Return of Earl Fields and W P Hobby Victory Notes
Mrs. W F Fields returned from Camp Travis where her son Earl Fields recovers from illness Elgie Fields wounded in action in France July 1 War Department notified Grayson College property to be sold Sept 1 George Burnham letter from Camp Travis on army life Carl Reeves from Cody New Mexico on guard duty telephone rates rise August 1 Whitewright primary results list county officials C B Bryant Jr Dallas medical course J F Lilley buys lots near Methodist Church Lightless nights order effective Monday and Tuesday each week A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Willie Samples Cox and Horton open meat market with grocery
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Camp Travis
Earl Fields
Earl
War Department
Elgie Fields
France
George Burnham
the Sun
Carl Reeves
Cody
N. M
Co. B. Bryant
Board of
Grayson College
Whitewright
W. P. Hobby
James E. Ferguson
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Robert Lovelace
Tom Roberts
Bob McGinnis
Bob Parsons
S. B. Cowell
C. A. Barker
Ice B. Reeves
D. S. McMillin
Dayton B. Steed
J. H. Johnson
15Th District
Silas Hare
G. W. Acton
C. B. Bryant Jr
Dallas
J. F. Lilley
R. L. Holcomb
Jesse Wallace
San Antonio
Willie Samples
Ely
Cox & Horton
Dallasite May Head O Daniel Cabinet Group
Dallas businessman Clarence R. Miller is reported as the choice to head Governor-Elect Lee O'Daniel's unofficial business cabinet. Miller, who halted his race for governor, already serves on the state industrial commission and is seen as fitting the business administration plan. With the election not until November, cabinet appointments are expected to wait until winter.
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Austin
Clarence R. Miller
Dallas
Lee O'Daniel
Miller
E. O. Thompson
James V. Allred
State Industrial Commission
O’daniel
O'Daniel
Schools Get Two Dollars Per Capita Disbursement
The Education Department announced an extra 2 per capita scholastic payment. Supt. L A Woods said only 1 per cent remained and would likely be released late in August. The total disbursement reached 3,112,270 dollars based on 1,556,625 scholars.
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Austin
Education Department
Supt. L. A. Woods
Panic as German mark plummets to record lows
Panicked Germany watches the mark tumble to 3,000,000 per pound and 666,666 per dollar. In Huntsville a death chair is installed this week as electrocution replaces hanging. Local marriages include Newell E. Skaggs and Corda Nelms, and Fred Cook with Josephine Pierce. Will Jones, a Whitewright resident, begins a five year sentence after a deadly gambling dispute. Other marriages occur near Sherman and Marvin Church.
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Germany
Huntsville
Newell E. Skaggs
Corda Nelms
Will Jones
The
Sun
Fred Cook
Josephine Pierce
Sherman
Clyde Craig
J. A. Harper
Zelma McCoy
Marvin Church
Youths 20 to 24 Most Arrests in 1938 Study
State police report 18,000 arrests in six months show youths aged 20 to 24 accounted for 4,000 cases across crimes from murder to theft. Vagrancy led with 2,737 arrests, drunkenness 2,095, and women comprised a small share. In this period, 30-34 led in embezzlement, while those 45-49 had the most overall law-abiding arrests.juvenile crimes were low at ages under 15.
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Austin
Business Confidence Returning Rapidly Says Federation
The American Federation of Labor reports business confidence is returning rapidly with July signs of improvement. Production and prices were turning upward. Firms that had contemplated wage cuts will be more able to tide over the present difficult period without reducing wages. Buy your printing in Whitewright.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Colorado Cowboys Ride Again On Federal Green Pastures
Briggsdale Colorado locals endure a dust bowl legacy as federal soil experts envision turning over a million unirrigated acres into a vast pasture. About 250000 acres burned bare by drought and dust storms, with 100 families resettled or selling to the government and plans for a 100000 acre grazing tract. Project manager A E Hyde says rest is managed by a livestock association to prevent overgrazing while four cowpunchers patrol the fenced area.
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Briggsdale
Colo
Colorado
A. E. Hyde
Ray Casten
Casten
Hyde
Texas Poll Tax Debate and Its Constitutional Ties
The Dallas News analyzes the poll tax in Texas, detailing who must pay, when it is due, and its constitutional relationship to voting rights. It argues abolition hinges on constitutional change, notes governor-designate Lee O Daniel’s stance, and highlights the tax as a broad but poorly collected levy benefiting general revenue and schools.
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Texas
Lee O’daniel
O’daniel
General Revenue Fund
Dallas News
The Sun Sells Typewriter Supplies for Sale
Typewriter paper car bon adding machine paper and typewriter ribbons offered by The Sun for purchase.
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The
Sun
Drivers Urged to Study Right of Way To Prevent Crashes
State police urged drivers to learn right of way laws after a study of 1771 recent crashes found 16 percent involved at least one vehicle not in the proper position. Intersections not controlled by local rules give priority to vehicles from the right. Courtesy at intersections could prevent hundreds of crashes and save lives.
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Austin
Texas
Dust Bowl Winds Move More Soil Than Mississippi Floods
In GOODWELL Okla soil experts at Panhandle A and M College say a single bad year of dust storms can move 850 million tons of topsoil. Last year saw 117 major storms, this year fewer, with the 1933 1937 average at 68 storms.
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Goodweyy
Okla
Mississippi River
Panhandle A
M. College Experiment Station
Leto's For The Gums Ad By Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
An astringent with antiseptic properties promises satisfaction or money back if the first bottle of Leto's fails to please the user. Kirkpatrick Pharmacy presents this dental product offer with a money back guarantee.
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Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
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Jim) Waggoner
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J. Benton Davis
P. M
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Ben) Vaughan
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Ben) Ball
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