Thousands Attend Cotton Carnival Blast Causes Pipeline Damage
A massive explosion ripped 40 miles of Shell Oil pipeline across northern Texas and southern Oklahoma injuring at least one man. Roy H. Bickley was cut and bruised when his car was thrown into a ditch. Three pipeline walkers narrowly escaped injury as their car was hurled and overturned. Officials estimated damage at least $350,000.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Oklahoma
Shell Oil Company
Archer County
Here
Ryan
Okla
Jolly
Roy H. Bickley
Clay
Shell
Romance Reverses For Three Screen And Radio Stars
Reno reports Ed Wynn, comedian, divorced by Frieda Mierse Wynn on cruelty grounds. Sussex notes Madeleine Carroll granted a divorce from Capt Philip Astley over alleged misconduct with Dorothy Everard. Hollywood reports Fay Wray granted a divorce from John Monk Saunders after testimony of marital strain and dissatisfaction.
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Reno
Ed Wynn
Follies
Frieda Mierse Wynn
Sussex
England
Madeleine Carroll
Philip Astley
Dorothy Everard
Hollywood
Fay Wray
John Monk Saunders
Russia Declines Reply to League Note on Finland Crisis
Geneva December 12 Russia fails to answer League of Nations demand within 24 hours to withdraw Red Army from Finland and engage in peaceful negotiations. The note underscores ongoing tension and the international pressure for settlement.
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Russia
Geneva
League of Nations
Pinland
County court sets record indexing project and staff
Fannin County Commissioners Court approves a county clerk record indexing project supervised by Sidney Anderson of Telephone. All workers must reside in Fannin. The project begins with indexing minutes of the commissioners court and will expand to all clerk records.
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Fannin County
Communities Will Pick AAA Heads Monday, Dec 18
Fannin county cotton producers will meet Monday night December 14 to elect community committeemen for the 1940 AAA program. Three committeemen per community will be chosen and they will elect a delegate to select county committeemen and alternates. Meetings will be held in 12 communities Leon ard Trenton Bailey Falhube Savoy Ravenna Dodd City Ivanhoe Honey Grove Ladonia Gober. Results will be certified to county offices upon completion.
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Fannin County
Leonard
Trenton
Bailey
Falhube Savoy
Ravenna
Dodd City
Ivanhoe Telephone
Honey Grove
Ladonia
Gober
Helsinki Warned of New Air Raids on First Sunny Day
Foreign quarter warnings from non Finnish sources said Helsinki could face new bombardments on the first clear day. The warnings aimed to allow foreign citizens to depart. Berlin reported the luxury liner Bremen reached home waters after a voyage from Murmansk in icy seas.
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Helsinkt
Helsinki
Helsink
Berlin
Bremen
Murmansk
Russia
Policeman Detects Counterfeit Fifty Cent Note
Fresno Cal December report says Police Beageant I M Baylis found a counterfeit fifty cent piece while taking receipts from last Friday night’s dance to the bank for the widows and orphans fund. The incident was noted as part of the annual policemen’s bar committee activities.
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Fresno
Cal
Freeno Police Department
Beageant I. M. Baylis
Policemen’s Bar
lJast
Widows and Orphans Fund
Arizona Governor Criticised For Stand On Escape
Aniren Peres reports from Austin that Arizona Governor Robert Jones faced sharp criticism over his plan to leave escaped sex offender Bruno Hanks, captured in Texas, in the state asylum system. Texas officials and local authorities mocked the idea and called Jones uncivilized.
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Arizona
Austin
Texas
Robert Jones
Arizona Today
Bruno Hanks
Jones
WH Richardson
State Safety Commission
Hanks
Joseph McGill
el Paso
Denton A Cappella Choir To Perform Sunday In Bonham
Mrs. Ural Darling of Paris injured when car tire failed near Honey Grove. She and her daughter attend Cotton Carnival. 45 voice Denton A Cappella Choir, directed by Dr. Wilfred C Rain, will perform in Bonham at 8:15 p m under Bonhi PTA sponsorship.
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Prsov
Darling
Paris Hospital
Bonham
Paris
Sen Tral Darling Ir
Bonhi
Purple Warriors
Key Ken FF
Milam
Ural Jr
Bonham H High School
Denton
North Texas State Teachers College
Bon Editorium
Bonhi Parent—Teacher Association
Wilfred C Rain
Musi
Denton Teachers College
Denton A
Lovel
Imiesn
Trocee Oo
Final Report County Roll Call Names New Officers
A total of 1 03346 subscribed in the Ned Crow roll call in Fannin county was reported by Mrs HW McCleary of Honey Cove at a board meeting. County officers were named including chairman Mrs McCleary. vice chair Miss Billie Barnette. secretary and treasurer Horace Smith. Other appointees include Mrs Will Nevill, Katheryn Pate, Earl Dine, and Mr Mot Ballew. A program of farm production will be developed in Fannin county.
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Ned Crow
Fannin County
HW. McCleary
Honey Cove
Ly Hall
McCoding
McCleary
Jaett Hrdlicka
Peinte
View
Elhwairian Mies
Billie Barnette
Rehery
Horece Smith
Bervix Sharme
Mamet
Will Nevill
Committeemen For AAA To Be Elected Monday Dec Mth
Texas farmer groups will hold community meetings Monday December 28 to select local treasurer and county committeemen for the Agricultural Conservation Association. Delegates to the county convention will be chosen, with county committeemen to be elected the following day. Officials urge orderly elections under agency rules to ensure lawful administration of the program.
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AAA
Collie Station
Texas
Persoeel
Stevuehter
Ate Agricultural Conservation Association Committee
Aneone
Fleet County Committee
Comaniitee
Preghamn H
Slaughter
Betty Penn Crowned Queen Of Celebration In Bonham
Miss Betty Penn daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Penn was crowned Queen Cotton at a Bonham Christmas parade and coronation. King Cotton Roger Dearing also crowned as royal pair amidst a full day of floats bands and balloon releases. The event included a greased pig chase songs dances and a Cotton Hall tonight with dukes and duchesses from area districts.
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Fannin County
Betty Penn
Donald Penn
Queen Cotton
Santa Claus
Miss Penn
Rogers Dearing
King Cotton
Bonham
Edgar Womack
Laither Burkett
Royal Buglers
Douglas Jones
Tommy Svoboda
Ray Peeler, Jr
Buster Locke
Royal Pages
King Cotton Roger Dearing
Cotton
Bryan Baker
John Bacon Daunders
Harold Dye
Tommy Hayden
Panhey Newsom
Perkins Sisters
Honey Grove
Othello Perkins
The
Texas
W. O. Harmon
Bondi Gymnasium
Publi Ty
Bily Jean, Duchen
House of
Clayton
Robert
Duke
Death of Congressman Mapes Shocks Congressional Hearing
The death of Congressman Carl B. Mapes halted the Cele congressional committee on a bill to place the oil industry under federal control. Mapes died in his hotel room in New Orleans at 7 p.m. after a two hour illness. AAA payments to farmers in Fannin County totaled $467,946.74 for 1930, with 68 soil conservation checks and 70 parity checks added to the growing tallies.
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New
Fannin Monty
Dan Barnard
Fannin County
ACA
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