Local visits and weekend social notes across towns
Tocals E. R. Alexander visited Greenville Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dickson visited Howe relatives Sunday. Giles Variety Store touts bargains. Marshall Davis of Trenton on business. Gene Woods of Dallas visited here Friday. Haskell Ross of Dallas hosted by M. M. Davis Sunday. Visit Giles Variety Store for new goods. Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Horton and children of Bonham visited Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Levy and son with Isabel Craig visited Dallas Sunday. Mrs. C. B. Bryant in Sweetwater visiting daughter A. H. Fortner. Joe Dickson of Washington DC spent week end with uncle J. B. Dickson. M. M. Sears of Dallas visited parents Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Sears Saturday. Mrs. Stinson Teague of near Howe visiting mother Mrs. M. A. Burnham. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jay of Fort Worth guests of Mrs. Jay's mother Mrs. G. W. Pope Sunday. Cecil Roy Benson of Tom Bean spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Davis. Mrs. Mattie May returns from Portals Colorado after summer with relatives. Lem Tittsworth of Bonham sale on living room suites at low prices. Dr. and Mrs. R. May spent Sunday in Celina with Rev. H. G. May. Maurice Holland of Dallas spent weekend with sister Mrs. Grover Gillett. Mrs. C. B. Bryant Jr. and Marian Barbee were Dallas visitors Saturday.
Mrs Gattis Returns From Whitesboro Visit
Mrs George Gattis came home Friday from a visit with relatives at Whitesboro. She was accompanied by her sister Mrs John Ginnings and her son.
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George Gattis
Whitesboro
John Ginnings
Sherman and area residents visit across towns this week
Mrs P A Short and Mrs Lloyd McSpedden were Sherman visitors Friday. Miss Lucile Rogers of Frisco visited at the Dick home. Mr and Mrs W R Hooper and Mrs W L Stowers were Pilot Point visitors Sunday. Mrs John Simmons of Tom Bean was a guest of the Simmons home. Mrs M J McWilliams of Tom Bean visited Mrs J E Mangrum. Mr and Mrs R B Gordon and daughter Ethel spent Sunday at Valley View with the Walkers. Mrs W A Badgett and son returned to Denison after visiting here. Dr J N Powell and Lucian Andrews attended a Masonic Lodge meeting in Greenville. Mr and Mrs G M Greenway and Mr and Mrs J F Ross visited Dallas Sunday. Mrs J E Payne Jr and daughter returned to Dallas after visiting her parents. Mrs Gladys Magar and sons and Mrs Walter Tyler, visiting, spent the weekend at Aubrey with Billie Ball.
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Lucile Rogers
Frisco
Mrs. J. C. Dick
R. B. Gordon
Miss Ethel
Valley View
J. D. Walker
J. N. Powell
Lucian Andrews
Masonic Lodge
Greenville
J. E. Payne Jr
Dallas
J. D. Hoard
Gladys Magar and Sons
Walter Tyler
City
Aubrey
Billie Ball
Mrs. Gordon Returns to Chickasha After Visit
Mrs. H. L. Gordon and her young daughter have returned to Chickasha Oklahoma following a visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gordon.
Sunday Visits Highlight Local Family Gatherings
W O Brents and his son visited Terrell to spend the day with Brents daughter Mrs J A Barnes. Sherman residents D M Pope and son R M and R P Gordon also visited relatives here Sunday.
Nicholson Installs Freezer Counter At His Market
W. T. Nicholson adds a freezer counter and offers a full range of meat market products sourced from packing houses rather than locally slaughtered beef cattle.
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W. T. Nicholson
Swift
Mrs. R. B. Anderson and kin visit Forney guests
Mrs. R. B. Anderson and her children Mrs. J. D. Nelson and Mrs. Sam Wilhoit with her son spent the weekend in Forney as guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. Harvey.
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R. B. Anderson
J. D. Nelson
Sam Wilhoit and Son
Forney
D. Harvey
Local notes from Whitewright and area earnings and farming
Lonnie Myrick returns to Whitewright to work at Dyer Jones drug store after months at Seminole Oklahoma Pernie Badgett resumes teaching in Leonard schools Brice Garland and family from Slaton visit relatives and report early cotton picking yields of about a half bale per acre while late cotton looks promising unless frost arrives in Slaton area
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Lonnie Myrick
Seminole
Okla
Whitewright
Dyer & Jones Drug Store
Brice Garland
Slaton
Road Official Is Grade Crash Victim
Beaumont, Sept. 28. John F. Mc Donald, 70, commissioner of Precinct 1, Jefferson County, was instantly killed when his car, traveling alone, was struck by a westbound Southern Pacific train at China, about 10 miles from Beaumont. He was en route to confer with a road foreman about highway work and had been a longtime East Texas saw mill man and a three term county commissioner.
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Beaumont
John F. McDonald
Precinect 1
Jefferson County
Southern Pacific
China
McDonald
East Texas
Wichita Falls Spudders Clinch Dixie Title With Fourth Win
The Wichita Falls Spudders won the 1927 Dixie championship by defeating New Orleans 4 2 to claim the crown. They earlier swept two at home, two in New Orleans, using four pitchers Fussell Estell Payne and Steengrafe in sequence.
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Wichita Falls Spudders
New Orleans
Wichita Falls
Spudders
Carl Williams
Fussell
Estell, Payne and Steengrafe
Williams Uses Same Lineup For Four Straight Wins
Cobb caught all four games as Williams used the same lineup in every contest with only pitcher changes. The feat marks the first time since 1914 that a team not named the Spudders of 1927 achieved four straight post season wins in major or minor leagues.
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Williams
Cobb
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Athletics
Spudders
Giants Win World Series Four Games Over Yankees in 1922
In 1922 the New York Giants swept the Yankees by four games to none with one tie game in the series before the final victory. The pennant clash featured strong pitching and key hits as the Giants claimed the championship.
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New York Giants
New York Yankees
Exasperated Pedestrian Threats Barbed Wire Prank
A Philadelphia Inquirer note hints at a pedestrian planning a barbed wire surprise for a motorist, describing the exasperation of urban foot traffic and the potential risk involved.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tocals
E. R. Alexander
Mrs
J. B. Dickson
Howe
Giles
Marshall Davis
Trenton
Gene Woods
Haskell Ross
Mrs. M. M. Davis
Giles Variety Store
W. H. Horton
Bonham
Ben Levy
Isabel Craig
C. B. Bryant
Sweetwater
A. H. Fortner
Joe Dickson
Washington, D. C
M. M. Sears of
R. L. Sears
Mrs. Stinson Teague
Near Howe
M. A. Burnham
R. H. Jay
Fort Worth
Mrs. Jay
G. W. Pope
Cecil Roy Benson
Tom Bean
Mattie May
Portals
Colorado
Lem Tittsworth
Mrs. R. May
Celina
Rev
H. G. May
Maurice Holland
Grover Gillett
C. B. Bryant Jr
Marian Barbee
P. A. Short
Lloyd McSpedden
W. R. Hooper
W. L. Stowers
Pilot Point
John Simmons
J. M. Simmons
M. J. McWilliams
J. E. Mangrum
W. A. Badgett and Son
Denison
G. M. Greenway
J. F. Ross
W. O. Brents and Son
Terrell
J. A. Barnes
D. M. Pope
R. M
R. P. Gordon of
Sherman
Grove
Supreme Service Stateville & Spindle
Gordon’s Cash Grocery
Pernie Badgett
Leonard
St.Louis
Southwestern
Commerce
Texarkana
Memphis
Lone Star
D. G. Coley
Ticket Agt
Mangrum Brothers
Pace & Graves
Bunson Gas Heaters
Columbia University
New York City
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
Ironton
Whitewright Lumber Company
Garland Gas Ranges
Pittsburg
Planters National Bank
Swift's
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