Bonham Paving Project Gets WPA Backing
A Washington letter to Mayor Joe Hrdlicka from Congressman Sam Rayburn's office says final approval for Bonham to pave about 150 blocks is promised soon. The WPA funding would loan bonds issued by Bonham citizens last year, secured by the bonds as collateral.
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WPA
City
Joe Hrdlicka
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Mr. Rayburn
David K. Niles
Works Progress Administration
Rayburn
Rayburn Redls
Campaign aide sues McCraw for four thousand one hundred sixty six
Dallas attorney P. D. Smith, a longtime McCraw campaign worker, files in 101st District Court to recover 4166.76 allegedly advanced to former Attorney General William McCraw between April and August last year. Smith led McCraw’s Austin headquarters during the gubernatorial run and has worked with him since 1926.
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William McCraw
Gerald Mann
101St District Court
Smith
Attorney General
Austin
McCraw
McCraw Fr
Dallas County
Texas
Dallas
Massachusetts Woman Becomes Baptist Preacher in Maine Townships
Katie J. MacNeill of Avon Massachusetts, one of the few licensed Baptist women in the state, takes over evangelical work in sparsely settled backwoods townships of Maine. She transitions from Massachusetts to expand outreach and lead religious services in the rural Maine communities.
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Massachusetts
Katie J. MacNeill
Avon
Mass
Brockton
Maine
Honey Grove Youth Killed Instantly In Bridge Collision
Fort Worth dispatch reports 19 year old UT freshman Pat O'Daniel will be named president of the Flour Company as his father steps down to govern Texas. Roy Cornelius, 18, of Honey Grove died when his Whit Bensin truck struck a concrete culvert near Gary Oklahoma, the convoy's third truck wrecked. Cornelius, blinded by oncoming lights, died instantly. his body sails to Honey Grove for funeral arrangements.
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United Press
Fort Worth
Pat O'Daniel
University of Texas
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Roy Cornelius
Honey Grove
Gary
Oklahoma
Whit Bensin
Bensin
Young Cornelius
Mrnd
Charles Cornelius
Allens Chapel
Sadler Abandons Effort Get Oil Hearings In Jan
Jerry Sadler a new railroad commissioner said he will abandon his push for a January oil proration hearing to reconsider orders by Commissioners Thompson and Smith before he took office. He noted he was outvoted and there will be no January hearing.
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United Press
Austin
Jerry Sadler
Railroad Commission
Thompson and Smith
Sadler
Mussolini Given Note Outlining Refugee Problem
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles said President Roosevelts views on the refugee problem were conveyed to Mussolini by Ambassador William Phillips. Phillips also sought Mussolinis views on the refugee issue during the Rome meeting in Washington.
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Mussolini
United Press
Washington
Sumner Wrelles
Roosevelt
William Phillips
Rome
Welles
Phillips
Herman Dale Visits Parents in Mun Gay
Herman Dale of Port Worth visited in the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Dale in Mun Gay.
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Herman Dale
Port Worth
W. D. Dale
Court Lacks Jurisdiction in Flag Salute Case
The State Supreme Court refused to hear Flora Mae and Bulle Lee Shinn, suspended from Brazoria county schools for refusing to salute the American flag. The court said it had no jurisdiction in the case, noting the religious sect’s beliefs prohibited the salute.
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United Press
Austin
State Supreme Court
Flora Mae
Bulle Lee Shinn
Brazoria County
Supreme Court
Windsors favored for return to England by British voters
A British Institute of Public Opinion poll shows 79 percent want the Duke and Duchess of Windsor to make their home in England, 21 percent oppose, with 5 percent unsure. The Windsors’ popularity appears to be rising since last year. In Texas Bonham, Van Zandt Battery Co. becomes a Prest-O-Lite distributor, expanding wholesale battery and lighting operations in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma from a new facility and truck network.
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New York
Chamberlain
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
England
Great Britain
British Institute of Public Opinion
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Bonham
Texas
Oklahoma
van Zandt Battery Co
H C van Zandt
Square
Dsstriputor
Devery
Bounham
Frost-O-Lite
Football Banquet Postponed and January Date Given
School officials announced postponement of the annual football banquet originally set for Friday night at the Chaaret Barn. A later January date was proposed with Superintendent Dy Casa noting safety concerns and planning details. The event aims to honor players and nonprofit sponsors with an entertainment program and fundraising component. Also mentioned are Philadelphia Zoo cubs Wynken Blynnen Nod Faith Hope Charity in a separate poll of city children.
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Piontes Philadephia
Philadelphia
New Hon Cubs
Wynken Biyvnren
Nod
Faith Hope
Charity
Film Star to Wed Wealthy New York Debutante
Hollywood star Wayne Morris announces intention to wed Bobbie Salmon Schinas daughter of a wealthy New York tobacco importer. The couple’s engagement is reported as a high society union with strong show business interest.
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N.Y
Hollywood
Jane- Wayne Morris
Bobbies Salmon Schinas
New York
States Given Broad Powers On Beverages
The Supreme Court upheld state power to bar importation of intoxicating liquor by Michigan and Missouri on discriminatory grounds. Justice Brandeis stated the substantive state power to prevent sales is undoubted. The same session affirmed the National Labor Relations Board’s right to withdraw from a Ford Motor Co case after new procedures. Ford was ordered to reinstate 20 employees and end interference with union organizing.
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Supreme Court
Michigan
Missouri
Brandeis
Hughes
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Company
Federal Circuit Court
Covington
Labor Board
Wallace
Kansas City
Ford Company
Oan
District Court Session Opens In Bonham Next Monday
The January term of 41st district court will start in Bonham next Monday morning with Judge George Blackburn presiding. The docket has few criminal cases. among them the hijacking of Leatherwood Wires service station. A new Citizens Protective Association formed to provide full legal protection at cost within reach of all.
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41St District Court
Bonham
George Blackburn
Gene Deeton
H C Cannon
Leatherwood Wires
Tie Teri
Citizens Protect
Wve
Bebo
Arme
Doris Duke Cromwell Wears Sun Burst Jewelry in NYC Club
Photo shows Doris Duke Cromwell wearing a sun burst motif jewelry piece while dining at a New York night club. The tobacco heiress is also linked to a new Honolulu home valued at $500000 nearing completion.
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Doris Duke Cromwell
New York
Consequences of Economies Passed To New Congress
President Roosevelt in his message to the 6th Congress pledges to continue large scale spending. He warns that budget balancing economics would bear consequences and that Congress must bear total responsibility if such economics are adopted.
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United Press
Washington
D. Roosevelt
Himselif
Congress
Baker George Kuhn Victim of Break-In Theft
In Naugatuck Connecticut police report thieves broke into George Kuhn's house and stole cash totaling 100 dollars and jewelry valued at 500 dollars. The incident highlights a bold burglary targeting a local baker's home and assets.
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Naugatuck, Conn
U.P
Geo. Kuhn
Sanctions Against Aggressor Nations Suggested By FDR
President Roosevelt warned Congress of a deadline of danger to democracy from within and without. He urged sanctions against aggressor nations and urged amendments to neutrality laws to prevent aiding aggressors, while saying war is not the only means to compel respect for mankind.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Rotarians Hear Welfare Work Report by Mrs Nevill
Mrs W Nevill of Porter County Welfare Office spoke to Rotarians on welfare relief and the impact of crop control and mechanization. She cited Texa legislative backing and noted combined aid figures from 1937 and 1938 with many families still aided despite workforce cuts.
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Nevil
InuLey
Oper
Wielue
Paul
Becaue
Ube
Nevill
Roper Defended By Commerce Dept In Boat Use
Commerce Department officials defended Daniel C Roper against charges of private parties aboard a government boat. They said the practice of using vessels for private events was common during the Hoover era and that Roper would pay for food consumed aboard the Falaut boat during private gatherings.
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Roper
Commerce Dept
Washington
Commerce Department
Daniel C Roper
Richard W. Eshiott
Commence Department
Eala
Was
State Turk keeper Ray Gustine ill in Madisonville home
Ray Gustine known as keeper of State Turk is reported quite ill at his father’s Madisonville residence. Neighbors note his condition but no official statement has been issued.
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Juvenal Marchisio
Brooklyn
N. Y
Los Angeles
Ray Gustine
State
Turk
Madisonville
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