Varying Views on Farm Board Split in Congress
Washington reports divergent opinions in Congress on the Farm Board as moves to confirm three members, abolish the board, and push a full inquiry unfold. Senate Agriculture Committee approves Evans Thompson Schilling nominations. Norris seeks Senate investigation. House panel orders joint review discussions.
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Washington
Farm Board
Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate Agriculture Committee
Frank Evans
Utah
Sam H. Thompson
Illinois
William F. Schilling
Minnesota
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Fulmer
South Carolina
House
Mississippi cotton cut law expires
Mississippi's cotton acreage reduction law enacted in a special session automatically expired today. The measure would have limited 1932 cotton acreage to 30 percent of 1931 cultivated land or 50 percent of 1931 cotton area, contingent on similar action by other states. Texas Arkansas and South Carolina had passed comparable laws.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
South Carolina
Walsh Protests Funeral Bill Payments in Senate
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts urged halting future payments of one year's salary and funeral expenses to widows and relatives of deceased congress members. He criticized current funds in the urgent deficiency bill totaling 130000 for such benefits, arguing the aid should not be beyond what laborers and poor widows receive. He voiced shock at the mounting funeral expense figures.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Hayden
Arizona
Walsh
Massachusetts
House
Rail unions seek job guarantees in response to wage cut plan
Chicago reports rail unions push to match a 10 percent wage cut with a 10 percent employment rise. They ask railroads to guarantee minimum work hours equal to 1930 levels, aiming to protect employment as management studies a payroll reduction.
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Chicago
Oklahoma Chamber campaign for gasoline tax cut begins
The Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce launched a state wide drive to reduce the gasoline tax from four cents arguing highway department and tax commission waste. Ford C. Harper said a two cent levy could yield more income than the present tax and blamed the agencies for losses through theft and laxity.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce
Highway Department and Tax Commission
Ford C. Harper
Chamber
Tax Commission
Highway Department
Harper
New National Job-Creation Org Targeting One Million Unemployed
A wartime style group backed by the American Legion AFL and the Association of National Advertisers works to place one million unemployed Americans back to work. The plan uses regional and local committees to recruit bankers editors manufacturers labor leaders and civic figures to urge corporate hiring increases and employ the Roch ester Buffalo and Muncie plans. Carl Bycir leads the national effort as organizer and publisher of the Havana Post.
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New York
American Legion
American Federation of Labor
Association of National Advertisers
United States
Rochester
Buffalo
Muncie
Carl Bycir
Havana Post
Committee of Public Information
Sloan Holland Wedding in Durant Oklahoma
Mr W B Holland and Miss Ellen Sloan were united in marriage at Durant Oklahoma January 7 with Rev W F Mayo performing the ceremony. They were accompanied by Juanita Powell and Robert Ho. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs J F Holland and the bride the daughter of Mr and Mrs J G Sloan, both families residing southwest of Whitewright.
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W. B. Holland
Ellen Sloan
Durant
Okla
W. F. Mayo
The
Baptist Church
Juanita Powell
Robert Holand
J. F. Holland
J. G. Sloan
Whitewright
Farm Prices Slump Hit by Industrial Low Mood
A U S Department of Agriculture outlook says farm incomes suffered most from a two year price collapse. Prices received fell from 140 to 68, while costs of production declined less, leaving purchasing power down to 54 percent of prewar levels by October 1931. World demand, taxes, and debts kept a prolonged downturn, with no immediate industrial recovery in sight.
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United States Department of Agriculture
America
State Committee to Decide on Vote
Fort Worth Texas Democratic State Executive Committee will tackle how to elect the three Congressmen at large for Texas. Ed H Sterley supports numbering each polling place and filing by candidate. The other method could declare the top three vote recipients elected and risk voter confusion.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee
Ed H. Sterley
Sterley
Luther Gordon Quits Grocery Business After 16 Years
Luther Gordon announces discontinuation of his Whitewright grocery after sixteen years in business. A close-out sale will proceed until stock is sold. He cites a desire for rest after over 25 years in grocery work and laments friends in the area, who expect he may return to the trade in time.
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Luther Gordon
Mr. Gordon
Gordon
Whitewright
Hank McLean speaks at Sherman Rotary on scouting work
Hank McLean of Sherman, longtime leader of Grayson County Boy Scouts, was the Rotary Club program speaker. F W Smith led, with Miss Madge Sears guest performing vocal numbers and Clyde Johnson at piano. McLean recounted recent scenes of hardship and urged renewed volunteer support for the Whitewright troop. Clyde Lucas of Sherman attended as a guest.
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Hank McLean
Sherman
Boy Scouts
Grayson County
Rotary Club
F. W. Smith
Smith
Madge Sears
Sears
Clyde Johnson
McLean
Whitewright
Clyde Lucas
Denison Boy Dies From Burns in Grandfather Home Fire
Charles Billie Williams 13 died Monday from burns suffered when his grandfather F M Woods home burned Sunday. A glass gasoline container dropped by his mother ignited by a stove fire trapped the boy in a room. Woods is believed badly burned across face and hands.
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Denison
Charles Billie Williams
F. M. Woods
M. Wood
Loy enters Democratic county judge race in Sherman
State Senator Jake J. Loy announced Tuesday his candidacy for county judge in the Democratic primary. The field includes incumbent Allie S. Noble seeking a second term, J. J. Ross of Sherman, J. S. Kane who ran four years ago, and Sam H. Champie, a former Sherman and McKinney newspaper man.
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Sam H. Champie
Sherman and McKinney
Local Reader Thanks Newspaper For Photo Gift
Mrs N C Brown of Orangeville thanks The Sun for a 5 by 7 photograph sent with her renewal subscription. She says she is pleased with the work and expresses appreciation for the gesture.
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The
Sun
Compromise Reached In Gillett Belew Suit
The Grady Gillett versus Martin Belew case in justice court was compromised before opening of the trial. Gillett agreed to pay Belew for work done on the farm and Belew to give immediate possession of the land and house within thirty days. About 250 spectators were in attendance when the announcement was made.
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Martin Belew
Justice Court
Gillett
Mr. Belew
Ormer
Belew
Lew
Paol
Texan Beverley Named Governor of Porto Rico
President Hoover named James R. Beverley of Texas as governor of Porto Rico succeeding Roosevelt who moves to the Philippines. Beverley, legal chief on the island, knows its political parties, finances, and sanitation issues and supports Roosevelt’s peacetime methods amid upcoming elections.
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Washington
James R. Beverley
Texas
Hoover
Porto Rico
Beverley
Roosevelt
Philippines
Local Couple Weds at Durant Oklahoma on Sunday
Mr. Allen T. Short and Miss Ethel Gordon of Whitewright married at Durant Oklahoma. Rev. Miller of the First Baptist Church performed the ceremony at noon. The couple will reside with the Gordon family after a short visit in Oklahoma.
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Allen T. Short
Ethel Gordon
Whitewright
Durant
Okla
Cull Reeves
J. M. Simmons
George Gordon Pope
May Badgett
Pernie Badgett
Amateene May
Frances Gillespie
Bonham
J. P. Livingston
R. P. Gordon
Elizabeth
Mabel Byars
Sherman
the Sun
Denison Herald
Savoy
Simmons
Short
R. B. Gordon
Oklahoma
Stay On Firing Line And Work Harder Ad Advice
Gilbert T Hodges president Advertising Federation of America tells Chicago business groups retrenchment has gone far enough and markets cannot be saved by cutting expenses alone. He urges staying on the firing line and working harder using advertising as a modern tool.
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AD Man
Chicago
Gilbert T. Hodges
Advertising Federation of America
Chicago Association of Commerce
Chicago Advertising Council
Hodges
Rayburn Opens Probe Into Public Utility Holdings
The House directed its Interstate Commerce Committee to investigate public utility holdings and investment trusts to determine ownership and control. The probe, limited to interstate operations, aims to inform potential regulation and is expected to wrap up this session.
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Washington
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Rayburn
Cooper
Ohio
Underhill
Massachussetts
Youth Demonstrates Speed With Which One Can Get Out of Pants
A Fort Worth youth stopped near the airport after his trousers caught fire from matches in a rear pocket. He pulled his car to a halt in a dust cloud, leaped up and rolled to extinguish the flames, appearing in his shirt tails and stamping out the fire. A spectator loaned an overcoat for the ride home.
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Fort Worth
Blackleg Deaths Reported Among Cattle in Fannin County
Blackleg, a fatal cattle disease, has caused multiple deaths in Fannin County. The county agent urges vaccination for all cattle, noting two available forms in capsules or liquid and that a single dose is often sufficient.
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Fannin County
Gery
Russia strikes us as being well organized for practically
Ohio State Journal commentary notes Russia appears orderly in execution and efficiency while also noting a contrasting sense of enjoyment. The piece reflects on strategic discipline and morale in a geopolitical context.
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Russia
Ohio State Journal
Scientists say woman's foot appears larger due to pressure
Scientists suggest the perceived growth of a woman's foot may be an illusion caused by putting her foot down harder, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
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Akron Beacon-Journal
Edward E. Claborn Dies at 73 Near Randolph
Edward E. Claborn 73 died at his home east of Whitewright after a two week illness. Funeral at Randolph Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Cates. interment in Randolph cemetery. Born Oct 20, 1859 in Tennessee he moved to Texas 25 years ago and is survived by his wife and seven children Charley Cla born Minco Oklahoma Austin Claborn Mrs J P Layman Celina Van Cla born Mrs Wm Skaggs Marion NC Mrs Truett Holloway Howe and Mrs V R Murphey southwest of town. He was a member of the Methodist Church and respected citizen.
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Edward E. Claborn
Whitewright
Randolph Baptist Church
Robert Cates
Randolph Cemetery
Tennessee
Texas
Bells
W. A. Martin
D. A. Hollingsworth
Randolph
Clathorn
Methodist Church
Methodist Church For A Number of Years. Mr. Claborn
Charley Claborn
Minco
Okla
Austin Claborn
J. P. Layman
Celina
van Claborn
Wm. Skaggs
Marion
North Carolina
Retained Hell Urges Caution Against Pension Scams
A reader warns of pension frauds by well dressed men posing as State officials. They tell old and ignorant residents over 66 qualify for a $15 monthly pension and back pay, charging $3 to claim it. Victims, including an intelligent neighbor, fear more elders are being targeted.
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State of
Texas
Sterling
Homer M. Price
Marshall News-Messenger
Eight year old boy injured in highway accident
William Johnson eight, son of Mr and Mrs W A Johnson of the Andrews farm north of Canaan, was seriously struck by a car on highway 160 near Canaan school as he crossed the pavement on his way to school. Driver W S Mitchell of Sulphur Springs took him to Dr J L Bow then to Madill Oklahoma. He suffered internal and head injuries and a crushed right foot. he was semi conscious the following day and his full injuries were not yet known.
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William Johnson
W. A. Johnson
Andrews Farm
J. L. Bow
Madill
Bow
Texas Louisiana Power Company Sealed With Involuntary Bankruptcy
An involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed in U S District Court in Wilmington against Texas Louisiana Power Corporation by General Electric Company Percy Garrett Motor Company and Fidelity Casualty Company of New York. The complainants claim eight thousand two hundred dollars and allege a October act of bankruptcy for paying two thousand five hundred seventy five dollars to stockholders H C Walker and Winston Murray of San Saba Texas. Receivers have been appointed by the Federal Court for the Northern District of Texas at Fort Worth.
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Wilmington
Del
U. S
Texas-Louisiana Power Corporation
General Electric Company
Percy Garrett Motor Company
Fort Worth
Texas
Fidelity Casualty Company
New York
H. C. Walker
Winston Murray
San Saba
Federal Court For
Northern District of Texas
Booh Senator Proposes Broad Federal Salary Cuts
Senator Borah introduced a bill to cut all government salaries above 5 000 a year. The plan would trim 6 percent on 5 000 to 7 500, 10 percent on 7 000 to 10 000, and 20 percent on higher pay, excluding judicial positions and the president.
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Washington
Borah
United States
Congress
Right of Negroes to Vote in Texas to Be Reargued
The U S Supreme Court ordered a reargument of the Nixon case from El Paso challenging Texas and Democratic Party rules barring Black voters from Democratic primaries. The Court previously held the state law invalid and will review whether the new party controlled rules also violate the constitution. Oral arguments were heard January 7 with Chief Justice Hughes noting a reargument date to be fixed.
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Washington
Texas
Supreme
Nixon
el Paso
Democratic State Executive Committee
Supreme Court
Hughes
Stars and Bars Fly Over Capitol in Lee Birthday Tribute
In Austin the Confederate Stars and Bars flew from the Capitol staff to mark Gen. Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Older residents said it was the first known occasion the flag was displayed on that mast. The passage notes a related price line reading “both one year to same address, $1.85.”
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Austin
Capitol
Robert E. Lee
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