President Plans Unusual Night Session for Roosevelt Message
Washington leaders agreed to a rare night session next Friday at 9:30 p.m. for President Roosevelt to deliver his annual message to Congress in person. The plan came from the White House and requires House unanimous consent to recess or a two thirds vote to adopt a special rule.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Garner
Byrns
McNary
Oregon
Representative Snell
New York
Burns
Wilson
White House
Snell
Cotton Belt Wins Right to Reform
ST. LOUIS. Objections by three bondholders to the Cotton Belt Railway's petition for reorganization under the amended bankruptcy law were dismissed. U.S. District Judge Charles B. Davis approved the petition as properly filed and overruled lack of good faith claims. He found testimony justified the railroad’s assertion it cannot meet debts of 24,958,992. A Friday hearing will decide trustee appointments.
36 000 DIE IN AUTO CRASHES
Hartford reports annual U S traffic deaths near 386 000 with a 7 percent rise in fatality rate per accident Pedestrian deaths total 16 000 with 9 000 from car collisions Driving errors tied to two thirds of 828 000 accidents Exceeding speed limits linked to 7 300 deaths and wrong side driving to 7 400 fatalities Over 560 000 injuries from dangerous driving practices 130 000 injuries from speeding 240 000 from wrong side crashes 250 000 pedestrians struck 40 000 child pedestrians among the toll
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Hartford
Conn
United States
Travelers Insurance Company
Fargo Oil bars gasoline sales to drunken drivers
Denver officials report the Fargo Oil Company with seventeen filling stations in Denver announced a New Year resolution to not sell gasoline to drunken drivers. Violations will lead to immediate dismissal of the seller.
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Denver
Colo
Fargo Oil Company
Three Barker children burn injuries after Christmas house fire
A Christmas night fire destroyed the Jim D. Wilson place near Whitewright trapping five Barker boys. Lindburg Barker, 11, died Saturday night from burns. two younger brothers, ages 12 and 9, are hospitalized in Sherman with serious burns. The other two Barker boys escaped in freezing weather. three older boys broke a window to flee. The family had been away visiting relatives in Savoy.
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Claud Barker
Jim D. Wilson
Whitewright
St. Vincent’s Sanitarium
Sherman
Lindburg
Barker
Trenton
Funeral for Ben Savage Held Friday
Funeral services for Ben Savage attorney who died at his home on December 26 were held at 2 p m Friday at the First Baptist Church. Rev G C Ivins officiated with Rev C Chumbley assisting Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery He was born December 7 1873 near Whitewright and practiced law after study in Sherman He served as assistant district attorney of Dallas County 1910 to 1915 He married Bertha Stepp in 1925 He is survived by his wife two stepsons Grady and Guy Stepp three brothers Ed John and Robert Savage and several relatives from Sherman Dallas Oklahoma City and California.
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Ben Savage
First Baptist Church
G. C. Ivins
C. Chumbley
Oak Hill Cemetery
J. E. Mangrum
F. W. Alverson
M. Belew
Whitewright
Bertha Stepp
Savage
Dallas
Grady
Guy Stepp
Ed Savage
John Savage
Football Causes 30 Deaths in 1935
New York report shows football fatalities across high schools colleges sandlots and athletic clubs totaling 30 in 1935. Prof Floyd R Eastwood of NYU presented the findings to the American Football Coaches Association noting half the deaths were high school players and the high school death rate rose 34 percent since 1931 with 13 deaths reported in 1934.
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New York
American Football Coaches Association
Floyd R. Eastwood
New York University
Tom Bean Approves City Tax With Small Margin
Tom Bean voters pass a 40 cent per $100 property tax measure by seven votes, 36 in favor to 29 against, in an election announced by J. M. Miller, election judge. The town previously had no city tax and lacked funds for municipal projects.
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Tom Bean
J. M. Miller
Highway 75 widening project begins between Sherman and Denison
Work started Tuesday by McCall Engineering Company of Waco on widening dump and drainage structures along Highway 75 from Sherman to Denison. A. A. Walker the resident state highway engineer announced the project.
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Sherman
McCall Engineering Company
Waco
Denison
A. A. Walker
Texas Political Calendar for 1936 State Elections Overview
A comprehensive list of Texas election dates from 1936 including poll tax payments exemptions dates, primary conventions, state and county conventions, ballot and expense filing deadlines, absentee voting start dates, and the general election schedule through November with later electors and legislative convening in January 1937. It notes deadlines for candidates, party committee actions, and eligibility rules.
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Austin
Secretary of State
Arkansas names J L Wright AAA state coordinator
J L Wright, district extension agent for southwest Arkansas, was named state coordinator of Agricultural Adjustment programs effective January 1. Wright will assist district agents and Extension Service staff with AAA crop adjustment duties. he has led the southwest district since 1931 and previously supervised the drouth emergency cattle buying program. L C Baker will replace him as southwest district agent. Baker is a U A College of Agriculture graduate and former Logan County county agent.
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J. Lloyd Wright
Frank Wright
Whitewright
AAA
Arkansas
Randall
State Extension Service
Wright
Southwest
Drouth
Union
Texas A. & M. College
L. C. Baker
Mr. Wright
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Logan County
Prescott and
Rogers
Tramp Seeks Temporary Finance From Citizen
A tramp pleads for help from a citizen not with cash but with financial backing until the current emergency passes. The citizen asks if the request means lending money, to which the tramp clarifies he seeks support to bridge the crisis rather than direct cash.
Radio Performer Champion Liar
Chicago stemmed the Liars' Club contest as Jim Jordan known as Fibber McGee won 1935 grand liar title with a rat tale. He described a winter night trap using a thermometer and cheese that pinned a rat to the floor as the mercury dropped.
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Chicago
Ill
Jim
Fibber McGee) Jordan
Liars’ Club
Burlington
Wis
Jordan
Mr. Rat
Byrns Outlines Issues for Next Session
Washington reports Speaker Burns sets agenda for the new session. He calls for quicker action on appropriation measures with lower cash needs, neutrality legislation with presidential embargo discretion, defense with preparedness, bonus bills to overcome White House objections, farm measures contingent on AAA validity by the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Burns
Congress
White House
Supreme Court
Chain Store Tax Forces Closure of Gas Company Stores
O L Jones learned his merchandising contract with Community Natural Gas Company ends year end due to chain store tax. Community Public Service Company has closed several electrical merchandise stores in the Greenville division with others possibly to follow. Gas bills will still be payable at Jones office. if stores do not reopen, the company will shift to centralized sales from a main store.
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O. L. Jones
Community Natural Gas Company
Texas
the Sun
Community Public Service Company
Whitewright
Farmersville
Leonard and Whitewright
Greenville
Jones
Federal unemployment tax takes effect January 1
Treasury lawyers work on regulations while employers await clarity on who must pay the 1 percent payroll tax under the Social Security Act. Only eight states plus DC are ready. rules on who counts as agricultural labor or domestic servants remain unresolved, with full state laws due by 1938.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
District of Columbia
Alabama
California
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Utah
Wisconsin
Social Security Board
B S Montgomery Honored At Presbyterian Candlelight Service
B S Montgomery long time choir leader was paid tribute at the annual candlelight service of the Presbyterian Church. The event included scripture by Dr B Wrenn Webb and a passing of the candle from last year’s recipient to Mr Montgomery.
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B. S. Montgomery
Presbyterian Church
B. Wrenn Webb
Lloyd Stowers
Montgomery
Oran Sears
R. T. Pennington
John Reeves
Mr. Montgomery
W. L. Stowers
R. C. Montgomery
T. H. Sears
Kermit Hollingsworth
Will Al Smith Run for Office In 1936 Nomination?
Washington observers question whether former Governor Joseph B Ely of Massachusetts will back Alfred E Smith for the 1936 Democratic nomination and whether Smith will run. Ely offered support and will attend a gathering on January 25 where Smith plans to attack the New Deal. Democratic leaders weigh the hints amid mixed reactions from Smith backers and Roosevelt allies.
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Washington
Joseph B. Ely
Masschusetts
Alfred E. Smith
T Yorker
Roosevelt
Alway
Smith
American Liberty
White House
Ely
Non Trick Poll Shows Roosevelt Lead 2 to 1
A Washington Merry-Go-Round poll by Drew Pearson and Robert Allen finds President Roosevelt leading with 69.7 percent support. It asks if he should be reelected, noting 32.3 percent of Roosevelt voters disapprove of some policies yet favor reelection.
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Drew Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Washington
Roosevelt
Literary Digest
Messrs
Children of R. B. Holland Injured In Car Accident
The two young children of Robert B. Holland of Dallas, former Whitewright resident, were hurt near Waco when their car collided with another while traveling with their grandparents Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Supert of Dallas. Harriet Holland aged 4 broke a leg. Robert B. Holland Jr. was shocked. Dr. Supert broke a left arm and suffered head injuries. his wife sustained a broken leg. The Hollands had traveled to California to see the Rose Bowl game, leaving the children with Mrs. Holland's parents.
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Robert B. Holland
Dallas
Whitewright
Waco
J. R. Supert
Harriet Holland
Robert B. Holland Jr
Dr. Supert
Mrs. Holland
Mr. Holland
W. F. Holland
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Whitewright Roy
B.S. Montgomery
al Smith
R. B. Holland
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