Grayson Baptists Debate Baseball and State Fair
Denison September 17. A Grayson County Baptist Association meeting condemned Sunday baseball and the Texas State Fair in Dallas. The assembly, with several hundred delegates, passed a resolution favoring Sabbath observance. R. M. Noe was elected president and J. L. Truett secretary. Mr Peveto named treasurer.
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Denison
Dallas
Grayson County Baptist Association
R. M. Noe
J. L. Truett
Whitewright
Peveto
Sherman
High School Football Team Receives New Uniforms
The high school football team has received new uniforms and gear and is ready for practice. They have several county games lined up and aim to develop a strong team. The equipment cost just over $200, and the team seeks support from local supporters.
Chicago saloon crackdown amid possible federal enforcement
Chicago saloonkeepers, who have been openly selling liquor, plan to tighten practice while awaiting guidance from Washington on prohibition enforcement. Whisky prices in all night operations run around 70 cents, with a nickel added as a “war tax” by the proprietor. Reports from Washington say the government will deploy about a hundred trained sleuths to Chicago to detect violations and make arrests.
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Chicago
Washington
Mrs J F Benton Visits Burkburnett Family
Mrs J F Benton and her daughter of Burkburnett are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J H Biggerstaff.
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J. F. Benton
of Burkburnett
Mrs
J. H. Biggerstaff
Ex-sailor offers to sell himself for life for 5000
New York report details Jack Hardy a 23 year old ex sailor from Baltimore who says he can be bought for 3000 down and 2000 later to become the slave of a buyer for life. He cites his Navy bond as precedent and says if not purchased he will reenlist for four more years. He hopes to send 3000 to an old Baltimore woman who wrote to him while at sea aboard the Rhode Island.
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New York
Jack Hardy
United States Navy
Jack
Baltimore
Navy
New Orleans
Jackson
Miss
Washington
Uncle Sam
Rhode Island
Rhody
Carribean Sea
Odeon Theatre Weekly Film Schedule Promises Variety
The Odeon lists a week of attractions starting Friday September 24 with Viola Dana in The Willow Tree an old Japan fantasy and romantic comedy. Saturday September 25 features Beautiful Mary Anderson in Bubbles. September 27 offers The Lost City a two reel western drama with two reels of comedy. September 28 presents Alice Joyce in Dollars and the Woman a six reel drama set in New York City. September 30 stars Ethel Clayton in The Ladder of Lies a romance about a girl who lived a lie.
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Viola Dana
Japan
Mary Anderson
Mickey
Alice Joyce
New York City
Ethel Clayton
Mrs. Winthrop
ODEON
Card of Thanks for Elizabeth Denton
The Warwick family and Ashinhurst family express gratitude to friends and neighbors for help in the burial of Mrs. Elizabeth Denton and for floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. Pascal Cox visit from Dallas and consider Whitewright as a future home for Pascal and involvement in the family grocery.
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Elizabeth Denton
J. E. Warwick
S. G. Ashinhurst
Pascal Cox
Dallas
W. M. Cox
Pascal
Whitewright
Ford Announces Return to Pre-War Automobile Prices
Detroit announces Ford Motor Co will revert to pre-war prices immediately. Reductions range about 14 percent for motor trucks to 31 percent for small autos. Henry Ford quotes halting war methods and profits, urging sacrifice for rapid postwar recovery. No wage cuts at Ford plants.
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FORD
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford
Still Found at Bonham
Sheriff's men unearthed a still south of Bonham. Three gallons of white corn two barrels of mash and a complete outfit were captured. Noel Dixon had an examining trial and was bound over in 800 in three cases.
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Bonham
Noel Dixon
Cotton Belt Health Car Visits City To Fight Malaria
The Cotton Belt health car Anopheles visited last Thursday drawing about 300 residents including many high school students. State sanitary engineer E G Eggbert and Deputy State Fire Marshal G S Iredell inspected fire hazards and urged better plumbing, wiring, and fire prevention. both praised local health efforts. The program explained how mosquitoes breed, how to destroy them in egg or wiggle stages, and distinguished malarial mosquitoes by wing color and body angle.
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Cotton Belt
Anopheles
St. Louis & Southwestern Railway Company
State of Texas
E. G. Eggbert
G. S. Iredell
Eggbert
Iredell
Cotton Belt Railroad
State Health Department
Engineer on Katy killed in wreck near Scroggins
Greenville Sept 17 Tom Suddeth locomotive engineer was instantly killed and M D Lyon fireman died a few hours later from severe burns when a Katy railroad locomotive overturned on a bridge near Scroggins on the Shreveport line. The engine was pulling a through freight from Shreveport to Dallas and ditched three oil tank cars.
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Greenville
Tom Suddeth
M. D. Lyon
Scroggins
Shreveport
Katy
Dallas
McAdoo to Take Stump for Gov Cox Campaign
William G. McAdoo former Treasury secretary will join the Democratic national campaign with a speaking tour to the Pacific Coast and major cities. Democratic headquarters announced the plan today as part of broader party efforts to energize support.
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McAdoo
Stump
Gov
Cox
New York
William G. McAdoo
Texas cattle will be shipped to Austria and Germany
San Antonio reports that 150000 head of Texas cattle will be shipped to Austria and Germany in six months at a cost of 10 million dollars. The first 800 head will depart Galveston within ten days, with shipments continuing as ships are secured. The venture is directed by the American Cattlemen’s Association and funded by Austrian and German expatriates.
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San Antonio
Texas
Austria
Germany
National Catholic Central Society
Galveston
American Cattlemen’s Association
Chicago
Mason and
Fredericksburg
Michael F. Girten
Catholic Central Societies
New Braunfels
el Paso
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Grayson Baptists
First National Bank
C. B. Bryant
R. A. Gillett
Mangrum Brothers
Odeon Theatre
Planters National Bank
Bonnette
J. W. Davidson
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