Texas Franchise Upheld By Court
Washington The Supreme Court in a 7 to 1 decision upheld Texas franchise tax on foreign corporations doing business within the state. Ford Motor Company paid 7500 dollars under protest for its Dallas assembly plant, appealing through the Fifth Circuit. Justice Reed wrote the opinion with one dissent by Justice McReynolds.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Ford Motor Company
Dallas
Ford
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Stanley Reed
James Clery McReynolds
25 Mile Per Hour Speed Limit Cuts Atlanta Deaths
Atlanta reports traffic fatalities cut by half since adopting a 25 mph limit one year ago. Records show 28 deaths since Dec 9 1938 versus 59 in the prior 12 months. Two 1938 fatalities occurred after the law’s enactment. the former limit was 35 mph.
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Atlanta
Porters News Roundup Details Local Visits And Illness
Mrs Melvin Anderson is ill at home. Joe Rich and family visited Whitesboro. Dorotha Jean McCord cut her leg requiring six stitches and is recovering well. Gunter and Cooper families visited various locals. Etta Hicks is improving. Several attended the Santa Claus parade in Bonham. Henrietta Jones of Whitewright visited. A Christmas tree event is planned for Wednesday night December 20. The Sun sells typewriter paper.
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Melvin Anderson
Joe Rich
Whitesboro
Dorotha Jean McCord
J. W. Gunter
A. E. Wilkins
Willa Jean
Doris June Hunter
Lora Mae Cooper
C. E. McCord
Lynn Cooper
Patsy Ruth
M. M. Cooper
Etta Hicks
M. L. Williams
Harvey Gunter
Margaret Tarpley
Evans Dale
Hattie Dale
Ernest Worsham
Orbrael Worsham
Murl Wilkinson
A. E. Wilkinson
Bonham
Henrietta Jones of
Whitewright
Finland’s long struggle for independence spans 1200 years
The article traces Finland’s history from early settlement in the eighth century through Swedish rule for five centuries and repeated wars with Russia. It notes proximity to St. Petersburg, WWI era tensions, independence on December 9, 1917 aided by a German division, the republic birth on June 17, 1919, and the 1920 peace with Soviet Russia.
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Finland
Sweden
Russia
Leningrad
Germany
Soviet Russia
Ford Official Warns on Economic Illness
William J. Cameron of Ford Motor Company warned that rising government costs shrink the national income available for expansion. He cited a 65 5 30 split for living current government and expansion, saying 30 for government and 5 for expansion signals a sick economy. Taxes become economic fears and the political and economic structures weaken.
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Detroit
William J. Cameron
Ford Motor Company
Cameron
Dr Andrew J Weeks Dies Methodist Minister And Editor
Dr Andrew J Weeks 70 editor of the Southwestern Advocate and Western secretary of the world wide Methodist Council died at his Richardson home after a Friday heart attack. A self educated man he held only an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Southwestern University Georgetown in 1920 and had served as pastor and presiding elder across Texas and Oklahoma and edited missionary literature for the Southern Methodist Church.
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Andrew Jackson Weeks
Southwestern Advocate
World-Wide Methodist Council
Richardson
East Texas
Piney Woods
Sherman
Weeks
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Panhandle
Texas
Oklahoma
Southern Methodist Church
Collinsville Civic Club Organized
The Collinsville Community Civic Club formed after a meeting of Collinsville residents and neighboring communities. Forty two members registered. Officers include Supt J P Buck president George Graham vice president W A Davis secretary Eugene Mitchell assistant secretary A projects committee comprises Frank Walkup Robert Childs Ethel Hershel Vaughn S F Boling chairs membership committee.
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Collinsville
J. P. Buck
Collinsville School
George Graham
Welch Community
W. A. Davis
Eugene Mitchell
Frank Walkup
Robert Childs
Ethel
Hershel Vaughn
Welch
S. F. Boling
Texas Schools to Get Pre Christmas Payment
Austin report says Texas schools will receive a five dollar payment on the twenty two dollar per capita student apportionment before Christmas. Superintendent Woods noted the office will work overtime to calculate and issue checks for seven thousand schools to distribute the funds before the holidays. Comptroller Sheppard said the available school fund stood at about seven million seven hundred thousand dollars due to early ad valorem tax payments, which were discounted when paid in advance.
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Austin
Texas
Woods
Sheppard
Careless Collision Charge Against Himself
A Houston patrolman P R O Neill filed charges of careless driving against the Other operator and then charged himself after a minor collision involving his own car. The incident prompted him to acknowledge possible fault on his part as well.
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Houston
P. R. O'Neill
Class Eliminated as All Pupils Married
In Gaffney South Carolina a sixth grade at a negro school was eliminated when the teacher reclaimed free textbooks. She said every pupil, five in number aged 16 to 18, had quit to get married.
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Gaffney
S. C
Cupid
Money worry linked to heart disease, says Dallas doctor
Dr. Sam A. Shelbourne of Dallas warned the fear of money troubles can trigger coronary heart disease. Speaking before the North Texas Medical Association, he said anxiety about finances often begins around age forty and may contribute to heart problems.
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Dallas
Sam A. Shelbourne
North Texas Medical Association
Shelbourne
Social Security Board Calls 528575 Eligible Workers
Washington The Social Security Board announces 528 575 workers are eligible for initial benefit disbursement. John J. Carson, director of the Old Age Insurance Bureau, says efforts aim to contact three groups: those paid lump sums early on, those aged 65 in the last three years who never filed, and those who will turn 65 next year.
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Washington
Social Security Board
John J. Carson
Old Age Insurance Bureau
Child in well tells mother he is dirty
Miss Mrs. Cecil Mc Knight heard Keith, her two year old son, crying from a 54 foot muddy well. She shouted to him and he answered that he was down there and dirty too describing his location and condition.
Grayson Gins 38,613 Bales Before Dec. 1
Grayson County gin records show 38,613 bales of 1939 cotton processed before December 1, down from 41,499 bales a year earlier, per government statistician G. O. Peterson.
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Grayson Gins
Denison
Grayson County
G. O. Peterson
Government
Betty Jane Skips Crust Over Running Board Refusal
A humorous remark from a dinner table notes Betty Jane left the crust of her pie uneaten saying she does not like the running board. The quip reflects light family conversation and a taste quirk rather than a serious incident.
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Betty Jane
Isolation placards urged to curb communicable disease spread
State Health Officer Dr. Geo. W. Cox stresses that many Texas families will fail to report cases to local health officers or physicians, risking exposure. He notes placards are signs of honor, not disgrace, and call for cooperation to control diseases like measles, whooping cough, scarlet fever, and mumps during winter. The law imposes penalties for noncompliance.
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Texas
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Porter News
the Sun
Cannon Towels
T. W. Ayres & Son
U.S
Andrew J. Weeks
Collinsville Civic Club
Diogenes
Betty
Pascal Farley
Welch Ice House
Stafford Typewriter
Sun
Haile
E. W. Fields
Whitewright Paint and Paper
Johnnie James
Stephens & Bryant
T. E. Barbee
W. E. Pennell
Ramsey
East
Houston Street
Sherman, Texas
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
S. Travis St
Woodstock
Jack Hall Typewriter Exchange
N. Travis Street
Geo. W. Cox
Aladdin
Manning & Meador
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