Allied Demands Prompt Results On Tax Measures
Gov. James V. Allred urged rapid action on revenue bills and a veto threat if taxes are not raised before any new government costs. He named emergency topics including revenue and taxation and horse race repeal to finance social security programs and reduce a 15 million dollar deficit. He called for immediate passage of higher natural resource and franchise taxes, and pushed for a vote on repealing the race track gambling law.
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Austin
James V. Allred
Board of Control
House
Herman Jones
Finance Committee
Revenue and Taxation Committee
House State Affairs Committee
J. Bryan Bradbury
New Cure Found for Nagging Wife by Irate Spouse
Alameda County farm adviser Thomas O Morrison testified in a divorce case detailing two treatments for nagging wives. He described stuffing red pepper in his wife Grace Morrisson's mouth to deter nagging, claiming the pepper treatment would be repeated each time she nagged. He added he would rather go to jail than live with his wife.
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Oakland
Calif
Thomas O. Morrison
Alameda
Morrison
Grace Morrison
West Texas Legislators Visit Lubbock For Weekend Tour
About twenty senators and ninety representatives will tour West Texas as guests of Lubbock citizens. They depart Friday by bus, reach Lubbock that evening, stay until Sunday morning, then return. Lubbock houses Texas Tech and is eyed as a site for a West Texas hospital for the insane.
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Austin
West Texas
Lubbock
Texas Tech
West Texas Hospital For the Insane
Whitewright Donates to Red Cross and Local Relief
Whitewright residents contribute 170.82 to the Red Cross and Friday Literary Club adds 5 for local relief. Mayor F M Echols emphasized the need for further contributions in money food or clothing to aid local relief efforts.
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Red Cross
Friday Literary Club
F. M. Echols
the Sun
Whitewright
Sun
Whitewright Rotary Club
Whitewright Music Club
Baptist North Circle
J. T. Wrenn
Billy Ward Evans
Jimmie McSpedden
Marjorie Beth Young
Guy Norris
David Lee Johnson
J. T. Vestal
T. J. Giles
Clay Horton
Wide Open Pension Bill Favored by House Committee
A Texas House State Affairs Committee backed a dual purpose pension bill that would liberalize pensions and raise taxes on natural resources to fund it. The measure, drafted by J. E. Winfree, C. E. Farmer, and Bailey Ragsdale, could add 57,000 to 72,000 pensioners and generate 12 to 15 million dollars in new revenue for pensions. The bill envisions 150,000 to 165,000 qualifying, with state payments starting at nine dollars monthly and hoped for eighteen with federal matching funds. If surpluses remain after 9 dollar aid, funds would be distributed by need.
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Austin
House
J. E. Winfree
C. E. Farmer
Bailey Ragsdale
Winfree
Texas
Fatal bar fight near Sherman leaves man dead
In a habeas hearing, witnesses described a confrontation at Rock Pig Inn south of Sherman on Feb. 1 over dancing with Lillie Mae McBride. William Perkins, 28, died four days later from a fractured skull after a stool was used in the attack. Cecil Smallwood and G L Rogers face murder charges with Rogers set at 10000 bond and Smallwood at 2500.
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Smallwood
Perkins
County Grants Aid To Expedite Loans
Sherman county commissioners approved 125 for additional clerical help to speed federal loans to Grayson farmers. Roger Q. Evans said 192 applications remain. filing fees will repay the funds. Four former workers will be recalled for a 10 day period. A January list of groceries for paupers totaled 476.89 and 25 was approved for medical care.
Grayson January Tax Collections Hit $283679
Sherman January tax collections by Grayson assessor-collector Collier Yeary totaled 283679.31 dollars for January. The sum includes current, delinquent, poll, supplemental, insolvent and miscellaneous taxes with 260589.01 dollars from state county and school taxes. Poll tax payments reached 6724 Grayson residents.
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Yeury
Pension Meeting Called For Feb. 20 In Dallas
A state wide meeting to organize a group aiding the aged in securing pensions is called for February 20 in Dallas. The group aims to push through legislation with federal cooperation to fund old age assistance, liberalize the law, and insist on efficient pension fund administration.
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Dallas
Tigers Lose To Bells In Championship Tilt
Whitewright Tigers fall to Bells High School 12 to 11 in a playoff game at Van Alstyne to decide the class A county basketball title. Bells to face the class B C winner at Van Alstyne Saturday for the crown.
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Tigers
Bells
van Alstyn
Whitewright Tigers
Bells High School
van Alstyne
Flood Relief Fund Reaches 18.8 Million
Washington reports the Red Cross flood relief fund has totaled 18.788 million. Chairman Cary T. Gray Sr. announced the surge as housing needs remain the greatest emergency for Red Cross workers. Refugee returns drive the housing push with three more centers proposed in Evansville and Terre Haute. Cincinnati conditions show improvement.
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Washington
Red Cross Flood Relief Fund
Cary T. Grayson
Red Cross
Grayson
Evansville
Terre Haute
Cincinnati
Employers' Payment Time Is Extended in Texas
AUSTIN March extension granted to employers for first monthly payments under the unemployment compensation act. Payments on 1936 pay rolls remain due by February 25. The extension covers only the January 1937 payrolls, due by March 25.
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Austin
R. B. Anderson
Anderson
Perjury Charge Filed in Sherman County Damage Suit
John the Cloud of Sherman charged with perjury after falsely testifying in a damage suit against J. E. Morgan and Sons contractors. Jury awarded $2,392 for injuries from erecting the new courthouse. he was held on $2,000 bond by Justice C. O. Scott.
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Sherman
J. E. Morgan and Sons
John the Cloud of Sherman
C. O. Scott
Justice of the
Needy Persons May Be Denied Right to Vote
Sherman officials consider a pauper affidavit to bar voting for aid seekers to comply with state law. The court notes aid totals rising with January grocery orders reaching 476.89 and relief costs mounting. Precinct 1 leads with 280.09 in food orders. other precincts report smaller sums.
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Sherman
Texas
B. M. Whiteacre
Perry Waldrop
S. B. Vaughan
Clayton Flannery
H. McAdams
Jake J. Loy
Flannery
Protection claims for slot machines blast in arrests
Denison sheriff and staff attacked the insinuations of slot machine owners who said they had “fixed” things with the department after deputy sheriffs seized two machines from cafe rear rooms. The sheriff’s office vowed seizures and fines for owners and cafe proprietors where machines are found.
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Sheriff's Department
Plainsman at Palace Theatre Tonight and Friday
Feature attraction at the Palace theatre tonight and Friday is The Plainsman starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. Saturday's feature will be Jack Holt in Zane Gray's End of the Trail. For preview and Monday, Happy Go Lucky with Phil Regan and Evelyn Venable. Tuesday and Wednesday bargain nights feature Patsy Kelly, Charlie Chase and Pert Keton in Kelly the second. Thursday and Friday February 18 19 Love On the Run features Joan Crawford and Clark Gable.
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Palace Theatre
Gary Cooper
Jean Arthur
Jack Holt
Zane Gray
Phil Regan
Evelyn Venable
Patsy Kelly
Charlie Chase
Pert Keton
Kelly
Joan Crawford
Clark Gable
Pension Insurance Warning Warned Against Imposter Agents
Orville S. Carpenter of the Texas Old Age Assistance Commission warned of imposters posing as special agents to sell insurance to elderly pension beneficiaries in West Texas. The callers claim buying policies is needed to qualify for or speed up old age assistance payments.
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Orville S. Carpenter
The
Texas Old Age Assistance Commission
West
Texas
Commission
Corporations Used Spies to Break Up Labor
The La Follette Civil Liberties Committee told the Senate it uncovered a vast nationwide drive to thwart labor policy and neutralize labor laws. The preliminary six month report describes a large commercial enterprise where employers collaborate with professional spies to assault citizens who exercise their right to organize for collective bargaining.
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Washington
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
Senate
World Day of Prayer Observance At Central Christian Church
Whitewright churches join for World Day of Prayer at 2 p m Friday at Central Christian Church. Program includes quiet music, hymns, scripture readings, talks by local women, accordion and solo performances, offering and benediction.
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Whitewright
Central Christian Church
Tommie Chenoweth
F. M. Echols
H. P. Donigan
C. J. Meador
Roosevelt and Astaire Named Best Dressed Men
Washington reports the Merchant Tailors' Designers Association lists 16 male fashion leaders led by President Roosevelt and Fred Astaire. I H Milhouer lauds Roosevelts conservatism and era defining one material cutaway. Lucius Beebe is named the greatest dandy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fred Astaire
Merchant Tailors’ Designers Association
I. H. Milbouer
New York
Association
Milhouer
Astaire
Lucius Beebe
Texas Houses Vote Against Roosevelt Plan
Austin reports the Texas Legislature voted to disapprove President Roosevelt's plan to reorganize the Supreme Court by adding six members. The Senate approved 22 to 3 with Allan Shivers voting against. the House tabling a resolution endorsing the plan 95 to 28.
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Austin
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Senate
House
Allan Shivers
Frank Rawlings
Texas
A. M. Aiken Jr
W. B. Collie
Claud Westerfeld
Average American meat consumption and hog feed facts
Chicago report cites Institute of American Meat Packers figures showing per person annual intake of beef seventy pounds pork seventy pounds veal seven lamb seven. Daily lunch meat totals reach fifteen million pounds nationwide. Corn and feed data relate to hog production and required acreage for corn.
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Chicago
Ill
Institute of American Meat Packers
New Farm Program Lets Crops Shift To Save Payments
County Agent B F Gray outlined a 1937 program offering large payments of about eight dollars per acre for shifting land from soil depleting crops to soil conserving crops and smaller payments for planting shifted acres in peas or soil building crops. Farmers must divert 25 to 35 percent of cotton land and 10 to 15 percent of general crop land to conserve crops, with two bases per farm a soil depleting base and a soil conserving base. Tenants share payments. pasture lands eligible. penalties apply if soil building crops are not planted. Details to come with signup.
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B. F. Gray
Sudan
Bermuda
Gray
Typewriter Carbon and Office Supplies Note
A short note lists typewriter carbon and pencil carbon and typewriter paper at Sun office, indicating basic office supplies inventory and procurement details.
Relief-Deficiency Bill Becomes Law After Signature
President signed a $950 million relief deficiency measure to fund WPA jobs for 2.58 million people through June 30. The package includes $95 million for CCC, $50 million for seed loans in 1937, and $16 million in miscellaneous funds. If WPA money is used for flood relief, Congress may reimburse the agency later.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Congress
Sun Office Sells Typewriter Paper and Ribbons
Typewriter carbon paper and typewriter ribbons available at Sun Office. Stock includes carbon sheets and assorted ribbons for office use.
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Sherman Inn
Roosevelt and Astaire
High Court
Sun Office
Typewriter
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