Whitewright Eyes Paved Streets and Civic Growth
The column urges a bond issue to pave Whitewright streets with an $18 000 bond and a 10 cent tax, sharing costs among property owners and the city. It notes benefits like higher property values dust removal easier traffic and flood drainage, while inviting community groups to join in planning and a possible cornerstone ceremony. Sherman ties and the Red River Valley Fair are discussed to illustrate regional pride and centralized exhibitions.
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Whitewright
Sherman
Red River Valley Fair
Sherman Industries
Grayson County
Red River Valley
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Longview
Texas
Generating Plant Under Construction in Local Area
The Texas Louisiana Power Company begins a 300000 dollar generating plant project here. A C Allen, arriving last week, oversees construction with equipment ordered earlier. The 50 by 92 foot main building will house two 560 horsepower oil engines and two 450 KVA generators. Forty workers will build and lay lines to nearby towns. five more will operate after completion.
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Texas,ouisiana Power Company
A. C. Allen
Allen
Whitewright
Trenton
Leonard
Celeste
Farmersville
Bailey
Tom Bean
T.S. Power Company
Rev L A Hanson Dies in California
Bells friends mourn the death of Rev. L A Hanson 65 former Bells resident and pastor of the Bells Methodist Church in 1912. He and his wife moved to California last year to live with their daughter where he died Friday in a Las Cruces sanitarium after a long illness.
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Bells
L. A. Hanson
North Texas Methodist Conference
Mr. Hanson
Hanson
Bells Methodist Church
California
Las Crescenta
Cal
Drunkards Eden Abandoned by Pink Nose Paint
Hoboken’s Church Square Park once drew drunks at night but police report a sharp drop in sleepers over the past two weeks. Investigators found a practical joker painted the noses of remaining sleepers bright pink with waterproof paint, resisting soap and fading only with time.
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Hoboken
N. J
Church Square Park
Women Live Longer Than Men Statistics
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Anti-Smith Democrats and Republicans Plan Campaign Organization
H A Ivy and Charles Knapp announced that anti-Smith Democrats and Republicans will form a coordinated campaign structure next week in Sherman. A preliminary meeting for anti-Smith Democrats will gather leaders from Grayson County to arrange the organization and strategy for the presidential race.
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Grayson County
El Paso Worker Aids Pink Bollworm Control Efforts
Jack Everheart returned from visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Everheart to resume work in El Paso. He is employed by the U S Department of Agriculture and is assisting in pink bollworm control efforts in West Texas.
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Jack Everheart
J. E. Everheart
el Paso
Jack
U. S. Department of Agriculture
West Texas
Red River Valley Fair Attendance Aims High
Coupon books offer six admission tickets for one dollar with grandstand access and free inside parking. Ninety such books were sold Tuesday as organizers push to make the fair a Whitewright event with wider attendance.
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Red River Valley
Rotary Club Creates Education Fund for Students
The Whitewright Rotary Club formed an education fund at Friday noon meeting. The fund will provide student loans to deserving individuals lacking full funds for college. The initial money will aid a Whitewright student at Austin College in Sherman.
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Whitewright Rotary Club
Whitewright
Austin College
Sherman
Democrats Fight Then Eat Together at Texas State Convention
Delegations gather at Fair Park Dallas for the State Democratic convention amid fist fights and walkouts by anti Smith faction. Despite clashes, the gathering celebrates unity for the national ticket and Gov. Dan Moody with a late night session approving platform and nominations.
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Dallas News
Fair Park Auditorium
Texas
National Platform
Dan Moody
New York
Whitewright Cotton Ginning Soars Toward 4000 Bales
By Wednesday night Whitewright gins had processed 648 bales this season, with 366 bales received in the past week. Weather improved after a damp start, boosting picking. Analysts predict Whitewright may gin over 4000 bales this season as lint sells at about 17¾ cents and seed at around $6.50.
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Whitewright
Vickers
Whitewright P T A Plans Evening Program at Grade School
The Whitewright P T A will observe Parent-Teacher Day with a program on Tuesday evening in the grade school auditorium. The program features songs, sing-song, and the school album. It aims to introduce patrons to the new faculty and renew acquaintance with long-time staff. Everyone is invited.
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Whitewright
Parent-Teacher Association
Texas Stations Receive 50 000 Watt Permits
Washington reports eight U S radio stations including WFAA The Dallas News Sears Roe Fort Worth WBAP Carter Publishing Company granted 50 000 watt permits under Federal Radio Commission reallocations. The order takes effect 3 am November 11 and limits general power to 25 000 watts with excess for experiments.
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Washington
WFAA
Dallas News-Sears-Roebuck
WBAP
Carter Publishing Company
Fort Worth
United States
Federal Radio Commission
County Health Officer Appointed By Court
SHERMAN. Dr. C. D. Strother named county health officer with Tom Farr as county farm superintendent and Clyde Hill as courthouse janitor at a Commissioners' Court meeting on Monday. Strother and Farr were reappointed. Hill replaces T. J. Hollis. Other business covered routine court matters.
Norris Opposes Smith In Speech At Houston Street Park
Fort Worth preacher J Frank Norris addressed 4000 to 7000 in Houston Street Park opposing New York Governor Alfred Smith for president. He raised Prohibition, Catholic influence, immigration, Tammany Hall, and presidential power as campaign issues. A poll showed Smith 13 votes, Hoover the rest. Norris urged a free will offering using twenty tin pans.
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Sherman
al Smith
New York
J. Frank Norris
Fort Worth
Houston Street Park
Norris
Smith
Tammany Hall
Texas
Rev. Norris
Hoover
Rangers To Face Leonard At Lake Leonard Fair
The Rangers harness 1928 season prep under Coach H B Crosby with about twenty five players at practice. Key backs Barbee Mayo and Bogle head a developing offense while defense seems light. first game slated for Leonard Fair on September 21 with unknowns about the opponent’s strength.
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Rangers
Sun
H. B. Crosby
Barbee
Bogle
Mayo
Leonard
Leonard Fair
Lake Leonard
Parsons Trades Farm Lands North of Bells
J C Parsons trades the W C Cook home in Southwest Whitewright and 40 acres for F W Alversons 90 acre farm three miles north of Bells. Alverson will move to Whitewright after gathering his crop. Parsons acquired the Cook property about a year ago. Alverson says he is delighted with the trade.
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J. C. Parsons
W. C. Cook
Whitewright
F. W. Alverson
Bells
Mr. Alverson
Mr. Parsons
Cook
Bolters Elect Thomas Love Temporary Leader in Dallas
Former State Senator Thomas B. Love of Dallas was chosen temporary chair man of the bolting faction at the Texas Democratic convention after a separate caucus. Alvin B. Moody of Houston nominated him. About 150 bolters met on the fair park auditorium steps and pledged to organize, with Mrs. Josephine Collins elected temporary chairwoman. Committees on permanent organization resolutions and platform named, with notable Texans including O. B. Colquitt and J. W. Blake among platform appointees.
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Richard T. Fleming
State Executive Committee
D. W. Wilcox
State Committee
O. B. Colquitt
Wilcox
Colquitt
Dallas County
Wichita Falls County
H. Bascom Thomas
Dallas
C. F. Greenwood
Smith
Thomas
A Ao Martin
Automobile
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Thomas B. Love
Alvin 8. Moody
Houston
Fair Park Auditorium
Josephine Collins
Love
Roy FE. van Horn
Benton McMillin
Zavalla
Dwight Lewelling
George Armstrong
Fort Worth
Olivia Davis
J. T. Bloodworth
John F. Kunkel
Clarksville
Charles M. Rosser
V. A. Copass
C. M. Caldwell
Abilene
Claude E. van Watts
Austin
J. W. Blake
Cullen Booth
Legion chief warns body not political in Arkansas
Texarkana report says Dr. L. J. Kosminsky commander of the Arkansas American Legion warns veterans forming Democratic clubs that the Legion must not be tied to any political party or candidate. He stresses the region is nonpartisan and nonsectarian and will not tolerate the Legion name used for politics.
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Texarkana
Arkansas
L. J. Kosminsky
Arkansas Department of the American Legion
Legion
Whitewright Schools Open With Honors for Students
The Whitewright Public Schools opened with opening exercises at 9 a m for the grade school and 9 30 a m for the high school. Students Thomas D Sears and Van Vestal received honors for the Fire Prevention Poster Contest and the State Highway Safety Essay Contest respectively. Vestal won first place and a gold medal plus fifteen dollars. Sears won third place for his grade school poster. The high school enrollment reached about 170 on opening day, with 78 out of town students, and crowding may require an extra teacher soon. The transfer law likely boosted enrollment and the board was informed by Superintendent Smith.
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Whitewright
Thomas D. Sears
Byron Sears
State Fire Insurance Commission
Thomas D
Thomas D.’s
van Vestal
State Highway Safety Council
Van
Mary Lee Andrews
Whitewright High School
Board of Education
Smith
Latin Revival Adds Course At Whitewright High
A new department is added to the Whitewright high school curriculum this year with a Latin class organized. Latin work, dropped six years ago due to few applicants, will be renewed and affiliated with state and Southern associations later. The current year’s Latin will not be affiliated. Miss Gladys Ray will teach the Latin course.
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State Department of Education
Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges
Whitewright High School
Gladys Ray
Embezzlement Indictment Shocks Southern Baptist Board
Clinton S S Carnes former treasurer of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention was indicted by Fulton County on charges of embezzling 69000 from mission funds. Solicitor General John A Boykin said more true bills would be sought relating to alleged Baptist fund manipulation. A bench warrant and $50000 bond were set if Carnes is apprehended.
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Atlanta
Clinton S&s. Carnes
Home Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
Fulton County Grand Jury
Mission Board
John A. Boykin
Carnes
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Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Rev. L. A. Hanson
Bolt
John Carrouzett
Galveston
Myron G. Blalock
Marshall
J.C. Parsons
Alverson
Tom Love
Bolters
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