Inaugural Day Plans for Roosevelt Presidency
Washington reports detailed inaugural plans for Franklin D. Roosevelt including an 11 a.m. start, a White House motor trip with Mrs. Hoover, a Capitol oath administered by Chief Justice Hughes, a large public audience of over 100000, and a long parade and White House dinner. Prominent attendees include governors and cabinet members with the inaugural ball drawing thousands.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White House
Hoover
Capitol
Charles Evans Hughes
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania Avenue
Paving Contracts Awarded in Fannin and Cooke Counties
The State Highway Commission tentatively awarded concrete paving on Highway No. 5 in Cooke and Fannin Counties with Federal approval pending. Awards include 5.3 miles in Cooke to Standard Paving Co. for $108,760.39, 5.5 miles in Fannin to Froemming Brothers Inc. for $121,424.20, and 6.4 miles in Fannin to Froemming Brothers for $124,624.63.
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State Highway Commission
Fannin
Cooke Counties
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Cooke County
Grayson County
Standard Paving Company
Fort Worth
Fannin County
Ector
Bonham
Froemming Brothers Inc
West, Texas
Froemming Brothers
Oklahoma House approves cigarette tax bill 3 cents per pack
The Oklahoma House passed a bill imposing a 3 cent per package cigarette tax without debate by 67 to 28. The emergency clause was approved 80 to 20. The measure moves to the Senate.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Senate
Rev Joe M Russell Resigns Whitewright Pastorship
Rev Joe M Russell resigns after three years as pastor of the Whitewright Presbyterian Church effective next Sunday. He has accepted the post at First Presbyterian Church of Terrell and will begin February 19. A farewell sermon is planned Sunday night with Scout troop involvement and a Presbytery meeting set for February 16 to dissolve the pastoral relation.
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Presbyterian Church
Joe M. Russell
First Presbyterian Church of
Terrell
Whitewright
Russell
Ranger
Paris
Presbytery
Dallas
Terrell Church
Cold waves claim Dallas Kerrville men deaths in Texas
Two men died from exposure as Texas endured the coldest spell in years. Kerrville physician W. H. Woods, 62, was found near his car after a night call. Dallas youth Frank Hackney, 18, froze after likely falling from a trestle. Public buildings stayed open and aid reached destitute families while crops and gardens suffered widespread damage.
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Texas
Lubbock
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
W. H. Woods
Kerrville
Justice of the Peace
Frank Hackney
Dallas
Houston
Texarkana
Auto Registrations Fall Short of Last Year in Sherman
Sherman reports auto registrations this year totaled 9 575, down from 9 820 a year ago. The decrease is linked to expected extended registration deadlines, with Grayson County collecting 74 582 32 and the state 25 596 32 last year versus 71 282 83 and 22 242 72 this year.
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Ricketts
Grayson County
Senate Report Details 1932 Office Expenditures
A leaked Senate secretary report outlines fiscal year 1932 and periods estimates totaling 4 million dollars for expenditures from aspirin to hair tonic. Major items include 457 thousand dollars for investigations and 1.85 million for salaries. the report notes miscellaneous small items and limited distribution to two copies per senator.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Edwin P. Thayer
Charles Heurich Brewing Co
Congress Debates Broad Presidential Powers for Economy
Speaker Garner said organized minorities blocked budget cuts and urged giving the president wider authority to reorganize and cut federal bureaus. Hoover reportedly welcomed the Senate grant of broad powers to Roosevelt, with further backing for abolishing bureaus and reducing expenditures. Senate action on treasury post office and eight other supply bills moves toward March enactment, amid talks of prohibition repeal and relief measures. A cotton production reduction bill faces favorable signal from Senate agriculture chairmen McNary and allies.
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Washington
Garner
Congress
Senate
Treasury Post Office
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House
Roosevelt
Treasury-Post Office
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
McNary
George
Connally
Texas
S. C
Washington House Clerk Report Details Spending
A clerk's report lists House of Representatives expenditures for July 1 1931 to June 30 1932 covering salaries and items from hair brushes to telegrams and ice, totaling 3,238,000 with notable items such as 4000 for the speaker's car unused in favor of taxis.
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Senate
Washington
House of Representatives
Two Charged With Plot To Sell Army Goods Privately
A federal grand jury indicted Robert J. Byers and George S. Krieger on conspiring to obtain war surplus supplies set aside for charity and sell them for profit. Byers, Michigan American Legion official, allegedly convinced officials the goods would go to the unemployed. Krieger allegedly negotiated sales and secured large orders from Montgomery Ward and others.
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New York
Robert J. Byers
American Legion
Department of Michigan
George S. Krieger
War Department
United States
George Z. Medalie
Byers
Department of Justice
Krieger
Montgomery Ward & Co
Three More Cases In Justice Court
Three men appeared in the court of Justice of the Peace Guy Stedham to plead guilty. Two faced swindling by bank check charges with insufficient funds and were fined 12.60 each. The third man was fined about 27 for drunkenness and disturbing the peace and jailed for nonpayment. Stedham aims to curb hot checks in Whitewright as more cases are expected Friday. Court sits in the rear of the W J Barbee insurance building.
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Court of Justice of the Peace
Guy Stedham
Justice Stedham
Sun
Whitewright
W. J. Barbee Insurance Agency
Ferguson Appointee Denied as Highway Chair
The Texas senate rejected Governor Miriam A Ferguson’s nomination of F L Denison of Temple for chairman of the state highway commission after a secret session. The vote tally was not disclosed though a public hearing had been held amid protests over four maintenance and two construction contracts Denison held with the commission.
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Austin
Senate
Miriam A. Ferguson
F. L. Denison
Temple
State Highway Commission
Denison
Ferguson
R. L. Daniel
Victoria
Daniel
Insurance Commission
Temple and
Belton
The
Highway Commission
Cone Johnson
Tyler
W. R. Ely
Abilene
Bell and Williamson
Zero Degree Mercury Reaches Second Time In 34 Years
A February blizzard driven plunge brought Grayson County temperatures to near zero Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Historic sub zero readings echo 1930 and 1899 events while widespread damage from frozen pipes and radiator failures disrupted daily life and school attendance.
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Grayson County
Sherman
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Grammar School
J. A. Yeager
1916 Patent for Corner-Shooting Gun with Crooked Barrel
A 1916 patent describes a firearm designed to shoot around corners using a crooked or bent barrel. The device aims to enable firing from shielded positions without direct line of sight, reflecting early 20th century innovations in concealed weaponry.
Roosevelt Faces $21 Billion Public Debt On Inauguration
As President-elect Roosevelt prepares to take office on March 4, the nation will confront a public debt of about 21 billion dollars. The large borrowing underscores the economy’s strain and the new administration’s impending fiscal challenges.
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Roosevelt
PT Association To Meet Tuesday At High School
The regular monthly meeting of the Parent Teacher Association will be held at the high school auditorium Tuesday evening at 7 o clock. The change from the grammar school to the high school is for this meeting only. A patriotic program by high school talent under Miss Gladys Ray will be presented and the public is invited.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Gladys Ray
World War Era Rubber Demand Shifts in 1932
For the first time since World War I began, global absorption of crude rubber in 1932 surpassed U.S. imports, signaling a shift in demand away from the United States.
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United States
Russell To Preach Sermon For Scouts
The Boy Scouts of Whitewright will lead the Friday evening service at the Presbyterian Church during National Anniversary Week. Rev. Joe M. Russell will deliver a farewell Scout sermon, with Scoutmaster Mac Pierson noting it will be instructional and uplifting. All churches dismiss services for this event and Scouts meet at seven for practice.
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Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts of
Whitewright
Presbyterian Church
Joe M. Russell
Mac Pierson
Rey
Russell
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Fannin Co
Oklahoma
Justice Court
PT. Association
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