Davidson Attacks Pardon Policy as Crime Aid
Austin Aug 19 Lynch Davidson of Houston former Lieutenant Governor attacked Governor Ferguson’s pardon policy. He cited a beating near Alvarado and the Englar triple murder as examples, asserting that leniency invites crime while juries and courts should not be set aside except in clear injustice. He argued government must protect law abiding citizens above all.
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Lynch Davidson
Houston
Ferguson
Alvarado
Englar
Here
Davidson
Souvenir Fiends Steal Sod From Coolidge Graves
Plymouth Vermont residents report thefts of sod from the Coolidge family cemetery birthplace of President Coolidge. Clods of sod and hymnals vanish while a nearby tea room sells cloth pads advertised as woven from shirts once worn by Calvin Coolidge Jr.
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President Coolidge
Calvin Jr
Union Church
Young Cal Vin
Mrs Andy Rouse dies. funeral held at home
Mrs. Andy Rouse, 51, died Tuesday at her home east of Mahuring after long illness. Funeral services were at the home Wednesday morning led by Rev. Keiffer of Ector's Methodist church. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by husband Andy Rouse and two children. Native of Tennessee, family long-time resident near town on the C Bryant farm. A respected community member.
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Mahuring
Keiffer
Ector
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lloyd Moore
Revivalist Rev Classsie Williams Preaches at Local Negro Church
The regularly ordained Baptist woman preacher Rev Classsie Williams led a royal meeting at the negro Baptist church attracting many, with notable white attendance. After a Greenville revival she began another series in Denton, concluding the local meetings Wednesday night.
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Classsie Williams
Negro Baptist Church
Greenville
Denton
Mrs W W Perkinson Visits Durant Native in City
Mrs W W Perkinson and her daughter from Durant Oklahoma spent the weekend in the city with Mrs M J Long.
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W. W. Perkinson
Durant, Okla
M. J. Long
Austin Chamber Will Furnish Cotton Pickers
The Austin Chamber of Commerce states it can furnish cotton pickers to any Texas region in need. Farmers should write to the Austin Chamber of Commerce specifying whether white, Mexican, or Black pickers are required. No charge is made to farmers or pickers. drought-driven crop failures have expanded available help.
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the Sun
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Austin
Texas
Texas Gains Farms as Most States See Declines
A agriculture department survey shows a net farm decrease of about 30,000 nationally, but Texas and Florida report increases of around 10 percent. Texas saw growth mainly in northern and western cotton belt fringe, with most land cleared in Northeast and Central Texas. The report also notes swamp land drainage with large reclamations in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Southeast Texas.
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Department of Agriculture
Texas
Florida
Lone Star
Mississippi
Louisiana
Former A. & M. Head Accepts Oklahoma U. Presidency
Dr. William Bennett Bizzell, longtime president of A. and M. College, gave farewell addresses in College Station and Bryan Brazos County as he prepared to move Tuesday with his family to Norman to become president of the University of Oklahoma. He urged ethical living and fair dealing, tying faith to public integrity.
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College Station
William Bennett Bizzell
A. & M. College
Bryan
Brazos County
Churces
Norman
University of Oklahoma
God
Texas
M P Ball Team Wins Pennant This Season
The Methodist Presbyterian baseball team clinched the pennant last Thursday by defeating Baptist Christian 7 to 0. A Friday win 2 to 0 extended their lead to four games as the season ended.
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Methodist-Presbyterian
Baptist-Christian
M-Ps
Death of John E. Webster at local home
John E. Webster died this morning at 8 30 at his daughter Mrs Maggie Montgomerys home in the city. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 4 oclock at the Methodist Church conducted by Rev W A Stuckey and other city ministers. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. Details of his life will be published in a later issue.
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Maggie Montgomery
Methodist Church
W. A. Stuckey
Oak Hill Cemetery
Johnny
The
Sun
Woman suffers broken hip after fall at home
Mrs. Vick Morgan had a serious accident at her northwest town residence on Wednesday. While standing on a chair to fix a window curtain she fell to the floor and is believed to have sustained a fractured hip. Her physician fears recovery will take several weeks.
Greenville Superintendent and family visit en route to Arkansas
L. C. Gee, Superintendent of Greenville schools, and Mrs. Gee visited with their daughter Mrs. Fred W. Smith for a brief trip at the start of the week. They were traveling onward to Arkansas.
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L. C. Gee
Greenville
Mrs. Gee
Fred W. Smith
Arkansas
Statement on Grammar School Building Condition
A school district committee and two contractors report the Grammer School building is unsafe in its current state. Temporary repairs are under way but extensive overhaul is needed later, including reinforcing fire walls and a cracked east wing wall, tying flues, and roof work. Permanent repairs require several thousand dollars and an election. patrons are urged to inspect and evaluate conditions for the welfare of 400 students. F. W. Smith.
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Grammer
Board of Education
F. W. Smith
Woman Will Seek Governor Post in Texas
Dallas attorney Mrs. Edith Williams, former Dallas County legislator, announced her bid for Governor of Texas next year. She pledged an advisory cabinet and promised a forthcoming platform. Williams, a longtime activist for woman suffrage and humane reforms, championed a Domestic Relations Court, compulsory education, child labor limits, and a widow's pension.
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Texas
Edith Williams
Dallas
Denton Murder Trial Set For August 26 in Parson Case
Denton Texas Aug 19 The case of W A Martin indicted for murder in the shooting death of Deputy Sheriff R B Parsons on Aug 6 was set for Wednesday Aug 26 by Judge C R Pearman. A special venire of 120 men was ordered and to be served with return due by Saturday.
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Denton
Texas
W. A. Martin
Sixteenth District Court
R. B. Parsons
C. R. Pearman
Headlight Tests Shift as New Law Takes Effect
Local stations adjust lights to meet the September 1 rule. Most motorists delay the work until the last minute, risking long waits during the peak rush on the eleventh hour.
Ryon Family Returns to McKinney After Summer Visit
Mr and Mrs Jack Ryon and their young son, who spent the summer with Mrs Ryon’s parents Mr and Mrs Bascom Sears, have returned to McKinney. Mr Ryon serves as principal of the McKinney junior high school and Mrs Ryon teaches in the McKinney schools.
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Jack Ryon
Wednesday Bridge Club at Miss Mae Badgett’s home
Miss Mae Badgett hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club from 8 to 6 with Genevieve Davidson posting the high score and Emma Davidson receiving the cut prize. A salad course followed the game.
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Mae Badgett
Genevieve Davidson
Emma Davidson
Funeral in Blue Ridge for Mrs Viola Daniel
Reverend W N Carter conducted the Sunday funeral in Blue Ridge for Mrs Viola Daniel who died there Saturday. Born and raised in Blue Ridge, she is survived by a nine year old son, three brothers, five sisters, and her mother.
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W. N. Carter
Blue Ridge
Viola Daniel
Johnson's Offers Complete Stationery and Toiletries Line
A complete line of stationery and toilet preparations is now available at Johnson's store. The assortment covers writing supplies, notebooks, and personal care products, aimed at convenient everyday use for home and office.
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Johnson’s
Motor Vehicle Registrations Surpass Last Year
Motor registrations for seven and a half months ending August 15 total 808 057, surpassing the entire previous year by 8 057. State Highway Department officials expect to exceed 900 000 this year, with commercial vehicles numbering 76 548 so far. Motor buses 2 969, trailers 3 691, tractors 238, motorcycles 2 415, chauffeurs 10 676, dealers 2 826, transfers 174 025.
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State Highway Department
Pilot Grove School House Burned Monday
The Pilot Grove school house six miles southwest of town was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. The cause is unknown but believed to be a cigarette discarded by workers repairing the building. Insurance partially covers the loss, with plans to replace the building before the school opening.
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Pilot Grove
Texas University expands to 263 correspondence courses
Austin Aug 19. The University of Texas adds eleven new courses bringing total correspondence offerings to 263 with 69 extension staff on the teaching bureau led by Mrs H C Cootz. The new catalogue will be issued soon after September 1.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
H. C. Cootz
Extension Teaching Bureau
Kennel Club Show Set in Sherman September 24
Red River Valley Kennel Club announces a three day show in Sherman on September 24 25 and 26 entries close September 14 premium lists to be mailed by late August Judge Harry Osborne of Chicago will judge all breeds J W Hinkle acts as superintendent and will receive entries or information at Box 14 Sherman Texas
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Red River Valley
Automobile Crash Near Cannon Injures Huffines Couple
Mr and Mrs W C Huffines of this city were hurt when their Ford coupe overturned one mile east of Cannon while Mrs Huffines attempted to pass a vehicle. The crash tore away the windshield and top. both suffered minor cuts but reached home under their own power.
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Dallas
W. C. Huffines
Cannon
Thomson Leaves for Carolana for Power Project Work
S. O. Thomson departed Wednesday afternoon for Carolana to work several weeks on a concrete construction assignment for an electric power project.
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S. O. Thomson
Carolana
To Move State Funds to Banks in Drouth Area
Dallas, Aug. 18. State Treasurer W Gregory Hatcher began negotiations to bond small banks in 35 drouth belt counties to move 2 to 3 million dollars in state funds from Dallas and other large cities to designated depositories in the breuth stricken area. Officials from Dallas bonding firms were in conference as preliminary details were set. A meeting with bonding representatives is expected early next week to finalize arrangements.
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Dallas
Drouth Belt
Texas
W. Gregory Hatcher
Hatcher
Dallas Surety and Bonding Company
Coolidge Promises Retroactive Tax Cut Plan
Plymouth Vermont August 17 Administration leaders promised a tax reduction bill before March 15. Proposals include surtax cuts for incomes over 12,000 and reductions of normal rates for lower incomes. Mellon presented estimates as Smoot Tilson push for early House action with a retroactive year start.
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Mellon
Smoot
Utah
Finance Committee
Tilson
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Treasury
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Green
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Senate
Cotton fields yield hopeful outlook amid drought
The region’s cotton crops are opening faster due to continued dry weather, threatening earlier expectations. Gins reported 37 bales on Thursday morning as prices edged up from 24 cents to 24 1/2 cents for lint, with seed cotton at 8.50 and cotton seed at 40.00 dollars.
Mrs. W A Stuckey and Daughter Visit Dallas
Mrs. W A Stuckey and her daughter Miss Christine traveled to Dallas this week to visit relatives, reporting a brief family trip and time with kin in the city.
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W. A. Stuckey
Christine
Dallas
Futility Air Defense Shown in Firing Test
New York observers reported dismal results from a coast defense firing test at Fort Tilden aimed at protecting the port from air attack. Of 16 000 shots fired by 50 caliber guns only nine hits were made on canvas towed targets at altitudes 700 to 1 700 feet. Representative Laguardia called the tests insurdity while Major General Hadwood praised advances in anti aircraft defense.
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New York
Fort Tilden
F. H. Laguardia
Air Service
Congress
Broadway
Laguardia
Fortress Monroe
Johnson Hawood
William Mitchell
Army Air Service
Texan Predicts Radio Autos To Solve Parking
Belton August 19 Dr Edgar Godbold president of Howard Payne College told fifty Baylor College summer school graduates that girls will live to see cars steered and driven by radio The owner could drive to work leave the car driverless and return it to the garage by wireless and summon it back when needed to solve the parking problem said the speaker.
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Belton
Baylor College
Edgar Godbold
Howard Payne College
First Baptist Church Sunday Services urged for growth
The pastor G. M. McNeilly invites the public to worship at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and the Young Peoples Union at 7 p.m. He notes last Sunday's 204 in Sunday school and asks members and officers to attend in force for an improved day.
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The
Young Peoples’ Union
G. M. McNeilly
Sears Visit West Texas Farms Sees Weather Shifts
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Sears returned from Lubbock and West Texas where they toured crop conditions. Sears notes excessive rain damaged some western fields but reports dry weather returning and cultivation resuming. With continued fair skies, the western region may yield profitable feed and cotton crops to maturity.
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T. H. Sears
Lubbock
Winters
Texas
Hitch rack moved to city lot as parking grows
A street section west of Hudson and Davis is cleared of a hitch rack to free space for autos. The rack has been relocated to a city lot farther north and will be available when needed. Horse drawn vehicles decline as motor transport grows, reducing demand for hitching space while automobile parking needs rise.
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Hudson & Davis
I O O F Degree Staff to Confer Ritual Work
The I O O F degree staff accepted an invitation to confer ritualistic work for the Wolfe City Lodge Tuesday night of next week. The invitation hints that refreshments will partly compensate the degree team for the trip.
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Wolfe City
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