Margin and Serious Failure. A second change ends the A Club and places absent or tardy students with excellent cause on the Honor Roll while those without excellent cause miss public mention.
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Whitewright
Portes Gil Named Mexico President Rumor
The Springfield Union suggests Emilio Portes Gil may become president of Mexico and notes supporters could be called Heelers as a pun on his name. The item reflects a reader’s playful captioning of the potential leadership change.
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Emilio Portes Gil
Heel
Mexico
Heelers
Springfield Union
Theodore Longley Wins Dallas Journal Prize
Theodore Longley of Dallas won second prize in the Dallas Journal contest for best arguments for Hoover in the 1911 election. He placed after a first prize of 12.50 and a third prize of 5.00, with his photo appearing on the paper’s first page last Thursday. Longley is described as an old Whitewright boy who grew up in the area.
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Theodore Longley
Alaska Street
Dallas
Dallas Journal
Hoover
Smith
Avor
Theodore
Theodore Longey
Mrs. Leta Major Pickett Dies in Arizona
Mrs. Leta Major Pickett daughter of Rev A F Major Whitewright died in Arizona after suffering ill health She and husband C L Pickett were medical missionaries in the Philippines since 1903 Training nurses there over 175 graduates now work across the Orient Funeral at Tomales California with Rev Major unable to attend due to health.
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Leta Major Pickett
A. F
Whitewright
Pickett
Drake University
Creighton Medical College
Omaha
Neb
Foreign Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Philippine Islands
Tomales
Cal
Christian Church
Islands
Major
Country Store Sale At Methodist Church
Ladies of the Methodist Church invite all to a sale in the telephone building Friday and Saturday October 26 and 27 from 1 to 6 pm. The Country Store offers real bargains and a free dressed chicken drawing each day at 4 pm. Be present for a chance to win.
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Methodist Church
Negro Trial Set for Monday in Gainesville
Judge Alvin Owsley announced Silas Jorman a black man will be tried in Cooke County for criminal assault on Mrs. A. R. Hassenpflug Jr. and theft of her automobile. Threats of mob violence were reported as five sources warned of possible lynching, but the judge pledged a fair trial with trained officers to maintain order.
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Owsley
Cooke County
P T Association Meet At Grammar School
The Parent-Teacher Association met at the grammar school Tuesday afternoon. The meeting opened with the Lord's Prayer. The grammar school orchestra under Miss Tommie Chenoweth performed, followed by vocal solo by Mrs Roby Childress with piano by Mrs R B Anderson and a paper by Mrs Guy Hamilton. A round table on How We Teach Our Children To Be Liars was led by Mrs C P Johnson and Mrs C J Meador. Mrs Hamilton was elected delegate to the State Convention in Amarillo November 12.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Grammar School
Tommie Chenoweth
Roby Childress
R. B. Anderson
Guy Hamilton
McKinney Seed Firm Opens Store Here
A McKinney seed company rents space in the Woosley building and ships farm seed to the area. Porcal Farley of Westminster will run the store and relocate his family within fifteen days. They plan to specialize in Davidson Sunsine cotton seed and offer millet and sudan. An office will open in the Woosley building, with Dickerman Battery Shop moving one door west.
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McKinney Seed Company
Woosley
Porcal Farley
Westminster
Dickerman Battery Shop
Dickerman
Santa Claus Comes To the State Fair
A Dallas philanthropist funds free entry for children at the State Fair of Texas on Saturday Oct. 20. Kids pass the gates for a nickel and gain Grand Stand access plus rides and shows for a tickle each until 6 pm. The Desert Song is excluded.
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Dallas
Texas
Harry Olmstead
Million Dollar Payment To State In University Oil Royalties Suit
Attorney General Claude Pollard received one million dollars as payment in settlement of the University of Texas oil royalties suit. The judgment, approved by Judge George Calhoun, concerns Reagan County university land and marks the second largest state judgment, following a 1.5 million dollar Waters-Pierce case. Payment came via cashier's check from Penn National Bank, with contributions from Big Lake Oil Company and Texan Oil Company groups.
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Austin
Claude Pollard
George Calhoun
Fifty-Third District Court
University of Texas
University
Reagan County
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
R. V. Davidson
Pollard
Penn National Bank
James N. Casparis
Big Lake Oil Company
Texan Oil Company
Clyde Craig Named Local Manager for Texas-Louisiana Power
Clyde Craig has been appointed local manager of the Texas Louisiana Power Company. He will oversee operations in Bells, Trenton, and Tom Bean in addition to local duties. A longtime employee, he previously worked in Blossom and Texas City and invites patrons to call with any service complaints.
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Clyde Craig
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
Bells
Trenton
Tom
Blaine and Reed to Speak for Smith at Milwaukee Rally
Senator John J. Blaine will address a mass meeting at the stock pavilion in Milwaukee on Saturday night in support of Governor Smith. He will be joined by Senator James A. Reed of Missouri. The event is sponsored by the Smith-for-President Progressive Republican organization and will be broadcast nationally.
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Milwaukee
Smith
John J. Blaine
Wisconsin
Stock Pavilion
Blaine
James A. Reed
Missouri
Jail Breaker Given Two Year Term
Leonard Wilson received two years in Fifteenth District Court for his part in a jail break attempt against County Jailer W. C. Mooty and two years on theft and burglary charges. Four other defendants Norman Wilson Albert Woods Vesta Jones and Frank Thompson were convicted on related counts with sentences ranging from two to four years.
Singing Convention at Enterprise Church This Sunday
The Northwest Fannin County singers hold a home coming singing convention at the Enterprise church northeast of town. The program starts promptly at 2 o clock with singers from a distance attending. Everyone is invited.
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Fannin County
Eentrprise
Birthday party for Madeline McMillin marks first year
Little Miss Madeline McMillin daughter of Mr and Mrs Rocky McMillin northeast of town entertained a few of her friends Thursday afternoon in honor of her first birthday. Refreshments of cake and ice cream cones were served to Robert Moore Francis Wheeler Robert Clark and Albert Jr Elizabeth Margaret Ann and George Cramer McDonald.
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Madeline McMillin
Rocky McMillin
Robert Moore
Francis Wheeler
Robert Clark and
Albert Jr
Elizabeth
Margaret Ann
George
Cramer McDonald
Engineer Dockery Seeks Road Work on Whitewright Trenton Route
Division Engineer W. D. Dockery of Paris says work will start on the Whitewright Trenton highway once the $6,000 local funds are deposited and the right of way and financial preliminaries are secured. He notes funds pledged by Whitewright Fannin County and Trenton total $6,000 and that the escrow arrangement would simplify processing.
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Dockery
Paris
F. E. Douglas
F. &. Douglas
Whitewright
Fannin County
Trenton
W. D. Dockery
Myth of Hoover Debunked by Texas Democrat Leader
Ed Lasater of Falfurrias, former Hoover associate and cattleman, denounces the Hoover myth as a dangerous lie. He says Hoover would shock American hopes, view farmers as mere agents of big business, andinsults to producers of raw materials. Lasater resigned from the live stock division, joining with Gifford Pinchot in criticizing Hoover's stance.
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Dallas
Democratic
Adolphus Hotel
Ed C. Dasater
Falfurrias
Herbert Hoover
United States
Hoover
America
Lasater
Texas
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
China
Rosa Slagle Sent to State Hospital after Unsound Mind Verdict
In Sherman a jury found Rosa Slagle of unsound mind following a hearing held Tuesday morning. She will be sent to the State Hospital at Wichita Falls after physicians observed her since the October 6 shooting at the Slagles home. The jury, before Judge R. M. Carter, returned verdicts supporting the mental incompetence finding.
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Sherman
Rosa _ Slagle
Wichita Falls
H. I. Stout
R. M. Carter
Cooke County Road Bond Vote Set for November 17
Gainesville officials announce a second election on November 17 to determine if Cooke County may issue bonds totaling 2 million dollars to fund an improved highway system. The prior September 11 vote failed by a small margin per the County Commissioners' Court.
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Gainesville
Cooke County
Ginning Report Shows Cotton County Gains in 1928
The government ginning report dated Monday October measured Grayson and Fannin Counties. Fannin had 29 828 bales gin ned to date, up from 19 072 a year earlier. Grayson showed a gain of 24 477 bales versus 16 081 last year, with Fannin about 10 000 bales ahead and Grayson over 8 000.
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Grayson
Fannin Counties
Fannin County
Grayson County
Child Drowns After Falling Into Well Near Enid
Three year old Paul Sears, son of Mrs. Viola Sears of Deer Creek, drowned after falling into a shallow yard well at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J Sears near Enid Oklahoma. He had visited with his aunt Mrs. Sears and was left playing in the yard before his mother returned to find him.
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Enid
Okla
Paul Sears
Viola Sears
Deer Creek
J. Sears
Here
Bonham Firm to Open Grocery and Hardware Store
Bonham businessman T. A. Taylor will open a grocery and hardware store in the former Wilson-Montgomery Building leased from D. A. Ray. The building is being repainted and occupancy is expected by November first. Taylor already operates multiple cash and carry stores in North Texas and is well known in the Whitewright area.
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T. A. Taylor
Bonham
Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Company
D. A. Ray
Ray
Mr. Taylor
Texas
Sherman
Paris
Leonard
Trenton
Ravenna
Taylor
Whitewright
Rev H M Cowling In Auto Accident Near Grandview
Rev H M Cowling pastor of the Methodist Church escaped with minor injuries when his new Ford coupe was badly damaged in a head on collision near Grandview on Tuesday morning. He was en route to Waco with Mrs Cowling and Thelma Clark to place Thelma in the Texas Methodist Orphans Home. The accident involved two Arizona youths in a secondhand sedan. the driver of the other car could not pay damages.
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H. M. Cowling
Methodist
Grandview
Waco
Arizona
San Antonio
American Legion
Cowling
Radio to broadcast 1928 election returns Nov. 6
New York reports that on the evening of November 6 the country will hear national state and local election results by radio via the NBC network. Unified coverage will come from New York central studios with Graham McNamee as master of ceremonies and interrupted for local news by participating stations.
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New York
National Broadcasting Company
United Press
International News Service
Associated Press
Graham McNamee
Car Driven by 10 Year Old Daughter Overturns
M. L. Siebolt of Kingston suffered a broken arm and broken ribs with bruises when an automobile driven by his ten year old daughter overturned on the Denison road two miles north of here Sunday morning. He was taken to Greenville hospital where Mrs. Siebolt met him. The girl was not injured. They were en route to Denison when the accident occurred.
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M. L. Siebolt
Kingston
Denison Road
Here
Claud Phillips Sweet Potato Champion Of White Wright
Claud Phillips two miles west of town grows the best sweet potatoes in White Wright. He brought a 20 by 18 inch specimen to The Sun office on Tuesday, noting it is a black land potato and arguing such land yields sweeter, better potatoes.
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Claud Phillips
Whitewright
Claud
Sun
Voters Roar for One Candidate Then Silence Other
Report notes voters loudly support one candidate while nearly mute on the rival, reflecting strong preference and limited discussion about the opposing option.
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Norfolk
Whitewright Schools Rated Among Best
Miss Opal Gilstrap of Austin inspected the Whitewright schools Tuesday. The State Department of Education maintains eight examiners who visit affiliated schools annually and often unannounced. Whitewright earned a place among the state’s best 100 schools, per the inspector’s favorable remarks.
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Opal Gilstrap
Austin
State Department of Education
Whitewright
Department of Education
Department
Southern Association
Judge Rice Maxey to Speak in Whitewright Saturday
Judge Rice Maxey of Sherman famed North Texas figure will speak Saturday afternoon at 8 in the Whitewright telephone building. Announcement from Grayson County Democratic campaign chair W L Hay says seating is arranged by Bob Sears committee with ladies invited to attend. He will review national campaign issues and answer opponents' charges.
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Rice Maxey
Sherman
North Texas
Whitewright
W. L. Hay
Grayson County
Democratic Campaign
Maxey
Bob Sears
Whitewright Cotton Gins Reach 3621 Bales Mark
Up to Wednesday night Whitewright gins had processed 3621 bales of cotton with receipts down earlier in the week due to rain. A strong run is expected for the remainder of the week, with a forecast to reach about 4000 bales by Saturday. Prices Thursday morning: lint cotton 18.50 to 19.00 per hundredweight, seed cotton 6.75 to 7.25, seed 40 per ton.
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Whitewright
New York Sets U.S. Voter Registration Record
New York statewide polling figures show 2,023,654 voters registered for the presidential election, shattering the previous record of 1,500,113 from four years ago. The six day registration period closed Saturday night and a slow tally delayed final totals until Sunday.
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New York
Police Quell Disturbance at Negro Baptist Meeting
In Sherman the Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention of Texas faced a clash between rival factions as balloting for officers began. A temporary injunction was sought to block E A Wilson and others from acting. Judge Wilcox dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Twelve defendants face Corporation Court on Thursday for disturbance as about 1500 attendees remain.
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Sherman
Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention of Texas
Negro Baptists
W. L. Dickson
Fifty-ninth District
E. A. Wilson
Paris
Wilcox
Senator Wat son Declines Speech At Negro Meeting
Indiana Senator James Watson did not speak at a large Negro Republican meeting in the Eighth Regiment Armory. He sat on the platform for three hours listening to Negro speakers. He said a threat to his safety prevented him from talking, claiming he was sent by the National Committee as a guest of Col. Roscoe Simmonds.
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Chicago
James Watson
Indiana
Eighth Regiment
Watson
Roscoe Simmonds
National Committee
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Knothole Pete
Journal Prize
C. L. Pickett
P.T. Association
McKinney Seed Firm
Santa Claus
T.L. Power Co
Reed
Singing
Rosa Slagle
Bonham Firm
Judge Rice Maxey
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