Gerald Mann Speaks at Rotary Luncheon
Dallas former secretary of state Gerald Mann told the Rotary Club luncheon about taxation and soil erosion. He criticized Texas tax assessment as unfair with 254 county agencies and wide value variances, urged fair taxation and soil conservation, and cited erosion costs. Out of town visitors attended the event.
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Gerald Mann
Dallas
Rotary Club
Mann
Texas
J. H. Waggoner
Frank Thompson
Jesse McGee
Earl Altman
Rollin Rolfe
John Bean
Sherman
F. O. Marshall
Commerce
Wage-Earner Debt Relief Bill In House
Washington ledger reports the Chandler bankruptcy bill moving in the House. It would allow wage earners facing debt to file in federal courts, have creditors summoned, and work out a two year plan to settle obligations. The measure lowers costs and permits installment payments on those costs.
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Washington
House
Congress
NYA student aid program to continue in 1937-38
In Austin, J C Kellam, Texas director of the National Youth Administration, said a renewal of the NYA program for the 1937-38 school year is expected within days. Last year the program provided part time work for over 14,000 Texas students in 2135 high schools and more than 8,000 college jobs in 87 institutions with minor rule changes and a small quota reduction anticipated.
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Austin
NYA
J. C. Kellam
Texas
National Youth Administration
Kellum
Frost Damages Colorado Vegetable Crop In Tarryall
Ed Johnson, a rancher in the lower Tarryall area near Colorado Springs, reports frost damage to his vegetable crop. The frost produced icy crystals crackling underfoot and a 34 degree reading at his ranch, matching cold on Pikes Peak, with a prolonged dry spell slowing district crops.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Ed Johnson
Tarryall
Pikes Peak
Claudette Colbert in I Met Him in Paris at Palace Theatre
Feature picture at the Palace Theatre tonight and Friday stars Claudette Colbert Robert Young and Melvin Douglas in I Met Him in Paris. Saturday presents It Happened Out West with Paul Kelly and Judith Allen. Preview Monday shows Gloria Stuart and Michael Whalen in The Lady Escapes. Bargain nights Tuesday and Wednesday feature Paul Kelly June Travis and Reginald Denny in Join the Marines. Thursday and Friday next week offer Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Parnell.
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Palace Theatre
Paris
Claudette Colbert
Robert Young
Melvin Douglas
Paul Kelly
Judith Allen
Snob Lord Houghton on Social Happiness
During a discussion on social happiness Lord Houghton offered the reply of a perfect self-satisfied snob. He declared social happiness consists in being asked everywhere and going nowhere in society.
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Houghton
Connally proposes 24 cent cotton benefit plan
Senator Connally of Texas proposed a flat 24 cent per pound benefit on 1937 cotton to aid growers. The plan uses funds from the 1935 agricultural adjustment act export aid, covering a large share of an estimated 12 dollar per bale benefit while allowing existing commodity loans to continue. He aims to keep exports up and prevent price freezing by tying loans to a minimum 12.5 cent base and urging sale over holding for higher domestic price.
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Washington
Connally
Texas
Senate
Representative Jones
Amarillo
House Agriculture Committee
The
Texan
Congressional clash delays wage and hour bill
Washington reports a furious split between President Roosevelt and Congress over federal crop loans. Angered by the loan denial, lawmakers moved to block wage and hour legislation, risking an early adjournment and creating confusion in the closing days of the session. Southern members urged delaying the bill to secure price supports for cotton and other crops.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Woodul Backs Big Bend Park Plan With Donation
Acting Governor Woodul endorsed the international park in Big Bend country and pledged to urge Governor Allred to seek legislative action after the budget is balanced. He contributed $20 toward land purchase by private subscription, joining many smaller gifts to the effort.
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Austin
Woodul
Big Bend
Rio Grande
Allred
Rich Street Sweeper Laheen Left $42170 in Will
Thomas Laheen, 66, longtime San Francisco street sweeper, died last January. A will contest revealed he saved $42,170, prompting questions about his finances and the bequest.
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San Francisco
Thomas Laheen
Laheen
Bonham Trio Hurt In Crash Near Lafayette Ind
Norman J. Atkins of Bonham Texas was in critical condition after an automobile crash near Lafayette Indiana. Four people were killed in the wreck. Atkins wife and their six month old son were described as fair by physicians.
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Lafayette
Ind
Norman J. Atkins
Bonham
Tex
Atkins
Whitewright school opening set for September 13
Opening date for Whitewright schools is September 13, announced by H W Key. All faculty slots are filled except a high school history teacher to replace J H Burma who resigned to join Sherman High School. Transfers to local schools total 96 plus 42 district pupils, about last year.
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Whitewright
H. W. Key
J. H. Burma
Sherman High School
Board of Education
Key
Mr. Key
School Children To Attend Exposition
Dallas report notes Whitewright groups will travel September 22 and 23 to the Greater Texas and Pan American Exposition with a group rate via Katy Railroad. Round trip 86 cents. A service office near the main gate will issue 25 cent admission tickets and provide lodging, baggage service, and information at no extra charge. Governor Allred proclaims school holidays. full credits earnable. Exhibits include Cavalcade of the Americas, Pan American Casino, Texas Hall of State with Tulane exhibit, and expanded Hall of Texas History. Football season underway. two days at nominal cost.
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Dallas
Whitewright
Katy
James V. Allred
Americas
Texas Hall of State
Tulane University of Mid-American History
Hall of Texas
Electrical Death Trap Protects Stock Says Farmer
DALLAS. Death by electrocution is the verdict Joe Meyer, a horse and mule trader, gives for flies and mosquitoes in his mule barn. He installed a box-like device with charged wires that harm any insect touching them. He notes that a few flies in the morgue attract others.
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Dallas
Joe Meyer
Meyer
Enterprise Church Adds 28 Members in Revival
The Enterprise Baptist Church welcomed twenty eight new names to its roll during the revival meeting that closed Sunday night. Thirteen joined by baptism and fifteen by letter. Rev. Shaw of Fort Worth assisted by Rev. F. O. Robinson conducted the revival. Citizens call it one of the best in years.
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Enterprise Baptist Church
Shaw
Fort Worth
F. O. Robinson
Lightning Kills Four Sisters in Tobacco Field
Four Hes ter sisters working on their father's tobacco farm near Creedmore North Carolina were killed by a lightning bolt while stringing tobacco beneath a tree. Marice 25 a school teacher Vivian 19 a Raleigh business student Mary 16 and Edith 14 died in the tragedy. their father an uncle and a neighbor nearby escaped injury.
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Creedmore
N. C
Edgar Hester
Marice
Vivian
Raleigh
Mary
Edith
Singing Convention at Canaan Church Near Whitewright
The County Line Singing Convention will be at Canaan church three miles north of Whitewright on Sunday starting at 2 p.m. Several distant quartets are expected. The quartet traveling the farthest will receive five gallons of gas free.
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Canaan Church
Whitewright
Not Sure About the Nights List Optimist Quip
Quote exchange notes optimism about the days while doubting the nights. The brief dialogue contrasts belief that the world improves daily with concern over night conditions.
Negro Home Raided. Liquor and Beer Found
State prohibition officers with local help raided a negro home Saturday afternoon discovering un stamped liquor, homemade brew ready for sale, and jars of white mule. Louisa Ball was charged in county court with possession of un stamped liquor unlawful manufacture of liquor and possession of beer for sale in a dry area. Officers also confiscated liquor and beer at a South Bond street business and filed charges against the operator.
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Louisa Ball
Negress
Prohibition Enforcement
South Bond Street
37 Cotton Crop to Be 15,993,000 Bales
Government experts forecast a bumper 15,593,000 bale cotton crop with 223.3 pounds per acre yield, and a 33,429,000 acre harvest. Critics question the forecast accuracy amid August weather and boll weevil migration concerns.
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Washington
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Smith
Dem
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Moves to Raise Pensions
The Senate passed a liberalizing measure expanding eligibility for service connected benefits to World War II veterans and dependents. It would raise payments to widows and orphans and bring new beneficiaries under existing law, with first year cost estimated at 7.916 million dollars and widow and dependent parent increases totaling 5.827 million.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Roosevelts demand for crop control before loans
President Roosevelt urged Congress to secure crop loans with Federal control of cotton, wheat, corn, hogs and other staples, warning loans hinge on passage of a crop control law. He cited looming 1937 corn and wheat harvests and criticized surplus-driven prices while Agriculture forecasts show large crops ahead.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
Agricultural Department
Congress
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Whitewright Cattle Receipts Highlight Cotton Market
Whitewright gins report 66 bales of cotton received by Wednesday night, nine bales below last year but ahead of 1935. Buyers paid 10.75 a bale and 25.00 a ton for seed. Seed market未 opened but will soon. Hot weather boosted opening, demand for pickers rising. farmers expect a larger crop though damage from heat lowers 1937 outlook. Government 1937 crop estimate exceeds 15,500,000 bales, about 3,000,000 more than last year.
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Wright Gins
Texan visits doomed son before Wyoming execution
E. E. Carroll, 69, of Beaumont Texas, left Cheyenne for a final visit with his son Paul Carroll slated for Friday for murder of C. C. Barnard. The father, who failed to secure a governor commutation, will stay in Rawlins after the execution but won’t witness it. Paul Carroll said his life fight had panned out as expected as he faces Wyoming’s first lethal gas chamber execution.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
E. E. Carroll
Beaumont
Texas
Paul (Perry) Carroll
C. C. Barnard
Union Pacific Railroad
Perry
Leslie M. Miller
Rawlins
McPherson
Paul Carroll
Carroll
Wyoming
Taxes Abandoned in Utah City Says Mayor
Officials of Fillmor e r e, Utah, said a city tax will be unnecessary this year and probably forever. Mayor James A. Kelly said the citys 16000 annual income from its electrical distribution system and water department leaves a comfortable surplus over expenses, which last year were 9000.
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Fillmorer
Utah
James A. Kelly
Arbitrator Named to Value of Bovine Tail Case
Waterloo Iowa Blackhawk County supervisors appointed an investigator to determine the value of a cow tail after farmers Fred E Barth and Homer F Carroll claimed 25 dollars each in damages when a dog bit off their cows tails. The board assessed damages nearer ten dollars.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Blackhawk
Fred E. Barth
Homer F. Carroll
Scouts Vacation at Turner Falls Trip Report
The Whitewright Scout Troop embarked on a three day trip to Turner Falls Sulphur and Devil's Den Oklahoma leaving Whitewright early Monday. They camped hiked swam visited caves and Platt National Park areas enjoying meals and a night near Cold Springs. The group returned home tired yet happy thanking the American Legion for support.
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Whitewright
Turner Falls
Sulphur
Devil’s den
Oklo
Jack Meador
Hoyle Riddle
R. D. Maddux
Cold Springs
Platt National Park
Devil's den
Denison
American Legion
Moonlit muse leads maid to fallen for homely Rastus
A light exchange reveals Liza admits loving Rastus after being moonlighted into it. The mistress questions the unlikely romance, highlighting social humor andCharacter contrast in a simple domestic vignette.
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Liza
Rastus
Missus
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