Basketball Tournament To Be Held This Week
Whitewright hosts nine high school teams for a two day invitation tourney Friday and Saturday. Notable clashes include Whitewright versus Van Alstyne and Bells against Trenton with finals Saturday night. Awards include a silver team trophy and individual all tournament honors.
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Robert Cantrell
Whitewright
Pilot Grove
Range Creek
Floyd-Southmaydr
Tom Bean-Whitesboro
Collin County
Floyd
van Alstyne
Bells
Trenton
Fannin County
Rotary Club
Ross Brown
Guy Stepp
Clyde
Charles Medearis
J. B. Henderson
Clifton DeBerry
Leslie Holland
Bill Smith
Joe Alexander
Glen Fleming
William Howard Harrison
Grayson County
Whitesboro
Tom Bean
Southmayd
Rotary
Faculty
Floyd- Southmayd
Whiteright-Van Alstyne
Business Men
Bill Cunningham
John Burma
Key
Bryant
Manpine
Cantrell
Son of B. Legg In Serious Condition After Crash
Gene Legg aged 19, son of Mr and Mrs B Legg of Denison, remained in serious condition at a Denison hospital after a five car crash between Sherman and Denison that killed Harold Ransom of Denison. Jim Henry Andrews of Sherman was not seriously injured and released next day. Roy Moore of Denison and Harold McKinney of Sherman also suffered serious head injuries. The crash occurred on a foggy highway when two cars collided and three more cars piled up.
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Gene Legg
B. Legg
Denison
Sherman
Harold Ransom
Legg
Whitewright
Jim Henry Andrews
Lucian Andrews
Young Andrews
Roy Moore
Harold McKinney
Roosevelt outlines social plan for unemployment and health
Washington report notes President Roosevelt presenting a broad social program to Congress. He urges swift action on four measures including unemployment compensation old age benefits dependent child aid and expanded public health funding. He declines immediate health insurance while backing ongoing study with medical groups.
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Washington
America
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Dehoney and Childs Given Suspended Sentences
Jess Dehoney and Elmo Childs, both residents of Whitewright, received two year suspended sentences in the 15th District Court at Sherman after pleading guilty to burglarizing the Joe Logan store on Christmas Eve. They testified that they burglarized the store together and were tried by the same jury Monday.
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Jess Dehoney
Elmo Childs
Sherman
Joe Logan
Dehoney
Childs
Senators Asked To Reveal Their Income Sources
The Texas House of Representatives challenged the Senate to publicly reveal sources of income. It proposed a joint committee to prepare an oath sworn questionnaire on each member’s employment and income. The measure was referred to a committee. past attempts were previously disregarded.
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Austin
Texas Senate
House of Representatives
House
Representatives
Senate
Harrison Shines For Business Men In League Night
Jack Barbee and Egg Davis led the Business five with strong performances before J B Harrison entered and delivered the night’s top showing for the Business Men. Lil burn Ross also contributed solidly to the bout.
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Jack Barbee
Egg Davis
Lilburn Ross
J. B. Harrison
Waggoner Named to Four Committees in Texas House
Representative J. H. Waggoner of Whitewright is named by Speaker Coke Stevenson to four Texas House committees Penitentiaries Public Printing Common Carriers and Claims and Accounts The Sun reports three committees duties from the Texas Legislative Manual covering penal institutions state and county convicts state printing and stationery railroads street lines steamship and other carriers and the Railroad Commission.
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J. H. Waggoner
Whitewright
Coke Stevenson
Texas
House of Representatives
Texas Legislative Manual
Railroad Commission
Legisla tors Must Pay for Hall Portraits This Year
In Austin lawmakers must cover costs for a group portrait to hang in the chamber halls. Photographers who previously donated images quit after a code change under the NRA. A committee will seek bids from a first class photographer.
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Austin
NRA
Bow Wright Drug Co in Bankruptcy
The Bow-Wright Drug Company owned by J. M. Wright and Roscoe Pace filed a bankruptcy petition Monday in a Federal court in Sherman. The Whitewright store had 13 years of operation since opening January 7, 1922, with founders R. A. Bow C. G. Bow and J. M. Wright. Dr. J. L. Bow maintained offices in the store and now operates temporary offices at his residence.
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Bow-Wright Drug Company
J. M. Wright
Roscoe Pace
Sherman
Whitewright
R. A. Bow
C. G. Bow
Bow Brothers
Wright
J. L. Bow
Tax Penalty Measure Signed by Governor
Governor James V. Alfred signed the House concurrent resolution to enact House Bill 7 from the forty third legislature fourth called session. It forgives penalties and interest on delinquent taxes due by August 1 1934 if paid by March 15 1935, with an amendment delaying any further remittance after June 30 1935 and aimed to boost state revenue.
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Austin
James V. Alfred
House
Senate
County approves nine pay raises amid budget concerns
Grayson County commissioners boosted salaries for nine county employees by 5 to 35 dollars monthly, adding 166.65 dollars to the payroll. Chief deputies will mostly earn 150 dollars monthly, with new posts created in the auditor and delinquent tax divisions. Judge Loy warned of federal relief and moving costs while opposing centralized purchasing reforms.
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J. N. Dickson
Jake J. Loy
Carroll Neaves
Keith
Benny Gray
Gray
S. W. Earnest
B. N. Whiteacre
Mr. Earnest
C. M. Cole
Weldon Williams
C. H. Barrett
Williams
Barrett
J. Benton Davis
Will May
Mr. Davis
J. C. Allred
Hubert Bookout
Red Cross
Commissioners’ Court
Loy
FE. P. Jackson
A. E. Whiteacre
Denison
Three Day Rain and Cold Wave Freeze Texas Town
A three day rain followed by a cold wave paralyzed Whitewright with near zero temperatures on Monday and Tuesday. Rain totaled 3.42 inches, a blizzard struck Sunday, and water pipes froze causing damage. Cattle losses rose and the nation counted 65 deaths as a cold front lingered into midweek.
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Whitewright
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Florida
California
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Old Age Pensions On Modest Basis to Be Very Expensive
Washington details an unpublished President's committee report showing pension costs could hit two to four billion annually even with modest plans. By 1980 federal contributions may reach 1.29 billion, with compulsory annuities potentially 2.2 billion yearly. The panel notes aging will raise costs for future Congresses.
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Washington
Committee On Economic Security
Roosevelt
Automobile License Payable to April
You may drive the old car with 1934 plates until midnight April 1. Under House Bill No 6 passed by the 43rd Legislature all 1934 plates are valid through March 31 1935. License plate issuance begins February 1 with a two month window to buy and affix them.
High Court Refuses Mooney Appeal Delays Gold Ruling
The Supreme Court rejected Tom Mooney’s plea to take up his case and indicated California courts should release him if conviction rested on perjured testimony. Mooney, imprisoned for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing, awaits a Feb. 4 decision on gold clause cases amid NRA code review.
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Washington
Tom Mooney
Supreme Court
California
Mooney
New Tax Law Explained and Penalties for Delinquent Taxes
County tax assessor Carl Allred explains new 1934 tax penalties applying to taxes due by January 31. Penalties rise monthly from February through August 1935, plus costs, with increases of one percent each month for delinquent payments.
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Carl Allred
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W. R. Henderson
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Fred Holloway
Sam Ricketts
R. B. Caraway
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