Men and Hours on CWA Work Reduced in Whitewright
Federal Civil Works Administration actions cut the Whitewright allotment from 73 men at 30 hours weekly to 55 men at 15 hours. About $7,500 has been released for labor and direct benefits. F M Echols oversees two approved projects with substantial progress on the Oak Hill Cemetery road, though completion will slow under the new schedule. Local committee reassigns workers to comply with the order.
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Civil Works Program
Whitewright
F. M. Echols
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Echols
Slow Cotton Contract Signing in Whitewright County
Whitewright reports only 54 cotton acreage reduction contracts signed by Wednesday night, lagging county peers as the Jan 31 deadline approaches. Farmers are urged to sign now to avoid the closing rush and to align with Bankhead Bill considerations for ginning coupons and allotments based on past production.
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Whitewright
Sun
Whitewright Committee
J. W. Henry
Wallace
Cotton
Congress
Whitewright Library Opens With 130 Books
The Whitewright Library, a branch of the Grayson County Library System, now offers 130 books and magazines for public use in the May building upstairs. Hours are 1 to 6 PM daily except Sunday, with librarian Mrs. A L Jackson in charge.
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Whitewright
Grayson County Library System
May
A. L. Jackson
Albert Lea Jackson
Mark Montgomery Jr
J. F. Spindle
B. Wrenn Webb
J. F. Fender
B. S. Montgomery
Sherman Public Library
Mrs. Mattie B. Kimbell Dies At Fort Worth
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Bell Jones Kimbell wife of the late B B Kimbell were held at the Whitewright Methodist Church with Rev C W Dennis and others officiating. She died suddenly in Fort Worth on Sunday. Survived by two children Kay Kimbell and Mrs Coleman Carter two sisters and a brother. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Mattie Bell Jones Kimbell
B. B. Kimbell
Oakwood
Whitewright
Kimbell
Beatrice Milling Company
Kay Kimbell
Fort Worth
W. R. White
First Methodist Church
Lloyd Moore
Denison
Oak Hill Cemetery
R. H. Jay
C. B. Smith
W. L. Newsom
K. K. Smith
Wm. Fleming
Sam Gladney
James Thompson
Rham Carr
Sherman
B. F. Pryor
Rusk
John Childress
R. L. Jones
Dallas
Trenton
Tom Bean
Benefit Show to Honor Roosevelt in Whitewright
A nationwide birthday celebration for Franklin D Roosevelt will fund the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation endowment. Whitewright coordinates a Palace Theatre benefit showing Smiling Through with proceeds aiding treatment and study of poliomyelitis.
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Franklin Dl. Roosevelt
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Whitewright
Palace Theatre
Clay Horton
Dallas
Norma Talmadge
Miss Talmad
Warm Springs Foundation
The
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Merriweather Inn
Warm Springs
Roose
Velt
Roosevelt
Trades Day Crowd Largest Seen Here At City
The fourth Monday trades day drew the largest crowd since its sixteen month establishment. More traders and stock on the lot. mule dealers present and brisk sales. Prices for mules rose about 25 dollars in a year. A buffalo joined the show, bought by Russell and Everheart rodeo, and will appear regularly. Merchants reported better business than last fall. D A Ray, trades day manager, praised the turnout and growth potential.
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Whitewright
Russell & Everheart Rodeo Organization
D. A. Ray
Pioneer Citizen Eliza Wallace Dies at 90 in Whitewright
Eliza Wallace, a 78 year resident of Whitewright, Texas, died at 10:30 AM Sunday aged 90. Born July 23, 1843 in Kentucky, she married E. E. Wallace in 1860 and left two children, with five brothers and one sister surviving. Funeral held at Church of Christ with Rev. Waldrum and Rev. Ivins. interment City Cemetery.
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Eliza Wallace
Whitewright
E. E. Wallace
Texas
Kentucky
Isaac Steward
Hood County
Jim Stewart
Fort Worth
Clay Stewart
Weatherford
Bob Stewart
Cresson
Bud Stewart
California
J. A. Douglas
Arizona
Whitewright Girl Found Hanging in Parlor
A well educated and beloved Whitewright girl was found hanged in her home parlor after a late evening disappearance. The scene showed her near her sweetheart, who had hoped for a subscription to The Whitewright Sun at a January rate, as they planned to begin housekeeping after marriage.
Call For Taxpayers Meeting In Sherman
Reece Bowen of the Grayson County Taxpayers Better Government League calls a meeting at the Sherman courthouse on Saturday February 3 at 2 p m to discuss vital matters for better government at lower cost to taxpayers. The article notes possible future ideas including rubber glass roads cotton-based roads and vehicles built from Epsom salts.
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Reece Bowen
Grayson County
Taxpayers’ Better Government League
Court House
Sherman
Subscriptions Offer Ends January 31 At New Sun Rate
The Sun announces a limited January subscription special ending January 31 with a one dollar yearly rate, a one dollar eighty five cent clubbing deal for The Sun and Semi-Weekly Farm News, and warns that the low price will be withdrawn after the date. The report also lists a long honor roll of new subscribers including W. W. Caylor J. G. Mopper and many more.
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The
Sun
Farm News
W. W. Caylor
Burl Bagley Named Devenport Manager in Nacogdoches
Burl Bagley, formerly manager of the Devenport store in Nacogdoches, is promoted to local Devenport store manager and assumed duties Monday. A married, successful businessman, he will move here soon and has rented the Joe Hamilton cottage.
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Burl Bagley
Devenport
Nacogdoches
Mr. Bagley
Joe Hamilton
Church of Christ to Hold Regular Sunday Services
Regular preaching at the Church of Christ with Rev. J. R. Waldrum delivering sermons in both the morning and evening. A separate note mentions Costa Rica's capital being ringed by active and extinct volcanoes.
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Church of Christ
J. R. Waldrum
Costa Rica
Whitewright CWA home making classes announced
County Superintendent B H Miller appoints Miss Virginia Benson to teach two six week CWA home making courses at Whitewright High School. Courses cover Foods and Sewing and Home Arts with free enrollment open to all residents within reach. Benson a Whitewright alumna and 4 H star, and 200 Grayson County applicants compete for one of 20 available teaching positions under the Civil Works Act.
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B. H. Miller
Virginia Benson
Bethel
Whitewright
Miss Benson
Whitewright High School
Whitewright Rotary Club
Grayson County
CWA
Stuteville sells 53 bales of cotton at 11.71
Sam Stuteville of Trenton told Whitewright crowds he sold 53 bales of cotton last Friday at 11.71. He still has 100 bales to sell later, with the crop from his own farms produced mainly in 1931 and 1932. He timed the market after avoiding cheaper prices from earlier years.
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Sam Stuteville
Trenton
Whitewright
Mr. Stuteville
Stateville
Thirty Bushels Of Wheat Stolen
R C Vestal reports about thirty bushels of wheat stolen from his barn on the farm southeast of town Tuesday night. Wheat was loose in a bin and several empty sacks were filled, likely loaded into a truck and hauled away. Officers investigate. no definite crew yet. This is the third or fourth raid on Vestal’s barn. about a year ago harness was stolen.
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R. C. Vestal
Mr. Vestal
New Feed and Seed Store Opens in Town
A new feed and seed store opened in the old telephone building at the corner of Main and Sears streets under Fred Clark. A display ad elsewhere in the paper promotes the store’s offerings.
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Main
Sears
Fred Clark
DAD GETS BLAME AS FAMILY SCAPES DURING HARD TIMES
St Louis report cites Dr. George K. Pratt stating the unemployed bread winner bears the burden of blame in economic distress. He warns this leads to an inferiority complex, psychosomatic symptoms, or belligerent behavior in the average father.
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ST. Louis
George K. Pratt
New York
Pratt
Fort near Lake Champlain deemed Canadian territory
The United States built a fort at the northern end of Lake Champlain but it was found to be Canadian territory. It was later transferred to the United States in exchange for other nearby lands.
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United States
Lake Champlain
Great Expense
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