Chevrolet Show Displays Range Of Models In Whitewright
Chevrolet cars and trucks were shown in Whitewright by a sales motorcade led with Bob Sears of the local dealership. Seventeen truck beds and various passenger types drew inspection as the caravan arrived around 3 pm from Greenville. A Chevrolet fire truck also showcased its pumping power attached to a city fire plug.
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Chevrolet
Bob Sears
Whitewright
Greenville
Main Street
Attempt Made In Germany To Slay U S Envoy
Dresden Germany Sept 7 Emil Steger secretary in the American consulate was shot in the back by an unidentified man and seriously wounded. Doctors said the wound may not prove fatal. Steger had represented the consulate on protests over the Sacco Vanzetti case and was attacked near Raeckfitz Heights after a stroll.
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Dresden
Germany
Emil Steger
Steger
Sacco-Vanzetti
Raeckfitz Heights
Bismark
Three Injured In Rainstorm in East Texas
A severe electrical storm across East Texas left three people injured and caused significant property damage. Lawrence Graham was knocked unconscious by lightning while listening to a radio program in Greenville. Two Black residents were struck by lightning locally. A barn near Leonard was destroyed by fire sparked by the same storm.
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Greenville
East Texas
Lawrence Graham
Leonard
Three Big Games at State Fair of Texas Schedule
The State Fair of Texas Fall schedule lists three major football games. On October 8 Sewanee faces Texas A M College. October 15 Texas meets Vanderbilt. October 22 Missouri battles S M U. Additional minor college and high school games occur on other dates.
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Texas
Sewanee
Texas A. & M. College
University of Texas
Vanderbilt
University of Missouri
Andersons Return From Oklahoma Visit
Mr and Mrs W C Anderson and sons Earl and Guy returned from a trip to relatives in Oklahoma visiting Bixby Tulsa San Springs Sunset Park and Durant. They report an enjoyable visit and trip.
Lyster Sells 206 Bales Cotton in East Texas Sale
Naples Texas September 6. Thomas C. Lyster living eight miles southeast of Naples Cass County sold 206 bales of cotton stored and warehoused on his farm for eighteen thousand four hundred twenty three dollars to the high bidder. He owns 3000 acres in one block and operates a gin mill and mercantile store. He and his wife have built churches roads and supported community activities while maintaining a large family and a self contained farm home in East Texas.
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Naples
Texas
Thomas C. Lyster
Cass County
Lyster
East Texas
First Houston Court Minutes Reveal Severe Sentences 1837
Houston records show the district court’s first session on March 20, 1837 under English common law. A murderer was sentenced, a woman condemned to hang, and a thief ordered to pay $295, receive 39 lashes, and be branded with a T on the right hand. The jail was a one room log building, with grand jury notes criticizing free blacks and slavery in Texas.
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Houston
Texas
Congress
Benjamin C. Franklin
John W. Moore
John Holman
Grand Jury
Grand
Themelves
Consumption Hike Needed Davis States
Washington Sept 7 The problem of over production is really one of under consumption Secretary of Labor Davis said in a Labor Day statement He argued that rising living standards will lift demand as workers obtain higher wages and that spreading wealth more evenly will ensure broader prosperity He noted that many employers back home market growth and better times for all depend on consumer buying power.
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Washington
Davis
Labor leaders urge unity and voting for pro labor candidates
Green of the American Federation of Labor congratulated workers on the past year and urged opposition to wage cuts, arguing high pay fosters prosperity. Vice-President Matthew Woll and Secretary Frank Morrison echoed calls for disciplined action, warning against violence and urging intelligence and organization.
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Frank Morrison
Woll
Morrison
Women’s intuition guiding central number choice
The Quincey Whig Journal remarks that reliance on perceived female intuition to determine a preferred number appears unreliable when central authorities apply it to decide what number people actually want.
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Central
Quincey Whig-Journal
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AutoStrop Safety Razor Co
First Ave
New York, N. Y
H. G. Webster
Whitewright, Texas
Dyer & Jones’s
School Supplies
Sheaffer
Dyer
Jones Drug Store
Rexall
Mangrum Brothers
Kirkpatrick’s
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Planters National Bank
Community Natural Gas Co
Claud Dick
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