Rain totals and flood damage from weekend storm
Whitewright records show 3.47 inches of rain over Saturday and Sunday, with 2.91 inches Saturday night and .51 inch Sunday afternoon. April rainfall to date is 5.39 inches. A light frost caused no damage, but heavy rainfall flooded pastureland, swept cattle and a horse from Horton & Russell pasture, and damaged upland terraces. Tornadoes across eight states killed 49 and injured 351, with Texas reporting multiple deaths including Pipe Creek Gladewater and Athens. total property damage near a million dollars.
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Whitewright
C. C. Cates
Otto Russell
Horton & Russell
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas
Alabama
Missouri
Mississippi
Tennessee
Pipe Creek
Gladewater
Athens
Debt Adjustment Committee to Meet in Sherman
Farmers facing financing difficulties that could affect their season are invited to a Grayson County debt adjustment committee meeting at the Farm Security Administration office in Sherman Friday at 10 a.m. The committee cannot loan money but will help reach an equitable agreement with creditors so debtors can retire obligations. Members are E. C. Winn and J. L. Ladd, with the late E. B. Scott previously serving.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Lindbergh Called to Air Corps Duty
Col Charles A Lindbergh world famed flier is ordered to active duty to survey US aviation research facilities for the Army Air Corps. He will inspect research centers and report to Maj Gen Henry Arnold after a confidential review of American aviation capacity.
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Washington
Charles A. ‘Lindbergh
United States Army
Germany
United States
War Woodring
Lindbergh
Air Corps
Army Air Corps
Lone Eagle
Henry Arnold
Arnold
Europe
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Swiss milk drinkers top annual per person intake
A recent report shows Swiss residents consume 232 quarts of milk per person yearly, far above Americans and English. Americans average about one pint daily, while Londoners push dairy consumption with many milk bars thriving.
Daylight Saving Time Set From April 30 to September 24
New York observes daylight saving time starting at 2 a.m. Sunday April 30 and lasting until 2 a.m. September 24, per the Merchants' Association annual survey. State-wide observance extends through New Jersey Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island. Connecticut nearly statewide. 352 New York cities and towns participate, with varying regional adoption across nearby states and partial use in Michigan Idaho Georgia Delaware and Ohio staying on Eastern standard time year round.
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New York
Merchants’ Association of
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York State
Pennsylvania
Maine
Vermont
Indiana
Illinois
Chicago
Michigan
Idaho
Georgia
Delaware
Ohio
House Approves 4 Year Terms For Public Officials
The Texas House passed a constitutional amendment proposal by Eugene Talbert by 103 to 29 to set four year terms for state district county and precinct officers including Representatives It would bar governors from succeeding themselves effective before Gov O Daniel completes his first term If Senate approves it August 26 the measure would be submitted at a special election Poll tax abolition was rejected and would not affect voter eligibility
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Austin
House
Senate
Eugene Talbert
Lee O'Daniel
O'Daniel
House Committee On
Odis Weldon
Son Elliott Advises on Texas Highway Bond Use
Elliott Roosevelt argues against using Texas gasoline tax surplus to retire old county bonds. He favors the Tarwater bill allocating the 9 million dollar surplus to counties for new roads, noting it would spare motorists from paying 200 million in retirements and reflecting on state capital debates in Austin.
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Fort Worth
Elliott Roosevelt
Austin
Roosevelt
Texas
Cost of Illness keeps six million from daily activities
A stately summary notes that on an average day six million in the United States are kept from school work or other normal activities by illness or injury. It highlights that youths aged 15 to 24 have the lowest disability rate, while those over 65 endure the highest burden, with one in eight affected. An odd note mentions meteorites found wrapped in mummy cloth during excavations of ancient Mexican ruins.
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United States
Pension Bill Passes House
The Texas House approved the Alsup substitute for a Senate bill creating a public welfare board to administer social security and expand old age assistance. The plan limits benefits, sets a $5,000 director salary, and aims to reduce investigations and staff by consolidating boards, with rulings appealable to the state board and a maximum $15 monthly pension, not to exceed $30 total income. Resident five years, US citizen, 65 or older, not a habitual criminal or drunkard, apply through local agencies with state oversight.
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Austin
House
Alsup
Senate
State Board of Control
O’daniel
Texas
United States
Reduction in Cotton Acreage Is Expected
COLLEGE STATION Officials studying a 1939 farm program amendment say it will cut cotton wheat and rice acreage in Texas below AAA allotments. George Slaughter, chair of the Texas agricultural conservation committee, says the change abolishes the 80 percent rule and may allow payments to farmers who plant none of their allotment.
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College Station
Texas
George Slaughter
Texas Agricultural Conservation Committee
King Cotton Wins War Over Rayon for Tire Cord Market
Announcement that a British textile maker has a license to produce Bible heat resistant cotton cord for tire use marks a milestone in cotton’s victory over rayon in global auto and truck tires. The note highlights cotton farmers’ concerns as rayon threats reduce cotton’s 300 million pound market, about ten percent of domestic consumption.
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King Cotton
British Isles
Tom Sawyer Family Wins Free Tickets to Huckleberry Finn
In Bluebird, Missouri, Mr and Mrs Tom Sawyer won free movie tickets in a local theatre contest. They will attend a showing of Huckleberry Finn, making it notable local news for the couple and community cinema fans.
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Blueb
Tom Sawyer
Adjustment Act Declared Constitutional by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today upheld the 1938 Agricultural Adjustment Act provisions limiting market surpluses for major crops. Justice Roberts delivered the decision, sustaining quotas for cotton, wheat, corn, tobacco, and rice against a challenge by Georgia and Florida flue cured tobacco growers. Justices Butler and McReynolds dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Roberts
Georgia
Florida
Butler and
McReynolds
Secretary of Agriculture
High Tribunal
Barber Bill Vetoed Over Minimum Haircut Price in Texas
Gov W Lee O Daniel vetoed a House measure fixing barber service prices pegging haircuts at 40 cents after Attorney General Gerald C Mann said the bill unconstitutional. The action follows legislative passage and reflects state debate over regulatory pricing in the barber trade.
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Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
House
Gerald C. Mann
Here in Brief Is Proposal Made by FDR to Dictators
President Roosevelt proposes a peace plan to Hitler and Mussolini. The 31 named nations include Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Sweden Norway Denmark the Netherlands Belgium Great Britain Ireland France Portugal Spain Switzerland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Poland Hungary Romania Yugoslavia Russia Bulgaria Greece Turkey Iraq Arabia Syria Palestine Egypt and Iran. The proposal calls for reciprocal assurances, arms reduction talks, open trade channels, and resolution of political issues, with the United States joining disarmament and trade talks but not political discussions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hitler
Mussolini
Finland
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
Belgium
Great Britain and Ireland
France
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Luxemburg
Poland
Hungary
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Russia
Bulgaria
Greece
Turkey
Iraq
Arabias
Syria
Palestine
Egypt
Iran
United States
AG Boys Tour A and M College for State Judging Meet
Mr. Cunningham and eight vocational agriculture students traveled to A and M College for the state judging meet. Two teams competed, a dairy judging team with Houston Darwin G W Scott and Charles Harrison, and a soil conservation team with Brother Gillett Lynal Moore and Rudolph Russell. Alt runs were Sonny Gosnell and Billy Jack Harper. They arrived Sunday afternoon, contests ran Monday morning, and returned Tuesday evening, enjoying the trip.
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Mr. Cunningham
A. & M. College
Whitewright
O'Daniel Grants 30 Day Stay In Fort Worth Attack Case
Governor Lee O'Daniel issued a 30 day reprieve for James Ervin, a Fort Worth yardman convicted of assaulting a 64 year old white woman in her home after midnight on June 19, 1938. Pardons Board chairman T C Andrews said the board unanimously favored execution, with no mitigating circumstances found.
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Austin
Lee O’daniel
James Ervin
Fort Worth
Ervin
T. C. Andrews
Pardons Board
Andrews
Invisible Stockings Spark Skeptics In Fashion Gossip
Quips fly as social chatter wonders about the newest trend unseen by the naked eye. The exchange highlights fashion curiosity and skepticism among bystanders.
Court Debates Purchase Over County Car Use
Sherman officials clash over buying a county car for public business after it was moved to the sheriff's department last autumn. Commissioner Waldrop voices concern about possible private use while Commissioner Vaughan notes safety issues at Loy Park rifle range after bullets ricochet into nearby yards. County auditor Whiteacre suggests raising the embankment to improve safety.
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Sherman
Commissioners Court
Sheriff's Department
P. J. Waldrop
Austin
S. B. Vaughan
Denison
Loy Park
B. M. Whiteacre
West Refused Confirmation to Texas Highway Board
James M. West of Houston was rejected as chairman member of the Texas Highway Commission after a secret Senate vote of 17 to 14, four short of the required two thirds. West’s opposition to President Roosevelt and past support for Alf Landon are cited as causes, while John Wood remains on the commission.
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Austin
James M. West
Houston
Lee O’daniel
Highway Commission
Texas
John Wood
Timpson
Senate
West
Rosevelt
Alf Landon
Kansas
Roosevelt
Constitutional Democrats of Texas
W. R. Hamblen
Evetts Haley
Haley
University of Texas
Alfred Landon
London
Committee approves false report bill in Texas legislature
Arthur Holland's bill would punish giving false birth, death or marriage reports to newspapers as a misdemeanor. The House criminal jurisprudence committee also backed a bill to jail up to five years for libeling a public official or group, with a revised version preserving civil privilege for reporting public meetings and trials. Max Boyer was absent and requested a public hearing. Beef is high in phosphorous, a mineral necessary in the body.
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Austin
Arthur Holland
House
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Alfred Petsch
Max Boyer
Fire Insurance Rate Cut Sought In Public Hearing
The State Insurance Commission held a hearing in Austin as spokesmen for the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association urged further reductions in fire insurance rates citing Texas fire records. Fred Prince of Dallas presented figures showing last June’s 25 percent general cut was fair. Industry fire records were discussed to justify rate relief across 65 classifications.
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Austin
State Insurance Commission
State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association
Texas
Fred Prince
Dallas
Insurance Company
Dairy Day Plans Near Sherman With County Groups
Plans push toward a dairy day on Tuesday April 25 at the Sherman fair grounds with Grayson Cooke Fannin and Collin Counties taking part. Texas extension service state workers county and home demonstration agents sponsor alongside Sherman Chamber of Commerce. About 50 dairy cows expected for free expert classification not judged competitively, with prizes and ribbons for cattle and dairy products.
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Sherman
Fairgrounds
Grayson Cooke
Fannin
Collin
Texas Extension Service
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
W. V. Maddox
W. O. Teddlie
Jones Explains Bill to Limit Farm Benefits
Representative Marvin Jones of Amarillo argues for a bill restricting benefits under the soil conservation and domestic allotment act. A flat $5,000 limit applies when a landowner farms directly, with exemptions for owner operated via tenants and shared divisions. The measure, previously passed by the House, aims to curb large landowner participation and encourage tenant or sharecropper employment.
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Washington
House
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Senate
Jones
Texas
Big Feet No Excuse for Reckless Driving
Pittsburgh, Pa. John Vavasky, 24, explained in traffic court that a size 11% shoe got jammed between the gas pedal and gear shift while driving. He said the car swung left as he tried to free it. Magistrate Anthony Lucas dismissed the tale as ridiculous and fined him $10 for reckless driving.
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Pittsburgh
John Vavasky
Anthony Lucas
Vavasky
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