Grayson County Aids Indigent With Surplus Provisions
Sherman reports no family in Grayson County will face cold or hunger this winter as the Federal Surplus Marketing Administration stocks sheets blankets and blankets for distribution. A 19,000 pound load of fresh English peas arrives for clients at the Williams Eubanks building, to be issued with regular food aid. The county program serves 2,825 families, about 10,000 people, via case workers Amy Hudnall and Mrs. Margaret Standifer, with sheets and blankets processed at the Sherman sewing room project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Grayson County
James T. Wall
Federal Surplus Marketing Administration
Williams-Eubanks
East Jones
Wall
Sherman Sewing Room
Amy Hudnall
Margaret Standifer
Classification of Cotton for 1940 Loan
The Commodity Credit Corporation eases use of form 1 classification memorandum from the U S Department of Agriculture for 1940 41 loan grade and staple evidence. Dallas AMS official J R Kennedy says resampling isn t required once form 1 is issued. Cotton improvement group members save 15 cents per bale on each loan eligible bale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodity Credit Corporation
U. S. Department of Agriculture
J. R. Kennedy
Agricultural Marketing Service
Dallas
Cotton classification procedure for Texas and Oklahoma bales
The text mandates submission of every bale eligible for classification to the designated Board of Cotton Examiners. Samples must weigh 6 ounces per bale, taken 3 ounces from each side, with dates set before August 15 for most Texas counties and August 25 for the High Plains and all of Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
High Plains
Oklahoma
Board of Cotton Examiners
Flynn Calls Willkie Debate Challenge Publicity Stunt
Democratic National Chairman Edward Flynn calls Wendell Willkie's debate challenge to Roosevelt a cheap publicity stunt issued for political effect. He predicts an overwhelming Roosevelt-Wallace victory this fall after succeeding James Farley as chairman. The note adds the rubber industry began in 1820.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Edward J. Flynn
Flynn
James A. Farley
Willkie
Roosevelt-Wallace
Texas Farmers Eligible for 1940 Cotton Loan Programs
Texas AAA cooperators may obtain Commodity Credit Corporation loans at full 1940 cotton crop rates based on 15/16 inch middling. Rates vary by region from 9 16 to 9.80 cents, with non cooperators at 60 percent. Loans run to July 31, 1941, with May 1, 1941 final eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
AAA
Commodity Credit Corporation
George Slaughter
West
Gulf Ports
AAA County Committee
Board of Cotton Examiners
The
Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
Slaughter
Utica woman bids $25,000 on rare octagonal stamp
Mrs Anna Hind Scala of Utica New York, owner of the world's rarest stamp, the octagonal 1 cent 1856 from British Guiana, has received a $25,000 offer. The Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue lists the stamp at $50,000. The bid came through an upstate dealer on behalf of a private Western collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Hind Scala
Utica
N. Y
British Guiana
New York City
Arthur Hind
New York
Black Draught Vegetable Laxative Highlights
The ad highlights BLACK-DRAUGHT as an all vegetable laxative with an intestinal tonic action. It promises punctual thorough gentle relief when directions are followed and notes economical pricing at 25 to 40 doses for 25 cents.
Grayson County Adopts 1941 Budget
Sherman notes Grayson County commissioners approved the 1941 budget with no changes to provisions. Tax rate set at 58 cents, two cents lower than last year and 22 cents under 1938. Elections planned for Collinsville with three neighboring districts in late August for consolidation. County purchasing agent B M Whiteacre ordered to handle county farm and home purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Grayson Commissioners Court
Collinsville
Ethel
Welch
Lovejoy
B. M. Whiteacre
Draft Inspired Marriage Wave Breaks Records in New York
New York city licenses bureaus in Brooklyn Queens and Manhattan reported record activity as draft inspired marriages surged. A total of 815 licenses were issued across the five boroughs amid protests and police intervention as couples rushed to wed before potential draft changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Whitewright vote appeal invites continued support
The speaker thanks residents of Whitewright for a splendid vote on July 27 and asks for support again on August 24, extending best wishes to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Wheat loans top ten thousand as Texas farmers take 1940 option
More than 10 000 Texas wheat farmers have placed their 1940 crop under loan to delay sales and secure cash. Through June and July the AAA counties approved 10 179 warehousestorage loans totaling 7 469 485 dollars on 10 279 099 bushels. Indemnity wheat becomes eligible this year, boosting applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
P. C. Colgin
AAA
Colgin
Lucky Bride Says Husband Must Sign Oath For License
In Kansas City a couple applied for a marriage license. The bride demanded the groom sign an oath before the license would be issued, promising to stay in at night, avoid cards, limit social calls, abstain from drinking, and let his wife boss the household. the groom signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James A. Kilmer
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Grayson
Montana
United States
United States Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Perry-Schroeder Mining Company
Hauser Lake
Helena, Mont
RFC
Ashburn
Ashburn’s
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Nat'l Bank
Grady Thompson
Lucky
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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