Whitewright trustees oath new term plans and resignations
Whitewright school trustees administered oaths to two newly elected members Dr J Mead and W L Stowers for three year terms Meador filled an unexpired term and Stowers is a new member Harold Key elected superintendent outlined plans for the coming term including adding a business administration department and expanding athletics He plans to reduce grades in rural schools to allow tuition and transportation funded by the state for high school attendance Waggoner resigned from the board citing time constraints. vacancy to be filled at the next meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
J. Meador
W. L. Stowers
Meador
Mr. Stowers
Harold Key
Key
J. H. Waggoner
Waggoner
Cello Concert Promises Alto Distinct Musical Evening
Whitewright hosts Julien Paul Blitz of Kidd Key Conservatory in a Friday 8 pm cello recital at the Methodist Church. Accompanied by pianist wife, Blitz showcases the Tourte bow and receives praise from multiple major papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
America
Julien Paul Blitz
Kidd-Key Conservatory
Methodist Church
Whitewright Music Club
Blitz
Francois Tourte
Roosevelt Eyes Texas Visit and Fish Story Banter
President Roosevelt told Texas editors and businessmen he hopes to visit Texas next year to let Vice President Garner prove some of his fish stories. He praised Texas leadership, thanked Senators Sheppard and Connally, and noted Jesse Jones handles federal purse strings. Lowry Martin presented a Texas state flag for Roosevelt to place in his study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Texas
John N. Garner
Lone Star
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
John Garner
John
McKinney Attorney Bids for Two-County Flotorial Seat
Grover Barton, a leading McKinney attorney, announces for flotorial representative of Grayson Collin district. Elbert B arron has held the flotorial post for two terms and plans an active campaign for the July primary election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Barton
McKinney
Grayson-Collin
Elbert Barron
Rev G C Ivins Urges Public Support for Law Enforcement
Rev G C Ivins spoke at the Whitewright Rotary Club on Friday urging more citizens to back peace officers and demand enforcement of laws. He warned that officers who fail to set good examples harm the community and nation, and called for concerted action to uphold law and order. J P Montgomery led the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Ivins
Rotary Club
Ivans
Ivins
Whitewright
J. P. Montgomery
Butterfat and Cream Prices Fall at Denison and Sherman
Butterfat and cream prices dropped this week as Kraft-Phenix Cheese at Denison and Meadolake Milk Products at Sherman posted lower quotations. Butterfat stood at 24 cents a pound, two cents below the prior period, while No. 2 and No. 1 cream grades sold for 12 to 14 cents at local produce houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation
Denison
Meadolake Milk Products Company
Sunday School Teams Organized For 1934 Playground Ball
Local Sunday school leagues prepare a four-team playground ball season starting Monday in a rain-delayed opener between Methodist and Baptist A teams. Four teams will compete, with two Baptist squads and a combined Christian Churches lineup. Games run Monday to Thursday at 6 PM on a field south of the Methodist Church, seven innings now with plans to reach nine later. Umpires drawn from league teams, two per game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Baptist A
Baptists
Presbyterians
Methodist Church
Baptist
Christian
Crime Wave Sparks Protests and Gubernatorial Remedies
Citizens and candidates for Governor push reforms to curtail clemency powers and tighten parole rules. Rep Bob Alexander proposes a three member board to approve pardons and paroles with notice to the convict's county, while Sen Ben Oneal and Sen W B Collie back bills to speed state court handling akin to federal courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Barrow
Bob Alexander
Childress
Ben Oneal
Wichita Falls
W. B. Collie
Eastland
Grayson County Pays Ten Thousand Bonded Debt
Grayson County Commissioners' Court reduced bonded indebtedness by $10,000. The payment settles $10,000 of the $30,000 road and bridge issue five percent bonds voted in 1929, taking advantage of the five year optional clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Sherman
Commissioners’ Court
Five Thousand Acres Put In Cotton In Bailey County
A five stand cotton gin is being built to handle rising cotton output in Bailey County. Several thousand bales were ginned last season and at least 5 000 acres of new cotton acreage will be planted this year. About 100 new farmers have located here this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enochs
Bailey County
Sherman Veteran Patrolman Celebrates 73rd Birthday
M. P. Hill, known as Dad Hill, longtime Sherman patrolman and traffic officer, celebrated his seventy third birthday. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Sherman in 1888 and has served on the police department for twenty three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
M. P
Dad) Hill
Kentucky
Sherman Police Department
L. L. Savage Opens Ford Agency Here
Linton L. Savage of the Denison Auto Company has opened the Whitewright Ford dealership in the 5 & S Service Station building at Main and Bond streets. The L. L. Savage Motor Company will display new Ford V8s and used cars, with Savage a longtime Whitewright salesman in the Denison area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton L. Savage
Denison Auto Company
Ford Dealers of
Denison
Whitewright Ford
Denison Company
L. L. Savage Motor Company
Main
Bond Streets
Mr. Savage
Whitewright
McDonald to Speak in Bonham for Texas Governor Bid
C C McDonald of Wichita Falls will speak in Bonham on Saturday April 21 at 2 p m in support of his Texas gubernatorial campaign. Bonham residents have organized committees for the event and Mrs McDonald will join him with a reception at the Alexander Hotel after the speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. McDonald
Wichita Falls
Bonham
Texas
Mr. McDonald
Fannin County
Medlintown
Ector
Trades Day in Whitewright Draws Big Crowd
Next Monday April 23 trades day brings traders to Whitewright with stock on the trading lot. A free rodeo at 10 30 features buffalo and brama steers and riders. Merchants advertise bargains and the Palace theatre offers a feature picture for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
The
Sun
Palace Theatre
Oklahoma City Bus Hijacker Slain by Police
David Stovall alias E P Slippery Elmer Cal Spencer and other names died from a bullet wound while in a hospital after being cornered by deputy sheriffs. He crawled from a taxicab with a pistol and was shot once in the head. Elmer Green was captured nearby and allegedly confessed that he and Stovall robbed a transcontinental bus near Fort Worth last week.
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Oklahoma City
David Stovall
E. P. (Slippery) Elmer
Cal Spencer
Stovall
Elmer Green
George Kerr
Fort Worth
Palace Theatre Plans Sunday Matinees for Footlight Parade
The Palace Theatre announces Sunday afternoon matinees starting next Sunday with Footlight Parade from 2 to 6. A two reel comedy and a news reel accompany the feature. The same program also runs at Saturday night preview and Monday matinee and night.
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Palace Theatre
Farm work delayed by rain slows cotton planting
The Sunday and Tuesday night rains delayed farm work with little cotton planted in the area. A few early plantings show good stands while estimates say about 10 percent of the crop is in. Clear skies on Thursday offer hope for resumed planting and potential bumper crops if dry weather continues. Wheat and oats are improving and corn stands are good. gardens look healthy. Only two wheat flour and bread grades are allowed in Greece regardless of origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Cotton Bill Is Sent To President
Washington reports the House passed the Bankhead cotton control bill via conference report and sent it to President Roosevelt. The measure limits the 1934 cotton crop to 10 million bales with a 50 percent tax on excess production. extensions possible by two thirds petition of planters.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Two Men Arrested Here for Stealing Merchandise
Local officers arrested two Sherman men Friday afternoon for stealing from three Whitewright stores. They were fined in three cases by Justice J. L. Cantrell, with total fines listed as 60.75 each, and extra Sherman fines of 129.50 each. Merchandise stolen from T. W. Ayres & Son Luther Gordon and J. L. Devenport & Co was recovered.
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Shermen
J. L. Cantrell
Justice of the Peace
T. W. Ayres & Son
Luther Gordon
J. L. Devenport & Co
Sherman
John Evridge
Whitewright
Texas Business Failures Show Sharp March Decline
In Texas, March commercial failures numbered 21, down from 32 in February and 21 in March last year, a 34 percent drop. For the first quarter, 79 failures totaled liabilities of 1.206 million, down 65 percent from the 3.423 million in the same period 1933, per the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Arizona Irrigation Turns Desert into Fertile Farms
Arizona boasts irrigation driving vast desert conversion to productive agriculture. The text highlights man made state status and farming expansion through water management.
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Arizona
Engraved and printed wedding invitations offered by The Sun
The Sun advertises engraved and printed wedding invitations and announcements available for purchase. The notice highlights customization options and pricing as part of a stationery service.
Children organize Sunday School program for 21 youths
Mrs. Bertha D. Minor organized a non sectarian Children’s Church with 21 children aged six to twelve at the Christian Church. The group aims to build character through Bible teaching and service, with a children's choir and leadership roles for local youths. The next meeting is April 29 at 3 p.m. Masters Harrison and biggerstaff serve as leaders with Bryant III as secretary and Peggy Ann Young as treasurer.
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A “Children’s Church
Bertha D. Minor
A_ children’s
Minor
Children’s Church
Christian Church
Harrison
Texans Prepared to Vote in 1934 Elections
More than 1.25 million Texans are eligible to vote in 1934 state elections per poll tax data from State Comptroller George Sheppard. About 1,105,408 paid poll tax for receipts to vote plus 27,762 exemption certificates for eligible groups. Harris County leads with 73,095 voters plus exemptions. Dallas 52,470 and Bexar 56,025.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
George Sheppard
Harris County
Dallas County
Bexar County
Work Stock Sales Best Since 1928
Kansas City reports the Southwest horse and mule market at its strongest in years with demand rising and supply short. Shipments from the local market, second in size worldwide, are up 25 percent from last year and should exceed 1933 levels by tens of thousands of head. Prices run $10 to $25 higher, and observers foresee the pace continuing for two more years as breeders expand to meet future use.
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Kansas City
Southwest
St. Louis
Fred Owen
Kansas City Horse and Mule Commission Company
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Journal de Grand
Belgium
el Paso Times
Dallas News
Houston Post
Houston Chronicle
Liebling
Musical Courier
New York
Daily Standard Union
Brooklyn
N. Y
Chicago
Beaumont Journal
G.C. Ivins
L. L. Savage
FORD
C.C. McDonald
Oklahoma
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