Belote Claims Collar Button Endurance Record at 62 Years
The youngest living Confederate veteran C A Belote of near Bells wears a collar button for 62 years, surpassing marks from Linden and Montclair. He recalls earning a gold piece from Bib Fowler after a Tennessee chase and notes a rare moment when his wife wore the button on her chemise.
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C. A. Belote
Belote
Bells
United States
Montclair
N. J
Denison Herald
Andrew H. Wilson
Mr. Belote
Bib Fowler
Tennessee
Fowler
M. B. Wells
Bolivar
Tenn
Lawrence Welling Breaks Thigh After Toe Kissing Bet
In Belfast Lawrence Welling wagered he could kiss his toe. He won the bet but suffered a broken thigh and faces crippling injury.
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Belfast
Lawrence Welling
Texas Louisiana Power Company Sued Over Fatal Electrical Deaths
In Sherman, two suits seek 100000 damages against Texas Louisiana Power Company for the deaths of Bowen Daniel and Dee Franklin Webster who were fatally burned by high voltage lines across a field north of Whitewright on May 14, 1929. Plaintiffs Daniel and Webster seek 50000 each with negligence alleged including unsafe clearance, lack of watchman, failure to inspect after disconnection, and use of uninsulated wire.
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Fifteenth District Court
Sherman
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
N. E. Daniel
Vera D. Webster
W. H. Crump
Hamilton
Dallas
Daniel
Whitewright
Webster
Brief Denies Utility Claims in Supreme Court Case
Fairbanks-Morse & Co. denied in a Supreme Court brief that it induced repudiation of contracts between utilities and customers. Texas Power and Light and Texas Public Service sought an injunction to stop interference with electric supply to Seymour and other Texas cities, alleging a conspiracy to steer municipalities to buy plants during contract terms. The firm urged the lower court ruling that solicitation after contract termination is not actionable.
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Washington
Fairbanks- Morse & Co
Supreme Court
Texas Power and Light Company
Texas Public Service Company
Seymour
Commerce
Texas
Fairbanks-Morse Company
Fairbanks-Morse
Texas University Reaps Millions in Oil Royalties
The University of Texas holds 184,960 acres in Pecos County leased for oil and gas. Taylor Link Oil Co found a new producing pool on the land, with wells delivering 130, 2400, and about 500 barrels daily. The pool lies 20 miles from the Yates field. UT has already earned over 12 million dollars in royalties from Reagan and Crane Counties.
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University
Yates
University of Texas
Reagan
Crane Counties
Former Denison Man Kil led in Texarkana
Lloyd J. Howell of Denison was found in his Texarkana apartment with two bullet wounds to the head. Doctors noted no powder burns indicating distance from the gun. He was 27, son of Mr and Mrs John W Howell of 516 West Crawford and formerly resided in Denison. He had worked as a brakeman for the Texas and Pacific Railroad. Born Bells on December 22, 1905, he moved to Denison as a child.
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Denison
Lloyd J. Howell
Texarkana
John W. Howell
West
Crawford Street
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Bells
Pennsylvania Coal Reserves Estimated At Sixteen Billion Tons
The record notes unmined anthracite coal in Pennsylvania totals about sixteen billion tons. The figure underscores the vast mineral potential awaiting development and historical significance for regional energy supply.
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Pennsylvania
August Applications for Licenses to Wed Reach Twenty
Grayson County records show twenty marriage license applications issued in August by County Clerk J. L. Doggett, tying July's total. Since June 13 when the new license law took effect, 47 licenses have been issued through August 31, with three cancellations.
Prison cotton sale nets 20.18 cents per pound
Texas prison farms sold 136 bales of cotton for 20.18 cents a pound, a premium of 9 per bale over Houston spot. Commissioner George B. Terrell announced the sale, conducted through state cotton classer W. Williams, totaling 14,362.10 dollars. He urged fair prices for Texas growers if their cotton measures up to state quality.
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Austin
Texas
Houston
George B. Terrell
W. Ik. Williams
Terrell
Red Ball Bus Line schedules Whitewright routes
The Red Ball Bus Line operates from Whitewright to Sherman at 8:00, 13:10, 16:10 and 20:25. It also serves Whitewright to Greenville at 10:20, 13:20 and 16:20. Depot location is Earl and Carl Jenkins at Dyer and Jones with phone numbers 10 and 228.
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Whitewright
Sherman
Greenville
EARL
Carl Jenkins
Dyer & Jones
Thermometer History and Maine Government Reorganization
The note recounts early thermometer history with De Reaumur centigrade and Fahrenheit scales and their zero points. It mentions industrial thermometers reaching 950 degrees and notes Maine’s first government reorganization in 1636.
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de Reamur
Maine
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Texas-La. Power Co
Taylor
T. A. Taylor Groceries and Hardware
Texas University
RED Ball Bus Line
Leonard and
Heit
S. H. Montgomery & Son
Palace Theatre
Lilley Dry Goods Company
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