Norris to Speak in Sherman on Smith Opposing Campaign
The Rev. J. Frank Norris of Fort Worth will address Sherman residents at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, urging opposition to Governor Alfred E. Smith in the presidential race. The event moves from Sept. 5 due to family illness, with likely remarks on the courthouse square. Other Grayson County stops include Whitesboro Sept. 11 at 2:30 p.m. and Van Alstyne Sept. 12 at 2:30 p.m.
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Sherman
J. Frank Norris
Fort Worth
Alfred E. Smith
Norris
Court House Square
Grayson County
Whitesboro
van Alstyne
Fair Loyalty Week Plan for Red River Valley Fair
Directors designate September 10 to 15 as Fair Loyalty Week. Committees will sell Fair Coupon Books at $1 containing six tickets good any day of the Fair. Admission drops to 16 2 cents with no auto charge. grandstand is free each night to boost attendance. coupon books won t be available during October Fair dates October 1 to 6.
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Fair Association
J D Doughty Jr Dies From Riding Accident In Sherman
J D Doughty Jr 22 son of Mr and Mrs Joe Doughty of 402 South Montgomery Sherman died after injuries from a horse accident on West Houston Street He passed away at 1 20 this morning Funeral services were at First Baptist Church with Dr T L Holcomb and burial at West Hill Cemetery Survived by parents two sisters Ruth Kelso Grace Peery and a brother Howard Doughty Born Collinsville September 6 1906 moved to Sherman in 1910 and attended city schools He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
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Ruth Kelso
Tom Bean
Grace Peery
Oklahoma City
Howard Doughty
Chickasha
Oklo
Doughty
Collinsville
Sherman
First Baptist Church
Card of Thanks for Parental Loss
With sincere appreciation we thank neighbors and friends for sympathy after death of mother Mrs. D. H. Martindale and for floral offerings. Your kindness will never be forgotten. –Her Children.
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D. H. Martindale
Dairy Cows Beat One Crop Idea at Lockney Diversified Farm
Becton Potts of six miles southwest of Lockney proves a diversified dairy program yields higher profits. Starting in 1919 with one $150 cow, headded into registered Jersey stock in 1920, paying $170 for a noted cow. He shows strong returns from butter fat, pedigreed offspring, and additional livestock, all boosted by balanced rations and home grown feeds.
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Lockney
Becton Potts
Potts
Jersey
Masterman
Oaklands
How It's Made Stovepipe Joke in Class
A classroom quip captures a teacher asking for a stovepipe's construction while Johnny jokes that you start with a big hole and wrap tin around it, highlighting a playful exchange in a school setting.
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Johnny
Lost-Fox Terrier Ad In California Paper
Stanley Taylor of Colgate College arrived home to find his sister ill with scarlet fever and the house quarantined. He had spent several days visiting his grandfather and took the service examinations at the post office during that time.
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Stanley Taylor
Colgate College
Danbury (Conn
Two Hands Free Girl Lets Drive Park Plan
A playful exchange between a girl and a boy centers on where to drive and park. The girl suggests driving in the park while the boy counters with parking in the drive, highlighting a lighthearted moment of miscommunication.
Attacked Man Stumbles Into Roadhouse After Bandit Attack
A Pennsylvania paper reports Greenwalt staggering into a roadhouse claiming he was attacked and killed by bandits. The incident centers on the unclear source of the assault and the man’s survival after the encounter.
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Greenwalt
Pennsylvania
Woman Dismisses Tramp In Rude Exchange
A woman tells a tramp to go away or she will call her husband. The tramp says he knows him and recalls being told yesterday to depart or his wife would be alerted.
Young People PlAn Church Parlor Pet Event
The First Baptist Church youth group will hold a small pet gathering at the church parlors Friday evening. A light lunch will follow.
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First Baptist Church
lIowa
Doctor Advises Rest and Return to Work for Patient
A physician tells a wealthy patient he is run down and should quit golf for now, focus on business, and rest at the office to regain health. The exchange reflects a medical advice scene likely from a period newspaper.
Martyr to Duty Professor Father Dialog
In a dialogue between Professor and Jane the exchange centers on a young man’s study ethic. The professor chides the boy’s presumed lax conscience while Jane questions the fixation on constant diligence and home study.
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Jane
Wife’s Quip Highlights Wry Husband Bond
A light exchange captures a couple’s humor about courage and reputation after marriage. The wife jokes about believing her husband was brave, while he notes that many others shared that view.
Detour Makes Difference in Wit and Words
A playful exchange contrasts how men hear words in one ear and out the other with women’s phrases passing through to the mouth. The banter highlights gendered speech quirks in a humorous street conversation.
Hilarious courtroom quips on stage life and a hiccuping statue
A lighthearted vignette features remarks about doing right, the ten commandments, and a judge asking where milking occurred. A witness jokes about showing the exact place with a cow, while Bacchus Stage Hand and a manager discuss lowering the curtain as a statue hiccups.
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Bacchus
Boss and Clerk Quip Over Fired Letter
A humor line shows an office boy joking about a letter that says you are fired inside and return in five days outside proving the dismissal twist. The exchange captures workplace wit and timing. The boss framing and the boy's reply reflect a light moment in office life.
Johnson Returns From Western Trip with Hoover Support
Johnson said he had just visited his home states Washington Oregon California Arizona Kansas Missouri and Illinois and found sentiment overwhelmingly for Hoover across these states according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Washington
Oregon
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Arizona
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Hoover
San Francisco Chronicle
King of the Highway Brag Sparks Parade Trolls
A lighthearted exchange between two boys imagines their fathers as city movers. One proclaims his father, the Mayor, commands the parade with motor cops clearing traffic. The other boasts his father is a truck driver, prompting playful counterclaims.
Poultry Rearing Tips From The Farm Editors
Practical guidance for poultry keepers covering feeding with crushed oyster shells and alfalfa hay, avoiding damp mushy food for chicks, uniform low roosts, October care for turkeys, timing for setting eggs, early marketing of broiler cockerels, and milk in chick diets as found in farm columns.
Bounding Billows Talk Prompts City Notice
A Bounding Billows resident addressed the Improvement Association, praising the place while urging realism about its size. Jeff Potlocks welcomes a new baby, and Tickville’s City Council condemned a pig pen after reviewing prior minutes. Poke Eazley reports loafers at the post office and a humorous clash with Miss Peachie Sims.
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Bounding Billows
Improvement Association
Tickville
Poke Eazley
Two Dollar School Apportionment Due September Fifteenth
A $2 apportionment per pupil from a $15 total will be paid to counties and independent districts with approved scholastic census rolls by Sept 15. State School Superintendent S M N Marrs says the full apportionment will be paid during the scholastic year to aid teacher salaries at the start of the fall term.
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Austin
S. M. N. Marrs
Marrs
Whitesboro to Begin Paving Main and Union Streets
Work replacing water and gas pipes on Main and Union streets is underway in Whitesboro in preparation for paving. The North Texas town, first mapped in 1886, now houses about 3,000 residents and has never had paved streets despite other modern conveniences.
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Whitesboro
Main
Union
North Texas
Texas Convicts Escape in Month Report
Seventy three convicts escaped and 53 were recaptured during the period ending August 25. The State Prison System filed the monthly report with Governor Moody. Convicts on hand totaled 4,542 at period end with 748 at Huntsville, 28 in insane asylums, and the rest on prison farms.
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Austin
Ivy Business Training At Sherman Business College Ad
Success Insurance offers the Ivy Business Training with fall openings at Sherman Business College starting Monday September 3. Night school for working people and a home study option for stay at home workers.
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Ivy
Sherman Business College
Silent Exchanges Between Generations
A mother admonishes her son to wait for adults to finish speaking. He replies that adults never stop talking, highlighting a clash between generations over conversational order. The exchange underscores family dynamics and respect norms in a domestic setting.
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Jesse
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