Cotton Ginned in Whitewright Reaches 3004 Bales to Date
The three Whitewright gins have produced 3,664 bales of cotton this year, vs 3,511 in 1932. With farmers paid around nine cents per pound and seed ginning costs covered, the crop yields about $164,880 plus government plow-up payments and option contracts, totaling over $200,000 for 1933. Last year’s crop brought roughly $131,662 at an average price near seven cents. the article urges cooperation with the acreage reduction program for 1934 to boost farmer profits.
Mrs Laura Patton dies in Sherman at 63
Mrs Laura Patton wife of C L Patton died at St Vincent's Sanitarium Sherman Tuesday at 11 am She was 63 and had been hospitalized Friday Funeral services were at the Methodist Church Wednesday at 3 pm Rev C W Dennis in charge Interment was in City Cemetery She is survived by her husband son William Johnson of Sadler and four stepchildren She had lived in Whitewright many years and was a Methodist member.
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Laura Patton
C. L. Patton
St. Vincent’s Sanitarium
Sherman
Methodist Church
C. W. Dennis
City
McCoy and Buchanan Stand Trial Dates Set
John H. McCoy of Jay Oklahoma is to be tried Monday in Fifty-Ninth District Court for the murder of Miss Antonio Bachman at a Pottsboro area farm in November. Bill Buchanan faces trial two days later on the same fatal robbery charge, with respective Sherman attorneys appointed for both defendants.
Prohibition Fight to Continue After Repeal
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas stated the fight for prohibition would continue after the Twenty-First Amendment repealed the Eighteenth. He said the defeat is temporary and his faith in the cause remains strong against legalizing liquor.
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Washington
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Why Editors Die Young by a Typo Error Correction
A country newspaper admits a misprint misnaming the late Mr. Blank as a member of the defective branch of the police. The correction clarifies the intended phrase and lampoons the error as an unfortunate typographical slip.
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Blank
Santa Claus Set for Whitewright Christmas Night
Merchants plan a Christmas celebration in Whitewright on December 15 with Santa Claus visiting if plans mature. A survey gauges support for lights and floats with prizes, funded by local merchants. Texas-Louisiana Power Company crews install lights in the business district as officials promise detailed plans and invitations to nearby communities.
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Whitewright
Santa Claus
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
Sun subscription campaign closes with record renewals
The Sun wraps up its subscription drive after a strong final day with hundreds renewing and many new names added. November becomes the biggest month in The Sun’s history as paid subscribers reach a twenty year high. The publisher thanks readers while listing dozens of new honor roll names including Groves Bradley Colvard Hamilton Witt and many others alongside note of the Chamber of Commerce Sherman and Southern Ice & Utilities Co. A historical line notes that in 1840 Texas had over a dozen newspapers.
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Sun
the Sun
The
R. H. Groves
A. G. Bradley
W. A. Colvard
Sallye Hamilton
C. I. Witt
H. W. Key
C. D. McMillin
O. M. McMillin
E. E. Wilson
J. F. Holland
W. B. Holland
W. R. Skaggs
M. V. Williams
J. N. Fain
Lucile Pritchett
W. J. Barbee
Fred Garner
Jack Robbins
W. C. Cook
J. R. Westbrook
J. A. Barnes
Johnnie V. Dossey
D. S. Carr
W. W. Dossey
George German
Bud Pennington
J. E. Turner
A. B. Hemphill
M. A. Annip
J. T. Warden
W. F. Sanders
Mel Roberts
Ray Cates
W. F. Wright
R. L. Giles
J. N. Powell
W. R. Vineyard
Southern Ice & Utilities Co
Ray Manning
H. P. Boss
F. C. Mangrum
Guy Hamilton
T. E. Sears
W. S. Donihoo
T. B. Autrey
R. T. Ray
C. A
W. L. Mangrum
J. C. Mangrum
Ida Graves
P. C. Delfel
C. R. Layman
Ruth Jopling
Ben Savage
S. R. Miller
Laura McLarry
Chamber of Commerce
Sherman
Ott Lackey
J. L. Bow
Robert Bow
Paul Stephens
State Teachers Meet at Austin Texas Teachers Convention
The Tex as Teachers Association held its annual convention on the University of Texas campus in Austin with an estimated 6000 to 7000 teachers in attendance. President H W Stilwell opened the gathering stressing child interests as the motive, while sessions covered school improvement, costs, and system reorganization.
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The
Texas Teachers Association
University of Texas At Austin
H. W. Stilwell
Texarkana Public Schools
Texas
University of Texas
Austin Public Schools
Austin
Gregory Gymnasium
Stilwell
H. Y. Benedict
Texas University
Whitewright P T A to Meet Next Tuesday
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association will gather Tuesday afternoon at 4 in the grammar school auditorium. The program includes Quiet Music by Mrs A L Jackson, song America by the assembly, invocation by Rev C W Dennis, Rhythm Band music, and a business session. A quartet featuring local women will perform and talks address character traits developed in play and creative play discoveries.
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Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association
Grammar School
A. L. Jackson
America
Assembly
C. W. Dennis
Roby Childress
T. E. Barbee
O. L. Jones
Tommie Chenoweth
Sallye Hamilton
F. W. Smith
Boy Sentenced to 260 Church Sundays in Oklahoma City
Andrew E. McGee, 18, pled guilty to car theft in Oklahoma City. District Judge George A. Henshaw paroled him on condition he attend First Christian Church services each Sunday for five years, or face five years in the reformatory.
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Oklahoma City
Andrew E. McGee
George A. Henshaw
First Christian Church
Reformatory
CWA Eligibility Debate Spurs Widespread Inspection
About 100 CWA timekeepers foremen staff and county relief board met in Sherman to demand strict eligibility checks for federal work. Ben F. Gafford urged rigorous accounting, warned of charges for false pretenses, and outlined formation of county committees to certify eligible workers.
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Gafford
Frank M. Thompson
Ed Wilcoxson
Sherman
Clarence Scott
J. W. Madden
Denison
Madison B. Brooks
Brooks
Injured in Dallas Street Car Crash
Mrs. T. E. Barbee sustained painful injuries when a street car failed to stop at the end of the line in Dallas. She and her daughters Bessie Jo and Margaret Barbee had been watching the Santa Claus parade and were returning to their apartment near Southern Methodist University. The motorman suffered cuts from glass and twenty six stitches were needed. Four passengers rode the car besides the motorman, including a negro woman who fled after the crash.
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T. E. Barbee
Dallas
Bessie Jo
Margaret
Southern Methodist University
Davis Scott Couple Wed in Durant Oklahoma
Miss Laurene Davis of Tom Bean became the bride of Mr. Haskell Scott of Whitewright in a ceremony at the home of Rev. H. C. Beckerson in Durant Oklahoma on Wednesday. The couple was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cole and Misses Lucile and Lola Scott. They will reside on a farm near Whitewright.
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Laurene Davis
Tom Bean
Haskell Scott
Whitewright
H. C. Beckerson
Durant
Okla
Robert Cole
Lucile
Lola Scott
Scott
Farmers Lose Hog Meat After Norther Snow
Reports say several farmers who butchered hogs two weeks ago lost their meat as a norther struck. The cold spell was brief and followed by days of warmth, causing heavy losses for those who slaughtered their hogs at that time.
Marlowe England Couple Wed in Greenville Ceremony
Miss Dollye Mae Marlowe and Mr. Raymond J. England wed in Greenville on December 1 in a ceremony performed by Rev. G. J. Raney. The bride, daughter of G. C. and Mrs. Marlowe, hails from the northern town area, while the groom, son of L. M. and Mrs. England near Ector, is a noted young farmer. They plan to reside on a nearby farm.
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Dollye Mae Marlowe
Raymond J. England
Greenville
G. J. Raney
G. C. Marlowe
Roosevelt Urges Temperance by All American People
President urges nationwide temperance as the Eighteenth Amendment is declared dead. He calls citizens to buy only from licensed dealers to curb illicit liquor traffic and to respect state laws on prohibition.
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Roosevelt
United States
Republicans To Make NRA Issue Next Campaign
The Republican National Committee plans to make NRA the central issue in the 1934 congressional elections. They assess Roosevelt’s popularity but see rising opposition to NRA in agricultural areas and believe driving NRA as the main issue could trim the Democratic House majority. Missouri committeeman Dr. E B Clements indicated NRA as the key 1934 victory path for his state.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
NRA
Roosevelt
E. B. Clements
Missouri
Texas Still Bans Liquor
Texas attorney general James V. Allred warned that the state’s strict hard liquor laws remain in force and enforceable despite other states relaxing prohibition. He noted 3.2 percent beer limits and penalties including vehicle seizure, padlock orders, and possible charter forfeiture for illegal transport or sale. The death of Stephen F. Austin was noted in Columbia, Texas.
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Austin
Texas
James V. Allred
Allred
Court of Criminal Appeals
Forts on the early Texas frontier list
The earliest line of frontier forts includes Fort Worth Fort Graham Fort Gates Fort Gro gan Fort Mason Fort Lincoln Fort Ewell and Fort McIntosh, establishing a defensive chain along the frontier.
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Texas Frontier
Fort Worth
Fort Graham
Fort Gates
Fort Grogan
Fort Mason
Fort Lincoln
Fort Ewell
Fort McIntosh
Prohibition Ends As Utah Ratifies Repeal Proclamation
Washington announces end of national prohibition after Utah becomes the thirty six State to ratify repeal. Proclamations by the Department of State and the President mark the legal end while celebrations erupt in wet states and markets prepare for liquor flow under new federal controls.
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Washington
Utah
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Department of State
Roosevelt
Canada
International Reform Federation
District of Columbia Supreme Court
F. Dickinson Letts
Canon William Sheafe Chase
Brooklyn
N. Y
McKinney Judge and Wife Injured in Head On Collision
McKinney County Judge Frank Harrington and his wife were seriously injured in an early morning crash on the Georgetown road near a valley bridge. Harrington suffered shock loss of blood a broken leg and head injuries while Mrs Harrington had facial lacerations chest injuries and shock. Doctors considered skull fractures though a fatal outcome was deemed unlikely. Cecil Branson and his helper W V Riddle of Dallas escaped injury.
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Austin
Frank Harrington
Harrington
McKinney
Georgetown
Here
Harringtons
Cecil Branson
Dallas
W. V. Riddle
Government Pays Cotton Farmers to Not Grow It
The Federal Government will pay up to 18 dollars per acre for cotton lands next year. The Dallas Journal notes the ongoing, awkward policy of paying farmers to refrain from planting cotton, a practice begun last year and unlikely to end soon. It laments the lack of a stable, self-respecting agricultural policy and warns that repeating this method makes quitting harder.
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Dallas Journal
Notice to Boy Scouts of Troop 2 Court of Honor Friday
Court of honor for Troop No 2 set for Friday night December 8 at eight oclock. All who completed tests should attend. Mr Burgett will accompany. On Sunday December 10 Scouts to attend Baptist Church morning services in a body. Mac Pierson Scoutmaster.
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Boy Scouts
Mr. Burgett
Baptist Church
Mac Pierson
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McCoy
Buchanan
Von
Supt. Smith
Smith
T. D. Brooks
Texas A. & M. College
Lela Williams
Teachers College
Denton
Maury Hughes
State Democratic Committee of
CWA
Davis-Scott
Marlowe
England
Stephen F. Austin
George B. McKinsley
Columbia
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