Local Cotton Gins Hit Reduced Movement Levels
Cotton ginnings are slow with indications showing about half of last year at the local gin. Current receipts total around five hundred bales. Prices on Thursday ranged from 7.60 to 7.78 per unit.
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Newspaper
Carrollton Chronicle
Location
Carrollton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1932
Page
1
Cotton ginnings are slow with indications showing about half of last year at the local gin. Current receipts total around five hundred bales. Prices on Thursday ranged from 7.60 to 7.78 per unit.
K Simmons died after 72 years, 2 days aged, at Parkland hospital. Funeral at Morhodiat church, burial Union Cemetery. He lived many years in the county, with few relatives near. Hired at Trinity Mills late in life. The text also references industrial data about carbon products and a local business context.
Mr W T Martin editor of The Carrollton Chronicle receives a lengthy letter from John B Surratt secretary urging donation of land and a parks program to transform Field Park into a public park. The writer requests reader feedback and support for the Two Centennial Program while noting prior moves by local residents to donate land and the community’s interest in a park for the people. An aside reports neighbors Mr and Mrs Jackson selling and returning to their Potomac Avenue home.
The District Firemen stage their season finale at Carrollton Thursday night October 6 with five teams, strong records, and expected lively attendance. Local figures Robert J Guntrell and Clifton Myork promote the event and stage plans alongside a Richardson link and theatre showings.
A singing convention will be held at St John's Methodist Church on Beaton and Beacon streets in Dallas Texas on Saturday night and Sunday October 2. The community is invited to attend as part of the Lone Star State singing event week.
About forty young people from the Intermediate BYP of Fernwood Baptist in Sharch of Lishot Texas visited the BYPU of the First Baptist church Sunday night. The program featured inspirational talks readings and songs followed by a short playlet Treasure Hunt for Happiness with a missionary theme. Mr B C Chastain of Hil Crest Baptist church president of Dallas county BYP spoke of county work and the BYPU study course to be held in November.
The proclamation urges observance of Fire Prevention Week October 15 and calls residents to clear buildings of fire hazards. It emphasizes fire safety through drills in schools, fire drills in Sunday schools, and public campaigns to reduce fire losses, noting past state expenditures and urging community action.
Texas children will get first view of the largest magic show ever at the 1982 State Fair of Texas on Children’s Day Friday October 14 Roy Ruepard and Dr Carl Moore announce. Dorney head of the Society of American Magicians will appear and the show includes eight moving stages to let every child see the acts.
A second bus was added to county efforts to shuttle students north of town and to nearby lanes. Volunteers funded a driver and fuel, with routes serving Trinity Mill Rich Hale Lakeview Dairy L. K. Davis and Chas McKamy plus Shel Foster. About 85 students ride, cutting family costs. Walter Stark operates a school bus funneling roughly 40 to Carrollton and 15 to Walnut Hill plus 18 to LeTot and 16 to Farmers Branch, adding extra time but boosting attendance.
In Carrollton Texas a large crowd awaited Roosevelt train arriving from California. Mr Martin reports the event with McAdoo and Roosevelt greeted on observation platforms. After brief stops in Glendale and Los Angeles the candidates spoke to cheering crowds before continuing toward the East.
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