April Rainfall in Whitewright Totals 2.44 Inches
Whitewright recorded 2.44 inches of rain in April per C Cates, more than last year's .37 but below the 4.10 normal. Year to date rainfall reaches 8.26 inches, well above 1936 but still 3.35 inches under normal. The Dallas News map shows January–March precipitation nationwide with Texas/Oklahoma lagging prior to recent rains.
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Whitewright
Cc. C. Cates
Dallas News
Texas
Oklahoma
Michigan
North Dakota
Montana
Washington
Rayburn Pleased With River Meet Back to Capitol
Congressman Sam Rayburn of Bonham, en route from Shreveport after a four state Red River improvement meeting, expressed strong support for the Red River development program. He noted coordination among four states strengthens the Baer's Ferry flood control dam project and the Denison dam proposal before Congress. Rayburn praised local leaders Mayor Clarence Scott and J W Madden who greeted him in Denison.
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Red River
Denison
Shreveport
May Finish Road Work in Grayson County
Sherman county votes to finish WPA blacktopping projects after a letter from WPA officials. If Grayson County contributes additional funds, WPA will complete the road program starting immediately. Projects include Carpenter's Bluff through Denison to Whitesboro, Tioga to Bethel and Pilot Grove, Sherman-Hagerman, and the Loy park road.
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Tioga
Bethel
Pilot Grove
Sherman-Hagerman
Sherman
Loy Park
Judge Loy
Commissioners’ Court
Boys' Reformatory Disgrace to State Tells House Again
In Austin a House committee probing the Gatesville State Training School charged ongoing conditions as disgraceful. Former state warden E F Harrell headed the inquiry and declared the facility “an incubator of crime,” insisting the site fails as a true reformatory.
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House
Austin
Gatesville
E. F. Harrell
Texas
Milk Can Explosion Hospitalizes Oklahoman in Paris
Robert Parnell an express company employee from Hugo Oklahoma was in Paris hospital with a fractured skull and abdominal injuries after a can of milk exploded in his hands. The incident occurred Tuesday and medical staff treated him for severe head and chest trauma.
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Paris
Robert Parnell
Hugo, Okla
Parnell
Express Company
Gravel Hauler Buried Alive at Savoy Pit
Robert Dickerson twenty two a Savoy resident was killed instantly at nine a m Tuesday when gravel caved in on his truck at the Anthony gravel pit six miles north of Savoy. He was hauling gravel to the Blue Creek settlement on highway eighty two between Sherman and Bells. Witnesses said the pit walls collapsed as he neared completion. He leaves a widow two daughters his parents Mr and Mrs T L Dickerson two brothers Wayne and Burtis and two half brothers and a half sister.
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Savoy
Robert Dickerson
Anthony
Dickerson
Blue Creek
Sherman
Bells
Mrs
T. L. Dickerson
Wayne and
Burtis Dickerson
Classes Resume at Local High School After Disturbance
Classes resumed at the high school this morning after a 10 30 a m Wednesday suspension caused by a disturbance from a woman patron.
Intensify Drive on Heavy Trucks in Grayson County
An all night operation to remove overloaded trucks from Grayson County roads led to nine arrests and fines from 18.50 to 27.50. patrolmen and sheriff's officers posted at Denison and Sherman weighed trucks suspected of overloading. A Longview firm’s oil drilling equipment truck weighed 39,000 gross with 21,900 net, and was two feet over length. State law limits load to 7,000 pounds.
Soil Protection Legislation Spreads Across States
CHICAGO Millions of acres of farm land will adopt voluntary soil conservation within a year under new state laws. At least 11 states pass enabling measures to back Roosevelt’s call for dust storm and flood protection. Programs include terracing, check dams, tree planting, and more grass land. Texas funds include a 75,000 appropriation and a tax revenue diversion. States listed include Delaware Georgia Arkansas Vermont Oklahoma Montana Maryland Washington and North Dakota.
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Roosevelt
Texas House
Delaware
Georgia
Arkansas
Vermont
Oklahoma
Montana
Maryland
Washington
North Dakota
Farmer shoots self at home near Whitewright
Tom L Denham 73 shot himself in the garage at his farm near Whitewright 40 miles southwest of town at 1 p m Wednesday Mrs Denham heard the shot and found him with a shotgun nearby An inquest by Justice of the Peace J L Cantrell returned death by gunshot wound self inflicted Denham had long ties to Whitewright area Funeral at Kentuckytown Church Rev J A Henderson Pilot Grove with interment at Wittitee Cemetery Surviving: wife two sons Louis Denham Dallas Jonathan Denham Whitewright and daughter Mrs Henry McLarry Pike
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Tom L. Denham
Johnny Stephens Place
Whitewright
Denham
E. O. Thomas
West Whitewright
Kentuckytown
J. A. Henderson
Pilot Grove
Wittitee Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
Trenton
Louis Denham
Dallas
Jonathan Denham
Henry McLarry
Pike
May 1915 Deadline Set for AAA Work Sheets
May 15 is the last day to sign farm program work sheets per County Agent B F Gray. Farmers are urged to sign by then. signing is not binding beyond that date, but provides readiness in case of crop failure. No extension will be granted. sign at the county office before May 15.
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B. F. Gray
Gray
Collections in Auto License Fees Show Strong Year
SHERMAN. Since January 1 the county has collected 153 276 91 on car registration 2645 56 of which was for 1936 plates George Shoemacher registrar in the office of Collier Yeary assessor collector reported Tuesday Of this sum 99129 10 accrues to the county for road and bridge work 4800 30 goes to commissions and the state gets 49140 17 plus 207 40 commissions Money collected this year surpassed that of last year by a wide margin Passenger car plates yielded 101 690 68 commercial vehicles 43 263 10 and farm trucks 4 662 40
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Sherman
George Shoemacher
Collier Yeary
Shirley Temple at Palace Theatre now and forever feature
Feature picture at the Palace tonight and Friday stars Shirley Temple Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard in Now and Forever. Saturday Buck Jones appears in Left handed Law. Preview Monday features Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert in Maid of Salem. Tuesday and Wednesday shows include Gladys George Arline Judge and John Howard in Valiant Is the Word for Carrie. Thursday and Friday next week present Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Maytime.
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Palace Theatre
Shirley Temple
Gary Cooper
Carole Lombard
Buck Jones
Law
Fred MacMurray
Claudette Colbert
Texas Senate stalls direct vote on race repeal
The Texas Senate refused a direct vote on race track repeal, triggering a special session to be called by Gov. Allred after today's 14 to 15 tabling vote. Opponents failed to kill the bill by tabling, while Spears opposed tabling, saying the bill wasn’t properly before the chamber. With many measures ahead on the calendar, the session hinges on whether lawmakers return to the repeal question.
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Austin
Texas Senate
James V. Allred
Senate
Franklin Spears
Spears
United Press
Border radio record case ends in three convictions
The U S government won a trial in Texas to convict Norman Baker operator of station XENT E R Rood astrologist and Roy Richardson his assistant of illegally making records and sending them to Nuevo Laredo Mexico for broadcast. Baker received four months in jail and a $2000 fine Rood four months and a $500 fine Richardson one day in jail. The defendants appealed.
No Drama in Africa Joke Sparks Father Son Banter
A boy asks his father if in parts of Africa a man does not know his wife until marriage. The father questions why Africa is singled out, prompting a brief exchange about cultural norms and humor.
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Africa
Matrimony Defined as a Sentence, Not a Word
A quip about language has a teacher asking Robert the meaning of matrimony. Robert answers that his father says it isn’t a word but a sentence, hinting at a humorous take on marriage as a life sentence. The exchange reflects playful wordplay in a brief dialogue.
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Robert
Youth Injury When Tractor Overturns Near Whitewright
Clyde Medearis son of C A Medearis was injured when a tractor toppled in a mudhole while he worked to free it. He was pinned about 45 minutes, treated locally, then sent to Sherman clinic. doctors said injuries were not serious and he returned home.
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Clyde Medearis
C. A. Medearis
Whitewright
Medearis
Sherman
Extra papers cause political furor in Whitewright
Salesboys sold circulars titled Pensons and Politics claiming to be extras from Jacksonville. Rumors spread of impeachment and theft allegations against Governor Alfred, though the circulars attack lobbying in Austin and pension administration. The papers, issued by a defeated state senate candidate, were confiscated after arrests.
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Whitewright
Sun
Allred
Jacksonville
Alfred
Page One
Austin
The
Senate
Aid for Share Cropper Asked By Legislature
The Texas House passed a unanimous resolution by Bryan Bradbury urging Congress to enact a wide reaching program to aid tenant farmers and sharecroppers. It notes tenant operated farms rose from 25 percent in 1880 to 42 percent in 1935, highlighting debt burden and poor conditions facing these workers.
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Austin
House
Bryan Bradbury
Congress
South
Utah teen gives birth to twins in Roosevelt report
Fifteen year old Ruth Hadden Rasmussen became Utah's youngest mother of twins, Barbara Rae and Betty Mae, born Monday and each weighing six pounds. Father is 23-year-old Hyrum Rasmussen of Duchesne. The mother says her father is a twin, and his twin brother is the father of the twins.
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Roosevelt
Utah
Ruth Hadden Rasmussen
Barbara Rae
Betty Mae
Hyrum Rasmussen
Duchesne
Old Age Pension Group Formed in Sherman
The Grayson County Old Age Pension Association organized at Sherman courthouse Saturday to cooperate with the state group for pension liberalization. A second meeting is set for next Saturday to organize county precincts. Joe Nichols is president and M E Talley secretary.
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OLD Age Pension Group
Sherman
Grayson County Old Age Pension Association
State Association For
Joe Nichols
M. E. Talley
Bee swarm kills two mules on Georgia farm
A bee swarm at F. C. Stewart’s farm in Cochran Georgia stung two mules to death as they passed the apiary. The animals fled and tangled in brush where the swarm finished them, contributing to farm losses in the peach belt.
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Cochran
F. C. Stewart
Georgia Peach Belt
Treasury says only ten percent of farm tax refunds issued
Treasury officials told a House subcommittee they expect to refund about 96 million dollars of a billion in processing taxes collected under the invalidated agricultural adjustment act. Internal Revenue’s Milton Carter said claimants must prove they bore the tax, or many claims would be filed or collected.
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Washington
Treasury
Milton E. Carter
Internal Revenue
House
Cut in Gold Price Seen, Fish Moves on $25 Top
Washington Representative Hamilton Fish of New York introduced a resolution to bar the Treasury from buying gold from foreign sources at more than $25 an ounce. The move comes as U S gold holdings exceed 11.7 billion dollars amid stock market declines and inflation worries. Edie forecasts a lower U S gold price while a record England shipment of 21.6 million pounds grows the year’s total.
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Washington
Hamilton Fish
New York
Roosevelt
Treasury
New York Stock Exchange
United States
Lionel D. Edie
New York City
United States Chamber of Commerce
England
Improvement Sought In School Conditions
Sherman reports show 49 rural schools poorly lit with dusty floors unsanitary water and risk of disease. Miss Edna Druliner urged janitors, safe water and milk, plus painting walls cream. Forty clubwomen from twelve groups attended and set Aug 25-26 encampment at Woodlake.
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Preston
Whitewright
Whitesboro
Tioga
Pottsboro
Plainview
Oak Grove
Hyde Park
Hagerman
Ethel
Ellsworth
Dripping Springs
Burke
Woodlake
Fannie Caskill
Denton
Clara Brown
R. L. Cherry
County Commissioners’ Court
Grayson County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Floyd Harris
Septuplets Reported in Spain with Mother Dead
Valencia reports unconfirmed news that a working woman in Murcia gave birth to septuplets surpassing the Dionne record by two. The mother died immediately after delivery and there is fear none of the seven babies will survive.
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Valencia
Spain
Murcia
Oliva Dionne
Canada
Local Music Week Planned by Whitewright Club
The Whitewright Music Club will observe National Music Week next week with church services at 7 45 p m Sunday at the Methodist Church. Rev Joe M Connally will preach on music. A Bonham male quartet Olvin Gross Ethelmere Adams Jack Kennedy Linwood Massey will sing. An amateur contest for musicians is set for Friday May 7 at Gramar School auditorium with ribbon awards and a loving cup for the best all round musician. Out of town judges will determine winners, and contestants must register with Mrs Jewel Kennemer by Wednesday. The annual Music Club luncheon is slated for Saturday May 8.
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Whitewright Music Club
Methodist Church
Joe M. Connally
Music Club
Bonham
Olvin Gross
Ethelmere Adams
Jack Kennedy
Linwood Massey
Jewel Kennemer
House Rejects Unicameral Move and Votes Salary Plan
In Austin the House defeated a unicameral legislature plan 88 to 53 and approved a constitutional amendment to pay members 3000 dollars annually. The move would replace the present 10 dollars per day for initial days with a fixed salary while keeping the two-year session and potential special sessions.
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Austin
Wilson Fox
House
Senate
G. H. Nelson
Augustine Celaya
Celaya
Child's Hot Dog Costs Her Mother 2000 Dollars
In Chattanooga Tennessee on Saturday Nancy Jo, 11, ate a hot dog at the Bennett Photographic Studio and left with her mother’s umbrella. Inside the umbrella were five diamond rings valued at 2000 dollars. Mrs. Fred Bennett reported to police that she wrapped the rings in paper and placed them in the umbrella for safekeeping.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Nancy Jo
Fred Bennett
Bennett Photographic Studio
Mamma
Poverty Plowed Under In Plow Up of Cotton
Dallas banker John E. Owens vice president of the Republic National Bank told a Dallas chapter American Institute of Banking forum that plowing under cotton means poverty not prosperity. He argued regimentation of farming to align with industry, noting production cuts of about 60 percent to preserve equilibrium and citing farmer financial woes from lack of proper regimentation.
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Banker Institute
Dallas
John E. Owens
Republic National Bank
American Institute of Banking
Owens
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