Whitewright News Highlights From 17 Years Ago
From The Sun Sept 15 1916 news items include George Adams on crutches after stepping on a nail at the Gallaher residence Will Mangrum injured by a fall at his store Morrell Sears and Jewel Benton wed at Van Alstyne J W Pender named Whitewright fire marshal The public school opens with C J Denton as superintendent and a full faculty lists Gaines Bow leaves for Idaho Local students depart for college include Mary Lee Sears Eula Sears Ras Benedict Eddie Fogle Izetta Gillett Gladys Denton Leon Davidson Edwin May Gomer Graves Nadine Holcomb Kathleen Badgett Lila Reubell Gladys Sears Ruth Southerland and Lewis Holland.
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George Adams
Gallaher
Will Mangrum
Morrell Sears
Jewel Benton
van Alstyne
J. W. Pender
Whitewright
Gaines Bow
Idaho
Mary Lee Sears
Eula Sears
Ras Benedict
Eddie Fogle
Izetta Gillett
Gladys Denton
Leon Davidson
Edwin May
Gomer Graves
Nadine Holcomb
Kathleen Badgett
Lila Reubell
Gladys Sears
Ruth Southerland
Lewis Holland
Resting place of WWI corporal marked by 1918 memories
Twelve years ago the City Cemetery heard muskets and taps as Corporal Clifford R. Thompson of the Fourth Infantry was buried with two thousand attendees. Hijackers took 4.80 from Joe Dan McMillin on a Whitesboro to home trip last Thursday night. Local stores report cotton and seed prices, bank deposits, and auto price cuts plus shop openings and relocations. Grocery ads show cane sugar at 2.00 for 25 pounds and flour at 2.10 for 48 pounds.
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Clifford R. Thompson
Fourth Infantry
Joe Dan McMillin
Whitewright
George Baugher
J. P. Southerland
West Maple Street
Sears Auto Company
Ford
Gordon Clothing Company
Co. S. Blanton
Walter Hestand
Winner at Chopping Did It for Family
Charles P. Shephard, 50, of Claremont New Hampshire, unemployed three years, traveled 90 miles to Durham to enter a wood chopping contest. He won first honors against top woodsmen, taking a two man crosscut saw as first prize and plans to trade it for food for his ten children.
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Durham
N. H
Charles P. Shephard
Claremont
Shephard
Saved From 3-Cent Cotton
The piece argues that without acreage reduction, U S cotton would have flooded markets with 28 5 million bales in 1933 and world consumption would cover it, urging South growers to limit next year s acreage and co operate with government reduction programs to achieve cost of production. It cites August 1 crop estimates and Secretary Wallace s actions as pivotal.
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Wallace
India
China
Egypt
South Africa
South America
Department
Cotton Farmers Face Burden Under Danger Point
A farm and ranch column warns that the burden of carry-over below the danger point falls on Southern cotton farmers, stressing responsibility and potential economic risk for growers.
Typographical Gems New Wonder of Nature
Dog that bit two men found to have babies in Paterson New Jersey newspaper item reports a bizarre claim about a dog producing offspring. The brief item reads like a curious curiosity note from the era with a sensational tone and no verifiable scientific basis.
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Paterson
N. J
Lounes Gather in St Louis Amid City News
A report notes more than 3,000 Louns convened in St Louis for a large gathering. In other brief notes H. E. K the tombstone man visited family and discussed business with Coupeville doctors during his town visit.
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ST. Louis -Middletown
Conn
Coupeville
Coupeville (Wash
Pigeon Gray Eyes Sparkle In New Haven Note
A fragment from a New Haven paper describes a girl with pigeon gray eyes almost black with excitement and ivory cheeks faintly flushed. She stands five pounds, surveys herself in a one inch tall mirror on the bathroom door, weighing 105.
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New Haven
Commendable Candor 1929 Roadster For Sale
A 1929 roadster advertised in a Sioux City paper with praise of its candor and a price of $125. The listing notes the vehicle looks good and is mechanically in very good condition and warns the car will not last long.
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Sioux City
Queen of the Amazons claims smallest waist marker
Beauty experts say Dorothy K of the Screen Colony has the smallest waist among girls, measuring 21 inches in diameter. The Baltimore paper notes the striking figure as a notable feature in the local entertainment scene.
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Dorothy K
Baltimore (Md
Sleeping sickness claims 105 Texas lives in five years
Dr. W. A. Davis of the Texas Department of Health reports 105 deaths from sleeping sickness in five years with the fall and winter peak. Since January this year there have been 14 deaths, including a 71 year old and a one year old, across El Paso to Harrison County and Hale to Cameron County.
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Austin
Texas
W. A. Davis
State Department of Health
el Paso
Harrison County
Hale
Cameron County
Giraffe Weather Joke Quips Over Wet Feet
A humorous exchange notes that a giraffe developing a sore throat from wet feet would occur not immediately but the following week, playing on a light weather and health joke.
Lawful Enjoyment Notice From the Denver Road House
A card warns patrons the inn cannot serve beer after 1 a.m. on Saturdays and urges calling the waiter before one for six bottles of beer at regular prices with ice. It asks guests to behave as ladies or gentlemen or be asked to leave. the inn stays open until 2 a.m. for a party.
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Denver
Two Men Held in Randolph Store Robbery Case
Two men are jailed on robbery charges for the Reynolds Store theft in Randolph from several weeks ago. Local officers say they have worked the case steadily. A separate exchange between a doctor and a patient appears in the item.
Cardul Aid for Women’s Weakness and Nerves
Advertises Cardul a purely vegetable tonic used over 50 years to improve general tone in run down health and tired nerves. Claims it helps ease monthly periods and pains, suitable for women of all ages and is safe.
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Cardus
Finish High School, Then Doors Open Wide
Dr. Roberts of Tyler Texas argues every youth should complete high school to access colleges and opportunities. He narrates a case where a ninth grade quitter later loses entry to medical school despite wealth, urging effort to finish school and pursue business training for job security.
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Roberts
South
Tyler
Texas
Dr. Roberts
Rotary
Tyler Commercial College
School of Business Administration
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Dwig
Ratmond Haines
Cnet Mone Wim Trade
Weldon
Charlie
Punt Mole
Nimeo Relations
Bulgaria
Whitewright Lumber Co
Airmaids
America
Better Drug Stores
Kirkpatrick
Gomer May
S. H. Montgomery Agency
R. Lawge
L. LaRoe & Company
L. Laroe & CO
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