New Store to Open Saturday in Denison
Ss. R. Park of Denison announces a new dry goods store on Main Street in the Pierce building. He just returned from St. Louis and Chicago with a fall stock of ladies ready to wear garments millinery and dry goods. The building was prepared and the store will open Saturday of this week.
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Ss. R. Park
Denison
Pierce
Main Street
St. Louis
Chicago
Park
the Sun
Man Shot to Death From Automobile near Bonham
Claude Rainey, a Horace Smith's farm resident southeast of Dodd City, was killed Monday afternoon on Murphy Hill two miles east of Bonham when an automobile fired at his truck. S. E. Goss, Honey Grove resident, posted bond of 10000 after an examining trial. remanded to jail.
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Bonham
Claude Rainey
Horace Smith
Dodd City
Murphy Hill
Rainey
S. E. Goss
Honey Grove
Recovery of Church Sought by Negroes
The African Methodist Episcopal Church sues for damages over a church building moved without authority and used by an Assembly of God congregation. They seek exemplary damages of 5000 dollars, alleging loss of a place of worship after the structure was relocated across the city from its original lot.
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Eastland
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Assembly of God
Local U S Marine earns sharpshooter badge in drills
John L. Pumphrey of Whitewright earned sharpshooter qualification after hitting bulls-eyes from 200 to 600 yards near Washington. He will receive a sharpshooter’s medal and pay raise. He joined the Marines at Corsicana and was stationed at Parris Island before the Marine Corps Institute, where he was promoted to corporal.
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Washington
D. C
John L. Pumphrey
Whitewright
Marine Corps
John
Rob Pumphrey
Corsicana
Parris Island
S. C
Marine Corps Institute
Savage Stepp Wedding Honeymoon in Galveston
Ben Savage and Bertha Stepp wed at 6 PM Wednesday in Ken tuckytown home of Rev Cleophus Chumbley. Savage, a noted local lawyer, and his bride embark on a Galveston honeymoon as friends toast the union and offer warm congratulations.
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Ben Savage
Bertha Stepp
Kentuckytown
Galveston
Cleophus Chumbley
Savage
Benedicts
Cupid
Pilot Grove Votes Bonds For New School Building
An election in Pilot Grove school district approved a $6000 bond issue to fund a new school replacing the building lost to fire. Fifty-two votes were cast with forty-seven in favor. Information from Dallas reports H T Atterbury of the Department of Justice has been called to Washington for an indefinite period.
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Pilot Grove
Dallas
H. T. Atterberry
Department of Justice
Washington
Engine Jacked Up To Release Foot Then Amputation
Dallas Sept 15 F R Mahaffey 40 a Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad switchman had his foot wedged between the front step of a switch engine and planking along the rails. After 30 minutes of jacking and effort to free him the injury required amputation. The incident occurred as the engine moved into yards and a depressions in the track dropped the front step.
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Dallas
F. R. Mahaffey
Mahaffey
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Whitewright Students Going to Colleges
Whitewright students listed as leaving this week for college include S. M. A. and Dallas Ben Sturdivant. Trinity University Waxahachie students Alton May Maurice May Lola Mirick. UT Austin Maurice Holland Jack Spindle Willis Simmons Robert Cantrell Duncan Fulton. Overton Stateville attendees. Burleson College Greenville Lester Short J. B. Phillips Jack Everhart Garnett Nichols Loren Mangrum Winnie Bell Carter Martha Bow Eula Ferris. Baylor University Waco Lucille Harris Margaret McMurry Addison Vestal. C. I. A. Denton Evelyn Wilson Elizabeth Groves Mabel Fae White Catheryne Montgomery. T. C. U. Fort Worth Powell Harold Key Maxie Echols Verma Mangrum Lucile LaRoe. T. W. C. Fort Worth Margaret Everheart Minnie Willis. Wesley College Greenville Marvin Wrenn. Austin College Sherman Lowell Wrenn Elbert Nichols. Northeast Texas Teachers College Commerce Francis Phillips Foy Bow Floss Ashley. Boston University Gladys Ray. Harvard University W. B. Womack. Radcliff College Edna Womack. Tulane University Dav'd Ray Womack.
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Whitewright
Sun
Dallas
Ben Sturdivant
Trinity University
Waxahachie
Alton May
Maurice May
Lola Myrick
State University
Austin
Maurice Holland
Jack Spindle
Willis Simmons
Robert Cantrell
Duncan Fulton
Overton Stateville
Burleson College
Greenville
Lester Short
J. B. Phillips
Jack Everheart
Garnett Nichols
Loren Mangrum
Winnie Bell Carter
Martha Bow
Eula Ferris
Baylor University
Waco
Lucille Harris
Margaret McMurry
Addison Vestal
Denton
Evelyn Wilson
Elizabeth Groves
Mabel Fae White
Catheryne Montgomery
Fort Worth
Powell
Harold Key
Maxie Echols
Verma Mangrum
Lucile LaRoe
Margaret Everheart
Minnie Willis
Wesley College
Marvin Wrenn
Austin College
Sherman
Lowell Wrenn
Elbert Nichols
Northeast Texas Teachers College
Commerce
Francis Phillips
Foy Bow
Floss Ashley
Boston University
Boston
Mass
Gladys Ray
Harvard University
Cambridge
Ford Unveils Improved Car At Whitewright Showroom
The first improved Ford model arrives in Whitewright and is on display at Chambers Motor Co. The redesigned body, lower chassis, and larger fenders promise greater comfort and ease of driving. Only touring car shown so far with other types to follow from Ford Dallas branch.
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Ford
Whitewright
Chambers Motor Co
Ford Motor Co
Dallas
Clendening Family Visits from Aransas Pass
F L Clendening of Aransas Vass and son in law of S H Montgomery visited Saturday night and Sunday. He came with sister Grace Murf of San Antonio. They toured Fort Worth and Gainesville then went to Dallas where he shopped for his Aransas Pass store. Mrs Clendening stayed home with her five weeks old baby and two other children. one child recently broke a shoulder in a fall.
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F. L. Clendening
Aransas Vass
S. H. Montgomery
Rainfall totals and gauge reading for the period
A heavy shower fell early Monday with 1.36 inches recorded at the city pump station. Earlier on July 4th there was 1.18 inches of rain, and from July 4th to September 14th light showers added 1.09 inches.
Oil Is Making Texas U Rich From UT Field
Austin reports two new oil wells in the Big Lake Field on the University of Texas land bring daily output to 9,420 barrels and push total field production above 45,000 barrels. Five more wells near pay sand expected this week could raise output beyond 50,000 barrels daily, yielding about 1,500,000 barrels monthly and roughly $280,000 from UT’s one eighth royalty at $1.50 a barrel.
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Austin
Big Lake
University of Texas
Texas
Local Boy Joins SMU Law Faculty From UT
A Dallas Morning News item notes R B Holland, son of Mr and Mrs W F Holland, joined SMU Law as professor alongside Judge Joseph F E Cockrell and Judge W A Rhea. Registration for first year students runs Sept 17 18 19 with classes 9 am to 1 pm starting Sept 21.
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Dallas Morning News
Law Department
Southern Methodist University
Sun
R. B. Holland
W. F. Holland
University of Texas
Law School of
Joseph FE. Cockrell
W. A. Rhea
Rhea
Holland
Victoria Lawyer Named Insurance Head by Governor
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson announced in San Antonio that R. L. Daniel of Victoria, an attorney, was named State Insurance Commissioner succeeding John M. Scott who resigned. The appointment followed a conference between Jim Ferguson and Daniel during a joint insurance commissioners and fire marshal convention.
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San Antonio
Miriam A. Ferguson
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Fire Marshal's Association
R. L. Daniel
Victoria
John M. Scott
Jim Ferguson
Daniel Here
Fire destroys Gosnell home near high school
Fire at the Gosnell residence this morning around 10 o clock destroyed the main house while responding fire units and high school help saved most outbuildings and much of the structure. Insurance covered 3000 on the building and 1700 on furniture.
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J. H. Gosnell
Gosnell
R R V Fair to Be Bigger This Year
Sherman reports the Red River Valley Fair will be bigger and better despite the dry year. L L Etchison, secretary, says entries will exceed previous years in most divisions and more communities will be represented. Oklahoma will show strongly. agriculture may dip locally but overall demand for mercantile space and fair success remain high.
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Sherman
Red River Valley Fair
L. L. Etchison
Grayson County
Agriculture Department
Oklahoma
Department
Red River Valley
Austin
Grough
One Justice Fails to Soften Heart in Court
Brownsville September 15 a visiting justice of the peace from an Upper Valley city faces a local judge on a drunken driving charge. The local justice insists the visiting official handle his own case first, warning that a return to jail and a double fine could follow if he attempts to leave. After bail the visiting judge sleeps it off in a local hotel.
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Brownsville
Justice of the Peace
Upper Valley
Satterwhite Sees Highway Law Change
Fort Worth report notes House Speaker Lee Satterwhite signaling possible amendments to Texas highway laws to tighten spending oversight. He argues a department handling 15 to 30 million dollars should face stronger regulation for the state’s good. Also updates on Sam McMillin’s return to Fort Worth and injuries, and Ben Sturdivant’s sermon at Marvin church.
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Fort Worth
Austin
Lee Satterwhite
House of Representatives
Highway Department
Satterwhite
Ardmore fire destroys Rutledge home while occupants away
While J. H. Rutledge of Ardmore Oklahoma was visiting his brother J E Rutledge northeast of this city last week, news came that fire had destroyed his Ardmore home. He left immediately for Ardmore accompanied by his brother and his nephew Chesley Rutledge. Occupants were in Ardmore at the time of the fire but were temporarily away from home.
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J. H. Rutledge
Ardmore
Okla
J. E. Rutledge
Chesley Rutledge
Susie Noe
Ruth Montgomery
Clara Craig
Lillian Elder
Roberta Sloan
Sallye Hamilton
Mae Hall
Pina Murphy
Johnson's Watch and Silverware Sale Offer
Our stock of watches clocks and silverware is complete. Let us show you quality and price the best at Johnson's.
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Johnson's
Birth Announcement From Whitewright Region
A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. T. A. England of Crawford Nebraska on September 5. The baby is named Carol Ann. Her mother is Hazel. Grandparents are Little Willie Spearman and Plorence Mahala Spearman of Edmond Oklahoma.
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Whitewright
T. A. England
Crawford, Neb
Carol Ann
Hazel
Little Willie
Plorence
Mahala Spearman
Edmond
Okla
Murder confession: fake tale ends man’s suspense
H W Gibbons, 51, who claimed to have murdered Claude L Batten in a Los Angeles warehouse 11 years ago, admitted to police the story was false. He said he invented it hoping the state would hang him to end years of personal torment after his wife left him and he repeatedly failed to take his own life.
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Los Angeles
H. W. Gibbons
Claude L. Batten
Button
Citizenship subjects to be required in local high school
White Wright Public Schools will require American History and Civics for graduation starting next year with a one year suspension for a senior. The plan reserves these courses for graduation candidates as senior subjects and uses texts adopted by the Texas Federated Women's Clubs.
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Whitewright
Texas Federated Women’s Clubs
Man Arrested for Forgery Near Bells Oklahoma Man
Constable Ed Lankford arrested a young man who claimed to be Dave White of Oklahoma on forgery charges. He allegedly signed Ara Reagan’s name to a $20 check and used it at Lilley’s dry goods. He was found walking toward Denison returning to his wife and child.
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Ed Lankford
Dave White
Oklahoma
Sam
Reagan
Ara Reagan
Lilley
Denison
Bells
Mrs Hestand and daughter visit relatives from Slaton
Mrs W B Hestand and her daughter Miss Joe traveled from Slaton to visit Mr and Mrs S H Montgomery and other relatives. They plan to travel to Denton Sunday or Monday so Miss Joe can matriculate at C I A for the current session.
Fire destroys nearly new four room house on farm
A nearly new four room house on the Ralph Wallace farm three and a half miles southwest of town was destroyed by fire Sunday night. The unoccupied building contained bedding and furniture. the adjacent smokehouse and some harness and small farm tools stored there were also burned. Cause unknown. Loss partly covered by insurance.
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Ralph Wallace
Whitewright opens with large enrollment and new faculty
Whitewright Public Schools opened Monday amid winter travel hardships with 374 students enrolled by Tuesday afternoon. High School totaled 120 and Grammar School 254. Five new teachers joined, including graduates from C. I. A. and Austin College, with assignments in math, science, English, history, and home economics. The High School bell was replaced by a program clock, ending the 8 a.m. bell tradition.
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Whitewright
Lucille Johnson
Lone Oak
J. B. Head
Austin College
Head
Ruth Montgomery
Pina Murphy
Roberta Sloan
Clara Craig
Lillian Elder
Pilot Point
Elder
North Texas Teachers’ College
University of Colorado
Marfa
Methodist Revival Brings City Churches Together
City churches unite for a Methodist revival begun Sunday with Rev. B F Pritchett of Bonham preaching and Mrs Sarah Kilgree of Valley View directing songs. Services at 10 a m and 7 30 p m daily with improving attendance. Bonham quartet to sing Friday and Mr and Mrs Albert Halliburton’s daughters to perform Thursday night.
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B. F. Pritchett
Bonham
Sarah Kilgree
Valley View
Albert Halliburton
Little Girls
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