Reunion plans grow for Grayson College ex students
An active group of former Grayson College students met at First Presbyterian Church to organize for a September 3 homecoming in Whitewright. Committees formed for a morning gathering, a noon picnic, and a memorial service for teachers. Finance committee members include Joe Hamilton, Rham Pennington, Roscoe Gillett, and Dr. C. P. Johnson. next meeting set for Aug 29 at the Presbyterian Church.
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Old Grayson College
First Presbyterian Church
Whitewright
Joe Hamilton
Rham Pennington
Roscoe Gillett
C. P. Johnson
Grayson College
Presbyterian Church
Roosevelt Plans Thanksgiving Change to November 23
President Roosevelt announced from Campobello Island that Thanksgiving would be moved up one week to November 23 this year. He noted a years long complaint about the gap after Labor Day and the short interval before Christmas, and recalled early practice of October observances before adopting the last Thursday in November after the Civil War.
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Campobello Island
New Brunswick
Roosevelt
Gridiron Men Protest as Thanksgiving Date Shift Looms
New York reports a protest surge from traditionalists against President Roosevelt’s plan to move Thanksgiving from November 30 to November 23. Authorities and business leaders back the change to boost commerce, while football officials scramble over scheduling. Governor Lehman and Senator Bridges oppose amid expectations of possible dual holidays. Lew Hahn of the National Retail Dry Goods Association endorses the move, citing business benefits.
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New York
Roosevelt
New England
Herbert H. Lehman
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Washington
Double holiday dates favored by Governor ODaniel
Governor W Lee O Daniel said on Tuesday that if President Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving Day up he would proclaim two Thanksgiving days in Texas this year one on November 23 and the second on November enduring as a Texas response to a possible earlier holiday observance.
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O’daniel
Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
Roosevelt
Texas
Jesse Lyford
del Rio
Sherman
Whitewright
George S. Fortenberry
Greenville
Lyford
Earnheart
Fortenberry
A. E. Daniel
School Aid Money Received for County in Sherman
County Superintendent S R McKinney reports two recent state school aid checks and another expected. Salary aid totaling 8917 raises collected to 78.4 percent of 1938 39 total and transportation aid of 6339 brings receipts to 80 percent. A scholastic apportionment payment of 1 is due this month and will raise per capita totals to 18 or 22 for the past year.
Last Rites for A E Major Held Here
Funeral services were held for Rev. A. E. Major, 89, longtime Central Christian Church pastor, with interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. The Whitewright resident, previously a Minnesota and Illinois businessman, leaves four grandchildren and three daughters, including missionaries.
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A. E. Major
Central Christian Church
Leroy Anderson
Clifford Weaver
McKinney
Ben Hearne
Denison
Oak Hill Cemetery
R. R. Waldo
Sherman
Whitewright
Major
Christian Church
Minnesota
Texas
Illinois
Virginia
Middlewest
Eureka College
Eureka
Belle Hopkins
Chicago
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Rabbi Ben Ezra
Family Resemblance Sammy Dialogue Sketch
A brief dialogue features Sammy saying my dog is like part of the family. Billy asks which one he resembles, prompting a light exchange about family likeness.
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Sammy
Billy
Typhoid Prevention Editorial Urges Community Action
A Rotary Club sponsored editorial warns typhoid fever is a rising community threat in nearby areas. It explains transmission through contaminated food water and poor hygiene, urges vaccination, proper disinfection, testing carriers, and avoiding tank water, with details on incubation fever treatment and the need for collective prevention measures.
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Whitewright
Rotary Club
20 000 Texas Employes Not in Merit Arrangement
A Texas editorial argues the Legislature’s reluctance to enact a state civil service law leaves 20 000 state employees exposed to political manipulation. It notes only 789 are protected by a merit system funded partly by the federal government and urges a state clean politics bill and guaranteed tenure to cut waste and partisan pressure.
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Texas
Austin
Texas State Employment Service
Source of Typhoid Infection In Whitewright Area Sought
A typhoid fever outbreak in the Whitewright area prompts a health search for the source. Dr. Dodd urges water testing and offers free serum to those unable to pay while advising boiling water and cautious use of milk and dairy products. The article notes deaths and injuries from a separate highway accident near Whitewright.
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Whitewright
Dodd
State Department of Health
Bethel
George K. Stephens
Austin
Free Denison Barbecue Honors Sam Rayburn Dam Work
Denison in North Texas plans a big free barbecue next Tuesday to honor Sam Rayburn for securing Red River dam and launching the $56,000,000 project. Business leaders contribute 1500 dollars and 3000 pounds of meat. program runs 1 p.m. luncheon, 2 p.m. site visit, 4 p.m. speeches, 5:30 p.m. barbecue for all.
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Denison
Red River Dam
Texas
Sam Rayburn
United States
Denison Dam
Presbyterian Men To Meet Sept. 14
The Presbyterian Men’s Club of Fannin and Grayson Counties will be guest of the Union Presbyterian Church of Bonham Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. Rev. J. Hoytt Boles, new Hemphill Presbyterian Church pastor, will speak. Officers and members met at the local church to finalize plans.
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Presbyterian Men’s Club
Fannin
Grayson Counties
Union Presbyterian Church
Bonham
J. Hoytt Boles
Hemphill Presbyterian Church of
Fort Worth
Presbyterian Church
Earl McClure
Harry Wilbanks
F. H. Shiels
Leonard
Grady Hodges
Chas. Estes
Whitesboro
R. T. Pennington
B. Wrenn Webb
Whitewright
Grayson County cotton crop cut by drouth
Grayson County expects a down year in cotton production due to drought. County Agent W O Teddlie projects about 30 000 bales this season versus 41 705 last year and 59 709 in 1937. Estimated acreage runs 85 000 to 90 000 with many farmers planting less or none.
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Teddlie
Red River
37 Bales of Cotton Ginned to Date
Whitewright reports 37 bales ginned this season by Wednesday night with two bales in earlier days. George Jarvis brought in the second bale from south of town. Donigan Gin and Planters Gin contributed the first two. Local gins paid 9.35 cents per pound for cotton and 16 dollars per ton for seed.
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Whitewright
George Jarvis
Donigan Gin Company
Planters Gin Company
Texas Black Gold Ceases to Flow
Texas oil operators shut down 87,000 wells at 7 a.m. for 15 days in response to a Texas Railroad Commission order. The action protests a 20 cent per barrel price cut by major buyers. Texas supplies 40 percent of U S crude, with early reports noting compliance and sharp criticism of large companies.
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Dallas
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
States Join Oklahoma City Oil Shut Down Strike
Five states Kansas Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico followed Texas in a coordinated oil field shutdown to halt wells. Workmen closed 56 000 Oklahoma wells Wednesday morning, with governors announcing shut downs in each state to run for two weeks.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
John E. Miles
A. A. Andreas
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C. L. Pickett
Arizona
Gertrude Major
Laura Lynn Major
China
Nashville
Tenn
Myrtle Irene Pickett
Akron
Ohio
Lois Kaminke
Longpoint
Ill
Harold Pickett
Kansas City
Lindley Pickett
Phoenix
Grayson
Drouth
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