Red Cross Quota Rises in Fannin County Flood Relief Drive
The Fannin County Red Cross aims to raise 800 dollars with more donations incoming today. Olvin Gross reports 130 dollars deposited with air mail to follow. Honey Grove and Trenton committees continue fundraising as districts boost support for flood sufferers. Donors include Alexander Hotel 10 dollars and many individuals totaling substantial early contributions.
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Olvin Gross
Red Cross County
Hugh Moyer
Honey Grove
Red Corss
Bonham
Leavei
First National Bank
Alexander Hotel
H van Zandt
Dew Magourrk
Ain
O Bryant
Mcislva
Robert Uncan
J F. Hendrix
G. R. Newby
Billy Barnette
Gross Feed Store
Caen Nw
J. B.oney
Cora Fuller
Allie Reece
Goldie Culpepper
G. V. Smith
Rutherland
Marianna Dorough
Perkins Talks Strike Settlement Progress
Secretary Perkins said a conference with General Motors strikers spokesmen has developed a situation that could lead to a settlement if a third party consents. Alfred P Sloan Jr denied GM responsibility for negotiation breakdown and stuck to demanding sit-down strikers evacuate before talks resume.
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Associated Preav
Washington
Perkins
General Vuotors
Alfred P Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Texas employers get 30 day extension to file compensation reports
Texas employers receive a 30 day extension to file 1936 reports and pay the first contribution under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. First payments are due by February 25, with penalties waived until then. Fieldmen are stationed in multiple cities to assist employers with compliance.
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Austin
Texas
R.B. Anderson
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission
Anderson
Commission
Amarillo
Lubbock
el Paso
Abilene
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Tsrownsville
Wichita Falls
Tyler
Waco
Galveston
Beaumont
Houston
Texarkana
Fort Worth
Dallas
Chambers of Commerce
Newspapers face flood chaos across region
In the flood area editors struggle to publish as presses flood or shut down. Some papers move operations to Lexington and Chillicothe while others sell by handbill or boat deliveries. The Portsmouth Ohio Times and Point Pleasant Register suspend regular editions amid water damage and shortages.
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Cincinnati
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville Times
Lexington
Portsmouth
Ohio Times
Chillicothe &Eclote Gazette
Times
Point Pleasant
W Va
Register
Bonham Chamber Chooses Farm to Market Roads as 1937 Focus
About fifty Bonham Chamber members meet to review surveys on major projects for 1937. They back farm to market roads and discuss WPA hospital plans for colored residents, funding, and local support, with leaders citing Austins highway talks and the need for community involvement.
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Bonham
Chamber of Culsiirlt
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Pave Johnson
Cu'eman
Bonnam
Moyer
Dallas
Johnson
J. D Morgan
Works Progress Auminiathation
Kennec
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Dave
Dick Saunders
Junior College State Park
Fannin County
Mefouwal
Austin
Highway Commission
Compulsory Evacuation Considered as Ohio Flood Threat Grows
The U S Army prepared for compulsory evacuation along the Mississippi from Cairo Illinois to New Orleans as Ohio river flood waters threaten disaster heights.
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Ohio
United States Army
Mississippi River
Cairo
Ilinois
New Orleans
Ohio River
Cairo Faces Severe Flood Threat as Mississippi Rises
Dynmite blasts widen a leevee to divert floodwaters from Cairo Illinois as the Mississippi bursts its banks. Thousands uprooted. hundreds missing. 20 disease cases reported. army moves 500000 people to higher ground amid a $300 million damage tally.
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Woodring
Jackson
Miaasissimi
Oho
Louisvi
Kentucky
Mississippi
Texas House Considers Sale by Drink Bill
A proposed measure would allow cities with populations of 25 000 or more to elect by popular vote whether alcohol may be sold by the drink. The bill, backed by W W Bridges and Representative Emmett Mose, seeks statewide authorization of local option elections on liquor sales.
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T. Xa
Howe
Reve Ental
Court affirms death for two inmates while setting aside others
The Court of Criminal Appeals upheld two death penalties for Vince Hors of Houston and Clarence Acheton for separate crimes. It also set aside several death sentences, including those of Luke Trammell and Wimner Previte in linked cases. The hearing covered multiple Texas inmates and related legal actions.
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Associated “Press
Austin
Court of Criminal Anneats
Vince Hors
Houston
R. W. Albert
Brenham Assesman
Clarence Acheton
O'Brien
Luke Trammell
Felix &Mith
Wimner Previte
Endarson
Tralag
Merral
Mewar
Governor Urges Liberal Donations to Red Cross
Gov Alfred urged liberal donations to the Red Cross amid wartime efforts. The text references volunteers, veterans, and women from Newp ay aiding in Texas independence history, with remarks about prominent symbols and a display in a house of representatives.
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Gov
Alfred
L*beral
iTo Red Cross
Vent
Cincines
Texas
Newpay
House of Representatives
Train Wreck Deaths Charged to Trotzkyites Trial Hoax Claims
Leon Trotsky denounces the trial of alleged Trotzkyist conspirators as a hoax and says confessions conceal crimes by the bureaucracy. Moscow reports former Soviet air chief Karlitzeff testifies that 63 deaths occurred in train wrecks he organized and accuses a Japanese agent of plans to infect troop trains.
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Leon Trotzky
Pregg
Meszico City
Leon Troky
Wader
Eegentean Car Fessead
Faus
Ian
Trotzky
Hitler
Germany
Aseerated
Moscow
Tivan Alexenderich Karitazeff
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Temperature for 24 hours ending 7am today shows a high of 12 and a low of 28. East Texas remains cloudy with a chance of light rain tonight and Thursday. Warmer tonight, cooling in the northwest by Thursday. West Texas will be partly cloudy in the north and east, fair in the southwest. warmer in the southeast tonight, colder in the north.
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Texas
Rabbits and Squirrels Sheltered in Farm Corn Crib During Flood
Mount Carmel reports a flood surge reaching twenty seven feet. Former Mayor Charles Oldendorf said a rabbit a quail and a squirrel shared warmth in his corn crib as the barn withstood flood stage up to twenty eight feet.
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Mount Carmfe
Charles Oldendorf
Mount Carmel
Oldendorf
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