Sheriff Davis raids liquor dealers in Grayson County
J. B. Benton Davis, Grayson County sheriff, with a deputy, visited two alleged firewater dealers last Friday. About eighty pints of whisky, twelve bottles of beer, and two gallons of wine were confiscated. The raids targeted a South Bend street business and a filling station on State highway 160 near the city limits. Charges were filed against the owners and fines paid. These were the first Whitewright raids under the new prohibition enforcement laws passed last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. (Benton) Davis
Grayson County
South Bend Street
Davis
Sun
Whitewright
Postal Receipts Continue Rise at Local Office
Postmaster T. J. Lilley reports a 9.1 percent gain in postal receipts for the year ending March 31, 1936, totaling 6155.92 compared with 5640.27 for 1935. First quarter receipts were 1713.87 versus 1504.54 last year, with gains recorded each quarter. An inspector praised Lilley for precise records and for selling many United States Baby Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Lilley
Two Convicts Killed by Guards in Texas Prisons
Prison officials report two black convicts slain on Brazoria County prison farms in separate incidents. Roy Childs, 27, a 22-year Dallas County inmate, died after attacking a guard with a hoe at Clemens farm. Charles Peel, 23, serving five years for robbery from Childress County, was killed five miles from Ramsey farm after being surrounded by guards following an escape. Prison system manager Jack Ellingson to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Roy Childs
Dallas County
Clemens
D. R. Vaughn
Ramsey
Charles Peel
Childress County
Jack Ellingson
Brazoria County
Rooster’s Right To Crow Upheld In Nashville Court
In Nashville Tennessee Chancellor Howell denied an injunction sought by S. P. Landis to stop neighbor A. N. Estes from keeping a five pound cock named F. D. R. The judge ruled a man may own a rooster and a rooster may crow, upholding the birds right to crow through night and dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
S. P. Landis
A. N. Estes
R. B. C. Howell
Seed loan fund increased to 37 million dollars
The Farm Credit Administration said it received official notice that the 1936 seed loan allotment would rise from 30 million to 37 million dollars. Officials indicated 7 million would be moved from Resettlement Administration funds to provide loans for resettlement clients previously denied FCA seed loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farm Credit Administration
Roosevelt
Resettlement Administration
FCA
Disturbing Questions Disturbing Questions
A terse exchange challenges a merchant about customer flow last week. It queries first-time visitors and missed regulars while implying business is not inherently doomed. The speaker urges action and a pragmatic look at the go-getter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Merchant
Attorney General Rules in Favor of Double Pension
The attorney general ruled that Confederate soldiers or widows not in a state institution may receive both Confederate pensions and old age assistance if qualified. He said the 1929 act repealed indigency clauses, but the Constitution allows aid to indigent veterans and widows. The opinion cautions it does not assess constitutionality of the pension act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
William McCraw
McCraw
Scott Gaines
Ida Farmer Held In Robbery Case
Eugene Copeland, a man from Ida, was held on $2,400 bonds after a hearing before Justice of the Peace Jess Wall on charges of robbery by assault and car theft. He pleaded not guilty. Witness William Hennings, 50, said Copeland slugged him during fuel, forced him into a car, and fled across a creek after demanding cash and tobacco. Hennings was taken to Bells for care, while Frank Martin testified he lost his car that night valued at $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copeland
Frank Martin
Ida
Motor Carriers Ordered to Report Highway Accidents
The Railroad Commission in Austin ordered all motor carriers to report in detail on accidents. Bus firms have reported for two years. trucks and others now must provide timing, locations, injured or killed parties, driver names, and full vehicle descriptions. Strict enforcement policy announced. Public Safety Department noted licensing act reporting requirements and will analyze statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Railroad Commission
Public Safety Department
Man arraigned for feeding dynamite to horse
Montreal judge records Joseph St. Jacques arraigned in Recorder's Court on a charge of feeding dynamite to his horse. He claimed the act was intended to cure the animal's asthma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Joseph St. Jacques
Recorder’s Court
St. Jacques
Board Reelects All Local Teachers in Whitewright
The Whitewright Board of Education reelected all faculty at the High School and Grammar School. Supt. H W Key said the High School staff includes Key, Burma Jr., Bean, Miss Travis, Miss Tapscott, Miss Lewis, Mrs Kennemer, Gaddis and the athletic coach. Grammar School teachers listed include Newton Manning, Miss Hamilton, Mrs Roddy, Miss Pumphrey, Miss Hamilton, Miss Carter Fletcher and Miss Blanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Board of Education
H. W. Key
J. H. Burma Jr
J. T. Bean
Lurlyne Travis
Dorothy Tapscott
Corinne Lewis
Dorothy Kennemer
A. M. Gaddis
Newton Manning
Dorothy Hamilton
Katherine Roddy
Mary Pumphrey
Sallye Hamilton
Carter Fletcher
Nadine Blanton
Rotary Clubs Meet PTA at Ector in Joint Luncheon
Whitewright and Bonham Rotary Clubs joined the Ector Parent-Teacher Association for a luncheon in the new Ector school gymnasium. The event featured baked chicken and sides, musical numbers by the Ector string band, and showcases from Whitewright participants Janis Horton and Bettye Yeager with Vivian Echols at piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Rotary Club
Bonham Rotary Club
Parent-Teacher Association
Ector
Parent-Teacher Association of
Bonham and
Whitewright Clubs
Feetor
Ector String Band
Whitewright
Janis Jayne Horton
Clay Horton
Bettye Nell Yeager
J. A. Yeager
Vivian Echols
Whitewright Club
Judge Cunningham of
Bonham
Bonham Club
F. M. Echols
Honest man returns found money in Los Angeles
Deputy Chief Jack Finlinson received an unsigned letter with eighteen dollars found in the city and later returned the money to George Summerfield after he accurately named the denominations and location of the loss. He noted 74 others claimed to have lost money but could not provide corroborating details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Jack Finlinson
Finlinson
Sherman Denison Light Bills Slashed in Rate Cut
Sherman and Denison customers of Texas Power & Light will save about 13,500 dollars annually. District manager Joe H. Durning announced a reduced residential and commercial lighting rate effective on the next bill. Denison follows with a 10,800 dollar annual saving per city manager Bill Greene. The energy rate drops from 6 to 5 cents per kilowatt hour with additional low steps of 4 8 and 2 cents and a 24 cent per day flat charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Texas Power & Light Company
Joe H. Durning
Denison
Bill Greene
NYA Texas quota set at 12,000 and $859000 allotted
Lyndon B. Johnson announced the National Youth Administration set Texas labor quota at 12,000 with $859,000 allocated for NYA projects. Youth employment nears 12,000, and most projects are run by local groups providing equipment and supervision. A windshields spray device and Transvaal mining news are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Lyndon B. Johnson
National Youth Administration
Texas
NYA
Legion Buys Park and Sets Picnic Dates
Preston Everheart Post of the American Legion completed the purchase of Heard Park an eight acre site for 800 dollars at a Tuesday meeting Dates for the annual Legion picnic were set for July 8 to 11 in the new park which will undergo an intensive improvement program The group also voted to award medals to the outstanding boy and girl members of the Grammar School graduating class similar medals were awarded last year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Everheart Post
American Legion
Heard Park
Poor Crop Progress Amid Dry Weather in Whitewright
Crops in the Whitewright area show poor progress due to dry weather. Early corn stands were killed by late freezes, with replanting common. Cotton nearly all planted but needs moisture. wheat and oats badly need rain. Government records show under two inches of rain this year, the driest for the region. Some optimism remains about possible bumper yields in Texas despite current signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Texas
Warn motorists to respect law in Sherman crackdown
Sherman motorists were urged to fit 1936 tags, proper brakes and lights or face arrest by state and county highway officers. E A Whiteacre reported 20 drivers arrested for improper licenses since April 1. He said violations persist yet awareness grows amid safety campaigns. Revenue from license taxes totaled 7,805.89. Patrolmen G B Trulock and J D Carr moved to Dallas and Houston under the State Safety Commission policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
G. B. Trulock
J. D. Carr
Sherman
Dallas
Houston
State Safety Commission
Civil Service stenographer and typist examination details
The United States Civil Service Commission announces examinations for senior and junior stenographer and typist positions in Washington D C only. Applicants must be 18 to 52 and, for apportioned service, show six months residence in the claimed state or territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Massachusetts
Nebraska
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
District of Columbia
Secretary of the
United States Civil Board of Examiners
Washington, D
Roosevelt Hint Of Short Week Stirs Business
President Roosevelt opened his re election bid with a Baltimore address proposing an extended new deal doctrine for social pioneering. He urged 18 to 65 as active working ages, aiming to raise employment and shorten hours without wage cuts, signaling possible legislation akin to a broader social security plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Young Democratic Club
Baltimore
National Party
NRA
Supreme Court
Congress
Hopkins
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevit
National Industrial Conference Board
Beer Cans Added to Magnetic Picker’s Haul on Texas Roads
State Highway Department crews use a magnetic picker to collect metal debris from roads. In Anderson County over 56 miles the device gathered 435 pounds. on a 12 mile Palestine to Trinity River stretch it picked up 110 pounds. Now beer cans are being found among the debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Texas
State Highway Department
Anderson County
Trinity River
Highway 43
Methodist Revival Opens at Whitewright Church
Rev S M Black of Waples Memorial Denison will preach at Whitewright Methodist next Sunday at 11 am and 8 pm. Revival runs April 19 26 with daily services at 10 am and 8 pm. The North Texas Conference pastor is regarded as a strong preacher inviting all citizens and other church members to attend and support with song and prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Black
Waples Memorial Methodist Church
Denison
Whitewright Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Black
North Texas
Whitewright
C. W. Dennis
Texas WPA job quota cut. county seeks road WPA work
Texas WPA employment will drop by 1,500 statewide by April 15, leaving Grayson County with 300 eligible unassigned men in limbo. County Judge J J Loy heard district WPA chief Gus W Thomasson outline further 60 day reductions and hopes workers released or unassigned find private industry or other WPA work. The court also moved to refund courthouse warrants maturing in 1957 to save 43362.50, with Garrett & Company handling refinancing. Deputy positions shifted with Weldon Williams named chief deputy at 150 dollars monthly, Alma Wineinger probate clerk at 110, Mary Louise McBride chief recording deputy at 95, and Marjory Morgan Gladys Simson added as extra recording deputies at 75.
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Sherman
Texas
WPA
Grayson County
Commissioners’ Court
J. J. Loy
Gus W. Thomasson
Dallas
Clayton Flannery
P. J. Hunter
Walter Hunter
C. J. Patterson
M. E. Blakey
Mr. Shot
Mr. Glenn
Hagerman
Plainview School
Jim McCollough
Fate Terry
Garrett & Company of
P. B. Garrett
Garrett & Company
Weldon Williams
C. M. Cole
Shorty Barrett
Alma Wineinger
Mary Louise McBride
Marjory Morgan
Gladys Simson
Doctor Cancels $50,000 Debt as Easter Bunny
Cohasset Minnesota learned an unusual Easter gesture when Dr. M. M. Hursh, the town’s only physician, appeared as an Easter Bunny and canceled $50,000 in unpaid accounts for about 200 residents. He said the debt forgiveness aimed to ease depression and bring happiness this holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohasset
Minn
M. M. Hursh
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Ida Farmer
Rotary Club
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