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Newspaper
Carrollton Chronicle
Location
Carrollton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1932
Page
1
Fire at Hutchins telephone exchange caused extensive damage after noon. Board member Goward failed to notice the blaze until it was well underway. Mrs. Coomer was away, and no visitors were able to assist. Insurers assisted with coverage and temporary arrangements follow.
Visiting firemen from Lan daville Grapevine Irving and Grand Prairie competed in the opening District Firemen Association event in Carrollton. Paving improvements aided the meet as Carmilion hosted the season’s first race night drawing local spectators.
VP Gentry, moving from Carrollton to Kant man area, loses two cows and a horse in last Saturday storm. Four cows line up, one killed at each end. a boy milking beside one killed, another holding a calf near the other end uninjured. A second horse sustains serious bolt injuries. Rey and Mrs D. A. Ross attend Bonham commencement, Emory Ross graduates. Mr and Mrs C A Miller White and Dr Roy Russell also noted.
A crowd attended the Eastern Star ceremony Tuesday night at Farmers Branch with Mrs. FP Ed McMurray installed as Worthy Matron and Mr. F Hi McMurray as Worthy Patron. Mrs Chester Goodman served as chanting officer as a nearly festive event concluded with refreshments.
Judge Royall Watkins of the 95th District Court in Dallas gave the commencement address to 24 Carrollton graduates at the Methodist church. He urged courage and moral resolve, stressing duty to be brave, helpful, and useful as citizens.
A survey of primary results shows rising Democratic registration and turnout in North Dakota and New Hampshire with heavy Democratic votes reported. Nebraska and Wisconsin follow trend with added ballots and record party participation, while California and Pennsylvania show shifting registrations.
A veteran speaker urges calm, weighs unemployment impact and the need to create real hard labor to spur production. He recalls past depressions in 1873 and 1893, contrasts gloom with hope, and suggests focusing on the nine employed workers to support the tenth.
The editor and wife toured East Texas to Rusk in Cherokee county noting rough roads and ongoing work. They observed tomato shipments fetching high prices and a 5170 foot well in the Austin Chalk near Joinerville, with Woodbine sand expected to follow soon. Hopes rise for a new East Texas oil field section as spring frosts hurt tomato yields but salvage may boost earnings before more shipments begin.
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist church gathered Sunday at the village church with good attendance. Mrs Vernon urged higher missionary pledges, and Mrs Nyfeler led the program on moving pictures for boys and girls. Speakers debated responsibility for types of pictures, concluding they reflect public demand. A planned chicken dinner Saturday evening was noted.
The annual event Sunday night drew a full crowd as Rev Vernon delivered an impressive sermon and the local Firemen presented programs. Community attendance and organization were commended as the service met high expectations.
A Saturday afternoon storm in Dallas brought long lasting heavy rain, creating a huge cloudburst and causing streets to flood and significant damage across the area.
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