Cotton Adjustment Program Announced
The 1934 cotton reduction contracts are declared effective in 1955 with a 25 percent base acreage cut and optional reductions. Rental and parity payments are set, new one year contracts may be offered for growers who did not sign in 1955, and signing is urged by March 1. projections discuss Bankhead Act impact on U.S. and world cotton output and potential acre expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
H. H. Williamson
Extension Service
C. A. Cobb
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
Old Age Pensions Favored in Poll
A National Industrial Conference Board survey of 4 682 newspapers shows 64.6 percent favor compulsory old age pensions while 58.2 percent oppose compulsory unemployment insurance. Other findings include 89.1 percent opposing increasing the national debt and 87.3 percent favoring fewer government employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Industrial Conference Board, Inc
New York City
Reed Building to Serve as Polling Place in Whitewright
Cotton producers will vote Friday December 14 on continuing the Bankhead Cotton Control Act for 1935 36. Polls open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Reed building corner Main and Sears streets. Eligible voters include those with cotton acreage reduction contracts or proof of cotton farming rights, with Whitewright's Community Referendum Committee overseeing.
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Reed
Main
Sears
Department of Agriculture
Whitewright
J. W. Henry
Claud Dillon
W. J. Martin
West Texas
Henry
Ex CCC Members Find Jobs Up to Oct 1
Washington reports that more than 110 100 former Civilian Conservation Corps members had found outside employment by October 1. Director Robert Fechner called the figure noteworthy as virtually all 110 000 jobs were in private industry with a few in state county or local governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
Couple Inherits $2,000 Pays Back $218 To Relief
In San Francisco Mr and Mrs James Cook told emergency relief they inherited $2,000. They wrote a $218.13 check to reimburse the government for relief expenses already spent on them, then left calmly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
San Francisco
Calif
James Cook
Cook
Canaan Honor Roll With Notable Additions and Drama Club
Principal L E Ricketts announces this month’s honor roll: Etta Mae Burchfield eight grade Tommie Burchfield five grade Zola Faye Burchfield three grade and George Hopper three grade. Attendance limited some from making the list while a new dramatic club draws community interest and participation. Many self-consciously be hatted Turks still wear an invisible fez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Ricketts
Canaan
Etta Mae Burchfield
Tommie Burchfield
Zola Faye Burchfield
George Hopper
Ricketts
Government wage and hour measures split public opinion
Survey in the article shows 94.1 percent oppose the ship. Support for government fixing minimum wages sits at 54.5 percent. Public backing for government fixing maximum hours is 50.7 percent. Sympathy strikes and lockouts being made illegal garners 75.8 percent support.
Pellagra Deaths Rise in Grayson County
Grayson County reported ten pellagra deaths last year and urges prevention. Dr. John W. Brown notes pellagra increases in winter, with Texas recording over 700 pellagra deaths in 1925. Pel lagra is not contagious and stems from dietary deficiencies in vitamin G, common in refined cereals, fats, and molasses diets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
John W. Brown
Texas
United States Public Health Service
Odd Fellows Oyster Supper in I O O F Hall
About thirty members of the Whitewright I O O F lodge gathered for an oyster supper at the hall. Chesley Rutledge cooked the oysters while W C Brown C A Pace and L C Ross led the program. Officers elected were W C Brown noble grand C A Pace vice grand Jesse Wallace clerk and Walter Compton treasurer. A drive to enroll new members continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. O. O. F. Hall
W. C. Brown
C. A. Pace
L. C. Ross
Chesley Rutledge
Whitewright 1. C. O. F
Jesse Wallace
Walter Compton
Federal court rules on marble machines in Grayson County
A federal injunction blocks seizure of marble table games by county officers if used for skill rather than gambling. Reece Amusement Co. of Tulsa wins restraining order against Hu bert Bookout and Sheriff Benton Davis. Convictions expected swiftly for gambling use with no jury trial.
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Tulsa
Okla
Hubert Bookout
Benton Davis
Bryant
Just a Little Love in a Nursery Scene
A playful dialogue depicts a professor asking what a nurse calls out a boy. The nurse reveals a baby, and the father hushes as the mother attempts lullaby singing. Johnnie jokes about faking sleep if he were the baby seeking attention.
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Daddy
Johnnie
Germany Uses Unfit Costs to Justify Sterilization Plan
Berlin reports official figures from the National Socialist Physicians Organization claim Germany spends 1.2 billion marks yearly on hereditary disease. The data itemizes costs for blind, crippled, deaf, mentally weak, and feeble minded individuals to argue for sterilization and elimination policies.
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Berlin
Germany
National Socialist Physicians Organization
Reich
National Socialist
Wagner
Reiches Physician Organization
Rayburn Drops Out Of Speakership Race
Washington reports Representative Sam Rayburn of Texas withdraws from the speakership contest saying there are no alibis and cannot be elected. Representative Joseph W. Burns of Tennessee is seen as virtually assured to win with Burns claiming enough votes. The Roosevelt administration signals a hands off stance on the race after White House talks with Vice President Garner.
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Washington
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Congress
Burns
Roosevelt
White House
Garner
Free After 22 Years Will Wed Girl Who Waited
In Stillwater Minnesota a prisoner known as Mike Gentlicore, jailed for life for murder, is pardoned after 22 years. He plans to obtain a passport and sail to Naples to wed his Italian sweetheart Marie, who waited since May 1912. He is 47.
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Stillwater
Minn
Mike
Gentlicore
Italy
Naples
Marie
Billions Spent For Recovery In 1934 Emergency Drive
Treasury figures show 4.348 billion dollars advanced Jan 1 to Dec 1 to aid the needy and bolster business and farms. Relief totaled 1.948 billion, public works 1.326 billion, and industrial recovery 1.074 billion, with most expected to be unrepaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam
Treasury
Tennessee Valley
Boulder Canyon Dam
Dual Life Accused Burglary Lawyer by Day
A courtroom quip frames an accused man as a daytime lawyer and nighttime burglar. The judge asks which crime led to the arrest, highlighting the surprising double life alleged by witnesses and defense.
Christmas Tree Program Planned in Whitewright
Committees formed two weeks ago organize a community Christmas tree event and Yuletide activities for Friday December 21. Lights brighten the streets and a large tree stands at the Y. a star lights the main business district as Whitewright readies gifts for every child under ten from the surrounding trade area.
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Whitewright
Highway 160
Highway 42
John Reeves
Santa Claus
Mrs Hamilton to Present Pupils in Recital Friday
Mrs Guy Hamilton, piano and voice teacher, will present her pupils in a recital at the grade school auditorium Friday night. The program features Eugene Reeves, Hugh Tim Atterbury, Dorothy Nell Hall, C B Bryant III, Hamilton Vestal, Margaret Hanna, Jo Willa Stuteville, Dorotha Darwin, Claire Doss, Mrs C H Stuteville, Billy Christian, Leroy Martin, Wallace Reeves, Morris Fogle Gillett, Sara Kathryn Atterberry, Betty Jo Morrow, Sarah Belle Gillett, and Frances Pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Hamilton
Eugene Reeves
Hugh Tim Atterberry
Dorothy Nell Hall
C. B. Bryant
Hamilton Vestal
Margaret Hanna
Jo Willa Stuteville
Dorotha Darwin
Claire Doss
C. H. Stuteville
Billy Christian
Leroy Martin
Wallace Reeves
Morris Fogle Gillett
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
Betty Jo Morrow
Sarah Belle Gillett
Frances Pope
Pupils in Recital Directed by Miss Chenoweth
Miss Tommie Chenoweth presents grammar school pupils in recital Thursday evening at the grammar school auditorium. Seventeen students perform piano numbers songs readings rhythm band and a tap dance by Bettie Nell Yeager. The community choral club will sing two numbers with Mrs. G F Bryant on piano and Chenoweth directing.
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Garland Rotary Club
Rotary Anns
Rotary Club
Presbyterian Church
J. F. Fender
Rotary
Gladys Ray
Mr. Hawkins
Rotary Service
Miss Ray
a_ high school
Nora Bryant
Vivian Echols
Martha Bryant
Lula Lee Vestal
Dorothy LeRoe
Betty Nell Yeager
Garland Club
Whitewright
Garland
Tommie Chenoweth
Grammar School
Edith Harper
Mary Helen Maddux
Dorothy Sue Douglas
Russell Ray Summers
Martha Louise Vestal
Foucheaux Vestal
James German
Robert Kenneth German
Martha Joe Darwin
Ruth Waldrum
Mary Lee Chaney
Bettie Nell Yeager
Community Choral Club
G. F. Bryant
Chenoweth
Man Charged With Triple Voting Says He Was Paid Once
In a terse exchange the judge accuses the prisoner of voting three times. The inmate replies he feels shortchanged, arguing that only one payment was received. The brief exchange underscores a potential voting irregularity in the case.
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Bankhead Law
CCC
H. P. Donigan
Mrs. Hamilton
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