Farmers urged to take out 35 percent cotton acres
County Agent Benny F Gray reports a Washington letter urging cotton producers with contracts to retire the maximum 35 percent of base cotton acreage in 1935. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration aims for about 11.5 million bales, recommending signers reduce 35 percent to avoid oversupply and preserve 1935 and 1936 prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny F. Gray
C. W. Warburton
Extension Service
GC. A. Cobb
AAA
Washington, D. C
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Price of Farm Land Shows 20 Percent Increase
Reports to the Farm Credit Administration from 12 federal land banks show farm land prices rising across regions. Average sale price per acre from Jan 1 to Sept 30, 1934, up 20 percent from the first nine months of 1933. Land banks note higher cash down payments and larger early repayments, attributing boosts to sound refinancing of farm debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Land Banks
Former Grayson College Head H. L. Piner Dies at Sherman
H. L. Piner, 76, died at his Sherman home after several days illness. A former Grayson College president in Whitewright and later Columbia College head in Van Alstyne, he also led the State School for the Blind and served as Denison postmaster. He authored books and poems for Century and Lippincott's and wrote magazine pieces in recent years. Survived by widow Mrs. Bessie Sanders Piner a daughter Bernie Elizabeth a brother R. G. Piner and Rev. W. K. Piner and a sister Mrs. S. P. King.
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H. L. Piner
Sherman
Grayson College
Whitewright
Columbia College
van Alstyne
State School For the Blind
Denison
Century
Lippincott’s
Uncle Remus
Bessie Sanders Piner
Bernie Elizabeth Piner
R. G. Piner
The
Texas and Pacific Railway
W. K. Piner
Methodist
Auburndale
Fila
S. P. King
County to receive 1100 from racing profits in Texas
Grayson County will get about 1100 as its share of a 250000 racing fund. Judge Jake Loy says the distribution from J H Waggoner follows state excess fees from legalized racing. The money will pay for a temporary courthouse while a 300000 building is erected.
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Texas
Grayson County Commissioners’ Court
Grayson County
Jake J. Loy
J. H. Waggoner
Loy
Poll Taxes To Stay in Texas as House Rejects Amendment
In Austin the Texas House defeated a proposed constitutional amendment to end poll taxes for voting. Debate centered on war eligibility and historical carpetbaggers. A literacy test substitute failed 39 to 92, preserving poll tax requirements.
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Texas
House
Austin
House of Representatives
W. A. Shofner
Temple
George C. Roane
Rosenberg
J. F. Lindsey
Anson
Edgar Ss. Keefe
Frankston
Texas reports 24 bankruptcies in January
Texas saw 24 commercial failures in January, down 7.7 percent from a year ago and up 14.3 percent from December. Total liabilities reached 379000 dollars, up 25 percent year over year but 28 percent below December. Assets totaled 154000 dollars, up 60 percent from January 1934 but 52 percent below December. Average liability per failure was 15792 dollars, down from December and up from January 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
The Sun Sells Typewriter Paper and Ribbons
Typewriter paper car bon adding machine paper and typewriter ribbons for sale by The Sun offering assorted office supplies for writing and bookkeeping needs.
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The
Sun
College Editor James L. Lindsey Elected Toreador Head
James L. Lindsey a Whitewright resident and junior journalism major at Texas Technological College was elected editor of The Toreador, the college weekly. He serves as sports editor and assistant business manager and is vice-president of the Texas Tech Press Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Lindsey
Whitewright
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Toreador
Lindsey
Texas Tech Press Association
The
Silver Key
Weirton Steel Case Defeat Quashes NRA Injunction
In Wilmington Delaware Federal Judge John P. Nields refused the government’s request for an injunction against Weirton Steel Company over alleged violations of the iron and steel industry code. The eighty five page decision dismisses the suit and holds Section 7a unconstitutional as applied, noting the employee representation plan operates lawfully and controls itself without company domination.
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Wilmington
Del
NRA
Weirton Steel
John P. Nields
Weirton Steel Company
Iron and Steel
Nields
Tenant Cotton Move Favored
Washington notes the House Agricultural Committee moved to extend the two bale exemption under Bankhead Control to include share croppers and tenant farmers despite opposition from the Farm Administration. Representatives Fulmer and Doxey were tasked to draft the legislation after AAA cotton chief Cobb warned inclusion would destroy the program.
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Washington
Farm Administration
House Agricultural Committee
Cully A. Cobb
AAA
Jones
Fulmer
South Carolina
Doxey
Mississippi
Red Cross Nurse Arrives to Aid Whitewright Schools
A nurse from the national Red Cross will work in the Whitewright area under the county chapter. Mayor F. M. Echols is informed. She will devote one day weekly for three months to home hygiene and school programs, with Mrs. W. S. Cunningham organizing arrangements at the Grammar School.
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The
American Red Cross
Red Cross
F. M. Echols
Echols
Whitewright
W. S. Cunningham
District Clerk Funds Uncovered For Grayson Trio Inheritance
Sherman report says S V Earnest district clerk found a $793 check for Mrs. R C Pietzsch and two White siblings from old court records. The funds stem from a 1929 suit to minors of W L White killed in a Katy train accident and a $1,300 judgment from 1933. He traced heirs from Florida to California and paid all parties due.
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W. L. White
Katy
W. F. Davis
Earnest
Florida
California
Alabama votes for prohibition in historic direct ballot
Early returns from 1,759 of 2,156 precincts show prohibition leading on the modification question. Supporters of legalizing wine and beer and hard liquor trail, with the referendum serving as a guide for future liquor control law framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Prohibition
Cornell Experts Produce Odorless Cabbage From Breeding
Ithaca New York scientists at Cornell University report an odorless cabbage as a new vegetable. Professor C M Myers of plant breeding explains the odor was an evolutionary relic removed by selective breeding, leaving a cabbage that cooks without the familiar smell while remaining nutritious.
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Cornell
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
C. M. Myers
Department of Plant Breeding
Dionnes Seek Lawyer for Parental Control and Funds
Olivia and Cyr Dionne of Windsor have hired lawyer Paul Martin to press for full custody of their quintuplet daughters and to secure a share of about 100000 dollars expected from testimonials and newspaper sales. They plan to ask Premier Mitchell Hepburn for permission to use trust funds for other children. The trust holds the babies’ money until they turn 18.
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Windsor
Ont
Olivia Dionne
Paul Martin
Martin
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
New Baby Bonds Carry Pictures of 5 Presidents
Portraits of Washington Jefferson Cleveland Wilson and Lincoln will appear on the faces of new Treasury baby bonds selling March 1. The $25 bond shows Washington, the $50 Jefferson, the $100 Cleveland, the $500 Wilson, and the $1,000 Lincoln. It marks the first use of Woodrow Wilson’s image on a U.S. public debt security.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
George Washington
Jefferson
Cleveland
Wilson
Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Dr Selecman to Preach at Methodist Home Coming
The First Methodist Church of Whitewright invites all members and friends to a homecoming on March 3. Dr C C Selecman of Dallas will preach at 11 am and speak on Law and Order at 2:30 pm. The event honors the church's history and welcomes former members.
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Selecman
Methodist
First Methodist Church of
Whitewright
C. C. Seleeman
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
C. W. Dennis
Zion
God
Samuel
C. C. Selecman
House approves core age security bill with Morgenthau plan
The House Ways and Means Committee backed key provisions of a broad age security bill subject to presidential approval. Morgenthau proposals for a combined earnings and payroll tax to fund old age annuities were adopted, aiming for self support by 1980. The measure envisions up to 15 dollars monthly aid, a 50 billion reserve, unemployment tax funding, and independent social security administration.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Social Committee
Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Treasury
Perkins Committee
Roosevelt
Social Security Board
Department of Labor
Federal Relief Administrator
Sun Spots Will Grow, Boost Radio Static for Years
SMU physics professor J. D. Boon warns that sun spots are increasing and will peak in the next three to four years. He notes the eleven year cycle, with larger spots boosting ultraviolet rays and potentially increasing electrical storms, rainfall variance, and radio static.
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Dallas
J. D. Boon
Southern Methodist University
Dr. Boon
Blanton Observatory
Link’s barter tale in the old market humor
An old trader named Link brags of a chain of barters from a pig bought for $10 to a bicycle sold for $10. He claims profitable business despite minimal cash profits, illustrating a colorful local barter economy.
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Link
Hauptmann Defense Fund Reaches New High
Bruno Hauptmann’s defense fund has received 12000 dollars in public contributions, with counsel C. Lloyd Fisher stating the total needed will be about 25000 dollars. Fisher says the fund will cover various expenses beyond printing the trial transcript, while noting the state pays primary transcript costs.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
C. Lloyd Fisher
Flemington
Bronx
Fisher
Hauptmann
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Santa Claus
Grayson
Dionnes
Federal Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Dr. Selecman
Hauptmann Defense Fund
Philippines
Hawaii
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