Pioneer minister answers final call in Paris area
William Alexander Kirkpatrick a 51 year church veteran and 42 year presbytery treasurer died at home after a heart attack. He celebrated a golden wedding days earlier. Survived by five children and two grandsons, he served in Rock Point near Honey Grove for 29 years and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery after a funeral in the Paris Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Alexander Kirkpatrick
Paris
R. E. Hickman
Mexia
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Tennessee
Finis
Margaret Ray Kirkpatrick
Texas
Medlintown
Whitewright
Trinity University
Cumberland University
Lebanon
Alice Sears
Joseph Sears
D. Leon Harp
San Antonio
Guy Dillon
Plainview
R. W. Grant
Kansas City
Presbyterian Church
B. Wrenn Webb
John H. Burma
Central Presbyterian Church of
Sherman
J. F. Fender
Webb
Kirkpatrick
Fender
Dr. Fender
Oak Hill Cemetery
R. T. Pennington
J. M. Simmons
W. L. Stowers
T. J. Lilley
R. A. Gillett
Guy Hamilton
Luther Gordon
Wilbur Carter
Homer Caston
Leonard
Henry Griffin
Dallas
Ben Dyer
Garland
Robert Medlin
Iva Medlin
Rosa Kirkpatrick
Mayfair Macaulay
Sid Hudspeth
Durant
Okla
John Griffin
Gainesville
Jack Ryan
McKinney
H. D. Neff
Trenton
Joe Dyer
Frank Carmichael
Omar Calloway
Howe
Markham
Frank Shields
Paul Hendrix
James Carmichael Sr
James Carmichael Jr
Bonham
John Dillon
Cecil White
BE OQ. Thomas
Tom Bean
Frank Smith
Charlie Smith
R. K. Smith
Strike Mediation Board Rules Out Immediate Arbitration
The textile strike mediation board reports no basis for arbitration after two days of talks with mill owners amid gunfire and rioting. It says other procedures must be found while William Green of the AFL notes the board will report to the President and Roosevelt may become involved.
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Washington
Textile Strike Mediation Board
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Green
Flying Circus Coming Sunday At Phillips Field
The local American Legion post sponsors a flying circus to be performed Sunday afternoon by Gene Lee and associates at Phillips field west of town. The program begins at 2 p m and features hair raising stunts as listed in this issue’s advertisement.
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American Legion Post
Gene Lee
Phillips Field
the Sun
Coin Slot Machines Seized In Gunter And Sherman
Deputy C M Yeary seized coin slot machines in Gunter and Sherman as Grayson County moves to enforce state gaming laws. He planned to confer with the district attorney on charges against operators. A penny machine was taken in Sherman, and the openly operated Gunter device paid in nickels. Rumors say machines are being set up behind partitions or openly in various spots.
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Sherman
C. M. Yeary
Gunter
Grayson County
Yeary
Dr. B Wrenn Webb Elected Moderator
Dr. B Wrenn Webb was elected moderator for the ensuing term at a Paris Presbytery meeting held at Cooper. Dr J F Fender remains on the Christian education committee. The next Presbytery session will be at Central Presbyterian Church in Sherman in April 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
J. F. Fender
Paris
Pilot Grove Forms New Boy Scout Unit
A new Boy Scout troop is organized in Pilot Grove under T O Council with R H McCarley as scoutmaster. The troop committee includes Benton Wallace as chairman C P Neathery D M Taylor C O Hopper A L Connor and L Scott sponsored by the Pilot Grove school board. Members are Billy Ray Conner Leroy Cornell Billy Burl Hopper J C Reagan Sidney Scott David Taylor John L Wiser and Howard Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T-O Council
Pilot Grove
R. H. McCarley
Benton Wallace
C. P. Neathery
D. M. Taylor
C. O. Hopper
A. L. Connor
L. Scott
Billy Ray Conner
Leroy Cornell
Billy Burl Hopper
J. C. Reagan
Sidney Scott
David Taylor
John L. Wiser
Howard Wallace
Sun Office Offers Adding Machine Paper for Sale
The Sun office lists adding machine paper available for purchase, inviting readers to stop by or call for pricing and quantities.
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Typewriter
Sun Office
Edhube Softball Team Edges Local Nine In Late Rally
Edhube defeats local team 13 to 12 after a big eighth inning in which six runs scored on the newly lit field near the Methodist Church. Montgomery pitched well but costly errors aided the visitors as Birchfield and Brown homered for Edhube while McCorstin Montgomery answered with back to back shots in the ninth. The North-South series lead shifts as the South team tops the Northsiders 19 to 7 with Newman and Harrison homering for the Northsiders.
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Edhube
Whitewright
Methodist Church
Montgomery
Fannin County
Couzens
Birchfield
Brown
McCorstin
Coffey
Sherman
Northsiders
Blanton
Yankees
Newman
Harrison
North Side
Pioneer hotel operator dies in Whitewright
C. A. Smith longtime owner and operator of the Smith hotel in Whitewright died Saturday after a short illness. Born January 4 1859 in Georgia he came to Texas as a boy and helped build the first brick hotel with his sister Annie Smith. Funeral at the hotel Sunday with burial at Griffith Cemetery near Troup.
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Cc. A. Smith
Smith Hotel
Mr. Smith
Annie Smith
Whitewright
Georgia
Texas
Troup
R. R. Waldo
J. L. Cantrell
R. H. May
J. C. Gillespie
Carl May
Griffith
Rotary Club Luncheon Features Miss Lucille Sanders on Progress
Jim P. Montgomery led the Rotary Club program and Miss Lucille Sanders Klondike school teacher gave the principal talk on Progress. She described recent invention advancements in a comprehensive manner and the audience enjoyed the presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Jim P. Montgomery
Lucille Sanders
Klondike School
Roosevelt Lays Out New Deal Progress in Richberg Report
Washington report to President Roosevelt from Donald Richberg praises New Deal gains ahead of Maine election and ten state primaries. It cites 8.0 million employed, farm income up over a billion dollars, farm prices near parity, $5 billion in loans and grants, over $2 billion repaid, and more than 1,000,000 homes saved from foreclosure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Donald Richberg
Maine
Richberg
Denison Girl Killed Riding Bicycle
Elaine Hassell thirteen was killed instantly when her bicycle collided with a car occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John Kemper a block from her home. Mary Rogers thirteen was severely injured and hospitalized. both are daughters of local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Rogers
P. T. A. Notes on Meeting and Improvements
P. T. A. executive board met at the grammar school for a brief session to inspect recent improvements ordered by the school board. They praised the work correcting basement sanitary conditions and reconditioning classrooms and urged every parent to join and pay dues.
Pentecostal Revival Opens in Whitewright Church
Rev. W. M. Lightford recently moved from McKinney conducts a revival at the Pentecostal Church in Whitewright. The revival began last Sunday and will continue for an indefinite period with services in the building west of the Manning Clark and Meador hardware store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Lightford
Whitewright
McKinney
Pentecostal Church
Manning, Clark & Meador Hardware
Legion Auxiliary and Legion to Meet Friday Night
The Ladies' Auxiliary will join the American Legion for a joint meeting at the Legion hall Friday at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
American Legion
Legion Hall
U S Ready To Make 12 Cent Loans on Cotton
The Commodity Credit Corporation will begin 12c cotton loans early next week using $25 million in RFC funds. Banks await loan blanks, expected by mid next week in the Cotton Belt, with growers and lenders eager to proceed. Secretary Wallace says no plan to cut the 4.2c processing tax and no need to drop it.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
RFC
Wallace
Ferguson resigns Texas National Committee post for Garner
James E Ferguson resigns as Texas National Democratic Committee member, conditional on John N Garner's election to fill the term. Garner accepts. Brim reads telegram. Ferguson and Garner are notified. Allred absent. Garner becomes first VP to hold such a seat. Sun notes call for news.
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Galveston
James E. Ferguson
Texas
Democratic Executive Committee
John N. Garner
Garner
Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
J. K. Brim
Sulphur Springs
National Democratic Executive Committee
United States
John Davis
Dallas
Miriam A. Ferguson
John Nance Garner
Buccaneer Hotel
Gulf of Mexico
James A. Farley
James V. Allred
Uvalde
U. S
Enrollment at Whitewright High Sees Record Opening
Whitewright public schools opened with the largest opening day enrollment in years. High school enrollment reached 213 students including 10 post graduates, up about one third from last year, while the grammar school totaled 202, a slight rise. Four new courses appear in the first term: typewriting public speaking vocational agriculture and commercial arithmetic. A library Dewey Decimal system was adopted. Football schedule features seven games plus a practice, with the season opening Sept 21 at Leonard and a planned Thanksgiving game versus Van Alstyne.
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Whitewright
Roughnecks
Leonard Fair
Whitewright High School
Leonard High School
Leonard
Whitesboro
Josephine
van Alstyne
J. T. Bryant
W. S. Cunningham
Unified Control Of South Crops Considered
The farm administration weighs lumping the South crops cotton tobacco and peanuts into a single production control program while studying a unified grains program for the Midwest. Officials favor simpler contracts and regional production control, with implementation not likely before 1936. Tobacco plans extend into next season and wheat contracts are renewed. Early work on a 1935 peanut program is noted.
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Washington
Farm Administration
South
Mid-West
AAA
County Commissioner Election Contested in Precinct 4
E C Looney petitions Fifteenth District Court alleging illegal and unfair counting in the second Democratic primary for county commissioner in Precinct 4. He claims voters were counted out by callers and helpers. Official vote was 706 to 669 in favor of H McAdams.
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Flying Circus
BOY Scout
Robert Cantrell
Pioneer
NEW Deal Report
Denison
P. T. A. Notes
Po. T. A
Legion Auxiliary
U.S
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