Good crowds attend pre Easter services
Four cooperating churches report strong turnout for daily 3 p m pre Easter services in the theatre building. Evening services continue 7 30 p m at all churches through Friday. Sixth and seventh grades attend afternoon services while Jim Jernigan directs songs and Mrs C B Bryant Jr plays piano. Businessmen attendance rises as the high school student body plans to attend Friday afternoon. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist
Central Christian
Methodist
Presbyterian
Grammar School
Jim Jernigan
C. B. Bryant Jr
New Life Given Pension Resolution Revived in Senate
The Texas Senate 21 to 6 voted to reconsider a previous engrossment denial of a proposed constitutional amendment to fund social security obligations via a combined sales tax and natural resource additions. Proponents aim to frame the measure for voter submission. opponents maintained opposition. Names of voting members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Senate
Clint Small
Joe Hill
Aiken
Brownlee
Burns
Collie
Cotten
Graves
Hardin
Isbell
Kelley
Martin
Moffett
Nelson
Pace
Redditt
Roberts
Shivers
Small
Spears
Albert Stone
van Zandt
Winfield
Hill
Lanning
Lemens
Metcalfe
W. E. Stone
Sulak
Beck
Head
Weinert
Moore
Revision of Law Will Save About $1 000 Yearly
The Texas unemployment compensation law revision, effective April 1, will save about $100,000 yearly for the state department. Claimants now receive pay for 16 weeks but checks go out biweekly and periods are halved. Penalties include withholding for quitting or misconduct, with the maximum 16 weeks per year. Employers may pay more into the fund if claims rise, and last year the fund collected $20 million. Texas Employment Service aided 24,000 people, more than California and New York, and urges accepting near‑equivalent jobs to keep future benefits manageable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State Department
William H. Farmer
Dallas
Whitewright
Mr. Farmer
Farmer
Texas Employment Service
California
New York
Dempsey to push postmasters pay legislation
Representative Dempsey of New Mexico said he would introduce legislation soon to raise the pay of third and fourth class postmasters. The move targets better compensation for clerks and rural mail workers as part of postal reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dempsey
New Mexico
House
Record rainfall and storm damage hits North Texas
Rainfall in Whitewright totaled 1.90 inches with 0.20 on Tuesday night, 1.68 Wednesday, and 0.02 Wednesday night. A McKinney storm caused downed trees and damaged homes, with communications lines out for an hour. Princeton saw a 4 inch downpour and Farmersville reported a lightning strike near a school. three inches of rain fell in three hours. Downpours occurred across North Central Texas amid interurban service disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
C. C. Cates
North Texas
McKinney
Princeton
Collin County
Dallas
Texas
Farmersville
Caraway Trial Delayed Again in Embezzlement Case
R B Caraway indicted for embezzling 5009.67 from county funds. trial postponed again as bondsmen pay shortage. Trinity Universal Insurance Co of Dallas has 60 days grace. auditor Templeson report received 10 days ago. Caraway, arrested Feb 11 after resigning, free on $6000 bonds. case to move from Fifteenth District Court to Fifty-ninth District Court for trial before Judge J T Suggs Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Universal Insurance Company of
Dallas
Clive Templeton
Caraway
Liberty
Fifteenth District Court
R. M. Carter
Mr. Slagle
Fifty-ninth District Court
J. T. Suggs Jr
Honolulu Palace Feature Show At The Palace
The Palace presents Honolulu tonight and Friday featuring Eleanor Powell and Robert Young with George Burns and Gracie Allen. Saturdays show King of Alameda stars Lloyd Nolan and Gail Patrick. Monday previews Fisherman's Wharf with Robbie Breen Leo Carrillo and Henry Armetta. Next Thursday and Friday showcases Mickey Rooney in Huckleberry Finn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Honolulu
Eleanor Powell
Robert Young
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Lloyd Nolan
Gail Patrick
Robbie Breen
Leo Carrillo
Henry Armetta
Mickey Rooney
Public Debt Surpasses Forty Billion Dollars in April
Washington announces the April 1 financial statement showing the U S public debt above 40 billion dollars. The transfer of 50 million to the old age reserve puts the total at 40 037 733 221 last Saturday, with the debt nearing the statutory limit and expected to reach about 44 457 845 210 by June 30 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Chattanooga Curfew Returns After April 15
Chattanooga officials revive an old curfew law after April 15 to curb unsupervised minors under 16 on streets after 9 p m. Probation officers helped spur the move as part of city safety efforts. The article notes a separate fact about airline gasoline use, stating 37 057 069 gallons were consumed in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Postponement of High School Event to April 19
The high school negro minstrel, box supper and annual king and queen coronation were postponed from April 12 to April 19 by principal Jim Jernigan. The event, to raise funds for basketball sweaters for letter winners, will start at 7:30 PM at the high school. Box tickets cost 50 cents and grant admission. ladies and girls bring a box for free meal, others pay 10 or 15 cents for admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jernigan
Alstetter
Trade Likely on Farm Bill in Congress
Washington reports show congressional groups ready to back theAdministration on farm legislation if Congress provides an additional 300 million to 400 million for its activities. President Roosevelt opposes higher government outlays without revenue, while Wallace favors extra expenditures to support the current program. Senate plans point to a 400 million increase, as House panel pigeonholes a separate cotton bill aiding farmers to regain loans at 5 cents a pound for up to 3 million bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
South
Middle West
Agricultural Department
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Jones
Texas
Texas House Deadlines Horse Racing Bill Stalled
The Texas House rejected a bill to legalize horse racing and pari mutuel wagering by a 67 to 60 vote to table. Sponsors said revival would require a two thirds vote. Tracks had operated in Houston San Antonio and Arlington Downs after a 1937 repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
House
Houston
San Antonio
Arlington Downs
Negro School Observes National Health Week
The local Negro school joins national observance of Negro Health Week with daily health program from 11 30 am to 12 00 pm and an essay contest Friday at that hour. The aim is to instill in Negroes the slogan Health First and improve living conditions in Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
PTA Meeting Set for Grammar School Tuesday
Regular PTA session slated for 3 30 p m Tuesday April 11 at the grammar school building. Program will include district meeting report by Mrs Floyd Everheart a dental survey report by Mrs Clara Myrick a talk Vision Concerning the School Child by Mrs Percy Darwin and Teachable Moments in Health Education by Mrs C T Atkinson. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent- Teacher Association
Floyd Everheart
Clara Myrick
Percy Darwin
C. T. Atkinson
Texas Senate Buries Truck Load Limit Bill
The Texas Senate voted 15 11 to kill a bill that would let the Railroad Commission issue permits for unlimited truck load shipments of perishable fruits vegetables livestock and feed. The chamber also tabled a motion for reconsideration, ending any chance of revival this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Senate
Rogers Kelly
Edinburg
Railroad Commission
New Deal Issue Wins Chicago for Kelly
Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly, head of the city Democratic machine, won re election Tuesday over Dwight H. Green, who campaigned on redeeming Chicago from machine rule and strict economy. Returns from 3,620 of 3,648 precincts gave Kelly 808,862 to Green’s 630,967, signaling influence on 1940 urban policy plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Edward J. Kelly
Dwight H. Green
Kelly
Green
Drunkenness Fine Paid After Sherman Road Crash
Randell Hopper of Tom Bean paid a total of 18.50 in fines and costs after a Monday morning collision with Fire Marshal J. L. Estes of Sherman on highway 75 south of Sherman. Estes, his wife, and two relatives were not injured. Hopper faced a drunkenness charge and his car sustained minor damage to be repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Randell Hopper
Tom Bean
J. L. Estes
Jess Wall
Estes
Dallas
Highway 75
Gene Estes
Bert Markham
Clyde Nelson
Hopper
Pretty co ed grabs spotlight in college goldfish gulping
Miss Scottie Hunnicut a College of Mines junior won the world co ed championship in intercollegiate goldfish gulping. She swallowed three live fish in the college gym before 150 cheering students while a male competitor ate seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Scottie Hunnicut
College of Mines
Hunnicut
Claude Fenton
O Daniel probe plan killed by House vote
Governor O Daniel's plan for a prison system investigation was killed by the House 68 to 56. The measure would have named three businessmen to a prison investigating committee with six lawmakers. The Legislature earlier proposed a lawmakers only committee but O Daniel vetoed that plan and the House could not override. The action ends both joint and executive legislative inquiry possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
O’daniel
House
Voters urged to cast ballots in race for district clerk
The piece notes polls open until 7 pm and urges voting. It highlights a 34 candidate field for district clerk with Floyd Everheart, a Whitewright man, drawing local support. Whitewright residents bought space in a Sherman paper to influence Sherman readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Everheart
Whitewright
Sherman
Everheart
Texas 1938 Cotton Ginning Totals By County Decline From 1937
Cotton ginned in 1938 across Texas reached 2,963,979 bales, down from 4,952,378 in 1937. Nueces led with 73,724 bales, Ellis 71,055, Lubbock 65,538, Williamson 63,248, Collin 58,868, Hunt 56,080, Lynn 55,950, San Patricio 54,011, Navarro 52,989, and Fannin 49,852. County totals for Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Lamar, and Rockwall are also listed as prior-year comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Department of Commerce
Nueces County
Ellis County
Lubbock
Williamson
Collin
Hunt
Lynn
San Patricio
Navarro
Fannin
Cooke
Denton
Grayson
Lamar
Rockwall
McNutt quits Philippines post to lead 1940 bid
Washington reports say Paul V. McNutt will resign as Philippine high commissioner this summer to return home and head his Democratic presidential campaign. Indiana Senator Minton calls him a compromise candidate supported by multiple factions. Pepper says Barkley could also serve as a strong 1940 nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Philippines
McNutt
Indiana
Minton
Roosevelt
Islands
Frank McHale
Democratic
Congress
Senator Pepper
Florida
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Pepper
Texas WPA to Cut 6,200 From Its Rolls
SAN ANTONIO The WPA in Texas will cut 6,200 from its rolls immediately as part of a nationwide reduction. State Administrator H P Drought announced Saturday. Since January about 104,000 have been employed in Texas. Reductions this week will be made generally on the basis of project efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
WPA
Texas
H. P. Drought
Penalties for Passing Bad Checks Approved by House
Rep Alvin Allison of Levelland pushed a bill to make passing worthless checks a felony, moving it from misdemeanor status. The House approved the measure Monday night, arguing Texas should not invite swindlers with easy offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Alvin Allison
Levelland
Texas
If you want to sell it advertise it
A brief shopper’s tip suggests using advertising to move items quickly. The line implies placing notices or listings to attract buyers and maximize sales. It emphasizes practical steps over speculation.
Sunrise Easter Service Program At Central Christian Church
The annual sunrise Easter service will be held at 6 o clock Easter morning April 9 at Central Christian Church with participation from all town churches. The program includes quiet music by Mrs Newton Manning Mrs F D Layman and W B Bixler hymns and choral pieces, invocations and prayers from multiple ministers, solos and duets by local performers, a pantomime, and a Camp Fire Girls song concluding with a postlude God Be With You.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Christian Church
Newton Manning
F. D. Layman
W. B. Bixler
Christ
Leroy Anderson
Christ Arose
Sarah Kilgree
Margaret Hanna
Billy Rhom Pennington
B. Wrenn Webb
Jim Jernigan
J. M. Connally
Leslie O. Evans
Camp Fire Girls
God
Ninety-Six Pledge to Remain in Session
Ninety six of the 150 House members signed a pledge to stay in session until provisions are made for adequately financing old age pensions and social security. Rep H T Brown of Jacksonville said the session can be extended as long as desired, with pay dropping to five dollars after day 120, which falls May 9 this year. The pledge states the legislature is obliged to provide financing for pensions and social security before adjourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House
H. T. Brown
Jacksonville
Formal Re arrest on New Indictments in Sherman area
All ten persons indicted by the fifteenth district grand jury last week have been re arrest ed. Most cases will be heard next week in fifty ninth district court. Barney Hart of Sherman and Joe Lee of Bells face misdemeanor charges for permitting a gaming device on premises and will be tried in county court. Other offenses include driving while intoxicated in Sherman and Denison, chicken theft, burglaries in Sherman Denison and Dorchester, and automobile theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ross
Denison
Elmer Clinton McCrary
Jessie McCrary
R. R. Lewis
Sherman and
W. A. Tucker
L. M. Harmon
Dorchester
Subsidy Plan Aims to Aid Cotton Farmers in Texas
The Texas Legislature urged Congress to fund full subsidy and parity prices for cotton under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. The House concurrent resolution argues full payments would let cotton producers compete in world markets and receive the same advantages as corn and wheat growers. Representative Tarwater of Plainview authored the measure, backed in the Senate by George Moffett of Chillicothe, who said AAA limits could raise payments by about 50 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Congress
Senate
House
Tarwater
Plainview
George Moffett
Chillicothe
AAA
Governor grants 24-hour stay of execution for Harvey Nealy
On the Pardons Board recommendation Governor O Daniel granted a 24-hour stay of execution to Harvey T Nealy a Dallas Negro who had been slated to die Easter Sunday. The governor previously issued a 30-day clemency stay with board recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Pardons Board
O’daniel
Harvey T. Nealy
Dallas
Nealy
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Mnutt Will
Texas Wpa
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