Grayson County Reports Large 1938 Fund Balances and Tax Outlook
Grayson County ends 1938 with sizable balances across operating debt, and permanent funds. County auditor B M Whiteacre notes totals of 38377.47 for operating funds, 208412.48 in indebtedness funds, and 17745.70 in permanent and miscellaneous funds. Road precincts show various remaining balances after expenditures. Total tax collections reach 337628.54 with 320610.19 transferred to funds and 17018.35 closing balance. Indebtedness stands at 3004500 with 534750 retired. 1939 due bonds and warrants total 216151.37, county share 123874.13. Collections of 85 percent of the levy on 42 cents per 100 would yield 134849.40 to cover county share.
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Sherman
Grayson County
B. M. Whiteacre
Perry Waldrop
Precinct
S. B. Vaughan
Clayton Flanery
Hardy McAdams
Precinct 4
Goat from Texas A&M taken from governor’s mansion lawn
A truck from Texas A&M College carried Gov. Lee O'Daniel's goat from the executive mansion lawn to the university barns at College Station. The goat had been staked on the mansion lawn since January 17 as an inauguration gift from Mills County admirers.
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Austin
Texas A. & M
Lee O’daniel
College Station
Mills County
Mustache on Fire Sparks Woman’s Quip in Hiss Remark
A sharp quip about spitting at a man follows Hiss’s remark, “When is the only time a woman is justified in spitting in a man's face?” The joke pivots on the image of a mustache catching fire.
O Daniel defends pension plan on Sunday broadcast
Texas Governor W Lee O Daniel expressed confidence the Legislature would approve his old age pension plan or a better one. He avoided political talk during the broadcast and urged lawmakers to discuss the plan without interference while they study its details.
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Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Senate
J. C. Hunter
Highway Commission
Tom Beauchamp
House of Representatives
Widow Sets Stage For Relief Show In Philadelphia
A woman accused of posing as a widow and borrowing a neighbor’s three children to add to her two, was held for court on a charge of stealing 2021 in state relief funds. Mrs. Rose Moore testified she took the money to support two extra children on a frugal income. State agents said her husband worked in a hospital and a patrolman quipped about an inebriate at 3 am.
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Philadelphia
Rose Moore
Jones Says No Better Farm Plan Offered
Washington. Chairman Jones of the House agriculture committee said no satisfactory farm program substitute had been offered as hearings opened on proposed plans. He noted the plan would delay major changes until 1940 and that the Senate has not acted on similar proposals. The committee will hear cost of production advocates first while the cotton surplus is a current focus.
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Washington
Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Wallace
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Committee
New Wildcat Test for South Grayson County
A wildcat test in South Grayson County to test Strawn formations of the upper Pennsylvania series has been announced by Prince Brothers of Wichita Falls. Location near Jamison northeast of Howe with a 6000 foot production contract. The block lies within the Dumas block area with last tests nearby and old rigs repurposed. Sinclair Prairie Oil backs the test with bottom-hole money while waivers from landowners must be signed before drilling begins. Regulations on legal money-lending have been in effect since the Civil War.
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Grayson County
Pennsylvania
Prince Brothers
Weshita Falls
Jamison
Howe
Sherman Democrat
Sinclair Prairie Oil Company
Millie Williams
Mollie Williams
Dumas
E. F. Strube
Fort Worth
L. T. Barton
Sherman
Barton
Strube
Mr. Barton
Clement Oil Company
Governor urges abolition of 55 state funds for centralized finance
Governor Lee O Daniel urged the Texas Legislature to abolish at least 55 of the 105 state funds and to centralize finances. He proposed funds be grouped by constitutional, federal, bond and enforcement needs, and argued for stronger tax collection, a single comptroller, and spending only by direct legislative appropriation. He called for emergency action and outlined a bill framework.
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Austin
Lee O'Daniel
Comptroller
O'Daniel
Game Department
The Same But Different Joke Exchange
A playful exchange features Poppa asking what a millennium is and Rastus replying that it is a centennial with more legs. The light humor contrasts long time spans with a folksy explanation.
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Poppa
Rastus
Marked Difference Boxing Rivalry Sparks Taunt Exchange
The dialogue pits Joe and Mike in a gritty exchange where Joe boasts about boxing and delivers hard hits, while Mike counters as an undertaker who lays out opponents and then boxes. The edgy exchange hints at streetwise bravado and athletic showdown.
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Joe
Mike
Denison Dam to be earth-fill type on Red River
Design studies for the 54 million flood control and hydro electric project near Denison indicate an earth-fill dam about three miles long and 170 feet high. It will require about 50 million tons of earth with nine concrete tunnels and a 2,000-foot spillway. Power tunnels will feed five 25,000 kilowatt turbines. Labor peaks around 1,000 in year one.
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Denison
Red River
High Head
Texas
Americans Rank Behind Scandinavians in Coffee Consumption
Per capita coffee intake shows Americans with the second highest rate behind Scandinavians. The finding reflects ongoing popularity of coffee culture across the United States and northern Europe.
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Grayson
O’daniel
Stingo
Pongee
T. W. Ayres & Son
Gossard
Carter
South
United States
Whitewright
the Mills Steam Laundry
Bonham
Sanderson
Sanderson Barber Shop
Sanderson Shop
Denison Dam
M. J. Long
J. W. Henry
H. T. Atterberry
Telephone
Call Haile
M. Johnson
H. A. James
Whitewright Hatchery
Bill Cowan
Ben Dopson
Ben Mac
Bill Underwood
Lamesa
Dallas
Manton Fain
W. Davis
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
S. Travis St
Magnolia
G. C. Stateville
Orester Ae
McCormick
Deering
Manning & Meador
IHC
Texaco
Goodrich Tires
Goodrich Batteries
Gillett’s Texaco Service
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