Jerry Saddler in Governor's Race
Dallas Morning News interview with Jerry Saddler discusses a possible run for Texas governor against W. Lee O'Daniel. Saddler cites opposition to sales and transactions taxes, support for the needy by need, and past campaign tactics including a hillbilly tour paid from his own funds. He denies personal ambition and criticizes the Townsend plan.
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Dick Vaughan Austin
Chunky
Jerry Sadler
Commission
Sadler
W. Lee O'Daniel
Capitol
O’daniel
Congress of Farmers Takes On Texas Agricultural Needs
The Texas Dirt Farmers Congress in Austin designated Representative Bailey Ragsdale of Crockett as the farmers' legislative representative and formed a 100-member financing committee. They urged Congress to fund Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenants Act, restore emergency rates, pass a net weight and uniform price bill for cotton, restore parity payments, and replace the Production Credit Corporation, while adopting eight measures on soil conservation, tax reform, education at A and M, tenancy funding, and state branding.
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Texas Agricultural Association
Texas Agricultural Workers Association
Farmers League
Texas Jersey Cattle Association
Texas State Grange
W. N. Cory
Keller
Commissioner of Agriculture
Texas A. & M.college
Congress
Production Credit Corporation
Treasury Department
Cemetery Dues Reminder and Oak Hill Annex Notices
February is the deadline to pay cemetery dues. Plans for maintaining grass are urged. Owners of lots in Oak Hill Annex should contact committee members Mrs. H. C. Willis Mrs. Lee Kirkpatrick or Mrs. C. P. Johnson at the Sun office for genuine engraving services.
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Oak Hill Annex
H. C. Wllis
Lee Kirkpatrick
C. P. Johnson
Five County Soil Erosion Elections Set For March 9
Five county vote on a large scale soil erosion program draining into Elm Fork Trinity River to be held March 9 in Denton Wise Collin Montague and Grayson counties. Eligible voters are landowners in the drainage area with boxes at Grayson sites Whitesboro Collinsville and Gunter.
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Sherman
Elm Fork
Trinity River
W. O. Teddlie
Denton
Wise
Collin
Montague
Grayson
Teddlie
Grayson County
Southmayor
Whitesboro
Collinsville
Gunter
Tioga
Diversion of Road Tax Is Protested In Texas
The Texas Good Roads Association adopted a resolution condemning highway tax diversion to non road uses and urging Congress to return highway funds to Texas. It reported $16.9 million collected from Texas highway users last year with only about half the amount for construction aid. The group said Texas needs 570.802 million to finish its highway system and calls for stronger motor vehicle laws to curb registration rackets. Oscar Burton of Tyler was elected president, with Joe M. Leonard of Gainesville as first VP and Max Starcke of Austin as second VP.
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Austin
Texas Good Roads Association
Congress
Texas
Oscar Burton
Tyler
Lowry Martin
Corsicana Sun
Burton
Gulf States Telephone Company
Joe M. Leonard
Gainesville
Max Starcke
Fred Wemple
Midland
Franz C. Groos
San Antonio
Datus E. Proper
Heavy Voting List For Grayson County
Sherman voters face a large election list as Col lier Yeary estimates 17 752 eligibles. Poll taxes total 13 959 with 793 exemptions before Jan 31. Add 1 500 permanent rural exemptions and about 1 500 in Denison and Sherman. Sixteen months show rising polls due to presidential year and county races.
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Sherman
Collier
Denison
Tax Collections and Exemption Totals for Period
Summary of tax data shows 13 959 polls and 793 exemptions across periods with December and January figures. From Oct 1 1939 to Jan 31 1940 tax payments without penalty totaled 179 822 25 state and 191 966 65 in 1939 ad valorem and personal taxes. January current taxes brought 195 841 28 and delinquent 11 206 53. Current ad valorem shares: state 59 912 22 county 70 544 70 schools 34 779 70. Delinquent shares: state 2 630 97 county 5 926 80 schools 2 648 76.
Local Porter News A Rainy Weekend Reports Key Updates
A light rain fell in Porter last weekend. Mrs. W. C. Anderson is ill at home. Mrs. J. W. Gunter and daughter Hattie are over illness. Rev. O. F. Robinson returns from Sherman hospital after pneumonia treatment. Dorotha Jean McCord stays with Willa Jean Hunter. Several visits note Whitewright and Ector engagements.
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W. C. Anderson
J. W. Gunter
Hattie
O. F. Robinson
Sherman Hospital
Dorotha Jean McCord
Willa Jean Hunter
Hugh Hunter
G. D. Bennett
Whitewright
Ina Lee Hicks
Ewing Waite
Ector
Claude McCord
Jim Hicks
Mabel Pace
Elmer Anderson
Baby
Lois Allen
Sherman
Business Upswing Seen by Social Scientists in 1940
A consensus of delegates from the Allied Social Science Associations in Philadelphia predicts the United States will see a definite business upswing in 1940. The forecast reflects optimism across economic and social science perspectives.
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Philadelphia
United States
Economic outlook mixed as surveys show gains and risks
A mix of bright and dark notes emerges from surveys of professors business leaders and economists. They report rising industrial production incomes farm cash income construction factory employment and retail sales though overproduction from the European war and higher costs could trigger a downturn late next year.
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Full Gospel Assembly of Jesus Christ
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P. J. Russell
Leon Kent
W. ©. Houston
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Bob) Slagle JR
C. H. (Shorty) Barrett
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J. H
Jim) Waggoner
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