Cotton bale sells for 20c a pound at local sale
Down Memory Lane notes Wade sold the season's first cotton bale to J. L. Cantrell for 20c per pound with seed value at 11.83. The item also lists Lloyd Garland selling market fixtures, residents moving, a church program, a new birth, a lightning strike damage, and a social club host.
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Gc. Wade
Town
J. L. Cantrell
L. T. Garland
Oscar Anderson
Trenton
Luther Gordon
Hubert Cox
Oma Caperton
Alyne Haile
Maxine Echols
Arthur Griffin
Epworth
First Cotton Bale Sold At 23 1 4 Cents A Pound
J L Hendricks brought in the season’s first bale from southwest of town. The bale sold for twenty three and a quarter cents per pound. Miss Ruby Nell Smith and Mr Reynolds Haliburton were married Sunday.
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J. L. Hendricks
Ruby Nell Smith
Mr. Reynolds Haliburton
First 1932 cotton bale sold at Whitewright market
Elmer Miller delivered the first 1932 bale to Whitewright last Thursday afternoon, selling for 7 cents a pound. Local merchants awarded Miller an $8 premium. The note also mentions Joe Thomas Meador, Dick Montgomery, and "Little" McDowell vacationing at Turner Falls, Oklahoma, and ads from Cole and Davis for overalls and other goods.
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Whitewright
Elmer Miller
Miller
Joe Thomas Meador
Dick Montgomery
Little’’ McDowell
Turner Falls
Okla
Cole
Davis
Whitewright Weather Rains 2.04 Inches in Week
Twenty five years ago in The Sun the town reported 2.04 inches of rainfall on Wednesday. Local notices include Bethel Community Baptists starting a new church building and marriages such as Miss Lorraine Rutledge and Mr. Tom Blakey, with several community gatherings and employment changes noted.
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Whitewright
Baptists
Bethel
J. A. Yeager
Johnson and Melugin
Mark Montgomery Jr
Cull Reeves Cleaning
Floyd Bassett
J. R. Pennington
Pennington
Paul Vestal
Dallas
Anna Lee Yowell
Purvis
Alvan Smith
Frank Hanna
Lester Haile
Emmett Penn
Tom Barbee
W. J. Barbee
S. H. Montgomery
B. S. Montgomery
T. J. Lilley
R. L. Sears
Frank Smith
J. F. Fender
W. L. Mangrum
Campaign tensions rise as Texas seeks ballot impound orders
Austin reports ex Republican secretary Jim Leonard asks Atty. Gen. Will Wilson to impound ballots in Duval Zapata and Starr counties after the November election. The 98th District Court orders officials to turn over ballots poll lists and records to a Texas Ranger for safekeeping at Corpus Christi Bank until review by a district judge.
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Austin
Jim Leonard
Republican Party
Texas
Will Wilson
Duval
Zapata
Starr
Wilson
98Th District Court
Duval County
Corpus Christi State Bank
South Texas
Texas Ranger
Corpus Christi Bank
98Th District
Why Do Brainy Children Fail
University of Rochester reports that high-ability underachievers suffer from frustrated parents and ineffective teaching. A new program in an upper-middle Rochester suburb uses checkpoint grades four, eight, and ten to apply group therapy aimed at changing attitudes of the child, parent, and teacher.
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University of Rochester College of Education
Rochester
Plant Aphids Amid Soapy Water Remedy
A home tip suggests saving used soapy wash water from stockings or underwear at night to apply to a plant in the morning. Cool solution poured over both soil and foliage aims to deter aphids.
The Law of Stocks and Bonds in Corporations
An analysis explains stock ownership versus bond lending, noting stock grants a claim in the firm while bonds are promises to repay. It covers ownership, dividends, bond priority, preferred stock, and the corporate entity enabling large scale investment and risk. Texas paid 3,025,000 acres of land for the present Capitol building.
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Texas
Mexico
Price Daniel
el Paso
Chamizal
Rio Grande
Don Garrison
Houston
Capitol
Federal Highway Trust Fund
J. C. Dingwall
Jerry Sadler
Matagorda Island
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Air Force
Safer for Babies Washington Infant Mortality Drop Celebrated
The Children’s Bureau marks its 50th anniversary and reports a drop from 10 percent infant deaths in 1915 to under three in every 100 births. The bureau notes the previous toll would have reached millions, describing progress in reducing infant mortality. Courteous driving on highways is praised as a virtue.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
Bureau
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Kentuckytown
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Jim Neighbors
Telstar
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walt
Gus Green
Gus
Walt Minchew
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Texas Commission On State and Local
Board For State Hospitals and Special Schools
Kerrville State Hospital
W. G. Kirklin
Odessa
C. J. Ruilman
Texas A&m College
Texas Commission On Higher Education
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Texas Municipal League
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Texas Water Conservation Association
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