Community urged to support 4-H trip and terracing drive
Bonham residents are asked to fund travel for 25 to 30 Fannin County 4-H members to a Farmers' Short Course at A and M College with a $5.50 round trip rail fare. The note also praises terracing efforts led by R. E. Carswell and John R. Spivey, highlights recent rainfall, and mentions budding fishing talk and Pumpkin Bill Roberts planning seed pumpkins for local families.
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Bonham
Fannin County
A & M College
Forecast of smallest U S cotton crop in several years
The Fairchild forecast predicts 12,180,000 bales for the United States the smallest since 1923 with acreage at 40,081,000 acres down 13.1 percent from last season. Texas leads state totals while conditions remain affected by weevil infestation and scarce subsoil moisture.
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New York
United States
Fairchild Statistical Bureau
Texas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Misissippi
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Old South
Hoover
Two More Flyers in Nation to Take Off
Two aviators Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herdon plan a dawn takeoff for a world flight from New York weather permitting. They aim to beat Post and Gatty with a lower yet dual controlled plane allowing one to fly while the other rests. Moscow is the most scheduled stop and they hope to finish in five days.
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Associated Press
New York
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herdon
Post
Gatty
Moscow
Judge Denies Citizenship to Dame Ryden at Fort Worth
Federal judge Wilson denies citizenship to Dame Ryden 31 dean at Southwestern Junior College Keene Ryder refuses oath citing arms bearing and Christian beliefs in Fort Worth.
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Isy
Fort Worth
Federa
Wilson
Dame Ryden
Southwestern
Ten New Drilling Permits Granted in Texas Field
Tyler VeNas reports last week saw ten drilling permits issued across Texas field districts. permits cover multiple counties including Gregg, Rusk, Smith, Cass and others with varying depths and gas commission notes. The count reflects continued declines in drilling activity across the region.
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Texas
Tyler VeNas
Bys RL. Martin
Man Dies After Car Hits Truck Near Farwell Crossing
June 30 report from Farwell area states Hugh Kennedy, a Muleshoe businessman, was killed when his car struck a parked truck at a crossing near Farwell. Investigation ongoing. authorities have not released further details.
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Associated Press
Farrwell
Hugh Kennedy
Culves
Farwell
Police Still Looking For Slayer of Lovers
Dallas reports police intensify hunt for the killer of Ave Schreiber of Galveston and fiancé Pauline Gorman after George Stroud, 20, robbed of 135 dollars and shot in the leg, forced to drive past the crime scene and left tied with a handkerchiefs.
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Dallas
Ave Schreiber
Galveston
Pauline Gorman
George Stroud
Doctor J C Carleton Dies After Long Illness at Home
Dr J C Carleton died at 3 15 this morning at the family home on North Main Street after years of illness and service to others His life began on a farm in 1864 and he pursued medicine after selling the farm He practiced with Dr Bacon Saunders before Saunders moved away The funeral will be at 5 pm with W R Holder of the First Christian church preaching at the home and interment at Willow Wild He is survived by his wife whom he married in 1888 and three daughters May Carleton Mrs Joe B Johnson and Mrs Egos Koehler of Tulon Oklahoma, with many caring relatives in attendance.
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J. G. Carleton
North Main Street
J. C. Carleton
Louisville
Kentucky
Horst
Bacon Saunder
Naw
Saunders
Fort Worth
Carleton
W. R. Holder
First Christian Church
Willow Wild
Elizabeth Jeanna White
May Carleton
Boking
Joe B. Johnson
Egos, Koehler
Tulon
Oklahoma
New Decision Upholds Non Garnishee of Government Loans
Texarkana report shows Judge Dexter Bush of Miller County Arkansas upheld Municipal Judge Lews Joseph's ruling that government crop loans may not be garnisheed. The first such case in the country involved Texarkana firm attempting to garnish A. A. Quillen's Fouke bank account for a $39 debt from a $400 government loan.
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Texarkana
Dexter Bush
Miller County
Arkansas
Encuil
Lews Joseph
A. A. Quillen
Plane sows land willows in Sacramento Valley rice fields
Floyd Weltalova Jher completes a field planting of 50,000 acres of rice land in the Sacramento Valley by airplane. The project began last April and growers call the experiment a success, saving money and labor.
Fire in oil-soaked brush near Gladewater contained
A blaze ignited in oil soaked brush near Gladewater on June 30 threatened the towns business district. Fire fighters gained control by morning but flames continued burning in the woods adjacent to the center. Local authorities continued monitoring for flare ups.
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Associated Press
Tyler
Gladewater
University of North Dakota Offers 150 Summer Courses
The University of North Dakota announces a roster of 150 courses for its summer SCrAlgn term. The program covers a wide range of subjects for students seeking flexible study options.
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University of North Dakota
Heat wave deaths mount as Midwest swelters across nation
Weather across the Midwest and nation remains extreme as heat deaths rise. Chicago cooled briefly by a Lake Michigan breeze, but cooling is temporary. Indiana and Ohio saw relief from rain while Iowa and Nebraska endured higher heat. Reports list deaths in multiple states, with St Louis and Dallas area among noted fatalities.
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Ft, Worth
Midwest
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Windy City
Illnois
Indiana
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Hoosier State
New York City
Pacific Coast
Iowa
Nebraska
Towa
Duluth
Minnesota
Dakotas
Michigan
Kentucky
St .Souls
Kansas City
A. m
Dallas
Texas
South
Atlanta
Little Rock
Charlotte
N. C
Huron
S. D
Weather Bureau
Students Find Acting as Pallbearers Pays
A Chicago study shows student jobs such as pallbearers or dishwashers offer higher starting pay than common campus roles. Results indicate some earn up to 3 dollars an hour while the typical wage hovers around fifty cents.
Record broken at Albany Georgia
A read of 195 at Albany Georgia at 1 oclock today set a new record with reports arriving from across Georgia. The event involved multiple heats and a notable performance from competitors in Bonham and Bonham area.
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Albany
Georgia
Atlanta
Sterdai
Georgein Vchef
Movie Actress D’Orsay Jailed Over Fountain Publicity Stunt
Indianapolis police jailed French accented movie actress Miss D’Orsay after she entered a public fountain for a publicity stunt. She claimed the act was staged and faced charges of disorderly conduct and trespass for bathing in the downtown water feature.
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Iindianapolis
Ind
D’'Orsay
America
Indianapolis
Orie
D’orsay
Heat wave hits Oklahoma and Kansas with bond vote failure
Voters in Smith County Oklahoma defeated a $250,000 hospital bond issue by 390 votes amid a blistering heat spell. Report notes statewide heat conditions and local impact as residents seek relief.
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Tyler
Smith County
Weather glimpse citywide with heat peak at nine nine
Temperature for 24 hours ending 7 am shows a high of 99 and low of 73. East Texas reports partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in the west tonight and Wednesday. West Texas predicts partly cloudy conditions with probable showers.
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East Texas
West Texas
First 1931 U S Cotton Bale Sold at Corpus Christi
The first bale of 1931 cotton grown in the United States was delivered to Corpus Christi by W. M. Whorne of Willacy County. It sold today at auction to the Texas Cotton Co-operative Association for 50 dollars. Auction handled by Sidney and King of the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce. The lease will be sent to the American Cotton Co-operative Association in New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
United States
W. M. Whorne
la Sara
Willacy County
Texas Cotton Co-operative Association
Sidney &King
Burglar Steals Life Savings From Tyler Landlady
Tyler Texas June 29 a burglar robbed Mrs A C Faulkner 73 operator of a rooming house of 9400 cash money belt torn from her during a break in Sunday night the thief remained at large and a $1000 reward was offered for return of the money and arrest of the thief The belt contained nineteen hundred dollar bills and one hundred fifty ten dollar bills
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Tyler
Texas
A C. Faulkner
Local Pawnshop Identifies Pistol Linked to Double Killing
A local pawnbroker identified a pistol found near the scene of a double killing last week. Two men described as Negro have not yet been located.
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Iday
Auto Crank Does the Work It Gets Cash from Robbers
Carrollton police report a grocer Ben Myers bracer lost his temper during a robbery. Two men took $9 while he delivered groceries. Myers chased them in his car and rammed their vehicle into a ditch, using his crank to frighten them into restoring the money.
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Carrollton
Ben Myers
Aio Ditch
Post and Gatty Reach Alaska After 12 000 Mile Flight
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty flew from Kaabarosk Siberia to Alaska in seven days covering 12 000 miles. They stopped at Solomon near Nome and Gatty was slightly hurt when the propeller struck him during a cylinder fire incident. They are about 3 000 miles from New York, their starting point.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Texas
Edmonton
Kaabarosk
Siberia
Solomon
Nome
Gatty
New York
Two More From Fort Worth Began Flight to Tokyo
In Fort Worth in June 80 Reg Robbins and navigator H S Jones sallied at 4:50 a m for Seattle to launch a non stop flight to Tokyo.
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Fort Worth
Reg Robbins
H. S. Jones
Seattle
Tokyo
Interstate Commerce hearing set on freight rate rise
The Interstate Commerce Commission scheduled a hearing for the fifteenth on railways and water lines seeking an overall freight rate increase of a percent. The ruling had previously been adopted December 3 as new class rates in eastern and western trunk territories, expected to raise annual revenue by about 50 million dollars despite some rate reductions on certain commodities.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railways and Water Lines
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