Milk Plant Proposal Discussed By Whitewright Farmers
About seventy five farmers and residents attended a Tuesday meeting at the American Legion hall to hear plans for a Meadowlake Milk Products Company milk plant to be established near Sherman. Speakers included Lee Simmons and Sam H. Dobson who outlined purchasing milk and cream, creating a Whitewright depot, and producing ice cream butter and powdered milk to ensure a permanent Texas market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
American Legion Hall
Sherman
Meadowlake Products Company
Lee Simmons
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Sam H. Dobson
P. H. Walser
Cotton Belt Railroad
R. R. Walker
M-K-T Railway Company
C. C. Morris
Frank Holt
Mr. Simmons
Texas
Kimbell Milling Builds Grain Warehouse at Ravenna
The Kimbell Milling Company of Fort Worth begins construction of a 70 by 120 foot grain warehouse and corn shelter at Ravenna to serve nearby growers. President Kay Kimbell says Ravenna could become a major Texas corn market. facility features belt conveyors and automatic handling for railroad and wagon-delivered grain. The site抢 sits on the D B N O Railroad near the public highway, improving access for train and wagon service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimbell Milling Company of
Fort Worth
Ravenna
Kay Kimbell
Fannin County
Kimbell
Texas
Bonham News
Rotary Meeting Features Rev Purvis On Nails
Rev J T Purvis pastor of Central Christian Church spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon last Friday on Nails in an engaging and inspiring talk. W E LaRoe led the program and the club voted to attend a joint meeting with Sherman and Denison clubs on Thursday evening September 8 at Woodlake, replacing the Friday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Purvis
Central Christian Church
Rotary Club
Mr. Purvis
Rotarians
W. E. LaRoe
George Gordon Pope Visits Relatives in Sherman
George Gordon Pope is visiting relatives at Sherman, staying to spend time with family in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gordon Pope
Sherman
Dairying Interest Grows Among Grayson County Farmers
Mr Dodson outlined dairy by products with figures from his records showing receipts expenses and profits. He cited a nearby farmer with 4 cows 200 hens on 14 acres earning enough to cover living and cultivation costs and a net profit from cotton and feed. Walser Walker reported lessons from dairying sections in the U S and Canada noting dairy feeder feeding yields best results and future Sherman milk plant could boost local sales. Farmers already shipping cream to distant markets see hope in supplying the Sherman plant and expanding dairy herds as experience grows.
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Texas
Mr. Simmons
Grayson County
South
West
Wisconsin
Missouri
Kansas
Sam H. Dodson
Sherman
Dodson
North
Mr. Dodson
Walser
Walker
United States
Canada
St. Louis
Cotton Market Update From Whitewright Gins
One hundred and two bales of cotton had been ginned in Whitewright by Wednesday night. Buyers paid 25 cents for lint cotton and nine cents for seed cotton, while pedigreed seed cotton brought 9.5 cents per pound. By Thursday morning more bales entered gin yards and fair weather promised busy gins as farmers began picking. The market opened Thursday higher than Wednesday’s close.
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Whitewright
Engineer To Start Right-of-Way Work Today
Sherman August 30 work on selecting a right of way for highway No 6 will begin Thursday. J G Rollins resident highway engineer in charge has opened his office at 104 ½ West Lamar street Sherman and is selecting crews for north from Sherman to Red River via Denison and south to the Collin County line via Howe and Van Alstyne. Sherman will be headquarters for all forces.
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Sherman
Grayson County
J. G. Rollins
Lamar Street
Red River
Denison
Collin County
Howe
van Alstyne
Rollins
Miss Mary Rena Penn Returns from Kingsville Visit
Miss Mary Rena Penn returned from Kingsville where she taught at the South Texas Teachers College during the summer term. En route home she paused in San Marcos for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Mack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Rena Penn
Kingsville
South Texas Teachers College
Whitewright prepares for school opening with repairs
The Whitewright public schools may open September 12 following the institute in Sherman September 8 and 9. The Board of Education will finalize the date this week. Grammar school repairs funded by a ten cent tax are complete including new metal ceilings, a new roof, repaired vestibules and reinforced exterior walls. High school repairs focus on roof resurfacing and blackboard refacing.
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Whitewright Public
Board of Education
Sherman
Grammar School
Kimbell Milling Plans Largest Whitewright Warehouse
The Kimbell Milling Company will erect an 80 by 200 foot warehouse near its corn plant in the Whitewright industrial district to store the big local corn crop. The 24 foot high building will be the largest in town, expanding storage after a prior 40 by 48 foot mill products warehouse. Kay Kimbell, longtime Whitewright native and Fort Worth executive, leads the firm with a noted Southwest grain record.
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Kimbell Milling Company
Whitewright
Texas
Kay Kimbell
Fort Worth
Southwest
Expert Inspects Poultry Flocks in Whitewright
J. W. Olds, Sherman Poultry Service Assoc. special agent, spent Monday and Tuesday in Whitewright, inspecting flocks across the area. He praised the local stock, noting Mrs. J. L. Cantrell’s 465 hens with no diseased chicks after culling 140, and lauded Miss Kate Fulton’s top producing flock. He also praised Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Nearthery and Donald Hall for their fine flocks, and he travels with a thirty year record in the poultry business, owning 200 hens.
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J. W. Olds
Sherman Poultry Service Association
Whitewright
Grayson County
J. L. Cantrell
Olds
J. L. Nearthery
Reverends Fender and Silman Visit Commerce
Rev. J. F. Fender and J. J. Silman spent Sunday in Commerce. Fender preached at the Presbyterian Church there Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Fender
J. J. Silman
Commerce
Rev. Fender
The
Presbyterian Church
Seed Warehouse Nears Completion in Whitewright
The White & Donigan Gin Company is nearly finishing a 50 by 160 foot cotton seed house with a concrete floor and foundation. It will provide ample storage for the season’s seed flow and reflects a revitalized industrial district with new gin plants and warehouses nearby.
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White & Donigan Gin Company
White & Donigan
Whitewright
Planters Gin Company
Crimm Powell revival draws large crowds in Whitewright
The Crimm Powell revival meets in Whitewright draw huge crowds as Evangelist Crimm starts Tuesday night sermons after a Sunday arrival. The services on the grammar school campus begin at 7 30 with morning sessions at the First Baptist Church. concerted turnout signals a strong revival.
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Crimm-Powell
Evangelist Crimm
J. H. Hawkins
First Baptist Church
Harlan M. Powell
Mr. Powell
Hollaway
Whitewright
McGregor
Crimm
the Sun
Texas
Grammar School
Inauguration of Air Express System Marks New Era
New York on August 31 reports the upcoming inauguration of a country wide air express network. R. E. M. Cowie, president of the American Railway Express Company, says aviation will move from stunt flights to everyday commercial use, likening its growth to the auto industry’s transition to a reliable business tool.
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New York
Air Express
R. E. M. Cowie
American Railway Express Company
Local Boy Receives Award at University of Texas
Forty three students earned "T and Quill" awards for editorial work on the Daily Texan during summer session at the University of Texas. The final issue appeared Sunday morning August 28. Robert Cantrell of Whitewright was listed as one of two sport writers on the publication.
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Daily
Texas
University of Texas
T and Quill
Robert Cantrell
Whitewright
J. L. Cantrell
Robert
Body of Boy Killed In Accident Buried
Forrest McKemy eleven died after a car crash near Mason Texas while accompanying his father to Carlsbad New Mexico. The boy's funeral was held at Denison with six Lamar school mates as pallbearers and burial at Fairview Cemetery.
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Denison
Forrest McKemy
Missouri - Kansas - Texas
Austin
Charles McKemy
Carlsbad
N. M
Mason
Texas
John L. Andrews
Southside
Christian Church
J. S. Hodges
First Presbyterian Church
Lamar School
John Forrest
Jim Annesley
Rex Webster
Sidney Tipton
John W. Beagle
Albert LaLonde
Dan Canafax
Fairview Cemetery
May and Lenox Visit Friends in Dallas Sunday
Dr and Mrs Ross R May and Mrs S H Lenox visited friends in Dallas on Sunday, confirming social ties and travel within the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross R. May
S. H. Lenox
Dallas
Miss Elizabeth Groves Returns From Denton Summer School
Miss Elizabeth Groves returned from Denton where she attended summer school at the College of Industrial Arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Groves
Denton
The
College of Industrial Arts
Woman Hurt in Auto Collision Near Bells
Mrs. C. E. Ross of Sherman sustained internal injuries when the car she shared with her husband was struck by Ivan Miller of Savoy east of Bells. They were thrown from the vehicle. Mrs. Ross was hospitalized after first aid in Bells. Mr. Ross had cuts and bruises. several boys in Miller’s car were uninjured.
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C. E. Ross
North Maxey Street
Sherman
Mr. Ross
Ivan Miller
Savoy
Bells
Cattle Shipped From Am brose Farm Near Fort Worth
R. L. Holcomb sent two corralled cattle shipments to the Fort Worth market last week. He purchased the stock in East Texas last year and fattened them on his 400 acre Am brose area farm.
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R. L. Holcomb
Fort Worth
East Texas
Ambrose
Kingston constable dies after assault at picnic
J. A. Bird of Kingston Oklahoma died in a Sherman hospital Monday at 8 AM from a fractured skull after being struck on the back of the head with a pistol during a Kingston picnic Friday night. The incident began when he was approached by two local men. one allegedly grabbed his gun and struck him. He is survived by his wife and three children.
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J. A. Bird
Kingston
Okla
Bird
Sherman Democrat
Confederate veterans seek pensions amid pride and age
Confederate veterans resist pension acceptance until old age and exhaustion force help. About 12 000 names appear on the Texas Confederate pension roll including widows. Also noted: Ben Crush and family moved to Whitewright from Garland, with Crush as manager of Alexander and Coldwell store. Alexander to divide time between Whitewright and Garland locations.
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Austin
State Pension Department
Ben Crush
Whitewright
Garland
J. H. Blincoe
Crush
Alexander & Coldwell Men’s
Alexander
Holland couple on visit note cotton crop prospects
Mr and Mrs C F Holland of Wilson Lynn Assat visit relatives here. He reports a good cotton crop with about a half bale per acre expected. Early planting gave a good stand before the frost. Late cotton looks fine but an early freeze could limit yield, as most was planted in June.
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C. F. Holland
Wilson, Lynn Assat
Holland
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Simmons
Meadowlake Milk Products Company
Kimbell Milling Co
Rotary Meeting
Philosophical Phil
U. of Texas
J. B. Burris
R. K. McMurry
Ladonia
Marshall County
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