Fourteen Days Of Freezing Weather
After fourteen consecutive days below freezing Old Man Winter departed Tuesday taking the snow remains with him. The city endured a nine degree high, the coldest in over thirty years except for 1930 when six below zero. Water pipes were protected by six inches of snow and dirt roads were nearly impassable while hard surface highways allowed travel except to Bonham and east. Savoy construction worsened mud holes with deep ruts. a highway crew tows cars through the mud.
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Winter
Whitewright
Bonham
Savoy
Highway Department
Tax Collector Urges Public Compliance With Vehicle Registration
A public notice from Grayson County Tax Collector R. B. Caraway urges residents to register vehicles in the county where they live. It warns of up to $200 fines for out of county registrations and asks drivers to act now with 1932 receipts and headlight certificates. Trucks require weight sworn statements. mail applications accepted with proper payment.
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State Highway Department
Attorney General
Grayson County
Sherman
Denison
Post Office
R. B. Caraway
Christmas Burden and Unhappiness Throughout the Year
The Rural New Yorker argues against viewing Christmas as vanity or greed, noting gifts can be self sacrificing acts. It questions cynics who see the season as a tax and highlights mothers and daughters sacrificing vanity to bring happiness to family.
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New Yorker
One-Day Special Subscriptions Boost Sun Renewal
The second special one-day bargain for The Sun drew 77 renewals despite icy ground and a small crowd. The list of subscribers includes L. P. Sears and Dr. A. J. Ray among many others, with praise for the paper accompanying renewals.
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Sun
L. P. Sears
A. J. Ray
J. A. Ray
W. A. Colvard
R. C. Montgomery
T. J. Smith
J. E. Coggins
W. L. Coggins
W. W. Coggins
J. T
D. S. Carr
J. L. Dyer
W. J. Barbee
C. J. Pace
R. J. Bush
Ray Manning
R. C. Norris
F. C. Williams
C. N. Ross
D. W. Cato
D. B. Tate
J. D. Williams
J. G. Sloan
J. R. Fleming
Holmes Connelly
W. R. Wilson
Mattie Wilson
Don Farmer
Lloyd Moore
M. D. Oliver
J. D. Russell
Tony Weber
G. M. Gann
B. G. Gowdy
W. L. Becheler
R. B. Gordon
W. E. Pennell
W. R. Hooper
Carl Gillespie
Clyde Craig
Inez Ray
D. R. Lewis
J. P. Hamilton
S. R. Miller
Cora Simmons
R. T. Ray
J. P. Ownby
Bryan Holcomb
Sam McMillin
House approves $30,000 reparations to Mexico
The U S House voted to pay $30,000 to Mexico for the deaths of two nationals at the hands of Oklahoma officers. Emilio Cortez Rubio and Manuel Gomez were killed near Ardmore on June 7, 1931. Hoover urged the measure in a July 1 special message. Each family to receive $15,000.
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Washington
Mexico
Oklahoma
House
Senate
Foreign Affairs Committee
Emilio Cortez Rubio
President Rubio
Manuel Gomez
Kansas
Missouri
Ardmore
Okla
Hoover
Recipe for a Merry Christmas Collier's quote
A short Collier's Weekly quip suggests a merry Christmas comes naturally with children in the home. The piece frames the idea as a simple formula and offers a humorous, lighthearted observation.
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Collier’s Weekly
Scotland Reports Record Low Birth Rate for Q3
Scotland recorded a birth rate of 18 per 1000 in the third quarter, the lowest figure ever for that period. The data underline a continuing trend of declining births in the nation.
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Scotland
Christmas Cantata Repeated at Local Churches
The Nazarene cantata by Charles H. Gabriel will be repeated at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday December 25 at 7 15 p m due to weather keeping many from attending The cantata follows Jesus life from prophecy birth and ministry Soloists and groups include Mrs R P Childress Miss Martha Jo Sears Mrs Robert W Grant and others with Mrs L G Hagard as accompanist Free admission invited to attend the Christmas program Presented by the Methodist Church director Robert W Grant announces
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R. P. Childress
Martha Jo Sears
Robert W. Grant
Guy Hamilton
Clyde Montgomery
H. C. Willis
T. E. Barbee
Fred W. Smith
Lloyd Moore
L. G. Hagard
Stores To Observe Monday As Holiday In Texas Towns
With Christmas day on Sunday Monday will be observed as a holiday in Whitewright and nearby towns. Banks post offices and most businesses close for the day. Daily newspapers suspend publication as the regional practice marks the long standing Christmas Monday holiday.
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Whitewright
Sherman
Denison
Bonham
Cotton ginned this year totals 12 085 648 running bales
Census bureau reports this year's cotton ginned prior to December 13 totaled 12 085 648 running bales including 622 125 round bales and 6 677 American Egyptian. State totals list Alabama 916 893 Arizona 51 170 Arkansas 1 217 195 California 112 168 Florida 15 380 Georgia 839 654 Louisiana 595 277 Mississippi 1 131 731 Missouri 276 174 New Mexico 57 946 North Carolina 644 563 Oklahoma 1 026 616 South Carolina 691 274 Tennessee 425 746 Texas 4 044 459 Virginia 28 455 and all other states 11 547.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
States
Old Subscriber Renews Subscription in Cold Quanah Texas
A letter from S R Miller of Quanah Texas urges renewal of The Sun ahead of a near expiration. He notes long-time loyalty since the Plow and Hammer era and recalls seven days of snow six inches deep with temperatures around 15 degrees above zero.
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The
Sun
Whitewright
R. Miller
Quanah
Texas
Court authorizes bids on reinsuring 70 thousand policyholders
In Chicago the Federal Court granted Abel Davis as receiver for Illinois Life Insurance Company permission to solicit bids to reinsure 70 000 policyholders insured for 150 million dollars. Judge James M. Wilkerson also allowed Davis to wrap up litigation foreclosing 150 farm mortgages in Kansas Oklahoma and other Southwestern states while shifting toward reorganizing properties without further litigation.
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Chicago
Abel Davis
Illinois Life Insurance Company
James M. Wilkerson
Davis
Kansas
Oklahoma
The Real Santa Claus
A Christmas spirit piece extols a universal goodwill that strengthens with time. It praises kind thoughts, deeds, and memories as the true essence of Santa Claus and the season's generosity.
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Santa Claus
Portuguese government to open powerful radio station
Washington reports a Portuguese government plan to launch a powerful broadcasting station to reduce illiteracy. The scheme includes radio receivers in schools and bans advertising.
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Washington
Whitewright Schools Close Early for Christmas Holidays
Whitewright schools closed at noon for holidays resuming Monday January 2. Influenza and bad weather kept many students home with attendance under 75 percent over the last five days. One faculty member, Mr. Manning, was affected by influenza. Pre holiday programs were held with a grammar school Christmas expression by Miss Lucille LaRoe and a Masqueraders' Club performance at the high school.
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Whitewright
Mary
Manning
Grammar School
Lucille LaRoe
Masqueraders
House Passes Beer Bill by Big Majority
The House approved the 3.2 percent beer bill by a 230 to 165 vote, clearing the way for Senate action. Speaker Garner hailed the landslide win as a shift toward following the public will and modifying the Volstead Act after twelve years.
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HOUSE
Washington
D. C
Senate
Congress
Garner
How Texans Voted on the Beer Bill
The Texas delegation split votes on the beer bill. For: Buchanan Cross Dies Mansfield Thomason. Against: Blanton Briggs Jones Lanham Patman Rayburn Sanders Sumners. Paired for Kleberg. Paired against Johnson Williams. Speaker Garner abstains except to break ties.
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Texas
Buchanan
Cross
Dies
Mansfield
Thomason
Blanton
Briggs
Jones
Lanham
Patman
Rayburn
Sanders
Sumners
Kleberg
Johnson
Williams
Garner
Mrs Cora E Butts Dies in Dallas at 56
Mrs. Cora E. Butts age 56 died at her Dallas home last Friday after living four years in the city. Funeral services were held Sunday at 1 30 p.m. at Pilot Grove Methodist Church with Rev J A Henderson and Rev Miller assisting. Survivors include several children and her mother plus several brothers and sisters. She had long lived in Pilot Grove and was a Methodist.
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Cora E. Butts
Dallas
Pilot Grove Methodist Church
J. A. Henderson
Miller
Gunter
J. D. Garland
Pilot Grove
Butts
Methodist Church
Missouri town declares banking moratorium
Butler Mo mayor Frank Holland issued a 30 day banking moratorium proclamation. The Farmers Bank and Peoples Bank will close for 30 days while Walton Bank and Trust Company stays open with limited withdrawals.
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Butler
Frank Holland
Farmers Bank and Peoples Bank
Walton Bank and Trust Company
Christmas Programs For Sunday Schools
Christmas tree programs for Sunday school children will be given at the Church of Christ Friday night and at the Baptist Church Saturday night. No night program will be given at the Methodist Church but appropriate programs will be given Sunday morning at the Sunday school period for the children in the primary department.
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Church of Christ
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Comparative Flu Impact Across Texas Towns
Despite statewide influenza epidemics, Whitewright reports comparatively few cases with no deaths so far. Some families affected but most illnesses were mild. Dallas records 26 deaths in nine days and about thirty thousand ill, while Sherman Denison and Bonham report widespread outbreaks but few deaths.
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Texas
Whitewright
Dallas
Sherman
Denison
Bonham
Flu Campaign by State Warns Against Crowds and Fatigue
The Texas Health Department launches a blind influenza campaign amid warnings from Health Officer J C Anderson. He says the influenza germ has not been isolated and urges avoiding crowds, staying in bed if attacked, and notes pneumonia follows from overchilling overheating or fatigue. no medicine is effective.
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Austin
State Department of Health
J. C. Anderson
Anderson
Trades Day Crowds Beat Cold Weather in Whitewright Rodeo
A Monday trades day in Whitewright drew a larger than expected crowd despite cold conditions. At 2 20 p m riders wowed spectators on partly icy ground with finish line rides led by Otto Russell Jr a nine year old calf rider considered the best in the region. Other riders included J Y Russell and George Gordon Pope. Trading was light due to travel but merchants reported better sales than anticipated with a January 16 follow up planned if winter cooperates.
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Whitewright
Otto Russell Jr
Texas
Otto Jr
J. Y. Russell
George Gordon Pope
Time Sought on Farm Mortgages
Washington. Chairman Steagall of the House Banking Committee introduced a bill to suspend farm mortgage payments to Federal land banks for two years. If a borrower had repaid five annual or ten semiannual installments the moratorium would start, with suspended payments resumed afterward at one tenth per year plus simple interest.
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Washington
Steagall
House Banking Committee
Monoxide gas fatal to mother and son in Oklahoma City
Mrs Mabel Marshall 50 and her crippled son Kendrick McClelland 30 were found dead in an Oklahoma City apartment with two gas stoves burning and windows closed. Authorities blamed carbon monoxide for the deaths.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Mabel Marshall
Kendrick McClelland
Christmas Card Bargain Box Offers 25 Cards for 1.00
The Sun reports a boxed assortment of twenty five Christmas cards for one dollar. The deal promises cards worth 10 to 25 cents each and notes only a few boxes remain. Call today to secure the best bargain seen.
Rotarians Hear Talk on Schools
The Whitewright Rotary Club heard Jack Nossaman present a data rich digest on Texas public schools finances. He cited ongoing strain, possible consolidation as a cost saving measure, and stressed retrenchment without impairing efficiency. D E Low led the program at the tenth straight 100 percent meeting.
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Texas Public Schools
Rotary Club
Jack Nossaman
Nossaman
D. E. Low
Whitewright Club
The Sun Will Not Publish Next Week
The Sun will skip production for the Christmas week and resume January 5 1933. Staff will be at the office to handle business while the paper is closed. The note wishes readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and mentions housecleaning for 1933.
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The
Sun
Sun Force
the Sun
Loan Man Tries Gun Guarding Collateral Tray
In Waterloo Iowa Julius Levi a jeweler tests a presented .22 revolver offered as loan collateral. The hammer snaps and the gun fires striking Levi in the index finger. The bullet ricochets off a glass counter narrowly missing watch maker J W Morley. The man fled with the gun and the loan did not occur.
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Waterloo
lIowa
Julius Levi
Levi
J. W. Morley
Friday Literary Club Hosts Yuletide Session
Mrs. C. P. Johnson welcomed members and two Memphis guests on December 16 for the final post holiday meeting. The program featured a piano solo, Christmas customs from abroad, carols, and readings, with a cooperative gift exchange and a refreshment course.
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C. P. Johnson
Friday Literary Club
Edna Ray Womack
L. M. Patton
Memphis
WFAA And WBAP Set Shared 800 Kc Channel For Full Power
The Federal Radio Commission ordered WBAP to boost from 10 000 to 50 000 watts and share WFAA's 800 kilocycle clear channel. By Jan 1 both stations will air full time at 50 000 watts, using WFAA’s transmitter at Grapevine when Dallas is silent.
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Dallas
WFAA
WBAP
Fort Worth
Federal Radio Commission
Washington
America
Grapevine
Lake Worth
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