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Newspaper
Carrollton Chronicle
Location
Carrollton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1938
Page
4
A fragment from a Car riton Texas Chronicle column comments on Florida voters confusion over a candidate, Post Office funding, Air Mail week impact, and a caution about “paper hangers” akin to Hitler. It reflects local political humor and media critique.
A Texas fragment discusses Hopkin s and Hoover in Oklahoma City with WPA exposure concerns. Hatton Sumners visits Carrerton to see exhibits and meet constituents after addressing Young Democratic Club at the Adolph Hotel. The piece hints at WPA worker union organizing and potential conflicts ahead.
The New York World's Fair will feature a dazzling rocketship display titled World of Tomorrow. Ray mond Loews designed a 1030 scale model with a spiraling planet line, seen by over a thousand visitors at once.
A 414 pound iron meteorite from Dickens County was found and donated to the University of Texas Memorial Museum collection. Dr. E. Sellards notes it may be a recent fall, with surface flow lines indicating partial melting. The meteorite is part of a state mineral resource survey supported by the Works Progress Administration. The museum will host a Texas meteorite display, and the Bureau of Economic Geology offers to identify suspected meteorites submitted to its Austin office. The find highlights Texas as a leading state in meteorite discoveries.
A notice lists Co. A. Good Texas Power & Light serving Carrollton Farmers Branch Hebron Addison and Lake Dallas. For information about service contact Mr. Gond in Carrollton at home phone 90 or 64.
A dense notice warns all Dallas County farmers to place all farms they operate under a 1987 Work Sheet by May 15 1938 to qualify for payments under the 1938 Farm Program. It cautions those not placed by the date will be ineligible. The memo lists officials and references a radio speech by Harry Hopkins urging permanent WPA funding and a political notice for Democratic nominations. The text also includes a public publication order and a divorce suit notice, plus stray remarks about job loss and town relocation.
A World’s Fair centerpiece on the Central Mall honors the constitutional right of press freedom. The Four Preedom statue group signals civic support for town, commerce, and church pillars, reflecting 1939 values at the New York fair.
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