Democratic Leaders Rally Behind Roosevelt Victory Claim
A group of 24 Democratic conferees at the party headquarters predicted a Roosevelt win in November. They cited rising stock prices and commodity costs as proof of growing confidence in Roosevelt and the Democratic program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
John S. Cohen
Atlanta
National Committee
W. A. Julian
Ohio
Democracy
James A. Farley
Democratic Party
Farley
Senator Cohen
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Congress
United States
Julian
Texas
Sweet Potatoes Rise as Nation’s Second Largest Crop
The report notes sweet potatoes rank as the United States' second largest vegetable crop by production. It highlights the crop's growing importance for farmers and markets across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Grahoma feed shown by C A Wilson in Texas and Oklahoma
C A Wilson of southwest Whitewright presents heads of grahoma feed to friends. The new cross between cane and hegari resembles maize and promises higher yields than maize, with over two tons per acre claimed. His Oklahoma brother bought seed at three dollars a pound last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Wilson
Southwest
Whitewright
Grahoma
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas
Wilson
Acre
Mr. Wilson
Funds Sought to Fight Land Title Rulings in Texas
Landowners across 123 Texas counties face the Supreme Court ruling that voided the land validation act. They are asked to subscribe funds to back further efforts to protect mineral rights on about 8 million acres. The Small Wagstaff bill was ruled unconstitutional earlier. The state auditor prepares data for possible suits to reclaim half the lease rentals paid to mineral landowners. Landowners met in Pecos led by L. W. Anderson to coordinate support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Texas
Supreme Court
Wagstaff
State Auditor’s Department
Pecos
L. W. Anderson
Texas Landowners Association
Bonham Photographer C. E. Foster Dies After Illness
Bonham photographer C. E. Foster died in a local hospital after several weeks of illness. He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs. Robert Spivy and two sons Dr E H Foster of Oklahoma City and Dr Robert Foster of Groom Texas. A daughter Pauline had died earlier. Funeral services were held Sunday at 5 p m at the Spivy home with burial at Willow Wild Cemetery. A separate item from Mamaroneck New York reports a beggar arrested for parking too long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Spivy
Willow Wild Cemetery
Mrs. Simmons to Open Ready to Wear Shop in Whitewright
Mrs. J. L. Simmons moves from Paris to Whitewright and will open a ladies ready to wear shop in the former Cole & Davis building. Partitions are being added to the east side for the shop. She will carry ladies ready to wear hats and related goods and has prior experience in McKinney and Paris stores. She will reside in Mrs. Paul Roberts’ home.
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J. L. Simmons
Whitewright
Paris
Cole & Davis Company
Simmons
McKinney
Paul Roberts
Cotton crop forecast sparks price surge across markets
The Agriculture Department projected an 11.306 million bale cotton crop for the year, 5.79 million bales below last season, boosting New York and New Orleans prices by about five dollars per bale. Weevil damage and reduced fertilizer use drive the shortfall as bankers eye mills’ futures purchases.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
New York
New Orleans
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Farm Board
Orangeville News Notes and Local Church Services
Rain cooled the air but did little for plants as cotton opens locally. Mrs. Paul Bowen and several others suffer sickness while the Wilder children and Misses Ownby visit. Rev Ball preached at the Methodist Church and revival continues at the Baptist Church. Friends honor Lilian and Pauline Stroud at an ice cream gathering. Burr Hulett spent the weekend.
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Paul Bowen
Otis Wilder
Pat Miller
Frank Holt
Pauline
Addien Ownby
Phyllis
Mary Ellen Brown
Ball
Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Marie
Lois Wilder
Claudie Mayes
Mr. Stroud
Lillian
Pauline Stroud
Burr Hulett
Local residents host guests and visit in area towns
Desert News lists visits by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gentry and others to Sulphur Oklahoma Leonard Celina and Dallas. Several families including Walker Caraway Matthews and Fogle Wilson share weekend visits and relatives in Sherman Prosper and McKinney. A series of church meetings led by Rev Hines and Rev Markham is planned to begin August 16 at the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Gentry
Sulphur
Oklo
Bertha Smith
Leonard
Byron Caraway
Asa Walker
Celina
Wilma Walker
Wallace Caraway
Homer Sanderson
D. S. Carr
Whitewright
S. E. Magers
Pascal Binion
Dallas
D. B. Tate
Rev. C. D. Record
East Texas
J. H. Matthews
Will Thornton
Hico
Ola McCarty
Doyle Matthews
Mamie Matthews
Sherman
Damron
Juanita Lewis
Francis Lou Golden
J. D. Buchanan
Charley Buchanan
McKinney
Prosper
Newt McCarty
Louis Cornell
Charley Clark
Ivy Neathery
Joe Fogle
Bill Wilson
Williams Bros
Grady Allen
Slaton
Donnie Buchanan
C. C. Hines
Garland
Rev. L. Markham
The
Presbyterian Church
Predicts Texas cotton yield since 1922 in 1932 forecast
The 1932 Texas cotton crop is forecast at 3,826,000 bales with 69 percent of normal condition and 134 pounds per acre. Estimated state output values rise as prices gain, with 14,192,000 acres planted and 13,681,000 expected to be harvested after typical abandonment. Regional yields vary from Northwest 80 percent to Southeast 66 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Austin
Texas
State Departments of Agriculture
J. E. McDonald
Northwest
Prices below 1931 level for farm implements in March
A Bureau of Agricultural Economics report shows farmer prices for equipment in March 1932 were lower than 1931 and well below 1929. Notable items include two-horsepower plows at 21 dollars, a two-bottom tractor plow at 103, and a grain drill at 142, with various tractors, wagons, and machinery priced comparably lower than earlier years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
John Deere
McCormick-Deering
Woman's Hip Broken After Wasp Causes Car Crash
In Corsicana Mrs. E. C. Greenlee, 84, is hospitalized with a fractured hip after a Sunday afternoon crash near Mildred High School. Passenger Mrs. Edgar Eliot sprained her back, and driver Mrs. C. M. Thornell suffered minor bruises. The wreck occurred when a wasp allegedly stung the driver, causing loss of control and a double overturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsicana
E. C. Greenlee
Navarro Clinic
Mildred High School
Edgar Eliot
C. M. Thornell
Bandits seize ring as Fort Worth man woos in park
Bandits in Brackenridge Park eavesdropped on Max Moses as he proposed to his fiancée, then grabbed the diamond ring and his automobile and fled. Moses said he would keep his fiancée's name private for now.
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San Antonio
Max Moses
Fort Worth
Brackenridge Park
Moses
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