Cotton Climbs to New Highs Amid Market Rally
Cotton rose to new highs with gains up to 1.50 per bale as futures surged while wheat added 1% to 1% cents per bushel ahead of the government crop report. Banks discussed forming a credit corporation to finance moving cotton to mills and textile demand showed notable improvement as bulls pushed stocks and commodities higher.
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New York
Motors
Stock Exchange
Midwest
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Cotton Advances Nearly $12 Per Bale
New Orleans report shows October cotton contracts at 7.37 cents. The week’s rise nears twelve dollars per bale, up nearly 50 percent from six weeks ago. Government crop estimate of 11,306,000 bales cited, with stock market gains and wheat gains aiding. Banking syndicate progress to take over Farm Board held bales also mentioned.
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New Orleans
Farm Board
Spot Cotton Steady in Fort Worth with Gains At Close
Spot cotton at Fort Worth closed steady up 20 points to 6.5 cents for middling spots. Across 10 designated markets the average middling price Tuesday was 6.64 cents, up from 6.20 a year ago and far from 11.47 two years ago. Southern market sales Tuesday reached 15,334, totaling 29,640 for the week and 53,957 for the season, compared with last year and two years ago.
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Fort Worth
Red River Valley Fair picks new officers
George Shields of Denison was elected president of the Red River Valley Fair Association with four other officers named by directors to plan the fair October 3 to 8. Frank Thompson was named secretary, Bob Gresham assistant secretary, G. H. Wilcox vice president, and F. M. Echols vice president.
Executions of Brown and Johnson Sing as They Die
Richard Brown and Richard Johnson, both Negroes, were electrocuted in Huntsville for the Fort Worth killing of Ted Nodurft and assault on his fiancee at Wichita Falls. Brown faced robbery with firearms charges and was executed first. Johnson, convicted of Nodurfts murder, sang the chorus of Swing Low Sweet Chariot as he went to the chair, with a priest in attendance.
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Huntsville
Richard Brown
Richard Johnson
Ted Nodurft
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Brown
Johnson
Nodurft
Negro Invited to White House Lunch by Hoover Committee
Washington reports all members of the Hoover notification committee have been invited to a White House buffet on Thursday. Charles Isaacs of Natchez Mississippi, a Negro, is the designated Mississippi member and a former Republican convention delegate. The event precedes the renomination ceremony at the Republican national convention and follows a prior White House guest appearance in 1929.
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Washington
Hoover Notification Committee
Charles Isaacs
Natchez
Miss
White House
Hoover
District of Columbia
Isaacs
Mississippi
Oscar DePriest
Illinois
New Good Government Party Formed In Dallas Metting
A secret Dallas gathering launched the Good Government party with Fort Worth activist George W. Armstrong as Governor nominee. The platform opposes repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and supports free silver 16 to 1, abolishing the Federal Reserve Board, and a 100 percent inheritance tax above 500000. Key nominees include Charles P. Smith for Lieutenant Governor Oscar Callaway for Attorney General John L. Andrews for Congressman at Large and Waddy Thompson for Railroad Commissioner.
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Dallas
George W. Armstrong
Fort Worth
Armstrong
Charles P. Smith
Henderson
Oscar Callaway
Comanche
John L. Andrews
Waddy Thompson
Thompson
C. H. Abbott
Houston
R. W. Peckham
Y. Q. McCammon
Sterling P. Clarke
League of Nations
Congress
Federal Reserve Board and Advisory Council
Federal Reserve Banks
Gas Firm Raises Small Bill Across 250 Texas Oklahoma Towns
The Community Natural Gas Company announced a rate increase for the first 1 000 cubic feet, with a tiered new price: 1.50 for the first 1 000 feet, 1.25 for the second thousand, 0.75 for the next 3 000, 0.50 for the next 20 000, and 0.45 for over 25 000 feet. The present price is 1.18 for the first thousand and 0.675 for over 1 000 feet.
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Community Natural Gas Company
Texas
Oklahoma
Chester L. May
May
Bonham Plans Rally for Sterling
Judge S F Leslie calls supporters of Gov Ross S Sterling to attend a county rally at the courthouse next Friday night. He notes the current administration funds highway work in Fannin County and urges voters to back Sterling at the polls.
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Bonham
S. F. Leslie
Ross S. Sterling
Fannin County
Sterling
Whitewright City Plans 15 Percent Cut in Operating Expenses
The city budget prepared by Mayor F. M. Echols cuts operating expenditures by fifteen percent for the coming fiscal year. Tax valuations fall the same amount and revenues drop accordingly while the tax rate remains 1.70. Allocation shifts favor interest and sinking funds, with fire insurance rates praised for annual savings.
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City of
Whitewright
F. M. Echols
City Commission
Echols
Hoover to broadcast acceptance speech Thursday night
President Hoover will deliver his acceptance address for the Republican renomination from Constitution Hall Washington via National Broadcasting Company at 8 p m This ceremony called for Everett Sanders to introduce Representative Bertrand H Snell of New York who will deliver the nomination address The President’s reply will be broadcast worldwide The program will be carried by Station WFAA Dallas and WBAP Fort Worth on the Southwest Channel 800 kilocycles
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Hoover
United States
National Broadcasting Company
Constitution Hall
Washington
D. C
Everett Sanders
Republican National Committee
Bertrand H. Snell
New York
WFAA
Dallas
WBAP
Fort Worth
Mrs Louis Randle Dies in California
Mrs Louis Randle dies in San Bernardino California after surgery, funeral held at Presbyterian Church in Whitewright this afternoon at 3 with Rev J F Fender in charge. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include husband Louis C Randle daughter Mrs Wesley Boyd Sherman sister Mrs Lucian Andrews and five brothers Burn Everheart J P Everheart John Everheart Lanius Everheart Julius Everheart.
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Presbyterian Church
Louis Randle
San Bernardino
Calif
J. F. Fender
Oak Hill Cemetery
Whitewright
Burn Everheart
Wesley Boyd
Louis C. Randle
Lucian Andrews
Sherman
J. P. Everheart
Rotan
John Everheart
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Lanius
Julius Everheart
Will Open New Grocery Saturday In Whitewright
Luther Gordon, long tied to the grocery trade, will reopen a cash grocery in the Gordon building this Saturday. After six months away, he returns to Whitewright with a fresh stock and plans a morning opening. He enjoys strong local support and extensive knowledge of the grocery business.
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Luther Gordon
Gordon Building
Whitewright
Mr. Gordon
State Funds Cut 60 Percent for Rural High Tuition
The State Department of Education informs that only 60 percent of rural high school tuition for 1931-32 can be paid. The appropriation was $400,000 but bills reached $600,000, leaving Whitewright High School about 1500 dollars of loss on its 4500 bill. Legislature may add funds to cover the full amount.
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State Department of Education
Hgih
Whitewright
State Department
Tax Officials Give Up Phones To Save Money
Wichita Falls. The Commissioners Court cut thirteen telephone connections in the Wichita County courthouse effective Aug 15. Public servants including three district judges, the county superintendent, farm and home agents, treasurer, tax assessor, road engineer, two peace justices, and two Tax Collector extensions will use other telephones, saving about $60 per month.
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Wichita Falls
Commissioners’ Court
Wichita County
Lilley Dry Goods Stock Sold by Court
The Lilley Dry Goods Company stock and fixtures were sold at public auction in a bankruptcy sale to M. C. Spivy & Company of Bonham for 1910. After bidding, M. C. Klinman raised the bid by 10 percent in Sherman, and the referee accepted, causing Spivy to not receive the stock. It is unclear what Klinman plans but rumors say he intends to add to the stock and continue the business.
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Lilley Dry Goods Company
M. C. Spivy & Company
Bonham
M. C. Klinman
Sherman
Spivy
Grayson County to Audit Records in Commission Action
Grayson County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to audit county records in an executive session. The panel discussed plan steps to be decided in the afternoon session as Commissioner J R Westbrook outlined. The audit period was not yet set. a Dallas firm among several attended the meeting.
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Sherman
Grayson County
J. R. Westbrook
Dallas
Absentee Voting Window Closes Ahead of August 27 Election
County Clerk J. L. Doggett announces absentee ballots for the second Democratic primary are being received. The voting period ends three days before the election, with August 24 set as the final day to cast absentee votes.
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J. L. Doggett
Singing Convention to Meet at Cross Roads
Northeast Collin County singing convention gathers at Cross Roads ten miles south of Whitewright on Grayson Collin line Sunday at 2 PM. J W Gordon announces. Large attendance expected and public invited to attend.
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Collin County
Cross Roads
Whitewright
Grayson-Collins
J. W. Gordon
Greensburg Officials Jail Two Over School Tax Debt
Greensburg Pennsylvania officials jailed two unemployed men for unpaid school taxes totaling five dollars and twenty five cents, reflecting strict collection actions in the municipal system.
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Greensburg
Perpetual vigil: El Paso mother awaits 14 years for soldier son
Mrs Refugio Flores has waited daily at the El Paso union station for 14 years for her son Jesus Flores to return from war. Station manager George Strauss notes she has never relaxed her vigil as she sews to make a living. She believes her son will come back and keeps faith in his promise.
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EL Paso
Refugio Flores
Southern Pacific
Union Station
George Strauss
Jesus
Jesus Flores
Quien Sabe
Bullington Heads Republican Ticket
Wichita Falls attorney Orville Bullington was nominated by acclamation for Governor at the Republican State Convention. The slate includes Ben Sass and I F Kennedy for top state offices, with several county representatives named for railroad and other posts. The platform endorses Hoover, calls for educational reform, tax relief, road spending controls, anti trust modification, and a broader effort to win in November.
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Dallas
Orville Bullington
Wichita Falls
Ben Sass
Galveston County
I. F. Kennerly
Harris County
E. M. Eubank
Runnels County
T. J. Martin
Kinney County
G. Ray Smith
Potter County
D. E. Waggoner
Dallas County
Margaret Conger
McLennan County
P. W. McKittrick
Nacogdoches County
George G. Yates
Bell County
W. D. Giraud
Lubbock County
Supreme Court
Howall D. Ward
Nueces County
Court of Criminal Appeals
F. A. Blankenbeckler
Eastland County
Enoch G. Fletcher
van Zandt County
J. A. Simpson
Webb County
Bullington
Haines
Ferguson
Sterling
Hoover
America
Congress
Governor race totals top Texas primary records
Official canvass shows a total Texas Democratic first primary vote of 967,928 surpassing prior records. Edgar E. Witt led Lt Governor with 973,041 votes, while Miriam Ferguson won Governor with 402,238. Eighteenth Amendment resubmission passed 405,309 to 177,618.
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Fort Worth
Democratic Executive Committee
Texas
Edgar E. Witt
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ross S. Sterling
Tom F. Hunter
George W. Armstrong
Ferguson
Sterling
Hunter
Armstrong
Evans
Frakes
Glenn
Putnam
Wolfe
Allred
Becker
Calhoun
Sheppard
Shaver
Woods
McDonald
Seymour
Patterson
Satterwhite
Tennant
Terrell
Culberson
de Ware
Hatcher
Murphy
Thompson
Supreme Court
Hickman
Pierson
Speer
Congress
Adams
Cox
Darden
Hood
Jurney
Nelson
Parrish
Reed
Schleicher
Senter
Westbrook
Williams
Bailey
Davis
Downs
Fisher
Gill
Hawkins
Holcomb
Myers
Martin
Sulak
Warner
Boog-Scott
Burkett
Cargile
Harigel
Hyer
King
Lea
McGregor
Mean
Mitchner
Real
Lasse
Strong
Henry A James Funeral in Trenton and Whitewright
Funeral services for Henry An drew James were held at the Methodist Church in Trenton with burial in Indian Creek Cemetery near Nobility. He died Sunday afternoon at his Whitewright area home after years of declining health. Born May 9 1873 in Lincoln County Tennessee he lived in Texas for 33 years. He married Mattie Anderson in Huntsville Alabama on December 24 1896 and is survived by several children. A lifelong farmer he continued farming in Trenton before moving to a nearby Whitewright farm.
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Henry Andrew James
Trenton
H. B. Chambers
Indian Creek Cemetery
Nobility
Lincoln County
Tenn
Mr. James
Texas
Whitewright
Huntsville
Ala
Mattie Anderson
Cotton Pickers Get 5 Cent Rise in Wages
Prices rise as workers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley receive a 5 cent per 100 pounds wage increase for picking cotton. The accelerated costs reflect broader inflation pressures on agricultural labor.
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Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
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NEW
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Lilley Dry
COURT
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Son
Opportunity
Sun Office
Henry A. James
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