Condition of County Finances 1931 Figures for Grayson and Fannin
The 1931 state auditor report details Grayson and Fannin counties tax, debt, and sinking fund data. Grayson shows total bonded indebtedness 5 227 075 with current warrants 10 121 65 time warrants 89 532 and sinking funds 331 320 19. Delinquent taxes total 241 591 66 and 1 334 268 20 in taxes collected. Fannin reports total bonded indebtedness 2 419 377 67 with sinking funds 149 219 89 and delinquent taxes 157 488 40. Road and levee districts cited for context.
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State Auditor
Texas
Grayson County
Fannin County
World cotton consumption rises with orient demand
World consumption of American cotton in June reached about 999000 bales, down from May but up on last year. Eleven month total near 11457000 bales, with full season projection around 12400000 to 12500000 and carryover near 13250000, aided by heavy spinning in the Orient.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange Service
United States
Europe
Orient
Girl Swallows Nickel Prize Wins $500 Settlement
A nine year old Los Angeles girl, Helen Heath, was rewarded $500 after swallowing a nickel placed in a candy stick as a prize. She became ill and sued a candy company in Superior Court, which settled for the amount.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Helen Heath
Superior Court
Helen
Child spins 300 miles on head to travel home
In Oklahoma City ten year old Charles Wayne Ehrig traveled 300 miles by spinning on his head after moving with his family to Springdale Arkansas. He returned to see the town saying he started with no money and earned it by spinning for crowds.
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Oklahoma City
Charles Wayne Ehrig
Springdale
Ark
Charles
Grayson County Dems Elect 200 Delegates to State Convention
Crowding to capacity the Grayson County courthouse in Sherman, the county Democratic convention elected 200 delegates to the state convention at Lubbock on Sept. 13. They approved the county chair records, adopted resolutions, endorsed the national platform, and urged economy, tax relief, and stricter ethics in government and court administration.
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15Th District
Sherman
Grayson County
Lubbock
Congress
R. H. May
Tom Wells
Elbert M. Barron
S. V. Earnest
Olan R. van Zandt
Sam E. Bateman
Jake Loy
Callie McAfee Frost
Hubert Bookout
Whitewright
Fred W. Smith
F. M. Echols
J. H. Waggoner
Bob Sears
W. H. Horton
Dave Taylor
Dallas
A. F. Nossaman
White
Officers Elected by American Legion at Preston Everheart Post
Preston Everheart Post No. 225, American Legion, elected officers for the coming year. John Reeves is post commander, T. R. Brice vice commander, B. W. Newman adjutant, John Hollingsworth service officer, Rev. J. T. Purvis chaplain, W. E. LaRoe publicity officer, C. A. Pace sergeant-at-arms. Executive committee: J. P. Darwin, B. Y. Spindle, B. W. Newman.
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Preston Everheart
American Legion
John Reeves
T. R. Brice
B. W. Newman
John Hollingsworth
Hoover Administration Criticized By Harris County Vote
Harris County Democratic convention officials report a 252 to 210 vote with 59 not voting on a resolution condemning the Hoover Administration over the Washington bonus disorders. Officials said 58 precincts favored it and 45 opposed, but precinct totals were unavailable to confirm the final tally.
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Houston
Charles Bertram
Harris County
Hoover
Washington
Bertram
Open cotton bolls brought in. Whitewright area farmer forecasts
First open bolls of the season arrive at The Sun from C. Smith living northeast of Whitewright. He reports a good crop and plans to begin picking around August 20. On sixty acres last year he harvested fifty two bales and expects about half that this year.
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Smith
Whitewright
Sun Office
Luther Gordon to reopen Grocery in Whitewright next week
Luther Gordon announces the Whitewright grocery will reopen next week in the former McCarley furnishings building. The interior is being repainted and stock of groceries purchased. Gordon previously operated here, left for Sherman, then decided to return to Whitewright and resume business. Watch for his ad in The Sun.
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Luther Gordon
McCarley
Mr. Gordon
Gordon
Sherman
Whitewright
Luther
the Sun
Van Alstyne Oil Well Reaches 4000 Feet Depth
The Van Alstyne oil well has surpassed 4000 feet in depth. Drilling is slow due to hard formations and a boiler in repair. Roy S. Richmond, an engineer from Los Angeles, assists on locating wells at McKinney and Howe. Vern Dumas invites public guesses on final depth with a small lot as prize.
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van Alstyne
Roy S. Richmond
Los Angeles
Calif
Dumas
McKinney and Howe
Vern Dumas
Roy Finley III Ill in Denison with Infected Leg
Roy Finley III, top candidate in the first district attorney primary, is ill at his Denison home with an infected right leg. He expects to start his run-off campaign in about ten days after the poison is checked. Confined to bed since last Friday, he will visit Grayson County communities again before the election. He led the ticket in Whitewright and his hometown in the first election.
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Roy Finley
Denison
Finley
Grayson County
Mr. Finley
Whitewright
Ferguson Leads Texas Governor Race in First Primary Returns
Final 931,856 vote tally shows Miriam Ferguson ahead of Gov. Ross Sterling by 102,487 in the Democratic first primary. Ferguson 387,091. Sterling 284,604. Hunter 211,690 with 48,471 scattering. Statewide results from 224 of 254 counties indicate near 940,000 total votes with county totals and other races including Woods over Shaver for public instruction and Thompson over Hatcher for Railroad Commissioner.
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Dallas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ross Sterling
Ferguson
Sterling
Hunter
L. A. Woods
C. N. Shaver
Ernest O. Thompson
W. Gregory Hatcher
Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr
J. H
Cyclone) Davis
Oscar Holcombe
Sterling P. Strong
Joe Burkett
Douglas W. McGregor
Salvation Army Plans Annual Fund Drive in Whitewright
W D Pedigo of the Dallas Salvation Army will visit Whitewright to aid the year long campaign supervised by the County Advisory Committees. The division reported meals for 138 400 persons and clothing, shelter, and employment aid for thousands, with 75 percent of cases from small towns.
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Salvation Army
Texas
W. D. Pedigo
Dallas
Whitewright
Pedigo
Sun
Widening the Taxable Base Joke Fragment
A humorous quip depicts a daughter explaining why she dates different men each night. Her father asks about the pattern and she replies that many boyfriends have had salary cuts and cannot afford more than one date weekly.
Arlington Buries Bonus Army Victim William Hushka
In Arlington National Cemetery William J. Hushka, a Chicago veteran, was buried with military honors after dying in the bonus army protest. Eric Carlson of California also died nearby in the same clash on Pennsylvania Avenue. The ceremony drew veterans and mourners despite police cordons protecting the Capitol.
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Arlington
William J. Hushka
Chicago
Hushka
Ragged Bonus Army
Eric Carlson
California
Pennsylvania Avenue
Veterans Told to Quit Johnstown Camp
Veterans of the bonus expeditionary force faced orders to disperse at Camp McCloskey in Johnstown Pa after Doak Carters resignation as chief of staff and Commander Walter W Waters order to disband. Leaders reported units sulking and grumbling as they prepared to go home.
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Johnstown
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Camp McCloskey
Washington
Doak Carter
Walter W. Waters
Eddie McCloskey
Spectacular Rise Occurs in Stocks
New York stocks rallied on Wednesday resuming a broad advance with the average gain around 4.10 per cent and leaders up 3 to 8 7. Wheat rose about 1 5/8 cents to near 3 cents higher as traders trapped short positions rushed to cover. Steel output slackened slightly while power production for the week to July 30 expanded, signaling mixed but hopeful economic momentum.
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New York
Associated Press
Wall Street
Fergusons Arrange Speaking Dates For Governor Run
Mrs. Ferguson and her husband James E. Ferguson announced additional speaking dates in the Democratic governor race. She will open her run off campaign in San Marcos next Saturday, with San Angelo Coleman and Lampasas events to follow on Thursday Friday and Saturday.
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Austin
Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
San Marcos
Fergusons
San Angelo
Coleman
Lampasas
Farmers Readied Strike for Higher Prices
Milo Reno, head of the National Farmers Holiday Association, announced a strike or farmers holding starting Aug 15 in the Middle Western States. The plan calls for abstaining from selling or buying for at least 30 days to force prices above production costs. About half a million Midwest farmers have signed pledges to join the movement.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Milo Reno
Reno
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Midwest
May buys Phillips Farm northeast of town
Jerome May purchases the 70 acre Henry Phillips farm northeast of town and will move to the property. He currently lives northeast of town on the John May farm, where he held an interest and recently sold his stake to his brother Josh May of Savoy.
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Jerome May
Henry Phillips
Town
Mr. May
John May
May
Josh May
Savoy
His Dark Secret
A terse exchange reveals a hidden marital rift with a chilling implication. The dialogue implies a covert disagreement within a marriage that remains undisclosed to the wife.
Cotton prices surge after modest early drop on market rally
The Dallas News reports that after a small forenoon dip the cotton market rose sharply to about 1.00 a bale, finishing 9 to 12 points higher. A large private banking house bought about 25 000 bales while brokers tied to Farm Board agencies sold about 15 000 bales, with broad absorption. Weather and security strength aided the upturn, forecasts call for showers except in Texas, and the weekly summary noted excessive western heat and mixed progress in valley states.
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Dallas News
Farm Board
Texas
Arkansas
Central Belt
Legislature to be called on Sept 19
Gov. Ross Sterling announces a special session of the Legislature to meet Sept. 19 in Austin for the sole purpose of relieving taxpayers of road bond debt. The session would convene after the Lubbock State convention starting Sept. 13 and finish in under a week.
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Texas
U S Deficit for First Month of Year Reaches 263 Million
The United States ran a deficit of 263 million dollars in the first month of the 1933 fiscal year, $62 million more than July last year. About 100 million dollars of the shortfall stemmed from payments to the adjusted service certificate fund for World War veterans bonuses. Total receipts were 87.8 million while outlays reached 351.1 million, with a noted economy program reducing general department expenses to 198.8 million versus July last year.
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Washington
Purvis to Preach at Sherman Union Service
Rev. J. T. Purvis of Central Christian Church will preach Sunday at 8 pm in Sherman at a union service. His topic is the Rationality of Trust, a subject discussed recently at the Sherman Rotary Club, drawing notable attention and attendee interest from Wrights residents.
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J. T. Purvis
Central Christian Church
Sherman
Mr. Purvis
Sherman Rotary Club
Whitewright
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Roy Finley III
Arlington Dead
Bonus Army
Capitol
U. S. Cavalry
Fourteenth Street
Francis J. Harney
Costello Post
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Phillips Farm
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