Opened Whitewright Schools Set Tone for Community Growth
Opening Friday hailed as vital for Whitewright and area as students flood into classrooms. Editor J. H. Lowry notes strong attendance, eager pupils, and a call for parental involvement to support teachers and students in combating ignorance and fostering progress. The Sun reprints the Honey Grove Signal piece with Whitewright substituted.
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Whitewright
J. H. Lowry
Honey Grove Signal
Sun
Honey Grove
New Ford Coupe Destroyed by Fire
Last Saturday afternoon Joe Hamilton driving from Sherman to Whitewright saw his new Ford coupe catch fire beside the road near White Rock. He halted and found much of the car ablaze then fled fearing a gas explosion. The car, bought two months ago and insured for 600 dollars, was a total loss with the insurance company bearing the loss.
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Joe Hamilton
Sherman
Whitewright
Whiterock
Joe
Murray Miller Marriage in Tom Bean Ceremony
At four o clock last Sunday afternoon in Tom Bean the marriage of Gilbert L Murray and Emma Miller was performed by Pastor A E Major of Central Christian Church Whitewright. The couple will reside in Whitewright with close family and friends present.
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Tom Bean
Gilbert L. Murray
Emma Miller
A. E. Major
Central Christian Church of
Whitewright
Local Firm Highlights Regional Reach Across Counties
A Bonham business, M. C. Spivy & Co., notes customer satisfaction extends beyond Fannin County into neighboring areas, signaling a broad service appeal and regional influence.
Cotton premium and seed prices offered by Haile and Spivy Co
Notice bids outline Lester Haile offering two dollars per hundred for dry clean cotton from Mebane seed and sixty five dollars per ton for Mebane seed. Spivy & Co Bonham adds business should render high order service. Whitewright area urged to boost cotton and seed production.
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Mebane
Whitewright
Lester Haile
M. C. Spivy & Co
Bonham
Style Show A Grand Whitewright Event At Grammar School
A Thursday style show at the Whitewright grammar school auditorium, staged by Hudson, Davis and Co. and J F Lilley, drew a full house. Dozens of fashionable garments were modeled by local young men and women, proving Whitewright can match larger cities for style. Participants included Mrs. G E Webster, Mrs. C B Bryant Jr, Misses Dale McGaughey, Mollie Everheart, Sallie Hamilton, Winnie Hamilton, Martha Bow, Lucille Harris, Clara Craig, Helen Craig, Marian Barbee, Dorothy Spindle, Bessie Joe Barbee, Lucile Roberts, Katherine Montgomery, Jennie Lee Kirkpatrick, Margaret McMurry, Mary Rena Penn, Elizabeth May, Willie Ross, Margreta Fender, Marguerite Montgomery, Estelle Montgomery, Bernice Graves, Ethel Gordon, Eddie Badgett, Louise LaRoe, Lucille LaRoe, Lola Myrick, Lucile Myrick, Frances Gillespie, Mary Lee Andrews, Vivian Echols, Joann Everheart. and Messrs Lonnie Myrick, Gomer May, Austin Stedham, Beveridge Brents, Norvell Thompson, Jack Louis Yeager, Thomas Emerson Sears. Program featured orchestra, solo Lloyd Moore, duets Willie Ross and Elizabeth May, readings Martha Bow and Lucile LaRoe, and a finale by Joe Thomas May and Dorothy LaRoe.
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Hudson, Davis & Co
J. F. Lilley
Whitewright
America
G. E. Webster
C. B. Bryant Jr
Lucian Andrews
Dale McGaughey
Mollie Everheart
Sallie Hamilton
Winnie Hamilton
Martha Bow
Lucille Harris
Clara Craig
Helen Craig
Marian Barbee
Dorothy Spindle
Bessie Joe Barbee
Lucile Roberts
Katherine Montgomery
Jennie Lee Kirkpatrick
Margaret McMurry
Mary Rena Penn
Elizabeth May
Willie Ross
Margreta Fender
Marguerite Montgomery
Estelle Montgomery
Bernice Graves
Ethel Gordon
Eddie Badgett
Louise LaRoe
Lucille LaRoe
Lola Myrick
Lucile Myrick
Frances Gillespie
Jack Webster
John Philip Barbee
Lucile LaRoe
Joe Thomas May
Dorothy LaRoe
Girl who disappeared is found man arrested
Sherman Sept 17 R F Brown age about 25 from Atoka Okla jailed in Grayson County on a statutory charge after patrolmen located a 14 year old Sherman girl missing since Saturday. The girl and Brown were found at a rooming house where they had registered as husband and wife on Saturday night. Bail set at 2500, preliminary hearing held. The girl was returned to her parents Sunday morning. Brown had been working in Sherman for several weeks.
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Sherman
R. F. Brown
Atoka
Okla
Grayson County
Marion Holcomb
Vernon McCauley
Brown
R. A. McCrary
Justice of the Peace
Dry goods prompt at M. C. Spivy & Co Bonham
A Bonham retailer M C Spivy & Co advertises dry goods inviting customers to make a long drive to purchase. The message suggests the store offers value that merits the trip.
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M. C. Spivy & Co
Bonham
Insurance protects fair losses from midweek rain
S H Montgomery offers rain insurance coverage for the Whitewright District Fair. If rain falls on Wednesday through Saturday causing a loss, the policy through this agency covers it.
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Whitewright
S. H. Montgomery
Misses Vendie Lee and Edna Earl Stateville Leave for Commerce
Vendie Lee and Edna Earl Stateville depart this week to attend school in Commerce. They will reside with their grandparents Mr and Mrs E E Looney during the term.
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Vendie Lee
Edna Earl Stateville
Commerce
E. E. Looney
Pennington Youth Enrolls At Whitewright High School
Joe Pennington entries a Whitewright high school student records indicate he resides with his uncle J R Pennington, son of Mr and Mrs Jones Pennington.
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Joe Pennington
Mrs. Jones Pennington
Whitewright High School
J. R. Pennington
Service Note from M C Spivy
On the basis of superior service we solicit your business. M C Spivy signs a brief commercial appeal urging prospective customers to hire their services.
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M. C. Spivy & Co
Bonham
Whitewright Fall Fair Draws Big Crowds Despite Rain Delays
The Whitewright District Fair and Fall Festival, delayed by rain, thrives with crowds viewing exhibits in the Pierce building. Livestock, bee, textile, and canning displays attract locals and visitors. Jersey auction Friday and Poultry Show entries rise as judging begins Friday afternoon. The event features the world’s heaviest man, rides, and a wide range of exhibits from cotton to curios dating back centuries.
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Jersey
The
Sun
Pierce
Bennett
Acala
Truitt
Curio Department
Laughing Himself to Death Over Comic Movie
In Petersburg Indiana on September 16 John Chamberlain age 55 died after laughing through a film titled Out of Luck. Charles Preston witness described him collapsing while still laughing. Coroner ruled apoplexy caused by excessive laughter as the cause of death.
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Petersburg
Ind
John Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Charles Preston
Preston
Our whole organization is at your service
Bonham firm M C Spivy and Co proclaims full organizational support for client needs in a terse advertising line.
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M.C. Spivy & Co
Bonham
Legislature May Impeach Walton in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City officials report lawmakers moving to impeach Governor Walton over martial law and plan a special session without his consent. Fifty plus lawmakers reportedly favor meeting. Walton vows to jail any who defy his call. The dispute centers on constitutional authority and whether the status is executive or a mixed government.
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Oklahoma City
Walton
Oklahoma
Secretary of State
House
Boll Weevil Becomes Active in Cotton Fields
Washington reports extremely heavy weevil damage to cotton across the Southeast in the past two weeks. North Carolina sees its worst destruction this season with no late crop. Weevil attacks on grown bolls keep the outcome of the northern belt uncertain while cotton picking advances. Caterpillar damage noted in Alabama and Northwest Georgia but not expected to greatly affect total yield. South Carolina reports rust.
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Washington
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Dempsey Firpo Gate Receipts Set New Record
New York September 18 The Dempsey Firpo heavyweight title bout at the Polo Grounds drew 82 228 paid fans a new high mark with total attendance including comps near 87 000 and gross receipts of 1 188 832 80 Tex Rickard promoter announced today The Federal tax on receipts was 180 074 80 and the State tax 57 197 leaving net receipts of 951 551 Our buyer is purchasing large lots at low cash prices M C Spivy Co Bonham
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New York
Polo Grounds
Tex Rickard
Boyle’s
Thirty Acres
Ku Klux Klan Parade Planned in Whitewright Tonight
The Ku Klux Klan plans a parade in Whitewright at 8 30 this evening with about two hundred members and a band. Klansmen from nearby towns will join, marching from the ball park along Main Street to the Fain residence then to the Methodist Church corner, back to the ball park, before visiting the Cotton Belt Exposition and Whitewright District Fair. Weather is expected to affect turnout.
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Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Whitewright
Sherman
Sherman Klan
Bonham
Denison
van Alstyne
Bells
Tom Bean
Ball Park
Main Street
Lilley Corner
Mrs. W. C. Fain
Methodist Church Corner
Payne Cottage
Cotton Prices Climb as Receipts Pass Last Season
Cotton rose again on Wednesday with steady trading Thursday as Whitewright sellers quoted 29 to 29.5 cents per pound, about $5 per bale higher than Tuesday. Seed cotton brought $10.50 and pedigreed Mebane $12.00 per hundred. rain slowed ginning this week leaving 439 bales ginned, totaling 3,604 bales for the season to Thursday morning, surpassing last season’s total.
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Whitewright
Martial law proclamation called libel against state
Oklahoma City speechwriter E. K. Gaylord, publisher of the Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman and Times, says Walton’s martial law proclamation is a libel against the state. He accuses the governor of using it for publicity to bolster an anti-Klan presidential bid. The paper has long opposed Walton.
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Oklahoma City
Walton
Oklahoma
E. K. Gaylord
Oklahoman and Times
United States
Gaylord
The
Oklahoman
Times
Singing Convention in Whitewright This Weekend
The district singing convention will be held in Whitewright on Saturday night and Sunday, September 29 and 30 at the First Baptist Church. A fine program is planned and singers from distant places have been invited to attend. Lucian Andrews leaves for Louisville to attend the National Rural Letter Carriers Association meeting as a Texas delegate, marking his second national appearance after representing Texas previously.
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Whitewright
First Baptist Church
Lucian Andrews
Louisville
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
Texas Rural Letter Carriers Association
Texas Assosociation
Mr. Andrews
Texas Association
Reverend Fender Attends Paris Presbytery Meeting
Rev. J. F. Fender attends the semi annual meeting of the Paris Presbytery convened at Bon ham Tuesday.
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J. F. Fender
Paris
Bonham
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Murray-Miller
Fannin
Whitewright’s Fall Fair
Whitewright District
Carnival Company
Sam Harris
Ozark Trail
May Fair
Col
J. Riley Green
McCarty-Davis Co
Oscar Bow
Legislature
KU Klux Klan
Singing
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