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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1933
Page
1
A bill signed by the governor restricts withdrawals from life policy cash values and loans. It orders the Board of Insurance Commissioners to impose limits to prevent runs on companies. In extreme cases a policyholder may access up to $100 in aggregate per individual.
Washington selects 25 000 men for first conservation corps contingent to be conditioned at camps. Forest Service locating sites from Edinburg to Luray Virginia and new camps across Pennsylvania West Virginia North Carolina Tennessee Georgia Oklahoma Florida Arkansas and Alabama with pay thirty dollars monthly and forty hour weeks.
In Sherman the Providence School trustee election produced no votes and no counts. Election judges W. D. Brannum and S. C. Pennell spent the day chatting with no decisions to make. The event yielded no outcome or change.
The Whitewright Rotary Club elected R. T. Pennington as president Fred W. Smith as vice president J. J. Silman Jr as secretary W. E. LaRoe as treasurer Gomer May as sergeant at arms and F. E. Douglas and Leon Devenport as directors The new officers will be installed in July Two new members Rev Clyde C Merritt and Jim Montgomery joined bringing membership to nineteen Attendance has been 100 percent in 24 of 25 meetings The club shares lead in a Northeast Texas attendance contest with Garland Terrell and De Kalb with perfect records.
Bona fide cotton farmers can gain 160 acre virgin tracts in Northwest Texas by swapping cotton bales for land with no fixed price or interest. The plan covers 17 000 acres in Cochran County west of Lubbock and requires one bale per acre annually, with 100 acres in cotton and the rest in feed crops. Prefer mules to tractors. settlers must live on and farm the land and can use only cotton varieties approved by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.
Dr A J Ray circulates a petition in Texas seeking abolition of the fee system. By Thursday morning he had 184 signatures and plans to gather more. The notice says citizens petition the Texas Legislature to enact a law ending the fee system and notes broad public support with officials who benefit opposing it.
Whitewright voters elected two school board members for three year terms last Saturday. F. E. Douglas and R. A. Gillett were unopposed on the ticket, with three citizens receiving single votes. Douglas, secretary for a decade, is credited with keeping the district financially sound as the 1932-33 term ends and the 1933-34 outlook remains cautious.
The Texas Senate in executive session refused to confirm Lee P. Pierson of Amarillo to the Texas Technological College at Lubbock board. Other confirmed appointees include Mrs. John A. Haley of Midland and Mrs. S. W. Meharg of Plainview.
The notice describes ready to use farming tools and invites those planning land purchases to seek advice. It promises guidance on workable methods and practical steps to follow, signaling organized effort toward cultivation.
President Roosevelt signed a package of regulations cutting veterans relief by about 400 million dollars beginning July 1. The changes eliminate non service connected disability payments and hospitalization for postwar ailments, with a 20 percent cut for wartime disability benefits. Roughly 500,000 fewer beneficiaries are projected.
Texas A and M extension agents reported 1932 savings, profits, and land value increases totaling 14.689 million across 199 counties. Four main work types aimed to cut costs and open new incomes, with 116,365 4 H participants and 242,023 demonstrations boosting incomes by about 100 dollars each.
In Fort Collins Colorado an injection of methylene blue dye stopped George Harms a 66 year old printer from attempting suicide. Firemen revived him after he was overcome by carbon monoxide from his garage using an inhalator to restore breathing.
In Whitewright on Tuesday Guy Hamilton was reelected to the city commission without opposition, joining R T Pennington who was also elected. Hamilton first served since 1921, while Pennington, a progressive businessman, will join the commission alongside the late W H King and F M Echols who has been mayor for seventeen years. Thirty five votes were cast.
The Oklahoma House approved a beer bill allowing 3.2 percent beer and rejected most amendments. It also passed a repeal convention bill by 81 to 33, and debate over governing vote procedures and last minute changes continued.
R. R. Waldo has purchased a 14 by 18 foot tent to cover graves at funerals in his undertaking business. The tent provides sun and rain protection for families during burial rites and will be used year round at no extra charge.
The Friday Literary Club seeks to beautify the Y at the Y intersection of two main highways. Plans from several nurseries were submitted, with one chosen for state approval. About 120 dollars will fund the project, with club funds and external donations covering the rest. Ground will be sodded and planted with dwarf shrubs to preserve sight lines for motorists.
In a fierce electrical storm the Akron plunges into the Atlantic twenty miles off New Jersey. Of 76 aboard, 71 remain missing as four are rescued with one death. A later crash of the J-3 during rescue efforts kills two, including Rear Admiral W A Moffett who had been in the control room before the loss.
The U S S Akron has weathered congressional scrutiny since her 1932 launch. An alleged Communist plot was investigated and found untrue. In January 1932 the ship tore loose but sustained no damage. A fatal incident in San Diego last summer left three ground crewmen dead or injured as they clung to tow lines until rescue.
Fairchild's estimate for farmers' intention to plant cotton this season places acreage at 40,037,000 acres, an increase of 7.3 percent over 1932. The figure reflects expected shifts in planting among cotton regions and agricultural planning in New York.
Wisconsin's referendum on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment showed a large margin in favor. In 2,241 of 2,899 precincts the tally was 519,305 for repeal and 105,109 against, reflecting a sweeping statewide result reported from Milwaukee.
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