Speeders Face Crackdown On Grayson County Hills
Sherman report warns drivers on Highway 75 from Denison to Sherman to slow below 45 mph to curb road hazards. Patrolmen Busby and Marion will patrol the nine mile stretch, citing June safety data showing 142 fatal accidents and 159 deaths, with half non collision caused by speeding and loss of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Denison
George Busby
Busby
John Marion
Department of Public Safety
Texas cotton growers form panel to seek 15 cent price floor
A Texas assembly of 125 growers bankers and business leaders asks President and Congress for cotton price stabilization at 15 cents per pound. They estimate this year's crop around 15 million bales while current prices run under 11 cents. A Washington march is planned if needed to push stabilization loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Congress
Washington
J. E. McDonald
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
Ralph W. Moore
Granger
Texas State Grange
McDonald
Commissioners of Agriculture
Texas Group
Grange
Moore
O. H. Cross
Waco
George Moffitt
Chillicothe
Julius Seeligmann
San Antonio
Lawrence Chapman
Florence
B. B. Black
Hayden Perry
Robstown
B. C. Marshall
Heidenheimer
J. H. McCrary
Calvert
Will Weatherford
Ennis
Southern AAA head Cobb resigns in Washington
Cully A. Cobb of Atlanta resigned Monday from the directorship of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration's Southern division. Acting administrator J. B. Hutson said no action would be taken immediately due to the absence of Henry Wallace and J. B. Tolley. Cobb, 53, joined AAA in 1933 to lead the cotton plow up campaign and was en route to Auburn, Alabama for a speaking engagement tomorrow. He plans to return to private life around Sept. 1 and has long been associated with the Southern Ruralist and Progressive Farmer publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cully A. Cobb
Atlanta
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Southern Division
J. B. Hutson
Agriculture
Henry Wallace
J. B. Tolley
Cobb
AAA
Auburn
Ala
Southern Ruralist
Progressive Farmer
Attorney Gulped Poisonous Acid Wins Suit for City
New York attorney Aaron J. Arnold won a damage suit against the city after drinking half a pint of a liquid described as poisonous acid. Plaintiff Marion Owens claimed mouth and throat burns from park workers directing a hose sprayed liquid into her mouth. City park officials testified the spray was a harmless oil mix labeled Three per cent inert ingredients, 97 per cent petroleum. The jury returned a verdict for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aaron J. Arnold
Marion Owens
David Schweizer
Park Department
Brick Tossing Leads To Slaying Of Man
Sam Damron, 35, former resident of Nobility, was shot dead early Sunday on the Mack Lancaster gun lot. Night guard Bob Martin reported an unidentified companion and Damron threw bricks at him. a brick hit Martin, and the loaded gun fired, killing Damron in the face. Damron’s body was sent to Stamford for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Sam Damron
Mack Lancaster
Bob Martin
Martin
Damron
Stamford
Want Ads Inexpensive Listings From Local Buyers
Want ads list various sales and real estate prompts with names and places. Mrs F P Phillips advertises a Case sulky plow. Mrs J F Holland sells farm wagon and tools. S H Montgomery Agency offers bargains on farms and real estate. Tom Barbee notes daily offers to buy or sell. John Reeves advertises two modern dwellings for sale. S H Montgomery Agency promotes auto loan financing. Whitewright Hatchery resumes Aug 9 at West Main offering custom hatching and book orders with G V Ford listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Barbee
Whitewright Hatchery
West Main
G. V. Ford
Sherman Business College President H. A. Ivy Dies
H. A. Ivy 76 longtime Sherman Business College president and anti liquor advocate died suddenly at his home. Born 1860 in Fayette County Texas he earned a Baylor BA and held multiple civic roles including director of the Texas Anti-Saloon League and secretary of the Grayson County Better Government League. Surviving are his wife two sons five daughters and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Sherman Business College
H. A. Ivy
West Pecan
Ivy
Mr. Ivy
Fayette County
Texas
Washington P. Ivy
Frances Seay Ivy
Baylor University
Woodmen Circle
First Baptist Church
Texas Anti-Saloon League
Grayson County
Better Government League
Myrtle Travis Ivy
W. A. F. Ivy
Vicksburg
Miss
H. A. Ivy Jr
Elizabeth Ivy Holman
South Pasadena
Calif
Marguerite
Frances
Carol Christine
Naomi Ruth Ivy
John W. Ivy
Muldoon
Joe Ivy
Waco
Harvest starts on biggest corn crop since 1932
Chicago report says farmers from South Dakota to Ohio begin harvesting a crop two to eight times larger than 1936. Government July 1 estimate places yield near 2.57 billion bushels, about double 1936. Weather in July boosted outlook and sent Chicago Board of Trade prices down about 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
South Dakota
Ohio
Chicago Board of Trade
6 008 Persons Cut From Age Pension Roll During July
AUSTIN The Old Age Assistance Commission said 117 665 persons would receive payments in August, 6 008 fewer than in July. Acting director W A Little noted checks would mail earlier due to federal matching money. Reinvestigations to verify eligibility continue under a law from last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Old Age Assistance Commission
W. A. Little
Little
Ice cooled sheets defend against heat in North Carolina
The Rev. Walter C. Ball of Goldsboro, North Carolina, a Methodist minister, sleeps through heat waves by cooling his bed sheets in his refrigerator for several hours before bedtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Ball
Goldsboro, N. C
Sunday Socials in Westminster and Nearby Towns
Mahurin News notes Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hall and son with Mrs. Hall's parents in Westminster. Oland Bush and children visited Whitewright. Mrs. Modisett and children attended church in Savoy and visited the Burrises. Mullican and Reba Bush in Savoy Sunday. Vernor Mullican Clarence Blanton and D B Withrow in Whitewright. Arthur Ford family spent Sunday in Randolph. T B Blanton in Bonham. Burris and Bartley groups in Bonham. Mary Riggs and children visited in Bonham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Hall
Aaron Burris
Westminster
Hall
W. T. Farmer
Oland Bush
Vaden Bush
Whitewright
S. F. Modisett
Savoy
Joe Burris
A. E. Mullican
Reba Bush
Acquit Rogers in Death Case at Sherman
G L Rogers 45 of Dorchester was acquitted by a district court jury of the stool slaying of William Perkins 28 of Ida in an affray at the Rock Pig Inn south of Sherman. The state charged a murder indictment alleging Perkins was felled by a fist blow and Rogers felled him with a heavy stool while another man Cecil Smallwood of Denison struck the victim. Typewriter carbon paper and ribbons offered for sale at Sun office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
G. L. Rogers
Dorchester
William Perkins
Ida
Perkins
Rock Pig Inn
Rogers
Ida Farmer
Cecil Smallwood
Denison
Worm Threat Seen for Cotton In This Region
Sherman reports county agent B F Gray received a warning from College Station about an impending leaf and boll worm infestation across eastern Texas toward the Red River and Panhandle by mid August. Calcium arsenate urged, with dusting between 4 am and 7 pm and dew on fields for effective control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
B. F. Gray
College Station
Tom Bean
Texas
Red River
Panhandle
Acre
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Roberts
Delporte
Children’s New Sox
Little Brother
Big Brother
T. W. Ayres & Son
Carter
Gossard
Southern Head
Sun Office
F. P. Phillips
J. F. Holland
Rl, Whitewright
Grayson, Fannin
Collin Counties
S. H. Montgomery Agency
John Reeves
Manning & Meador
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
S. Travis St
Business School
Poplar Bluff
Mary Frances Grimes
William H. Grimes
Carl Holliday
Neelyville
Grimes
Edgar Hammons
J. J. Alexander
Frances Alexander
Butler County
Randolph Weber
Holliday
Sun
Pan-Americ
KATY
Mahurin News
Typewriter
Joe Riddle
Southland Home Ice Company
Mark Montgomery Junior
Southland Home Ice Co
Manning & Meador Hardware — Furniture — Farmalls
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!